Sean “Diddy” Combs reportedly spent between $7 million and $8 million on legal fees during his nearly two-year federal criminal case, according to sources familiar with the matter. The reported costs covered a high-profile legal team that included trial and appellate attorneys Marc Agnifilo, Teny Geragos, Brian Steel and Nicole Westmoreland, who represented the…
An Indian parliamentary panel has demanded an apology from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg over the temporary removal of a July 23 video featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The video, which showed Modi addressing students during youth-led protests on July 23, was briefly taken down from Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram before being restored. The parliamentary…
A 15-year-old footballer has been shot dead after reportedly being caught in the crossfire following a friendly football match in Brazil. Micael Leandro da Silva, a former São Paulo FC youth player, was killed after taking part in a match during the Taça das Grotas amateur football tournament in Maceió on Saturday, August 1.…
Former Kogi West Senator Dino Melaye has warned President Bola Tinubu against taking anything for granted ahead of the 2027 presidential election, citing the fate of late former military Head of State, Sani Abacha. Melaye recalled that Abacha had secured the endorsement of all five registered political parties during his bid to transition from military…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has declared that he has lost confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino following the controversy surrounding a now-withdrawn proposal to sell part of FIFA’s commercial business to private investors. Speaking during a news conference on Wednesday, August 5, Carney criticised Infantino’s handling of the proposed deal, which would have…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said he wanted Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara to secure a second term in office despite their prolonged political feud. Wike and Fubara were at loggerheads for months after the governor assumed office, but both politicians recently reconciled following efforts to end the crisis.…
A United States-based lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York L.C., has said it is working to prevent any proposed meeting between President Bola Tinubu and U.S. President Donald Trump during the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). In a statement posted on X, the Washington-based firm reacted to remarks made by Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United…
President Bola Tinubu has approved a salary increase of between 30 and 80 per cent for personnel of the Nigerian Armed Forces. The new salary structure will take effect from September 1, 2026, and is expected to benefit approximately 250,000 military personnel across the country. In a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on…
Grammy-winning music producer and engineer David Rivkin, popularly known as David Z, has died at the age of 78. According to reports, the veteran producer passed away on August 2 at a hospital in Burbank, California, after suffering complications from an infection. David Z was a pioneering figure behind the iconic Minneapolis Sound and played…
Former Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has reportedly agreed personal terms with Turkish Super Lig side Trabzonspor over a proposed two-year contract. According to FootballTransfers, Turkish transfer journalist Yagiz Sabuncuoglu revealed that the Egyptian international has reached an agreement with Trabzonspor, although the move has not yet been finalized. The report stated that one outstanding contractual…
