Crime & City Diary
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JUST IN: Court lifts asset freeze on General Hydrocarbons Limited
…judge rules First Bank misled court, oil firm seeks $1bn in damages Presiding over the case between General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) and First Bank of Nigeria, the Federal High Court in Lagos has set aside a Mareva injunction that had frozen the assets of GHL and its directors. Justice Dehinde Dipeolu ruled that the injunction, which was obtained at the…
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No lady was fined N150,000 for not visiting boyfriend – Osun Judiciary
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun State Judiciary has refuted a viral claim that a Magistrate Court in the state fined a lady N150,000 for failing to visit her boyfriend after receiving N3,000 as transport fare. In the widely circulated fake news trending on social media over the weekend, it was alleged that one Rhoda Adu collected N3,000 from Olapitan…
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Ex-Ooni’s wife, others reappear in court over Christmas stampede deaths
Naomi Silekunola, the former wife of the Ooni of Ife; Oriyomi Hamzat, Chairman of an Ibadan-based broadcasting station; and Abdulahib Fasasi, Principal of Islamic High School, Basorun, appeared on Monday before the Chief Magistrate Court in Ibadan. The trio are facing four charges, including conspiracy, murder, manslaughter, and negligence, following the tragic deaths of 35 children during a stampede at…
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Man arrested in Enugu for cutting off wife’s wrist with cutlass
Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command, have arrested Sunday Echege, a 33-year-old man from Ibagwa-Agu Farm Settlement in Ibagwa-Ani community, Nsukka LGA, for cutting off the left wrist of his wife, Chinonso Echege. The Spokesperson of the command, SP Daniel Ndukwe, confirmed the incident. According to the police, Echege admitted committing the crime. The suspect said he attacked his…
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Yobe: NDLEA seizes 537kg of illicit drugs, nabs 46 suspects, secures 21 convictions in 2024
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Yobe State, on Tuesday said it has seized over 537 kilogrammes of illicit substances and arrested 46 suspects in 2024. NDLEA Commander, Mr Abdulazeez Ogungboye, stated this in Damaturu while reviewing the activities of the agency in the last one year. He said the seized drugs included 396.526kg of Marijuana and 141.2kg of…
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Lagos Neighborhood officers nab three for stealing electricity cable
Neighborhood Officers of the Egbe-Idimu command has apprehended three notorious cable thieves while on night patrol in Egbe Idimu Local Council Development Area of Alimosho, Lagos State. The suspects, Balogun Quadri (M) 26 of Moshood Balogun street of Greenland Estate and Yusuf Idris (M) 23 an itinerant scavenger from Kano were apprehended while cutting Transfomer supply cables. The suspects named…
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Bola Ige’s Murder: My father’s security gave his killers right of passage – Muyiwa Ige
Twenty-three years after notable politician and Nigeria’s ex-attorney general and minister of justice, Bola Ige, was murdered, his son, Muyiwa Ige, has revealed that the security men detailed to protect his father aided his killers in assassinating him. Muyiwa, during an exclusive interview with Ibadan-based broadcaster Edmund Obilo, narrated how he rushed into his dad’s room and found him lying…
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Osun Amotekun Corps recruits 1,000 personnel, offers diverse job opportunities
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun Amotekun Corps has announced a recruitment drive for 1,000 new personnel, offering a variety of positions to build a robust and diverse team. The available roles include Regular Officers, Intelligence Officers, Artisans, Herbalists, Islamic Clerics, and Pastors. In a jointly signed statement, the Board Chairman, AIG Wale Abass (rtd.), and the Corps Commander, Dr.…
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Police neutralize terrorist kingpins in Imo, recover ammunition
The Nigeria Police Force attached to the Imo State Police Command have neutralized three notorious kingpins of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in a coordinated operation. The operation, conducted on January 24, 2025, followed actionable intelligence that pinpointed a terrorist hideout in a forest within Ihube, Okigwe Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State. Upon approaching the location, the police…
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Car destroyed after collision with crane at Ojodu-Berger
A motor car and a crane have collided at the early hours of Saturday in Ojodu Berger area of Lagos state. This was made known by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority in a statement and video released on X.com on Saturday. LASTMA said “An accident between a Crane and a car Opposite BRT inward Berger. “Effort is ongoing for…
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