Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been arrested during a court appearance in capital Islamabad over corruption allegations. Musarrat Jamshed Cheema, a leader of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI), confirmed Khan’s arrest to Al Jazeera on Tuesday. “He went…
Police arrest suspended Adamawa REC, Hudu Yunusa-Ari in Abuja
Suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari is in police custody, Channels Television can confirm. The police arrested the embattled REC in Abuja on Tuesday, Force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi said in a statement. Adejobi said, “Barrister Ari,…
Sikh separatist leader arrested in India after weeks on the run
A Sikh separatist leader accused of reviving a movement for a Sikh homeland was arrested in the north Indian state of Punjab Sunday after being on the run for weeks, authorities said. Punjab police had launched a hunt for Amritpal…
Teenage Palestinian arrested in Jerusalem shooting of 2 Israelis
A teenage Palestinian suspected of shooting two Israeli men in Jerusalem on Tuesday has been arrested, the Israeli military said. Several Israeli media outlets reported that the suspect was a 15-year-old from the West Bank city of Nablus. The military…
Police arrest suspects for beating OAU student to death
Suspects accused of the murder of a final-year student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Okolie Arinze, have been handed over to the police. OAU spokesman Abiodun Olarewaju disclosed this in an interview on Wednesday, in Ile-Ife, Osun State. The deceased,…
Pakistan court orders halting of operation to arrest Imran Khan
A court in the Pakistani city of Lahore has ordered the immediate halt of a two-day operation to arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan until Thursday morning. Security forces first attempted to take the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)…
Polls: Police arrest 23 suspects in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has said that 23 persons suspected to be involved in electoral violence and other crimes were arrested during the presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday in Lagos. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed…
NDLEA arrest prophet, 76 others with illicit drugs in Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it raided Mushin area of Lagos and arrested a prophet, David Yekini and 76 others with substances suspected to be hard drugs. The Deputy Commander, Operations and Training, NDLEA Lagos State Command,…
Belarus hands 8-year term to journalist for top Polish paper
A Belarusian court on Wednesday sentenced a journalist and prominent member of the country’s sizable Polish minority to eight years in prison, amid an ongoing crackdown on critics of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime. Andrzej Poczobut, 49, was found guilty…