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The Enugu State Government has clarified that it did not declare today as a public holiday or sit-at-home day, as being speculated in public spaces. This is even as Anambra and Imo states Police commands said they have deployed their men to offices and schools to counter any threat to lives and property by hoodlums. The statement […]

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, has said the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will give 30 million people improved access to production and marketing centres. Tinubu disclosed this in his remarks on Sunday in Lagos during the flag-off of the 700km Lagos-Calabar highway project and several others to commemorate his first year […]

The Kano State Police Command, on Thursday, said 11 persons have died following Wednesday’s bombing incident at a mosque in Gadan Village, Gezawa Local Government Area of the state. The police spokesman in Kano, Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed this to our correspondent. Haruna said three more of the victims died on Wednesday, raising the figure to […]

Members of an unidentified Muslim group recently stormed a worship centre that plays host to both Christian and Islamic services in the Alalubosa area of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The group members who said they were acting on the instruction of the Emir Ilorin, Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, revealed that the worship centre was originally […]

The Archbishop of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, Most Rev Ignatius Kaigama, has urged Nigerians, especially the youths to use Artificial Intelligence (AI), social media and other forms of social communication to spread values and virtues that promote common goods and not to promote immorality and crimes. He made the call on Sunday at St. Joseph Catholic […]

The defending champion Denver Nuggets outgunned the Minnesota Timberwolves 115-107 to level their NBA playoff series on Sunday as the Indiana Pacers pulled even with the New York Knicks. The Nuggets, fueled by 35 points from NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon’s 27 points on ruthlessly efficient 11-of-12 shooting and 19 points from […]

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama won the 2024 NBA Rookie of the Year award, the league announced on Monday, marking the first time a Frenchman has captured the honor. The 20-year-old center, a 7-foot-4 (2.24m) prodigy who was the top pick in last year’s NBA Draft, averaged 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, a league-high 3.6 blocked […]

PRESIDENTIAL candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, weekend, explained why servers belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, failed to work during the 2023 presidential election. According to him, the ‘establishment of criminality’ made the INEC servers not work during the last general elections. Obi stated this while addressing the issues of […]

Undersea fibre cables linking Europe to Nigeria pass through construction corridor – ALTON, ATCON Barely 48 hours after Multichoice alerted subscribers to a three-day technical downtime, telecommunication companies have expressed concern over possible connectivity disruptions as construction advances on the 700km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. While the DStv and GOtv owner acknowledged the anticipated impact of […]

A new initiative aimed at empowering women in Northern Nigeria through AI education was launched recently. Google, in collaboration with the Kaduna State Government, and Data Science Nigeria, introduced the AI for Beginners Learning Video Series. This series presents Artificial Intelligence concepts in Hausa, making complex technology more accessible and culturally relevant for the region. […]