Benjamin Mendy has been released by Manchester City after six years at the club with the French defender set to face a retrial over rape and sexual assault claims, having been cleared of seven other charges. While it has yet to be officially announced by the club, the full-back appeared on the Premier League’s…
Singer Seun Kuti has been released on bail by the Lagos police command. Recall that the embattled Afrobeat star was taken into custody and subsequently arraigned in court for slapping a policeman at Third Mainland. His lawyer who revealed that his bail condition was perfected last Thursday, said he was released today, May…
The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has dismissed claims that persons arrested in connection with the killing of Deborah Samuel in Sokoto state in May 2022, have been released. The 200-level Home Economics student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, was stoned and burnt to death on May…
American actress, Amanda Bynes has checked out of a mental health facility three weeks after she was admitted for treatment following erratic behavior and naked stroll around LA The 37-year-old former “All That” actress departed the facility of her own volition, TMZ reported on Tuesday. She had reportedly worked with the facility’s staff to…
The Imo State House of Assembly candidate for Owerri municipal constituency seat, Clinton Amadi, has been released from police custody. The Labour Party member, who was a lawmaker at the state House of Assembly between 2007 and 2011 was arrested on Monday April 3, at the state secretariat of the Independent National Electoral Commission located…
Friends and family members have shared before and after photos of one Saalabata Lawal Maisaje, who regained his freedom on Friday, April 7, after three months in captivity. It was gathered that Maisaje was kidnapped by bandits in Dansadau district in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State in January, 2023.
Former USA President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 criminal charges against him in the Manhattan court on Tuesday April 3. Trump who arrived at the Manhattan district attorney’s office where he was placed under arrest and in police custody, wore a dark blue suit and red tie as he sat beside his…
Senator John Fetterman, who was perfectly fine, before he wasn’t perfectly fine, and then got even worse, has been released from the hospital and is perfectly fine. Yes, the Democrats and media insisted on pushing an ill man through a grueling campaign process, claiming he was more than capable of performing his Senate duties, should…
Paul Rusesabagina, the man who inspired the Hollywood film “Hotel Rwanda” and had been sentenced to prison in Rwanda, has been released from prison after having his sentence commuted by the country’s President Paul Kagame follwing his request for clemency. Rusesabagina was found guilty on terrorism-related charges in September 2021 and was sentenced…
Former senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has given an update about the woman and men who were arrested weeks ago with multiple voters cards, while buying votes during the period the 2023 presidential election was held. Sani in a tweet he shared, said the suspects have been released without charges and are now…
The narcotics intelligence bureau of the CID has arrested a 32-year-old Nigerian man for smuggling Methamphetamine (crystal meth) in Chennai, India. The accused, identified as Grant Victor Ikenna, was arrested for illegal trafficking under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, Times of India reported on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. A special…
Pro-Biafra separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa, has been released by Finnish authorities hours after he was arrested and grilled. Earlier Thursday, Feb. 23, Finnish police escorted Ekpa out of his apartment in Lahti. He was later released on Thursday evening. He took to Twitter to share a post after his release. The Finnish Central…
The family of murdered South African model Reeva Steenkamp have revealed details of a shocking prison cell confrontation with their daughter’s murderer Oscar Pistorious. According to the heartbroken family, they believe the Blade Runner killer should stay behind bars for life but continued to deny killing their daughter. Barry Steenkamp said Pistorius broke down and…
The funeral arrangement for AMAA founder Peace Maria Ogechi Anyiam-Osigwe has been released. The 53-year-old filmmaker, who died on Jan. 10, 2023, after a brief illness at St. Nicholas Hospital in Lagos, will be laid to rest on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. A Night of Tributes will be held on Saturday, February 11, and…
A 10-year-old girl was stabbed to death by a convicted rapist just two days after he was freed from prison. Maria Camila Plazas is said to have begged for mercy as she died trying to fight off her killer. A suspect, named as Jonathan Francisco Garcia Tapias, 27, is alleged to have stabbed…
The Wharton Family / YouTube Cory Wharton & Taylor Selfridge’s daughter has been discharged from the hospital “Teen Mom OG” alumni Cory Wharton and Taylor Selfridge have had a very difficult start to the new year. The couple has spent 13 of the first days of 2023 in the Cardiothoracic ICU with their youngest daughter,…
The immediate-past Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Doyin Okupe, has said that his rearrest by the Department of State Service on the request of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, was an ”error.” Okupe was arrested at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport this morning, Jan. 12. Speaking on Twitter following his…
A murderer has died after crashing into a tree weeks after being released from prison. Stephen Bonallie, 32, (pictured above) was killed on New Year’s Eve in County Durham, UK. His death comes just weeks after finishing a 14-year jail term for murdering a disabled man in a bet. In 2007, Bonallie…
Paul Pogba’s brother, Mathias has been released from prison after being arrested and charged in September over an alleged extortion plot against his brother and former Manchester United midfielder. Mathias Pogba’s lawyer Me Yassine Bouzrou confirmed his client’s release to Le Parisien and BFMTV, with the 32-year-old having been in pre-trial detention since his arrest. An initial request for…
FTX crypto boss, Sam Bankman-Fried will be released on a $ 250 million bond after a deal was struck today in a New York City courtroom. He was arrested in the Bahamas last week on a range of fraud and money laundering charges for what prosecutors described as one of the biggest financial crimes in American history. It…
A voice note from a purported conversation between a member of a kidnap gang and a family member of a kidnap victim has been shared online. According to Twitter user @The_Vyrus who shared the story online, the victim is among those recently kidnapped in Nsukka, Enugu state. In the trending voice note, the victim who…