Author: Feyisayo Helen

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) –Emirates Airlines has disclosed plans to suspend operations into Nigeria indefinitely effective from 29 October, 2022. This was contained in a statement released by the Dubai-based airline on Thursday, 3 November, 2022. The airline said it had no option but to suspend flights to and from Nigeria to mitigate against further losses moving forward. The statement read in part, “Emirates has continued to actively seek a solution for the repatriation of the remainder of its blocked funds in Nigeria. We were encouraged by the Central Bank of Nigeria’s efforts of reviewing our request, and considered that…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Grammy-winning singer, Ibrahim Ayo Balogun known better as ‘Wizkid’, has postponed the date for his fifth album release to 14 November on Apple Music and 11 November on Amazon Music, amidst the bleak clouded hovering around the entertainment space. The postponement is in honour of the recent painful loss of Davido’s son, Ifeanyi, whose sad passing has generated wide condolences from Nigerians, fans, colleagues, and politicians around the world. Wizkid has earlier reacted to the sad news by deleting some of the album promotional tweets he posted hours before the news and he was…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The Otedolas become the first African family to board Christian O, the world’s largest luxury yacht. The family is celebrating the Nigerian energy magnate who clocks 60 on 4 November, 2022. Christina O is the 59th largest yacht in the world as of 2022. “Mr Femi, Femi, welcome back,” he was greeted by one of the crew members, indicating that he had been on the yacht before. The weekly rental cost of the yacht, which belongs to billionaire Greek shipping magnate, Aristotle Onassis, is $609,000. Mr. Otedola rented the yacht for three weeks for…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – 89% is trending on Twitter following a statement shared by United Nations on its Twitter page on Wednesday, 2 November, 2022. A overwhelming majority of killings of journalists across the world go unpunished, a United Nations agency reported on Wednesday, as the world organisation celebrated females in journalism. The world organisation took to Twitter on Wednesday to speak against the killings of female journalists. The statement shared on UN_Women Twitter page read: “Of all journalists killed in 2021, 11% were women. In 2020, this was 6%. (Source: @UNESCO) “On the International Day to #EndImpunity…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Seun Kuti, the son of Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has responded to trolls who accused him of not expressing sympathy for the loss of Davido’s three-year-old son, Ifeanyi. According to some netizens, the Afrobeats singer is cold-hearted for sharing an article about hungry children in Nigeria rather than mourning Ifeanyi Adeleke’s death. Seun shared a screenshot of a report that stated: “Over one in 10 children in Nigeria die before their fifth birthday due to acute hunger-Report,” while Nigerians were griefing the loss of Davido’s son. In the comment section, several social media…

The presidential candidate of the All Progressive Candidate, Bola Tinubu has commended former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, for his contribution to the stability of Africa and his diplomatic mission in Ethiopia. Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, on Wednesday, witnessed the signing of the peace deal between the Ethiopian Government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, after two years of devastating conflict. The conflict claimed thousands of lives and left millions in need of aid. According to reports, the two parties have formally agreed to a permanent end to hostilities. The warring parties arrived in…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – A Nigerian couple married for 24 years have reportedly welcomed a set of twins together. The man identified as Chikezie Akah and his wife welcomed a boy and a girl after more than two decades of waiting. The man’s sister, Nonye Akah Ijomah, announced the good news in a Facebook post late last month and also shared videos from a celebration held in the couple’s home. In one of the videos, the new mother praised her husband for standing by her all through the over two decades of waiting. “Twins after 24 years of…

A United States Army officer of Nigerian descent, Amanda Azubuike, has been promoted to Brigadier General of the force. Her decoration took place recently at a military base in Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA. Commenting on her leadership qualities, US Army Futures Command Commander, General James Rainey, stated that Azubuike “makes everyone around her better.” The Commanding General United States Army Cadet Command, Maj. Gen. Antonio V. Munera announced this in a tweet. “Congratulations to USACC’s newly promoted @dcg_armyrotc, Brig. Gen. Amanda Azubuike! Today, she received her 1st star from Gen. James Rainey, @armyfutures, during a ceremony with family, friends, &…

The crisis rocking the Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has deepened as its two leading figures, Pa Reuben Fasoranti and Pa Ayo Adebanjo, differed over support for presidential candidates and the group’s leadership position. Although there was speculation that leaders of the group held divergent opinions about the way forward in the current political dispensation, their disagreement remained beneath the surface till the recent visit of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, to the leaders of the group in Akure, Ondo State. During the visit, which was turned into a mini political rally by Tinubu’s teeming entourage…

IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – A commuter has raised an alarm over the insecurity encountered at Kaduna-Abuja road on Wednesday, 2 November. According to a tweet shared by @Meg___omoako, she, alongside some other commuters, were “arrested” and thrown into a bus for no reason. The tweep said the unknown gunmen “are stopping cars and taking passengers down”. Meg called on the police to come to their aid as she isn’t familiar with the area. In her own words: “We have been arrested and thrown into a bus for no reason, they are stopping cars and taking passengers down, @PoliceNG…