The husband of former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested in connection with an investigation into Scottish National Party finances. Peter Murrell, 58, is being questioned after being taken into police custody on Wednesday morning. Police Scotland said officers…
Absence of Lagos bishop accused of raping pastor stalls arraignment
The planned arraignment of the Founder of I Reign Christian Ministry, Bishop Oluwafeyiropo Daniel, for alleged rape was stalled on Monday after he failed to show up in court. The matter, which was listed as number four on the case…
Armed police officers and soldiers clash in Accra central as traders run for their lives
Some personnel of the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Armed Forces clashed at the Central Business District of Accra on Monday. According to a Myjoyonline.com source, some military officers assaulted a Police officer who was riding a motorbike for…
Soldier kills family of 3 in Niger
A soldier in Niger State on Friday killed three Beninois family members in Babana area of Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. The chairman of the LGA, Alhaji Suleiman Yarima, who confirmed the incident appealed to the people of…
Justice for ‘‘Ekwulobia 4’’, Court orders IGP, AGF to pay N400m compensation
After more than twenty years of painful mourning, justice finally came to families of four Ladipo Traders, who were extra-judicially killed by Policemen in 2001, as Justice Olufunke Sule-Amzat of a Lagos High Court sitting in Yaba, ordered the Inspector General of Police…
Police restore normalcy in troubled Lagos area
Police in Lagos State say normalcy has returned to Abule-Ado area of the state after an intra-community clash. The intra-community clash, which broke out on Sunday resulted in the destruction of property. “Owing to the timely arrival of the police,…
I didn’t force my daughter into prostitution, she likes being one
Me? Force her into prostitution? I don’t know where you got the story that I forced Georgina into prostitution, the girl was already one. I just told her to be useful with it. Look, I am an old man and…
Imran Khan greets supporters after police withdraw from around ex-PM’s home
Pakistan’s main opposition leader Imran Khan has greeted supporters outside his home, hours after there were violent clashes as police tried to arrest him. He addressed the crowd and took pictures with those gathered near his compound in the city…
Colombia protests: 79 police officers taken hostage
A police officer has died and 79 others taken hostage during protests in Colombia’s southern Caquetá province. Violence erupted on Thursday after residents blockaded the compound of the oil exploration company Emerald Energy. They were demanding its help to repair…
Israeli police fire stun grenades on pro-judiciary protests
Israeli police have fired stun grenades in Tel Aviv as scuffles broke out across the country amid a “day of disruption” protest as lawmakers ploughed ahead with judicial changes that opponents see as a threat to democracy. “Israel is not…
