Leon Edwards retained his welterweight title as he beat challenger Kamaru Usman at UFC 286 by majority decision to extend his unbeaten streak to 12 in his first defence of the title. This was their third meeting, more than seven years after the first fight won by Usman. Edwards made an encouraging start, connecting with two heavy body kicks in the opening round. The 31-year-old’s greater speed unsettled Usman, but the challenger took Edwards down briefly in round two before both fighters traded some heavy blows. Usman grappled Edwards to the floor again early in the third and the latter…
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The Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has won his polling unit in a landslide victory on Saturday. He defeated his political opponents in Idi-Igba Polling Unit 004 of Adewole Ward in Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state. Official results by the Independent National Electoral Commission showed that APC polled 243 votes in the governorship ballot as against PDP’s 58. The Governor had earlier urged more voters to come out to exercise their franchise, following reports of low turnouts in some areas. His polling unit and many areas of Adewole ward however recorded large turnouts. “It’s been a…
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday, delivered the governorship and State House of Assembly elections in his ward for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The President, alongside his son, Yusuf had earlier in the day, cast their ballot at the polling unit 003, Sarkin Yara ‘A’, Kofar Baru, Daura, at about 10:16 a.m. He was immediately accredited after which he cast his vote after he was verified by officials of the INEC. The results was announced by the Collation Officer for the ward, Hamza Yusuf. The result showed that for the governorship election, APC polled 261 votes; PDP polled 32 votes…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos State, has lost his polling unit. The Punch reports that Rhodes-Vivour lost to incumbent Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu after the results from his polling unit were counted. Reports say Labour Party got 18 votes while Governor Sanwo-Olu polled a total of 29 votes to emerge winner in the Anifowose Ikeja polling unit. The third most prominent contestant in the election, Olajide Adeniran of the Peoples Democratic Party, had just two votes. The All Progressives Congress (APC) also won the House of Assembly election at…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Nigeria’s President-elect at the recent presidential election, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has cast his vote in Lagos. The former Lagos State Governor shared images from the process via his social media handle, where he also enjoined Nigerians to go all out and vote peacefully. Tinubu was accompanied by his wife, Senator Remi Tinubu, to the polling unit and was seen responding to cheers by supporters who stormed the polling unit in their number. He wrote: “I just joined other Nigerians in exercising my civic duty in the ongoing governorship and state assembly elections. I…
Lance Reddick, who starred in “John Wick” franchise, has died of natural causes on Friday morning at age 60. He was found dead at his Studio City home in Los Angeles Friday morning, according to TMZ, which first reported the news. In the upcoming “John Wick: Chapter 4,” which is set to release in theaters on 24 March, Reddick reprises his role as Charon, the concierge at the Continental Hotel in New York City who appeared in all four entries. Charon worked alongside Keanu Reeve’s un-retired hitman, notably looking after John’s new dog in the second installment and joining in…
A South African pastor, Siva Moodley, whose family had kept his body in a morgue for 579 days with the hope that he will be resurrected, has been finally laid to rest. Photographs from the funeral, which was conducted with the assistance of Destiny Church, were circulated on social media this week. The South African News reports that Moodley’s body had been kept at a Johannesburg mortuary since his death on 15 August, 2021. The 53-year-old Moodley proclaimed that he could raise people from the dead. He had died after falling ill. According to reports, his family and members of…
AC Milan’s honorary Vice President Franco Baresi believes that the draw for the Champions League quarter-finals has put the Rossoneri against a ‘difficult opponent’ who will be favourites for the tie. The draw for the quarters and the semi-finals of the competition took place this afternoon in Nyon at the UEFA headquarters and it saw Milan pitted against a domestic rival in Napoli, who are the runaway league leaders at the moment. Real Madrid will play Chelsea in the quarter-finals of the Champions League while Manchester City were paired with Pep Guardiola’s former side Bayern Munich in Friday’s draw. Serie…
A 6-year-old girl has died from severe burns after mistakenly setting herself on fire while playing with friends. City & Crime gathered that the girl brought a gallon containing petrol which she thought was kerosene and emptied the content on the firewood she and her mates had gathered for practicing their cooking skills. The father of the girl, Christopher Israel, told City & Crime at the Kubwa General Hospital where the girl was admitted, that the incident happened about two months ago but that the girl was yet to recover from the injuries. He said the girl, Strong Tochukwu Israel,…
Crystal Palace have sacked manager Patrick Vieira after a 12-match winless run, barely two years after employing the Arsenal Legend. Palace have not won a match in 2023 and were beaten 1-0 by Brighton in the Premier League on Wednesday, their third defeat in a row. They are 12th in the table but are only three points above 18th-placed Bournemouth, who have a game in hand. Palace failed to register a shot on target in three consecutive games against Aston Villa, Manchester City and Liverpool – becoming the first Premier League to do so since Opta started recording data in…