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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…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who was re-elected at the 73rd FIFA Congress in Kigali, Rwanda on Thursday, discussed the possibility of bringing a salary cap into football. “We must improve our regulations and the FIFA statutes,” he said. “We will continue to evolve our good governance principles and look at the transfer system, and maybe have a discussion to improve transparency of transfer fees and salaries. “It might be necessary to introduce a cap, we have to think how we can do that. We will look at it with all stakeholders and see what we can do.” Gianni Infantino was…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The Women In Energy Network (WIEN), an advocacy group, has expressed readiness to collaborate with the incoming administration on the inclusion of women in the affairs of the energy sector. According to Mrs. Funmi Ogbue, WIEN’s National President, who made this disclosure at a news briefing in Lagos, women should occupy a minimum of 35% in the make up of the energy sector in the new administration. Ogbue who was represented by Mrs. Charlotte Essiet, the organization’s Publicity Director, added that the inclusion of women in the energy sector can be achieved through the…
Gianni Infantino, the president of the world football governing body, FIFA, has unveiled the first ‘Pele’ stadium in Rwanda. The Pele Stadium was officially opened by Rwanda President Paul Pagame and FIFA President, Gianni Infantino in honour of the Brazilian icon on Wednesday, 15 March. This comes after Mr Infantino asked every country in the world to name a stadium in the Brazilian legend’s honour. He made the request after Pele died at the age of 82 back on December 29 last year. After the unveiling, the two men took to the pitch as part of the 73rd FIFA Congress…
ABUJA, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Nigerians have been urged to ensure they troop out en masse and participate in the electoral process and ensure they wait to defend their votes. This call is coming ahead of the governorship and State House of Assembly elections coming up on Saturday, 18 March, 2023. In an open letter to Nigerians, Exalt Nigeria, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting mass participation in the electoral process for good governance, encouraged the electorates to monitor their votes. “As we ‘celebrated’ International Woman’s Day , and watched violence erupt in Lagos with the burning of Akere…