Author: Feyisayo Helen

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – A Nigerian architect and data analyst, Abdulquadri Adesoji Ademakinwa has shared his success story seven years after leaving the country to further his studies. A Nigerian architect and data analyst, Abdulquadri Adesoji Ademakinwa has shared his success story seven years after leaving the country to further his studies. Ademakinwa shared the story on Monday via Twitter at the University of Nottingham in the UK. He tweeted: “Exactly 7 years ago, I left family and friends in pursuit of a Master of Architecture Degree in Environmental Design at the University of Nottingham in the UK…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The residents of Abule Taylor community in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State, have decried the activities of burglars and miscreants in the community. They lamented the incessant gunshots every midnight in the area. A resident, who identified himself simply as Biggie for security reasons, said he realised he was not the only one aware of the situation when he got a call from a neighbour while another shooting was going on. He said: “A neighbour called my phone one midnight to alert me when he heard the gunshots. I told him that…

At least 32 people have been killed and dozens feared missing after a boat packed with Hindu devotees sank in Bangladesh, officials said, in the worst waterways disaster to hit the country in more than a year. SM Sirajul Huda, superintendent of Panchagarh District Police, said seven bodies were retrieved on Monday from the Karatoya river in Bangladesh’s northern Panchagarh district, 468 km from the capital Dhaka. “Another seven bodies were recovered on Monday morning, which brings the total death toll to 32 from 25 on Sunday,” the official said on the phone Monday afternoon. A small boat packed with…

IBADAN, Nigeria(VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Bayelsa police command has paraded John ‘Lyon’ Ewa, the alleged kidnap kingpin who operates in the state. He was paraded alongside three members of his alleged gang in Yenagoa, the state capital. Speaking with journalists, Lyon Ewa said he is not the leader of the group, adding that he was only paid N1.5 million for showing the kidnappers the houses of victims. Lyon Ewa was said to have been arrested by officers of operation Puff Adder following the kidnap of Danjuma Emeije, a bank manager in Yenagoa, who was said to be his former boss.…

American scriptwriter and movie producer, Zack Estrin, who is known for his work on ‘Prison Break’ and ‘Lost in Space’, is dead. He died at the age of 51. Estrin’s died from a suspected cardiac arrest, on 23 September, in Hermosa Beach, California, according to his longtime talent agency WME. Estrin died after he collapsed while jogging on the beach, however, his exact cause of death, however, is still pending an official autopsy. In a statement, Estrin’s family called him “our everything. The best husband, father, son and friend.” “He loved to make everyone happy. He loved to make everyone…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Social media users have slammed Nollywood actress, Nkechi Blessing Sunday, for sharing sex toy (dildo) as souvenirs at her mother’s 1-year remembrance on Sunday, 25 September, 2022. Video of the actress announcing the gifts and thereafter distributing to ladies has gone viral on social media and garnered backlash. A tweep, Tunrayo went spiritual as he said, “Masturbating is a huge sin and I feel most sins have now become normalised; this wouldn’t normalise it in the eyes of God. Nkechi Blessing has displayed the highest level of stupidity a woman of her age can ever…

IBADAN ,Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Muritala Afolabi, a resident of Iree, Osun State, on Friday, sustained serious injuries after setting himself ablaze. Muritala was, however, rescued by some people who heard his cry as fire burnt his body. He was rushed to a private hospital in Iree, where he was admitted. Speaking with Punch from his sick bed on Sunday, Muritala, a vulcaniser, said he decided to commit suicide having been subjected to emotional torture and frustration by his wife. The 30-year-old artisan said he got married to his wife in July 2022 and since then, the woman had made…

Rihanna will be the headliner at the next Super Bowl Halftime Show for Super Bowl LVII, which is set for February 12, 2023 in Glendale, AZ. The 34-year-old Barbadian singer announced the news on Sunday 25 September by sharing a photo of her tattooed arm holding a NFL football. The post marks Rihanna’s first social media activity since giving birth to her first child in May. The NFL also Tweeted the big news with the same snap and the message ‘Let’s GO-#SBLVII’. Rumors about Rihanna had been swirling since Thursday, when the NFL announced that Apple Music would become the…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), on Tuesday, will resume hearing of reported and investigated cases of professional misconduct levelled against some medical doctors across the country. Seven cases are expected to be heard and decided on Tuesday. A hearing on reported and investigated cases of alleged professional misconducts involving seven doctors will resume on Tuesday, 27 September. According to MDCN, two doctors will be arraigned for judgements. They are: Dr. Roberts Osas Ikhu-Omoregbe and Dr. Abdul-Baki Abdulganiyu Ishola. Three others Dr. Elias Agada Anyebe, Dr. Abdullahi Ominisi Jimoh, and Dr. Kudehinbu Olajide…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Operatives of Lagos State Police Command, have arrested and arraigned two suspected fraudsters, Rotimi Fisher and Sherif Adebayo, to court for defrauding a 23-year-old girl in the Ipaja area of the state. The suspects also reportedly lured the victim to an uncompleted building on Majiyagbe Street, Ipaja, where Adebayo allegedly raped her. It was gathered that the victim was on her way to a destination in Iyana Ipaja when Fisher approached her to help him locate an address. The suspect, who reportedly presented himself as a foreign businessman to the victim, said he came to…