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  Bobrisky treated as normal inmate NCS officials Controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisku who was handed a six-month prison sentence over nairs abuse, currently shares the same cell with male inmates at the Thogi Custodial Centre. Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Lagos, while sentencing the convict, on Friday, April 12, 2024, said the judgment would be a deterrent to others who are found abusing and mutilating the nairs. Bobrisky who was taken into the Custodial Centre after the judgement was said to have been treated equally like other inmates. A top official in the facility who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, as he was not authorised to speak on the matter, said the crossdresser was examined at the point of admission. According to the official, the outcome of the examination revealed that the convict had no realignment of gender or genital organs. The source said that, "Bobrisky made a public declaration that he was...

  The nation's national grid collapsed again early Monday morning, April 15, plunging Nigerians into darkness. This is the second collapse in less than a month after it collapsed on Thursday, March 28, 2024. Data supplied by the National System Operator, a semi-autonomous unit in the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, showed that the grid collapsed around 3 a.m. Meanwhile, the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc, EEDC, on Monday alerted its customers of a total system collapse, causing blackout in the entire Southeast, EEDC in a statement issued by its Head of Corporate Communications, Emeka Eze, said the incident occured at about zam on Monday. The company, however, assured residents of the region that efforts are being put in place to ensure that normalcy is restored soon. The statement reads, "This resulted in the loss of supply to all our interface TCN stations. Consequently, we were unable to provide service to our customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and ...

  The naira strengthened against major currencies on Monday, April 15. The local currency exchanged at below N1000 at some segments of the parallel market as of late Sunday. Former presidential aide on digital communications, Bashir Ahmad, took to X to celebrate this, writing: "I can authoritatively confirm that the US dollar is now being exchanged at a rate below N1000 at some BDCs. "The measures being taken by the CBN to strengthen our Naira are definitely working. Naira will continue gaining!" Naira exchanges below N1000 per dollar at some segments of black market This comes after Goldman Sachs projected that the Naira would appreciate in the coming months. The American investment bank's economists stated that the Naira's bullish momentum on the foreign exchange market will likely cause it to trade for less than N1,000 per US dollar in the coming months. The tier I investment bank claimed that the rally in Nigerian currency helped recover from large losses aft...

  Late Nigerian veteran actor, Mr. Ibu to be buried in June The family of late Nollywood comic actor, John Okafor, a.k.a Mr Ibu, has announced his burial date. This was contained in a statement signed by Elder Sunday Okafor, Mr Ibu's elder brother. The actor's family said the late actor will be buried on the 28th of June 2024 in his hometown in Eziokwe Amuri, Nkanu West local government area of Enugu State. The statement said the burial ceremony would begin on Tuesday, June 25 with a high-profile novelty match, while on Wednesday, June 26, there would be a session called 'Mr Ibu's Night', which would involve a candlelight procession and live entertainment. On June 27. a Christian Wake will be held at his compound in Eziokwe Amuri, Nkanu West LGA, while the funeral service will take place on June 28. The five-day burial ceremony will be wrapped on Sunday, June 30, with a Church Thanksgiving for family members, friends, and well-wishers. "The Okafor family in Ezi...

  Jnr Pope: Akwa Ibom state governor orders body of makeup artiste be brought to the state for proper burial Abigai's body was found on Thursday April II and reportedly buried at the bank of the river. It was alleged that the villagers had insisted she must be buried there as her family members failed to perform a sacrifice to appease the river goddess before they can take her body away from the river. Read the statement from the state govt below REMAINS OF LATE AKWA IBOM BORN NOLLYWOOD ARTISTE TO BE BROUGHT HOME His Excellency, Pastor Umo Eno, Governor, Akwa Ibom State, is aware of the tragic boat mishap, which occurred a few days ago, on River Nigeria, involving some Nollywood actors and other supporting crew members while on a trip to a movie location. One of the victims of that accident, Ms. Abigael Edith Frederick, was a quintessential example of our young people who have harkened to our clarion call for them to Arise and shine. She was a 24 years old graduate of Theatre Arts,...

  After months to turmoil and near bankruptcy as a result of the prohibitive cost of aviation fuel, Nigerian airlines are celebrating following the news that Dangote Refinery will start supplying the product to them in the coming days. The airlines, it was learnt, hope to gain financial momentum with expected reduction in the cost of aviation fuel as a result of the development. Currently, the price of aviation fuel ranges between N1,450 to N1, 500 per litre in Lagos and higher in Abuja, Port Harcourt, with almost N2000 per litre in Kano and Maiduguri. Research shows that aviation fuel constitutes about 60 per cent of cost of operation of domestic airlines and has made flight service unprofitable. Nigerian airlines have been largely unable to pass the high cost of the product to passengers who are already complaining that cost of ticket has become too high, hence the noticeable dwindling of passenger movement at the airports. Airline operators told THISDAY that if they dare increas...

  The Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has been released after meeting the bail conditions granted him by the Court. Emefiele, who arrived at the Lagos High Court, Ikeja in custody of operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, left for his home after the court proceedings. Justice Rahman Oshodi, who ruled on his bail application, admitted him to bail in the sum of N50m with two sureties in like sum. Shortly after the court granted him bail, trial started with the EFCC calling its first prosecution witness. The witness, a staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Monday Osazuwa, told the court how the former CBN Governor on different occasions, directed him to collect the sum of $3 million cash in tranches. Led-in-evidence by the prosecution counsel, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Rotimi Oyedepo, the witness narrated to the court how he served as a dispatch rider in Zenith Bank, after which he joined the apex bank as w...