Crime & City Diary
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NOA rallies support of stakeholders to end open defecation in Uyo
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has called on stakeholders to collaborate in tackling the challenge of open defecation in Akwa Ibom State. The appeal was made by the agency’s Director in the state, Mkpoutom Mkpoutom, during a media briefing held on Tuesday in Uyo. Mkpoutom described the health, environmental, and social hazards of open defecation as severe, warning that the…
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Police uncover car stealing ring in Ondo, recover stolen vehicle
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has uncovered a syndicate of car thieves, leading to the arrest of two suspects and the recovery of a stolen Toyota Camry in Akure. Disclosing this development via a statement, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, noted that the breakthrough followed an investigation into a reported case…
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Woman returning from UK dies in Lagos-Ibadan expressway crash
A woman who recently returned from the United Kingdom has died in a road accident along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway while en route to Abeokuta, Ogun State, for a wedding. The crash occurred Monday evening near the Christopher University axis, involving a Toyota Camry and a truck. Babatunde Akinbiyi, spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), confirmed…
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Court adjourns El-Rufai’s bail hearing to March 31
A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna State has adjourned proceedings on the bail application of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai to March 31st, 2026. According to report by Channels TV, the decision followed Tuesday’s hearing, during which legal arguments were presented by both the prosecution and the defense. At the court session, counsel to the defendant, Ukpon Akpan, urged the…
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Court arraigns 28-yr-old for stealing cocoa beans, yams in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi A 28-year old man, Sunday Adebayo, has been arraigned before an Akungba-Akoko Magistrates’ Court for stealing cocoa beans and yams valued at two million Naira only. The police arraigned the defendant before Magistrate K.A Kolawole on a four-count charge. According to the prosecution, the defendant committed the crime on 13th day of March 2025 at about 1500HRS…
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5 OYRTMA officers injured, vehicles vandalised during QR jacket enforcement in Ibadan
By Adejayan Gbenga Five personnel of the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA) have reportedly sustained injuries, while several operational vehicles vandalised during a violent clash with commercial motorcyclists whilst trying to enforce the QR-coded jacket policy in Ibadan. The incident occurred at Soka Junction, where the confrontation disrupted traffic and raised fresh concerns about resistance to the ongoing…
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Malami alleges EFCC forcefully occupied homes, offices without legal backing
Former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of unlawfully taking over his residences and offices without a valid court order. In a statement issued on Monday by his media aide, Mohammed Bello Doka, Malami alleged that operatives of the anti-graft agency, accompanied by armed security personnel, forcefully invaded and occupied properties…
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Ondo security operatives nab two suspected kidnappers in latest forest raid
By Boye Oyeyemi Security agencies in Ondo State have intensified operations against criminal elements, launching a coordinated bush-combing exercise in Akure North Local Government Area, and apprehending two suspects in the process. The operation, conducted on Monday, involved personnel of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and the Nigerian Army. Operatives…
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NYSC official arraigned in Ogun for unlawful abortion, death of corps member
By Folashade Olorunfemi – A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) official, Abass Olalekan, attached to Abeokuta South LGA, Ogun State, has been arraigned before a Magistrate Court at Isabo over alleged conspiracy and unlawful abortion procurement for a serving corps member, Victoria Ariyo, which led to her death. Olalekan, who was serving as the Local Government Inspector (LGI) of the…
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UPDATE: One dead, mother injured in Kwara explosion
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The explosion caused by the planting of improvised explosive devices (IED) along the road path by suspected bandits in Woro community, of Kwara state has killed a man and injured another. Western Post gathered that the incident, which happened on Monday morning led to the death of a commercial driver, and severe injury of a nursing…
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