Author: Biyi Lawrence
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Afrobeats musician, Tiwa Savage, has written a petition to the Lagos State Police Command, citing threats to her life and team members by David Adeleke, aka Davido. In the two-page letter she signed herself, the Eminado explained how Davido had threatened her and asked her to thread carefully in Lagos, else he would f**k her up. She noted that trouble started when she posted Davido’s Baby Mama, Sophia Momodu on her Instagram Story, a situation which reportedly did not go down well with Davido. READ ALSO: Tiwa Savage’s ex TeeBillz Calls Out Davido For…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A truck driver has been confirmed dead after three articulated trucks had a collision on Ojuelegba bridge in Lagos State. In a press statement released by the LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, it was gathered that the driver of one of the trucks died from the incident. He informed that there was a mechanical error from one of the trucks while on motion, leading to the incident which made others crash into it. “At 0137hrs, LASEMA Response Team encountered a multiple accident which involved three articulated trucks on Ojuelegba bridge, while returning from…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The family of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has finally revealed those blocking the release of their son. According to Kanunta, the younger brother of the IPOB leader, Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma and some of his friends in the Southeast are the ones preventing the release. “@Govhopeuzodinma is the one blocking the release of #MaziNnamdiKanu from DSS dungeon with few of his friends in SE and my question to @officialABAT is Gov Uzodinma the president of Nigeria or is your government benefitting from the insecurity in SE through…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Fake drugs manufacturers no longer have a hiding place in Nigeria following a recent resolve by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Reports have it that NAFDAC has unveiled a list of adulterated wines and drinks in circulation, even and has enlightened Nigerians on steps to verify the original products. Leadership Newspaper reports that this includes the manufacturing of all kinds of adulterated products especially different kinds of wine from a wide variety of brands ranging from Seaman Schnapps, Henessy, Four Cousins, Carlo Rossi, Jenney, Chelsea London Dry Gin,…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has hit at the defecting lawmakers of the Rivers State House of Assembly over their ignorance of the law. The foremost Human Rights lawyer noted that the lawmakers whose seats were declared vacant after their defection were inexposed to sound legal advice. Trouble started when 27 members of the Rivers Assembly defected from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) over a lingering power tussle crisis in the State. The seats of the lawmakers reportedly loyal to Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – 16 teams have confirmed their spots in the next round of the prestigious UEFA Champions League competition after the last round of matches were concluded. Holders Manchester City and fellow English team Arsenal, won their groups to seal their passage into the knockout stages, while Newcastle, Manchester United and Scottish champions Celtic dropped out of Europe entirely. Here’s a BBC Sport lowdown on the draw. Who has gone through?Seeded: Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad. READ ALSO: Eddie Howe’s Newcastle Dumped Out Of Europe After AC…
Four passengers including a pregnant woman and her two children have reportedly lost their lives, after a car drove into the tricycle they were in at the Ago Palace Way of Okota, Lagos state. According to a user of X #tobe_stevee on Tuesday morning, a policeman and driver were contesting for the steering wheel while in motion when they lost control and hit a tricycle with passengers in it. He wrote: “Something happened at my area this morning. A driver was arrested by the police, one of them got into his car, while the others followed, on the way to…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s legal counsel have insisted that the academic records a US magistrate court ordered their principal to provide would not be relevant in Atiku Abubakar’s appeal at the Supreme Court. Voiceofnaija.ng reports that Atiku had earlier secured an order from a US magistrate for CSU to make Tinubu’s academic records available to his legal team. The magistrate, Jeffrey Gilbert, had ordered Tinubu’s alma mater to provide all relevant and non-privileged documents to Atiku’s legal team within two days. The documents sought by the PDP candidate through his counsel, Angela Liu, include Tinubu’s record of admission and acceptance…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election and former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has described fuel subsidy as an organised crime. Obi said this on Monday, while speaking on Arise TV ‘The Morning Show’ on what approach he would have taken differently in resolving the looming strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress. READ ALSO: Subsidy Removal Protest Under Jonathan Was All Politics — Ex-Ekiti Gov Fayemi “Fuel subsidy is organised crime. I said it repeatedly that it should be removed. For me, the approach would have been, is to remove…
The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has felicitated with Ilebaye Odiniya, winner of the Big Brother Naija All-Stars Season. The 22-year-old graduate of Criminology from Salem University, Lokoja, was crowned the winner of the reality TV show on Sunday, 1 October, 2023. The governor described Ilebaye as a true trendsetter. He believes her victory unequivocally confirms her brilliance, unwavering perseverance, and commendable humility. This was contained in a statement by the chief press secretary to the governor, Onogwu Mohammed, issued on Monday in Lokoja. The statement read, “I am delighted to congratulate one of our own in Kogi State,…