Author: Feyisayo Helen

HATFIELD, United Kingdom (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Alhaji Mansur Nuhu Bamalli, the Nigerian ambassador to Morocco, has died aged 42. A statement by the Media and Publicity officer of the Zazzau Emirate Council, Abubakar Sadiq Mohd, Zaria revealed that Bamalli died at a private hospital in Lagos while in transit to Morocco. READ ALSO: Nigeria’s Assistant Police Commissioner Dies In His Sleep In Bayelsa He was also the Magajin Garin Zazzau and the biological younger brother to the Emir of Zazzau. The statement added that “funeral prayers will be announced later.” He is survived by a wife and 2 children.…

Black Panther actress Lupita Nyong’o has confirmed her split from boyfriend Selema Masekela almost a year after they went public with their relationship. The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever actress started dating the TV host at the end of 2022, but they have since gone their separate ways. Shortly after pictures emerged of the 40-year-old partying with a group of friends – including Dawson’s Creek icon Joshua Jackson – she shared a lengthy statement on social media announcing their break-up. “There are much more important things going on in the world right now, and my thoughts are with those who are…

HATFIELD, United Kingdom, (VOICE OF NAIJA) -Veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo, has blasted Reno Omokri, a former media aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, for dragging the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi into colleague John Okafor aka Mr Ibu’s ill heath. The veteran comic actor, on Wednesday took to the internet to seek public assistance as he battles an undisclosed ailment that may cost him his leg. Reacting to the viral video on his X handle, Reno Omokri called out Peter Obi to pay the medical bills for the ailing actor. He stated that Mr Ibu had…

HATFIELD, United Kingdonm (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Rishi Sunak has promised the United Kingdom will stand with Israel, as its leader appealed for backing for a “long war” against Hamas. U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday, began a two-day visit to Israel and the region to demonstrate British backing for the Israeli government, call for de-escalation of the conflict and press for humanitarian aid to be allowed into Gaza. Mr. Sunak met the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, during the trip, which followed a visit by President Biden on Wednesday. Speaking after the meeting with the British PM in…

HATFIELD, United Kingdom (VOICE OF NAIJA) -Attorney Ross Goodman told The Associated Press on Wednesday, he will appear in Duane “Keffe D” Davis’ defense against accusations that Davis orchestrated the drive-by killing of rap music icon, Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas, AP News reports. The Southern California street gang leader has been charged in the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur, will make a court appearance Thursday with Goodman. Goodman is a lawyer from one of the city’s best-known political families, one that has represented mobsters, athletes and other famous clients. Davis won’t immediately enter a plea, Goodman said,…

HATFIELD, United Kingdom (VOICE OF NAIJA) -Burt Young, the Oscar-nominated actor known for his role as Paulie, a brother-in-law to Sylvester Stallone in the “Rocky” franchise, has died aged 83. His daughter, Anne Morea Steingieser, told the New York Times on Wednesday that Young died October 8 in Los Angeles. Young had roles in acclaimed films and television shows including “Chinatown,” “Once Upon a Time in America” and “The Sopranos.”But he was always best known for playing Paulie Pennino in six “Rocky” movies. The short, paunchy, balding Young was the sort of actor who always seemed to play middle-aged no…

HATFIELD, United Kingdom (VOICE OF NAIJA) -Los Angeles cops have arrested a 22-year-old driver on suspicion of manslaughter after a crash in Malibu killed four college students and injured two other people, officials said on Wednesday. The six pedestrians were struck around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday along Pacific Coast Highway about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Pepperdine University, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Four women were pronounced dead at the scene and two others were taken to a hospital but there was no word Wednesday on their conditions. Pepperdine initially said on X, formerly Twitter, that officials…

HATFIELD, United Kingdom (VOICE OF NAIJA) -Netflix on Wednesday , announced it is raising the price for its most expensive streaming service by $2 to $23 per month in the U.S. — a 10% increase — and its lowest-priced, ad-free streaming plan to $12 — another $2 bump. The streaming giant also disclosed summertime subscriber gains that surpassed industry analysts’ projections, signaling the video streaming service’s crackdown on password sharing is converting former freeloaders into paying customers. Based on the new development, the $15.50 per month price for Netflix’s most popular streaming option in the U.S. will remain unchanged, as…

HATFIELD, United Kingdom (VOICE OF NAIJA) -Will Smith has made an emotional speech in support of his wife Jada Pinkett Smith at a promotional event for her new memoir Worthy, describing their marriage as “a sloppy public experiment in unconditional love”. Smith was speaking at an event at Baltimore’s Enoch Pratt Library for Worthy, Pinkett Smith’s memoir in which she revealed that the couple, who married in 1997, have been living separate lives since 2016. In remarks reported by the Baltimore Sun, Smith said: “I just really wanted to come out and just be here and hold it down for…

HATFIELD, United Kingdom (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Israeli airstrikes pounded locations across the Gaza Strip early Thursday, including parts of the south that Israel had declared as safe zones, heightening fears among more than 2 million Palestinians trapped in the territory that nowhere was safe. In the nearly two weeks since a devastating Hamas rampage in southern Israel, the Israeli military has relentlessly attacked Gaza in response. Even after Israel told Palestinians to evacuate the north and head to what it called “safe zones” in the south, strikes continued overnight throughout the densely populated territory. A residential building in Khan…