Tag: Arrested
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BREAKING: Police arrest Senator Ovie Omo-Agege over invasion of senate
The police have arrested Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, who was accused of leading thugs to steal the mace at the Senate. According to reports reaching TheNewsguru, Omo-Agege was whisked away in a waiting police van. A source who spoke to TheNewsGuru.com on the incident said about 10 suspected thugs who came to the venue with the…
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Trouble looms as Diamond Platnumz gets arrested
Tanzanian singer, Diamond Platnumz has been nabbed by Tanzanian authorities for sharing raunchy videos on social media. The talented singer shared two videos on his Instagram page — one with the mother of his child, Hamisa Mobeto and another with an unidentified woman. The recording in question involves the 28-year-old superstar smooching and…
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Trey Songz in trouble, arrested over alleged assault
Police confirm popular R&B singer Trey Songz has been arrested on suspicion of punching a woman at a Los Angeles party. Police officer Drake Madison says Songz, whose real name is Tremaine Neverson, turned himself in Monday at a Hollywood police station. He is accused of felony domestic violence. Jail reports show the…
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Daily Trust reporter, Musa Krishi forcefully arrested by policemen
A Daily Trust reporter attached to the House of Representatives in the National Assembly, Musa Abdullahi Krishi, was abducted by policemen who claimed to have come from Zone One Command Police Headquarters in Kano. The revelation was made know in a statement signed by Daily Trust’s Editor-in-Chief, Mannir Dan-Ali and made available to TheNewsGuru.com via…
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Amnesty International warns against extradition of Cameroon separatist leaders arrested in Nigeria
Ten leaders of the independence movement in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon could be at risk of torture and an unfair trial if extradited from Nigeria, where they have been arrested and detained in secret for one week, Amnesty International said on Friday. On January 5, armed men in plain clothes stormed a hotel in…
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Police arrest undergraduate who beheaded mother
The Police Command in Osun on Monday said it had arrested one Joseph Mark, a 25-year-old undergraduate of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Ondo, who beheaded his mother on Sunday. The Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Folashade Odoro, told newsmen in Osogbo that the incident happened at about 6:30 am, at No 25, Zone…
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[Video] Two masquerades arrested for robbery in Lagos
The police in Lagos State have arrested two masquerades in their costumes in Elere, in the Agege area of the state. The Acting Commissioner of Police in the state, Edgal Imohimi, in a video that trended on the Internet on Wednesday, accused the masqueraders and their handlers of harassing and robbing the residents of the…
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Christabel Ekeh arrested over viral nude pictures
Controversial Ghanaian-Nigerian actress Christabel Ekeh is purportedly in police custody over her naked photos which went viral online. Ghbase.com reports that the actress is being interrogated by the Ghanaian Police in a bid to tighten up indecent exposure laws in the country. “Christabel Ekeh is currently under interrogations for releasing her shoddy naked…
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BREAKING: Police arrest two Badoo members in Ikorodu
Two Badoo Cult members have been arrested in Ikorodu, a community in Lagos State.and taken to the police station at Beach Road in Ikorodu. The suspected cultists were taken to the police station at Beach Road in Ikorodu. The Badoo cult has been causing panic in Lagos State, especially in the Ikorodu area, since last…
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400 Boko haram insurgents killed, 800 arrested during mop-up operations in Borno- Army
The Nigerian army on Thursday said it killed 404 Boko Haram insurgents and arrest 810 others in various operations in the past five months. Maj.-Gen. Attahiru Ibrahim, the Commander of the Operation Lafiya Dole, made the disclosure at a press briefing in Maiduguri. Ibrahim said the insurgents were killed during operations designed to clear remnant…