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Court adjourns Speed Darlington’s N300m suit against IGP to January 27

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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday, adjourned a N300 million fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by detained Singer, Darlington Achakpo, popularly known as Speed Darlington, against the police until January 27.

The presiding judge, Justice Musa Liman fixed the date after an application by counsel for the Inspector-General of Police, CSP Audu Garba, seeking a short date to enable him study the further affidavit served on him in the open court by Achakpo’s lawyer, Abubakar Marshal.

When the matter was called, Marshal told the court that the matter was for hearing of the substantive application for fundamental right enforcement of his client.

According to him, the police served on them their counter affidavit on Friday and that a further affidavit had also been filed in response.

However, the IGP counsel, Garba said though he filed their counter affidavit, he was yet to be served with the further affidavit.

The judge asked Marshall when the further affidavit was filed.

“It was filed this morning my lord,” he said.

With the leave of the court, Marshall served Garba with a copy of the further affidavit.
When Marshall sought to move the application, the police lawyer objected to the request.

He said he would need more time to study the further affidavit through to know whether new issues of facts and law were raised to enable him respond appropriately.
Justice Liman adjourned the matter until Januaryc27 for adoption.

In the fundamental right suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1832/2024, Speed Darlington sued I-G as sole respondent.

The artiste, who urged the court to declare that his arrest and detention violated his fundamental rights as guaranteed by the 1999 Constitution, sought four orders.

In the suit filed by a human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, he sought an order ordering the I-G to immediately and unconditionally release him from detention facility where he is being kept.

Alternatively, he sought an order mandating and compelling the I-G to produce him before the court to enable the court inquire into the circumstances constituting grounds of his arrest and detention and where it deems fit, admits him to bail.

He also sought an order directing the respondent to pay the applicant the sum of three hundred million naira as general, exemplary and aggravating damages for their unlawful and continued detention since the 2024 till date.

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BREAKING: Segun Arinze Re-elected AVOA President

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The Association of Voice-Over Artistes AVOA Nigeria has re-elected veteran Nollywood Actor and Voice over guru, Segun Arinze as its President for another tenure.

While thanking members of the Association for the confidence reposed in him, Mr Arinze promised to take AVOA to the new frontiers.

Here is the statement from Mr. Arinze to AVOA Members “Great AVOAITES!! I want to thank every member of our great Association for the confidence reposed in us by re-electing us for another term.

I look forward to an eventful four years ahead. Promising to take AVOA to greater heights and achieving key milestones.

Helping our older members consolidate and opening future doors of opportunities for our young members so they can reach their God given potentials as they learn and gain experience from the older members.

In the coming days we shall be sharing our blue print for AVOA. I appeal that there should be no more sitting on the fence while the world keeps evolving.

The challenges ahead are enormous but surmountable. We need each other to get to our destination. Together we shall succeed. God bless AVOA. Thank you all”

During his first tenure, Mr, Arinze focused on members empowerment and capacity building as he worked hard to create opportunities for new talents, through training, and entrepreneurial development, this led to the introduction of the most successful empowerment program tagged AVOA VOICEFEST.

He was also a strong voice advocating for the rights and interests of its members, including addressing issues like the ban on foreign voice actors.

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AS A RESULT OF THE JUST CONCLUDED ELECTIONS, WE HEREBY DECLARE THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES AS ELECTED TO SERVE IN AVOA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOR THE NEXT FOUR (4) YEARS

PRESIDENT – SEGUN ARINZE

VICE PRESIDENT – MALAM ABDUL MOHAMED

GENERAL SECRETARY – JOY OGBEKENE

ASSISTANT GENERAL SECRETARY – NGOZI OFILI

FINANCE DIRECTOR – TESSY BROWN

BUSINESS DIRECTOR – BUSARI ESH OLATUNJI

PUBLICITY DIRECTOR – SABUR GARBA

CHIEF WHIP – FUNKE LAODE

CONGRATULATIONS

SWEARING IN CEREMONY WOULD BE COMMUNICATED IN DUE COURSE.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT PRIVILEGE TO SERVE.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

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Ugandan Man With 120 Wives,102 Children ,568 Grandchildren, Says He’s Done With Child Bearing

He now fears sneezing near his wives — because that’s how baby number 103 might start.

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After turning his house into a full-blown secondary school with 102 children, an Ugandan man has finally retired from “ministry of multiplication.”

Why? Because garri don cost and even the calculator is tired of counting school fees.

The man confessed: I love children, but the electricity bill alone is quite exhausting, I don’t know whether my children are eating or drinking the electricity as it finishes daily

He reportedly held a “final family meeting” where he begged his wives to “rest small” and even considered printing “We’re Full” on their gate.

He now fears sneezing near his wives — because that’s how baby number 103 might start.

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Davido “Lol, I AM IGBO by blood”

A social media user, @Yakbel, cautioned Davido against maintaining close ties with Igbos, suggesting they would eventually betray him.

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Music star Davido has responded to a social media post criticising his association with the Igbo community.

A user, @Yakbel, cautioned Davido against maintaining close ties with Igbos, suggesting they would eventually betray him.

The user wrote: “Davido just dey carry Ibo full body, until when dem betray am before e rest, Yoruba boy dey frolick with Ibos in 2025, they want your head and everything you have to belong to them, you can never satisfy Ibos ooo, IBOs are not people you surround yourself with as a Yoruba man”

Davido swiftly dismissed the tribal sentiment, replying, “Lol, I AM IGBO by blood”.

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