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The Federal Government on Tuesday flagged off the reconstruction of the 122.89-kilometre Kaduna (Mando)-Birnin Gwari Road in Kaduna State, a N178.116bn project expected to restore one of Nigeria’s most strategic but long-neglected transport corridors and improve security, agricultural production and regional trade. President Bola Tinubu, who performed the groundbreaking through the Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, said the road project fulfilled a campaign promise he made before the 2023 general elections and underscored his administration’s commitment to delivering critical infrastructure across the country. The road, which begins at Mando near the Kaduna International Airport and terminates at the Niger…

Last night Apple briefly removed Telegram from the AppStore because a user had planted illegal porn in a public chat.Telegram was restored within hours. But I want to explain what happened — to warn other app developers and help protect online communities from similar attacks.Because Telegram quickly removes illegal content from public groups using all kinds of moderation tools, the attacker had to resort to a technical trick. He inserted AI-modified illegal content by editing an old message in an active group chat. As a result the content was effectively hidden from the group’s members, preventing them from seeing/reporting it.The…

Denise Richards addressed the assumption that she is still in love with her ex Charlie Sheen. During the Monday, August 3, episode of Bunnie Xo‘s “Dumb Blonde” podcast, Richards, 55, was asked about her involvement in Sheen’s September 2025 docuseries, aka Charlie Sheen. “That’s the thing some people, I think, misunderstood,” Richards noted. “I did a documentary. I didn’t see the second part — I saw the first part. I love him as [my kids’] dad. And it’s not even a brother-sister relationship.” Richards clarified that she didn’t see Sheen as a best friend either, adding, “We’re friends. I mean,…

A 55-year-old man, John Nwawuto Anoruo, has been convicted and fined ₦270,000 by the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja for impersonating a legal practitioner and using a forged seal of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Justice Abdulfattah Molawale Lawal delivered the judgment on Tuesday after Mr Anoruo pleaded guilty to a two-count charge brought against him by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court convicted Anoruo on charges bordering on impersonation and the fraudulent use of a counterfeit NBA seal. Justice Lawal imposed a fine of ₦120,000 on the first count…

A woman was rescued by local fishermen after she allegedly jumped into the Lagos lagoon from the Idumota-Carter Bridge. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon, according to a video by X.com user, #ChuksErice. In the video, the woman was seen sitting in a wooden canoe after being pulled from the water, while a fisherman paddles the canoe away from the bridge. The woman appeared disoriented as she sat in the canoe following the rescue. Passers-by who gathered on the bridge could be heard reacting to the incident and questioning what might have prompted the woman to jump into the lagoon.…

The brand trip is a right of passage for influencers. It’s a mark of legitimacy that a sponsor wants to invite them on an all-expenses-paid vacation, often with luxurious freebies and activities. Trips can also spur hard feelings from uninvited influencers, trigger criticism from the public, and project a certain frivolousness.Usually it is fast fashion companies or beauty brands flying out influencers with the goal of flooding social media with sponsored content. This time, it was a major AI company.Over the weekend, several influencers began posting about OpenAI’s “first ever brand trip,” which appears to have taken place outside of…

CBS is kicking off the fall season strong with an entire week of premieres with Tracker, Marshals and more — but when is each show airing? The network’s schedule for fall 2026 includes episodes from nearly every returning show — plus some new additions. There are some absences, however, with Ghosts, Matlock and NCIS: Sydney receiving a shakeup by having their premieres moved to midseason 2027. They will join the new show Einstein, which is finally premiering in 2027 as well. Matlock‘s time slot will be given to Elsbeth to allow Cupertino to premiere on the same night. NCIS: Sydney,…

The police in Imo State, South-east Nigeria, say they have arrested and detained four officers filmed forcing a yet-to-be-identified man into their vehicle’s boot. The police spokesman in the state, Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. A recent video clip circulating on Facebook showed four officers forcing a man into the boot of a saloon car along a street. While the victim struggled to come out of the boot, the officers joined hands in forcing him inside the boot before finally locking the victim inside. In the Monday statement, Mr Okoye, a deputy superintendent of police, said…

President Bola Tinubu is meeting with the founder of Zenith Bank, Jim Ovia and Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Dr Akintunde Sawyerr, at the State House, Abuja. Our correspondent observed Ovia, dressed in a black suit and red tie, arriving at the State House in the company of Sawyerr at about 5:15 pm on Tuesday. The nature of the visit was not immediately disclosed at the time of this report. Ovia has chaired the NELFUND Board since his appointment by Tinubu on April 26, 2024, barely three weeks after the President signed the Access to…

After previewing HDR10 Plus Advanced late last year, Samsung’s not-Dolby Vision 2 spec will launch globally on Amazon’s Prime Video this month. The first TVs announced with support are Samsung’s 2026 lineup, which will be able to make use of the extra metadata to deliver more precise HDR that is optimized for what you’re watching, and tone mapping that can adjust for specific areas of the screen instead of applying one setting to the whole frame.Samsung’s press release didn’t mention which titles will have support initially, or how many there are, other than including a press image showing off Amazon’s…