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A Manhattan federal court on Friday ordered music executive Sean “Diddy” Combs to serve 50 months behind bars after a jury earlier this year found him guilty on two counts linked to transporting people to perform in drug-fueled sex acts. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian also imposed five years of supervised release and fined […]
Hip-hop mogul, Sean “Diddy” Combs has appealed to a federal judge for compassion as he faces sentencing in New York on Friday, saying he has been humbled by his time in jail and is committed to turning his life around. In a four-page letter submitted late Thursday to U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian, Combs […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja recently addressed a contentious legal dispute involving the African Democratic Congress (ADC), one of Nigeria’s political parties. The dispute centers on the party’s leadership, specifically the recognition of Senator David Mark and former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola as the party’s national chairman and secretary, respectively. Dumebi Kachikwu, who […]
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan on Friday extended an order restraining the United Bank for Africa (UBA) from allowing withdrawals from 30 bank accounts into which the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had lodged withheld allocations meant for Osun State local governments. Justice Ladiran Akintola, who gave the ruling in Suit […]
Former Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor (retd.), has clarified that his newly launched book on Nigeria’s fight against Boko Haram is not an attempt to indict anyone, but a call for sober national reflection. Irabor made this known on Friday during the public presentation of the book, Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and […]
Barcelona forward, Lamine Yamal has been ruled out of Spain’s upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Bulgaria after suffering a setback in his recovery from a groin injury. The 18-year-old winger sustained a recurrence of the problem during Wednesday’s 2-1 Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain, his first start since August. […]
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) and Meta Platforms, Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, have agreed to pursue an out-of-court settlement in the ongoing dispute over a $32.8 million privacy fine imposed on the tech giant. At the resumed hearing on Friday before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High […]
West Africa is facing an escalating drug crisis, with addiction rates surging among young people and governments declaring emergencies as synthetic substances like kush, opioids, and methamphetamine spread rapidly across the region. Once regarded mainly as a transit hub for international traffickers, the subregion has become a major consumer market. Recent reports from […]
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has called on Nigerians to unite in the fight against insurgency, stressing that military efforts alone cannot bring lasting peace to the country. General Musa made the call during the closing ceremony of Exercise Haske Biyu held at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College […]
