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  Martins Vincent Otse,  the popular Nigerian social media influencer, who is also known as VeryDarkMan will appear before the House of Representatives on Monday (today) over the bribery allegations made against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). VeryDarkMan had released an audio of crossdresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky claiming to have bribed EFCC officials with N15 million to drop the money laundering case against him. In the alleged video, Borisky also claimed he never spent his six-month jail term in Kirikiri prison in Lagos because his godfather made arrangements for him in a lodge. Aggrieved by the allegation, the House of Representatives had invited VeryDarkMan, Bobrisky and EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede as part of its probe into the matter. However, VeryDarkMan’s lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, said his client would honour the invitation as part of efforts to assist with the investigation. It was gathered that  Adeyanju said:  “We will be at the Na...

  The  South African Police Service (SAPS) on Saturday, launched manhunt for the killers of 17 people in a mass shooting at the remote Lusikisiki city of Eastern Cape province. Announcing the horrific incident on Saturday in a statement, Brig. Athlenda Mathe, national police spokesperson, stated that of the 17 victims, 15 are women, adding they were killed in two mass shooting incidents. The Eastern Cape police said 12 women and one man were killed in one location, while three women and one man were killed at the second location in the mass shooting incident.  The 18th victim was in critical condition in hospital, the Community Safety, Eastern Cape said as quoted by AP news agency. “A manhunt has been launched to apprehend those behind these heinous killings.” The police said they are investigating the matter, without giving any details regarding the possible motive behind the crime. “The police will leave no stone unturned to apprehend the culprits,” Community Safety MEC...

  The grand  jury investigation into allegations against music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is ongoing, with new testimony being heard from at least one additional sex worker, which could lead to new charges. According to TMZ, the grand jury recently heard testimony from a male escort who claimed to have had previous interactions with Diddy. The testimony reportedly detailed Diddy’s alleged outreach to the escort and participation in what was described as a "Freak Off." The testimony also touched on whether Diddy had arranged for the escort to travel across state lines or internationally, as well as the nature of payments made, including whether they were in cash or via wire transfer. The publication stated that multiple sources have indicated that the grand jury is still meeting because prosecutors may seek to file additional charges against Diddy through a superseding indictment. A source close to Diddy stated,  “He’s focused on the facts and preparing his defense. He...

  Prison  experts have clarified why controversial crossdresser Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky, was reportedly provided with an apartment to serve his six-month sentence. Speaking on Arise TV Morning Show on Friday, the Director General of the Prison Rehabilitation Mission, Bishop Kayode Williams, highlighted different prison accommodations in Nigeria. In his words:  “There are accommodations for condemned prisoners, those sentenced to death, who must not mingle with other inmates. The second accommodation is convicted inmates, who are the owners of the prison. “The accommodation that is provided for males, are they going to bring Idris with his transgender body /look to go and sleep in the general cell? The first thing they do is decide how to treat someone like that. “They provided him a special place for protective custody because, with his appearance, he would be in danger. “He looks like a woman, moves like a woman, and there are homosexual inmates who would be wil...

  Naomi Campbell, the world-famous British supermodel, has been banned from being a United Kingdom charity trustee. Naomi was banned for five years after a UK watchdog found charity funds were spent on luxury spa treatments and hotels. The UK Charity Commission, which registers and regulates charities in England and Wales, said following a three-year investigation into the financial activities,  “only 8.5% of the charity’s overall expenditure went on charitable grants in a six-year period from 2016”. The commission in a statement revealed that part of the charity funds was used to pay Campbell’s stay at luxurious hotels, spa treatment and cigarettes. Reacting to the inquiry in an interview with AP, Campbell said,  “I have just found out about the findings today. And I am extremely concerned. “I wasn’t in control of my charity, I put the control in the hands of a legal employer.”

