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BREAKING: Protesters Storm Lagos High Court, Demand Immediate Release Of Former MFM Chorister, Ayotunde Richards Remanded In Prison Over Alleged Libel Against Church Founder, Olukoya

Australia Tightens Visa Rules For Nigerian Students, Others As Migration Hits Record High

Detained Binance Executives Appear In Nigerian High Court, To Remain In Detention For Two Weeks, Families Say

Ongoing Military Operation In Volatile Okuoma Area Of Delta Stopping Us From Accessing Community Nigeria Police

N3trillion Budget Padding: Civil Societies Ask Senate President Akpabio To List All Constituency Projects For Senators

Nigerian Government Reveals Names Of 15 Alleged Terrorism Financiers, Set To Impose Sanctions

Senate Uncovers Several Infractions In N30trillion Ways And Means Loans Under Buhari, Summons Central Bank Ex-Gov Emefiele

Nigerian Military Arrests Suspected Killers Of 17 Personnel In Port Harcourt, Detains Them In Army Headquarters

EXCLUSIVE: Tinubu's Special Investigator, Jim Obazee Requests Over N2Billion From Central Bank Governor As Apex Bank Officials Raise Concerns

BREAKING: Killers Of 16 Nigerian Soldiers May Be Mercenaries, Foreigners, Says Senate President Akpabio

BREAKING: Court Rejects Nnamdi Kanus Fresh Bail Application, Orders Accelerated Hearing

Tinubu Calls Me Up To Four Times Daily Over Security Situation In Kaduna Governor Sani

Nigerian Military Airstrikes Kill Zamfara Notorious Bandits' Leader, Kachalla Damina, Scores Of His Fighters

BREAKING: Nigerian Army Troops Invade Bayelsa Community, Burn Houses, 11 Residents Killed

Adamawa Governor Fintiri's Ex-Chief Of Staff, Prof. Gidado Allegedly Defrauds 14 Displaced Persons Of N1.5Million Through Job Racketeering

Nigerian Government Allocates N47.5Billion For Rehabilitation Of 50 Schools Without Locations Amid Budget Padding Scandal

BREAKING: Nigerian Non-Academic University Senior And Junior Workers, SSANU, NASU Begin One-Week Warning Strike

Remaining Nine Kidnapped Female Students Of Nigerias Zamfara University Regain Freedom

How Nigeria Police Invited Prominent Delta Monarch, Olu Of Warri For Questioning Over Alleged Attempted Murder, Assault, Others

BREAKING: Putin Wins Russian Presidential Poll By Over 87%

EXCLUSIVE: Northern Govs, Other Stakeholders Mount Pressure On Tinubu To Remove Akpabio As Senate President Amid N3.7Trillion Budget Padding Scandal Sources

EXCLUSIVE: Growing Discontent In Nigeria Police Over Police Inspector General, Egbetokuns Alleged Bias Towards Fellow Yoruba Officers In Postings, Appointment To Key Positions

BREAKING: Nigerian Army Commander, Two Majors, Captain, 12 Soldiers Killed By Attackers In Delta

BREAKING: Judge Orders Immediate Release Of Former MFM Chorister, Ayotunde Richard Arrested For Alleged Cyberbullying, Libel Against Church Founder, Olukoya

Tinubu's Finance Minister, Wale Eduns Chapel Hill Denham, Others Get Lucrative Contracts To Advise Nigeria On $1Billion Eurobond To Meet Spending Needs

EXCLUSIVE: How Buhari's Attorney-General, Malami Sidelined Investigators, Whistleblowers; Plotted With Cronies To Frustrate Nigerias Recovery Of Looted N70Trillion Sources

How Nigerian National Assembly Allocated N6.6Trillion For 'Unknown Projects' Of 20 Ministries In 2024 Budget Amid Padding Allegations

Bandits Demand N1Billion Ransom For Kidnapped 286 Kaduna Schoolchildren, Workers; Threaten To Kill Hostages After 20 Days

Bauchi Spent Over N5 Billion On Foodstuffs, Refreshments In 2023, More Than Combined Budget For Provision Of Water Facilities, Health Centres

BREAKING: Nigeria Threatens To Suspend, Revoke Licence Of Private Jet Owners Using Aircraft For Commercial Flights

