Crime & City Diary
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Ondo Police arrest 42-year-old, recover illegal firearm in Akure
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 42-year-old man named Ayodeji Patrick, and recovered a locally made firearm during an intelligence-led operation in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The arrest, which took place on March 24, 2026, followed credible intelligence acted upon by operatives of the command along Oda Road. The police said the suspect was…
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Court adjourns El-Rufai’s bail hearing to Wednesday
The Federal High Court in Kaduna on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of the bail application filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to Wednesday. The proceedings were conducted under tight security, reflecting heightened public interest in the ongoing corruption trial involving the former governor. Counsel to El-Rufai, Ukpong Akpan, confirmed the adjournment shortly after the session. “I’m sorry, I…
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BREAKING: El-Rufai removes magistrate as defendant in N1bn rights case
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Tuesday removed a chief magistrate of the FCT Magistrate’s Court as a defendant in his N1 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit. The development was disclosed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, where his counsel, Ugochukwu Nnakwu, informed Justice Joyce Abdulmalik shortly after the matter was called. The decision followed the judge’s earlier…
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JUST IN: Gunmen storm EKSU hostels, rob students of valuables
By Boye Oyeyemi Fear gripped students of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, late Monday as suspected gunmen invaded hostels around the institution to relieve students of their valuables, including phones, laptops and cash. The assailants reportedly attacked off-campus hostels, moving from one hostel to another during the raid, causing panic as students fled for their safety. A student of the institution,…
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BREAKING: El-Rufai appears in court as trial resumes after mother’s burial
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Tuesday appeared at the Kaduna State High Court for the continuation of his trial over alleged financial improprieties. He arrived at the court premises under tight but orderly security, with officials closely monitoring activities as proceedings resumed in the high-profile case. His appearance followed his recent temporary release by the Independent Corrupt Practices…
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Amotekun operatives parade 35 suspects over kidnapping, trafficking, others in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, on Monday paraded 35 suspects arrested for various crimes across the state. According to reliable sources, the suspects were apprehended within one week in different parts of the 18 local government areas of Ondo State. While holding the parade at the corps’ headquarters in Akure, the…
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Declare state of emergency on insecurity – Nigerian clerics urge FG
By Adeola Ogunrinde Prominent Christian leaders on Monday raised an alarm over Nigeria’s deepening security and economic crises, calling on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency, overhaul policing structures and ensure credible elections, amid warning that the country is “bleeding” and drifting towards instability. The clerics, including former President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Dr.…
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EFCC arrests company rep over alleged N993m fraud in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a company representative, Kofoworola Motunrayo Kolawole, over an alleged fraud to the tune of N993,247,796.70 (nine hundred and ninety-three million, two hundred and forty-seven thousand, seven hundred and ninety-six naira, seventy kobo). Kolawole, 37, a native of Ondo State, who initially failed…
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Worshippers protest, reject cleric over alleged financial corruption, others in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi Activities were brought to a halt at St. David’s Anglican Church, Ibulesoro, in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State on Sunday as members protested against their cleric, Venerable Adebanjo, over allegations of financial misconduct and authoritarian leadership. The protest, which coincided with Palm Sunday observance, saw aggrieved congregants shut the church premises, locking both the main…
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BREAKING: Pandemonium erupts at Ondo Council Secretariat over leadership tussle
A fresh wave of tension swept through the Owo Local Government Secretariat in Ondo State on Monday as an attack was reportedly launched on the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees chairman, Comrade Adene Adetunji, in an effort to unseat the suspended Council Chairman, Tope Omotayo. Sources at the scene said the unrest began when some councillors, believed to be…
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