Contrary to the reports making the rounds on social media that the anchors of Sunrise Daily’s anchors on Channels TV have been arrested, Africa Daily News, New York has gathered that no such arrests were made.
The media outfit on Friday morning put out the clarification on social media categorically stating no such arrest was made.
The media outfit pointed out that the entire anchors were invited for a meeting by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) in Abuja and they have since returned from that meeting.
In a related development, the Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday clarified that …
DSS also charged him to court in discreet and Babalola is currently in prison.
Outspoken lawyer cum rights activist, Inibehe Effiong, made the revelation on Twitter.
Effiong disclosed that Babalola was arrested over articles about President Muhammadu Buhari, national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinunu, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and #RevolutionNow convener, Omoyele Sowore.
He tweeted: “Late on Friday, I was alerted that my client Mr. Ayoola Babalola, a courageous student activist and young journalist, was arrested and charged
The Edo State Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Diaspora Affairs, Hon. Osazee Osemwengie Ero, has been arrested by the Interpol in far away France.
NAN gathered that the Commissioner, who organized the recently held Edo Festivals (EDOFEST), was arrested on allegations bothering on money laundering.
The sum of $2 million cash was said to have been found on him while the arrest was being effected at the Paris Airport in the presence of the state governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki.
It was gathered that both the Commissioner and the Governor were on their way from China, where the both were said …
The Ondo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a notorious drug merchant in the state over his alleged link with the murder of four of its officials.
According to the State Commander of the agency, Haruna Gagara who did not disclose the name of the drug kingpin, the drug merchant allegedly masterminded the killing of four of its men.
He described the arrest as a big catch towards apprehending others connected with the incident.
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Gagara disclosed this on Tuesday at the end of …
The Nigeria Police on Saturday announced the arrested of popular music artiste, Duncan Mighty.
This was contained in a statement by SP Ikeokwi Godson Orlando, spokesman of the Imo State Police Command.
It said the arrest followed a petition written by an up and coming rap artist M2, who claimed that the Imo state government under former governor, Rochas Okorocha, through the office of the SA on Entertainment, entered into a deal with Duncan Mighty.
The deal was to manage, promote, arrange collaboration with other top artistes and sign M2 under YOUNG WEALTH record label owned by Duncan Mighty.…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kwara State Command, has arrested one suspect over possession of 800 grams of psychotropic drugs.
This was contained in a press statement signed by the Agency’s Public Affairs Officer, Abigail Adebija in Ilorin on Friday.
She said the suspect was arrested on Nov. 22 in Omupo, Kwara state following information from a reliable source to the Agency.
Adebija said the suspect was arrested with 800 grams of psychotropic drugs comprising of 400 grams of Tramadol 225 milligrams and 400 grams of Exol 5.
She said that the arrest revealed the new mode …
Israeli forces arrested a prominent Palestinian politician from her home in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah overnight on Thursday.
Khalida Jarrar, a former member of the defunct Palestinian Legislative Council, was arrested at 3am local time (00:00 GMT) and taken to an unknown area, local media reported.
According to her daughter Yara Jarrar, the house was surrounded by more than Israeli 70 soldiers who arrived in 12 military vehicles.
“Mom and sister were asleep when they approached,” Yara said in a post on Twitter.
The 56-year-old Jarrar, who is associated with the left-wing Popular Front for the Liberation
Illyasu was said to have secured an office opposite the Presidential Banquet Hall for his activities. Investigation by the EFCC showed that he successfully swindled the Managing Director of Galaxy Investment, Babagana Dalor, out of ₦500m. Dalor is also under EFCC probe for operating a Ponzi scheme.
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Illyasu was also said to have defrauded Union and Allied Engineers Ltd. of ₦70m. His
The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Sunday said its operatives had arrested a total of 19 imposters in the First Quarter of 2019.
Navy spokesman, Commodore Suleman Dahun,made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
A breakdown of those arrested criminals given by the spokesman showed that 13 were arrested in Calabar/Ikang area; 5 in Yenogoa/Port Harcourt area and 1 in Lagos area.
OPERATIVES of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the Ibadan Zonal Office have arrested six `Yahoo’ boys and recovered five different models of exotic cars and laptops.
The Acting Head, Media and Publicity of the commission, Mr Tony Orilade, who broke the news yesterday in Abuja Tuesday, said other items recovered from the suspects include mobile phones and documents containing false information.
