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Apr

2024

We Are Holding Bobrisky In Male Facility; We’ll Protect Him From Sexual Predators – NCS Officials

We Are Holding Bobrisky In Male Facility; We’ll Protect Him From Sexual Predators – NCS Officials Idris Okuneye popular know as Bobrisky, a crossdresser who delights in adorning female outfits, will be kept in the male section of the prison facility throughout his six-month imprisonment, Peoples Gazette has reliably learnt from officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service. Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court on Friday sentenced Bobrisky to jail after he pleaded guilty to a four-count charge of naira abuse. Bobrisky told Ms Awogboro that he was a man when asked to clarify his…

Apr

2024

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I Collected $3 Million Cash For Emefiele – CBN Employee Tells Court

CBN/Commercial Banking, Crime, Economy, News Flash

How I Collected $3 Million Cash For Emefiele – CBN Employee Tells Court A Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) employee has disclosed how he collected $3m cash for Emefiele. The witness, Mr Monday Osazuwa, on Friday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court how the former apex bank governor, Godwin Emefiele, on different occasions, directed him to collect three million dollars cash in tranches. Osasuwa, while being led in evidence by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) counsel, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), said he was a dispatch rider in Zenith Bank in 2001 before he joined the CBN in 2014.…

Apr

2024

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Gov Fubara Dares Wike, Sets Up Committee To Recover Government Properties

Crime, News Flash, Politics, South South

Governor Fubara Dares FCT Emperor, Wike, Sets Up Committee To Recover Government Properties. The Governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara has set up a committee to recover all Rivers State properties falsely grabbed by the former Governor of the state, Nyesom Wike. According to information available to “Precious Eze’s Blog”, below are a list of some of the properties identified for immediate recovery. The old NDDC building on Aba road The mall on GRA junction (under demolition) ⁠West African Glass Industry ⁠Rivers State University Hostel K Campus ⁠Rivers State High Rise aka PHC Towers ⁠Nigeria Engineering Works aka NEW ⁠Civil…

Apr

2024

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Breaking: Gunmen Kidnap Channels TV Reporter, Demand N30Million Ransom

Crime, Mishap, Security

BREAKING: Gunmen Kidnap Channels TV Reporter, Demand N30Million Ransom Some gunmen on Thursday night kidnapped the Channels Television reporter in Rivers State, Mr. Joshua Rogers. It was learnt that Rogers was abducted by the assailants at about 9 pm on Thursday close to his residence at Rumuosi in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The gunmen have contacted his wife and demanded a ransom of N30 million for his release, according to The Nation. He was reportedly driving his official Channels Television-branded car when the hoodlums accosted and kidnapped him at gunpoint. Rogers was said to be returning from an official…

Apr

2024

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Breaking: Bobrisky Jailed For 6 Months With No Option Of Fine

Crime, CBN/Commercial Banking, News Flash

BREAKING: Bobrisky Jailed For Six Months With No Option Of Fine Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, to six months in jail with no option of fine. The judgement was handed on Friday morning, April 12. Recall that on April 5th, EFCC arraigned Bobrisky in court on a six-count charge ranging from Abuse of the Naira and Money laundering. The court, however, dismissed the money laundering charges but convicted him for Naira Abuse after he confessed to the crime. The court also ordered that he be remanded…

Apr

2024

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EFCC Clears Suspended Minister Of Humanitarian Affairs, Dr. Beta Edu, Of Allegations

Crime, FGN, Humanitarian, News Flash

EFCC Clears Suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Dr. Beta Edu, of Allegations In a recent development, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has officially exonerated Dr. Beta Edu, the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, of all allegations of financial impropriety. The commission, after a thorough investigation, found no evidence linking Dr. Edu to any economic or financial crimes. Dr. Beta Edu, who was temporarily suspended from her ministerial duties pending the outcome of the investigation, has been vindicated by the EFCC's findings. This development comes as a relief to her supporters and colleagues within the government. The investigation into…

Apr

2024

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Lagos Court Orders Remand Of Emefiele In EFCC Custody

Crime, CBN/Commercial Banking, News Flash

Lagos Court Orders Remand Of Emefiele In EFCC Custody The Ikeja High Court in Lagos State has ordered the remand of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He is to be remanded till the next adjourned date, Thursday, April 11 when the court will give its ruling on bail. Justice Rahman Oshodi also ordered the remand of Emefiele’s co-defendant Henry Omoile at the Kirikiri Prison pending the court’s ruling on his bail on Thursday. The court ordered the remand of both men after…

Apr

2024

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EFCC Recovers N30 Billion, Investigates 50 Bank Accounts In Probe Of Betta Edu

Crime, News Flash

EFCC Recovers N30 Billion, Investigates 50 Bank Accounts In Probe Of Betta Edu, Others The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has made significant progress in its ongoing probe of the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, and others involved in the National Social Investment Programme Authority (NSIPA). According to Ola Olukoyede, the executive chairman of EFCC, the agency has recovered N30 billion for the Federal Government and has placed 50 bank accounts under investigation in connection with the case. Edu and the former CEO of NSIPA, Halima Shehu, were suspended about three months ago by…

Apr

2024

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Army Dismisses Allegations Of Bias In Trial Of Soldiers

Crime, News Flash, Security

Army Dismisses Allegation Of Bias In Trial Of Soldiers The Nigerian Army has dismissed allegation of ethnic bias in the trial of soldiers recently arraigned before a Court Martial in 82 Division, Enugu. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, by Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, Director, Army Public Relations. Nwachukwu said that the Nigerian army was a composite national institution and not an ethnic militia. He was reacting to a media report that there was a deliberate effort to convict soldiers of Southern extraction, while those from Northern Nigeria were allowed to go free. He said the report…

Apr

2024

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Sanusi Reveals Sins Greater Than Homosexual, Gambling

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Crime, News Flash, Religion

Sanusi Reveals Sins Greater Than Homosexuality, Gambling Muhammadu Sanusi II, the 14th Emir of Kano, says greed, selfishness and envy are “much greater sins” than unlawful sex, homosexuality and gambling. Sanusi spoke on Sunday as a guest lecturer during a virtual Ramadan lecture titled “Some dimensions of the concept of ibadah”. The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said part of the reason there is a social disorder in the country is that some Muslims forget that they will give an account of their actions before God. He said people observe prayers and fast but keep committing…