Author: Naija Daily News

Convicted rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has appealed for leniency ahead of his sentencing on Friday, blaming years of drug addiction for his violent past and insisting he has turned his life around while in jail. In a four-page letter submitted to the court on Thursday, Combs, 54, expressed remorse for his actions and asked Judge Arun Subramanian for a second chance. The plea came just hours before his sentencing hearing in New York, scheduled for 10:00 a.m. ET (15:00 GMT). “I’m sorry for all of the hurt and pain that I have caused,” Combs wrote. “The old me died…

Photo: Unrelated photo of a tanker explosion A midnight tanker fire on Friday left destruction in its wake along the Abeokuta–Sagamu Expressway, burning vehicles, power installations, and properties, with an unconfirmed number of people feared dead. The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Abeokuta by its spokesperson, Mr. Babatunde Akinbiyi. According to Akinbiyi, the crash occurred around 1:00 a.m. at the Abeokuta–Kobape–Siun–Sagamu Interchange when a 33,000-litre petrol tanker overturned while speeding, spilling its contents on the highway and igniting a massive fire. “The effect of the unfortunate incident also extended…

Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has disclosed that Boko Haram insurgents once nominated then–opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari to represent them in negotiations with the federal government during his administration’s search for a peaceful resolution to the crisis. Jonathan made the revelation on Friday at the public presentation of SCARS: Nigeria’s Journey and The Boko Haram Conundrum, a book written by former Chief of Defence Staff General Lucky Irabor, held at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. “One of the major scars on my government is the scar of the Chibok girls. It is a scar that will die with me,” Jonathan said.…

The Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, has ordered the Nigeria Police Force and the Inspector-General of Police to suspend the enforcement of tinted glass permit regulations nationwide. The interim order, delivered on Friday in Suit No. FHC/WR/CS/103/2025 filed by legal practitioner John Aikpokpo-Martins, directed the police to maintain the status quo and “respect judicial processes pending further proceedings in the matter.” Kunle Edun, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) who led the petitioner’s legal team, described the ruling as “a major step in ensuring that the rule of law is upheld while the substantive issues in the…

By Deborah Nnamdi Two students have been confirmed dead following a violent clash between rival cult groups in Esa-Oke, Osun State. One of the victims, identified simply as Taoreed, was a fresh graduate of the Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke. He was reportedly hit by a stray bullet on Tuesday, September 23, shortly after collecting his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) call-up letter. The second victim was said to be an undergraduate of the state-owned polytechnic. Eyewitnesses said the violence began on Monday, September 22, during the signing-out celebration of final-year students near the school premises. Gunshots were heard,…

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed two Chinese-owned supermarkets in Jabi District and eight cosmetics shops in Wuse Market, Abuja, for selling unregistered and improperly labeled products. The enforcement exercise, carried out under the directive of NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, was led by Mr. Musa Embugushiki. Goods worth more than N170 million were confiscated during the operation. The supermarkets, located on Mike Akhigbe Way and Ebitu Ukiwe Street, were shut after consumer complaints and surveillance revealed that they stocked unregistered food items labeled only in Chinese. NAFDAC regulations mandate…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Rivers State Police Command has arrested two suspected cultists, one of them a serving police corporal, and recovered firearms and other weapons. The suspects, identified as Corporal Onwukwe Godswill and Ifeanyi Israel, a 200-level Biomedical Technology student at the University of Port Harcourt, were apprehended during a confrontation with the university’s internal security team. Police spokesperson SP Grace Iringe-Koko said in a statement that the suspects were intercepted while allegedly preparing for a clash with rival cultists on campus. A search on them yielded two locally made pistols, four rounds of live cartridges, two rounds of…

By Deborah Nnamdi Sarah Mullally has been appointed Archbishop of Canterbury, becoming the first woman in 1,400 years to lead the Church of England. Mullally, 63, who has served as Bishop of London since 2018, will also assume the ceremonial role of head of the Anglican Communion, representing about 85 million worshippers worldwide. She will be formally installed at Canterbury Cathedral in March 2026. Her appointment has drawn mixed reactions. The Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON), a coalition of conservative Anglican churches in Africa and Asia, criticised the decision, arguing that it showed the Church of England had surrendered its…

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has attributed Nigeria’s worsening insecurity to the breakdown of family values. Speaking on Thursday at the closing ceremony of the 2025 edition of Exercise Haske Biyu at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, Kaduna, Musa stressed that strengthening family structures is key to tackling security challenges in the country. The military exercise, which focused on family values, civic duties and moral resilience, brought together participants from Nigeria and other nations facing similar security threats. “The family is the bedrock of every community. Without the family, there can’t be…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed counterfeit, expired, and unwholesome drugs valued at more than N15 billion at the Moniya dumpsite in Ibadan, Oyo State. The destruction exercise, conducted on Wednesday, was part of efforts to safeguard public health and prevent hazardous products from re-entering circulation. NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, represented by Dr. Martins Iluyomade, Director of Investigation and Enforcement, said the destroyed items included counterfeit, banned, unregistered, controlled, and expired medicines. Among them were Analgin, Co-codamol, codeine-based syrups, Tramadol, Oxytocin, expired vaccines, and other harmful substances. Adeyeye disclosed that the agency…