Author: Feyisayo Helen

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Men of Ogun State Police Command have arrested a cleric identified as Michael Abiodun, for allegedly defiling and impregnating a 12-year-old daughter of a member of his church. The 48-year-old man is the pastor of “The Light House Gospel Church” Oluwo, Owode Egba, in Obafemi Owode local government area. It was gathered that the victim’s mother joined the church as a result of a spiritual problem that led to the death of two of her daughters. In order to prevent the victim from the same calamity, she ran to the church for deliverance. One fateful…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Akwa Ibom Police Command have arrested a 40-year-old woman, Mrs. Joy Emmanuel Sunday, for plotting the kidnap of her husband, Mr. Emmanuel Sampson Ebong. Mr. Obong is an indigene of Ntak Obio Akpa in Oruk Anam local government area of Akwa Ibom State. The woman who reportedly confessed to the crime, said she plotted the abduction because her husband starved her of sex and abandoned his children. Mrs. Joy who was paraded on Friday, 2 September, said: “I arranged for my husband’s kidnapping because for a long time he abandoned me with his children.…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairperson of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, has revealed why Nigerians are being denied entry into Dubai despite having valid visas. Recall that a video that had gone viral on social media, showed some Nigerians who travelled recently to Dubai being detained at the airport and their passports seized. Few were seen demanding answers after their passports were seized without explanation. ‘‘What the Dubai authorities have done is this, they have made the visa processes more stringent. If you are below 30, there is no visa for you; it is so difficult.…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Veteran Nigerian actor, Dele Odule, has revealed what could make him quit acting. In an exclusive interview with Daily Post, said he might quit his acting career for politics if that is the only way to fight for the right of his people in Oru Ijebu. He also explained why he joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State. He claimed his community in Oru, Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun state is currently being trespassed by the people of another community but no one seemed interested in doing anything. The thespian explained…

A criminal investigation has been launched by France into claims by Juventus player, Paul Pogba that he is the victim of a multi-million euro blackmail plot by gangsters involving his brother, the Paris prosecutor said. Two investigating magistrates have been appointed to lead the probe, prosecutor Laure Beccuau said in a statement. Based on the findings of a preliminary investigation launched last month it will examine allegations — for now against persons unknown — including blackmail by an armed gang, kidnapping, and membership of a criminal conspiracy, she said, confirming a weekend statement from a judicial source. The World Cup…

European football’s governing body, UEFA, on Friday, fined several football clubs including AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Milan and Juventus for breaches of Financial Fair Play rules. Qatar-owned French champions PSG were given the biggest fine of 10 million euros ($10m) while Roma, AC Milan, Besiktas, Marseille and Monaco were also punished. The fines were dished out after analysis of the financial years from 2018 to 2022 by UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body, found they had all failed to comply with the “break-even requirement”. Roma must pay €4million and Inter €4million, while Juventus were fined €3.5 million and Milan €2million.…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Life in Nigeria can sometimes take the semblance of a game of chess. With about 40% of the country’s 212 million population living in poverty, tact, vision, smart work, are some of the vital requirements to emerge victoriously. Interestingly, there is a unique feature in this chessboard: the pawns are dreaming of being kings. This dream has been activated in the hearts of both young and old people living in slums by 27-year-old Tunde Onakoya with his project, Chess in Slums. Chess in Slums Africa commonly known as CISA was established on 1 September, 2018,…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Various military barracks across the country have one thing in common and that is the ubiquitous presence of ‘Mammy Market’, a joint where soldiers and civilians alike mingle, on a daily basis, to purchase their essentials. Unknown to many, however, is the fact that the concept of Mammy Market is the idea of a woman whose real name is Mammy Ochefu. She is the wife of late military Governor of defunct East-Central state, Col. Anthony Aboki Ochefu, where she sold a local non-alcoholic beverage called ‘enyi’ to support her family. In an interview she granted…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye a.k.a Mr P is celebrating his wife Lola Omotayo as she turns 50 on Friday, 2 September, 2022. The birthday celebrant took to her Instagram page to share stunning photos on Friday. Sharing the same pictures on his Instagram page, the business development expert’s hubby, extolled her with amazing words. “As wine ages, it matures into a drink that even the heavens crave for. You are the wine in my life. You are my sweet intoxication. Maturing into a more beautiful person year after year. Wishing you a very Happy 50th…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A middle-age man coughed to death in Akure, the capital of Ondo State on Thursday, 1 September, 2022. It was gathered that the yet-to-be-identified man was awaiting a taxi when the sad incident happened. The commuter vomited blood while coughing, an eye witnesses said, adding that the man gave up the ghost before first aid could get to him. “Items found on the deceased were some drugs suspected to have been bought at a medical teaching hospital in Akure. “The incident was reported to the police which evacuated the corpse to a mortuary,’’ the eyewitness…