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Like Nathaniel Bassey, gospel singer Mercy Chinwo and her husband, Blessed Uzochikwa, have taken legal action against five social media users for criminal defamation. The couple filed a lawsuit after Mr Bassey petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode...

The EFCC has detained popular crossdresser Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky. The spokesperson of the anti-graft agency, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the crossdresser’s detention to PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday. Mr Oyewale said Bobrisky was arrested for naira mutilation.He said: “Yes, he’s with...

Gospel singer Nathaniel Bassey has filed a petition with the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, over allegations that he fathered Mercy Chinwo’s son. The petition, submitted by his lawyers Peter Abraham, Uche Matthew, Gbenga Agunloye, and Anthony...

The Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, has stated the Nigerian police’s stance on specific moral issues and cross-dressing in the country. Mr Adejobi, in an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today Tuesday, suggested that crossdressing is not an offence in Nigeria. In...

The ongoing feud between Kwam 1 and his aggrieved ex-drummer Ayankunle Ayanlowo is over if recent reports are anything to go by. On Monday, the Aseyin of Iseyin, Sefiu Adeyeri III, intervened in the lingering crisis between both parties, with...

The emergence of the popular crossdresser Idris Olarenwaju, known as Bobrisky, as the ‘Best Dressed Female’ at the Beasts of Two Worlds movie premiere held on Sunday at Circle Mall, Lekki, Lagos State, has sparked reactions among Nigerians. The movie’s...

Fuji music maestro Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, aka Kwam 1, has finally addressed the allegations levelled against him by his ex-drummer Kunle Ayanlowo of 32 years, who accused him of mistreating and enslaving him. In an infamous interview published on Agbaletu TV...

A Nigerian, Akinrodoye Dare, known as Dreh, has accomplished an incredible feat. Dreh successfully completed a non-stop swim across the Lagos Lagoon, which is located underneath the Third Mainland Bridge - Africa’s second-longest bridge - in a time of two...

After veteran actor Amaechi Muonagor’s death, misinformation swept through social media that Zack Orji had passed on, a false narrative the President of the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, debunked. Mr Orji was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit...

Famous Nigerian playwright and theatre director Wole Oguntokun is dead. Mr Oguntokun, a lawyer, died on Wednesday at 56. His friend and film director, Kayode Peters, broke the news on his Instagram page Thursday afternoon.Mr Peters said the death of the...