Author: Vincent Osuwo

 The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has launched an investigation into complaints of maltreatment against minors arrested during the #EndBadGovernance protests. Chronicle NG reports that on Friday, 76 suspects, mostly minors who appeared malnourished, were arraigned in connection with the protests. Six of the minors collapsed and had to be taken out of the courtroom for medical assistance. Speaking on the incident on Saturday, the IG claimed that the fainting of some of the minors in court was staged to attract negative attention. Police claim minors fainting in court was ‘staged’ to ‘attract negative attention’ He added that medical assistance…

Controversial Nigerian cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly called Bobrisky, has confirmed his “temporary” departure from Nigeria, stating the need to attend to his “sanity and health.” “Yes, I’m here to confirm I’m out of Nigeria temporarily. I need to attend to my sanity and my health,” he wrote in a post on Instagram on Monday. Bobrisky also expressed disappointment over travel disruptions he had experienced, attributing it to frustrations from local security agencies. To this end, he called on KLM, the airline involved, to refund two unused tickets, which he said cost N9.8m each. He added, “Few Nigerian security agencies tried…

Federal Tertiary Institutions have been deactivated from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation has confirmed.  This comes after the federal government’s decision to remove these institutions from the IPPIS platform. Bawa Mokwa, Director of Press and Public Relations at the OAGF, confirmed this in an interview with The Nation. Mokwa stated, “It was only natural for the IPPIS platform for FTIs to be shut down, given the Federal Government’s directive to remove these institutions from the system.” He also stated that FTIs’ November salaries would be processed using the…

Controversial Nigerian crossdresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, reportedly flew out of Nigeria a few days after being discharged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Although he did not identify his destination, Bobrisky declared in a series of videos posted to his Instagram story on Monday morning that he was flying first class. “See you soon, Nigeria. This girl bought a first-class ticket three times; that’s over 30 million. Raise the bar for this girl,” he boasted. Bobrisky hilariously remarked on the disfigurement of his passport photo, saying, “That passport disfigured my picture.” His departure comes on…

President Bola Tinubu swore in seven new cabinet members at the State House’s Council Chamber in Abuja.  This follows their ratification by the Senate on Thursday, when all seven nominations were approved after being individually reviewed. The new cabinet members took the oath of office in two batches—four in the first and three in the second—after their citations were read by Abiodun Oladunjoye, the State House Director of Information. The first four appointees are Idi Maiha (Minister of Livestock Development), Yusuf Ata (Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development), Dr. Suwaiba Ahmad (Minister of State, Education), and Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu (Minister…

Baltasar Ebang Engonga, head of the National Agency for Financial Investigation (ANIF), Equatorial Guinea, is at the centre of a national scandal after his sex tapes surfaced online. The recording, numbering over 300, shows Ebang in sexual encounters with multiple women, some of whom are reported to be married, including the wife of the presidential security head and his own brother’s spouse. The videos, reportedly recorded in various locations—including his office, hotels, and public spaces—were found during a corruption probe. ‘Northern women have become something else,’ Nigerians say as Mohammed flaunts over 20 lovers The 54-year-old economist had initially been…

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu and National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu will lead a national prayer session aimed at addressing Nigeria’s numerous challenges. The initiative, coordinated with Christian and Muslim religious leaders, seeks divine intervention for the country’s social, economic, and security crises under the theme ‘Seeking the Intervention of God in Nigeria’s Affairs.’ Chief Segun Balogun Afolorunikan, Director General of the National Prayer Forum (NPF), announced the event in Abuja, emphasising the need for unity in overcoming Nigeria’s difficulties. Federal Government spent N701m on Remi Tinubu’s foreign trips in three months — Report According to Afolorunikan, this interfaith gathering…

Goods and items worth millions of naira were destroyed when a fire broke out at Ajah Market, near Alesh Bus Stop in the Lekki area of Lagos State, in the late hours of Sunday. According to reports, the inferno started around 9 p.m. and ravaged several shops and stores containing combustible materials. Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), stated that the agency, in collaboration with the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, acted swiftly to contain the inferno. However, the cause of the inferno remains unknown at this time of filing this…

President Bola Tinubu will swear in seven new ministers into his cabinet at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja, today, November 4, 2023. This was announced on Sunday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga. Onanuga said, “President Bola Tinubu will swear in the new seven ministers tomorrow, Monday. “The ministers are Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction; Muhammadu Dingyadi, Minister of Labour and Employment; and Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Minister of State Foreign Affairs. In a major cabinet reshuffle on October 23, Tinubu approved the reassignment of 10 ministers to…

Dr. Kingsley Aguoru, a Nigerian-British information security expert, has raised alarm over the continued use of card PINs for online payments, urging the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to address what he describes as a pressing security risk to Nigerians’ finances. In a petition obtained by Chronicle NG on Sunday, Aguoru, a Chartered Engineer and Director of Information Security with over two decades of experience in financial technologies, highlighted the need for the CBN to ban card PIN use for online transactions. He mentioned that the current practice exposes Nigerian consumers to…