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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. …

A 40-year old man, Imoleayo Akinlami, has been arraigned before an Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court over the alleged m3rder of a 41-year old bar owner, Olatubosun Robert, known as ‘Oluomo.’     The deceased was gunned down by unknown assailants outside his bar in Omoloore, Yaba in Ondo State on.     The suspect was arrested by operatives from the …

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 …

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, …

Actress Sarah Martins has accused her married neighbour of having an inappropriate relationship with her domestic help who allegedly stole from her. The actress claimed that the neighbour used his access card to grant her domestic staff access and the staff stole her belongings and ‘’$10,000” cash.  She shared CCTV footage purportedly showing the man granting her help access. After …

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 …

An investigation into alleged r@pe and sexual assault in Sweden which targeted Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé has been closed due to insufficient evidence, the Swedish prosecutor said on Thursday, December 12.     The 25-year-old French star visited the Swedish capital from October 9 to 11 with a group of people after his country did not select him for …

The Delta State Police command’s public relations officer PRO, SP Bright Edafe, has stated the behaviour of Nigerians is the reason Nigerian Police officers are not like their counterparts in the United States.   In a post shared on his X (formerly Twitter) account, Edafe wrote; ‘’We all want the Nigeria Police to be like the US police, it’s good, …