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2Apr By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Nigerian co-author AI to launch 1st AI-Nigeria novel

By Diana Omueza Open Artificial Intelligence (OpenAI) Chat GPT 3, has partnered a Nigerian Author to launch the first of its kind AI-Nigeria romance novel titled “Love Envoy”. Mrs Deborah Bless, the Co-author of the book, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the use of technology to channel intellectual creativity is the first of its kind by a Nigerian author and marks a significant milestone in the Nigerian literary world. The novel is a tale about an immigrant Nigerian single mother on a journey of self discovery and budding romance with an unlikely character. “My book has made history as the first Nigerian book utilising tech to channel their inner creatives in this manner. “The achievement of this collaborati...

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2Apr By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Anthony Joshua Bounces Back, Defeats Jermaine Franklin

Anthony Joshua has beaten Jermaine Franklin by unanimous decision at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday night. After a painful loss in his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk last year, former champion Joshua had to win against the tough American and took a clear unanimous decision, 118-111 and 117-111 twice. While this fight was his first without at least one world title on the line in seven years, for Joshua it was still one of his most crucial. A third consecutive loss, for a star of Joshua's calibre, would have left his further aspirations in tatters. In the build up to the contest he himself said he would retire, such were the stakes for him going into this fight. The win, however, propels him back once again towards his more accustomed place at the upper end of the heavyweight divi...

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1Apr By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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APC group disowns former D-G

The Amalgamated All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Groups (AASG) has dissociated itself from its former Director-General, Dr Nasiru Ladan. The group has said anyone who does business with him on behalf of group does so at his own risk. The Deputy Director-General of the group, Hajiya Maryam Danjaki, made this known on Friday at a news conference in Abuja. Danjaki said that the group was reacting to a visit by Ladan who led some leaders to the office of the National Chairman of APC, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, on Thursday in Abuja. “Our attention has been drawn to the social media platforms by some mischief makers that our able National Chairman, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, has endorsed Dr Nasiru Ladan as the recognised Director-General of AASG. “That statement is not only false an...

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1Apr By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Nigeria win third game at women’s cricket invitational against Ghana

Nigeria beat Ghana by 62 runs to win their third game at the ongoing Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) Women’s Invitational in Lagos. The game at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) Cricket Oval on Friday saw the Ghanaian team winning toss and opting to field first. Nigeria had a slow start to the game but Salome Sunday 27(18) and Agatha Obulor 25(34) helped to keep the scoreboard ticking for the Nigerian side. The hosts eventually sailed to 120 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs. In the second inning, Ghana relied on Rasidatu Salia 20(29) and Komalpreet Grewal 11(23) to help see the side reach the target but their efforts were not enough. Nigeria’s Racheal Samson 4/18 and Peculiar Agboya 2/18 did the damage against the Ghanaian side as they limited their West African ...

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1Apr By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Igbo Lawmaker In Lagos Assembly Warns Oppositions Against Truncating Democracy

A two-term Lagos lawmaker from Igbo extraction, Jude Idimogu, has warned politicians against the victory of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu at the February 25 Presidential election must avoid actions capable of truncating the country’s democracy. Idimogu, representing Oshodi-Isolo Constituency II in the Lagos State House of Assembly, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Saturday in Lagos that aggrieved politicians must be cautious so as not to let down the roof. The lawmaker, also Deputy Apex Leader, Ndigbo in Lagos State APC, was reacting to politicians kicking against the planned inauguration of the President-elect on May 29. Idimogu described as unfortunate the televised comment by the Labour Party’s Vice Presidential Candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed that Nigeria didn’t have President-elect y...

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1Apr By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Kano Governor-elect Blows Hot, Says “I Won’t Honour Loans Granted From March 18 Without My Consent”

Abba Yusuf, the Kano state Governor-elect has warned all subsisting and prospective lenders to the current Kano State Government against granting fresh loans. The advisory is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Kano by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor-elect, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa. It warned that from March 18 to May 29, no lender, domestic or international, should grant any loan facility to the incumbent Kano State Government without the expressed consent of the incoming administration. “Any such loan facility approved and issued to the Kano State Government between the date of election and the date of swearing-in without the explicit knowledge and consent of the incoming administration will not be honoured by the new administration. “All subsisting lend...

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1Apr By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Defence Minister inaugurates multiple projects in NDA

The Minister of Defence, Maj.- Gen. Bashir Magashi (Rtd), on Friday inaugurated multiple projects at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, in a bid to enhance the training of cadets. The projects inaugurated included roads in honour of warheroes and the NDA-NAF Base Link Road and new gate named after Magashi. The defence minister inspected concrete fence and block fence projects and also unveiled adventure obstacle course where demonstration was carried out by the cadets. He also witnessed river assault crossing demonstration by the cadets of the 70th Regular Course at the Nigerian Air Force dam. Speaking to newsmen after the inauguration, Magashi said he has had consisted expectation that the Armed Forces of Nigeria are doing their best in carrying out their constitutio...

