The Chief Judge of Kogi State, Justice Josiah Majebi, has facilitated the release of 27 inmates from the six correctional facilities within the state who had been held due to their inability to pay fines and compensations. The development was made possible through the efforts of the non-governmental organization “Victory Idewele Foundation,” which covered the…
A former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, has been released from incarceration after serving a five-year sentence at Kuje Prison. Lawan’s freedom from imprisonment comes in the wake of the Supreme Court’s confirmation in January of the five-year sentence initially imposed by the Court of Appeal. Lawan was convicted in 2021 for…
The House of Representatives Committee tasked with investigating allegations of corruption involving the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) is scheduled to visit the Lagos offices of both agencies on Monday, October 21, 2024. These allegations were brought to light by the controversial figure Idris Okuneye, widely known as…
The Federal Government has pledged that all individuals implicated in the alleged bribery scandal involving Nigerian crossdresser Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, will face appropriate consequences. Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, reiterated this commitment during a press conference held on Friday in Abuja to commemorate his first year in office. Tunji-Ojo had…
The Federal Government has placed certain senior officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service on suspension due to allegations of bribery linked to the well-known crossdresser Idris Okuneye, commonly referred to as Bobrisky. Earlier, a social media activist and influence, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, claimed in widely circulated videos that some members of the…
