Tag: Arrest
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Umahi orders arrest of monarchs, threatens dethronement
The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, on Sunday, ordered the arrest of the traditional rulers of Umuogodoakpu-Ngbo and Ohankwu communities in the Ohaukwu and Ikwo local government areas of the state. The governor gave the order over the missing of a naval officer and the killing of a 70-year-old woman in both communities. Umahi also…
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BREAKING: Police arrest Funke Akindele for hosting husband’s birthday party despite lockdown
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested Nollywood actress Funke Akindele for hosting a birthday party in honour of her husband despite a subsisting order resisting such. The arrest was confirmed by the Lagos State Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana in a statement. According to him, the actress had been taken to the State Criminal…
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17 arrested over COVID-19 ‘fake news’ posts
Cambodian authorities have arrested 17 people since January over social media posts about the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) that the government has branded “fake news,” Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday. “Four of the five people who have been charged and jailed are from the outlawed main opposition party,’’ the international rights organisation said. They…
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US places N2.52b reward for arrest of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau
The United States Department of State has offered a juicy $7m reward, about N2.52 billion for information that can lead to the arrest of Abubakar Shekau, the Boko Haram leader menacing Nigeria and the neighbouring countries. The bounty was the biggest placed on all the terrorists declared wanted by the United States government. “Every government…
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House orders arrest of Ogun-Osun River Basin MD
The House of Representatives made good its threat to start issuing warrant of arrest for Chief Executives of Government agencies who refuse to appear before the House Committee investigating the refusal of MDAs to submit their audited accounts to the office of the Auditor General of the Federation as required by law. At its resumed…
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Photos: Lagos Beggars storm Sanwo-Olu’s office, protest indiscriminate arrest, incarceration
Over 1,000 beggars on Tuesday blocked the entrance of the Lagos State House of Assembly and the Governor’s Office to protest undue harassment and arrest by officials of the state government. The beggars, who came in over 10 buses and seven tricycles barricaded the entrance to the Assembly and demanded that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu addressed…
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Bloody Ebonyi councillorship primaries: Umahi sacks two aides, orders their arrest
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has sacked two of his aides allegedly involved in a murder during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) councillorship primaries on Feb.21. The governor also directed the police command in the state to arrest the two aides for possible prosecution. The directive was contained in a statement signed and issued by…
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Court orders arrest of ex-Custom boss Dikko
A Federal High Court has ordered the arrest of former Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Inde Dikko over his continued failure to attend court to answer to a charge of fraud brought against him and two others by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). The presiding judge,…