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LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) -Reports reaching voiceofnaija.ng have it that Biafra Separatist leader, Simon Ekpa, has been arrested by the Finnish Central Criminal Police. Ekpa, a self-styled disciple of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), had been issuing threats to residents of Nigeria’s south east. The threats have since crippled economic activities in the region, as people are now scared of making a living as a result of the threats. He insisted that there would be no election in the south east, asking the easterners to boycott the election or be dealt with.…
Eric Holder Jr. has been sentenced to 60 years imprisonment on Wednesday, nearly four years after killing American rapper Nipsey Hussle during a shooting outside his Los Angeles clothing store. Superior Court Judge H. Clay Jacke announced Holder’s 60 years to life sentence on Wednesday, after hearing from one of Hussle’s friends as well as reading a letter from Holder’s father. In July, Holder was found guilty of first-degree murder for killing Hussle, 33, in 2019. At the time, Holder was also convicted of two charges of attempted voluntary manslaughter and one count of possession of a firearm. Prior to…
The Police in Brazil are looking for two gunmen, Edgar Ricardo de Oliveira, and Ezequias Souza Ribeiro – who are on the run after killing seven people over being mocked for losing a pool game. According to New York Post, the gunmen opened fire in a Brazilian pool hall, killing seven people, including a 12-year-old girl. The Post said that Oliveira had lost a pool game, and 4,000 reais, against one of the men who he later shot dead before he returned with Ezequias and challenged the man for a second time. This time too, he lost The men lost…
ABUJA, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, one of the leading candidates for Saturday’s presidential election, has met with two other leading contenders. The trio were at the Peace Accord signing ahead of the presidential election, and it was inevitable that they meet during the event. Images from the event showed the former Governor of Lagos State shaking hands with and smiling with his counterparts. While the followers of each of the contenders are unable to stand one another’s presence, the major players are frequently seen sharing a hug or a handshake when they meet. At the…
Rivers State Police Command have commenced an investigation into the explosion that occured at a radio/television station in Port Harcourt, on Tuesday. Wish 99.5FM was set ablaze by suspected arsonists on Tuesday night. They reportedly threw an explosive device into the generator house and transformer area of the radio/tv station, damaging the generators, a 500kva transformer as well as a transformer feeder panel and electronic appliances in both the radio and television stations. The station is owned by Hon. Chiyere Igwe, a member of House of Representatives and a strong supporter of Atiku Abubarkar in Rivers State. Rivers State Police…
Agents of 10 political parties agents were present on Wednesday, as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), began the distribution of electoral materials to 20 Local Government Areas (LGA) in Lagos state, ahead of the Presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday, 25 February. The agents present include that of Action Alliance, Action Democratic Party, African Action Congress, All Progressives Congress and Allied Peoples Movement. Others are: Labour Party, National Rescue Movement, New Nigeria Peoples Party, Peoples Democratic Party and Young Progressive Party. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Olusegun Agbaje, confirmed this to journalists at the Central Bank of Nigeria…
The presidential candidates from 18 political parties participating in Saturday’s election have signed a peace accord in Abuja. Among the presidential candidates present on Wednesday are Omoyele Sowore of the African Action Congress, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, Peter Obi of Labour Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party. President Muhammadu Buhari alongside ex-President Jomo Kenyata (Kenya), and Thabo Mbeki (South Africa) also attended the event. By the text of the peace accord, presidential candidates made a commitment to “accept and abide by the outcome of the 2023…
ABUJA, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The Supreme Court has adjourned the lawsuit filed by the Governors against the President Muhammadu Buhari administration on the naira redesign to 3 March. This was the outcome of the hearing on Wednesday, as 17 States reportedly joined a consolidated suit demanding the prohibition of President Muhammadu Buhari from suddenly implementing the redesign of the national currency. After hearing from different lawyers, the Supreme Court confirmed that a judgement would be delivered on the matter in March. This judgment will be coming after Nigeria’s next President must have been decided at the poll on…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The crowd at the Teslim Balogun Stadium for the campaign rally of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu may alarming, but it was President Muhammadu Buhari’s smile that caught our fancy. The Nigerian President seemed to be in a really happy mood when Lagos stood still for Tinubu, her former Governor and presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), during the final leg of the campaign rally. He was on the stage when the APC’s flagbearer mounted, and was beaming with smiles, an indication that he was proud to be part of the campaign train.…
Former President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, has urged political candidates and leaders in the forthcoming elections to ensure a free, fair and peaceful process. On February 25, Nigerians will go to the polls to elect President Muhammadu Buhari’s replacement as he is serving out the second of his constitutionally permitted two four-year terms. Eighteen candidates are jostling to succeed him as leader of Africa’s biggest economy. Top contenders include Bola Tinubu, a two-term former governor of Lagos and a major stalwart of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party as well as the Peoples Democratic Party’s…