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LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 400-level student of Petrochemical Engineering at the University of Port Harcourt, Demain Okoligwe, for allegedly killing his girlfriend and harvesting her organs at his residence along NTA Road, Ozuoba, near Port Harcourt. Punch reports that the victim, Justina Otuene, a 300-level undergraduate also in UNIPORT, was studying Biochemistry. The State Commissioner of Police, Emeka Nwonyi, disclosed this at a news briefing while parading the suspect earlier today. READ ALSO: Police Begin Extradition Of ‘Killaboi’ Arrested In Sierra Leone Over Girlfriend’s Death According to Nwonyi, the suspect after…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – A yet-to-be identified man has been made to do the trending ‘I am the thief’ challenge on social media after being beaten by people who apprehended him for allegedly stealing. In a viral post on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, the alleged thief was being compelled to do the challenge alongside the supposed person he stole from, well-wishers. In the video, the accused, visibly in bad shape due to the beatings, was compelled to play his own part of the challenge, after every other person had taken turns to say their part.…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Nigerian businessman and philanthropist, Femi Otedola, has gifted one million naira each to 750 students after being inaugurated as the Chancellor of Augustine University, Ilara-Epe, Lagos State. The businessman, who made the disclosure via his verified X page, also said he donated N1m each to 750 students of the University in view of the current harsh economic realities. The N750 million scholarship donation, according to Mr. Otedola, is in commemoration of his appointment as the Chancellor of the university and “in recognition of the harsh economic situation” in Nigeria. READ ALSO: Otedola Endorses Two…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – A notorious thug identified as “Abba Burakita” who was declared wanted has handed himself to the Kano State Police Command alongside 40 of his followers. According to earlier reports, the State Commissioner of Police, CP command had declared Abba and two other suspected notorious thugs wanted and promised a reward of N100,000 for anyone who provides valuable information leading to their arrest. Spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement earlier today, said Abba Barakita willingly surrendered himself to the Police and announced repentance from thuggery activities. “As…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The Nigerian Navy have arrested eight oil thieves in a wooden boat with over 300 drums and pumping machines with which they planned to store stolen crude oil. Punch reports that the suspects arrested onboard the boat are identified as; Selafei Tito, Seba Hunton, Etieni Abibu, Ahousansou Lawlent, Oke Job, Abel Yede, Matiye Husa, and Husa Hungha. A statement by the Base Information Officer, Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft, Sub-Lieutenant Happiness Collins, disclosed that the suspects and boat were arrested during a patrol conducted by personnel of the Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft. READ ALSO: NNPC…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has donated food items worth N50 million to 500 women at selected Internally Displaced (IDP) Camps in Kaduna State. The National President of ASUU, Emmanuel Osodeke, disclosed this earlier today, during the inauguration of the distribution at the IDP Camp located at Giwa Local Government Secretariat in Giwa, Kaduna State. Mr Osodeke, represented by Abdulkadir Mohammed, ASUU Zonal Coordinator for Northwest Zone, said the gesture was to identify with the poor and the downtrodden in line with the union’s constitution. “We have noted that there are a…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Some gunmen have reportedly attacked a Police team and killed two officers in the process. They also beheaded one in Aba, the commercial centre of the State in incidents that occurred earlier today. According to reports, the affected Policemen attached to Eziama Police Division, were said to have gone to a hotel called 32 Rooms in the Umuode area of Osisioma Local Government area where they arrested a boy. However, as they were about to leave the hotel with the boy, they were blocked on their way out by a group of people in…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – No fewer than 20 people have sustained various degrees of injuries following a tanker explosion at a fueling station in Rigasa area of Kaduna State. The Director, Kaduna State Fire Service, Paul Aboi, made this disclosure in an interview earlier today in Kaduna. Mr. Aboi stated that among those injured were five federal firefighters, some personnel of the Kaduna Vigilance Service and passers-by. READ ALSO: Escalating Incidents Of Tanker Falls, Accidents Across Nigeria The director further disclosed that the injured fire service personnel are currently receiving treatment at the Barau Dikko Specialist Hospital, Kaduna.…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A man identified as Bem Matthew of Korinya-City, Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State, has been arrested for stabbing his wife to death. It was gathered that the man carried out the act around 7:03 am on Tuesday, 24 October, 2023. According to reports, Neighbors stormed the scene of the incident and apprehended the suspect while the deceased’s body was taken to the mortuary of Saint Joseph’s Clinic and Maternity, Korinya City in the said LGA of the State. The suspect was eventually arrested by men of the Konshisha Divisional Police Station. READ ALSO:…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A 14-year-old boy has been named America’s Top Young Scientist for developing an affordable bar of soap that treats skin cancer. Heman Bekele, a ninth grader at W.T. Woodson High School in Virginia, USA, made the cancer treatment soap during a competition with nine other finalists in the 2023 3M Young Scientists Challenge and emerged as the winner. According to Mail Online, Bekele who also bagged the $25,000 grand prize, made the cancer-fighting soap by infusing medicinal soap with three ingredients that have been found to reactivate dendritic cells that generate an immune response to…