Author: Jane Okoro

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…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has pleaded with Nigerians to exercise patience with President Bola Tinubu’s administration given the current economic situation. The Ooni made the appeal during the visitation to his family compound as part of activities to mark the grand finale of the Olojo Annual Festival in the Oketase area, Ile-Ife, on Monday. The monarch admitted that Nigeria is currently at its trial period when the citizens are facing a lot of challenges in all ramifications of life. READ ALSO: Don’t Blame Tinubu For Nigerian’s Economic Hardship – Sanusi…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Fika Local Government Area in Yobe State has secured the demolition of 140 rooms in 39 houses for selling alcohol and involvement in illicit dancing in Ngalda village. The demolition, which was led by the Chairperson of Fika LGA, Hajiya Halima Kyari Joda, followed the prosecution of 92 suspects arrested in the houses in August, 2023. READ ALSO: Wike At Work As FCTA Demolishes Drug Dealers’ Hideout In Abuja Spokesman for the LG, Abubakar Ayuba Idris, confirmed the development in a statement on Monday. “Recall, on 1st August, the joint operation made up of NSCDC,…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed an attack by suspected bandits that claimed the lives of three persons and left others injured in the Soro community, Binji Local Government Area of the State. Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, ASP Ahmad Rufai, while confirming the attack, disclosed that the gunmen launched an attack on the Soro community but its operatives with support from the military swiftly moved in and successfully repelled the attack. READ ALSO: Gunmen Enforcing ‘Sit-At-Home’ Attack Ebonyi Community, Burn Vehicles However, the Police spokesman said the bandits, out of…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A boat conveying about 22 passengers from Kasabu in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger to Yauri in Kebbi State has capsized. The Director-General of the State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Salihu Garba, disclosed this in Minna on Monday. He said the agency received a report of the boat mishap on Monday between 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. READ ALSO: Tinubu Calls For Probe Into Recurring Boat Accidents According to him, a survivor of the mishap said the boat had about 22 passengers on board. Search and rescue operations were ongoing by the local divers…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Taraba Police Command has confirmed the electrocution of a family of four around the Dinyavo area of Jalingo, the State capital. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Usman, made the confirmation in a statement in Jalingo earlier today. He said the command was notified at about 11:00 a.m that the house was on fire, suspected to be from a power surge. “Detectives from GRA Police Division were quickly deployed to the scene and, on arrival, found the four victims with burns suspected to be from electrocution. READ ALSO: Two Children Killed In Electrocution, Mother…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Nigerian Army has said it destroyed four camps, recovered fresh and old corpses in hideouts suspected to be for the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the spokesperson for the Joint Task Force, Operation UDO KA II, Jonah Uniakhalu, and shared on its verified X page earlier today. According to the statement, the troops, during the operation, engaged in a gun battle with men of the IPOB and ESN who escaped with…