The Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg in partnership with that country’s police have effected the arrest of four police men for allegedly beating a Nigerian into coma. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the policemen were arrested on Wednesday…
3 female journalists arrested in Iran amid protests
Iranian authorities have arrested three female journalists in the past two days, local media said Monday, amid months of protests triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini. Iran has been gripped by protests since the Sept. 16 death…
Italy’s most-wanted mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro arrested in Sicily
Italy’s most-wanted mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro has been arrested in Sicily after 30 years on the run. Messina Denaro was reportedly detained in a private clinic in Sicily’s capital, Palermo. He is alleged to be a boss of the…
DSS arrests Doyin Okupe at Lagos airport
The immediate past Director-General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council, Doyin Okupe, has reportedly been arrested by the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). It was gathered that Okupe was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed Airport…
Colorado ex-funeral directors jailed for selling body parts
An ex-funeral home owner and her mother have been sentenced in Colorado after selling body parts without any consent. Megan Hess, 46, and Shirley Koch, 69, dissected some 560 corpses between 2010 and 2018, selling parts to medical training companies…
Iran authorities arrest actress from Oscar-winning movie over protest solidarity
Iranian authorities arrested one of the country’s most famous actresses on charges of spreading falsehoods about nationwide protests that grip the country, state media said Saturday. The report by IRNA said Taraneh Alidoosti, star of the Oscar-winning movie “The Salesman,”…
LASTMA operatives nab fake traffic officer
Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Thursday nabbed a fake traffic officer kitted in the agency’s uniform around the Lekki area of Lagos. The General Manager, LASTMA, Mr Bolaji Oreagba, confirmed the arrest in a statement…
Germany arrests 25 accused of plotting coup
Twenty-five people have been arrested in raids across Germany on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. The group of far-right and ex-military figures are said to have prepared for a “Day X” to storm the Reichstag parliament building and…
Delta man flogs 3-year-old daughter to death
A 25-year-old man, Godsgift Uweghwerhen, is in police net for allegedly flogging his three-year-old daughter to death in Aladja community, Udu Local Government Area of Delta State. He reportedly flogged the baby who was said to have been sick for…