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21 Oct
An investigative panel, set up by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says that there is no evidence that popular crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, received preferential treatment during his six-month prison sentence, as alleged. The panel's phase one report was presented on Monday by Uju Agomoh, the Executive Director of Prisoners’ Rehabilitation…
A dramatic scene is set to unfold at the National Assembly on Monday, September 30, as VeryDarkMan will appear to shed more light on bribery allegations against Bobrisky
19 Oct
T4T ran into a video online during the week showing a lecturer (well, the setting looks like a university lecture room anyway) angrily destroying a mobile phone of a student, in fact, smashing it into tiny pieces.
16 Oct
A popular Nigerian rapper, Folarin Falana, also known as Falz, has requested an apology and retraction of defamatory statements made against him by cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, within 12 hours. This demand was made through a letter dated October 14, 2024, and signed by Olorunfemi Akinyemi, Esq., and Taiwo E. Olawanle, Esq.,…
A dramatic scene is set to unfold at the National Assembly on Monday, September 30, as VeryDarkMan will appear to shed more light on bribery allegations against Bobrisky
15 Oct
The various bribery and corruption allegations levied, and surrounding some celebrities, questioning the propriety of working conditions in the country’s correctional centres require full investigation by the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo
5 Oct
It has taken only a phone recording released in the heat of an extralegal debt recovery for Nigerians to confirm what they had long suspected: that the dilapidated and squalid correctional facilities in the country are reserved only for the poor and politically incorrect
4 Oct
Renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has refuted claims linking him to popular crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, in a bribery and pardon scandal.
3 Oct
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called on the National Assembly to sanction Deputy Comptroller of Corrections (DCC) Michael Anugwa.
1 Oct
There was drama on Monday during the House of Representatives investigative hearing on the alleged bribery scandal involving the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS). Both the EFCC and the Nigerian Correctional Service dismissed the leaked audio allegations of bribery involving cross-dresser Idris Okuneye (aka Bobrisky). The lower chamber…
1 Oct
Following the controversy between the cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, widely known as Bobrisky, and social media influencer and blogger, Martins Otse (also known as VeryDarkMan) over bribery allegations involving top government officials
1 Oct
Mixed feelings were expressed yesterday regarding the visit of Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), to the National Assembly. VeryDarkMan was scheduled to testify before the House of Representatives joint committee on financial crimes and reformatory institutions.
30 Sep
Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has recently made a subtle attempt to reconcile with Nigerian rapper Falz. This comes after Falz's legal team reached out to him last week, demanding an apology for alleged defamation. The friction between the two public figures has garnered significant media attention and discussion among their followers.…
30 Sep
A prosecutor with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Bilikisu Bala, on Monday, September 30, 2024, told a Joint Committee of the House of Representatives investigating allegations of corruption against some officers of the Commission and the Nigeria Correctional Service that the charges of money laundering dropped in the trial of Idris Okuneye, a.k.a.…

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