Author: Feyisayo Helen

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A lightning strike has killed two people and critically injured two others near the White House in Washington, DC late on Thursday, local authorities said. James Mueller, 76, and Donna Mueller, 75, a couple from Janesville, Wisconsin, died from injuries sustained after lightning struck in Lafayette Park in Northwest DC Thursday evening. The pair, along with two others, were just outside of the White House complex as severe thunderstorms shook the region. The two others, a man and a woman, were left in critical condition following the incident, the Metropolitan Police Department said. Their identities…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Jon Cassar, the executive producer of American action television series ’24’ has stated reasons why the show has not being revived. 24 is created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran for Fox. The series stars Kiefer Sutherland as counter-terrorist agent ‘Jack Bauer’. Each season covers 24 consecutive hours in Bauer’s life using the real time method of narration. The hit series aired for eight seasons between 2001 and 2014 and had a television movie on Fox before taking its final bow in 2014. Since then, there’s been a lot of talk about bringing back the…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Nigerian wrestler Odunayo Adekuoroye, has claimed Nigeria’s sixth gold at the 2022 ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom. On Friday, Adekuoroye won the gold in the Women’s 57kg Freestyle Wrestling after beating Anshu Malik of India. The 2018 Commonwealth champion defeated her opponent 6-4 in the final to successfully defend the crown she won in Gold Coast four years ago. En route to the final, the reigning African champion defeated Canada’s Hannah Taylor in the semis in a swashbuckling 10-0 victory. The win increases Nigeria’s gold medals so far to six, two silver and…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Chelsea has completed the signing of Marc Cucurella from Brighton in a deal worth £60 million. He follows the arrivals of Raheem Sterling from Man City (£47.5m), Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli (£33m), Gabriel Slonina from Chicago Fire (£12m) and Carney Chukwuemeka from Aston Villa (£20m) for a total expenditure of £172m so far. The 24-year-old, who has agreed to a six-year deal, was registered in time to feature against Everton on Saturday Night Football, live on Sky Sports. Chelsea took a dig at Brighton when announcing the deal, repeating the format of their Tweet earlier…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Kevin Spacey and his production companies have been ordered to pay the makers of “House of Cards” nearly $31 million. A judge on Thursday, ruled that Kevin Spacey and his production companies should pay the huge amount of money because of losses brought on after he was fired in 2017, for the sexual harassment of crew members. The 63-year-old Oscar winner’s career came to an abrupt halt late in 2017 as the #MeToo movement gained momentum and allegations against him emerged from several places. The award-winning actor was fired or removed from projects, most notably…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- An Inspector of police in Lagos state, Monday Orukpe has passed away from injuries he sustained after soldiers of the Army Ordinance Corp beat him to a state of comma on Wednesday. Monday Orukpe, was abducted alongside another police officer on Wednesday. He died at the military hospital on Thursday afternoon, 4 August, 2022. It was learned that the soldiers were riding a military van and getting close to CCC gate on Lagos/Badagry expressway when they got stuck in heavy traffic. Trouble as learned started when two of the soldiers jumped on okada (motorcycle) and…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Governor of Kwara state, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has appointed actor and movie producer, Eyiwumi Aramide, a k.a Muka Ray, as his senior special assistant on culture and tourism. The governor announced the appointment in a statement issued by Rafiu Ajakaye, his chief press secretary, on Thursday. The actor also took to his Instagram page to express his excitement at the appointment. In the post, the actor appreciated the governor and other persons who made it a reality. “Special thanks to the people’s governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Kwara state governor for appointing me as the…

Former Vice President of the United States, Dick Cheney assailed former President Donald Trump as a “threat to our republic” and a “coward” in a new campaign ad for his daughter, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, who’s facing a competitive Republican primary later this month. Cheney is Trump’s biggest Republican critic in Congress and a leading member of the House select committee investigating him over the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. “In our nation’s 246-year history, there has never been an individual who has posed a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump,” the elder Cheney said in a straight-to-camera…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- World 100m gold medallist, Tobi Amusan has eased into the final at the ongoing Commonwealth games in Birmingham, U.K. The World 100m hurdles champion and record holder clocked 12.40 (2.4) to ease into the final. She broke the women’s 100m hurdles world record after a stunning semi-final run at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, before going on to win gold in the final. The 25-year-old competed in the very first race of the championships when she breezed past the line in the new world record of 12.12, breaking the previous mark of 12.20 by…

Ne-Yo’s estranged wife, Crystal Renay has filed for a divorce from the singer. According to TMZ, Crystal, who tied the knot with Ne-Yo in 2016, gave the date of separation as 22 July, 2022 in the divorce documents. Though the couple has three kids together, Crystal claimed that the singer recently fathered a child with another woman. According to the divorce document obtained by PageSix, Renay claimed that Ne-Yo “recently fathered a minor” with his “paramour.” She called their marriage “irretrievably broken with no hope for reconciliation”. This is coming days after Renay had accused the music star of cheating…