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LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has appealed to the people of Lagos State to be calm and eschew any act that can lead to breakdown of law and order. Tinubu said the outcome of the election in Lagos where Labour Party won the presidential election should not be a source of provocation saying that the beauty of democracy is that people have a right to vote for the candidate of their choice. The APC candidate further said that as a democrat he is bound to accept the outcome of…

ABUJA, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The leading contenders at the 2023 presidential election have started distinguishing themselves as official results have started trickling in. From the results shared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is in the lead with the number of votes. Eight States of the federation have been officially announced by INEC namely, Katsina, Yobe, Gombe, Ogun, Lagos, Kwara, Osun and Ondo States. And of the eight States, APC’s candidate has won in only three of them; Kwara, Ogun and Ondo while the PDP’s candidate, Alhaji…

ABUJA, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the announcement of presidential results in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital. Reports say INEC had scheduled the opening of the collation centre in Abuja for 12noon on Sunday, 26 February, but it was shifted to 1pm. Voiceofnaija.ng has now gathered that the collation centre at the International Conference Centre was opened a few minutes ago, but the body has now postponed the announcement and collation yet again. It has now been shifted to 6pm on Sunday, as voting had yet to be concluded in some parts of…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, won his polling unit for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the presidential, senatorial and house of reps election. Sanwo-Olu, a staunch supporter of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate, ensured victory for his party in an exemplary fashion after the results of the elections had been counted at his unit. According to Jubril Gawat, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Tinubu won his Polling Unit 006, Ward E3, Lagos Island with 86 votes in the presidential election. APC also won…

ABUJA, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), 93million Nigerians registered to vote at this year’s election, but six million of those have not been picked up. As with reports in the recent past, barely half of those with Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) previous years decided the next leader of Africa’s most populous country. But the narrative may change at this year’s poll. With three key candidates – one more than the previous two-horse race -leading the charge to become Nigeria’s next President, it looks set to be one of the most exciting election…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Several parts of Lagos visited by vocieofnaija.ng correspondents have shown mixed feelings about Lagosians’ preparedness for the 2023 presidential election. One of the leading contestants in Saturday’s presidential election is Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a former Governor of Lagos State, and Lagosians have been buzzing for him to emerge as President. Our correspondents covering the election in the State decided to move round the State to feel the pulse of the people and their discoveries were as astonishing as they were unsurprising. The biggest shocks came from the popular Oshodi and Idumota markets, as…

Netflix has slashed subscription prices in more than 30 countries across Asia, Europe, Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, as it attempts to attract more subscribers. The company has also clamped down on subscribers sharing their login details and passwords. In some countries, Netflix introduced limits on password sharing, requiring customers to pay extra charges if they want friends and family to share their subscriptions. The streaming giant announced the decision to slash the subscription rate on Thursday, as it attempts to attract more subscribers amid stiff competition and strained consumer spending. Netflix had in recent times reduced…

Tyler Perry has set his latest movie with Netflix, with plans to write, direct and produce “Mea Culpa” for the streamer. Kelly Rowland will star in and produce the film, which centers on a criminal defense attorney who, in the hopes of becoming partner, takes on the case of an artist who may or may not have murdered his girlfriend. The ensemble cast also features Trevante Rhodes, Sean Sagar, Nick Sagar, and RonReaco Lee. The new project is set to begin filming this spring. Producing the film alongside Perry and Rowland are Tyler Perry Studios president Angi Bones and Will…

TikTok has reacted to the European Commission’s ban of the microblogging platform from its official devices on Thursday, 23 February, 2023. EU banned TikTok on official devices over spying fears but the Chinese social media giant branded the move as ‘misguided’. TikTok, whose parent company ByteDance is Chinese, has faced increasing Western scrutiny over fears about how much access Beijing has to user data. A spokesperson for TikTok said it was “disappointed with this decision, which we believe to be misguided and based on fundamental misconceptions.” In November, TikTok admitted some staff in China can access the data of European…

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has explained reasons Nigerians should vote him in as the President of the country on Saturday, 25 February. Tinubu, in a statement he personally signed, admitted that the office of the President of Nigeria is not one of pleasure, but that it would demand the highest standard of hard work, discipline, focus, determination and commitment on the part of the next President. He pledged solemnly that his Vice-President and him would dedicate themselves wholeheartedly to working for the greatest good and happiness of the greatest number of Nigerians.…