In an unprecedented moment in an Arizona courtroom, the voice and likeness of a man killed in a 2021 road rage incident were brought back to life through artificial intelligence, allowing the victim to posthumously address his killer. Chris Pelkey, a 37-year-old Army combat veteran and devout Christian, was fatally shot by Gabriel Horcasitas at…
The federal government has dismissed bribery allegations by Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance Holdings Limited, as false and unsubstantiated. In a post published on X on Friday, Gambaryan recounted his experiences in the hands of the Nigerian government and some lawmakers. Gambaryan claimed three lawmakers, including Peter Akpanke and Philip Agbese, demanded a $150…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed a N5bn suit brought by 110 alleged internet fraudsters against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, ruling it lacked merit. The presiding judge, Justice James Omotosho, dismissed the suit on the grounds that the applicants failed to prove they had been unlawfully detained after taking arguments…
US Senate Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, has criticized President Donald Trump as he marks 100 days of his second stint in the White House this week. Schumer said Trump’s first 100 days as president have been hell for the American people. Trump was inaugurated as the 47th president of the United…
As the leadership of the Northern Youth Initiative for Peace and Good Governance (NYIPGG), we are compelled to issue this statement considering its importance to the Northern populace, which has been engrossed in the distortion of realities by ill-motivated politicians who see all avenues as an opportunity for their political adventure. Islamic teachings have revealed…
The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina, has has said he regrets making romantic advances to Engineer Folasade Adebayo, Deputy Director at the university’s Directorate of Works and Services, following the exposure of his romantic advances. According to SaharaReporters, the incident has fueled allegations of sexual harassment involving the vice-chancellor…
TikTok continues to reaffirm its dedication to online safety by removing over 2 million videos in Nigeria during Quarter 3 between July and September 2024, as detailed in its latest Q3 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report. Impressively, 99.1% of these videos were removed within 24 hours. With over a billion people around the world, using the…
President Bola Tinubu is expected to depart Nigeria for Saint Lucia on June 28 for official engagements and private leisure time. Philip J. Pierre, the Caribbean prime minister, announced the trip at a pre-cabinet press briefing on Monday, according to St Lucia Times, local media. “Two of these days, June 30 and July 1, will…
Many supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party and the New Nigeria Peoples Party have defected to the All Progressives Congress in Jigawa State. Speaking on defection during the 6th edition of the Government and Citizens Engagement programme held on Sunday at Buji Local Government Area, Governor Umar Namadi welcomed the defectors, expressing his delight at…
The Kano State Hisbah Board has apprehended 62 individuals accused of engaging in immoral activities after a raid at the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT) annex in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area. This was confirmed by Deputy Commandant of the Board, Mujahid Aminudeen, in a telephone interview with Daily Trust on Monday. According to…