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31Mar By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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FRSC Begins Clampdown On Drivers Without Licence In Abuja

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) will partner with other sister traffic agencies in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to clamp down on drivers without licence. The Sector Commander, FRSC FCT command, Danlami Abdul, stated this at a news conference in Abuja on Friday. Abdul said that the corps was concerned over the large number of motorists driving without licence in the FCT. He disclosed that over 2,000 uncollected driver’s licence were at the centres. He said it was discovered during the just concluded general election that most of the drivers engaged to transport election materials had no valid licence. “This is a big threat to the security of our dear nation. Motorists need to drive with the assurance of their licence with them as this will not only protect them b...

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31Mar By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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CBN Tells Nigerians To Embrace E-banking

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has urged Nigerians to embrace alternative payment channels such as eNaira, USSD and other internet banking facilities in line with its cashless policy. The apex bank said the idea became necessary as the country was gradually marching towards the alternative payments policy regime, which was the trend all over the world. Dr Abdulmumin Isa, CBN’s corporate communications chief, made the call during CBN’s Special Day at the ongoing 34th Enugu International Trade Fair on Friday in Enugu. He added that the country could not afford to be left behind in the global financial ecosystem but rather embrace digital payment channels. Mr Abdulmumin, represented by the Assistant Director, Communication Department, CBN, Imoh Esu, said CBN had continued to s...

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31Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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UK network seeks stakeholders’ cooperation to boost Ekiti aquaculture sector

Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and Global Alliance Africa have called for continuous engagement and partnership with relevant stakeholders in the aquaculture industry to boost aquaculture in Ekiti. The global alliance in a statement at the end of the first Global Aquaculture Knowledge Exchange and Showcase in Ekiti , said that such synergies would help in harnessing the immense socio-economic potential of the sector in Ekiti . The alliance said while the Ekiti is regarded as one of Nigeria’s agricultural hubs, well-known for its vast plantations of cocoa, cassava, maize, and palm oil, there is still a huge untapped potential in its aquaculture sector. It further said that Nigerians consumed about 2.97 million metric tonnes of fish per year, and produced only about 1...

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31Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Cricket Federation signs contract with national team players

The Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) has formally signed a contract with first team players in the male and female national teams. The signing, on Friday, was done on the sidelines at the ongoing NCF Women’s T20i Invitational tournament in Lagos. At the signing, Uyi Akpata, the Pesident of the Federation, said the move was necessary to stabilise and give players some measure of incentive to improve their form of play. “This is one step we have worked on so much, to be able to bring stability to the team and encourage our players to be able to keep their relevance on the national team. “This contract is for both the male and female national team players and we are hoping it encourages them and more importantly becomes the springboard for sustainable team building,” Akpata added...

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31Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Husband refuses to collect bride price from wife after court order

A man, Yahaya Saleh, on Friday refused to collect the bride price he earlier paid for his wife as ordered by a Grade 1 Area Court in Lugbe, Abuja. Sharpedgenews reports that the court on Friday dissolved the marriage between Saleh and his wife, Rabi, and ordered the wife to return the bride price. However, Saleh who lives in Jedo Estate, Lugbe, Abuja, told the court that he would not collect back the bride price because he had children with his estranged wife. He said that the marriage was consummated under Islamic Law and was blessed with two children, the first being four years old and the second, two years old. Delivering judgment earlier, the judge, Saleh Ramat, had dissolved the marriage on the grounds of Saleh’s lack of care for Rabi, adding that the marriage had broken ...

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31Mar By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Labour Party Is Not Planning Insurrection- Spokesman

Yunusa Tanko, the spokesperson of the Labour Party (LP), has said that the party is not plotting an insurrection. On Wednesday, the Department of State Services (DSS) said it confirmed a plot “by some key players” to install an interim government in the country. The secret police alleged that some protests against the outcome of the presidential elections were being sponsored by vested interests. Reacting on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television, Tanko described the development as a “conspiracy against the state” in which the LP had no part. However, the LP spokesperson accused the DSS of not reacting to attacks on his party members during the elections but only speaking afterward. “When we went on the streets to campaign and our members were maimed and attack...

