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The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has approved the promotion of 374 officers serving in the Kwara State Police Command as part of efforts to reward diligence, professionalism and dedicated service within the Nigeria Police Force. The promotion, which forms part of an ongoing nationwide elevation of deserving personnel across the force, affected officers across different ranks in the command. According to a statement issued on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Kwara State Command, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, 365 police constables were elevated to the rank of corporal, while two corporals were promoted to sergeant. The statement added…
An Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City on Wednesday sentenced five persons to death by hanging for their roles in the abduction and murder of a legal practitioner, Iyoha Osobase. The court, however, discharged and acquitted one of the defendants, Solomon Esuike, citing insufficient evidence. Delivering judgement in Charge No. B/CD/136C/22, the State v. Valentine Dibie and five others, the presiding judge, Justice Efe Ikpomwonba, held that the prosecution proved its case against five of the defendants beyond a reasonable doubt. The court consequently convicted the five defendants on charges of conspiracy, kidnapping and murder, imposing various prison…
Caveat emptor is a Latin phrase that translates literally to “let the buyer beware”. In everyday conversation and contract law, it means that the person buying a product or service is responsible for checking its quality before making the purchase. Under this principle, the seller isn’t legally forced to point out every single flaw—it is up to you, the buyer, to do your homework. Similarly, workers all over the world, including in Nigeria, fall victim to their inability to discern the appropriate union to belong to. Concerned about the multiplicity of trade unions and the apparent management issues, the federal…
England midfielder, Jude Bellingham, believes the national team is better connected heading into this summer’s World Cup than it was during its run to the Euro 2024 final. Bellingham, who played a key role as England reached the final before losing to Spain, reflected on the squad’s experience and said lessons had been learned from the tournament. As reported by BBC Sport on Friday, Bellingham was quoted as saying, “At the Euros we got some things a little bit wrong off the pitch,” Bellingham said on England’s Lions’ Den show. “I don’t feel like the group is connected as well…
Our early testing has already shown that Siri AI knows when to shut up, and that’s very much by design. In an interview with Mostly Human, Craig Federighi said Apple’s new Siri won’t act all sycophantic like chatbots made by OpenAI, Google, and others.“As you may know, if you use many of the existing chatbots, they’re really focused on engagement to a large degree,” said Federighi who is responsible for software at Apple. “And sycophancy, right? They kind of want to pull you in. They might encourage you to reveal things about yourself, and then use that as a basis…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission proposal to rescind rules around order protections and price quotes could remove a major legal barrier for tokenized US stocks.The SEC on Thursday proposed to scrap two rules in its national market system regulations. Rule 611 that bans “trade-throughs,” where a stock order on one exchange can’t be for a worse price than on another, and Rule 610(e) banning exchanges from displaying a bid at the same or higher price than what is available elsewhere.Galaxy head of research Alex Thorn said the proposal is “one of the biggest unlocks yet for tokenized stocks” as…
Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott came together to celebrate daughter Stella as she graduates from high school. According to photos obtained by People, the exes sat next to each other as they watched Stella, 18, receive her diploma on Thursday, June 11. Spelling, 53, and McDermott, 59, were also all smiles as they posed for photos with their daughter. One day before Stella’s graduation, both Spelling and McDermott paid tribute to their eldest daughter in honor of her birthday. “My baby is 18 today … She will always be my Buggy. In this one lifetime so far we have loved,…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday said the recent abductions of schoolchildren in Oyo and Borno states had cast a shadow over Nigeria’s 2026 Democracy Day celebrations, declaring that his administration would show “no mercy” to terrorists, kidnappers and other violent criminals. In his Democracy Day address, the president said the mood of the nation had been dampened by the kidnapping of the children (and their teachers), but assured Nigerians that the government remained hopeful of securing their safe return. Suspected Boko Haram terrorists invaded four schools in Borno and Oyo states and kidnapped 88 students and teachers. The attacks in…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday acknowledged that this year’s Democracy Day celebrations were overshadowed by the continued captivity of schoolchildren abducted in Oyo and Borno states, even as he reaffirmed his administration’s resolve to secure their safe return and strengthen Nigeria’s overall security architecture. “Though this year’s mood is dampened by the abduction of our children in Oyo and Borno, we remain hopeful for their safe return,” the President said during his national address to mark Nigeria’s 27th Democracy Day celebration, his fourth since assuming office in 2023. He said, “Democracy without security is a mirage. That is why this…
The operatives of the Obalende Division of the Ogun State Police Command have successfully foiled a coordinated conspiracy to kidnap a Chinese national and arrested two principal suspects, Chinedu Onwuemena, aged 41 years, and Jimoh Ojo, aged 37 years, in connection with a planned N50,000,000 ransom demand. The spokesperson for the state police command, Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Babaseyi said that the suspects were arrested on June 9, 2026, at about 5:30pm, following credible and actionable intelligence received by the divisional police officer indicating an imminent kidnapping plot along the Ijebu-Ode/Odogbolu Expressway corridor. He stated,…
