Author: Alexandra Dominic-Chukwu
Alexandra Dominic-Chukwu
Alexandra Dominic-Chukwu is based in the eastern region of Nigeria. She covers politics, news writing, feature stories, among others. She has multitasking skills and can easily adapt to any working condition. She enjoys reading and writing.
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Police Operatives serving in the Enugu State Command’s Central Police Station (CPS) Enugu on April 9, rescued a female (name withheld) abducted by two men. The police also arrested the victim’s alleged abductors, one Ejike Okorie “m”, aged 26, and Christopher Kindness “m”, aged 25, both of Ameke Ngwo, Enugu North LGA. This was contained in a statement issued by Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Command, State Headquarters, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on Sunday. Meanwhile, an angry mob had earlier intercepted the suspects before the police swift intervention, beat them up, and set ablaze their…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Enugu State government has issued the last warning to tanker drivers operating across the state over their failure to colour-coat their water tankers. The color-coating is to indicate if they are carrying clean, safe-drinking water or industrial water in line with the Enugu State Water Sector Law of 2023. According to the government, the water law prescribes that every water tanker must bear either sky-blue colour to reflect clean drinking water or yellow colour to reflect industrial water. The government noted that the timeline and extension date set for the implementation of the law…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Adamawa Police Command, says it is poised to arrest an 18-year-old suspect for stabbing his friend to death. According to a statement shared on the command’s X account on Sunday, the teenager stabbed his friend to death during a dispute. The command noted that both individuals were rushed to the hospital after a knife fight, where one was pronounced dead. The statement read, “An impatient attitude is regrettable. READ ALSO: Police Nab 15 Suspected Cult Members In Adamawa “Usman Umar, 18 years old, is currently admitted to one of our hospitals, receiving treatment, feeling…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called on Nigerians to refrain from speaking ill of the country but pray for its betterment. Mr Sanwo-Olu gave this advice at the 2024 Eid-el-Fitr celebration on Saturday at the Lagos House, Ikeja. The celebration had the theme: “Allah will not Change the Way of the People until they Change What is in their Hearts”. The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, urged Nigerians to change their thoughts and speak positively about the country. According to him, God will not change anything for any society…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- About 15 suspects linked to a notorious cult group called the Shila Boys gang, have been apprehended by the Adamawa Police Command, for their purported involvement in theft, specifically targeting phones and other belongings of residents. This was disclosed in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, and shared on his Facebook account. READ ALSO: Three Teenagers Nabbed For Plotting To Attack Churches, Police The statement reads: “Adamawa State Commissioner of Police, CP Dankombo Morris, Psc (+), Appreciates the Good People of Adamawa State for their Collaboration in the fight…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Israeli army said Sunday that Iran’s attack using hundreds of drones and missiles had been “foiled”, with 99 per cent of them intercepted overnight. “The Iranian attack was foiled,” Israeli army spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said in a televised statement. None of the drones and cruise missiles that were launched towards Israel had entered its territory, Hagari said, and “only a few” ballistic missiles reached Israel. READ ALSO: 29 Feared Killed, Dozens Injured In Gaza By Israeli Airstrike One of them “lightly hit the Nevatim base”, he added, noting that the military compound…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says President Bola Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope” agenda is a reality. Wike stated this when he visited the ongoing construction of the vice president’s residence, a project that is being executed by Julius Berger in Abuja on Saturday. The minister said the FCT was wearing a new look in terms of infrastructural development, in line with Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda. He said several projects in FCT would be inaugurated to celebrate Tinubu’s one year in office and in fulfilment of the president’s agenda to renew the…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The former chairman of the Kaduna state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. John Joseph Hayab, has rebuked the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) for their premature discussion about the 2027 election, stating that it is too early to threaten Nigerians with such rhetoric. In a statement released on Friday, Hayab expressed disappointment in NEF members’ assertion that the North would not support Tinubu in the next election. “It is sad to read that some members of NEF are saying the North will not vote for Tinubu in 2027,” he remarked. Hayab argued…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The stage is set for the screening of 16 aspirants vying for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket in the upcoming gubernatorial primary election in Ondo State on April 20, 2024. The screening is scheduled to commence at 11 am at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja, following the inauguration of the Senator Joshua Lidani-led seven-member Ondo Governorship Screening Committee and the five-man Screening Appeal Committee by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. Chaired by the former Deputy Governor of Gombe State, the screening committee also includes former House of Representatives member,…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that his administration inherited a near dilapidated health sector that operated without secondary healthcare facilities. The governor noted that it would come to a waste if the health of the people was not adequately factored into the development of the state. He also revealed that his administration was intensifying efforts at reviving the near comatose health sector. Governor Fubara spoke when he received a delegation of the leadership of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) led by its National President, Dr. Uche Ojinmah, at Government House in…