Crime & City Diary
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Suspected cultist shot dead in Ondo
A 40-year-old man suspected to be a cultist has been shot dead in Owo, the headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The deceased was said to have been shot by two masked men on Sunday, January 19, 2025. The spokesperson for the Ondo State Police Command, CSP Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident in a statement made available…
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Court adjourns EFCC vs Oba Otudeko, others trial over defendants’ absence
The Federal High Court on Monday adjourned the case between Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) vs Oba Otudeko and other defendants due to the non-appearance of the defendants in court. Their non-appearance was a result of EFCC’s inability to serve the charges on the defendants. The trial, however, was adjourned to February 13 for further trial. The EFCC claimed that…
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Breaking: EFCC confirms officer killed during raid in Anambra, arrests suspected killer
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the death of Assistant Superintendent of the EFCC (ASE II), Aminu Sahabi Salisu, who was shot and killed during an official operation in Ifite, Awka, Anambra State, on January 17, 2025. The Commission also announced the arrest of the suspect, identified as Joshua Chukwubueze Ikechukwu, an alleged internet fraudster. In a…
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CCC Prophet shot during church service in Ogun
A prophet from the Celestial Church of Christ’s Hebrew parish was shot by unidentified gunmen who opened fire during an active church service in Ogun State. Spokesperson for Ogun Police Command, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. Odutola said on January 19, 2025, around 10:30 AM, the divisional police officer of Idiroko received a report that…
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Ex-GMD First Bank refutes allegations, says claims are baseless, attempt to tarnish his stellar reputation
A former Group Managing Director (GMD) of First Bank, Dr. Bisi Onasanya, has dismissed allegations circulating on social media, suggesting his involvement in a purported commercial loan facility transaction controversy carried out 12 years ago at the bank. In a statement, Onasanya, who spoke through his Communication Advisor, Mr. Michael Oshunuyi, described the claims as baseless and an attempt to…
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Ondo Police arrests 2 for allegedly stealing 18 months old baby
….nabs buyer The Ondo Police Command has arrested two suspects, one Lukman Isiaka and one Abosede Olanipekun for allegedly stealing a baby boy of 18 months form his mother. The Command made this known in a post on its X handle. It wrote ” Mr Lukman Isiaka and Abosede Olanipekun stole a boy of 18 months from the mother after…
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Fani-Kayode reflects on narrow escape during 1966 coup
Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has recounted his family’s harrowing experience during Nigeria’s first military coup on January 15, 1966. Reflecting on the event, he revealed how mutinous soldiers stormed his father’s residence in their attempt to seize political leaders. Fani-Kayode recalled how the mutineers nearly killed him and his siblings while abducting his father, Chief Remilekun Adetokunbo…
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NDLEA arrests India-bound nursing student, others in possession of cocaine
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has foiled an attempt by 26-year-old Esther Onyinyechi Uzodinma, a nursing student at Noida International University, India, to smuggle cocaine. Esther was apprehended on January 16, 2025, at Royal Park Hotel, Kano, hours before her scheduled flight to India via Qatar Airways. NDLEA operatives intercepted 31-year-old Cosmas Okorie on the Okene-Lokoja highway, uncovering…
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Lagos Fire Service contains inferno at Ikoyi hotel
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has contained a fire at the Bogobiri House, located in the Ikoyi area of the state. This was confirmed in a statement signed and posted by the agency’s director, Margaret Adeseye, on X.com on Saturday. Adeseye stated, “The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has extinguished the fire that erupted at Bogobiri House,…
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NNPC mourns victims of Suleja tanker explosion, urges public caution
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has expressed deep condolences to the victims of the tragic petrol tanker explosion at Dikko-Maje Junction along the Abuja-Kaduna Road in Suleja Local Government Area, Niger State. The company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, signed the condolence message on behalf of NNPC Ltd. The incident, which occurred on Saturday, resulted in…
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