Author: Press Room

The Yobe State Police Command has arrested three suspected vandals and recovered suspected stolen power cables, transformer components and vehicles allegedly used in carrying out the criminal operation. The command said the arrests were part of its ongoing efforts to protect critical national infrastructure and combat the vandalism of public utilities across the state. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Dungus Abdulkarim, operatives of the Area Command, Gashua, acting on credible intelligence, arrested a 27-year-old aluminium pot maker, Abubakar Idris, of the Sabon Gari area in Bade Local Government Area. The statement said…

Artificial intelligence could become more intelligent than the combined capabilities of all humans within the next five years, Elon Musk has predicted. He warned that the technology’s rapid advancement may be impossible to stop. The world’s richest man made the projection during an interview with The Economist published on Thursday, saying AI would eventually outperform humans in almost every field, with the exception of the human experience itself. He said the development of advanced AI would most likely usher in an era of unprecedented abundance rather than destruction, allowing people to access solutions to almost any material need. “I think…

Nigeria U-20 forward Ahmed Abdullahi is edging closer to leaving Sunderland after being left out of the Black Cats’ senior squad for their latest pre-season outing, Soccernet.ng reports. The 22-year-old striker is in talks over a move to Turkish Super Lig side Eyupspor as he looks to revive a career that has stalled since arriving in England. Abdullahi was absent from Régis Le Bris’ first-team squad during Sunderland’s 5-1 pre-season win over York City, instead featuring for the club’s Under-21 side against South Shields. The decision has further fuelled speculation that his future lies away from the Stadium of Light.…

XRP is caught between a compelling technical setup and stubborn overhead price resistance. That gap is testing bullish patience. The cup and handle pattern that traders have tracked for weeks now faces invalidation. XRP trades near $1.11, remaining well below the former $2.68 to $2.77 breakout zone discussed in earlier bullish scenarios.Ripple has introduced a dedicated Mint function to streamline RLUSD issuance. The update targets minting delays and improves settlement predictability. It strengthens Ripple’s enterprise infrastructure and could make RLUSD more attractive to institutions. However, the direct benefit favors stablecoin adoption more than immediate spot XRP demand.XRP USD, TradingviewRegulatory clarity…

By Wale Akinselure The Chief Medical Director of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Prof Adetokunbo Fabamwo, has said the hospital’s digital transformation programme is progressing as planned, with the next phase of implementation expected to commence within the next few weeks. Fabamwo said this in a statement on Thursday while responding to concerns over delayed medical consultations and reports that patients’ case files were still being moved manually, with large bags of folders occupying parts of the records section. He explained that the digitalisation project was being implemented in phases to ensure efficiency, sustainability and minimal disruption to…

Chess in Slums Africa founder, Tunde Onakoya, has partnered with Jobs59 founder, Sam Otigba, and HackSultan to launch a ₦250 million scholarship fund aimed at helping corps members and recent graduates acquire in-demand technology skills. The initiative will provide ₦160,000 scholarships to successful applicants to study any diploma programme at AltSchool Africa, alongside career support, internship opportunities and, for selected beneficiaries, free laptops. Announcing the initiative on X on Thursday, Otigba wrote, “We’re solving the Olodo uprising pandemic, one NYSC at a time. That’s our contribution to society. “That’s why Tunde Onakoya, HackSultan and I are launching a ₦250 million…

Former Levante midfielder Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene has revealed that many Super Falcons players are afraid to get married because they fear it could cost them their place in Nigeria’s national team, Soccernet.ng reports. The 32-year-old, who has won four Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) titles and earned 75 international caps, made the comments while speaking to BBC Sport Africa as Nigeria prepare for the 2026 WAFCON in Morocco.Okobi knows the challenges first-hand. She married her husband, Okeoghene Ahmed in 2017 and continued representing Nigeria shortly after her wedding. Years later, she stepped away from football because of a high-risk pregnancy,…

Australian football star Cristian Volpato is under investigation after allegedly returning a positive roadside test for cocaine following two speeding incidents in Sydney. The New South Wales Police said the 22-year-old midfielder was first stopped on the Anzac Bridge at about 11:05 p.m. on Thursday after he was allegedly caught driving between 86km/h and 94km/h in a 60km/h zone. A roadside breath test returned a negative result. Police said Volpato was stopped again about two hours later after allegedly travelling at 109km/h in the same 60km/h zone. As reported by BBC Sport on Friday, during the second stop, he allegedly…

Senate Republicans circulated a revised 616-page Crypto Bill draft on July 22 that includes a White House-backed ethics provision, but no Democrat has publicly endorsed the latest text. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he wants to move the bill to the Senate floor before the August recess, although it remains unclear whether Republicans can secure the 60 votes needed to advance the legislation. The ethics provision bars the president, vice president, members of Congress, senior executive branch officials, and their spouses from issuing or sponsoring certain digital assets while in office. The provision designates the U.S. attorney general as…

By Ogbonnaya Ikokwu The National Youth Service Corps has flagged off the 2026 second-quarter edition of its Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers with a free medical outreach at Umuda-Isingwu Community Hall in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State. Declaring the programme open on Thursday, the NYSC Abia State Coordinator, Alhaji Yunusa Tanimu, said the initiative was designed to bridge healthcare gaps and bring relief to underserved communities. He said the Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers remains one of the flagship community development programmes of the National Youth Service Corps. He explained that the scheme mobilises corps medical personnel,…