Photo: Burna Boy performing in Lagos — file photo — Catherine Omeresan Sutherland via Wikimedia Commons
Nigerian singer Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, has publicly apologised to Grammy-winning artiste Burna Boy and begged him to withdraw the charges against him.
Speed Darlington made the appeal in a video shared on his Instagram page on Thursday, expressing regret for any pain and embarrassment his comments may have caused.
- Speed Darlington says the apology video is his own words this time
- He promises never to comment on Burna Boy's sexuality again — if the charges are withdrawn
- Burna Boy has not publicly responded to the latest appeal
What Speed Darlington said in the apology video
"This video is for Burna Boy. Burna, this is an apology video. I apologise for any pain that I have caused you. Any shame that I have caused you," he said.
"I made the mistake of thinking that everybody vibrates at the same frequency. That's wrong of me. I apologise, Burna Boy."
He then attached his terms: "I give you my word that if you withdraw all charges and let everything die, I give you my word that I will never make any direct comment regarding your sexuality. Even indirect comment. Let peace reign."
He also promised never to mention Burna Boy's name again if the dispute is settled, and asked for the charges to be withdrawn within two weeks.
How the Burna Boy feud reached this point
The feud escalated in October 2024, when Speed Darlington posted videos questioning Burna Boy's Grammy win for Twice as Tall and making insinuations about his relationship with American music executive Sean "Diddy" Combs.
Burna Boy petitioned the police, alleging defamation and cyberstalking, and Speed Darlington was arrested in Lagos on October 4, 2024, and later arraigned and granted bail in January 2025.
His lawyer at the time issued an apology on his behalf, saying the videos were entertainment — an apology Speed Darlington later disowned, claiming it was made to recover his seized phone.
What happens next
The apology is, by Speed Darlington's own framing, a negotiation: the promised silence starts only if Burna Boy lets the case die.
Whether Burna Boy or his legal team accept the offer is now the open question. An apology alone does not discontinue the proceedings.
Credit: The Sun and Punch reports, November 12-14, 2026.
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