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Enyimba, Rangers and Bendel Insurance are interested in the service of Desmond Ojierefian. Ojietefian was one of Shooting Stars’ standout performers in the just concluded Nigeria Premier League season. The centre-back’s impressive displays helped Gbenga Ogunbote’s tutored side move away from the relegation zone. According to reports from the player’s camp, the gifted defender is interested in playing continental football next season. DAILY POST also gathered from the reigning NPL… Read the full article here

At least 16 people have been killed in Plateau State, central Nigeria, the scene of a resurgence of deadly clashes between farmers and herders, the army said on Thursday. North-western and central Nigeria are regularly the scene of tensions and deadly conflicts between farming and herding communities over the use of land and water resources. In the latest violence on Tuesday, six members of a local farmers’ vigilante group were killed by… Read the full article here

The Kano State House of Assembly has confirmed seventeen out of the nineteen commissioner nominees, sent by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. The confirmation was announced during Thursday’s plenary session, presided over by Speaker Isma’il Falgore. After careful deliberations, the House confirmed seventeen nominees, with the exception of Sheikh Tijjani Auwal and Hajiya Aisha Soji, who did not appear for screening as they are in Saudi Arabia for a holy pilgrimage, the… Read the full article here

Twenty-four-year-old Amos Christopher, who is said to be suffering from epilepsy, has allegedly beheaded his younger brother, Tyson, at their residence in Dobi Village, Gaánda District, in the Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The siblings’ father, Haruna, who confirmed the tragic incident to journalists, said he was at his farm when Amos, whom he said is epileptic, perpetrated the crime, adding that when he returned home, he found Tyson’s… Read the full article here

The Senator representing Plateau Central in the National Assembly, Diket Plang, has said that President Bola Tinubu and the new service chiefs will find a solution to the series of attacks and killings in the state. Senator Plang who arrived in Plateau state for the first time after the inauguration in Abuja gave the assurance on Thursday while  speaking with journalists in Jos regarding the ugly happenings in his constituency The PUNCH reports that in the past… Read the full article here

Two-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar believes that his wrist fracture from a crash occurred at an opportune moment for the 2023 Tour.The 24-year-old cyclist, who represents UAE Team Emirates, sustained the injury during the Liege-Bastogne-Liege race in April. However, the well-timed accident provided him with a much-needed period of rest prior to his pursuit of a third Tour de France triumph.”You could say it happened at a perfect time. Naturally, I didn’t want it to happen like… Read the full article here

Currently, the most sought-after application of AI video technology is text-to-video AI. The idea is anyone will be able to type a prompt into a text field, and within seconds — or, more likely, minutes — a video will be created using an AI model. Some of the biggest companies in tech are researching this. Meta announced Make-A-Video, Google has announced Imagen Video and Phenaki, and Nvidia says it’s getting involved, too. All of those projects aren’t available for public use, and… Read the full article here

Receive free Credit Suisse Group AG updatesWe’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Credit Suisse Group AG news every morning. The Swiss National Bank has called for a review of banking regulations as it warned that existing global rules on capital and liquidity do not safeguard systematically important lenders from collapse, in its first public reflections since the rescue of Credit Suisse.“The experience with Credit Suisse shows the need for a review of the… Read the full article here

The past 12 months have seen the global digital paradigm evolve tremendously, especially regarding how humans interact with machines. In fact, the space has undergone such a radical transformation that people of all ages are now fast becoming conversant with artificial intelligence (AI) models, most popularly OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The primary driving force behind this revolution has been the advancements made in natural language processing (NLP) and conversational AI. NLP is a subfield of AI… Read the full article here

Russell Simmons’ drama with his two daughters, Ming Lee Simmons and Aoki Lee Simmons, started a Father’s Day snub and turned into a social media brawl. The family feud started in June 2023 after Ming Lee posted a tribute for her mom, Kimora Lee Simmons, on Father’s Day, subtly shading her father. (Kimora and Russell were married from 1998 to 2009 and welcomed Ming Lee and Aoki Lee in 2000 and 2002, respectively.) Following the diss, Russell took to Instagram to… Read the full article here