Tag: detention
American’s detention on spying charges: U.S demands explanation from Russia
The United States wants an explanation for why Russia detained a former U.S. Marine on spying charges in Moscow and…
61 Turkish Soldiers detained for suspected Gulen links
Turkish Authorities ordered the arrest of 61 Soldiers from the navy and land forces, including Senior Officers, for suspected links…
Protests in Uganda after lawmakers’ detention at airport
Protests erupted in the Ugandan capital on Friday after police detained two lawmakers at the international airport as they prepared…
American based Lawyer decries continuous detention of El-Zakzaky, wife
An American based lawyer, Mr Emmanuel Ogebe, has decried the continuous detention of the Shiite leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, describing it…
Man petitions Attorney General, IGP over unlawful detention
A Lagos businessman, Muntari Abubakar has written a petition to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation,…
Jonathan’s cousin drags FG to court over his detention
Akin Kuponiyi Mr Azibaola Robert, a Niger-Delta activist who also is a cousin to Nigeria’s former president, Goodluck Jonathan, has…
Facebook comment lands lecturer in detention
Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna State Police Commissioner, Malam Umar Shehu on Thursday ordered the detention of a Kaduna State University, KASU,…
Zakzaky, other Shi’ite members can be visited in detention – IG
The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase has denied a recent online report that he would have to seek “orders…
Wounded Shiite members dying in detention – Spokesman
Nigerian Shiites wounded in military raids are dying in military and police detention because they are being denied medical care,…
Court orders Nigerian Navy to pay N200m over illegal detention of vessel
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal high court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has ordered the Nigerian Navy and its chief of…
Ogun NUJ decries detention of 7 journalists by judge
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has condemned the detention of seven of…
Abuja Court Grants Bash Ali Bail
Taiwo Adelu Nigerian boxer, Bashiru Lawrence Ali (OON), who was detained by the Police, was Thursday arraigned at the Chief…
Police Detain Bash Ali
Taiwo Adelu The ambition of ageless Nigerian boxer, Bashiru Lawrence Ali (OON) to have his Guinness World Record Boxing fight…
Fallout Of Osun Gov Election: 50 APC Members Still In Detention
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said at least 50 of its members are still…
SSS Jail break: Nigerian arrested for tweeting attack pictures
Amnesty International urged the Nigerian security forces Friday to disclose the whereabouts of a man who was arrested after tweeting…
Malaysia angry over detention of parents for beating child
Malaysia’s prime minister on Saturday offered help to a Muslim couple detained in Sweden for hitting their son, in a…
Turkey detains ministers’ sons over bribery
Turkish police detained the sons of three cabinet ministers and several high-profile businessmen on Tuesday in a sweeping probe into…
Angolan police kills opposition activist, detains 292 protesters
(Reuters) – Angolan security forces shot and killed an opposition activist on Saturday, hours ahead of protests across the country…
APC Slams Police For Continued Detention Of Election Observers
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as totally inexplicable and unjustifiable the continued detention of the 182 election Observers…
Police Detain Corporal Over Murder Of Graduate
The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the detention of one of its personnel, a Police Corporal, accused of killing…
Russia Demands Release Of 7 Crewmen
Russia has demanded the release of seven its crewmen, detained in Nigeria since October 2012 for allegedly carrying arms and…
Police Inspector Detained For Selling Seized Okadas
A Police Inspector attached to B-OPS of Traffic Department, Ikeja, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Michael Oguche, is currently being detained in…
Police To Charge MASSOB Leaders
The police in Delta State, southsouth Nigeria, said the detained coordinator of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign…
Ex-Egypt president Morsi held for murder
CAIRO (AFP) – Egypt formally detained Mohammed Morsi on Friday for allegedly abetting militants in murdering policemen and staging prison…
Police: ‘Chidi Lloyd Helping Us’
Chidi Lloyd, majority leader at the Rivers State House of Assembly, detained since yesterday in Abuja, is still being held…
Egypt: Army detains President Morsi, aides
Egypt’s army is “preventively” holding ousted president Mohamed Morsi after his ouster by an army decree, a senior army official…
Bank Manager Detains Woman Over N17k Loan
A housewife, Mrs Rose Abbey from Edo State, south south Nigeria, was locked up in a micro finance bank called…
Right Groups Condemn Detention Of Nigeria Journalists
Media rights groups on Tuesday condemned the detention by police of Nigerian journalists who refused to disclose their source for…
4 Detained Over Missing Rifle
Four policemen attached to the Ikot Nakanda Police Station in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State have been…
2 Enweremadu princes detained by Nigeria soldiers
The Enweremadu royal family of Ngwaukwu, Isialangwa, Abia state, eastern Nigeria, has appealed to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen.…