BREAKING: Helicopter-Booking Company, Vetiflys CEO Okoh, COO Odumodu Declared Wanted By Nigerias Anti-Corruption Agency, EFCC

BREAKING: Tinubu Directs Opening Of Nigerias Land, Air Borders With Niger Republic, Lifting Of Other Sanctions

Tinubu Government Postpones Launch Of Nigerian Students Loans Indefinitely

How Former Nigerian Central Bank Gov, Emefiele Awarded Multi-billion Naira Contracts to Wife, Brother-In-Law, Associates Witness

BREAKING: Nigerian Senate Suspends Ningi For 3 Months Over Allegation Of N3.7Trillion Budget Padding

EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Police Academy In Kano Reduces Food Portions Of Students As Cadets Lament Persistent Hunger, Hardship

Provide Land For Grazing To Reduce Farmers-Herders Clashes Tinubu Tells State Governors

Lagos Ex-Governor Ambodes Chef Remanded In Prison For Stealing Multi-Million Naira Property

BREAKING: UK Government Bans Foreign Health Workers From Bringing Dependents During Migration

BREAKING: Nigerian Court Affirms Baruwa As President Of Transport Union, NURTW; Declares Agbede-led Caretaker Committee Illegal

BREAKING: Nigerian Non-Academic University Senior Workers, SSANU To Commence One-Week Warning Strike

I Survived Five Assassination Attempts Under Buhari Regime For Defending Nnamdi Kanu In Court Ifeanyi Ejiofor

BREAKING: Fire Guts Dan'agundi Transmission Station In Kano, Damages High-capacity Transformers

No More Leave Of Absence, You Must Resign Appointment Before Seeking Greener Pastures Abroad Nigerian Government Tells Health Workers

Another Budget Was Done Underground Apart From What National Assembly Approved, Northern Senators Allege

Investigation: Medical Certificate Fraud Rocks Kwara Government Hospitals

Nigerian Government Increases Nurses' Intake From 28,000 To 120,000 Annually Over 'Japa' Syndrome

BREAKING: Terrorists Strike In Sokoto, Abduct Unspecified Number Of Tsangaya Students

Nigeria's Future Bleak Under Tinubu; His Excuse Is He's Repairing What Buhari Damaged Dele Farotimi

BREAKING: Sowore Leaves For U.S. To Reunite With Family After 4-Year Travel Ban, Confirms Imminent Return To Nigeria To Continue Liberation Struggle

We Served Fathers, Well Now Serve Their Children, Nigerians Knock Tinubu Over Appointment Of Gandujes Son As REA Director

Tinubu Appoints APC Chairman, Gandujes Son As Executive Director Of Rural Electrification Agency

Tinubu, Ribadu Assured Me They Are Doing Everything To Recover Kidnapped Kaduna Pupils Gov. Sani

US Embassy Warns Of Imminent Attack In Moscow, Russia's Capital

BREAKING: Tinubu Suspends Rural Electrification Agency CEO, Ahmad, Three Directors Over Alleged Fraud

BREAKING: Terrorists Abduct Scores Of Students, Teachers In Kaduna School, Police On Trail

BREAKING: Taraba, Gombe Workers Propose N60,000 Minimum Wage For North-East Nigeria As NLC President, Ajaero Calls For Market Survey

BREAKING: Nigeria Labour Congress Demands N794,000 As New Minimum Wage For Workers In South-West Region

BREAKING: Nigerian Electricity Workers Picket Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDC Office In Lagos Over Alleged Move To Cover Up Corruption

BREAKING: Terrorists Abduct Chinese Engineer, Kill Civil Defence Officer In Kogi

BREAKING: Nigerian Supreme Court Stays Execution Of Appeal Court Order Over SDP, Ajakas Inspection Of Kogi Gov. Election Materials

Obama Was A Tool To Open Up Africa To America's Foolishness Ex-Nation Of Islam Member, Brother Nassar Rahmaan

EXCLUSIVE: How Suspended Nigerian Minister, Betta Edu Wrote Accountant General, Wanted Over N66Billion Warehoused Few Days Before 2023 Financial Year End

BREAKING: UN Condemns Attack By Boko Haram In Borno State, Says Over 200 Persons Abducted

