After Whisking Yahaya Bello Away, Lawyer Wants Gov. Ododo Impeached
A human rights lawyer, Deji Ajare, has urged the Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Umar Yusuf, to begin impeachment proceedings against the Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, over allegations of misconduct and abuse of office. Ajare made the call in a letter addressed to the speaker, through the clerk of the House on Friday. According to him, the...
Court Fixes Date To Rule On Nnamdi Kanu’s Application Seeking Transfer From DSS Custody
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed May 20 to rule on the application seeking to transfer the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Justice Nyako adjourned for ruling after listening to arguments on the application. Counsel for the defendant, Aloy Ejimakor, during the proceedings on Wednesday, moved the application to...
Drama: “I’m A Man”, Bobrisky Tells Court As He Bags 6 Months Jail Term
There was drama in court on Friday when Idris Okuneye, popular crossdresser known as Bobrisky, confessed being a man. The crossdresser has ignited controversy over his gender status. Known for dressing as a woman, Bobrisky claims to have undergone different surgeries to make change his gender. At some point, the social media influencer even said he was ready to bear a...
Betta Edu Threatens Legal Action Against BBC Over Alleged Defamation, Demands $50m
The suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, has threatened to file a lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for allegedly defaming her personality. Edu disclosed this in a letter sent to BBC Abuja and London offices by her counsel, Chikaosolu Ojukwu (SAN). According to the letter, the suspended minister claimed that BBC reported that N30...
Ganduje, Wife, Son, Others To Appear In Kano Court Over Dollar Bribery April 17
A Kano High Court has fixed April 17, 2024, as the date to arraign the immediate past Governor of the state, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, his wife, and six others. The accused persons will be arraigned on eight-count charges concerning dollar bribery allegation, diversion and misappropriation of funds that include alleged $413,000 and N1.38bn bribery, among others. In the writ of summon...
Emefiele Arrives Lagos Office To Face Trial Over Abuse Of Office
The embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has arrived at the Ikeja State High Court in Lagos for his arraignment over alleged abuse of office and allocation of billions of dollars. Emefiele, alongside his co-defendant, one Henry Isioma Omole, will be arraigned on fresh 26 counts before Justice Rahman Oshodi this morning. In the charge marked ID/23787c/2024 and...
Naira Mutilation: I’m Guilty, Bobrisky Pleads
Popular cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, a.k.a. ‘Bobrisky’ on Friday pleaded guilty to a four-count charge of abuse of the naira and money laundering preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at a Lagos court. Bobrisky arrived at the Federal High Court in Lagos around 11:50 a.m. for his arraignment on charges of money laundering and abuse of...
Bobrisky Arrives Court As Trial Over Naira Mutilation Commences
Popular crossdresser, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky has arrived at the Federal High Court in Lagos for his arraignment. Bobrisky was brought into the court in a white bus at 9.12 a.m. by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). As at the time of filing this report, Bobrisky is still sitting inside the bus as parties...
Kidnappers Of UNIABUJA Lecturers To Be Arraigned May 13
A Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled May 13 for the arraignment of four suspects arrested in connection with the abduction of the University of Abuja lecturers and their children in 2021. Gunmen, on November 2, 2021, invaded the Senior Staff Quarters of the University of Abuja at the Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and abducted no...
Man Bags 15 Months Imprisonment For Stealing Quran In Abuja Mosque
A Grade 1 Area Court sitting at Lugbe, Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced a labourer, Terkaa Akishi (36) to 15 months in prison for stealing two Qurans and a cell phone from a Mosque in Asokoro area of Abuja. The Judge, Malam Aliyu Kagarko, sentenced Akishi, who pleaded guilty. Kagarko, however, gave him an option of N40,000 fine. Akishi was charged with trespass...
