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HBO’s House of the Dragon has introduced tons of onscreen deaths — but how did each character die in George R. R. Martin‘s book? House of the Dragon is following the steps of its predecessor as Game of Thrones also suffered several leaks during its time on HBO. Game of Thrones, which aired from 2011 to 2019, was an adaptation of a series of fantasy novels by Martin titled A Song of Ice and Fire. After eight seasons, the show ended with Bran Stark becoming king and banning Jon Snow (Kit Harington) to the Night’s Watch after he killed Daenerys…
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) in Abuja has ruled that lawyers serving in the Nigeria Police Force but not appointed as legal officers can only prosecute criminal cases and are barred from performing any other legal practitioners’ functions for their employer. The judge, Olufunke Anuwe, declared in her judgement delivered on Friday “that police officers who are lawyers but not appointed or upgraded as legal officers in the Nigeria Police Force are in breach of the provisions of Rule 8(1) and (2) of the Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners, 2023, by their actions of functioning and…
South Africa’s Chippa United have officially welcomed Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali back to the club, bringing an end to the speculation surrounding the Nigerian international’s immediate future. The Premier Soccer League side confirmed Nwabali’s return in a brief but significant statement on Sunday evening, expressing their delight at having one of their most influential players back in the Eastern Cape ahead of the new season. “Chippa United Football Club is delighted to welcome Stanley Nwabali back to the Chilli Boys,” the statement read. “After taking time away, Stanley Nwabali returns to the Eastern Cape, and we are pleased to…
Apple’s self-driving car program never really got off the ground, but it may have been what made the company’s chips the powerful AI performers they are. Early in the development of the self-driving platform, Apple realized that it would need powerful on-device AI processing. While the car processor was never finished, as Mark Gurman details in his latest Power On newsletter, it did lead to the development of the Neural Engine, the backbone of Apple’s on-device AI processing.The Neural Engine made its debut with the iPhone X and the A11 Bionic. In those early days, it was primarily used for…
Netflix adapted Little House on the Prairie — but what changes does their version have compared to the original series? Based on the book series by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House on the Prairie series is centered on the Ingalls family, who live on a farm on Plum Creek near Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the late 1800s. NBC released an adaptation in 1974 with Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert and Melissa Sue Anderson leading the cast. Little House also launched the careers of Jason Bateman, who played James Cooper Ingalls, and reality star Kyle Richards, who starred as Alicia…
Several people have been killed in fresh attacks by suspected armed herdsmen on communities in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, weeks after the killing of the state chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Ardo Risku. Local media organisations, including Idoma Television, reported that the attacks began on Saturday when suspected herders invaded Akpachi village in Ugboju community, killing two residents and injuring several others. The attackers reportedly struck again in the early hours of Sunday, invading Otukpo-Nobi, where at least eight more people were killed, according to the local media outlet. The casualty…
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The police have confirmed the killing of notorious bandit, Kachalla Sani Yellow, one of the most notorious armed group leaders operating in Zamfara State, but said they did not participate in the operation that led to his death. The state command’s spokesperson, Yazid Abubakar, confirmed the development to PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday, saying the police could only verify Mr Yellow’s death and not the circumstances surrounding the operation. “We have confirmed the killing, but it’s not our operation that conducted the operation,” Mr Abubakar said in a telephone interview. He said the outlaw was killed on Saturday in Anka Local…
The state of the smart home can be frustrating, because it is just so obvious how things ought to work. You should be able to control everything from everywhere. Your spaces should adapt to what you’re doing and how you’re feeling. Making your home smart shouldn’t require renovating, and the smarts should be mostly invisible. All of this is, of course, incredibly hard to pull off — but the goal is pretty clear.Until now, maybe no product has come closer to nailing the smart home than Philips Hue. And on this episode of Version History, we dig into all the…
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