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 Diddy Forced Escort to Urinate on Cassie, Prosecutors Allege in Sex Trafficking Trial Prosecutors in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial allege he forced a male escort to urinate in the mouth of singer Cassie Ventura during a private party. The claim emerged in opening statements of the trial that began May 12. Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson described the alleged abuse as part of Combs’ “freak off” parties, involving coerced sexual acts. Jurors were also shown a 2016 video reportedly showing Combs assaulting Cassie in a hotel hallway. A male sex worker, Daniel Phillip, testified he was hired multiple times to sleep with Cassie and once urinate on her at her request. He claimed Combs sometimes directed or filmed the encounters and said he feared retaliation if he spoke out. Combs faces multiple charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering. He has pleaded not guilty. If convicted, he could face life in prison. Cassie is expected to testify.

 Boko Haram invades another military base in Borno, captures, kills soldiers Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have attacked a base of the Nigerian Army in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State, killing an unspecified number of soldiers. Local and security sources confirmed the attack, saying the incident happened at Forward Operation Base of the 153 Task Force Battalion, around 3:00am on Monday. One of the sources who did not want his name mentioned said the troops were dislodged and many soldiers captured during the attack. “ISWAP has taken over Marte, an unspecified number of soldiers were killed, some captured and many have deserted. They ran towards Dikwa, and are currently at the 24 Task force Brigade, Dikwa. “The terrorists also burnt down armoured tanks and made away with arms and ammunition from the base”, said the source. Marte is 38 kilometers from Dikwa, the headquarters of Dikwa local government area of Borno State. A source in Dikwa told our correspondent that guns...

 Students of the Plateau State University (PLASU), took the celebration of their rag day to another level and this has raised a lot of questions from concerned people.  There have been calls for banning of rag day while others believe it was just an expression of their freedom.  So what is your take on the debate?  Should the rag day be banned?.  More photos below. 

 Unknown gunmen kidnap community Chief in Agbele, Kwara State. A community leader, Chief Oladipo Raphael Kayode, was on Sunday kidnapped by unknown gunmen from his home in Agbele, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. Manjala  reports that Chief Oladipo Raphael Kayode was kidnapped in around 9:40pm on May 11, 2025. A family member who spoke to Kwara updates  stated that the incident had been reported at the anti kidnapping unit of the Police headquarters in ilorin. As at the time of filling this report, his whereabouts remain unknown, as his family has not received any communication from the abductors. Efforts to get reactions from the police command proved abortive as the State PPRO didn't pick her calls.

  16-year-old Ebonyi student fakes kidnap, demands N2m ransom 13th May 2025 A 16-year-old student in SS2 class of a private secondary school in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, faked her kidnap and demanded a ransom of N2 million for her release. The teenage girl allegedly contacted a family member, claiming she had been kidnapped. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Joshua Ukandu, disclosed to reporters on Monday that a family friend helped her plan the hoax. Ukandu said the girl attends a privately owned school located on Watchman Street in Abakaliki. She is a native of Izzi Local Government Area and was due to return to school for the third term on Saturday. The girl told police she had gone to buy second-hand clothes, known locally as ‘Okirika’, when someone tapped her from behind. She claimed to have lost consciousness and woke up the next day at Ishieke Junction in Ebonyi Local Government Area. She added that she often dreams of being kidnapped, and her mother regularly prays ...

 UNICEF resolves polio vaccine non-compliance in Bauchi communities 13th May 2025 The United Nations Children’s Education Fund has disclosed that it had resolved a reasonable number of polio vaccination non-compliance in the Kundum Durum community of Bauchi, Bauchi State. Speaking with journalists during a monitoring exercise, the Polio Ward Focal Person, Kundum Durum, in Bauchi Local Government, Nuru Abdullahi, noted that on the first day of the exercise, non-compliance was recorded in 10 houses in the community. Nuru, while acknowledging that residents of the community are gradually accepting and embracing the polio vaccines, explained that “Out of the over 2000 houses visited in the community, less than 10 houses are still recorded with non-compliance.” He maintained that “Even the houses where non-compliance is recorded have been resolved immediately by the UNICEF team led by its Chief of Bauchi Office, Dr. Nuzhat Rafique came for supervision.” He stated that over 4000 children...

 Armed clashes erupt in Libya's Tripoli after reported killing of armed group leader TRIPOLI Armed clashes erupted on Monday evening and gunfire has echoed in the city center and other parts of the Libyan capital Tripoli following reports that an armed group leader was killed, three residents told Reuters by phone. The leader, Abdulghani Kikli, known as Ghaniwa, is the commander of Support Force Apparatus SSA, one of Tripoli's powerful armed groups, based in the densely populated Abu Salim neighbourhood. The Reuters Tariff Watch newsletter is your daily guide to the latest global trade and tariff news. Sign up here. SSA is under the Presidential Council that came to power in 2021 with the Government of National Unity (GNU) of Abdulhamid Dbeibah through a United Nations-backed process. GNU's interior ministry called on citizens in a short statement to stay at home "for their own safety." Following the ministry's call, drivers started speeding and honking in man...