Michael Anugwa, deputy controller of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), says he was not suspended by the service. Anugwa is the officer in charge of Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Kiri-kiri, Lagos state, where Idris Okuneye, a popular crossdresser better known as Bobrisky, served his time. Anugwa spoke on Monday while addressing members of the […]
Nigerian crossdresser and social media personality, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has filed a ₦1 billion lawsuit against Martins Vincent Otse, commonly known as VeryDarkMan, accusing him of defamation through an audio clip. The lawsuit, announced via Bobrisky’s Instagram account on Sunday, claims that VeryDarkMan released an AI-generated audio recording that falsely implicated Bobrisky […]
The senator representing Borno South at the National Assembly, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has decried the level of corruption in Nigeria. According to NAN, Ndume made his position known while briefing newsmen in Kano on Sunday. The senator said corruption has remained endemic in Nigeria because politicians who steal money are celebrated for doing so. He […]
An investigative report by FIJ reveals that social media influencer and crossdresser, Bobrisky spent only three weeks of her or his sentence in prison and the rest in a secret location Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, the Nigerian crossdresser popularly known as Bobrisky served only three weeks of her or his six-month sentence in prison, a report […]
Abubakar Umar, the Sixth Prosecution Witness in the trial of former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam has narrated before the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja presided over by Justice Peter Lifu, how in 2014, he converted the sum of ₦3.1bn wired to him by Suswam as governor, and delivered its equivalent of $15.8m in […]
Some monarchs in Kogi state say there’s an attempt to assassinate Yahaya Bello, former governor of the state. In a letter dated September 26 and addressed to President Bola Tinubu, the monarchs and political leaders said the way the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is handling Bello’s prosecution “has become a national embarrassment”. BACKGROUND […]
The House of Representatives has summoned EFCC Chairman, Nigerian Correctional Service Comptroller General, Bobrisky, VeryDarkMan, and all officers involved in the prosecution of Bobrisky. This was contained in a letter written by the Lead Chairman of the joint committee, Jon Ginger Onwusibe to parties on Friday over the disturbing allegation of corruption against the Economic […]
The former Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku is currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Ishaku, who was the governor of Taraba State between 2015 and 2023, was arrested over alleged N27bn fraud. A top source in the commission who confided in our correspondent stated that Ishaku would be arraigned on […]
Jamilu Abdullahi, a bureau de change (BDC) operator in Abuja, has testified in the ongoing trial of Ali Bello, a nephew of Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi state. Ali alongside Abba Daudu, Yakubu Adabenege, and Iyada Sadat are facing trial on 18-count charge of money laundering and misappropriation to the tune of over N3 […]
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board has suspended two officers at the Kirikiri Medium Custodial Centre in Lagos. The officers were suspended following a voice note shared by Martins Otse, a.k.a. VeryDarkMan, in which Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, claimed that after his conviction and sentencing for abuse of the naira notes […]
