Tinubu wins polling unit, Obi second, Atiku third (Vanguard)
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu has defeated his colleagues in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) at his polling unit in Lagos State.
In the polling unit situated at Ward 3, Alausa, Ikeja, the total number of accredited voters was 43.
The APC presidential candidate polled 33 votes, Obi got eight votes while Atiku secured one vote.
Similarly, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos, also won his polling unit (Unit 006, Ward E3, Lagos Island) for Tinubu. Read more
Obi wins in Aso Rock polling unit (Tribune)
The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has won the first polling unit to be declared in the Aso Rock, Abuja vicinity.
At PU 131, which is one of the several units around the premises, he polled 17 votes to beat the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu who got six votes, and their counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, who garnered three votes.
Kidnapped Plateau female councillor escapes in Bauchi, hospitalised (Punch)
A female councillor in Plateau State, Hannatu Bawa, who was kidnapped on Tuesday by gunmen has escaped from her abductors.
The PUNCH had reported that the female councillor who represents Kabwir-Fadar ward in Kanke Local Government Area of the state was kidnapped at her house in the community.
It was learnt that after Bawa was kidnapped, she was taken to the neighbouring Bauchi State by her abductors where she eventually escaped miraculously after spending about four days in their custody. Read more
Thugs invade polling units in Lagos, set ballot box on fire (DailyTrust)
Scores of armed thugs besieged some polling units in the Oshodi and Itire areas of Lagos, setting some ballot papers and boxes on fire.
The thugs, who were all dressed in black and masked, arrived in the area around 11.30 am on Saturday.
Some voters, who could not run away when the thugs arrived, were injured.
Sources said the armed thugs later went round the area, minutes after some security personnel on election duty left their duty post. Read more
“Don’t vote APC, face trouble’”, agent threatens Lagos voters (Punch)
An unidentified man said to be an electoral agent of All Progressives Congress in Lagos State on Saturday asked voters to return back home if they are not willing to vote for the ruling party.
The incident allegedly happened at Fehintola Giwa Street in Aguda, Surulere, Lagos State.
The APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, hails from Lagos State. Also, Surulere Local Government Area is part of the constituency of House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila. Read more
Thugs snatch 8 BVAS machines in Katsina, Delta (Guardian)
Thugs on Saturday stormed some polling units in Delta and Katsina states and made away with the eight Biomodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines, thereby disrupting the elections in those locations.
INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this at an ongoing media briefing held at the national collation centre, Abuja.
Yakubu said while two BVAS machines were snatched in Oshimili Local Government Area of Delta State, six machines were carted away in Safana Local Government in Katsina state. Read more
Kaduna: Voters in some polling units call for extension of voting time (ThisDay)
In Kaduna, voters in many polling units in Chikun and Kaduna South LGAs are calling for extension of time, due to late arrival of election materials.
For instance in Kaduna South LGA, voting started between 10:30am and 11: 30 am in PU062 Barnawa Complex, PU022 Barnawa Complex and PU025 Federal Housing estate Barnawa.
Also in Chikun voting commenced by 11:30am in PU 015, Pu016, PU051 and PU052, Anguwan Megero, as well as PU 058, Akut Street Sabon Tasha GRA and PU013, Anguwan Yelwa. Read more
Stop causing trouble, Jonathan urges politicians (Independent)
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on politicians to conduct themselves with decorum in order to give the game of politics a good image.
He restated his popular message that “no political ambition is worth the blood of any Nigerian” stressing that power is transient.
Jonathan, who stated these in an interview with reporters after casting his vote at his unit 39, ward 13 in Otuoke, Ogbia LGA of Bayelsa State, came out for accreditation at 8:30am but cast his vote shortly before Noon on Saturday. Read more
SZA to release 10 unheard songs on deluxe version of SOS (NME)
SZA is set to release 10 unheard songs as part of a deluxe version of her chart-topping new album SOS.
The long-awaited album, which was the singer’s first in half a decade and followed 2017’s ‘Ctrl’ upon release in December, was greeted with critical acclaim (including five stars from NME) and broke a seven-year chart record in the US this week by celebrating its ninth week at Number One in the US.
SZA recently hinted at a future collaboration with Miley Cyrus, after she teased future “surprises” for fans and hinted at a forthcoming deluxe edition of the new album. Read more
Bring Me The Horizon recording new music on tour bus (MusicNews)
Bring Me The Horizon have been recording new music on their tour bus.
The band installed a studio on their bus during their tour of the US at the end of 2022 and recorded a number of songs, which they hope to start releasing “pretty soon”.
Drummer Mat Nicholls told Impericon: “New songs coming? Yeah. We’re actually working on them at the minute. We’ve got a studio on our bus. We did it in America – we wrote a bunch of stuff, actually, and recorded some stuff in America as well. So hopefully one pretty soon. Read more
Hugh Jackman reveals how Wolverine’s ”growling” has impacted his voice (HuffPost)
Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman said he thinks he did damage to his voice while playing the mutant Marvel character.
The X-Men star, who has played Logan/Wolverine in several films since 2000, told BBC Radio 4′s Front Row this week that he believes the role did a number on his voice.
“I’ve done some damage to my voice with Wolverine, my falsetto is not as strong as it used to be and that I directly put down to some of the growling and yelling,” Hugh said. Read more
Sculpture of Picasso’s Corpse Draws Crowds at Madrid’s Top Contemporary Art Fair (ArtNews)
A sculpture of Pablo Picasso’s corpse.
