FLASHBACK: In April, Prisons Service Lied Bobrisky Was Serving Jail Term in a Shared Cell
In April, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, the Nigerian transgender woman better known as Bobrisky, was sentenced to six months imprisonment without the option of fine by a Lagos Federal High Court.…
FACT CHECK: X Influencer Recycles 5-Year-Old News of Police Rescuing 300 Torture Victims in Kaduna
An influencer on X with over 50,000 followers, @AndyjnrUmaru, on Friday morning posted that the Kaduna police had rescued over 300 people in a house located in Rigasa community, Igabi…
Naval Officer Illegally Detained on Army Brigadier’s Order in 2018 Regains Freedom
Abbas Haruna, a naval rating locked up in 2018 on a senior army officer’s order despite the Armed Forces Act (2004) limiting punishment for insubordination to two years imprisonment, has…
PICTURES: Isaac Bristol Arrives at High Court for Bail Hearing
Isaac Bristol has arrived at the Federal High Court in Abuja for his bail hearing, FIJ has gathered. Bristol, whom the police believe to be an anonymous whistleblower and leak…
EXCLUSIVE: Out of 6 Months, Bobrisky Spent Only 3 Weeks In Kirikiri Prison
Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, the Nigerian transgender woman better known as Bobrisky, spent only three weeks in prison after receiving a six-month sentencing for naira abuse in April, FIJ can report.…
Mike Uzua With ‘Sure Link’ Denies Abuja Freelancer Her 2019 Canada Trip, N1.5m Refund
When Grace Bala, a freelancer in Abuja, paid N1.5 million to Mike Brainz Uzua, a self-proclaimed travel agent, in 2019, she hoped to testify to how green the grass was…
JUST IN: FG Suspends 2 Prison Officials Over N15m Bobrisky Bribe Claims
The federal government has suspended two Nigerian Correctional Centre (NCoS) officials as it commences an investigation into claims of bribery involving Idris Okuneye, a crossdresser popularly referred to as Bobrisky.…
Cashtree Wants N10,910 After It Sent Unauthorised N5,700 Loan to Oyo Teacher
Ayo Ola (not real name), a teacher living in Oyo State, was in need of a substantial loan when she downloaded the Cashtree loan app on September 17. She had…
NAFRC, an Armed Forces Centre, Violates Financial Regulations by Paying N160m Into 10 Private Accounts
The Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre (NAFRC) violated public financial regulations by paying N160,537,508 into 10 private accounts between February and September, FIJ has found. This N160 million went into…
Court Orders Confessed Killer Ayomide Adeleye’s Remand in Kirikiri
The Magistrate Court in Ogba, Lagos State, has ordered the remand of confessed killer Ayomide Adeleye in the Lagos Correctional Facility, Kirikiri, Alausa. Seyi Omodara, presiding over Adeleye’s hearing on…