Day: September 27, 2024

Portable to Bobrisky: ‘Don’t kill yourself, ask God for forgiveness’

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Habeeb Okikiola, controversial Nigerian singer popularly known as Portable, has publicly called on crossdresser Bobrisky to reconsider hid lifestyle and “repent from sinful ways.” Portable’s remarks came in the wake of a series of legal and personal troubles facing Bobrisky, whose real name is Idris Okuneye. Bobrisky was released from prison on August 5 after serving part of a six-month sentence handed down on April 12 for his involvement in the abuse of the Nigerian currency, the naira. His current ordeal began when social media influencer Martin Otse, known as…

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Five persons arrested in India over killing of 7-yr-old boy in ritual sacrifice

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Police in India have confirmed the arrest of five persons who were allegedly involved in the killing of a seven-year-old boy in an alleged ritual sacrifice aimed at bringing good fortune to a public school. The victim was found dead in his bed on Sunday night at the hostel where he lived in the city of Hathras, not far from the country’s famed Taj Mahal. Instead of alerting authorities, police said that school director Dinesh Baghel hid the body in the trunk of his car. Police officer Himanshu Mathur said…

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Oil companies owe Federation Account $6.17bn in royalties, taxes — NEITI

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According to an audit of the petroleum industry by the Nigeria Extractive Industries, Transparency Initiative (NEITI), oil companies’ indebtedness to the Federation Account has risen to $6.175 billion. The breakdown of the amount shows $6.071 billion and N66.4 billion in unpaid royalties and gas flare penalties owed to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) as of August 31, 2024. Additionally, there are outstanding petroleum profit taxes, company income taxes, withholding taxes, and VAT owed to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) amounting to $21.926 million and N492.8 million as…

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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation donates $600,000 relief fund to Nigeria

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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $600,000 relief fund to the Nigerian government. The donation was announced when Vice President Kashim Shettima met with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation led by its head of the Global Development Programme, Dr Christopher Elias, on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York. The relief fund is to “hasten relief efforts for victims of the devastating floods, as well as for health and agricultural sectors’ reforms,” the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media…

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Prison controllers suspended as Reps commence probe into Bobrisky’s leaked audio

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The House of Representatives, on Thursday, began a probe into the alleged bribery of officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission; as well as officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service by controversial cross dresser, Idris Okuneye, alias Bobrisky, who was convicted and sentenced to prison for naira abuse. This was as the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, on Thursday, announced the suspension of two deputy controllers in charge of the Kirikiri Medium Custodial Centre in Lagos of Bobrisky’s bribery allegations. Trouble started earlier in the week…

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Why Sanusi had to go as CBN Gov — Jonathan

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Goodluck Jonathan, former President of Nigeria and ex-governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, during his tenure, and now Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, yesterday openly disagreed over the sack of the latter. Sanusi had said in the book he co-authored with the former Minister of Finance, Shamsudeen Usman, that the former President sacked him because he blew the whistle on the $ 49.8 billion allegedly stolen from the government’s coffers during his tenure. But replying to the monarch, Jonathan said he (Sanusi) was only suspended over the…

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Akwa Ibom First Lady is dead

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Wife of Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, Mrs Patience Umo Eno, is dead. The state Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong, announced the First Lady’s death in a press statement issued in the early hours of Friday. According to the commissioner, the First Lady died at a hospital on September 26, 2024, surrounded by family members The statement titled “Unexpected Sunset” read, “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of the Wife of the Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Her Excellency, Pastor Mrs. Patience Umo…

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