CRIME
EFCC Grills Cross Dresser Bobrisky For Naira Abuse
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have commenced investigation of Idris Okuneye, a.k.a Bobrisky, for allegedly spraying Naira notes. The EFCC had invited the 31-year-old following a video report of spraying and flaunting wads of new Naira notes at the premiere of a movie, Ajakaju, produced by Eniola Ajao, a Nollywood actress...
Court Adjourns Trial Of Binance, Executives
A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the tax evasion case against Binance Holdings Limited and its executives. The Federal Government dragged the crypto firm and its two top officials, Tigran Gambaryan and the fleeing Nadeem Anjarwalla to court on allegations bordering on tax evasion. Binance was charged in the lawsuit filed under case number FHC/ABJ/CR/115/2024 of failing to register...
EFCC Operatives Produce Binance Executive In Court
An official of Binance Holdings Limited, Tigran Gambaryan, is in court over allegations of tax evasion. He and fleeing Nadeem Anjarwalla are expected to be arraigned today at the Federal High Court in Abuja. In the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/115/2024, Binance was accused of failing to register with the Federal Inland Revenue Service to pay all relevant taxes administered by the service. The...
Popular Crossdresser, Bobrisky Arrested
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested popular social crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky. Sources at the EFCC who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the press confirmed the development to our correspondent on Thursday. Though details of the arrest remained sketchy as of the time this story...
Gunmen Hit Delta, Abduct Several Students
Gunmen have abducted an unspecified number of students travelling along the East-West road in Ughelli, Delta State. The driver of the vehicle escaped unhurt. According to the spokesman of the Delta State Police Command Edafe Bright, the occupants of the vehicle may have been students who were returning from their school in Calabar Cross River State on Friday night before...
FG Can Still Negotiate With Bandits, Give Them A Promising Future
A former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has urged the Federal Government to explore non-kinetic approach in dealing with the menacing phenomenon of banditry in Nigeria. Shittu, an ex-minister in the cabinet of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, stated this on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Tuesday. “If I am in position, it is not too late to use non-kinetic neasures in...
Delta Slain Soldiers For Burial Wednesday
The Nigerian Army says soldiers killed in the Okuama community in Delta State are to be buried on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at the National Cemetery, Abuja. This was disclosed in a statement posted on the Nigerian Army’s X handle on Tuesday, adding that the burial will be held by 3pm. President Bola Tinubu is billed to be the Special Guest...
Banditry: We’ve Invited Gumi For Questioning — FG
The Federal Government says Kaduna-based Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi has been invited by security agencies for questioning over some comments he made on the activities of bandits. The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, who briefed State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Monday, said nobody is above the law and found guilty, Gumi will be reprimanded. “The...
FG Charges Binance With Tax Evasion & Others
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has filed criminal charges against Binance, a leading cryptocurrency exchange platform. The lawsuit, filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja under case number FHC/ABJ/CR/115/2024, accuses Binance of four separate tax offenses. They include non-payment of Value Added Tax (VAT); failure to file tax returns; non-payment of Company Income Tax (CIT) evasion and “aiding customer tax evasion”. In...
Gumi Not Involved In Rescue Of Abducted Kaduna Students, Says Gov. Sani
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State says Kaduna-based Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, was not involved in the safe return of abducted Kuriga pupils, though the cleric had offered to negotiate with bandits for the release of the pupils. The governor, who stated this on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme, said all the 137 schoolchildren abducted on March 7, 2024...