  Costco,  the American wholesale corporation, has denied selling baby oil to disgraced rapper and music executive, Sean Combs, popularly known as Diddy. Recall that federal officers seized supplies that they say were intended for use in orgies known as “freak offs”, including drugs and more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil during the raiding of Diddy’s Beverly Hills mansion in March. In a new TMZ Studios documentary, ‘The Downfall of Diddy: The Indictment’, the rapper’s lawyer, Marc Agnifilo suggested he had 1,000 bottles of baby oil because he buys them in bulk from Costco. Reacting to Diddy’s lawyer’s claim, Costco said they don’t sell baby oil. “None of the company’s US locations carry baby oil,”  Costco told TMZ. Diddy was recently arrested by Homeland Security on suspicion of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and interstate transportation for prostitution. Diddy has denied all the charges, entering a not-guilty plea on Tuesday, 17 September. However, the Bad Bo...

  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 following a voice note shared by social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, in which Bobrisky was heard claiming that after his conviction and sentencing for abuse of the naira notes in April, his godfather, in collaboration with the Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, arranged for him to serve his six-month sentence in a private...

  Six  years after the bloody bank robbery operation in the ancient town of Offa, Offa local government area of Kwara state, Justice Haleema Salman of the Kwara state High Court, Ilorin on Thursday sentenced five suspects in the case to death by hanging.   The court held that the convicts robbed and killed innocent citizens including nine police officers in Offa during the bloody robbery attack. It is recalled that the judgement was meant to be delivered on August 2, 2024, but was put forward because of the August nationwide protest. Six  suspects: a policeman, Michael Adikwu (now deceased), Ayoade Akinnibosun, Azeez Salahudeen, Niyi Ogundiran, Ibikunle Ogunleye and Adeola Abraham were arrested in connection with the bloody bank robbery incident on April 5, 2018 in Offa, Kwara state. It  was reported that Michael Adikwu, the leader of the robbery attack, died in police custody while the remaining five pleaded not guilty in court. The remaining five suspects stan...

  The  first lady of Akwa Ibom state, Patience Umo Eno is dead. The  state Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong, made the announcement of the first lady’s death in a statement issued in the early hours of Friday. Ememobong said the first lady died on Thursday in a hospital in the presence of her family. He  said further details will be provided in due course while expressing the appreciation of Governor Umo Eno to those who stood by the family in this period. “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 Eno, following an illness. “She passed away peacefully at the hospital, on 26th September, 2024, in the presence of her family. “The  family submits to the will of the Almighty and asks for the prayers and support of kind-hearted individuals during this difficult time. “Further details will be provided by the family as necessary. In the meantime, the...

  Sean Combs, popularly known as  P. Diddy or Puff Daddy, the rapper and music mogul credited with launching the careers of major stars, has been in the spotlight recently for legal troubles. Combs was arrested on Monday 16th of September, 2024 by federal agents in New York after facing months of civil lawsuits alleging sex trafficking, sexual abuse and rape. Combs, who was denied bail twice, is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. According to The Independent, federal prosecutors in a newly unsealed indictment accuse Combs and his associates of coercing and abusing women to fulfil his sexual desires, including forcing victims into recorded sexual activities, which he allegedly called “Freak Outs.” Combs’  lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, called the rapper “an innocent man.” “We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office,” Agnifilo told The Independent via email. It was gat...

Nigerian  crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has denied a bribery allegation levelled against him by a social media influencer, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan. In a viral audio released by VeryDarkMan, Bobrisky alleged that some unnamed Economic and Financial Crimes Commission operatives collected N15 million from him to drop money laundering charges against him. Reacting to the viral audio in a statement on Tuesday, the EFCC’s Head of Media And Publicity, Dele Oyewale, said the Commission’s Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, had ordered immediate investigation into the matter. However,  in an Instagram post on Wednesday morning, Bobirsky denied bribing any EFCC officer to drop money laundering charges against him, saying that he served his jail term. The controversial social media sensation also described the viral voice recording as fake, stressing that the claim that he was never in prison was false and should be ignored. He wrote, “My attention h...

