Beyond Fame: Bobrisky’s rise, controversies, and legal battles

Beyond Fame: Bobrisky’s rise, controversies, and legal battles

Popular crossdresser Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, better known as Bobrisky, recently released on bail by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, is one of Nigeria’s most controversial personalities. Born on August 31, 1991, Bobrisky is arguably the figure who brought cross-dressing into the limelight in Nigeria. On the journey to fame, Bobrisky publicly wore women’s clothing despite backlash from Nigerians calling for his arrest. The crossdresser has also shared images of […]

November 4, 2024 5

NEWS

Govs’ jobs bazaar: States’ wages rise by N900bn

Amid calls by Nigerians for a lower cost of governance, the personnel costs of the 36 states in Nigeria for the 2024 financial year have hit N2.76tn, an analysis of the budgets by The PUNCH has revealed. In 2023, the wage bill of the states according to their approved budget documents available on Open States powered by civic-tech innovation platform, BudgIT, stood at N2.26tn indicating that about N901.88bn had been added to […]

August 30, 2024 10

NEWS

Concerns rise over teaching as over nine million fail UTME in seven years

The poor performance of students at the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination has raised concerns over system issues like unqualified teachers dotting the educational landscape, ‘LAOLU AFOLABI writes About 9.17 million out of a total of 11.9 million candidates who sat the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted by the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board between 2018 and 2024 scored below 200 pass mark. As the average failure rate in the seven years stands at […]

June 11, 2024 7

ENTERTAINMNET

My music will give hope to the hopeless — Meme Rise

A gospel artiste, Meme Umukoro, aka Meme Rise, has expressed confidence that her music will give hope to the hopeless. The singer, who is signed to SG Musik, said “I see my music making great impact, because the hand of the Lord is upon it. Anybody who listens to my music will feel God’s presence .When we pray and meditate, God impresses things on our spirit. By God’s grace, my […]

April 15, 2024 10

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