Author: Vincent Osuwo

President Bola Tinubu has urged ECOWAS member states to band together, develop relationships, and fight divisive elements that want to sow strife within the group. Tinubu, speaking on Thursday in Abuja as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, emphasized the importance of regional solidarity in strengthening the bloc’s resilience and effectiveness. He said, in part, “We stand united against such forces and are committed to ensuring that our unity remains unshaken. We must ensure that cooperation amongst us is strengthened, to build a sense of common destiny and purpose. No one can do this for…

Yoruba activist Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, has filed a case against the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, alleging character defamation. According to reports, Adams recently said in a leaked audio chat that Igboho is an assassin whom President Bola Tinubu is supposedly using for dirty operations. He also claimed that unsubstantiated information linked him to the assassination of the late Bola Ige, a former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, who was assassinated by gunmen on December 23, 2001, at his Bodija mansion in Ibadan. In suit I/406/2024 filed before an Oyo State High Court in Ibadan,…

A Chief Magistrate Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, presided over by Emmanuel Iyanna, has summoned five social media users for “criminal defamation” of gospel artist Mercy Chinwo and her husband, Blessed Uzochikwa. In a court summons dated April 3, 2024, and obtained by our correspondent on Thursday, Chief Magistrate Emmanuel Iyanna ordered the five defendants to appear in person before the court on April 23, 2024. The defendants are Okoronkwo Ejike, Kingsley Ibeh, DJ Spoiltkid, Terrence Ekot, and Samuel Agozie. Uzochikwa had previously filed a direct criminal complaint with the Chief Magistrate Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, on…

Nigerian cross-dresser Idris Olarewaju, popularly called Bobrisky, has failed to meet the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s bail conditions. Bobrisky was arrested and detained by the EFCC’s Lagos State Command on Wednesday for alleged naira misuse, naira note spraying, and currency mutilation. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s spokesperson, confirmed the story of his bail and failure to follow the conditions in a phone chat with our correspondent on Thursday evening. Oyewale said, “he has been granted administrative bail but have yet to meet bail conditions.” Earlier, Oyewale had noted that “Bobrisky is with us. He was arrested last night in Lagos,…

Nigerians have berated Aisha Yesufu over her claims that the arrest of Nigerian cross-dresser Idris Olarewaju Okuneye, popularly called Bobrisky, is hypocritical.  Chronicle NG reports that Bobrisky was arrested on Wednesday by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged naira mutilation. Calling his arrest “hypocrisy,” Yesufu noted that “cross-dressers were all over Kano before Bobrisky was conceived.” Her comment comes on the heels of the ban on cross-dresser movies and content by the Kano State government. In a statement on X on Thursday, she noted that cross-dressers are prevalent in Kano State. “Cross-dressers were all over…

Nigerian politician and activist Aisha Yesufu has described as hypocritical the arrest and detention of controversial Nigerian cross-dresser Idris Olarewaju Okuneye, popularly called Bobrisky. Chronicle NG reports that the cross-dresser was arrested on Wednesday by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged naira mutilation. Calling his arrest “hypocrisy,” Yesufu noted that “cross-dressers were all over Kano before” the self-acclaimed ‘mommy of Lagos’ “was conceived.” In a statement on X on Thursday, she noted that cross-dressers are prevalent in Kano State. “Crossdressers were all over Kano before Bobrisky was conceived. “Bobrisky still has things to learn from…

Nigerian politician and activist Aisha Yesufu has aimed a subtle criticism at Omoyele Sowore, the candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 presidential election. In a statement on X on Wednesday, Yesufu, who extolled President Bassirou Diomaye Faye for becoming the president of Senegal at 44- years -old, berated Nigerian “youth” over their inability to get to the corridors of power in Nigeria. “The youth we have in Nigeria, even when they start a party, want to remain chairman and presidential candidate at the same time,” she said. “Even if they were imprisoned, they would not ask…

Nigerians are agog with the news of the arrest of controversial Nigerian cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, popularly called Bobrisky.  Chronicle NG reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested and detained the cross-dresser over abuse of naira, spraying of naira notes, and currency mutilation. Confirming the development on Thursday, the spokesperson for the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, noted that Bobrisky would be charged in court. “Bobrisky is with us. He was arrested last night in Lagos, and he is at our Lagos command. We arrested him for alleged abuse of naira notes, spraying naira notes, and currency mutilation, among others.”…

President Bola Tinubu has suffered severe criticism amid the signing into law of the National Student Loan Amendment bill.  Chronicle NG reported on Wednesday that Tinubu signed the National Student Loan Amendment Bill into law. The new legislation revoked the previous Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act of 2023 and re-enacted the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Bill of 2004. The executive bill creates the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, a corporate body entrusted with receiving, managing, and investing monies to give loans to Nigerians seeking higher education, vocational training, and skill acquisition programs. However, the signing into law…

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has warned that he will surprise those who see his sincere determination to implement the presidential peace accord as a show of weakness.  Fubara stated that he had received numerous comments in the media regarding the implementation of the peace initiative and had opted to remain silent out of maturity and wisdom. However, the governor stated that it was critical to correct the record for clarity and that accepting President Bola Tinubu’s involvement and accompanying agreement was a political solution. This was said in a statement published on Wednesday in Port Harcourt by his Chief…