Idris Okuneye
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…
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
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
13 Apr 2024
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, sentenced convicted social media influencer, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky to six months in custody over mutilation of the naira.
12 Apr 2024
Popular crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky who has always identified as a woman openly confessed to being a man in court on Friday. Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos sentenced Bobrisky, to six months imprisonment. READ ALSO: Naira abuse: Court sentences Bobrisky to six months in custody A…
12 Apr 2024
A Federal High Court in Lagos State sentenced convicted crossdresser Idris Okuneye (alias Bobrisky), to six months in prison for abuse of the naira on Friday. The court did not give the cross dresser an option of fine. Bobrisky was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court convicted him on April…
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The Federal Government on Friday reaffirmed its commitment to driving economic growth and transforming the nation’s healthcare system. This comes as the Sir Emeka Offor Foundation (SEOF) has announced a donation of $5 million to the Rotary Foundation to address maternal mortality in Nigeria. Speaking during a courtesy visit by the Chair of the…
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Vice President Kashim Shettima on Friday arrived in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on a condolence visit to the families of soldiers who lost their lives during a terrorist attack in Damboa. The Vice President is in Maiduguri to extend the condolences of President Bola Tinubu and the federal government to the families of the…
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