 Controversial Nigerian cross-dresser, Bobrisky is reportedly on the run as officers of the Nigeria Police Force shut down the venue of his birthday in Lekki, Lagos.
According to a social media report, Bobrisky was at the birthday venue some few minutes before the arrival of the officers. But he was reported to have left moments before they stormed the venue and no one knows his whereabouts at the moment.
Reports have it that some men at the birthday venue were arrested by the officers and the event center where the birthday was billed to hold, has been shut down.
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Controversial Nigerian Cross-dresser, Bobrisky reportedly on the run as Police shut down his birthday party
Government Declares Public Holiday
Osun declares Friday public holiday to mark new Hijrah
Osun Governor Yesterday Declared Today A Public Holiday To Mark New Islamic year
Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola yesterday declared today a public holiday to mark the new Islamic year, Hijra1441 AH.
He said this would enable Muslims in the state to participate in activities lined up for the new Hijirah year celebration by Osun State Muslim Community.
A statement by the Supervisor of Osun State Ministry of Home Affairs, Adebisi Obawale, read: “The government wishes Muslims in the state and across the world a happy New Year celebration and enjoins residents of the state to continue living harmoniously and peacefully with religious tolerance and understanding.
“The state government enjoins all Muslims to use the occasion to pray for the progress of the state.”
Neymar Set For Sensational Return To Barcelona With New Agreement
Neymar is set to make his long-awaited return to Barcelona after the Spanish club and Paris Saint-Germain agreed on a deal for the winger.
Both clubs had been in long-running talks over the 27-year-old Brazilian, who joined the Ligue 1 champions in a world-record £200million deal in 2017 after spending four seasons and scoring 101 goals in 185 games for Barcelona.
According to Sky Sports Italia, he is now set to confirm his return to the Nou Camp after the sides finally reached a deal.
The deal is expected to be finalized soon before the close of the European transfer window on Monday, September 2, 2019.
Meanwhile, it was recently claimed that PSG rejected an offer of £118m, plus Ivan Rakitic, Jean-Cair Todibo and a season-long loan for Ousmane Dembele. PSG were holding out for a fee much closer to the £200m they paid
Yahaya Bello Emerges Kogi APC Gubernatorial Candidate
The governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, has emerged winner in the All Progressives Congress APC governorship primaries held in Lokoja, the state capital yesterday August 29th.
Out of a total of 3,596 delegates that were accredited, Bello secured 3,127 votes.
Bello will represent the party in the November 16th governorship election.
Lere Olayinka Shades Police For Searching Biodun Fatoyinbo’s Home Over Rape Allegation
Yesterday, the police interrogation of Biodun Fatoyinbo, head pastor of Commonwealth Of Zion Assembly (COZA) over the rape allegations leveled by Busola Dakolo continued. Lere Olayinka, aide to former Ekiti Governor, Fayose, however shades the police for searching Fatoyinbo’s home.
In the tweet he posted, he wondered about the reasoning of the Nigeria police in searching the pastor’s house for a crime committed in a different state, 15 years ago.
Shock Hits NFL As Ryan Russell Reveals He Is Bi-Sexual, Shares Pictures
Ryan Russell, a former NFL defensive end who last played for the Buccaneers has revealed he is bisexual.
The 27-year-old penned an as-told-to article to ESPN, where he broke the news.
“Have I lied to teammates, coaches, trainers, front-office executives and fans about who I am?” Russell wrote in an article posted Thursday to ESPN.com. “Not exactly. But withholding information is a form of deceit. And I want the next part of my career – and life – steeped in trust and honesty.
During the season you spend more time with your team than with your own family; truth and honesty are the cornerstones of a winning culture. My truth is that I’m a talented football player, a damn good writer, a loving son, an overbearing brother, a caring friend, a loyal lover, and a bisexual man.
“Today, I have two goals: returning to the NFL, and living my life openly. I want to live my dream of playing the game I’ve worked my whole life to play, and being open about the person I’ve always been.”
“Those two objectives shouldn’t be in conflict,” Russell wrote. “But judging from the fact that there isn’t a single openly LGBTQ player in the NFL, NBA, Major League Baseball or the NHL, brings me pause. I want to change that – for me, for other athletes who share these common goals, and for the generations of LGBTQ athletes who will come next.”
Russell also went public with his relationship with his boyfriend, who wrote of the NFL player on his Instagram page, “This man is the top headline on @espn this morning for speaking his truth as a player in the NFL and as my boyfriend. I couldn’t be more proud.”
Nadal Gets Walkover Into US Open Third Round
Three-times champion Rafael Nadal got a walkover into the third round of the U.S. Open after Australian wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis withdrew from their evening match on Thursday.
Kokkinakis, whose clash with the Spanish second seed was scheduled to close out the Thursday night session at Arthur Ashe Stadium, withdrew with a right shoulder injury, tournament organizers said in a statement.
The 23-year-old Australian, who has struggled badly with injury in recent years, beat Bulgarian qualifier Ilya Ivashka in his opening match this week and was seeking his first appearance in the U.S. Open third round.
Nadal will now face South Korean Chung Hyeon who stunned 32nd seed Spaniard Fernando Verdasco in a comeback victory after going down by two sets to win 6-1, 6-2, 5-7, 3-6, 6-7.
(Reuters/NAN)
Family Blows Hot As Two Undergraduates, One Other, Rape Teenage Girl
The family of a 15-year-old girl, who was allegedly defiled by four men, including two undergraduates of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka, in the Yaba Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, has demanded justice for the victim.
