Crime & City Diary

IOM repatriates 180 Nigerians stranded in Libya

A total of 180 Nigerians stranded in Libya returned home on Wednesday evening, marking a significant effort to provide humanitarian assistance to those in need. The returnees arrived at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos at approximately 7:30 pm aboard a charter flight operated by Al-Buraq Airlines. They included 67 adult females, 55 adult males, 24 female children, 18 male…

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Court summons Yahaya Bello over alleged N110.4bn fraud 

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama has issued a public summons against former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, ordering him to appear in court for his arraignment scheduled for October 24, 2024. Bello is to be arraigned alongside two co-defendants, Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu, in connection with 16 fresh charges brought against them by the…

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N27bn Alleged Fraud: Court grants ex-Taraba governor, Ishaku N150m bail

Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has granted former Governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, bail to the tune of 150 million Naira and two Sureties in like sum. The two sureties must be residents in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, with their house addresses verified by the registrar of the court. One of them…

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We recovered over N13bn diverted funds in September 2024- ICPC 

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has announced that over ₦13 billion in diverted public funds was recovered in September 2024 alone. The Chairman of the ICPC, Musa Aliyu, disclosed this during the launch of the commission’s 2024-2028 strategic action plan in Abuja on Wednesday. Aliyu, who emphasised that the anti-corruption agency has been working relentlessly…

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FRSC Lagos Sector Commander, Patrick Davou retires in grand style

The  Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Lagos, Patrick Davou, has retired from serivce after clocking age 60. Davou, who only spent one year in Lagos having held several positions and served in different capacities outside the State, was celebrated by both his colleagues and friends in a glamorous occasion held at the FRSC Lagos Office.  Dressed in…

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BREAKING: 10 dead, 3 injured as car, truck collide on Lagos-Badagry expressway

No fewer than 10 people have been confirmed dead and three others sustained varying degrees of injuries during an auto crash that occurred along the Lagos-Badagry expressway in Lagos State. A breakdown of the deceased details showed that three were male adults, four females, two female children and one male child died around Abule-Osun end of the Lagos-Badagry expressway in…

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We complied with the law on Bobrisky’s money laundering charges – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday informed the Committee of the House of Representatives looking into allegations of corruption against some of the Commission’s officers that the money laundering charges that were dropped in the trial of Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, were legal and compliant with the law. Bilikisu Bala, the head of the prosecution…

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5 injured, 2 cattles dead in Lagos auto crash

At least five people sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident that occurred on the Ifako Bridge in the Ogudu area of Lagos State on Sunday. This is just as two cows were killed following a collision with a car in the Iyana-Oworo area of the state on the same day. A statement issued by the Director of Public…

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