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Suspected herders invade Benue market, kill 18

Suspected herders invade Benue market, kill 18

Eighteen people were killed in different communities by suspected herders in the Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. The incident, according to locals, happened on Thursday at Ukohol and other adjourning villages as the…

Two suspected ritualists nabbed, police start investigation

Two suspected ritualists nabbed, police start investigation

A Nigerian police officer The Osun State Police Command on Friday said its operatives arrested two suspected ritualists caught with items believed to be human hair and flesh. A statement by the command spokesperson, Yemisi…

Driver loses management, crushes toddler, mom to demise

Driver loses management, crushes toddler, mom to demise

Tragedy struck on Friday when a toddler and his mother on a motorcycle were crushed to death by a Mazda car along Ota-Idiroko Road. The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and…

Hearth guts Kwara constructing, two injured victims rescued

Hearth guts Kwara constructing, two injured victims rescued

Two persons who got injured in a fire incident were on Thursday rescued by the Kwara State Fire Service after a fire broke out from a gas delivery truck in Ilorin. According to the fire…

Take 5: No time to COP out

Take 5: No time to COP out

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Traders react as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan…

Nvidia is bringing GeForce NOW to SA via Rain partnership

Nvidia is bringing GeForce NOW to SA via Rain partnership

NVIDIA’s premium cloud gaming service GeForce NOW is coming to South Africa early next year, thanks to a partnership between NVIDIA and South African mobile network operator, Rain. GeForce NOW uses cloud technology to allow…

Inside Omeife, Africa’s first humanoid

Inside Omeife, Africa’s first humanoid

Somewhere in Mabushi, a crossroad area between the inner and outer districts of Abuja, Nigeria, Uniccon Group, a two-year-old Nigerian technology firm, has built a humanoid: a 6-foot-tall multilingual human-like robot called Omeife. From an…

Questions emerge as telcos pace up 5G deployment in Africa

Questions emerge as telcos pace up 5G deployment in Africa

5G internet is tantalizing and African telcos are going in head first, snapping up spectrum licenses and rolling out new services. With over a dozen 5G networks launched across the continent—and more on the way—the…

Twitter lays off staff, newly-formed Africa group affected

Twitter lays off staff, newly-formed Africa group affected

Social media company Twitter has laid off many employees today, according to multiple social media posts by former employees. Earlier today, Twitter employees woke up to find that they had been logged out of their…

With Black Friday and Christmas in sight, Google launches its delivery-tracking function

With Black Friday and Christmas in sight, Google launches its delivery-tracking function

Google has launched a delivery-tracking feature on Gmail, enabling users to receive updates about their orders automatically.   According to Google, this feature will save users the stress of following individual tracking links for all their…

Beating Marburg virus outbreak: Ghana’s journey to victory

Beating Marburg virus outbreak: Ghana’s journey to victory

Accra - “We have been managing cases of outbreaks such as COVID-19, but Marburg raised the stakes much higher,” recounted Dr Joseph Darko, the Case Management Lead at the Apinto Government hospital in Ghana’s Western…