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The Niger State Police Command has arrested four suspected armed robbers for the m8rder of a 33-year-old photographer, Zaccheaus Salawudeen, in Minna.     LIB reported that Salawudeen, who was a Special Assistant on Communication in the Office of the Political Adviser to the Niger State Governor, was robbed and stabbed to d3ath at his residence in February 2024.   …

A 31-year-old South African man, Jaen-Lee Pyne has been arrested for the m8rder of a Nigerian national, Uchenna Prince Ibeh, in Gauteng, South Africa.      Pyne, from Randburg, appeared at the Brakpan Magistrates’ Court on Friday, November 22, 2024, facing charges of premeditated m8rder, three counts of attempted m8rder, and possession of a firearm and ammunition.     The …

A  27-year-old Nigerian man identified simply as Popori has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a fellow citizen , Monday G, to d3ath in Grenoble, a city in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region of southern France. City, France.   It was gathered that the incident occurred during an altercation between the two men in a grocery on Friday evening, November 22, 2024,    …

Social media influencer Julian Barboza was arrested earlier this month following an altercation with his girlfriend at a party in Beverly Hills, TMZ has learned.   According to law enforcement sources, Beverly Hills police were called to the party around 2:00 AM. Upon arrival, they spoke with Barboza’s girlfriend, who detailed the incident.   The couple reportedly got into a …

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a 33-year-old man, Yusuf Idris, for alleged job scam and name-dropping.   The spokesperson of the command, DSP Ramhan Nansel, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, November 24, 2024, said the suspect used the name of the State Commissioner of Police, CP Shehu Umar Nadada, to defraud unsuspecting job seekers under …

A Nigerian woman has been arrested in Tripoli, Libya, for alleged possession of 2 kilograms of cocaine.   A migrant monitoring organisation in Libya, Migrant Rescue Watch, disclosed this in a post via X on Saturday, November 23, 2024.    According to the post, the suspect was arrested by the 444th Combat Brigade during a sting operation.   “Units of …

The police in Anambra state have arrested a native doctor and one other for allegedly running a kidnapping and armed robbery syndicate in the state. In a statement released today November 23, the command’s spokesperson, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, says the suspects were arrested following the testimony of a rescued kidnap victim on 22/11/2024 by 6 pm near Abagana Girls Secondary …

NAFDAC’s Investigation & Enforcement Directorate has uncovered an illegal operation at the Lagos Trade Fair Complex, where expired alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages were being revalidated for resale. During the raid, two individuals were caught removing expired beverage labels and replacing them with falsified date markings. Newly printed labels, date-marking tools, and discarded expired labels were seized. The entire premises was …

A Nigerian man, identified as Junior, has been released from prison after spending 10 years behind bars in what many are calling a tragic miscarriage of justice.    Junior’s ordeal began a decade ago when he was arrested at a friend’s house while charging his laptop during a power outage.   In a heartfelt post shared on social media, a …

The Enugu State Police Command, through its Anti-Kidnapping Tactical Squad, have arrested two suspects identified as Ikechukwu Okoye (male, aged 33) and Juliet Ogbodo (female, aged 39), both of Onuorie-Obuno in Akpugo Community, Nkanu West Local Government Area, accused of the kidnapping, m#rder, and b#rying of Mrs. Mary Nwatu, a 70-year-old woman, in a shallow grave sometimes in September 2024. …