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Investigative Panel: Bobrisky Given Special Privileges But Served Term In Custodial Facility

Bobrisky
An investigative panel set up by the Federal Government has revealed that controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly called Bobrisky, served his six-month jail term following his conviction over Naira abuse offences. However, the panel revealed that the crossdresser was granted certain privileges during his time at the Kirikiri Medium Security Custodial Centre in Lagos. The panel, chaired by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr. Magdalene Ajani, also found no evidence to support claims that the crossdresser bribed officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCos) to be allowed to stay in a rented apartment outside the prison. BobriskyRead More

Oba Of Benin Wades Into Arewa, Muslim Communities Conflict In Edo

Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II
The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has charged Nigerians on peaceful coexistence irrespective of tribal and religious differences for the progress of the country. The monarch gave the charge whenRead More

2 Arrested As Varsity Student Drowns In Edo

Drowned person
A student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Francis Aniude, 23, has allegedly drowned in Ekosodin River, located in Ekosodin community near the Ugbowo campus of the institution. Two students,Read More

How Personal Income Tax Can Solve Nigeria’s Revenue Challenge

Tax
Federal and state governments have been advised to pay more attention to Personal Income Tax (PIT) in order to boost the country’s low non-oil revenue. A cursory comparative look atRead More

#BBNaija Season 7 Day 39: Shippers Get Cosy (Videos)

Day 39: Shippers get cosy – BBNaija Level Up
So much happened around the shippers in Biggie’s Level Up House. Here is a look at all of what went down. This season of Big Brother has seen a numberRead More

Explosion Rocks Gas Station Behind Pastor Adeboye’s RCCG Camp

Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG)
The explosion caused panic among residents as they ran for safety. Videos and pictures of a huge gas explosion around the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) camp in OgunRead More

$3.65bn Abacha Loot Recovered By FG In 24 Years

Late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha
The total amount of looted funds recovered from late Head of State, General Sani Abacha in the past 24 years has been put at $3.65 billion. This was revealed byRead More

Northern Groups Notify Police Of Planned Protest Against Tompolo’s N4bn Pipeline Contract Award

Amalgamated Arewa Youth Groups (AARYG)
The Amalgamated Arewa Youth Groups (AARYG), the umbrella body of 225 socio-cultural groups in the north has notified the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command about its planned protest againstRead More

World Bank: Conflict, Major Driver Of Food Insecurity In Nigeria, Others

World Bank
The World Bank has identified conflict as one of the critical drivers of food insecurity in West Africa, especially in the north-western part of Nigeria and the Liptako Gourma region,Read More

Obaseki: We’ve Built Structures To Sustain Gains Of $500m Investment In Edo Oil Palm Sector

Governor Godwin Obaseki
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that the state government has built a formidable structure to sustain the gains of the $500m investment in the state’s oilRead More

Group: Only 3% Of Original Inhabitants Of Abuja Have Access To Portable Water

Abuja, Nigeria
A baseline study on improve access to inclusive basic services conducted by a non-governmental organisation has revealed that only three per cent of the Original Inhabitants of Abuja (OIAs), hasRead More