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Argentine President Javier Milei attacked the UN in a speech to the world body on Wednesday, calling it a “useless organisation” filled with “arrogant parasites.” The firebrand Milei, one of US President Donald Trump’s closest Latin American allies, has repeatedly used the UN platform to criticize global governance and its “woke” agenda. He accused the […]

  President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that the US government would rename artificial intelligence “super intelligence” in official communications, as world leaders jostled over how to address the dangers of the fast-advancing technology. AI has become a major topic at the UN General Assembly after incidents of the technology falling out of the control […]

  The Presidential Candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has unveiled his “Reset Nigeria Agenda,” promising far-reaching reforms in the economy, education, security and governance if elected President in 2027. Speaking at the Makinde/Daura 2027 Presidency North-West Zonal Town Hall Meeting in Katsina, Makinde said Nigeria could […]

  Lionel Messi was on Tuesday named in Argentina’s squad for a friendly against Benin on October 6, a match that will serve as his farewell appearance after announcing his international retirement last month. The 39-year-old said in August he was retiring from Argentina duty after a two-decade international career that included winning the 2022 […]

The United Nations rights chief called Monday for countries and “frontier” artificial intelligence companies to act urgently to rein in a technology he warned posed “unprecedented risks”. In a letter sent to countries and AI developers and shared with the media, Volker Turk cautioned that the world was “on the cusp of irreversible change, affecting […]

  Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has withdrawn his candidacy for the position of Deputy Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Tijani announced his decision in a statement posted on LinkedIn on Friday, saying he had chosen to remain focused on Nigeria’s digital transformation agenda. “After careful consideration, I have […]

  The Federal Government has directed relevant stakeholders and agencies to develop a comprehensive operational roadmap for the nationwide rollout of the 112 national emergency number. To this end, it has constituted a committee comprising the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and […]

  The Kano-Jigawa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service says it has generated ₦88.9 billion in revenue so far in 2026, recording a significant increase from its mid-year collection. The Deputy Comptroller of Customs in charge of the command, Umar Adamu, disclosed this on Friday during a press briefing at the Customs House in […]

  Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has convened a meeting of the State Security Council, directing security agencies to strengthen intelligence gathering, inter-agency collaboration and preventive operations to safeguard lives and property across the state. The meeting, held at the New Government House, Little Rayfield, Jos, on Wednesday, brought together the Deputy Governor, heads of […]

Plateau State Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang has convened a meeting of the State Security Council, directing security agencies to strengthen intelligence gathering, inter-agency collaboration and preventive operations to safeguard lives and property across the state. The meeting, held at the New Government House, Little Rayfield, Jos, on Wednesday, brought together the Deputy Governor, heads of […]

  The Nigerian Army has successfully rescued the wife of a retired brigadier general who was abducted from her residence on September 1, 2026. Following the kidnap, troops of the Guards Brigade and Army Headquarters (AHQ) Garrison had launched a coordinated pursuit operation along multiple suspected escape routes to locate the kidnappers and secure the […]

  A Brazilian returnee and father of two, Okolie Paulinus Nwabueze has been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for importing Ninety Two (92) wraps of cocaine, which he ingested and eventually excreted after days under observation in the Agency’s facility. The […]