Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, to six months in jail with no option of fine. The judgement was handed on Friday morning, April 12. Recall that Meridian Spy on April 5th, reported that the EFCC arraigned Bobrisky in court on a six-count charge ranging from Abuse of the Naira and Money laundering. The court, however, dismissed the money laundering charges but convicted him for Naira Abuse after he confessed to the crime. The court also ordered that he be remanded in EFCC detention in…
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Nigerian Navy has initiated an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of one of its civilian employees, Mr. Ifeanyi Onumaegbu.
Naira Gains on the Black Market, Sells at N1,150/$1 The value of the naira has strengthen at the parallel market on Thursday as the three-day public holiday was rounding up, selling around N1,150 to the dollar compared to N1,200 which it sold on Monday this week. According to report, the appreciation of the naira on the streets is attributed to the policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) which includes disbursing dollars to Bureau de Change (BDC) operators at the lower band of the previous trading at the Nigeria Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM). Traders note that the CBN…
ABCON) has expressed its support for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s recent directive to cease the use of non-oil export domiciliary accounts as collateral for Naira loans.
The Minister of Science and Technology,
Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, under the immediate past administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is dead.
Troops nab top ISWAP Commander, Saidu Hassan Yellow who masterminded killing of army General, 3 others in Askira-Uba
Eid El Fitri: Akpabio Felicitates Muslims, urges Prayers For Peace, Unity In Nigeria President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has felicitated Muslims in Nigeria and in the Diaspora for the successful end of 30 days Ramadan fast. Akpabio’s message was contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh. “On behalf of my family, the people of Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District and indeed, the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I heartily rejoice with Muslim faithful in Nigeria as they join their counterparts in other parts of the world to celebrate…
Musk’s internet service company, Starlink, has slashed the price of its hardware by 45% in Nigeria. The Starlink internet router, which was being sold for N800,000 as of April 9, now costs N440,000, according to a new price update released by the company on Wednesday. However, the monthly subscription for the internet service remains unchanged at N38,000 per month. Until about a month, the hardware had been selling for N378,000. An increment implemented in early March apparently due to the declining value of the naira saw the price jump to N800,000. While the company did not state any reason…
The Anambra State Police Command says it has combed some hideouts allegedly belonging to gunmen who specialise in attacking police formations in the state. In a statement on Wednesday, the state police spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said its Joint Security Force carried out the operation at the Ogbaru forest in the Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state on Friday. Ikenga said during the operation, which lasted several hours, many camps were found and destroyed while weapons and ammunition were recovered. He said, “Anambra State Joint Security Force on Friday extended its manhunt for criminals attacking security formations in the…
Agora of Zuba in Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT, Alhaji Muhammed Bello Umar, has urged farmers and herders to continue to live in peace with each other.
Gatwick Airport’s congratulatory message comes nearly two weeks after Air Peace commenced operations on the Lagos-London route.