Crime & City Diary

  • NSCDC

    Easter Celebration: NSCDC Deploys 35,000 Personnel Nationwide

    By Innocent Raphael The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has dispatched 35,000 personnel nationwide to bolster security during the Easter celebrations. This was disclosed in a statement by the NSCDC spokesperson, CSC Babawale Afolabi, on Thursday in Abuja. Afolabi quoted the NSCDC Commandant General, Ahmed Audi, to have instructed Zonal Commanders and state Commandants to oversee deployment in…

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  • Court begins trial of National Theatre staff May 21

    A magistrate court in Apapa, Lagos, will on May 21, commence the trial of a National Theatre staff, Ephesian Nodza, over alleged conspiracy, defamation and sponsorship of false and malicious publications against a Lagos-based traditional ruler, High Chief Kehinde Kalejaiye. The suspect, a level 13 officer at the parastatal, was earlier arraigned in September, 2023, before Chief Magistrate Olanrewaju Olatunji…

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  • Suspect

    NAFDAC uncovers fake bottled water scheme in Rivers

    By Innocent Raphael The National Agency for Food and Drug Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered a counterfeit bottled water scheme in Port Harcourt targeting the Eva water brand. NAFDAC revealed this on its official X handle on Thursday. The agency revealed that officials acted on a tipoff and raided a dilapidated shop disguised as a pool house, where suspects were found…

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  • Discourage glamourisation of internet fraud in movies, EFCC tasks NFVCB

    The Executive Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) , Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has called on the National Film and Video Censors Board, NFVCB, to continually work against glamourisation of internet fraud and mutilation of currencies in films and movies meant for the public. Olukoyede made the call when the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, CEO of the…

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  • Akarigbo

    48 cultists renounce in Ogun

    By Kolawole Olayinka and Innocent Raphael The Ogun State Police has announced that a total of 48 members from various secret cult groups have publicly renounced their affiliations in the Sagamu area of the state. The disclosure was made on Tuesday, in a statement by the State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, who revealed that the former cultists voluntarily surrendered…

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  • Suspect

    Ogun So-Safe apprends man after using fake pistol to rob

    By Kolawole Olayinka and Innocent Raphael In an operation led by the Ogun State Community, Social Orientation, and Safety Corps (So-Safe), a man notorious for robbing victims using a gas lighter disguised as a pistol has been apprehended. According to a press release from Assistant Commander Moruf Yusuf, issued by the Office of the Director of Information and Public Relations…

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  • Geng Quandong

    BREAKING: Kano Court sentences Chinese man to death for killing girlfriend

    Kano High Court has sentenced Geng Quandong, a Chinese man to death by hanging, after standing trial for the murder of his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Buhari. Quandong, 47, was found guilty of the offence of culpable homicide punishable with death under Section 221 of the Penal Code Law of Kano State and convicted accordingly. …Details later

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  • UN official, Marwa

    UN pledges support to NDLEA in combating drug abuse

    By Innocent Raphael In a significant development aimed at bolstering efforts to combat drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking in Nigeria, the United Nations has pledged its support to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The assurance came during a courtesy visit by the Deputy Secretary General of the UN, Mrs. Amina Mohammed, to the Chairman and Chief Executive…

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  • UPDATED: Person responsible for escape of Binance official arrested, says NSA

    Kunle Sanni The Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) has reacted over the reported escape of a Binance official, Nadeem Anjarwalla from the NSA custody. Reports on Monday indicated that Anjarwalla, a 37-year-old British-Kenyan and Binance’s regional manager for Africa is believed to have flown out of Abuja using a Middle Eastern airliner, despite his British passport, is unknown.…

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  • Seized Narcotics

    NDLEA seizes tonnes of Narcotics in massive raids

    By Innocent Raphael In a series of coordinated operations, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has made significant strides in combating drug trafficking across several states in Nigeria. The crackdown, spanning Lagos, Edo, Ondo, Kano, Borno, Kaduna, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), resulted in the seizure of a staggering 44,948.1 kilograms (44.9 tonnes) of illicit drugs and the…

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