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31Mar By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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First Bank Official Statement on Charge Against the Bank

Our attention has been drawn to a sponsored sensational report by some online publications on a charge brought against the Bank.  While we will not be able to offer further comments as the matter is sub-judice, suffice it to say that the basis of the charge is a spurious allegation made by a delinquent debtor with the intention of embarrassing the Bank and tainting the Bank’s loan recovery efforts and legal enforcement of its security collateral interest in accordance with the terms thereof. We wish to assure our numerous customers, stakeholders and the general public that FirstBank operates by the highest standards of ethical conduct and will under no circumstances involve itself in any act of illegality just as it will take necessary legal steps ...

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31Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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AMAC revenue team seeks probe of FCTA official over sabotage

The battle between Abuja Municipal Area Council and the Federal Capital Territory Administration over revenue collection took another dimension on Friday, as the AMAC technical partner called for probe and arrest of the director FCT Department of Outdoor Advertisement and Signage, Dr Babagana Adam. Briefing journalists in Abuja, the Executive Director, Takushara Nigeria Limited, ADM Media Limited Joint Venture, Mr Donald Amagbo appealed to the DSS, EFCC, ICPC and the police to arrest and investigate Adam for frustrating revenue generation in AMAC. Amagbo, said Adam had few days ago in the media, tagged him ' revenue impostor' which he described as defamation aimed at smearing him and thwarting professional way of generating revenue. He described as false and blackmail for Babagan...

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31Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Court dismisses El-Zakzaky’s suit against Immigration Service, DSS, NIA over travel documents

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed a suit filed by leader of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenah, seeking an order compelling the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS ) to reissue them international passports. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a judgment, held that the couple failed to provided sufficient evidence to show that their passports were either seized, destroyed, lost or that the relevant agency was unwilling to reissue travel documents to them. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that El-Zakzaky and wife, through their lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, in January 2022, sued the NIS and its Comptroller General as 1st and 2nd defendants for alleged refusal to issue new international passports to them. Also ...

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31Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Training: CDS inaugurates 15 troops-carrying vehicles at NDA

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, on Thursday inaugurated 15 troops-carrying vehicles at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, in a bid to enhance the training of Cadets. Irabor told newsmen shortly after inaugurating the vehicles, that the duty of the NDA was to train Nigerian Officers manpower. He also said that the training involved movement of both men and equipment from one point to the other, which made the inaugurated vehicles very important. “These vehicles are intended to close that gap and boost what is available in the academy. The vehicles are new, therefore will add shape to training content of the cadets,” he said. Irabor explained that during training, the cadets would know how movement of troops in the field looked like. He, however,...

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30Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Croup urges political parties to refrain from inciting comments

By Sylvester Thompson An organisation, Nigerians United for Tinubu/Shettima(NUFTS), has called on political parties especially the opposition to refrain from making inciting comments that would heat up the polity. Ango Suleiman, Leader of the NUFTS said this at a news briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. “The 2023 general elections in Nigeria had come and gone, so as a nation, we have a duty to come together and build a prosperous and united Nigeria. “We recognise that these elections were not without their challenges, there were a few areas where we can still do better. “We understand that in every competitive exercise, there may be some grievances and concerns from various parties.o “However, it is important to note that there are laid down procedures to seek redress,’’ Sul...

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30Mar By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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IPOB Is Not Part Of The Formation Of Biafra Government In Exile Anywhere-Spokesman

The Indigenous People of Biafra has denied reports that it plans to form its own government in exile and print the Biafra currency. The spokesman of the IPOB, Emma Powerful, reacted to the reports in a statement he issued on Wednesday. Powerful said in the statement: “We the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) under the command and leadership of the great liberator Nnamdi Kanu once again reiterate that IPOB is not part of the formation of Biafra government in exile anywhere. “The people behind the shambolic Radio Biafra government in exile in the USA are not IPOB members, and they should stop linking themselves to us. “Those piloting government in exile in the USA are not IPOB members and don’t mean well for Biafra freedom and restoration. “IPOB has no plan to print Biafra c...

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30Mar By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Fasoranti To Adebanjo: Your Suspension Of Two National Officers Of Afenifere Is “Null And Void”

Elder statesman Reuben Fasoranti and a former leader of Afenifere has described the suspension of two national officers of Afenifere by Ayo Adebanjo as “null and void”. In a statement on Wednesday, the elder statesman also reacted to the suspension of two national officers of the Yoruba socio-political group, describing it as “null and void”. Afenifere led by Ayo Adebanjo had suspended Jare Ajayi, the group’s national publicity secretary, and Abagun Kole Omololu, national organising secretary. The officers were suspended for issuing an “unauthorised statement” against Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, chairman of the council of elders, Ohanaeze Ndigbo. The suspension of the duo was announced in a communiqué released at the end of the Afenifere monthly general meeting, on Tuesday. The fo...

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