Crime & City Diary
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Gunmen cart away N6m in broad daylight robbery in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Gunmen on Monday afternoon, attacked one Mr. Abu Sifau in his Lexus car at Sabo-Oke, Sokoto Street in Ilorin, Kwara State and carted away N6million. According to eyewitness accounts, the robbery incident took place at about 1pm in full glare of residents, shop owners and pedestrians around the vicinity. It was also gathered that the armed…
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I narrowly escaped death after been shot at-Agbaje ex UI DVC
Former Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics), University of Ibadan, Prof Adewale Adigun Agbaje, on Tuesday narrated how he cheated death when he was kidnapped on Friday night on the Ibadan-Lagos expressway along with four others. Spokesman of the Oyo State Police Command, Adewale Osifeso, had on Monday, confirmed the release of Prof. Agbaje from the dens of his abductors. Agbaje, along…
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Lagos Commuters Left Stranded As Bus Drivers Embark On Strike
Many commuters were stranded in many parts of Lagos on Monday as commercial bus drivers under the aegis of the Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria (JDWAN) commenced a 7-day strike due to extortion by motor parks managers and touts. In areas visited by WesternPost, stranded commuters were sighted trekking while few others resorted to patronising commercial motorcycle operators. The…
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US court acquits Air Peace, fines Mayfield $4000
A District Court in Atlanta, Georgia, United State has finally exonerated the Chief Executive of Air Peace, Chief Allen Onyema of any business fraud and sanctioned Ebony Mayfield $4000. This comes after three years of investigation involving about five agencies of the American government and the subsequent legal fireworks. The court, which discovered that there was no loss against any…
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EFCC Hails CBN moves to clampdown on currency hoarders
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has applauded the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for redesigning and reissuing higher denominations of the Naira, stressing that the move will clampdown on currency hoarders CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele on Wednesday announced that the apex bank had obtained the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari to redesign and issue new N200, N500 and…
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Osun Chief Judge threatens to release suspects in Adegoke’s murder
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Chief Judge of Osun State, Justice Oyebola Adepele-Ojo has threatened to grant bail to those accused in the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a Master’s degree student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) over the absence of in court on Tuesday. Adedoyin is the owner of Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife, where the murder took place. Adedoyin and six…
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EFCC arraigns four persons over alleged vote buying during Osun guber poll
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal Command on Monday arraigned four persons over alleged vote buying before Justice Mathias Agboola of the State High Court 1, Osogbo, Osun State. The accused are; Yekini Nurudeen Abiodun, Jimoh Kazeem, Adeyemo Bahir and Abidogun Ismail The defendants were arrested on July 16, 2022 by operatives of…
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Court orders final forfeiture of Diezani’s Abuja homes, cars
Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday, ordered the final forfeiture of two Abuja properties and two luxury cars belonging to a former minister of petroleum resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, to the Federal Government. The two properties, located at Plot 1854 Mohammed Mahashir Street, and No. 6, Aso Drive, in the highbrow Asokoro and Maitama Districts…
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DSS calls for calm over US, UK security alert advisory
The Department of State Services (DSS) has called for calm over the security warning of suspected terror attacks given by the US embassy. The DSS in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunanya urged all Nigerians to observe all necessary precautions as they move about their duties. “The Department of State Services (DSS) has received several enquiries relating…
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US warns of suspected terror attacks in Abuja
The United States has warned its citizens in Nigeria of suspected terror attacks in Abuja. This was contained in an email sent to citizens in Nigeria, which was also published on the US Embassy website in Nigeria. The American embassy listed the targets of the suspected attacks to include government buildings, places of worship, schools, markets, shopping malls, hotels, bars,…
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