Author: NPO Admin II
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch says he is stepping down as chairman of Fox and News Corp, with his son Lachlan to head both companies. In a memo to employees, Murdoch said “the time is right” for him to take on “different roles”. Murdoch, 92, launched Fox News in 1996. It is now the most watched TV news channel in the US. Murdoch said he will transition to the role of Chairman Emeritus of both firms in mid-November. It comes months after the mogul ditched a plan to merge Fox and News Corp, which would have reunited two major media assets.…
US authors George RR Martin and John Grisham are suing ChatGPT-owner OpenAI over claims their copyright was infringed to train the system. Martin is known for his fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, which was adapted into HBO show Game of Thrones. ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) “learn” by analysing a massive amount of data often sourced online. The lawsuit claims the authors’ books were used without their permission to make ChatGPT smarter. OpenAI said it respected the rights of authors, and believed “they should benefit from AI technology”. Other prominent authors named in the complaint…
Five people suspected of spying for Russia are to be charged with conspiracy to conduct espionage. Orlin Roussev, Bizer Dzhambazov, Katrin Ivanova, Ivan Stoyanov, and Vanya Gaberova will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. The Bulgarian nationals are accused of conspiring to gather information which would be useful to an enemy between August 2020 and February 2023. It follows an investigation by the Metropolitan Police. The defendants are alleged to have worked in an operational spy cell for the Russian security services and that this work involved conducting surveillance on targets. They are accused of working on active operations…
By Kamil Opeyemi There are indications that operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) in Ogun State have arrested a member of the State House of Assembly (OGHA), Hon. Damilare Bello Mohammed, over activities believed to be related to the festering cases of cult killings in Ogun state. Mohammed, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party representing Sagamu State constituency 1 is said to be in the net of the security agency alongside five other suspects whose names were given as Debbo Animashaun, Bamidele Saheed, Ismaila Onitire, Adewale Otesanya and Tobi Owoade. Specifically, they were said to have been…
By Kamil Opeyemi The police on Thursday exhumed the body of the late singer, Oladimeji Ilerioluwa Aloba popularly called Mohbad. However, amidst the tension that surrounded the removal of his body, residents claim that they saw fresh blood of the deceased claiming that the singer perhaps did not die before he was hurriedly buried. Policemen and autopsy experts had arrived at the burial site of the late singer Thursday noon to remove the body. The scene had attracted huge crowd with many holding phones to record the session. Many of the residents were seen discussing the sight of fresh blood…
By Halimah Olamide There is a brewing controversy over a N15m reportedly gifted son of the late singer, Oladimeji Ilerioluwa Aloba popularly called Mohbad as media personality, Jasphet Omojuwa on Thursday countered presidential aide, Dada Olusegun disputing son of the President, Seyi Tinubu paid any money. In what appears as a deliberate action to be watchful and careful over whatever is done in the case of the ongoing controversial death of the singer, Omojuwa, less than one hour after the presidential aide made a show of the N15m, countered him saying the president’s son has released no fund. This was…
The management of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, has denied allegations that one of its house officers, Dr Michael Umoh, died after a 72-hour call. This is contained in a statement issued by LUTH management team in Lagos on Thursday. “LUTH management understands the fact that the family of Dr Umoh is presently mourning the death of their beloved son and requested the foreclosure of any media engagement regarding the death of their son. It is important for us as a management to make clarifications regarding the circumstances surrounding his death. “Dr Umoh died on Sept 17 while in…
By Kamil Opeyemi President Bola Tinubu rang the closing bell at the Nasdaq Stock Market in New York on Wednesday as he called on the United States business community to invest in Nigeria’s bubbling market. “I am happy to bring Nigeria to your doorsteps and honoured that we’re here today with a bubbling maket that will evolve the West African subregion. “The greatest economy is Nigeria. There is an immense opportunity in Nigeria that you can invest your money without fear,” Tibubu said Speaking further, the Nigerian leader said his government has removed “a lot of the bottlenecks”, including the…
By Kamil Opeyemi No leader comes out of office without his own share of regrets how he handled some things. This was the conclusion by former presidential spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina when he spoke in Osun state on Wednesday. Speaking at a programme tagged Media Dialogue with Femi Adesina which was organised by the Association of Veteran Journalists in Osun State, Adesina said there is no living human being that will not regret certain things. Adesina said he had requested for a two hour session with the former president before his exit saying he had the opportunity to ask him…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says road traffic fatalities significantly reduced in the first half of 2023 by 15.5 percent. This is contained in statement released by FRSC’s Spokesman, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem, on Wednesday in Abuja. Kazeem said that the corps recorded a total of 5,700 road traffic crashes (RTCs) as against 6,627 recorded during the same period in the preceding year 2022. He said there was 14 per cent reduction in RCTs as captured in the FRSC road traffic crash dashboard within the period under review. According to him, the corps also witnessed…