Hollywood star Susan Sarandon and “Hacks” actress Hannah Einbinder were among people detained by police in New York as they moved in to break up a protest against Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday. AFP footage shows NYPD officers cuffing “Thelma & Louise” star Sarandon at the demo in the city as the Israeli prime minister…
By Mohammad Tijjani The Kaduna State Police Command has rescued two kidnapped victims, neutralised four suspected kidnappers and arrested 12 others during clearance operations in Ikara Local Government Area. The command also recovered an AK-47 rifle, two locally made guns and three sacks of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp during the operations. Related…
The Niger State Police Command has arrested two men accused of impersonating military personnel and allegedly assaulting a laundry attendant in the Suleja area of the state over a missing mobile phone. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, the suspects, identified as Abraham Ashiwel and Michael Okonkwo, both of Bakassi area,…
(The Scene. Photo Credit: ebonynaija_media) The Nigeria Police Force detained a guy after he hurled his two children from a three-story building while attempting to toss his wife at Umuobe, near Barracks Junction on Opobo Road in Obingwa LGA, Abia State. The event generated concern among residents after the man was found laying unconscious…
Entertainment Quick Read East Hampton Police Detective Sgt. Jennifer Dunn said investigators have not established a motive, noting that the suspect appeared confused rather than threatening. The suspect, identified as Keith Webster, faces charges of second-degree criminal mischief and third-degree criminal trespass following Wednesday’s incident at the couple’s sprawling $26 million mansion. According to investigators,…
The perpetrator appeared to have deliberately targeted the Welfen grammar school in the town of Schongau in a suspected “rampage”, a police spokeswoman told AFP. She was unable to confirm press reports according to which the assailant used a knife in the attack. Local police said on their X account that “a suspected perpetrator has…
Metro Speaker of Edo House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku Quick Read Agbebaku stated that no kidnapping incident had ever been recorded in the area, which he described as home to law-abiding residents of diverse ethnic backgrounds. By Imelda Osayande Benin The Speaker of the Edo House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, has said the mastermind of…
A Kaduna-based musician and social media influencer, Mycah Dangata, popularly known for spearheading the “Take Over Kaduna” movement, has reportedly been arrested and is currently being held by security operatives in Kaduna State for campaigning against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and demanding the next Kaduna governor from Southern Kaduna. Dangata’s arrest has sparked…
By Linda Agbu The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it has uncovered an illegal confinement facility where 24 victims, including pregnant women were held and by exploited by in Badagry town of Lagos State. The victims included citizens of Togo and the Benin Republic, as well as one Nigerian from Imo, Public…
The Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, has arrested an accountant accused of masterminding a burglary in Maryland, Lagos, in which property worth about ₦150 million was stolen. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the zone, Mr Olohundare Jimoh, disclosed this while briefing journalists on Tuesday in Lagos. Jimoh said the suspect had…