EXCLUSIVE: How Wigwe-led Access Bank Funded N50Billion Contracts Awarded To His Wifes Company By Abia Governor, Otti

Northern Nigerian Farmers Pay Up To N100,000 To Terrorists For Permission To Farm, Make Additional Payments To Harvest Report

BREAKING: Edo Assembly Serves Impeachment Notice On Deputy Governor, Shaibu Amid Rift With Gov Obaseki

How Falana Forced Kano Judge to Allow Trial Of Former Kano Governor Ganduje, Family Members, Political Associates Over Alleged Corruption

Decomposing Bodies Of 3 Nigerian Police Officers, Others Recovered In Delta State Forest

Nigerian Woman Leaves 3 Children At Enugu Police Station, Commits Suicide Over Hardship

BREAKING: Facebook, Instagram Restored After Temporary Shutdown

BREAKING: UAE Lifts Travel Ban On Nigerian Travellers After Two Years

BREAKING: Facebook, Instagram Social Media Platforms Down, Log Out Users

EXCLUSIVE: How Public Complaints Commission Boss Secretly Employed 886 Staff Without Due Process; Mostly Children Of Top Politicians, Directors

BREAKING: Another Plane Crash In US Claims Several Lives Weeks After Herbert Wigwe's Incident

Protest As Nigerian Police Arrest Activist In Lagos For Questioning Mainland LG Chairman On WhatsApp Group

Primary Healthcare Centre In Nigerian Capital, Abuja Dilapidated, Roof Blown Off With Rickety Windows

EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Police Owe 15-Month Entitlements Of 160 Officers Deployed For Peacekeeping Mission In Somalia

Ogun Residents Lament Destruction Of Houses, Health Risks Over Mining Operation By Chinese Company, Zhong Tai

Residents Attack, Loot Truck Carrying Food Items In Nigerias Abuja Community

Infotech Headlines Today
[Thu-18-Apr-2024]

13 Best Coffee Grinders (2024): Conical, Flat Burr, Blade, and Hand Grinders - Wired

5 Surprising Tech Skills Your Pet has Mastered - Itnewsafrica

5 things to know about Sony's new TVs - Pocket Lint

7 Waymo robotaxis block traffic to San Francisco freeway on-ramp - Techcrunch

80% of locally-assembled smartphones in Kenya sold off in 6 months - Technext

A look at Apple's iPhone recycling, including shredding robots, and contractor GEEP, which Apple sued in 2020 for $22.6M in a case that has since been inactive (Austin Carr/Bloomberg) - Techmeme

A real privacy law' House lawmakers are optimistic this time - The Verge

Acer's new $399 Chromebook Plus 514 hits the mark for a solid budget laptop - Engadget

AI helps me to make wine for younger drinkers - BBC

Airchat is the latest app trying to make 'social audio' cool again - Engadget

AirChat, the buzzy new social app, could be great ' or, it could succumb to the same fate as Clubhouse - Techcrunch

Alphabet X's Bellwether harnesses AI to help predict natural disasters - Techcrunch

AltStore PAL Alternative App Marketplace Launches On iPhone In EU - Slashdot

Amazon says a whopping 140 third-party stores in four countries use its Just Walk Out tech - Engadget

An experiment with LLMs: the tools are helpful in mundane ways but you can't build a hundred-billion-dollar industry around a technology that's kind of useful (Molly White/Citation Needed) - Techmeme

An interview with Reddit Chief Product Officer Pali Bhat on the company's roadmap: faster load times, new moderator and developer tools, and AI translation (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch) - Techmeme

Analogue Duo review: A second chance for an underappreciated console - Engadget

Another aero politics imminent on UAE-Nigeria route as Emirates returns - Tribune

Another South African regulator hit by cyberattack - Techpoint

Apex Legends hacker says game developers patched exploit used on streamers - Techcrunch

Apple plans to spend $250M+ on its regional hub in Singapore, including expanding its campus later in 2024, as Tim Cook visits Vietnam and other Asian countries (Amanda Lee/Wall Street Journal) - Techmeme

Author Granted Copyright Over Book With AI-Generated Text - With a Twist - Slashdot

