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The pricing of the newly introduced airport car-hire service has sparked outrage among travellers and Nigerians online after a travel content creator revealed that a trip from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, to Ikeja could cost as much as N30,000. The development came to light after travel content creator Chris Joondeph, known as “Authentic Travelling”, shared a video on TikTok of his experience at the Lagos airport, where he sought the cost of a ride to the Radisson Blu Hotel in Ikeja. Joondeph, who said he previously paid between N6,000 and N8,000 for the journey on Uber, was surprised…
Microsoft is officially announcing a new Xbox feature that will allow Xbox owners to digitize their existing physical game collections. The disc-to-digital feature, which The Verge exclusively revealed last month, is part of work that Microsoft is doing for game preservation and in preparation for the next generation of Xbox consoles.“Most Xbox One and Xbox Series X disc-based games support this new feature,” explains Jason Ronald, VP of next generation at Xbox. “Players can claim a digital entitlement by inserting a supported disc into an Xbox One or Xbox Series X console and launching the game.” This digital entitlement is…
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Veteran Nigerian journalist and publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo, has died at the age of 56. Mr Oladipo died on Tuesday, 25 August, after he suddenly took ill in his office in Lagos, according to The Eagle Online. The circumstances surrounding his death were still emerging on Wednesday. His death was confirmed by the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), which he previously led as president. Danlami Nmodu, the current president of GOCOP, announced the death on the guild’s platform on Tuesday night, The Cable reported. “It has just been confirmed that Emeritus President, Mr Dotun Oladipo, died…
It is the 10th day of the ongoing two-week negotiations at the 17th session of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17), with the conference entering its final and most critical phase. Wednesday has been designated Land and Indigenous Peoples Day at the conference venue in Ulaanbaatar, placing renewed attention on land restoration, Indigenous Peoples, pastoralists and local communities. With less than 72 hours to the scheduled conclusion of negotiations on Friday, tensions and disagreements have emerged across the plenary and negotiation rooms as parties struggle to reach consensus on some of the key issues on the COP17…
Supporters of Enyimba International Football Club of Aba have urged the club’s management to ensure that its ongoing recruitment exercise produces a team capable of securing a continental ticket in the forthcoming Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season. The supporters made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Aba on Tuesday. NAN reports that Enyimba finished the 2025/2026 NPFL season in 11th position with 49 points from 38 matches. The supporters expressed disappointment with the club’s performance last season, saying they expected better results from the former continental champions. One of the supporters, Obinna…
Chelsea have made contact with Emiliano Martínez’s representatives as they consider a move for the Aston Villa goalkeeper. According to BBC Sport on Wednesday, the 33-year-old Argentina international could be available for transfer after Villa signed Japan goalkeeper Zion Suzuki from Parma for around £30m earlier this month. Chelsea’s interest comes amid concerns over Robert Sánchez’s performances. The Spanish goalkeeper made a number of mistakes in Chelsea’s opening Premier League victory over Fulham, although the Blues eventually secured a 3-2 win at Craven Cottage. Martínez has already attracted interest from Juventus this summer, but a proposed move to the Italian…
Meta settled its latest kids online safety trial with a group of 29 state attorneys general, sparing it from the remainder of a trial that could have cost it hundreds of billions of dollars.Under the terms of the settlement, Meta agreed to come up with an age assurance standard that is subject to independent testing, and must have a false positive rate no higher than 10 percent for users aged 16 to 17, and 3 percent for users aged 13 to 15. The company also agreed to give teens the option to turn off personalized feeds, meaning that they won’t…
After what feels like a lifetime in the making, the SEC’s proposed new Regulation Crypto Assets rules could finally make public token sales easier in the United States.The proposal would allow qualifying issuers to raise up to $75 million during any 12-month period, and potentially allow projects to return to investors to raise more funds year after year as they build out their networks. That could create a new, staged model for token fundraising, and potentially make early allocations more attractive to investors betting on higher valuations later.But before you put the champagne on ice, it’s unlikely to bring back…
Hollywood is in mourning following the death of country music icon and actress Dolly Parton. “A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth and kindness that made us all feel like family,” Parton’s rep said in a statement. “Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion and resilience. … Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.” Although a cause of death was…
