THE NEWS YOU NEED The Speaker, Osun House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Timothy Owoeye on Friday emerged as Nigerian NewsDirect State Speaker of the year at the 12th Anniversary Award/lecture of the…
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Gov. Abiodun Joins Other States, Declares Holidays For PVC Collection
THE NEWS YOU NEED The Ogun State Government has declared Tuesday and Wednesday as work-free days for workers in the state public service. This is to enable them visit the offices of…
BREAKING: Another mishap hits train in Nigeria, many passengers stranded inside forest
VOICE AIR MEDIA NEWS UPDATE Only a few days after some passengers were kidnapped from a train station in Igueben, Edo State, it is thought that the same train traveling the Warri-Itakpe…
Hoodlums beat Okada rider to death over payment in Osogbo
VOICE AIR MEDIA NEWS UPDATE Suspected hoodlums have allegedly beaten a commercial motorcyclist popularly known as an okada rider to death in Kobongbogboe area of Osogbo in Osun State. The yet-to-be-identified okada…
Another State Declares Public Holidays For PVC Collection
VOICE AIR MEDIA NEWS UPDATE THE Abia State Government has declared Monday and Tuesday as public holidays to enable residents of the state collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). The Secretary to…
Passengers injured as commercial bus upturns along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Passengers in a commercial bus sustained varying degrees of injuries after the bus upturned. The accident happened Saturday, Jan. 21, after Arepo bus stop along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. A video from the scene…
Gunmen Invade Community in Bauchi, Kill 5, Abduct One
Gunmen have invaded the Gambar Sabon Layi community in the Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State and killed no fewer than five people. They also kidnapped one person in the…
Ekiti, Cross River declare work-free days for PVC collection
VOICE AIR MEDIA NEWS UPDATE Ben Ayade, governor of Cross River, has approved January 26 and 27 as work-free days in the state to enable civil servants collect their permanent voter cards…
Gunmen storm venue of APC meeting, kill 2 in Ebonyi
VOICE AIR MEDIA NEWS UPDATE Gunmen on Friday night killed two members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Mkpuma Akpatakpa community, Izzi local government area of Ebonyi State. Eyewitnesses told journalists…
Corps Member, Five Others Kidnapped In Enugu
Gunmen have kidnapped at least six persons including a corps member at Ikem community in the Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State. The local government had come under attack recently following…