Court Gives Nnamdi Kanu Permission To See Doctors Of His Choice
A federal high court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to give Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), access to his medical records and doctors of his choice. In a judgment delivered yesterday, Binta Nyako, the presiding judge, dismissed the objections raised by the DSS […]
NEC Makes Final Decision On Palliatives For Nigerians
The National Executive Council (NEC), on Thursday, July 20, agreed on palliative measures for citizens amid economic hardship across Nigeria due to the removal of petrol subsidies. The meeting was chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima and attended by governors of the 36 states of the Federation, the Director General of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, […]
Trump Loses Retrial Bid In E Jean Carroll Defamation Case
A federal judge has dismissed Donald Trump’s request for a new trial in a civil case in which a jury found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming columnist E Jean Carroll. Mr Trump was ordered to pay $5m (£3.9m) in damages, which he argued was excessive based on the jury’s verdict. The judge ruled […]
Travis King: North Korea ‘Not Responding To Calls’ On Missing Soldier, Says US
North Korea is not responding to attempts to negotiate the release of a US soldier who fled over its heavily-armed border, Washington says. Private Travis King crossed the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) dividing North and South Korea on Tuesday. The Pentagon had contacted North Korea, a state department spokesman said. “My understanding is those communications have not […]
Senate purportedly Omit President Tinubu’s Ministerial List
The Senate on Wednesday, July 19, haven reconvened for plenary, noticeably omitted the expected president Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list. This is in spite of numerous reports and sources that claimed the President had sent a list of nominees for ministerial positions to legislators. According to the law, President Tinubu has nine days to submit his […]
President Tinubu Request Senate’s Confirmation Of NEDC Board
President Tinubu in a letter to the Senate on Wednesday, requested the confirmation of the members of the North East Development Commission (NEDC) executive board’s appointment. The Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, read the President’s letter during the plenary on Wednesday. The nominees are: The Nominees for Confirmation Include: General Paul Tarfa, Chairman (North East Adamawa); […]
GWR Disassociates Itself From A Man Attempting A Cry-a-thon
Guinness World Record (GWR) has responded to the widely circulated report claiming a Nigerian man temporarily lost his vision while attempting to break the record for the longest crying marathon. The man with Cameroonian heritage named Tembu Ebere sought to set a new Guinness World Record by continuously crying for seven days. In an interview […]
Peter Obi Marked Birthday With Children In Plateau State IDP Camps
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, marked his 62nd birthday by visiting to the largest IDP camp in Plateau State. The former governor of Anambra State expressed his sympathy for Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau over the mass killings in the state in a tweet posted on Wednesday via his Twitter account. To […]
Gilgo Beach Murders: Over 200 Guns Taken From Suspect’s Home
Police have removed over 200 guns among potential evidence from the home of the suspect accused of murdering three women in Long Island. Rex Heuermann, 59, has pleaded not guilty to killing Megan Waterman, Amber Costello and Melissa Barthelemy. Other objects taken from the residence include a life-sized doll in a glass case, local outlet WPIX […]
Facebook-owner Meta exec Nick Clegg claims AI ‘quite stupid’
Current Artificial Intelligence (AI) models are “quite stupid”, Facebook-owner Meta’s president of global affairs Nick Clegg said as he played down the risks of the technology. The former UK deputy prime minister said the “hype has somewhat run ahead of the technology”. Current models were “far short” of warnings where AI develops autonomy and thinks […]
