London, Dec. 12, 2020 (AltAfrica)-An Idaho man who believes he look like US president-elect, Joe Biden has been arrested for fraudulently impersonating the newly elected President on multiple occasions reports the Twin Falls Herald.  Idaho in the US. Idaho is a landlocked mountainous state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. At 45th parallel north, it shares a 72 ...

London, Nov. 3, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Ryan Giggs, a Manchester United legend and Wales football manager has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting his girlfriend, Kate Greville The Football Association of Wales (FAW) issued a statement on Monday night confirming it is aware of an allegation against national team manager Giggs, first reported in The Sun. READ ALSO: ...

London, Oct. 25, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The Lagos State Government is to has said prosecute all suspected hoodlums arrested in connection with the mayhem unleashed on the state between Tuesday and Wednesday in the aftermath of Lekki toll gate shootings by soldiers. The state Ministry of Justice said on Saturday that the police had arrested 229 suspected ...

London, Sep. 28, 2020 (AltAfrica)-A former ANC M, Eric Kholwane has been taken in for questioning by police over the alleged rape of his own daughters. The prominent party member, who still plays an active role in the party, was arrested early Monday morning and has since been suspended by the party READ ALSO: SOUTH AFRICAN PROVINCE, ...

 London, Sep. 28, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Five Nigerian nationals have been arrested and charged with human trafficking in South Africa after 10 women were found to be working as prostitutes at brothels masquerading as bed-and-breakfast accommodation. RELATED: SOUTH AFRICA ENGAGES INTERPOL IN FIGHT AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING The raid led by South Africa’s top crime-fighting unit, Hawks in ...

London, Sep 1, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Operators of unregistered drones in Tanzania faced the risk of a six-month jail term or a fine of one million Tanzanian shillings (about 431 U.S. dollars, the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) warned on Monday Hamza Johari, TCAA director general, told a news conference in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam ...

 London, August 28, 2020 (AltAfrica)-A man has been arrested in London on suspicion of war crimes relating to the first and second Liberian civil wars between 1989 and 2003, British police said Thursday. The Metropolitan Police said officers arrested the 45-year-old in southeast London and took him into custody at a police station. Officers were ...

London, August 11, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The Nigeria Immigration Service border patrol officers at Yala border patrol base in Cross River State have arrested a Cameroonian, Kouaha Dieudonne, attempting to cross into the country. The Comptroller of Cross River State Command, Okey Ezugwu, who briefed the Comptroller-General of Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, stated that the 42-year-old was ...

London, August 8, 2020 (AltAfrica)-A three-year investigation into allegations of corruption at the OR Tambo International Airport has culminated in the arrests of 23 police officers on a range of charges from drug dealing to theft and racketeering. On Friday, 12 officers – six police sergeants, four constables and two warrant officers – were arrested ...

London, August 3, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The Cyber Crime Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested the general managers of Accra-based free-to-air (FTA) television stations, AB TV and Amen TV, for promoting the activities of fraudsters on their TV stations. The police arrested the managers in an operation aimed at ...