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The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of two people allegedly involved in the assault of a medical officer at Gwarinpa General Hospital, Lifecamp, Abuja. NARD made the demand in a statement issued on Friday, following the alleged assault of a senior medical officer while on call at the hospital’s Accident and Emergency Unit on 31 August. According to the association, a patient physically attacked the doctor and his companion following a disagreement over his clinical assessment. The alleged assailants also threatened the doctor and his family, NARD said. The association described…

The equities market sustained its upward momentum on Friday, closing the week on a strong note as investors gained N405 billion. Price appreciation in companies such as Abbey Mortgage Bank, Royal Exchange, Nigerian Breweries, John Holt and Daar Communications, as well as 24 other stocks, helped push the market into positive territory. Consequently, market capitalisation rose to N159.558 trillion from N159.153 trillion, representing a 0.25 per cent increase, or N405 billion gain. Similarly, the All-Share Index climbed by 604.22 points, or 0.25 per cent, to close at 246,992.44, compared with 246,388.22 recorded in the previous session on Thursday. The sustained…

It’s not quite the “push button; get song” of Suno, but Roland’s new Melody Flip tool marks the company’s foray into generative AI music. Available as a plug-in for your digital audio workstation (DAW), Melody Flip offers around 250 “Palettes,” which are essentially themed collections of musical ideas sorted by genre. You can start from scratch and ask it to generate any combination of melody, chord progression, bassline, or drums. Or you can feed it a reference track and have it build off the melodic ideas from that.Unlike Suno or Udio, Melody Flip doesn’t spit out fully polished songs with…

The National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) has dropped its opposition to a cryptocurrency market structure bill scheduled for a vote later this month when the US Senate returns to session.In a Thursday letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, the US law enforcement group said that it was changing its position on the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act to “neutral.” The NSA cited the “significant work undertaken by Congress, the Administration, and stakeholders to navigate the many legal, regulatory, and enforcement considerations involved” in addressing the bill.“At this time, we believe the most appropriate course…

Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe’s son, Deacon Phillippe, is continuing to follow in his parents’ footsteps in the spotlight. Netflix announced on Thursday, September 3, that Deacon, 22, will portray Michael Young in Better Than the Movies opposite Beatrice Kitsos, David Iacono, Nicole Bruner, Luke Kirby and Judy Greer. “Beyond grateful 🍿🍿🍿,” Deacon wrote via his Instagram Stories, resharing the announcement, later calling his new costars “gang” in a follow-up post. Better Than the Movies, which is currently in development, is adapted from Lynn Painter’s bestselling YA romance novel of the same name. In the book, self-proclaimed romantic comedy fan…

The Lagos State High Court in Tapa, on Thursday sentenced five persons to seven years in prison each for defrauding a company, Chi Limited, of millions of naira. Trial judge Kudirat Jose convicted Yinka Salawu, Joshua Oluremi Daramola, Raji Ahmed, Afolabi Israel Olusegun and Muraina Olanrewaju Abdullahi after finding them guilty on three counts. The judge also ordered the five convicts to repay Chi Limited the amounts established in the charges, after deducting any money they had already paid to the company. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) prosecuted the defendants on a six counts of conspiracy to obtain…

Colombian ex-leader Alvaro Uribe on Friday denied responsibility for two massacres and the killing of a human rights defender in the 1990s, ahead of a hearing about his role in those events. Right-wing Uribe oversaw a brutal offensive against guerrillas between 2002 and 2010 and is allegedly tied to paramilitaries active during Colombia’s decades-long armed conflict. The 74-year-old is due to give his account of paramilitary massacres that occurred in two Antioquian villages in the 1990s when he was governor of the violence-ridden region. He will also testify regarding the 1998 murder of community leader Jesus Maria Valle, who was…

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Post-quantum infrastructure company QuFi Network has launched a verification platform designed to protect digital assets against future quantum computing threats without requiring changes to existing blockchain settlement networks.The platform separates verification from settlement, using a decentralized network of nodes to validate transactions with post-quantum cryptography before they are settled on existing blockchain networks.QuFi also launched uBTC, a proof-of-concept that applies the verification system to Bitcoin (BTC) and is currently operating on Bitcoin Testnet4. The uBTC system verifies BTC collateral and generates cryptographic proofs governing how value moves between settlement environments, while redemptions ultimately settle as standard Bitcoin transactions.The platform uses…

For Witney Carson, navigating her third pregnancy and Dancing With the Stars season 35 rehearsals has been a proverbial walk in the park. “It’s honestly been OK,” Witney, 32, exclusively told Us while promoting her partnership with Chevron. “I feel like I’ve had a lot more energy than I did in my first trimester. The nausea is starting to subside and I’m starting to have a little bit more energy.” Witney, a mom of two boys already, shared that she recently had a conversation with season 35 partner Guillermo Rodriguez about the changes she’s noticed to her pregnant body. (Witney…