Crime & City Diary
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Truck rams vehicles in Akure, leaves two brothers dead
By Boye Oyeyemi Tragedy struck in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Wednesday after a truck reportedly lost control and rammed into vehicles, killing two brothers riding a motorcycle along Reuben Fasoranti Road. The victims, said to be middle-aged fruit sellers, reportedly operated a roadside business near Iyeoma Plaza in the Alagbaka area of the state capital. The accident occurred…
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NDLEA arrests Nigerian-Mexican meth cartel, seizes N480bn drugs in Ogun forest
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a major Nigerian-Mexican methamphetamine cartel, arresting its alleged kingpin, three Mexican nationals and six other suspects in coordinated operations across Ogun and Lagos states. The operation led to the discovery and shutdown of what the agency described as the largest clandestine meth laboratory ever uncovered in Nigeria, hidden inside a forest…
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No terrorist stronghold exists in South-West, DHQ says
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed reports suggesting that terrorist groups have established a permanent operational base in Nigeria’s South-West region, describing recent claims as misleading and capable of creating unnecessary panic among residents. In a statement on Wednesday signed by Major General Michael Onoja, Director of Defence Media Operations, the Armed Forces of Nigeria said the recent abduction attacks…
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Infant rescued in Ondo forest as government decries rise in child neglect
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Government has condemned the growing cases of baby abandonment following the rescue of a newborn girl allegedly dumped in a forest in Oboto community, Ondo East Local Government Area. According to the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Seun Bosede Osamaye, hunters discovered the baby around midnight and alerted rescue officials who rushed…
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El-Rufai family accuses ICPC of violating court orders, abusing detention protocols
The family of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) of violating court orders and subjecting him to what it described as psychological intimidation while in detention. In a statement issued on behalf of the family on Tuesday, Mohammed Bello El-Rufai alleged that the anti-graft agency was using administrative…
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NAF airstrikes destroy terrorist strongholds in Borno, several militants killed
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has destroyed terrorist logistics hubs and assembly points during coordinated airstrikes carried out in parts of Borno State, as military operations against insurgents intensify across Nigeria’s North-East. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Director of Public Relations and Information at NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, the strikes were conducted…
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Lagos FRSC launches ‘Operation GUDUMA’, arrests 292 over fake number plates
The Lagos Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has commenced “Operation GUDUMA,” a special enforcement exercise targeted at curbing the illegal use of fake diplomatic number plates and addressing the persistent issue of overloading across Lagos State. The operation, which is being carried out simultaneously in eleven states across the country, began on Monday, May 18, 2026,…
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Allow me confront bandits, Igboho tells FG
By Adejayan Gbenga Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has appealed to the Federal Government and South West governors to approve his proposed security operation aimed at flushing out armed criminals from forests across Yorubaland. He made the appeal on Tuesday while reacting to recent abductions of school pupils and violent attacks in parts of Oyo…
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Full list of 46 abducted Oyo school victims
By Adejayan Gbenga The attacks carried out by suspected terrorists on communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have left 46 persons abducted, including pupils, students and teachers. Western Post reported the incident last Friday, disclosing that armed attackers invaded Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele, and Yawota Baptist Nursery and Primary School, abducting victims before fleeing on motorcycles. According…
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Ex-minister Sadiya Farouq in Egypt, medically unfit for arraignment — lawyer tells court
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Apo on Monday was informed that former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, is currently in Egypt receiving medical treatment and is unfit to appear for arraignment. Farouq is facing a 21-count charge alongside Bashir Nura Alkali, a permanent secretary in the ministry, and one Sani Mohammed…
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