Among the aisles and booths of ARCO, Madrid’s contemporary art fair, lurks the apparition of a man who looms large over the history of modern art.
Picasso’s lifeless body forms the basis for a work by the Spanish artist Eugenio Merino, titled Aquí Murió Picasso (Picasso Died Here), 2017. Rather than being based on Picasso’s actual corpse, it draws inspiration from the image of the artist that many associate with him: the blue-striped Breton shirt, white linen pants, espadrilles.
The work is also quite literally larger than life. Picasso was said to stand 5 feet 4 inches tall, whereas the sculpture is just over 6 feet long. Read more
Berlin: 20,000 Species of Bees, Totem among independent jury winners (THR)
Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren’s crowd-pleasing debut, 20,000 Species of Bees, a tender look at a 8-year-old Spaniard who begins to transition and the impact that has on the child’s family, was among the standouts of this year’s Berlinale.
The film, which screened in competition at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival, won the prize for best film from the guild of German Art House Cinemas as well as the jury award voted on by readers of Berlin daily newspaper the Berliner Morgenpost.
Lila Aviles’ Totem, another Spanish-language film told from the perspective of a young child, this time a Mexican girl watching a chaotic family birthday gathering for her father, a terminally-ill cancer patient, was the big winner of Berlin’s Ecumenical Jury, which gave it the top prize for best film in competition this year. Read more
Zelenskyy seeks more sanctions as fighting in Ukraine grinds on (IrishExaminer)
Fighting is grinding on in Ukraine after the country marked the anniversary of Russia’s invasion – with authorities reporting dozens of new Russian strikes and attacks on cities in the east and south.
After a somber and defiant day of commemorations on Friday and a marathon press conference, Ukraine’s seemingly indefatigable president followed up with new video posts in which he said “Russia must lose in Ukraine” and its forces can be defeated this year.
In a separate tweet, Volodymyr Zelenskyy also pushed for more sanctions pressure on Russia after the UK, US and European Union all announced new measures aimed at further choking off funding and support for Moscow. Read more
Don’t underrate Mozambique, Manu Garba tells Flying Eagles (NewTelegraph)
A former Golden Eaglets head coach, Manu Garba, has urged the national U-20 team to go all out for a win against the Mozambique U-20 team in the final group stage of the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations currently going on in Egypt.
The coach Ladan Bosso-led team will secure a place in the quarterfinal stage of the competition with a win or a draw in the game while a defeat might put an end to the team’s ambition of qualifying for the FIFA U-20 World Cup later in the year.
Nigeria started the AFCON with a 1-0 defeat against Senegal before bouncing back with a 1-0 win over host, Egypt, and will be hoping to finish second in the group with a good result against Mozambique. Read more
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has his own Ji-Sung Park ahead of Newcastle cup final (Express)
Manchester United star Fred hasn’t always hit the heights expected of him at Old Trafford but, ahead of Sunday’s Carabao Cup final showdown with Newcastle, is a man very much in form. And, like Red Devils cult hero Ji-Sung Park, he’s proving to be a player for the big occasion. The Brazil international is expected to start at Wembley, alongside compatriot Casemiro as Erik ten Hag looks to win a trophy at the first time of asking.
When Manchester United saw Christian Eriksen sidelined until late April, that placed a great deal of pressure on the shoulders of Fred.
The Brazil international was previously struggling for regular starts at Old Trafford, with Ten Hag often using him off the bench instead. Read more
Pogba and Chiesa set to return for Juventus in Torino derby (FootballItalia)
Juventus are gearing up for the upcoming Derby della Mole against rivals Torino and have seen positive signs from Paul Pogba and Federico Chiesa.
The Bianconeri have progressed to the knockout stages of the Europa League following their 3-0 win away to FC Nantes, a match in which neither the French midfielder nor Italian winger took part.
The club are still working on climbing up the league table following their recent 15-point deduction, and currently sit 7th, 12 points behind fourth place Milan. Read more
Jake Paul and Tommy Fury collide at fiery weigh-in ahead of fight (Standard)
Jake Paul and Tommy Fury both made weight on Saturday ahead of their showdown in Saudi Arabia tomorrow night.
The two fighters then squared off in a fiery exchange, which was ended with a push from Fury, who told the media of Paul: “Tomorrow night his time is up, Jake Paul will no longer be boxing. I’m going to put Jake Paul away inside four rounds.”
Fury, half-brother of heavyweight champion Tyson, was first on the scales, weighing in at 184.5 pounds, before Paul tipped the scales at 183.6, both safely inside the 185lbs cruiserweight limit. Read more
Red Bull reportedly considering sale of AlphaTauri (F1i)
Red Bull is reportedly considering a sale of its AlphaTauri F1 team, a move warranted by the Faenza-based squad’s lack of results and marketing value that no longer justify the costs.
A report from Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport contends that Red Bull’s new top brass has conducted a review of its marketing and commercial investments, a study led by Oliver Mintzlaff, the company’s recently appointed CEO of Corporate Projects and Investments.
Along with Franz Watzlawick, who oversees Red Bull’s core beverage business, and CFO Alexander Kirchmayr, Mintzlaff is part of Red Bull’s new three-pronged management that was put in place last November following the passing of Red Bull co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz. Read more