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Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has reacted after Afrobeats star David “Davido” Adeleke called on an unnamed politician to give room for a free and fair governorship election in Osun State. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Davido, while addressing supporters, as the head of the youth campaign mobilisation team for Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, said he had heard rumours that a politician from Imo State planned to interfere in the election. Although the singer did not name anyone, he alleged that the politician intended to use the forthcoming governorship election as a political battleground to prove a point. He…
Freed Oyo pupils and their teacher This is why the commission matters, and why it deserves better than cynicism. First, it is our instrument of truth. Like the 9/11 Commission, its assignment is to establish what truly happened: how the attackers gathered, moved, and struck; what warnings existed and where they died; how the response was organised; and why 56 days passed before freedom. Transparency is not decoration on this process. It is the process. Recently, Governor Seyi Makinde inaugurated the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area. The panel is…
The Nigerian Bar Association has faulted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over its decision to freeze the Osun State Government’s bank account, describing the move as unconstitutional without due legal process. Meanwhile, the purported Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, Adeniyi Adeyemi, has rejected a closed-door interrogation by the House of Representatives, while the EFCC has defended its decision to restrict the state’s accounts. Elsewhere, the Nigerian Army has declared two senior ISWAP leaders wanted, and former Abia State Governor Orji Kalu says he would quit the APC if President Bola Tinubu ever disrespects Catholic bishops. NBA…
Meta has become the latest major AI company to disclose that one of its models hacked another company’s systems during testing, following similar incidents involving Anthropic and OpenAI. The model involved Meta’s Muse Spark 1.1, which launched in July, according to The Information, citing sources. The issue reportedly stemmed from a misconfiguration by Irregular, an artificial intelligence security testing and red-teaming firm, which inadvertently gave the model internet access during an evaluation. The model “exploited a security vulnerability in a third-party service, in a manner similar to previously reported instances with other companies,” Meta told Reuters in a statement. The incident is the…
Bella Thorne is opening up about the mental health ramifications of her complicated childhood relationship with her mother, Tamara Thorne. “I think between everything with a lot of the the work and growing up and the way that I did, I struggled very badly with suicidal thoughts and depression,” the actress, 28, said during the Wednesday, August 5, episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast. “And I thought at one point like if I had hurt myself that maybe she would see how much pain I was in.” Bella, who was on the cusp of becoming a legal adult at…
Solid Minerals Development Minister Dele Alake has directed the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA) to provide him with hourly updates on seismic developments around Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), for regular review and possible escalation to other relevant agencies. Urging residents of the FCT to go about their normal routine without anxiety, Mr Alake, who is currently engaging American investors on joint venture proposals in the solid minerals sector in Washington, DC, United States, said other proactive measures have been deployed to ensure the safety of residents and properties. He was responding to an alert by the NGSA, reporting…
The Super Falcons sent another emphatic statement to the rest of Africa with a ruthless 6-2 demolition of Egypt to seal a place in the quarter-finals of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). It was another reminder of Nigeria’s frightening attacking depth, as six moments of brilliance overwhelmed the North Africans in a match filled with drama, VAR controversy, and an injury scare involving one of the country’s biggest stars. Asisat Oshoala opened the scoring from the penalty spot before fellow Robo Queens graduate Monday Gift doubled the advantage with a simple finish. Egypt briefly threatened a response…
Osun State Governor and Accord Party governorship candidate, Ademola Adeleke, has urged residents to vote against the All Progressives Congress in the August 15 governorship election, accusing the opposition of neglecting civil servants during its time in office. In a post on X on Thursday, Adeleke alleged that workers in the state suffered hardship under the APC administration and appealed to eligible voters to support his re-election bid. He wrote, “We will not allow APC to take Osun back to the days when civil servants had to beg their neighbours for food. “I call on the good people of Osun…
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said she is prepared to support higher interest rates if US inflation fails to come down, a change that can pressure crypto and other high-risk investments. Cook was speaking at a luncheon hosted by the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation, saying that while some disinflationary forces are in play, she is “prepared to act” if disinflation stalls. “As I have described, inflation is too high, and I consider the risks to the inflation side of the dual mandate higher than the risks to the employment side at this point,” said Cook. “As such, I am prepared…
Ariana Madix has lost her appeal bid in the revenge porn lawsuit levied against her from her former Vanderpump Rules costar Rachel “Raquel” Leviss. According to court documents obtained by Us on Wednesday, August 5, the California Court of Appeals ruled that Madix’s attempt to get Leviss’ lawsuit thrown out has failed. According to the docs, the lawsuit will move forward as scheduled. The Love Island host, 41, has been accused of improperly obtaining and sharing sexually explicit videos of Leviss, 31, she recovered from her ex Tom Sandoval’s phone during his illicit affair with the former couple’s friend. (Madix…
