The Board of Nigeria Football Federation has appointed former U17 World Cup winner Manu Garba as Head Coach of the Nigeria U17 boys, Golden Eaglets. Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at NFF, announced this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Garba had, in the same role,…
Controversial crossdresser, Bobrisky has confirmed his gender during his trial on charges of naira abuse in court on Friday.Controversial crossdresser, Bobrisky has confirmed his gender during his trial on charges of naira abuse in court on Friday. Recall the crossdresser was handed a six-month jail sentence by Abimbola Awogboro, a judge of the federal high…
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Friday sentenced controversial cross-dresser, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, to six months imprisonment without an option of fine for abusing the Naira. The judge while sentencing the convict, said the judgment will be a deterrent to others that are found to be…
The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has granted bail to a former Central Bank (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele. Justice Rahman Oshodi granted him bail in the sum of N50m with two sureties in like sum. The court also held that the sureties must be gainfully employed and have three years of tax payment with…
Crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, commonly known as Bobrisky, has been sentenced to six months in jail without the option of a fine by Justice Abimbola Awogboro on April 12, 2023, at the Federal High Court in Lagos. Bobrisky had previously been brought before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on six-count charge, including…
Gunmen kidnapped a journalist and reporter with Channels Television, Mr Joshua Rogers, at his residence in Rumuosi in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State on Thursday night. Rogers, who covers the Rivers State Government House for his organisation, was reportedly trailed after he closed from work to his residence. The miscreants accosted him before…
The Anambra State Police Command said it has recovered the three remaining bodies of the victims of a boat accident that occurred on Wednesday along the coastline of the River Niger. This was as the command urged all water commuters to be safety conscious and avoid behaviour that may jeopardise their safety and that of…
Former NFL star O.J. Simpson has passed away at age 76 after a battle with cancer, his family confirmed. A statement posted on his social media accounts reads: “On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition,…
A prominent Ethiopian opposition official from the sensitive Oromia region was found shot dead on Wednesday, few hours after being arrested by government forces, his party said. Bate Urgessa of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) party was released on bail last month following his detention alongside French journalist Antoine Galindo. The 41-year-old was arrested again…
The family of the late Abimbola Ogunbanjo, former Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX), filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the U.S. helicopter company involved in the February crash that claimed his life. Ogunbanjo was one of six people killed when the helicopter went down near the California-Nevada border. The other victims included Dr….
