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Court Halts Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara Impeachment Suit Indefinitely

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Justice  Florence Fiberesima of the Oyigbo High Court in Rivers State has indefinitely suspended hearing in the suit instituted by Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Nma-Odu, over the impeachment move against them. The  suit challenges the impeachment process initiated by the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, alongside 26 other lawmakers and the Clerk of the House. When the case was mentioned in court on Wednesday, counsel to Amaewhule and the 27 members of the Assembly, S. I. Ameh (SAN), informed the court that an appeal had already been filed. He  therefore urged the court, through an oral application, to halt further proceedings pending the outcome of the appeal. The request was not contested by counsel to the claimants, Paul O. Orikoro (SAN). It  was also unopposed by Lawrence Oko-Jaja (SAN), who appeared for the 28th to 30th defendants, Oko Jumbo, Sokari Goodboy, and Orubienimigha Timothy. In her ruling, Jus...

Court Orders Doris Ogala And VeryDarkMan To Stop Talking Or Releasing Videos And Pictures Of Pastor Chris Okafor

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The Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has directed Nollywood actress, Doris Ogala and social media activist and influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), and Kelvin Chimaobi Emmanuel to refrain from sharing videos or images of Pastor Chris Okafor, Founder and General Overseer of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministries, widely known as the Grace Nation International or Liberation City, on social media or any other media platforms. Justice Akintunde Savage, who gave the ruling on Thursday, also restrained Doris and VDM from mentioning or referring to Pastor Chris or his ministry, whether orally or in writing, on any platform, pending the determination of a substantive suit filed by the cleric. The Judge further restrained the defendants from releasing to the public or to third parties any materials allegedly intended to blackmail or extort money from the claimant, pending the final determination of the suit. Okafor is the claimant in the suit marked ...

“They Thought She Was Dead” – Community Leader Gives Update On Baby Who Survived Attack That Killed Her Family In Plateau State

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A four-month-old baby, Mirabel, who survived an attack that killed her parents and grandfather in Plateau State, is now making a remarkable recovery. Gunmen killed a Christian missionary, Rev. Bulus Madaki, his daughter, son-in-law and injured his 4-month-old infant grandchild in an attack on commuters in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of the state. The attack occurred at about 10 p.m. on Friday, January 16, 2026 at a bridge linking the Gassa and Nding communities in Fan District. George Lambert, a community leader, who visited Mirabel in the hospital said that the baby survived because the attackers thought she died after they hit her with a machete on the head and she lost consciousness. He further disclosed that Rev. Madaki, his daughter and son-in-law were laid to rest on Tuesday.  

24-Year-Old Father Beats Daughter To Death In Calabar

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  Mr Joseph Emmanuel, aged 24, of No. 3 Esit Ebom Street, Calabar has beaten his 10 year old daughter to death. The deceased child, according to reports, allegedly misplaced the father’s petrol pipe which he often used to transfer fuel into his commercial motorcycle. The incident which Wednesday, almost had neighbors attacking the young man out of anger. Reports said neighbour were about to lynch him when one Okon Edwin of No. 5 Ekeng Ewa Street, Calabar South quickly alerted the Police. Upon receipt of the report, police operatives mobilized to the scene and rescued the suspect from the mob action. According to the police PRO, Sunday Akata, the suspect was found with visible injuries inflicted by the youths and was subsequently taken into custody. Akata confirmed that the suspect has confessed to the act, saying he killed his daughter out of provocation. The suspect was later taken to the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UNICAL) for medical attention while the deceased chi...

TikTok Establishes Joint Venture To End The U.S. Ban Threat

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  TikTok announced on Thursday, January 22, 2026, that it has established a majority American-owned joint venture to operate its U.S. business, allowing the company to avoid a ban over its Chinese ownership. The  TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC will serve more than 200 million users and 7.5 million businesses while implementing strict safeguards for data protection, algorithm security, and content moderation, the company said. The new structure responds to a law passed under President Donald Trump’s predecessor, Joe Biden, that forced Chinese-owned ByteDance to sell TikTok’s U.S. operations or face a ban in its biggest market. Trump welcomed and claimed credit for the deal, but also thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for approving it. “I am so happy to have helped in saving TikTok!” Trump said in a post on Truth Social late Thursday. “It will now be owned by a group of Great American Patriots and Investors, the Biggest in the World, and will be an important Voice.” “I  wo...

“My Online Feud With VeryDarkMan Was Staged For Publicity” – Blord

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N igerian tech entrepreneur and social media personality, Linus Williams Ifejirika, popularly known as Blord, has claimed that his recent online exchanges with social media activist and influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, were deliberately staged. Blord said the controversies and heated back-and-forth between both men were part of a coordinated plan to promote the Ratel app and build online engagement. According to him, the posts, arguments and public tension were not spontaneous but pre-arranged, adding that both sides agreed to work together to create buzz and drive attention to their respective platforms. Blord also stated that the recently announced “Blunt Gadget Rally” was part of the same plan, insisting that the online drama was designed for publicity rather than personal conflict. The revelation follows weeks of intense social media exchanges between Blord and VeryDarkMan, which had drawn heavy reactions from users, with many interpreting the feud ...

Davido Appreciates His Father For Publicly Defending Him Amid Fresh Paternity Drama

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  Nigerian music superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido has expressed gratitude to his father, Adedeji Adeleke, for defending him amid the ongoing paternity dispute involving his alleged baby mama, Ayo Labinjoh. Recall that Ayo Labinjoh’s teenager daughter, Aanu Adeleke, had a week ago written an open letter to her alleged father, Davido, demanding a paternity test. While denying ever seeing the lady before, Davido, in a series of posts on X, stated that five DNA tests conducted before now showed that Aanu Adeleke is not his daughter. In response, Ayo Labinjoh, who insisted that Davido is her daughter’s father, tagged the DNA test as fake. Defending his son amid the controversy, Adedeji Adeleke, during a press conference on Wednesday, disclosed that the child’s paternity test was conducted on both Davido and his cousin, singer B-Red. Reacting to the development in a post on his Instagram page on Thursday, Davido thanked his father for the public support Sharing a pictu...