Author: Vincent Osuwo

Prosecutors in New York have widened their case against rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, accusing him of coercing two more people into commercial sex acts and dangling a person from an apartment balcony. Diddy has been in jail since September, when he was accused of racketeering, forced sex trafficking, and transportation for prostitution. On Thursday, the indictment was revised to include two additional victims, but no new counts were added to the case. The 55-year-old artist has vigorously rejected all claims levelled against him, including the federal criminal case and more than 30 different civil lawsuits. In response to the superseding…

Mark Carney, the frontrunner for the next Canadian prime minister, has stated that Canada is “going to stand up to a bully” following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of 25% tariffs on Canada. In an exclusive interview with BBC Newsnight, Carney, 59, stated that Canada will “match dollar for dollar the US tariffs.”. In addition to imposing a 25% tax on Canadian imports on Saturday, the White House imposed tariffs of 25% on Mexico and 10% on China. Carney, a former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, launched his candidacy for leader of Canada’s ruling…

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has sharply criticised Rotimi Amaechi, the former governor of Rivers State and former minister of transport, for making derogatory remarks about President Bola Tinubu. Ohanaeze Ndigbo found Amaechi’s views, which included calls for “brutal force” to remove Tinubu from power in 2027, unsettling and divisive. In a statement published in Kaduna on Saturday by Deputy President General Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Ohanaeze Ndigbo condemned Amaechi’s remarks as a threat to democracy, peace, and civility. Isiguzoro also distanced Ohanaeze Ndigbo from Amaechi’s words, emphasising that the Igbo people would never support a political conspiracy to…

Horst Koehler, Germany’s former president who served from 2004 to 2010, has died. Koehler died on Saturday, aged 81, following a brief illness, according to presidential officials. “Koehler died early this morning in Berlin after a brief, serious illness, surrounded by his family,” the German president said in a statement. Prior to his stint as German president, he held a number of notable international roles, including Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2000 to 2004. He resigned as Germany’s president in 2010 due to controversy over remarks he made concerning the country’s military engagements. The former German…

Supporters of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), believed to be loyalists of Rivers State Governor Siminialayi Fubara and Federal Capital Territory Minister Chief Nyesom Wike, battled at the party’s secretariat in Port Harcourt yesterday. The incident led to gunfire near the PDP Secretariat on the Port Harcourt-Aba Motorway Friday. While some felt the gunshots were fired by security personnel who had been keeping an eye on the facility following the court’s dismissal of Aaron Chukwuemeka’s party leaders, others said political thugs were responsible. It was gathered that supporters of the state’s governor, who had been forced out of the office…

Mr. Peter Obi, the former Governor of Anambra State and the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, has refused a proposal to name a spectacular hall at Shanahan College of Nursing Sciences in Nsukka after himself. Speaking after Obi delivered a cheque for N20 million to help the institution’s ongoing infrastructure development, the school’s manager, Rev. Fr. Kelvin Caesar, informed the crowd that the hall where the ceremony was placed was entirely sponsored by Obi and will be named in his honour. In a fast response, Obi denied the accolade, noting that he was building comparable structures…

The impeachment of Mudashiru Obasa, a former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has exacerbated internal divisions within the state’s All Progressives Congress. This came as opposition groups proclaimed their willingness to welcome the besieged congressman if he considers leaving the ruling party. Since Obasa was impeached by a majority of MPs on January 13, 2025, for suspected misconduct and financial embezzlement, his expulsion has provoked divergent emotions among members of the Governance Advisory Council, the APC’s highest decision-making body in Lagos. Two GAC members, Senator Anthony Adefuye and Chief Muraina Taiwo, who opposed Obasa’s removal, were chastised…

FBI agents who were involved in the investigations that led to the now-abandoned criminal charges against President Donald Trump are anticipated to be fired as part of a massive purging of the country’s top law enforcement agency, according to US media reports Friday. Dozens of FBI agents are involved in the investigation into Trump supporters who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, and some supervisors are also “being evaluated for possible removal,” CNN reported, citing persons briefed on the situation. According to the Washington Post, “officials are working to identify potentially hundreds (of FBI agents) for possible termination.”…

A small jet carrying six people crashed into a bustling Philadelphia suburb Friday night, officials said, igniting fires on the ground and leaving burnt-out buildings and vehicles in its path. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed to AFP that there were six persons on the Learjet, but there has been no confirmation of any survivors. According to the FAA, the aircraft, a Learjet 55 executive plane with two persons on board, crashed around 2330 GMT into a densely populated section of the city with residences, shops, and busy highways. It was heading for Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri and had taken…

Nigerian illegal immigrants in the US have revealed that they have restricted their movements to public places to avoid being arrested and deported. This came as they expressed optimism that they would be protected against deportation by the many lawsuits filed against President Donald Trump over his immigration policies. Some of the illegal immigrants stated that they had refrained from going to work, church, and public places since Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States as a sacrifice to continue staying in the country. No fewer than 3,690 Nigerians in the US are facing deportation, according…