Author: Feyisayo Helen

The Real Housewives of Atlanta star, Porsha Williams has shared photos from her traditional wedding to a Nigerian-American businessman, Simon Guobadia. The couple had multiple weddings last weekend and to honour her new husband’s ancestry, they also had an Edo traditional wedding. The bride changed into three different traditional clothes for the occassion. On Friday, the Real Housewife wore a velvet red gown with feather detailing to the traditional Nigerian ceremony. The dress was designed by Lakimmy, according to People. The ensemble was customary for an Edo bride, as Guobadia is from Benin City in the Edo State of Nigeria.…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Nigerians have reacted to reports that Aminu Adamu Mohammed, the 23-year-old student of Federal University, Dutse, who was arrested for tweeting a derogatory comment about Aisha Buhari, has been remanded in prison. His lawyer, C.K Agu told BBC Hausa that he was arraigned in court by the police on Tuesday, November 29, where he pleaded not guilty when the charges against him were read out. Accompanied by a photograph of Aisha Buhari, Mohammed had put up a tweet, which reads in Hausa, “Su mama anchi kudin talkawa ankoshi” The tweet simply translates as “Mama…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has expressed shock over the death of the party’s Kaduna women leader, Mrs Victoria Chintex, who was killed by some unknown gunmen on Tuesday. Voiceofnaija.ng had reported that hoodlums attacked Mrs Chintex’s residence and killed her in the presence of her family. The gunmen also shot Chintex’s husband in the leg while he was instantly rushed to an undisclosed medical facility for treatment. LP in the southern Kaduna senatorial zone, in a statement by its publicity secretary, Edward Buju, also condemned in strong terms the…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The death of a popular social media influencer and blogger, Michael Odeyemi, aka ‘Yemi the Plug’, has sparked outrage as a group of angry youths blocked the entrance of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital demanding explanation. The Port Harcourt-based social media influencer was seen struggling to breathe and neighbours who noticed he was having an asthma attack rushed him to the hospital in the early hours of Tuesday, 29 November. However, they claimed medics left him unattended. The angry youths alleged that Odeyemi died due to the alleged negligence of the nurses…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Bianca Ojukwu, a Nigerian diplomat and widow of the Governor of Old Eastern Region, late Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, has celebrated the 11th anniversary of the death of her husband. She shared photos from the event on her Facebook page on Tuesday. Mrs. Ojukwu said: “Owerri, Imo State Capital was shutdown for the 11th year anniversary of the death of Igbo hero Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, in a carnival like extravaganza celebrating the life and times of our icon. “Thousands of people from all walks of life, groups, organizations, traditional rulers, clergy, professionals from the…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Popular Nigerian skit maker and actor, Debo Adedayo, popularly known as Mr Macaroni, has urged the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, to go to court and not abuse power. The actor stated this in reaction to the arrest of an undergraduate student of Federal University, Dutse, (FUD) Jigawa State, Aminu Mohammed, over a Twitter post where he alleged that Aisha Buhari, was feeding fat on poor people’s money. Commenting on the alleged arrest on Tuesday, Mr Macaroni said the First Lady is not God and should have taken her grievances to court. The comedian who…

French scientists have sparked fears of yet another pandemic after reviving a “zombie virus” that had been trapped under a frozen lake in Russia for a record 50,000 years. Researchers from the French National Centre for Scientific Research collected the samples from permafrost in the Siberia region of Russia. “The situation would be much more disastrous in the case of plant, animal, or human diseases caused by the revival of an ancient unknown virus,” reads the viral study, which has yet to be peer-reviewed. The new research was helmed by microbiologist Jean-Marie Alempic from the French National Centre for Scientific…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Nigerian rave of the moment, Temilade Openiyi aka Tems, has addressed those who try to make her fit into their box of expectations about Christianity. Taking to Twitter on Tuesday, the award-winning singer stated that she is not a Christian savior and won’t try to uphold anyone’s belief about God. The “Essence” singer stated further that she has worked so hard for her fans since starting her journey in the music industry in 2018. She tweeted: “I don’t know who needs to hear this but I am not your Christian saviour. I didn’t come…

Nigerian skit maker and TV host, Bukunmi Adeaga-Ilori, also known as KieKie, has welcomed her first child with her husband in the United States. The media influencer revealed her baby girl’s name to be Oluwashonaola Ilori through a video clip posted on her Instagram page on Tuesday. KieKie also shared a picture of the baby, alongside a clip from a popular children’s cartoon, “Cocomelon”. The new mom added that her baby girl can be called Nola. In her post, the 32-year-old mother took to the captioned section with these words: “Look who’s here! Our baby! NOLA. E ILORI @shonaola_ilori.” In…

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, also known during his days as a lawmaker as the ‘dancing senator’, thrilled the people of the state with his dance moves on Monday, 29 November, 2022. He danced to Kizz Daniel’s viral song ‘Buga’. The song has become the toast of many since its release this year. The popularity of the song took Kizz Daniel to Qatar as he headlined the FIFA 2022 World Cup Fan Festival Adeleke, who was inaugurated on Sunday, made sweeping changes on his first full day in office including sacking 12,000 workers employed by his predecessor Gboyega Oyetola. In…