Controversial Nigerian singer Darlington Okoye, also known as Speed Darlington, has finally regained his freedom.
Disclosing this on Tuesday, activist lawyer Deji Adeyanju said Darlington, also referred to as Akpi, has left Kuje Prison.

Posting on X, Adeyanju wrote: “Speed Darlington is out of Kuje Prison.”

Recently, an Abuja court granted Speed Darlington bail.

This followed the Nigeria Police Force yielding to pressure and arraigning him in court.

Okoye had earlier petitioned DIG Dasuki Galadanchi, the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Force Intelligence Bureau, Abuja, over his continued detention.

In his petition, Okoye urged the DIG to comply with a court order challenging his prolonged detention by the police.

The controversial singer had been arrested after accusing Grammy Award-winning singer Burna Boy of having an immoral relationship with embattled United States rapper and music executive Sean Combs, also known as P. Diddy.

However, Justice M.S. Liman, in an order issued on December 23, 2024, directed the police to either charge Okoye in court within 48 hours or release him unconditionally.

Nigerian Fuji maestro, King WasiAyinde Marshall, popularly known as KWAM 1 or K1 De Ultimate, has lost his mother, Halima Anifowoshe, to the cold hands of death.

KWAM 1’s mother has died at the age of 105.

The legendary musician shared the sad news on his social media pages.

He posted a photo of himself with his mother with the caption: ‘Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi Raji’un. RIP Mama’.

This comes just days after KWAM 1 lost one of his wives, Alhaja Hafsat Ajoke Anifowoshe, who passed away on Tuesday following an undisclosed illness.

She was immediately laid to rest at Abari cemetery, Lagos, according to Muslim rites.

In reaction to the news, Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 general elections, wrote on X: “On behalf of my family, I sincerely sympathise with the popular Fuji maestro, Alhaji Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, known as K1 De Ultimate (KWAM1), who recently suffered a double bereavement.

“The reported deaths of his ex-wife, Alhaja Hafsat Ajoke Anifowoshe, and his mother, Alhaja Halima Shadiya Anifowoshe, within a few days, are indeed tragic.

“I commiserate with him and his entire family during this challenging period of mourning.

“May Almighty Allah grant them the fortitude to bear this irreplaceable loss, forgive the sins of the departed, and grant them eternal rest.”

Celebrity food critic, Opeyemi Famakin, has revealed why he would no longer discuss his finances.

He said that he received N80 million tax bill hours after revealing his income in an interview.

Famakin disclosed that the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, LIRS, contacted him through email in less than 48 hours after the revelation.

He made this known in his latest interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, while discussing his financial journey as a food critic.

Narrating the unexpected encounter and the timing, Famakin suggested that his public statement prompted the attention from the tax authority.

“Two days after I mentioned my finances, LIRS sent me an email, they billed me N80 million, I paid it o. It was like play.

“However, I would never talk about my finances again. Even though I told them ‘allegedly,’ they said no, but let’s not discuss it. I’m now a proud tax payer.”

The food critic had sparked online reactions in 2022, after claiming to be the highest paid food critic in Nigeria with N9 million earning in a bad week.