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As human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, continues to remain in prison custody over his defamation case against legal icon, Afe Babalola, actor and politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, has warned that nothing bad should happen to Farotimi in jail.   In a post shared on his Instagram page, Okonkwo wrote; ‘’NOTHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO DELE FAROTIMI IN PRISON Now that Dele Farotimi …

Men of the Ogun state police command have arrested a truck driver identified as Olalere Timileyin and his motor boy at Obada Oko, in Ewekoro local government area of the State, over the de@th of a man said to have been ass@ulted for allegedly stealing a tarpaulin.     Confirming their arrest to newsmen, the spokesperson of the command, SP …

Police in South Africa have arrested suspects in connection with the m8rder of a 37-year-old Nigerian man, Chukwunta Friday Julius.  The four suspects are accused of assaulting Chukwunta at Midrand’s Protea Estate residential complex on Saturday, December 7, 2024.    Julius succumbed to his injuries at Tembisa Hospital on Wednesday morning, December 11, said police spokesperson Lt-Col Mavela Masondo.    …

South Indian superstar Allu Arjun was arrested today, December 13, in connection with a tragic stampede during the December 4 premiere of his film Pushpa 2: The Rule at Sandhya Theatre in Hyderabad.    The incident resulted in the death of a 39-year-old woman, Revathi, and critically injured her young son. Hours after his arrest, Arjun was granted interim bail. …

The Benue State Police Command has arrested a lecturer at the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Dr Ichor Tersagh Smart, for allegedly masterminding the abduction of the wife of his colleague, Mrs Susan Anyagh.      The victim, whose husband, Paul Anyagh, is the chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, JOSTUM chapter, was ambushed and kidnapped …

The Kwara State Police Command has arrested an interstate notorious kidnapper identified as Mohammed Bello aka Dandolo.   The suspect was arrested in the Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara state on Tuesday, December 10, 2024.    The spokesperson of the command, Ejire-Adeyemi Toun, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, December 12, said that the arrest followed actionable …

An Ikeja special offences court in Lagos has fixed January 20, 2025, for the arraignment of Ahmed Kuru, former managing director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), over allegations of N76 billion and $31.5 million fraud.   Kuru is to be arraigned alongside Roy Ilegbodu, managing director of Arik Air; Kamilu Omokide, receiver manager of Arik Air; Union …

The Niger State Police Command has arrested one Habibu Umaru and two accomplices for the alleged m8rder of his sister in Bosso Local Government Area of the state.      The State Commissioner of Police, CP Shawulu Danmamman, who disclosed this during the end of the year press briefing at the police headquarters in Minna on Thursday, December 12, 2024, …

The Sokoto State Command has arrested a fake military officer who leads a notorious car theft syndicate operating in Nigeria and neighbouring countries.    The suspect, Austin Anthony, who was on a high watch list of the command, was arrested along Birnin-Kebbi road and was intercepted by the Police patrol team of the Bodinga Division.   Briefing newsmen at the …

Troops of 3 DIVISION/Operation Safe Haven raided identified criminal hideouts at Rafiki in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State and captured two notorious kidnap kingpins.     Major Samson Nantip Zhakom, Military Information Officer, Operation SAFE HAVEN, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 said the operation led to the recovery of 439 rounds of …