Author: Jane Okoro

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), has said that Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Bola Tinubu, is not qualified for the job of a spokesperson as he is not a certified member of the institute. This is as the institute also threatened to take legal action against public and private organisations that failed to appoint public relations professionals as spokespersons. Speaking with PRNigeria, the newly elected governing council members of the institute, under the leadership of Dr. Ike Neliaku, disclosed that “Mr Ngelale, without the basic knowledge and…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Some gunmen have reportedly invaded the residence of Benue State Commissioner of Information, Culture and Tourism, Matthew Abo, and abducted him. The incident was said to have occurred on Sunday night, at about 8:00pm at his country home in Zaki Biam, Ukum Local Government Area of the state Abo was said to have been at home with his family members when the suspects came on four motorcycles and found their way into his living room. According to an eyewitness, “The kidnappers came on four motorcycles, ordered everyone in the house including the commissioner’s wife and…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A 41-year-old vulcanizer, Wasiu Ibrahim, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for defiling his wife’s 15-year-old niece. Justice Rahman Oshodi who delivered the verdict held that the prosecution sufficiently proved the charge of defilement against Ibrahim. According to the prosecution, the convict committed the offence on 26 January, 2017, around 2am at Ogba area of the State. Oshodi also held that the convict tried to deny the extra-judicial statement he made, in which he confessed to have defiled the survivor. READ ALSO: Mathematics Teacher Defiles 13-Yr-Old…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), have arrested a driver for stabbing one of the officers after being apprehended over serious traffic offence around Surulere area of the State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday after the driver was accosted by the officers for allegedly obstructing the road with his vehicle. In video making rounds online, the driver was seen stripping himself naked inside his commercial yellow bus with number plate LSR 966 YE. He was heard telling the officers, “You can’t take this vehicle away from here,” as…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Three people have been rescued alive after a 40ft container fell on a Toyota Corolla car in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the container-laden truck was ascending the bridge around 8 p.m. on Sunday when it tripped, fell off and crashed on the vehicle with the number plate JJJ-811-FV. How Four Govt Hospitals In Lagos Rejected Accident Victim – Police Director of the State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, in a statement, said the trapped victims include two male adults and a female. The statement read in part, “The…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)-President Bola Tinubu has reportedly filed an emergency application seeking a review of the judgement that ordered immediate release of his academic records to Atiku Abubakar. Recall that Judge Jeffrey Gilbert of the United States District Court had on 19 September, ordered Chicago State University (CSU), release Tinubu’s records to former Vice-President, Atiku, as part of an ongoing election challenge proceeding in Nigeria. READ ALSO: US Court Orders Chicago University To Release Tinubu’s Academic Records To Atiku ASAP This is as the judge ordered that the school administrators submit themselves to certify all released records under…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A 36-year-old woman has been jailed for the brutal murder of her boyfriend in Pretoria East, South Africa. The defendant was sentenced at a Pretoria High Court, earlier today, for the murder of one Mthetheleli Gwanya, and two years of direct imprisonment for defeating the ends of justice. National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Regional spokesperson, Lumka Mahanjana, in a statement, disclosed that Ramushu attempted suicide after killing the deceased. “A week before Ramushu killed the deceased, she discovered that the deceased had a girlfriend and two children she was not aware of. After the discovery, she…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory Command, has arrested five suspects for illegal oil bunkering and unlawful possession of communication cables. The suspects are identified as Sulieman Abdulamin; 30, Musa Yakubu; 37, Celestine Nelson; 29, Oluwatosin Henry; 27, and Okolawen Femi; 25. According to the FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, earlier today, the corps arrested two persons at Pai, in Kwali Area Council, in possession of 16 jerrycans of petroleum products suspected to be crude oil, adding that an investigation is ongoing to ascertain the source of the products and possibly,…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Unknown gunmen have reportedly killed two Police officers in Enugu State. The incident is said to have taken place at about 7:30pm on Wednesday, along the Udi-Ozalla Road as the Operation Restore Peace Enugu team were on routine patrol. A Police source who confirmed the incident to journalists, identified the murdered officers as Danjuma Joseph, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and Inspector Abu Elamaje. READ ALSO: Gunmen Kill 8 Soldiers, Policemen, Civil Defence in Imo The victims were allegedly rushed to the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Ituku-Ozalla for treatment but could not…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Security agencies along with vigilantes and residents, have reportedly killed 21 suspected bandits in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The Council Chairman, Alhaji Hussani Bena, confirmed this in a telephone interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), earlier today. He claimed that Danko Wasagu shares a border with Niger State’s Mariga Local Government Area, through which bandits gain entrance to Kebbi. According to him, the event occurred from Monday to Wednesday, and the bandits entered Tudun Bichi under Wasagu through Mariga, but credible intelligence kept security services, vigilante groups, and villagers at alert,…