Crime & City Diary

More trouble for Dele Farotimi as another Senior Advocate sues him

Adebayo Adenipekun, a well-known attorney and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has sued embattled lawyer Dele Farotimi, at the Oyo State High Court in Ibadan. The court asked Dele Farotimi to appear before it within 30 days of service, according to a court document dated December 9, 2024, which SaharaReporters was able to get on Tuesday. The claimant is identified as…

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Court refuses to grant Yahaya Bello’s bail application

Justice Maryann Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has refused to grant a bail application filed by the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, saying it was filed prematurely. Delivering the ruling, Justice Anenih, said having been filed when he was neither in custody nor before the court, the instant application was incompetent. The former governor is…

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Ajah residents storm Lagos governor’s office over planned imposition of monarch 

Residents of Ajah in Lagos State have sent a distress call to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, over the planned imposition of a new traditional leader in the community. This was expressed in a peaceful protest, which took place at the Governor’s Office on Monday morning. The protest is the second in two weeks, following a similar one at the Lagos State…

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Peter Obi visits Afe Babalola to seek pardon for Farotimi

Labour Party candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, on Monday reportedly led a delegation to meet with eminent legal icon and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Afe Babalola to seek an amicable resolution of the criminal defamation case the 95-year-old instituted against embattled lawyer, Dele Farotimi, accused of making damaging allegations against Babalola. “Today, Mr. @PeterObi travelled…

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Herdsman arrested for stabbing farmer in Benin

A 25-year-old herdsman, Idris Ibrahim, has been arrested by operatives of the Edo State Police Command for allegedly stabbing a 36-year-old farmer, Adi Benedith in the stomach. According to the Police Command’s spokesman, SP Moses Yamu, the incident happened on December 3 this year at “the victim’s farm located at Ugbaiyon village along Benin-Agbor road”. The suspect will be charged…

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NDLEA nabs engineer for allegedly concealing illicit drugs in pressure machines

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said its operatives have arrested a suspected drug trafficker, Egwu Phillip Inya, who claims to be a building engineer, while attempting to take delivery of illicit consignments concealed in pressure machines imported from South Africa. According to a statement by the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi on Sunday, the 42-year-old Egwu was arrested on…

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Newly-wed, 16 others injured in Third Mainland Bridge accident

A newly wedded couple who were returning from the Ikoyi Marriage Registry alongside 16 other passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries following a multi-vehicle collision on Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State on Saturday. This was confirmed in a statement by the spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, on Saturday. Taofiq stated that the accident occurred when…

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Farotimi must prove allegations to avoid consequences, says Afe Babalola’s legal team

Kunle Sanni Legal representatives of Afe Babalola, SAN, founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, have stated that embattled human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi must provide evidence to substantiate his allegations against the respected elder statesman. At a press conference held in Ado Ekiti on Friday, Babalola’s lawyers—Owoseni Ajayi, Olakanmi Falade, and Lawrence Fasanmi, all former chairmen of the Nigerian…

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Misconduct: PSC dismisses 19 senior police officers, reduces ranks of 19

The Police Service Commission (PSC), after rigorous consideration of the pending disciplinary matters before it, has approved the dismissal of 19 senior police officers, which comprised two chief superintendents of police, one superintendent, four deputy superintendents, and 10 assistant superintendents of police. Two Assistant Inspectors General of Police also were handed some punishments: one, punishment of reprimand for refusal to…

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Ekiti Police ban protests, cite security concerns

Kunle Sanni The Ekiti State Police Command has announced an immediate ban on protests and unlawful gatherings across the state. In a statement issued on Friday, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abutu Sunday, disclosed that the decision was based on intelligence reports indicating plans by some individuals to incite violence under the guise of protests. “The command has received credible…

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