The police, which confirmed the arrest of some of the suspects, Chibuzo Ezegbue, aka Khalifa, 24; Mudi Philip, aka Toto, 25; and Oluwabanwo Kolawole, 26, said a manhunt had been launched for Ayo Segun, aka Blackman, who has been on the run since the incident.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the victim was at the institution to check on someone when Segun allegedly accosted and threatened her with a knife and forced her into the treasurer’s office in the Student’s Union Government’s building, where she was defiled.
It was learnt that Philip, the SUG treasurer, whose office was used to perpetrating the crime, was also present when the teenager was being sexually assaulted.
The 15-year-old victim, while speaking with PUNCH Metro, said the suspects had carnal knowledge of her on Saturday, June 29, 2019, around 11am, despite knowing that she was menstruating, adding that after perpetrating the crime, they promised her security on the campus.
She stated, “Unknown to them, I am not a student of the college; I was there to check on someone and was going home when Segun approached me and said he liked me. I told him that I had to leave but I didn’t know that he and his friends were trailing me.
“When I got to a lonely place, Segun stopped me and asked me to follow him. I resisted but he threatened to stab me with a knife. He called his friends and told me to follow them. I had been hearing a lot about cultists, so I became very scared and follow them.
“Segun, Kolawole and Ezegbue took me inside Philip’s office at the SUG building and said they would protect me and use me as their queen if I agreed to have sex with them. Philip was there pressing his phone when I started arguing with them, but when Segun realised that I was shouting, he ordered the rest of the guys out and told me that he would kill me if I refused to have sex with him. I told him I was menstruating, but he never cared and he forcefully had sex with me.
“I thought it was over, but the others came in one after the other to have sex with me. When I tried to stop them, they threatened me. Ezegbue had sex with me but when it was Kolawole’s turn, he saw blood around my private parts and knew I was tired, so he told me to give him oral sex, which I did. When it was Philip’s turn, I pleaded with him and he said he wasn’t there to have sex with me, but said that I should lie to the others that he had sex with me if they asked.”
PUNCH Metro learnt that the victim informed her mother about the incident, who told her uncle and the case was reported at the Bariga Police Station, where police personnel were mobilised to arrest the suspects.
A footage in possession of our correspondent showed Kolawole, Philip and Ezegbue handcuffed after being arrested.
It was gathered that Philip was released after investigation revealed that he did not touch the victim.
A close relative of the victim, who simply identified himself as Olanrewaju, however, condemned the exoneration of Philip, saying he was an accomplice in the incident that had traumatised the victim.
Olanrewaju said, “Philip was the treasurer and his office was used in perpetrating the crime. He was there while the others were at it, but did nothing to stop them and never reported the incident to the college. I don’t know why he was released.
“When the victim informed her mother that she was defiled, we took her to the station to narrate her story. She was crying while narrating her ordeal and the police gave her a letter to a hospital in Yaba to run some tests. After the police got the report, the school was notified and with the help of the security guards of the school, three of the perpetrators were arrested, but Segun is still at large.”
When our correspondent visited the institution on Monday, the Provost, FCE (T), Akoka, Dr Wahab Azeez, during a meeting involving the Registrar, acting Director of Information Service and the Chief Security Officer, said the case had been charged to court, adding that one of the students involved in the incident had been remanded.
Azeez stated, “The matter is in court; the culprits were arrested and have been charged by the police. The girl in question is not our student. One of our students was exonerated, while the other one is in detention. The third person is not our student. We have handed the case over to the police as the law requires and that is the best we can do in this circumstance.
“We cannot cover up any culprit, who has violated the law. It is a criminal offence but we cannot take the law into our own hands. The college also has its own administrative way of dealing with such issues, but this case is criminal and it is the court that can pronounce whether one is guilty or not.
“The college does not condone any act of misbehaviour and it is a teachers’ training institution, whether it is a student or staff member that violates the rule, we do follow the due process and that is what we have done.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, said the suspects had been charged, adding that the command had launched a manhunt for Segun.
Elkana stated, “We have arrested the suspects involved in the case of the 15-year-old girl, who was defiled by four boys at the FCE (T), Akoka. Two of the suspects, Ezegbue Chibuzo and Oluwabanwo Kolawole, have been charged and are currently remanded in prison custody.
“We are still on the trail of another suspect, Segun, who has been mentioned in that case; we have launched a manhunt for him.”
Dino Melaye Opens Up On Aspirations To Be Kogi State Deputy Governor
The Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye has denied that he wanted to serve as the deputy governor to a former governor of the state, Captain Idris Wada.
In a statement on Thursday by his media aide, Gideon Ayodele, the senator stated that the information was meant stop the emergence of Melaye as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the September 3 governorship primary.
no sense that Dino Melaye, a man with better idea and clearer vision, will queue behind such an aspirant,” the statement read in part.
UCLDraw: Official Group Results For 2019/20 Season
Champions League holders Liverpool will face Napoli in the group stage for a second season running after the two sides were drawn together in Monaco.
Jurgen Klopp’s men edged past the Serie A club en route to winning the competition last season. Liverpool will also play FC Salzburg and Belgian side Genk in Group E.
Tottenham, who the Reds beat in last season’s final, have been drawn alongside Bayern Munich in Group B, Greek side Olympiakos and Red Star Belgrade.
Europa League champions Chelsea are up against Ajax, who beat the likes of Real Madrid and Juventus last season. Frank Lampard’s men will also play Valencia and French side Lille in Group H.
Meanwhile, Premier League champions Manchester City are in Group C and will face Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb and Atalanta.
The ceremony also saw Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk scoop up the men’s Player of the Year award – beating Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to the prize.