Falana, Falz give Bobrisky 12 hours to retract claim

Falana, Falz give Bobrisky 12 hours to retract claim

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

N15m Bribery: ‘Repent, don’t commit suicide’

N15m Bribery: ‘Repent, don’t commit suicide’

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

No Mpox case in Nigerian prisons

No Mpox case in Nigerian prisons

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed that there are no cases of Mpox in its 256 custodial centres across the country. The Assistant Controller of Corrections (ACC) Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Abubakar Umar, made known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. NAN reports that Nigeria … Read more

Jailbreak: Nigeria to relocate many prisons

Jailbreak: Nigeria to relocate many prisons

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Thursday said government would relocate a lot of correctional centres to create better space, security and better infrastructure. Mr Tunji-Ojo made the pledge when he visited Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre, where 119 inmates escaped following a rainstorm that damaged the facility on Wednesday. This was contained in … Read more

Death row inmates, others beg for pardon in Kano

Death row inmates, others beg for pardon in Kano

More than 100 inmates including those on death row in various custodial centres in Kano State have applied for clemency. The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) controller in the state, Suleiman Inuwa, made this known when officials of the state Committee on Prerogative of Mercy, led by the chairperson, Azumi Namadi-Bebeji, visited the Maximum Security Custodial … Read more