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The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ogun State Command has decorated 155 newly promoted officers into various ranks. The Ogun State commandant, Idowu Ojelabi, decorated the officers in Abeokuta, the state capital. He commended the NSCDC Commandant-General, Ahmed Abubakar Audi, for the prompt nationwide promotion of officers, particularly those who’ve been stagnant for some time. Ojelabi stated, “For instance, in Ogun State Command, we graciously have a… Read the full article here

Alberto Contador has admitted he is worried as to whether Tadej Pogacar’s wrist injury has impacted on his Tour de France preparations, but feels the Grand Tour is between the Slovenian and defending champion Jonas Vingegaard. Pogacar had a stellar spring, winning Paris-Nice, Ronde Van Vlaanderen, Amstel Gold and La Fleche Wallonne to suggest he was in excellent shape to battle for a third Tour de France win.But the UAE Team Emirates star’s plans were thrown into disarray when he crashed… Read the full article here

Opera has launched Opera One — a new version of the browser that comes packaged with an AI-powered chatbot called Aria. Just like the Bing chatbot on Microsoft Edge, Opera’s AI assistant lives within the browser’s sidebar, where you can have it answer questions using real-time information, generate text or code, brainstorm ideas, and more.The built-in chatbot is powered by Opera’s Composer AI engine and connects to OpenAI’s GPT model. To use the tool, you need to sign up for an… Read the full article here

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A team of researchers from the Bitcoin Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank, have roundly rejected the conclusions reached in a 2022 paper claiming that Bitcoin has an intrinsic scaling problem that will lead to limited adoption in the future.According to the Bitcoin Policy Institute’s researchers, the original paper, dubbed “Bitcoin’s Limited Adoption Problem,” is predicated on three faulty assumptions. First, the authors of the original paper claim that payments on the Bitcoin… Read the full article here

Kim Kardashian is ready to move on from her split from Pete Davidson — and someone has already caught her attention. Kardashian, 42, recently appeared on Hailey Bieber’s “Who’s In My Bathroom” YouTube series, which dropped on Wednesday, June 21. While the two women made ice cream sundaes in the bathroom, the Kardashians star was asked if she has a current celebrity crush in a game of “Truth or Shot.” “I almost want to take a drink because I kinda want it to… Read the full article here

The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) has announced its maiden West Africa Journalism Innovation Conference (WAJIC). It hopes to gather about 300 journalists to discuss issues surrounding the industry’s growth in the African region. The conference will take place between 24-26 July 2023. The conference will start with an Art Exhibition on the evening of 24th July, and the conference will run from the 25th -26th in Abuja, the Federal Capital of… Read the full article here

A former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to first raise the minimum wage for poor workers in the country. Sani said this against the backdrop of a proposed 114 per cent increase in the salaries of elected politicians, including the president, vice president, governors, lawmakers, as well as judicial and public office holders. In a tweet via his Twitter handle on Wednesday, Sani wrote, “Raising the minimum wage of poor workers should come… Read the full article here

Former Senegal manager, Alain Giresse, has snubbed Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and named the favourite player to win the 2023 Ballon d’Or award. Giresse believes this year’s Ballon d’Or will be between Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe, while Haaland, who helped Man City win the Champions League with 12 goals in 11 games, will be among the top three contenders. Messi scored 21 goals and provided 20 assists in 41 games across competitions last season for Paris Saint-Germain, while… Read the full article here

Ghanian striker Asamoah Gyan, a football legend in his homeland, announced on Tuesday that he was retiring from the game at the age of 37. “It’s a difficult stage in any player’s career, a moment that all footballers dread. But when nature takes over, a little voice starts ringing in your ears… +It’s time…” he told a press conference in Accra. “I heard that voice very clearly, and I succumbed to it: it’s time,” continued Ghana’s… Read the full article here