Tag Archives: Detains

The Oyo state police command has confirmed the killing of a corps member identified as Iyanfa Damilola at a nightclub in Ogbomoso on Monday, April 21.   Oyo State Police Command spokesman Osifeso Adewale said police operatives were dispatched to the nightclub at the ”Under G” area, Owode Ogbomoso, while …

A security operative has been arrested for assisting notorious bandits kingpin, Dogo Gide, to a hospital before his death.   Dogo, who was involved with ANSARU and other significant terrorist organisations, died in a hospital in Sokoto as a result of gunshot injuries sustained during a clash with Operation Hadarin …

Nigeria’s Department of State Security detained at least two Binance employees on Monday night, Feb. 26, in Abuja in connection with investigations into the crypto exchange’s operations in the country.   Authorities have seized the passports of two Binance executives, an American and a British citizen.   According to Financial …

Nigeria’s Department of State Security detained at least two Binance employees on Monday night, Feb. 26, in Abuja in connection with investigations into the crypto exchange’s operations in the country.   Authorities have seized the passports of two Binance executives, an American and a British citizen.   According to Financial …

The Russian authorities have detained an editor working for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, an American broadcaster funded by the United States government, on charges of failing to register as a “foreign agent,” the media company said on Thursday. The editor, Alsu Kurmasheva, who holds both Russian and United States citizenship, …

Suspended chairman of Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State, Wale Adedayo has been arrested by the Department of State Services after accusing Governor Dapo Abiodun of diverting councils’ allocations.    Recall that Adedayo had accused the governor of withholding local government funds in the last two years.   …

Security service says suspect was gathering intelligence to try to find out president’s itinerary on his visit to the southern region of Mykolaiv. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) says it has detained a woman accused of helping Russia plot an attack on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a visit to …

One of the officers was caught on camera hitting the hapless commercial motorcyclist repeatedly with his truncheon. Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Idowu Owohunwa, has arrested and detained the policemen involved in the brutal assault of an Okada rider in Lagos.

A lawyer for Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal correspondent based in Moscow, said the American journalist was being held by Russian authorities after a short, closed hearing.

According to Premium Times, the singer was arrested on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, after ICPC operatives moved on him and forced him to surrender. D’banj was arrested on suspicion of fraudulently diverting funds intended for the N-Power project into his personal accounts. The N-Power project is an empowerment programme set …