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IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Video clips of AKA’s last moments before he was shot dead in Durban, South African, is trending on social media platforms. The award-winning rapper was shot dead on Durban’s Florida road on Friday night while standing outside Wish restaurant with a close friend. Just hours before his untimely death, he had set up a WhatsApp hotline for his fans to be updated with all the news regarding his upcoming album “Mass Country”. He tweeted: “Looking forward to interacting with you on the Ⓜ️EGACY ☎️ HOTLINE as we roll out MASS COUNTRY … I’ll be…

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The fatal shooting that claimed the life of popular South African rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes, also claimed the life of his lifelong friend and former manager, Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane. In a statement, SAPS confirmed that a 35-year-old male and another male had been shot dead on Friday night. While the identity of the second man was initially unknown, it has since been confirmed as Motsoane. Speaking to TimesLIVE, ALS paramedic Garrith Jamieson explained that just after 10.15pm on Friday night they responded to a shooting incident where two men sustained multiple gunshot wounds. “On arrival, paramedics met total chaos and…

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Famous South African rapper Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, also known as AKA, has been shot and killed in Durban, South Africa. Reports indicate that AKA was the target of a drive-by shooting that took place outside the Wish Restaurant on Florida Road. A South African news outlet, iOL News, also said another person, believed to be AKA’s bodyguard, was also wounded. Another unidentified person, understood as a close friend of AKA was also shot dead. AKA’s family also confirmed his death in a statement on Saturday morning. In a statement published on his Instagram page, the parents of the rapper, Tony…

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90 hours after the twin earthquake in Turkey and Syria, rescue crews saved a 10-day-old baby and his mother trapped in ruins of a building in Turkey on Friday. Rescuers, including teams from dozens of countries, toiled night and day in the ruins of thousands of wrecked buildings to find buried survivors. In freezing temperatures, they regularly called for silence as they listened for any sound of life from mangled concrete mounds. In the Samandag district of Turkey’s Hatay province, rescuers crouched under concrete slabs and, whispering “inshallah” (God willing), carefully reached into the rubble and picked out a 10-day-old…

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American singer, Tremaine Neverson popularly known as Trey Songz, is facing new $25 million lawsuit over an existing rape allegation, according to court documents obtained by Rolling Stone. The suit also names the R&B singer’s label Atlantic Records, manager Kevin Liles and 300 Entertainment as defendants, claiming the parties should be held responsible for the singer’s actions. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles on Thursday, is linked to a sexual battery lawsuit filed by a Jane Doe last February against the 38-year-old over claims he sodomized the woman during a party in March 2016. In a statement given to Rolling…

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LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Zoho Corporation, a leading global technology company has unveiled its unified communications platform, Trident, as well as strengthened collaboration technologies to offer businesses easier ways to communicate across channels, reduce tool-ambiguity, and improve an organization’s overall digital adoption. Establishing itself as a central work hub or virtual headquarters, Zoho Workplace is a unified office platform that combines collaboration, productivity, and communications tools. It is now a flexible, full-featured business mail and cloud office suite that is built on a common data model and unified through search and AI, enabling users to operate collaboratively and…

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ABUJA, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Members of the Council of State have asked Godwin Emefiele to either recirculate old naira notes or print new naira notes. This was one of the resolves of the council meeting held on Friday at the Presidential Villa, and presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Even though the Council of State members are in support of the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), they are of the opinion that the apex bank must ease the suffering of Nigerians. This development will be embraced by Nigerians who have been at the…

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Canadian rapper Drake is facing a court order to either sit for a deposition or appear in court in connection with the ongoing murder trial of XXXTentacion. Due to a feud between Drake and the late rapper born Jahseh Onfroy, who was shot and killed five years ago, defense attorney Mauricio Padilla alleged Drake is connected to XXX’s death. In an effort to solidify that claim, the judge tried to subpoena the ‘Certified Lover Boy’ rapper last month. But according to a court document obtained by Billboard, Drake failed to appear on the scheduled deposition date, 27 January, 2023. He is now being ordered to appear for…

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal-scoring talent appears to have no end as the Portuguese striker scored all four goals for his club Al Nassr against Al Wehda. The football superstar tore up the Saudi Arabian league on Thursday, when he produced a clinical display of finishing as he netted his first hat-trick for Al-Nassr. After his brace against Messi’s PSG in what was his opening gift in a friendly, the ex-Man United forward got his first official goal in Asia in the 93rd minute from the penalty spot against Al Fateh to put his side top of the league. However, it was…

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American rapper Gucci Mane, whose real name is Radric Davis, and his wife, Keyshia Ka’oir, have welcomed their baby girl together. The couple revealed their daughter’s name to be Iceland Davis. “I’m so thankful that my baby girl is here and she so pretty and healthy,” the proud dad gushed via Instagram Thursday. “Our little princess is here!” Ka’oir Davis wrote in a post of her own. “Beautiful & Healthy!” The 38-year-old revealed her pregnancy news in a September 2022 post. “Let’s Have Another Baby ICE Needs Somebody To Play With,” the model wrote at the time, referencing her and…

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