Crime & City Diary
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EFCC arraigns 11 undergraduates for alleged internet fraud
The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, November 6, 2023 arraigned eleven students of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, before Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, Osogbo, Osun State for their alleged involvement in internet fraud. The defendants were arraigned on different count charges, ranging from one to six charges as preferred…
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34-year-old woman found dead inside canal in Ijebu Ode
A 34-year-old woman identified as Bidemi Damilola has been found dead in a shallow canal a few steps away from a piggery farm in the Mabolufon area of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. Ogun State Police Command learnt that the deceased had gone missing before her lifeless body was finally found on Friday. The deceased’s husband, Adekunle Fetiga, who had led the…
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VIDEO: Fire guts Samsung office in Abuja
A late night fire razed Samsung office located at Banex Plaza in Abuja on Monday.
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BREAKING: Tragedy as truck crushes car, tricycle at Iyana Isolo
Tragedy as a loaded containerised truck on Monday around 2pm crushed a car and tricycle at Daleko link bridge inward Lagos state University of Technology (LASUTECH), Iyana Isolo area of Lagos state. According to eyewitness, the truck was on a high speed when it rammed into the car and tricycle. The eyewitness said that the truck lost control as a…
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Naira Marley, Sam Larry reportedly granted bail
Marlian Music owner, Azeez Fashola (Naira Marley) and the popular show promoter, Samson Balogun (Sam Larry), have been reportedly granted bail on Monday. The bail was reported to be in sum of N20m. It was reported that the Court asked the two to drop their international passports and must appear at the state Criminal Investigations Department of the police command…
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BREAKING: Soldiers prevent woman from committing suicide in Lagos
Soldiers operating under 81 Division of the Nigerian Army have rescued one Mrs Francesca Spark from committing suicide in Lagos. Spark who plunged into the Lagos Lagoon around 81 Division Officers’ Mess, Marina, made an attempt to take her own life. This was disclosed on Monday in a statement issued by the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Lt. Col…
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LASG seals Ajah market over failure to patronize PSP
Lagos state government on Sunday sealed the ultra modern Ajah market in Eti-Osa local government area, over failure to patronize PSP. This was disclosed on X (formerly twitter) by the Spokesman for Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Kunle Adeshina. Adeshina said the operation was carried out by Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences in conjunction with Lagos Waste Management…
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Army, DSS avert planned terrorist attack on Kano
The joint troops of the Nigerian Army and the Department of State Services (DSS) have successfully averted an imminent attack on Kano State by Boko Haram insurgents. A statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, said troops of 3 Brigade Nigerian Army in close cooperation with the Department of State Services (DSS), conducted a well-coordinated…
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Court orders EFCC to release Emefiele
Justice O. Adeniji of the High Court in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the immediate and unconditional release of the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The judge gave the order following a motion ex parte taken before him by Emefiele’s…
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LASTMA rescues passengers as truck crushes commercial bus in Lagos Island
Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority on Thursday rescued some passengers after a container-laden truck rammed into their commercial bus with number plate FKJ 366 XT in the outer Marina area of the state. It was learnt that the victims sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident which occurred at about 7 a.m. Meanwhile, the Director, Public…
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