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The city of Ibadan, Oyo state in the early hours of Thursday witnessed the first rain in the year 2024. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the heavy rain which started at about 3.40 a.m. lasted for about 40 minutes, stopping at about 4; 20 a.m. The unexpected downpour, devoid of lightning, heavy wind and thunderstorms, was witnessed at Omi-Adio, in Ido Local Government, Ibadan South West Local Government and other parts of the metropolis. The residents of the city expressed delight over the downpour, describing it as “showers of blessing in the new year’’. A resident of…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Tincan Special Area Command, says 876.453 kilograms of various illicit drugs and controlled substances were intercepted in 2023. Commander Mohammed Abubakar of the command said this in a statement in Lagos on Thursday. He listed the drugs as cocaine worth 24kg; Canabis – 852.45KG; and Tramadol – 0.003KG, all totalling 876.453KG. According to Abubakar, a total of 15 individuals were arrested and prosecuted during the period, out of which 10 were convicted. He added that the feat was achieved through relentless efforts and meticulous investigation, which led to the dismantling of several drug…

By David Orji The police in Abuja, on Thursday, arraigned a 25-year-old scavenger, Mubarak Isya, for allegedly receiving stolen bicycles Isya of Kubusa Partake area of Abuja is facing trial before a Lugbe Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, charged with receiving stolen property The prosecution counsel, Mr Stanley Nwaforaku told the court that one Mr Mohammed Aliyu of Durumi, Abuja, reported a case of theft at the Durumi police station against one Peter Elisha and Ali Hassan on Dec. 17. Nwaforaku said that during police investigation, Elisha and Hassan confessed to stealing the bicycles belonging to one Mr Jonah Izuka,…

Nigeria’s highest ranked table tennis player, Quadri Aruna, has exited the World Table Tennis Men’s finals in Doha following a 0-3 (6-11 9-11 4-11) defeat to World number one, Zhendong Fan. The quarterfinals game at the Lusail Sports Arena on Thursday saw the Chinese dominate the game. Aruna, the World number 16, came close in the second set but Fan showed class and claimed victory. The Nigerian had earlier defeated World number five, Brazil’s Hugo Calderano 3-2 in the Round of 16 before facing Fan in the Quarter finals. The World number one will meet his compatriot Lin Gaoyuan, world…

Hollywood actor Will Smith has given a surprise gift package to a student from Guinea who cycled 4,000km (2,500 miles) over four months across West Africa for a spot at his dream university in Egypt. Last September, BBC reported on Mamadou Safayou Barry’s arduous journey from his home country Guinea to Cairo’s prestigious Al-Azhar University, where he was ultimately admitted on a scholarship. After reading the BBC’s article, Smith decided to gift Mr Barry a laptop and new bicycle. In a virtual conversation posted on the actor’s YouTube channel late on Wednesday, Smith told the student: “I know your wife…

The UK’s Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton are among high-profile figures named in US court papers detailing connections of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The newly-released records form part of a case against Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s girlfriend who has been jailed for helping him abuse girls. But the documents so far unveil no major new allegations about Epstein nor revelations about his associates. Prince Andrew is accused of groping a woman, which he denies. Other names in the documents include singer Michael Jackson and magician David Copperfield, though no wrongdoing is alleged. Mr Clinton appears in a number of the…

Microsoft has announced the biggest change to its keyboards in three decades with the introduction of an artificial intelligence (AI) key. The key will allow users to access Copilot, Microsoft’s AI tool, on new Windows 11 PCs. Microsoft is a major investor in OpenAI, which powers Copilot’s AI capabilities. It integrated AI into other products such as Microsoft 365 and Bing search in 2023. Rival Apple has included a Siri button or option on its touch bar in Macbooks for a few years. Copilot helps users with functions such as searching, writing emails and creating images. In a blog announcing…

Oscar Pistorius’ life story from before and after Valentine’s Day 2013 reads like the script to two markedly different films the first an inspirational sporting biopic and the second a grim tale of murder. In the first he was the “Blade Runner”, the multiple Paralympic gold medallist with carbon-fibre prosthetic legs who became the first double amputee to compete in the Olympics when he took part in the 2012 London games. In the second he was the man convicted of murdering his 29-year-old girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp – a model and promising law graduate – by shooting her through the door…

A total of 17 players have arrived the Super Eagles’ camp in Abu Dhabi ahead of the team’s campaign at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three-time African champions are hoping to end a 10-year wait for the biggest football prize on the continent. According to a tweet on the Super Eagles official twitter (now “X”) handle, a total of 17 players were amongst early birds at the team’s training camp in Abu Dhabi. The players included Ahmed Musa, Kenneth Omeruo, Moses Simon, Olorunleke Ojo, Alex Iwobi,…

By Halimah Olamide The Kogi State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has alleged that the State’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, INEC, Mr. Hale Gabriel Longpet connived with the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Murtala Yakub Ajaka to tamper with electoral materials in the November poll. This was contained in a statement signed by the state’s party spokesperson, Kingsley Femi Fanwo on Wednesday. According to the statement, the SDP and it’s candidate, Yakub Ajaka, ordered an ex-parte order of the tribunal of the 25th November, 2023 to allow INEC inspect the electoral materials used for the Governorship…