The chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, recounted on Tuesday an encounter with a 17-year-old cybercrime suspect. Speaking at the launch of a 24/7 Cybercrime Rapid Response Desk in Abuja, Mr Olukoyede said the boy, whose name was not given, demonstrated surprising computer proficiency that left him shocked. He said … Read more
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana and his singer son Falz have issued a 12-hour ultimatum to controversial crossdresser Idris ‘Bobrisky’ Okuneye to retract his defamatory claim against them. In September, PREMIUM TIMES reported that Bobrisky, in an audio recording leaked by social media influencer, Martins ‘VeryDarkMan’ Otse, alleged that Mr Falana and Falz approached him … Read more
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of N2, 739,836,331.31(Two Billion, Seven Hundred and Thirty-nine Million, Eight Hundred and Thirty-six Thousand, Three Hundred and Thirty-one Naira, Thirty-one Kobo), being proceeds of illegal mining of solid minerals in Endo Community, Nasarawa State. … Read more
A prosecution witness, Edward Adamu, on Wednesday, testified at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja that former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele bypassed required approvals from the Nigerian president and the CBN Board for the redesign of naira notes in late 2022. Mr Adamu, a former deputy governor at … Read more
Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti apologised to human rights activist and lawyer Femi Falana on Friday for his connection to remarks made by social media influencer Martins ‘VeryDarkMan’ Otse about crossdresser Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky. PREMIUM TIMES reported that VeryDarkMan shared a leaked audio clip on his Instagram page in September; the clip allegedly … Read more
Human rights activist and lawyer Femi Falana has addressed the allegations surrounding the ‘presidential pardon’ involving himself, controversial crossdresser Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, and his son, Falz, for the first time. In September, PREMIUM TIMES reported that social media influencer Martins ‘VeryDarkMan’ Otse posted a leaked audio of Bobrisky on his Instagram page … Read more
Embattled Nigerian crossdresser Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, has demanded an open investigation into the N15 million bribery allegations brought to the public by the equally controversial social media critic VeryDarkMan (VDM) on Tuesday. I’m ready for investigation, but… On Thursday, Bobrisky maintained his innocence and said he was ready for any investigation, but it must … Read more
Six months after their online feud over the infamous ‘Best Dressed Female’ award at filmmaker Eniola Ajao’s movie premiere, controversial singer Portable has offered advice to crossdresser Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky. The singer’s advice comes amidst the crossdresser suicide contemplation over the N15 million bribery allegations involving him and some Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed fresh corruption charges against former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, who is still being wanted for an earlier money laundering case. EFCC accuses Mr Bello in the fresh case of dishonestly diverting more than N110 billion from the Kogi State Government’s treasury while he was governor … Read more
The Kogi State House of Assembly has called for the removal of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, accusing him of mishandling the investigation into former Governor Yahaya Bello. The lawmakers condemned what they described as an “unprovoked attack” on the Kogi State Government Lodge in Abuja, calling it … Read more
