Crime & City Diary
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Alleged $6bn Mambilla fraud: Witness gives account of FEC extract certification process
A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former Minister of Power, Olu Agunloye, on Wednesday told the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja how Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting extracts connected to the alleged $6 billion Mambilla Power Project were certified and transmitted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC is prosecuting Agunloye on an…
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Police dismiss claims of terrorist infiltration in Ogbomoso
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Police Command has dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging that suspected terrorists have infiltrated Ogbomoso and surrounding forest areas in the state, describing the claims as false, misleading and entirely unfounded. The clarification was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Ibadan by the Police Public Relations Officer, Ayanlade Olayinka, who urged…
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EFCC chairman warns high election costs encourage corruption
By Mosunmola Ayobami The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has raised concerns over the rising cost of elections in Nigeria, revealing that some governorship aspirants spend between N20 billion and N30 billion in their quest to secure electoral victory. Olukoyede made the disclosure on Wednesday in Ilorin, warning that the growing commercialization of…
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Ondo court remands traditional leader, pastor, surveyor over alleged land grabbing
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Anti-Land Grabbing Task Force has intensified its clampdown on illegal occupation of public property as a court remanded a high chief, a pastor and a surveyor over alleged land-related offences in the state. The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr Olukayode Ajulo (SAN), disclosed this while warning individuals occupying government lands unlawfully to vacate…
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BREAKING: One feared dead, two injured as Accord, APC supporters clash in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – One person was feared dead and two others injured on Tuesday following a violent clash between supporters of the Accord Party and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, with sporadic gunshots reported in several parts of the city. The gunshots were reportedly heard around the Owode, Aisu, Olaiya and Oke-Fia…
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Police rescue abducted woman, arrest four suspects in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has rescued a 26-year-old woman, Ogechi John, who was abducted by suspected kidnappers in Owo Local Government Area of the state. The victim was reportedly seized on Monday at Gozako Filling Station along the Emure-Akure Expressway by armed men who arrived in an ash-coloured Toyota Camry without a registration number before taking…
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NEMA, NRC launch rescue effort after Delta train tragedy
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has deployed its Emergency Response Team (ERT) following an incident involving a passenger train travelling from Itakpe to Warri along the Agbor axis of Delta State on Monday. The agency said that the Director General of NEMA, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, upon receiving an alert on the incident, immediately activated the response mechanism and deployed…
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LNSA detains 279 suspects in Lagos following intelligence-led operation
The Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LNSA) has arrested 279 suspected criminals following a large-scale, intelligence-driven raid across the metropolis. The operation, which ran from late Sunday into Monday, targeted identified blackspots, criminal hideouts and shanties. Suspects were paraded at the LNSA headquarters in Bolade, Oshodi, by the agency’s General Manager, Prince (Dr.) Ifalade Oyekan FISN. In his remarks, Oyekan…
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Gunmen kidnap Ondo council staff member from residence
By Boye Oyeyemi Suspected bandits have abducted a staff member of the Akure North Local Government Council, Mr. Samson Gbenga Sanni, popularly known as “Timber,” in Ilu-Abo community of Ondo State. The incident occurred at about 7:10 p.m. on Sunday at the Agbelere area of Ilu-Abo, shortly after the victim reportedly returned to his residence. Eyewitnesses said about three armed…
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Ondo court ends 12-year marriage over domestic abuse
By Boye Oyeyemi An Akure Customary Court has dissolved the 12-year marriage between Moradeke Babalola and her husband, Temitope Babalola, citing domestic violence and the irretrievable breakdown of the union. Delivering judgment, the President of the court, A.S. Obademi, held that the marriage could no longer be sustained following evidence of persistent abuse and the couple’s prolonged separation. The petitioner…
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