AWS discontinues its Snowmobile service, an 18-wheeler truck introduced in 2016 to help customers transport large amounts of on-premises data to AWS facilities (CNBC) - Techmeme

Binance secures operational licence in Dubai - Technext

Boston Dynamics debuts an electric version of humanoid robot Atlas for commercial use, a day after retiring the hydraulic Atlas, with a pilot starting in 2025 (Brian Heater/TechCrunch) - Techmeme

Boston Dynamics' New Atlas Robot Is a Swiveling, Shape-Shifting Nightmare - Slashdot

Brave Search introduces Answer with AI, which shows answers synthesized from multiple sources for informational queries, appearing above organic search results (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) - Techmeme

Building owners are often in the dark about their carbon pollution. A new algorithm could shed light on it - Techcrunch

Bye, robot: Atlas HD retires after 11 years of jumps, flips and falls - BBC

Canadian Science Gets Biggest Boost To PhD and Postdoc Pay in 20 Years - Slashdot

Canal+ acquires additional multichoice shares to inch over 40% ownership - Technext

Cape dials up $61M from A16Z + more for mobile service that doesn't use personal data - Techcrunch

Cardoso downplays concerns over FX reserves amid naira rally - Techcabal

Cellulant appoints new executives from Stripe, Interswitch - Techpoint

ChatGPT is a squeeze away with Nothing's upgraded earbuds - Techcrunch

Cities: Skylines 2's embarrassed developers are giving away beachfront property for free - Engadget

Coding bootcamp Lambda School ' now BloomTech ' is finally getting punished - The Verge

Colorado Governor Jared Polis signs a bill that, for the first time in the US, expands the state's personal privacy law to include consumer "neural data" (Jonathan Moens/New York Times) - Techmeme

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fines BloomTech for false claims - Techcrunch

Crypto miners are stockpiling bitcoins ahead of April 20 halving; TheMinerMag: Marathon Digital, CleanSpark, and Bitfarms hoarded ~$2B worth of bitcoins (Scott Chipolina/Financial Times) - Techmeme

Dark is building a rocket-powered boxing glove to push debris out of orbit - Techcrunch

DARPA reveals that an AI-controlled X-62A jet successfully faced a human pilot in an F-16 during an in-air dogfight test carried out in 2023 (Emma Roth/The Verge) - Techmeme

Data Protection: NDPC mulls national certification scheme - Technology Times

Delta Is an iOS Game Boy Emulator That (Likely) Won't Get Taken Down - Wired

DJI's new backup battery can power small appliances, charge your drone - Engadget

Document: Microsoft added 500+ megawatts of data center capacity since July 2023 and topped five gigawatts of total capacity in the H1 of its latest fiscal year (Eugene Kim/Business Insider) - Techmeme

Don't blame MKBHD for the fate of Humane AI and Fisker - Techcrunch

Donald Trump Is 'Seriously Considering' Jake Paul's Fight Invite - Wired

EU criticizes Meta's 'privacy for cash' business model - Engadget

Europol, law enforcement in 19 countries, Microsoft, and others disrupt phishing-as-a-service platform LabHost in a year-long operation and make 37 arrests (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer) - Techmeme

Everything new in Tesla's spring update - Pocket Lint

Exclusive: CEO Harry Scherzer on Future Forex's Breakthrough - Itnewsafrica

Exclusive: Kenya's Equity Bank hit by $2.1 million debit card fraud, 19 suspects arrested - Techcabal

Far-Right Sheriffs Want a Citizen Army to Stop 'Illegal Immigrant' Voters - Wired

Feds Appoint 'AI Doomer' To Run US AI Safety Institute - Slashdot

Filing: 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki is seeking to take the company private after three years in public markets that saw its valuation collapse from a high of $6B (Rolfe Winkler/Wall Street Journal) - Techmeme

FIN7 Cybercrime Group Targeting U.S. Auto Industry with Carbanak Backdoor - Hackers News

For Dataplor's data intelligence tool, it's all about location, location, location - Techcrunch

French B2B software company Planisware raised 278M in a Paris IPO; its shares jumped up to 33% to ~21 on its debut, giving Planisware a 1.1B valuation (Thyagaraju Adinarayan/Bloomberg) - Techmeme