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A Nigerian has won the 10th anniversary final of LNK’s Voice of Lithuania project in 2023, held in the “Žalgiris” arena in Kaunas, faraway Northeastern Europe. Anyanya Udongwo from Ibesit Nnung Ikot in Oruk Anam Local Government Area of Nigeria broke all viewership records by winning the coveted prize worth €15,000 (₦7,475,505.62) established by LNK and a publishing contract with Universal Music Group. The Voice of Lithuania (Lietuvos Balsas) is a Lithuanian reality show and part of international The Voice syndication. Driven by an insatiable thirst for knowledge and a deep-rooted desire to heal others, he pursued a medical education…

As President Muhammadu Buhari officially inaugurates Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals, Lekki in Lagos on Monday, Nigerians have taken a swipe on failure of the outgoing administration to fix the moribund refineries in the country. Owned by Aliko Dangote, the refinery has a capacity to process about 650,000 barrels per day of crude oil, expected to be Africa’s biggest oil refinery and the world’s biggest single-train facility, Also read: Dangote Refinery won’t guarantee cheaper refined petroleum products- Rewane declares The refinery will process a variety of light and medium grades of crude to produce Euro-V quality clean fuels including gasoline…

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles came from a goal to defeat debutant Dominican Republic 2-1 in their opening game Group D of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Mendoza on Sunday night. Dominican Republic took the lead in the 23rd minute through Edison Azcona from the penalty spot. The Flying Eagles were back on level terms on 31 minutes following an goal by Guillermo de Pena. With 20 minutes left to play Samson Lawal scored the winner to give the Nigerias the perfect start to the competition. Ladan Bosso’s side will be back in action on Wednesday, May 24 when they…

No fewer than 12 people died and an unspecified number were injured in a stampede at a soccer stadium in El Salvador on Saturday, the Central American country’s government said. Alianza FC and Club Deportivo FAS were playing the second leg of their playoff quarter-final game at the Cuscatlan stadium in San Salvador, the country’s capital, when play was suspended after a stampede broke out in the general section. The venue is one of the largest stadiums in Central America and has an official capacity of more than 44,000 fans. “The Salvadoran Football Federation deeply regrets the events that occurred…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered requesting the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to answer how a $460 million Chinese loan was used to fund the failed Abuja Closed-Circuit Television project. The regime, according to the court’s judgement, must publish the total amount of money paid to Chinese and local companies and contractors, precise details of the identities of the companies and contractors, and the status of the implementation of the project. Hon. Judge Emeka Nwite issued the directives in his ruling in the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project’s FHC/ABJ/CS/1447/2019 Freedom of Information lawsuit. Also read: SERAP Asks Buhari…

Manchester City were, Saturday, confirmed as Premier League champions for the fifth time in six seasons without even having to kick a ball. This was after second-placed Arsenal’s challenge ended in defeat away at Nottingham Forest. Arsenal, who enjoyed an eight-point lead over City as recently as mid-March, needed at least a point to stay mathematically in the hunt, but went down 1-0. Also read: EPL: Man City Frustrate Arsenal’s title chase City, who host Chelsea on Sunday after which they will be presented with the trophy, have 85 points with three games to play, while Arsenal are on 81…

Ahead of June 9 inauguration, Senators Godswill Akpabio and Jibrin Barau, have continued to receive more endorsements to clinch the position of Senate President and Deputy Senate President in the 10th National Assembly, the latest coming from Zamfara Governor-elect, Dauda Lawal.  Addressing members of the Stability Group, a group rooting for the emergence of Akpabio as the next Senate President, Lawal expressed satisfaction with the choices of Akpabio and Barau for the Senate leadership because of their antecedents in public offices. According to him,” the ambitions of Senators Akpabio and Barau is what I have bought into and I have…

Senegal are once again champions of Africa after winning the Africa U17 Cup of Nations in Algeria following dramatic victory over Morocco in the final. The West Africans continue to dominate the continent, having already won the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations at senior level, the CHAN championship, the U20 AFCON and the Beach Soccer Championship within a year. On Friday night, the U17 side produced a strong finish to come back from a goal down to beat the Atlas Cubs and win the tournament for the first time in their history. Abdelhamid Boudlal’s first half header opened the scoring…

The Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils (LGCs) in the country shared N655.932 billion in April, the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) announced. The federal government received N248.809 billion, state governments got N218.307 billion, while the LGs collected N160.600 billion. Bawa Mokwa, Director of Press and Public Relations, Office of the Accountant of the Federation (OAGF), issued a communiqué on Thursday at the end of a FAAC meeting. The statement said the distributable revenue comprised statutory revenue of N364.654 billion and contained Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N202.762 billion. Others are Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) of N14.516…

Iran, Friday, executed three men implicated in the deaths of three members of its security forces during last year’s anti-government demonstrations, drawing protests at home and abroad. Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaghoubi were executed in the central city of Isfahan, the judiciary said in a statement on Twitter, adding they had “martyred” two members of the Basij paramilitary force and a police officer on November 16. Amnesty International said the men’s fast-tracked trial was flawed and used “torture-tainted ‘confessions.'” Iran denies that confessions are extracted under torture. Friday’s executions brought to at least seven the number of protesters…