Former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, has declared that stepping out of Kuje Custodial Centre today, a free man, marks a new chapter in his life. Farouk Lawan regained his freedom after serving his jail term at the Kuje Custodial Centre. Spokesman of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Command of the Nigeria…
An Onitsha-based businessman, identified as Chikwado Eze, has died in a grave at Inyi, a community in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State. The deceased who hailed from the Ugbaike community, also in the aforementioned council area had secured a visa to travel abroad for his business but needed fortification for more fortunes…
The Enugu State government has confirmed a cholera outbreak in the state, saying 10 fatalities linked to the disease have been recorded. This is contained in a memo signed by Samuel Egwuonwu, the Director of Medical Services, on behalf of the state’s commissioner for health. The Interesting Things About Pha Din Pass, Dien Bien That…
The pioneer Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo (FUHSO), Benue State, Professor Innocent Ujah, has been suspended over alleged gross misconduct and willful disregard to authority. Professor Ediga Bede Agbo was immediately appointed as the acting Vice Chancellor of the university. A statement by James Onogwu, the Coordinator, Information, Publication and Public…
Controversial crossdresser, Okuneye Idris, otherwise known as Bobrisky, is currently in detention at the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex, Alagbon, Lagos State, where he spent the night in a cell at the police facility. A source, who confirmed the development to our correspondent, said further directives were being awaited regarding Okuneye’s case, adding that he…
Nigerian music superstar, Wizkid, has set a new record on Spotify for the biggest first-day streams by any song for his hit single “Piece of My Heart,” pulling 1.01 million streams. The Grammy-winning singer had on weekend released the much anticipated “Piece of My Heart,” featuring American singer-songwriter Brent Faiyaz. According to Turntable Charts on…
•How Bobrisky enjoyed special privileges in jail —Panel •We won’t sweep reports under the carpet —Minister The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has broken its silence on the arrest of convicted cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky. Social media influencer and activist, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, had earlier in the day, disclosed this via a…
The investigative panel set up by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to probe the allegation that cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, spent his six-months jail term in a private apartment and not in a custodial center, has dismissed the claim. Uju Agomoh who is the Executive Director and founder of Prisoners’ Rehabilitation…
Nasir Buba, the husband of a woman allegedly found with the suspended Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, Awwal Danladi Sankara in an uncompleted building, has dragged the embattled commissioner before a Sharia Court in Kano. Operatives of Hisbah had on Friday announced the arrest of Sankara with a married woman after what it called…
A mob, at the weekend, beat a man to a pulp for allegedly stealing N400,000 and a phone from a POS operator in Benin City, the Edo State capital. The incident happened at Luck Way axis, Ikpoba hill area of Benin City when the unidentified robber stole the items from a POS operator. The suspect…
