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This year’s number one NBA draft pick, Victor Wembanyama has reacted after American pop singer Britney Spears claims a security guard protecting the French basketballer backhanded her in the face. In a statement posted to Twitter on Thursday, the pop star said she first spotted Wembanyama in her Las Vegas hotel lobby as she was headed to dinner. Later that night, she said she saw him at a restaurant in a different hotel. Spears said she recognized Wembanyama and wanted to congratulate him on his accomplishments. “It was really loud, so I tapped him on the shoulder to get his…
ABUJA, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, voiceofnaija.ng has gathered. This is in consonance with his pre-election campaign promise to remove all barriers impeding business growth in Nigeria. The committee will be chaired by Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Mr. Taiwo Oyedele. It will comprise experts from both the private and public sectors and have responsibility for the various aspects of tax law reform, fiscal policy design and coordination, harmonization of taxes, and revenue administration. Special Adviser to the…
The white nationalist who killed nearly two dozen people at a Walmart store in a Texas border city in 2019, targeting Hispanics, is likely to be sentenced on Friday, 7 July, according to Reuters. He reportedly agreed to accept 90 consecutive life terms when he pleaded guilty. The sentencing by U.S. District Judge David Guaderrama in El Paso follows two days of emotional testimony from witnesses, some of the 22 wounded survivors, and relatives of the 23 dead who delivered impact statements in the presence of the shooter, Patrick Crusius, 24. Crusius pleaded guilty in February to 90 counts including…
The former second-in-command of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), Ivan Marquez, whose real name was Luciano Marín Arango, has died. The well-known leader of a faction of former FARC rebels who returned to arms after a peace deal with Colombia’s government, died in Venezuela, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. Though most members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) demobilized under the 2016 deal, which ended the FARC’s role in the country’s nearly 60-year conflict, two major groups reject it and, according to security forces, have continued to participate in drug trafficking…
No fewer than six people have reportedly died in an overnight fire that occurred in a retirement home in Milan, Italy Mayor Giuseppe Sala, on Friday, said three are in a critical condition. The fire started in a first-floor room of the facility. It was put out quickly and did not spread to the rest of the building, yet produced a vast quantity of toxic fumes. Two residents burned to death in their room, while four others died from intoxication. “It could have been (even) worse. Having said that, six dead is a very heavy death toll,” Sala said, indicating…
Former President of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solis, has been charged with corruption, over his alleged involvement in a 2017 improper transfer of government funds to state-owned Bancredito. The transfer was made to give the impression that the bank “would appear to have sufficient liquidity” to the benefit of the government’s image, the attorney general said in a statement. Solis, who governed between 2014 and 2018, denied the charges. “I categorically reject the charges that have been brought against me,” the former center-left leader said in a video posted on Twitter. “We always acted in accordance with the law, seeking…
Twitter has threatened to sue Meta over its new Threads app, which Mark Zuckerberg has openly billed as a rival, claiming the company has violated Twitter’s “intellectual property rights”. In a letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, first published by the news outlet Semafor, a lawyer for Twitter said the company “has serious concerns that Meta Platforms (Meta) has engaged in systematic, willful and unlawful misappropriation of Twitter’s trade secrets and other intellectual property”. “Twitter intends to strictly enforce its intellectual property rights, and demands that Meta take immediate steps to stop using any Twitter trade secrets or other highly confidential…
Former MTV star, Aubrey O’Day has spilled more tea on her long-rumored relationship with the son of former United States President, Donald Trump. Donald Trump Jr. and O’Day’s affair began “in a gay club bathroom”, according to the the former Danity Kane frontwoman. While appearing on Michael Cohen’s “Mea Culpa” podcast, the 39-year-old reflected on the first time that she and the former president’s oldest son allegedly had sex. “I was hosting a gay club and our first time going out together — he wanted to see me so bad — and I told him, ‘Well, I’m gonna be at…
“Livin’ La Vida Loca” singer Ricky Martin and Syrian-Swedish artist, Jwan Yosef, announced their separation on Thursday, 6 July. The duo posted the announcement on their respective Instagram accounts, the same social media app they used to first connect in 2015. “For some time, we have considered transforming our relationship, and it is after careful consideration that we have decided to end our marriage with love, respect, and dignity for our children — preserving and honoring what we have experienced as a couple all of these wonderful years,” the pair wrote. “Our greatest desire now is to continue having a…
James Howard-Jones, a 28-year-old who was declared brain dead after being punched during a night out, miraculously woke up just as his life support was about to be switched off. His attacker, Ben Davies, 24, of Cheltenham, admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent and was jailed for two years and four months. During the hearing at Gloucester Crown Court on Tuesday, the judge learnt that Howard-Jones remains severely mentally and physically handicapped and will need care for the rest of his life. Mr. Howard-Jones was punched by Davies on 24 April last year on a street in Cheltenham during…