Author: Feyisayo Helen

IBADAN, Nigeria (Voice of Naija) – Nigerian disc jockey and singer, Florence Otedola better known as ‘DJ Cuppy’ has announced her graduation from the University of Oxford on Tuesday, 27 September. She took to her Twitter handle to mention how proud of herself she is even though she did not get a merit or a distinction. “Got my THESIS result, which classifies my MSc degree…” “I didn’t get a Merit or a Distinction, but I PASSED!!! After a tough year, I can officially say I am now a GRADUATE from @uniofOxford “And I am bloody PROUD of myself… To GOD…

Chris Kise has been sidelined from the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation less than a month after he was brought on to represent former president of United States, Donald Trump in the matter, two sources familiar with the move have told CNN. Kise is the newest addition to former President Donald Trump’s legal team. Kise is expected to remain on Trump’s legal team but is not leading the work related to the federal government’s investigation into how the former President handled 11,000 documents seized from his Florida home in August following a lengthy effort by the government to retrieve them. The reason…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The number of casualties in the overcrowded boat that drowned in Bangladesh has climbed to 61 on Tuesday, 27 September, 2022. Many passengers are still missing two days after the boat mishap. Onlookers and relatives of the missing gathered along the riverbank as rescuers searched for bodies, witnesses said. “I just want to see the face of my mother,” Deepak Chandra Roy said, speaking through tears as he searched for his mother. His son was rescued. The dead recovered so far included 28 women and 18 children, said Jahurul Islam, chief administrator of the…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Nigerian radio talk show host Ifedayo Olarinde popularly known as Daddy Freeze, has secretly tied the knot with his long-time lover, Benedicta Elechi, in a private ceremony held in London. Pastor Tobi of Spark Nation, as well as Daddy Freeze’s mother, Smaranda Olarinde and a small circle of friends, witnessed the couple’s union as they officially became husband and wife in the UK. A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt had on February 18, 2021, ordered Daddy Freeze to pay the sum of N5million to Paul Odekina, who was married to Elechi at the…

IBADAN, Nigeria (Voice of Nigeria) – At the age of 35, former Super Eagles captain and midfielder, John Obi Mikel, is hanging up his boots. The Chelsea legend took to his Instagram page to announce his retirement from football at 35 years old. Obi Mikel shared a photo of his 18-year career’s biggest highlights and a lengthy statement which read: “There is a saying that “all good things must come to an end”, and for my professional football career, that day is today. “I look back at the past 20 years of my career, and I must say that I…

IBADAN, Nigeria (Voice of Nigeria) – Abidemi Rufai, a former Special Assistant to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment in the United States for stealing $500,000 COVID-19 pandemic relief benefits. Rufai has been in custody since his arrest at New York’s JFK airport in May 2021. The Eastern District of New York U.S. Attorney’s Office assisted with detention hearings following Rufai’s arrest. This case was investigated by the FBI, with assistance from the Department of Labor Office of Inspector General, Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations, Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, and…

IBADAN, Nigeria (Voice of Nigeria) – A bill seeking to whittle down the powers of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor has passed second reading at the Senate. The bill was passed by the upper chamber on Tuesday after Sadiq Umar, senator representing Kwara north, led a debate on the general principles of legislation. While leading a debate, Umar said the bill is proposing that another person — outside the CBN — should be appointed chairman of the CBN board. But Ovie Omo-Agege, deputy senate president and James Manager, senator representing Delta south, kicked against the bill. They argued…

More than 4,300 guests attended the state funeral of Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe at the Nippon Budokan Arena in Tokyo. Foreign dignitaries such as US Vice President Kamala Harris, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese were present. Other government figures including former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga – who was Abe’s right hand man for many years – also gave remarks, before attendees laid flower offerings and bowed in turn. Other ceremonial rites on the program include an honor guard, gun salute, and musical performances, before a government reception for visiting foreign dignitaries. The…

IBADAN, Nigeria (Voice of Nigeria) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has withdrawn the order mandating vice-chancellors to reopen tertiary institutions. This comes up after the committee of vice-chancellors of Nigerian universities revealed that they would meet on Tuesday to decide on the government’s directive to reopen their schools for academic activities. The meeting was confirmed by Prof Yakubu Ochefu, Secretary-General of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, in an exclusive interview with Tribune on Monday. Recall that in a circular issued on Monday, the National Universities Commission (NUC), had mandated vice-chancellors, pro-chancellors, and governing councils to re-open federal…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Two persons have died in an auto crash that also left eight persons injured. and eight injured in an auto crash that happened on Monday at Malam Tanko village on the Abuja-Kaduna Highway. Two commercial buses and an articulated vehicle were involved in the accident inside a village located at Tafa Local Government Area of Niger. Twenty-four other passengers involved in the accident escaped unhurt. Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger, Kumar Tsukwam, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna on Tuesday that the commercial vehicles had 34…