Tag: Arrested
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N2bn fraud: Wanted ex-Pension boss, Maina arrested in Niger Republic
Wanted former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, who jumped bail, has been arrested in Niger Republic. The fugitive pension thief was arrested Monday evening by the operatives of Niger Republic intelligence service. The arrest was done in collaboration with Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. According to PR Nigeria,…
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Nigerian pornstar records ‘sex movie’ shares on social media
Popular Nigerian pornstar, Tobiloba Jolaosho better known as KingTblackHOC has been arrested by the Osun State Police Command for allegedly recording a ‘sex movie’ inside the Osun Osogbo grove. TBlak, who allegedly dressed like an Osun devotee with a completely naked woman, shot a ‘sex movie’ at Osun grove in July this year and…
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I was arrested when a fan was killed at my show- Pasuma
Veteran Fuji musician, Wasiu Pasuma Wonder fondly called Oganla has opened up on some of the travails he experienced before stardom. The acclaimed Fuji maestro made this revelation during a recent instagram live with Nigerian rapper and media personality, Bouqui. In his words: “The obstacles I faced can make you decide to quit. People tagged…
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BREAKING: Mali President, Keita arrested by mutinying soldiers
Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was arrested on Tuesday by mutinying soldiers in the capital Bamako. The arrest came after soldiers mutinied at the Kati army base outside of Bamako and rounded up a number of senior civilian and military officials. Meanwhile, West African leaders condemned the military mutiny in Mali on Tuesday, urging soldiers…
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Tope Owoeye ‘Wyclef’, man who sexually harassed Ibadan lady in viral video, detained
The Nigeria Police Force has said that the two other persons involved in the degrading treatment of a 25-year-old lady videotaped alongside a suspected robber arrested in Ibadan, Oyo State, are now in custody. They were recognized as Corporal Aiyedun Akeem and one Tope Owoeye popularly known as Wyclef. An Assistant Superintendent of Police, Tijani…
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Bryshere Gray, arrested for ‘assaulting wife’
Bryshere Gray, star of ‘Empire’, an American musical drama television series, has been detained over alleged domestic violence against his wife. Goodyear police department in the United States broke news of his detention in a statement on its Facebook page. According to the statement, Graywas arrested after his wife called 911 on Sunday…
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Couple arrested in Ebonyi lawmaker’s brother’s death
The lawmaker representing Ebonyi Northwest constituency in the state House of Assembly, Victor Aleke, on Tuesday said the alleged killers of his younger brother Sam Aleke have been arrested. Sam Aleke was found dead in the boot of his car along Nkwuagu Road near a millitary cantonment in Abakaliki about two weeks ago after…
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Anambra billionaire, Pius Nweke arrested with Beretta pistol
Anambra billionaire and Chief Executive Officer of Best Aluminium Manufacturing Company, Onitsha, Chief Pius Nweke, has been arrested by the police. His arrest was effected by the Inspector General of Police Special Tactical Squad on Friday for allegedly being in possession of a pistol. The Commissioner, Anambra State Police Command, John Abang, confirmed Nweke’s arrest.…
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Fleeing ex-Buhari’s aide, Obono-Obla, arrested in Abuja
Five months after he was declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the suspended chairman of the Special Investigation Panel on Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Okoi Obono-Obla, was on Friday arrested in Abuja by the anti-graft agency. Obono-Obla, who was declared wanted by ICPC for allegedly refusing to…
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Four policemen arrested for assaulting civilian
Police in Enugu State have commenced investigation into an alleged misconduct by four policemen which was shown in a video clip in Enugu metropolis. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Ebere Amaraizu, said this in a statement made available to newsmen in Enugu yesterday. Amaraizu said that the suspected unprofessional misconduct took place…