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Christmas Tree Arson At Jenin Church Leads To Arrests

Christmas Tree Arson At Jenin Church Leads To Arrests

December 25, 2025 12:32 pm

Palestinian Authority police have arrested three men suspected of setting fire to a Christmas tree and damaging a Nativity display at a Catholic church in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Jenin, authorities said Wednesday.

Police said the suspects were identified after investigators reviewed surveillance footage from the area surrounding the Holy Redeemer Church. Tools believed to have been used in the attack were seized during the arrests, according to a police statement.

Palestinian police strongly denounced the incident, describing it as an effort to provoke sectarian and religious discord in the West Bank, where tensions have intensified amid the …

REUTERS/Tunisia Opposition Arrests Widen As Ayachi Hammami Detained

Tunisia Opposition Arrests Widen As Ayachi Hammami Detained

December 2, 2025 4:46 pm

Tunisian police arrested veteran opposition politician Ayachi Hammami at his home on Tuesday to carry out a five year prison sentence for conspiracy against state security, his family told Reuters. The detention followed a sweeping appeals court ruling last week that imposed lengthy prison terms on dozens of government critics.

The arrest has intensified growing concern among rights groups and political movements who say President Kais Saied is using the judiciary to silence opponents. Saied, who took extraordinary powers in 2021 and later dissolved parliament, has rejected those accusations and insists the courts act independently.

Last week’s appeals court verdict …

Louvre Heist: Five Arrested In $102 Million Paris Robbery

Louvre Heist: Five Arrested In $102 Million Paris Robbery

October 30, 2025 4:46 am

French police have arrested five more suspects in connection with the audacious $102 million jewel theft from the Louvre Museum’s Apollo Gallery, Paris prosecutors said Thursday.

The arrests mark a major step forward in the investigation into one of France’s most shocking museum robberies, though the stolen treasures remain missing.

Prosecutor Laure Beccuau told RTL radio that the suspects were detained in simultaneous police raids across Paris on Wednesday evening. One of the suspects was identified through DNA traces found at the crime scene, Beccuau confirmed.

Before the latest arrests, two other men detained over the weekend had “partially …

We Did Not Arrest Any Channels Television Anchor - DSS

We Did Not Arrest Any Channels Television Anchor – DSS

August 27, 2021 1:27 am

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 Arrests Journalist Over Article On Buhari, Tinubu

January 25, 2020 8:03 am
The Department of State Services (DSS) has secretly arrested a young journalist, Ayoola Babalola.

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

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Obaseki Reacts As Interpol Arrests His Commissioner

December 31, 2019 5:26 am

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 …

NDLEA Arrests Suspected Killer Of Officials

December 17, 2019 2:37 pm

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 …

Police Arrests Duncan Mighty In Owerri

December 14, 2019 8:36 am

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.…

NSCDC Arrests 10 Illegal Gas Operators In Akwa Ibom

December 5, 2019 1:47 pm
 The Nigeria Security and Civil Corps has arrested 10 suspected illegal liquified petroleum gas operators in Akwa Ibom.
 State Commandant of corps, Mr Adeyinka Ayinla who disclosed this to newsmen at the end of routine surveillance in Uyo on Thursday, said that the corps was in collaboration with DPR to fish out illegal LPG refilling points in the state.
 The routine surveillance was said have been carried out in conjunction with Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Akwa Ibom.
“We are going to investigate the matter and after investigation, if they are guilty we will take them to court or
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NDLEA Arrests Man Over Alleged Possession Of 800g Of Drugs

November 30, 2019 8:12 am

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 …

Israel Arrests Palestinian Leftist Figure Khalida Jarrar

Israel Arrests Palestinian Leftist Figure Khalida Jarrar

October 31, 2019 1:13 pm

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

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DSS Arrests Six UI Staff Over Alleged Exam Malpractices

DSS Arrests Six UI Staff Over Alleged Exam Malpractices

October 21, 2019 6:25 pm
The Department of State Security (DSS) has arrested six members of staff of the University of Ibadan over alleged examination malpractices.
The arrested staff were said to be working at the Distance Learning Centre of the institution before the Director of the centre got the information of the examination malpractices, informed the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof Idowu Olayinka, who invited the operatives of DSS and handed over to them the six staff for thorough investigation and prosecution.
The affected staff allegedly include  Head of UI DLC software Unit, Head Student Support, Executive Officer and Media representative, two Information Technology
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