Author: Jane Okoro

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Police have paraded four suspects in connection with the murder of a retired President of the Benue State Customary Court, Justice Margaret Igbetar. Recall that 72-year-old Igbetar, was reportedly murdered in her residence on Wantor Kwange Street in Makurdi metropolis on 24 August. Briefing journalists at the Command headquarters in Makurdi earlier today, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Bartholomew Nnamdi Onyeka, stated that one of the suspects, the deceased’s nephew, Aondohemba Joseph confessed to have connived with three other suspects to kill his aunt. “You will recall that on 24 August, 2023, a case of…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The authorities of the Benue State Police Command has dismissed a constable identified as Belasa Iyange for raping a 16-year-old girl who was in detention. Tse Agbaragba, the constable who disguised to be assisting the girl, in detention at the time, went into the female cell, took her into an office and had sexual intercourse with her against her consent. The underage girl was said to have reported the case to the Divisional Police Officer. This led to the arrest of the constable and the case was brought to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Makurdi.…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A State Senator from North Dakota, U.S.A, his wife and their two children have reportedly died when a small plane they were traveling in crashed soon after a refuelling stop in Utah. Doug Larsen’s death was confirmed in an email that Republican Senate Majority Leader, David Hogue sent to fellow senators, according to Associated Press (AP) reports. READ ALSO: Remains Of Tuskegee Pilot Missing Since World War II Identified The plane is said to have crashed on 1 October evening, shortly after taking off from Canyonlands Airfield about 15 miles (24 kilometres) north of the…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Nigeria Police Force has called on citizens to report Police officers who check people’s mobile phones to the authorities for disciplinary action. Public Relations Officer of the Force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made the call on Monday while reacting to a video of Police officers searching through the phone of a passenger and commenting that he had been in service for 14 years but could not use the same phone. Adejobi, in his statement, stressed that searching through people’s phones is unprofessional. A user of X (formerly Twitter), @tadeosun074, had posted the video where a…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Four persons have been confirmed dead after a scuffle for the steering of a bus between a traffic Police officer and a driver in Lagos. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred earlier today during ‘rush hour’ at the Ago Palace Way area of Lagos Mainland. “The traffic offender and the police were struggling for the steering wheel. They both lost control of the car which then ran into school children aged four and six who were being picked up from their home to school by a tricycle (Keke) rider,” an eyewitness told journalists. Another eyewitness,…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A 13-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a grandmother fatally hit by a car in Sheffield, Uk. The boy (name withheld) appeared at Sheffield Crown Court, UK, earlier today, and pleaded guilty admitted to causing the death 60-year-old Marcia Grant by running her over with her own car in Greenhill on 5 April, 2022. During his first appearance in court in April, prosecutor Gary Crothers told Sheffield Youth Court that Police at the scene noted that the boy said“Is she dead?”, “Looks like I got my first kill?,” and “It was…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Bandits have reportedly attacked Nasarawa community in the Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing one Samaila Buhari Mairago, the councillor representing Nasarawa Ward in the Local council. The ruling All Progressives Congress member was killed by the terrorists on Monday at his residence in Funtua town. According to a source to journalists, the gunmen shot sporadically and attacked houses without hindrance. READ ALSO: Bandits Kill Three In Fresh Attack On Sokoto Village, Abduct Eight He lamented that such attacks had become frequent in the area and called on the Government to address the…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has registered 1,068 Lassa fever infections across 112 Local Government Areas in 28 states. The NCDC made the disclosure earlier today via its official website in its Lassa Fever Situation Report for Week 37 (September 11 to 17). The centre indicated that 75 per cent of the cases were detected in Ondo, Edo, and Bauchi. According to the NCDC, there are currently 7,352 individuals with suspected cases, and the infection has resulted in the unfortunate loss of at least 181 lives in the country. The centre…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A 300-level female student of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Cross River State, has been confirmed dead after being involved in a motor accident. A source from the University told SaharaReporters that the student identified as Chioma Lillian, a student of the Department of Geology, died in a fatal motor accident while travelling back to school from her home. READ ALSO: SAD! LAUTECH Final Year Students Die In Road Accident While Returning From Excursion The source said, “UNICAL lost another 300-level student, Chioma Lillian, from the Department of Geology in a fatal motor accident while…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- No fewer than 18 people, including a pregnant woman, have lost their lives following an explosion in an illegal oil refining site in Ibas community, Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State. The incident is said to have occurred when some people in the community were scooping petroleum products. 25 others at the scene were reportedly injured as a result of the fire on 1 October. A video from the scene of the fire showed remains of children, men and women littering the scene. READ ALSO: NAF Announces Demolition Of Over 30 Illegal Oil Refining…