Author: Jane Okoro
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The corpse of a 47-year-old man who was swept away by flood in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, has been recovered. The unidentified man was swept away by torrential water during a severe downpour on 25 September, according to the spokesman of the State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, in a statement in Ilorin. “The unidentified man, approximately 47 years old, tragically lost his life as he was swept away by the torrential water and recovered dead today, 27 September. READ ALSO: Assistance Reaches Anambra Flood Victims As NEMA Distributes Relief Materials “This morning at about…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Covenant University, the University of Ibadan, and the Federal University of Technology, Akure, have achieved top rankings in Nigeria, according to Times Higher Education’s 2024 rating. In the rankings, Covenant University leads the rankings in Nigeria, among the top 1,000 universities globally, falling within the range of 801-1000 worldwide. The University of Ibadan closely follows in second place and FUTA third place. READ ALSO: 50% Of Students May Abandon University Due To Fee Hikes -ASUU Warns The University of Lagos and the University of Bayero secured the fourth and fifth positions in Nigeria, respectively. Other…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The head pastor of Zion Ark of Covenant Int’l Bible Church, Delta State, Victor Great, has been unable to use his legs after a 21-day fast. In a video on the Church’s Facebook page, the cleric was seen being carried from his car to the altar by officials. He was laid on the ground, surrounded by his congregation, as he delivered prophetic utterances. In an earlier video posted on the church’s platform, on 30 August, the pastor announced his intentions to embark on a 21-day fast and prayer to, in his own words, “shut the…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- One person has been killed while 14 others reportedly injured in a road crash involving two vehicles on Long Bridge by the Hogan Guard area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. According to reports, the crash occurred when a tyre of a Volkswagen minibus conveying passengers pulled out, forcing it to collide with a Toyota Camry car. It was gathered that the Volkswagen bus was coming from the Mowe axis of Ogun State, heading towards the Berger area of Lagos, before the tyre pulled out while the vehicle was in motion, leading to a collision with another…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Adamawa State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 19-year-old boy, Zakariya Saad, for allegedly killing 17-year-old Muhammed Yahaya. This disclosure was made in a statement on Wednesday, adding that it operatives apprehended Zakariya on 26 September from his residence in Wuro Hausa, Yola South Local Government Area, for allegedly killing Yahaya. READ ALSO: Teenager Faces Life Imprisonment For Murdering, Sexually Assaulting Teenage Sister According to the statement signed by the State Police spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroje, the arrest of Zakariya followed a report received from residents of Damdu Ward of the same Yola…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A National Diploma student of Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, Nasarawa State, Taye Ajoke, who was reportedly kidnapped, has regained her freedom after a ransom of N300,000 was paid. Recall that Voiceofnaija.ng had earlier reported that some gunmen had attacked students of the institution, shooting some of them and kidnapping a female student. She was abducted after heavily armed men attacked her residence, Ombi 1, which is two kilometres away from the Polytechnic, and took her to an unknown destination. The incident left two other students and an admission seeker with bullet wounds. READ ALSO: Gunmen…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A graduate of Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Edo State, has attempted suicide over the alleged refusal of the university to issue him and several other colleagues their results after graduation in 2018. Punch reports that the graduate, Precious Ogbeide, whose parents claimed he had been battling depression due to his inability to be issued his results after five years in the school, started to stab himself with pieces of a bottle he had broken. Some aggrieved students of the school had lamented the inability to receive their degree results after spending five years undergoing the…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A mother of three, identified as Tayelolu Solomon, is currently on the run after using a pestle to kill her 65-year-old husband, identified as Felix Solomon, in Ondo State. According to reports, the woman was said to have killed her husband while he was asleep at their GRA residence in Ondo town, in the said State. One of their son, Ibukun, who witnessed the killing, said their parents have been having issues, saying that his mother used to threaten to kill their father. READ ALSO: 71-Year-Old Woman Killed, Dismembered By Daughter And Granddaughter “My mother killed…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A British crocodile expert, Adam Britton, has pleaded guilty to raping dozens of puppies and torturing more than 40 dogs at his animal shelter. 51-year-old Britton, who grew up in West Yorkshire before moving to Australia, admitted to luring pet owners to give him custody of their beloved dogs before abusing them. Britton, a leading zoologist who has worked with the BBC and National Geographic on productions, pleaded guilty to 56 counts of animal cruelty in court on Monday. He also pleaded guilty to four counts of accessing and transmitting child abuse material. Brought before Supreme…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A 38-year-old man identified as Matthew Onadike who was recently arrested for macheting his octogenarian father to death, has said that he carried out the act to satisfy his father’s request. Recall that Onadike , who was apprehended by the Ogun State Community and the So-Safe Corps, and handed over to Sango divisional headquarters of the State Police Command, said his deceased father, Pa Anthony Onadika, had told him severally that he wanted peace of mind, which he interpreted to mean the old man asking to be killed. So-Safe Corps had in a statement,…