By Mario Deepromoter

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been nabbed by federal agents on Monday night in a Manhattan hotel, in New York, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York said.

According to a person familiar with the situation, who described him as caught off-guard by the apprehension. Combs had been living at the hotel for several weeks, a person with knowledge of the investigation said.

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams confirmed in a statement that on Monday evening, federal agents had arrested Combs, based on a sealed indictment filed by the Southern District of New York.

“We expect to move to unseal the indictment in the morning and will have more to say at that time,” Williams said.

Combs’ attorney Marc Agnifilo expressed disappointment in a statement. He said Combs, 54, had been cooperative with the investigation and “voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges.”

“Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man, and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, adoring his children, and working to uplift the Black community,” the statement said. “He is an imperfect person but he is not a criminal.”

“These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court,” it added.

It was not immediately clear on what charges Combs, the rapper-turned-music mogul, was arrested.

Combs has faced a wave of lawsuits — one as recent as last week — accusing him of sexual assault and misconduct since November, when former girlfriend Casandra Ventura sued him in federal court, accusing him of years of physical and sexual abuse.

Ventura, who is best known by her stage name, Cassie, was once signed to Combs’ Bad Boy record label. The two settled her lawsuit a day after it was filed, without disclosing the terms of the settlement. An attorney for Combs said the settlement was not an acknowledgment of wrongdoing. He previously denied the allegations.

Big Brother Naija housemate Sooj has won the Head of House (HoH) title for the week in the “No Loose Guard” season.

With an impressive time of four minutes and thirty-two seconds, Sooj outperformed his fellow housemates and secured his position for another week.

The HoH Challenge, known for its rigorous physical and mental tests, saw Sooj excel in the demanding series of tasks.

Sooj’s victory grants him immunity from nominations, giving him a significant advantage over the other contestants.

Less than four days after Big Larry passed on, another veteran Nollywood star Emmanuel Francis has died.

Popular Nigerian Filmmaker, Femi Ogedengbe via his social media on Sunday night announced the veteran’s passage.

According to Ogedengbe, he had taken to the late veteran to Tanzania in 2006, adding that he shot a number of films with him, including Cross My Sin, She is My Sister and The Director.

Sharing late actor’s photo, Ogedengbe wrote: “Rest in peace to one of Nollywood legends. Uncle Emmanuel Frances, one of the actors i took to Tanzania in 2006, shot three movie with him; cross my sin, she is my sister and the director. RIP.”

A Ghanaian by birth, It is yet unclear how he died. He was in his 80s.

Before death, the late actor’s dreams was to shoot a film he tilted ” Ghana Must Go”. He has gone on to feature in dozens of films in Nollywood, earning him a reputation as a talented and lively personality.

Naijablitznews recalls this is coming days after Big Larry too passed on.