Police Seal Off Benue APC Factional Secretariat.

Tensions rose in Makurdi, the capital city of Benue State, as armed policemen sealed off the secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Austin Agada. The office, located along JS Tarka Way opposite the Railway Market, was closed off early on Friday morning, creating a stir among party members and local residents. This police action coincides with the planned inauguration of members of the zoning committee by the Agada-led faction, which was scheduled to take place at the secretariat on the same day. The Publicity Secretary of the Agada faction, Daniel Ihomun, expressed his concerns, suggesting that the sealing off “may not be unconnected with the inauguration of members of the zoning committee for the forthcoming local government election.” According to Punch, policemen along with an Armored Personnel Vehicle were deployed to the site as early as 6 AM. Efforts to reach the state Police Public Relations Officer, Catherine Anene, for comments were unsuccessful as her phone was not answered at the time of reporting. The political atmosphere in Makurdi has been further complicated by the existence of two APC secretariats, each claiming legitimacy. The other secretariat, led by Benjamin Omakolo, is located along Kashim Ibrahim Way. In response to the developments, Terseer Agber, the Publicity Secretary of the Omakolo-led faction, issued a statement urging party members and the public to disregard the zoning committee constituted by the Agada-led group.

Prince Harry renounces British residency as he declares US his ‘new country’.

Prince Harry has listed the United States as his primary residence for the first time since severing his ties to the royal family in 2020. According to documents obtained by the Daily Mail, Harry, the Duke of Sussex recently updated his housing records, stating that his “New Country/State Usually Resident” is now the US, Although the documents submitted by Companies House for Harry’s eco-travel venture, Travalyst were filed on Wednesday, Harry notably listed the “date of change” as June 29, 2023. Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, officially moved out of their home in the United Kingdom on June 28 three months after King Charles III evicted them from the property, known as Frogmore Cottage. Its unclear if Harry renouncing his British residency will impact any of his royal titles but he will meet his father next month while visiting London. Despite the legal change, Harry explained in December 2023 that he still considered the UK to be his “home” but felt “forced” to flee to the US due to safety concerns. “The UK is central to the heritage of my children and a place I want them to feel at home as much as where they live at the moment in the US,” the duke said in a written statement read in a London court amid his legal bid for taxpayer-funded police security — which was denied. “That cannot happen if it’s not possible to keep them safe when they are on UK soil.” Harry has also expressed interest in getting his American citizenship. “The American citizenship is a thought that has crossed my mind, but certainly is not something that is a high priority for me right now,” he told “Good Morning America” in February. Harry and Markle have lived in California with their two children for the last four years, and according to the former, they likely will stay there for a while. “It’s amazing,” he said of West Coast living. “I love every single day.”

German Billionaire, Karl-Erivan Haub, who disappeared during a hike in 2018 'living with mistress in Russia'.

A German billionaire believed to have died in a skiing accident may be alive and living with a mistress in Moscow, new evidence has suggested. Karl-Erivan Haub, 58 at the time, was training for a ski mountaineering race at the Matterhorn mountain in Switzerland when he went missing in April 2018. He was last seen heading up a ski lift alone one morning and never returned to his hotel. Authorities including teams of alpine rescuers and five helicopters searched for six days, but his body was never found. After the six-day search, the businessman was declared dead by a German court in 2021, according to the Seattle Times. He was declared legally dead by a German court, leaving behind his wife, two children, and his company, retail giant Tengelmann Group which had more than 75,000 employees

His younger brother Christian swore in court that there was no indication Karl-Erivan, whose net worth was estimated at £5.2billion, remained alive. But now a major investigation led by German broadcaster RTL claims to have found Karl-Erivan in Moscow, and believes he’s living there with a mistress named Veronika Ermilova. One of the journalists, investigative reporter Liv von Boetticher, told Capital magazine that she was aware of photos allegedly showing Haub in Moscow in 2021, the same year he was legally declared dead. “As far as I know, these photos were obtained on behalf of Christian Haub and two internal investigators working for him by an Israeli-American company that searched the biometric surveillance system in Moscow for images of Karl-Erivan Haub,” she explained. The coincidence in appearance between Haub and the person in the images was about 90%, according to a Stern magazine report from March 2023. Based on her information, Boetticher explained, Christian Haub had access to the photos when “he stated under oath to the Cologne District Court in May 2021 that he had ‘no reliable evidence’ that his brother was still alive.” Boetticher insisted that there is “strong evidence that [Karl-Erivan Haub] could have caused his disappearance intentionally and that at least parts of his family were aware of it and, against their better judgment, kept this secret from the Cologne District Court and the public.” Haub, who was born to German parents in Tacoma, Washington, and educated in Switzerland, was married and had two adult children at the time of his disappearance. The latest evidence, however, suggested that he may have a younger woman on the go in Russia, Boetticher told Capital. “There was an alleged lover of Karl-Erivan Haub, with whom he had frequent telephone contact before his disappearance and who is in contact with the Russian domestic secret service FSB,” she said. Rumors about Haub and his alleged mistress, Veronika Ermilova, have circulated since around 2020, when his wife, Katrin, publicly sparred with her brothers-in-law over whether to have him declared legally dead, the Times reported. Haub supposedly called Erminolca’s number 13 times three days before his disappearance, the Times added, citing RTL. The billionaire was also rumored to have had a Russian passport in addition to his US and German citizenships, the outlet said. There was also speculation that millions of euros in Tengelmann funds had been funneled to Russia between 2010 and 2015. Haub vanished just one month after the death of his father, Erivan Haub. At the time of his death, the elder Haub was worth an estimated $6.4 billion, according to Forbes. Boetticher indicated that the reason for Karl-Erivan Haub vanishing could be linked to the family’s business dealings. “Our suspicion is that dealings with Russia or with Russian business partners may have put Karl-Erivan in trouble in the Western world,” the journalist suggested to Capital. Christian Haub took over the Tengelmann Group as sole CEO shortly after his older brother disappeared. His lawyer, Mark Binz, vehemently denied the journalists’ allegations in a comment to Zeit Online. “Of course, there is no truth to the accusation,” Bonz scoffed. “Until a few weeks ago, the Cologne public prosecutor’s office saw it that way and therefore refused to start an investigation.”

Please, I'm on my knees — "Davido" cries and begs in new video.

A man suspected to be Davido filmed himself crying and begging earnestly and the video has now found its way to the internet. In the video, "Davido" is seen crying while begging with a shaky voice. "Please," he says then slowly kneels down. "I'm on my knees." It is not clear who he was begging or what he was begging for. This comes after a US-based model named Bonita Maria accidentally uploaded a cozy photo of her and Davido. read here

Some social media users have speculated that he might have been begging his wife, Chioma, over the latest scandal. Others said since the video came from the model's camp, Davido was probably begging the model, not Chioma. Watch below.

Drama as US-based model uploads cozy photo with Davido.

X, formerly Twitter, is buzzing, with Davido sitting at the top of the trend table after a photo of him and a US-based model was shared online. The photo was "accidentally" uploaded by the model and immediately deleted. However, Nigerians already screengrabbed the photo and it is now going viral. The photo captures the model, known as Bonita Maria, and Davido in what appears to be an intimate pose. Davido had his arm around the model's neck while planting a kiss on her cheek. It is not clear when the photo was taken. X users have now gone on the platform to talk about this, pushing Davido and his wife Chioma to the top of the list of trending topics.

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