Crime & City Diary
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38years old woman requires N5.5m for cancer surgery
A 38-year old, Mrs Christopher Veronica requires N6million for surgical operation for breast cancer and chemotherapy. Veronica, a mother of three, was diagnosed of cancer at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Cancer Centre, Idi-Araba, Lagos. According to a medical diagnosis issued by Dr Agbakwuru of LUTH cancer centre on July 19, 2024, Veronica presented with left breast-invasive ductal carcinoma,…
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Court of Appeal to hear former CJN’s challenge against 2019 removal
The Court of Appeal will hear a significant case on Tuesday, as former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen seeks to overturn the 2019 judgment by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) that led to his removal from office. Onnoghen, who filed the appeal in 2019, is challenging the CCT’s ruling delivered on April 18 of that year. The…
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Police arrest suspects linked to murder of female student in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Kwara State Police Command has arrested several suspects in connection with the murder of Awesu Mojisola, a student of the Kwara State College of Health Technology. The lifeless body of the deceased was discovered at a dumpsite in the Aleniboro area of Ilorin on August 11, 2024. This was disclosed in a statement signed by…
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BREAKING: Fire razes churches, furniture shop in Ibadan
Fire has razed two churches and a furniture shop in Ibadan, Oyo State. The incident occurred at Felele area of Ibadan. Confirming the incident, a statement issued by the Oyo State Fire Service, said “The fire, which occurred at No. 51, Debo Plaza, opposite Lam Adesina Junction, Felele, Ibadan, affected a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God and…
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Fatal Accident: Driver fled as irate youths set truck ablaze over death of pedestrian in Ogun
A yet-to-be-identified man has been confirmed dead following a fatal accident involving a vehicle and a motorcycle on Akarigbo Road, Sabo, Sagamu, Ogun State, on Sunday. The state Police Command Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, confirmed this on Sunday. It was said that the incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. when the driver of a Toyota vehicle with the number plate…
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BREAKING: One dies as Car rams into motorcycle in Ogun
A driver of an unregistered Honda Accord vehicle has killed one person after ramming into a motorcycle along the Oru-Ijebu Igbo road in the Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The accident, according to a Sunday statement by the spokesperson for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, occurred at about 8 pm on Saturday. Akinbiyi noted…
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Ogun Police arrests man over alleged murder, cult activities
The Ogun Police Command says it has arrested one Adekunle Adebajo over his alleged involvement in the killing of a member of a suspected rival cult group in Ijebu Ode. Spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Saturday. Odutola stated that a concerned citizen made a distress call to the Divisional Police…
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Benue Kidnapping: Egbetokun orders rescue of 20 medical students
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the rescue of the 20 medical students who were abducted in Otukpo, Benue State. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumiyiwa Adejobi on Saturday in Abuja, said the IGP condemned the kidnapping of students. The medical students were abducted in Otukpo, Benue State en route to the annual…
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NAFDAC seizes N200 million worth items from illicit alcohol factory
Acting on intelligence tips, the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) enforcement officers have uncovered an illegal facility, producing various alcoholic beverages in the Lagos Island area of Lagos State. Following extensive monitoring, the officers found that a number of the packing stores and rooms in the Oke-Arin market had been transformed into improvised factories, producing, packaging,…
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NPF parades suspected criminals in ongoing crackdown on crime
The Nigeria Police Force, led by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, paraded several suspects on Friday who were apprehended for various serious criminal activities. The parade, which was conducted under the directive of IGP Egbetokun, highlighted the Police Force’s relentless efforts to combat crime and bring offenders to justice. The suspects, who have confessed to offences ranging…
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