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A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim freezing of 21 bank accounts across multiple commercial banks over allegations of money laundering.    Presiding judge Emeka Nwite also directed the police to arrest the owners of the accounts.   The judge granted the order on Friday, January 3, following a motion ex parte marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1965/V/2024, filed by Ibrahim …

Speed Darlington’s lawyer, Stan ALieke, has waded into the online fight between singer Burna Boy and socialite, Cubana Chief Priest.   In a post shared on his Instastories, Stan dared Burna Boy to arrest Cubana Chief Priest for using the Diddy and baby oil banter to insult him on Friday night, January 3.   Recall that Burna Boy in October …

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a suspected burglar named David Adediji for breaking into a home and stealing valuables worth over N200,000 in the Okorowepo, Idiroko area of the state.    The suspect, aged 27, allegedly entered the home of a female resident through the window, damaging the iron security bars, and struck her on the …

Three police officers will face trial in Paris for the involuntary homicide of Cedric Chouviat, a man who repeatedly said “I’m suffocating” during his arrest in January 2020, a source close to the case confirmed to AFP on Friday.   At least two of the officers have already lodged appeals against the decision to prosecute. The de@th of 42-year-old Chouviat, …

The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 55-year-old man, Osaro Ahuwa for burning down the house of his estranged wife, Uyi Tina.     LIB reported that the incident occurred on New Year’s Day a day after Tina, an Italy-based businesswoman returned to Nigeria.      According to an eyewitness, Osaro went to Tina’s house but she refused to …

The Police Command in Rivers has confirmed the arrest of a couple for allegedly r@ping and be@ting a 13-year-old girl in their residence in Port Harcourt.    The spokesperson of the command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this at a news conference in Port Harcourt on Thursday,January 2.   The wife was said to have strped the teenager and inserted pepper …

Operatives of the C4i Intelligence Unit of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested two suspected online scammers, Michael Onyedikachi and Akachukwu Benedict, for defrauding a Canada-based Nigerian woman of N110m.    The spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 said the victim, Sandra Austin, a resident in Ontario, Canada, was deceived by …

A South Korean court on Tuesday, December 31, approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, the embattled leader who plunged the country into political chaos with his shock decision to declare martial law nearly a month ago. It is the first time a sitting South Korean president has faced an arrest warrant and the dramatic new showdown comes …

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested three members of a notorious criminal gang known as ‘Shila boys’ for armed robbery in Yola.   The spokesperson of the command, Suleiman Nguroje, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, December 29, 2024.   According to Nguroje, the arrested suspects and two others attacked and robbed people heading to church in the …

Troops of 1 Brigade, Sector 2 Operation Fansan Yamma have arrested a 25-year-old female ammunition courier to notorious terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji.     Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar Abdullahi, Coordinator Joint Media Coordinating Centre, Operation Fansan Yamma, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, December 28, 2024.      According to the statement, Shamsiyya Ahadu was arrested on December 28 alongside …