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The Edo State Police Command has arrested an ex-convict, John Agbontean, for armed robbery in Benin city.      The spokesperson of the command, SP Moses Joel Yamu, who disclosed this in a statement, said the suspect was arrested with a cut to size gun while attempting to rob in a church of the proceeds from the end of year …

Former Manchester City and Real Madrid footballer, Robinho is spending his first Christmas behind bars after he was told he doesn’t qualify for the temporary festive release thousands of prisoners at his lock-up will enjoy. Prison chiefs have confirmed Robinho is not eligible for the prison perk and will not get to spend family time with his wife Vivian and their three children at their home …

The accused k!ller of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO is being held in a Brooklyn jail, where Sean “Diddy” Combs is being jailed.Luigi Mangione, 26, is locked up at the Metropolitan Detention Center. He appeared in federal court in Manhattan Thursday after waiving extradition in Pennsylvania.He’s accused of traveling from Georgia to allegedly stalk and kill Brian Thompson and said he targeted the …

The mum of a seven-month-old baby boy who drowned in the bath as she played games on her phone has been jailed for seven years for manslaughter.  Seven-month-old Charlie Goodall d!£d in February 2022 after he fell from his newly fitted seat inside the tub.  Mum Danielle Massey, 31, had put Charlie in the tub and said she left him unattended “briefly” …

A convicted bank robber released early from federal prison on a compassionate release program, is heading back to prison for the same crime he was originally jailed for.  Markham David Bond was found guilty by a federal jury in Los Angeles on one count of interference with commerce by robbery, one count of using a firearm during a crime of violence, …

  Sean “Diddy” Combs has dropped his appeal to be released on bail until the start of his trial next year.     The voluntary dismissal means the hip-hop mogul will remain behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn until the start of his criminal trial in May.     “Mr. Combs does not seek to appeal the …

A Philadelphia man who received a $4.1million settlement from city officials after he served 24 years behind bars for a murder he did not commit is sent back to jail.     Shaurn Thomas, now 50, pleaded guilty in court on Thursday to killing 38-year-old Akeem Edwards on January 3, 2023, over a $1,200 drug debt, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.   …

A Lagos State High sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, convicted and sentenced a couple, Harry Uyanwanne and Oluwakemi Odemuyiwa (a.k.a Kristein Uyanwanne) along with Temple International Church, for stealing N52 million.    Justice Mojisola Dada handed down the verdict after finding them guilty of the offences preferred against them.    The judge also ordered that the third defendant …

The family of an 18-year-old British boy who is facing up to 20 years in a UAE prison over a holiday romance has warned that his mental health is ‘declining’.  Marcus Fakana, of Tottenham, was held in Dubai’s ‘notorious’ Al Barsha Police Station for days after the ‘strict’ mother of a 17-year-old girl he had sx with on holiday this summer reported …

An 18-year-old Tottenham residents holiday with his parents has turned into a months-long ordeal that could lead to 20 years in prison after he was charged with having sx with another tourist   a 17-year-old girl, who is now 18.  Marcus Fakana joined his parents for what was supposed to be a short holiday starting August 26, 2024.  While there, he met …