  The  Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede on Tuesday, ordered immediate investigation of alleged bribery allegations imputed to some officers of the Commission by crossdresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, in a viral video circulating across the country. In the  the video posted by Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, Bobrisky alleged that some unnamed EFCC officers collected N15 million from him, to drop money laundering charges against him. Olukoyede has now constituted a team of investigators to look into the allegations. The  statement signed by EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, read in part: “To this end, the Commission hereby invites both Okuneye and Otse to make themselves available at its Lagos directorate to assist investigators unearth the alleged bribery. “The EFCC wishes to assure the public that the allegations would be thoroughly investigated and the res...

  Nollywood actor, Uzor Arukwe has recounted how his girlfriend was snatched by another woman. He stated that the incident affected him because he could not speak to girls and was wary of them. While speaking in an interview, Uzor said; ‘’We were dating and she fell in love with another woman. I could see what the girl was doing to her and she was telling me ‘Babe, are you seeing what this girl is doing?' and I was like ‘Yeah’. Then my girl goes to the loo. The girl follows my babe and my girl comes out and she rushes back and she was like ‘This girl tried to kiss me in the bathroom" and I was like ’ Did you kiss her back?' and she was like ‘No!’. But I could tell it was a new experience for her. It was fresh. The girl came back, she was feminine. She wasn't really a stud. She was a woman and she had done this too many times and she knew that that girl was going to fall for her because she came back and she looked at me dead in the eye and she was like ‘Hi, what’s up? ...

  The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Tuesday, asked Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja to recuse herself from his trial. Nnamdi Kanu  spoke from the dock at the resumed proceeding in the seven-count terrorism charge the Federal Government preferred against him. While  his lawyer, Mr. Alloy Ejimakor was trying to persuade the court to suspend the trial on the basis that his client was denied the opportunity to prepare his defence, Kanu, sprang up from his seat and ordered him to sit down. “Sit down! I say you should sit down!” Kanu bellowed from the dock. Continuing, he said: “My lord, I have no confidence in this court anymore and I ask you to recuse yourself because you did not abide by the decision of the Supreme Court. “I can understand it if the DSS refuses to obey a court order, but for this court to refuse to obey an order of the Supreme Court is regrettable. “I am asking you to recuse yourse...

  Controversial  sex therapist, Hauwa Saidu M uhammad popularly known as Jaruma has made a confession.   She revealed that she didn't get married for love.   According to Jaruma who got married to Ross Fahad Isabor between 2018 and 2021, she got married to avoid backlash from her selling sex product.   She opened up in an interview with ‘Issues and Society’ podcast.   She stated that the intense backlash from northerners for selling aphrodisiacs as a single lady was the motivation behind her marriage.   Jaruma said the criticism, rooted in her Muslim faith and single status, led her to marry. She also claimed her ex-husband was aware of her reasons.   “There was a massive heat from the north because I was selling sex products as a single lady,”  she said. “There was so much attack, me being a Muslim and a single lady. They wondered why people allow a single lady teach them what happens in the bedroom for lots of money. “It wasn’t easy at all....

Nollywood  actor and human rights activist, Yomi Fabiyi has revealed his plan to lead a peaceful protest in honor of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba popularly known as Mohbad.   He revealed the protest will take place on September 30, 2024 at the gates of the Lagos State House of Assembly.   In a statement released a week after the one-year remembrance of Mohbad’s tragic death,   Fabiyi expressed deep frustration over what he called efforts to cover up the case and bury critical evidence.   He claimed that those responsible for the death of the popular singer are spending millions of naira to manipulate the investigation and create distractions.   “It is imperative that we mount legitimate pressure and protest peacefully at the gate of the Lagos State House of Assembly on the 30th of September, 2024,”  Fabiyi declared, urging the public to join the movement.   He called for action from Lagos State representatives, demanding they establ...