Crime & City Diary
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Lagos: 1 dies, 3 injured in multiple auto crash
One person has died and three others sustained severe injuries in a multiple accident around Otedola Bridge in Lagos. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the death on Tuesday. Oke-Osanyintolu said two of the injured victims were immediately rushed to the hospital. He added that the multiple accidents occurred while the agency was trying…
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Ogun police raise alarm over surge in missing persons cases
The Ogun State Police Command has raised concerns over a recent spike in reports of missing persons across all age groups in the state, describing the trend as alarming. In a press statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Omolola Odutola, the Command revealed that while some missing individuals have been located, a significant number remain unaccounted for,…
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2 die as bus, trailer collide on Ogbomosho-Ilorin expressway road
The Federal Road Safety Corps in Oyo State on Tuesday confirmed the death of two persons in a road accident that occurred on the Ogbomoso-Ilorin Expressway. The sector Public Relations Officer, Mayowa Odewo, confirmed the incident. He said the victims were one male adult, one female adult, and a male child who also sustained injury. The victims have been taken…
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Suspected bomb explosion rocks islamic school in Abuja, killing two
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed a tragic incident involving a suspected bomb explosion at Tsangagyar Sani Uthman Islamiyya School in Kuchibuyi Village, Byazhin, Abuja. The explosion occurred on January 6, 2025, around 11:00 AM, claiming two lives and leaving two others severely injured. According to the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, the incident…
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Makinde insists on justice for children killed in Ibadan stampede
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has vowed that those responsible for the stampede that claimed the lives of 35 children in Ibadan must face justice, regardless of their social standing. The tragic incident occurred in December 2024 during a funfair at the Islamic High School in the Bashorun area of Ibadan. Following the incident, the police filed a four-count…
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Our student arrested with drug laced cakes rare exception- Unilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Director, Corporate Affairs, University of Ilorin, Mr Kunle Akogun, has described the student of the university one Ayomide Morakinyo arrested by the officials of National Drugs Enforcement Agency (NDLEA ) for lacing cupcakes with drugs as a “rare exception” to the other students of the institution. Morakinyo was arrested by the NDLEA on Sunday 29th…
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Abuja manhole cover vandals arrested, buyers hunted
By Kunle Sanni Security agencies in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have apprehended several suspects involved in the theft of sewage manhole covers along Abuja highways. This was disclosed in a statement on Sunday by Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communications and New Media. According to the statement, efforts are ongoing to track down…
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Three Nigerian women acquitted of drug trafficking charges in Saudi Arabia
By Kunle Sanni After 10 months in detention, three Nigerian women—Hadiza Abba, Fatima Umate Malah, and Fatima Kannai Gambo—have been acquitted of drug trafficking charges in Saudi Arabia. This was disclosed in a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, signed by Acting Spokesperson Kimiebi Ebienfa. According to the statement, the ministry reaffirmed its commitment to protecting the rights and…
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NDLEA arrests Lagos Socialite, Nollywood Filmmaker for alleged illicit drug shipment
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a Lagos socialite, 61-year-old Alhaja Aishat Feyisara Ajoke Elediye on New Year Day in her mansion at Okota area of Lagos following the interception of a truckload alleged illicit drug consignment from her staff same day. A statement issued and signed by the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy,…
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Police rescue 4 kidnapped hostages in Imo
….arrest 17 for alleged murder in Ebonyi The Imo State Command has successfully executed a daring rescue operation that led to the safe liberation of 4 kidnapped hostages. A statement by the Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, on Sunday, said the operation was carried out on Saturday after the operatives received a distress call reporting the abduction of 4 persons in…
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