Day: May 24, 2024

AI Will Take All Our Jobs, Elon Musk Says

Ganiyu Amodu

“Probably none of us will have a job,” Full speech of what Musk said at VivaTech 2024 in Paris   Elon Musk says artificial intelligence will take all our jobs and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. “Probably none of us will have a job,” Musk said about AI at a tech conference on Thursday. While speaking remotely via webcam at VivaTech 2024 in Paris, Musk described a future where jobs would be “optional.” “If you want to do a job that’s kinda like a hobby, you can do a…

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University of Ibadan Ex-VC, Prof. Ayo Banjo, Is Dead

Gbenga Adeoti

‘Just few weeks after his 90th birthday,’ What to know about the Emeritus Professor of English Language and his last hour     The former vice-chancellor, University of Ibadan, Emeritus Prof. Ayo Banjo, is dead. Banjo died weeks after his 90 th birthday, Platforms Africa reports as a source in the university confirmed his demise. Renowned for his contributions to the development of the English Language curriculum in Nigeria and the promotion of Nigerian varieties of English, Banjo is the former Chairman of the Board of the National Universities Commission.…

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Kano Emir: ‘Judge Gave Order From His Bedroom In US,’ Gov Speaks

Aliyu Aliyu

. ‘Sanusi Lamido Sanusi now fully in charge,’ Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf hands reinstatement letter to CBN ex-governor as Emir of Kano Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has vowed to report what he described as the abuse of court orders to the Nigeria Governors’ Forum. He said this while reacting to the court order which restrained the reinstatement of Sanusi and restrained the dethronement of five Emirs in the state. Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman of the Federal High Court, Kano, had granted an interim injunction restraining the Inspector…

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BREAKING: Xavi Sacked As Barcelona Manager

Ganiyu Amodu

Spanish football club, Barcelona have announced that Xavi Hernández will not continue as manager of the first team in the 2024-25 season. The club president Joan Laporta made this announcement on Friday, just three weeks after he was reassured of his position, despite having a contract that runs until June 2025. “FC Barcelona would like to thank Xavi for his work as a coach, which adds to an unparalleled career as a player and captain of the team, and wishes him all the luck in the world,” said the club…

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BREAKING: Kano Gov Presents Reinstatement Letter To Emir Sanusi ll

Ganiyu Amodu

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has presented the letter of reinstatement to 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II. Presenting the letter on Friday, the governor said, “We return Sanusi out of conviction that he was victimized in 2019. “We also return him as the rightful Emir of Kano, to continue the good job he was doing for the good of Kano People.” Commenting on the legislative process that led to Sanusi’s reinstatement, the governor insisted, “Once a Bill is signed into law, it has become law and nobody can change…

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Nigerian Singer Banky W Survives Fourth Cancer Surgery

Ganiyu Amodu

Nigerian singer, Olubankole Wellington, popularly known as Banky W, has undergone a fourth cancer surgery. The Made For You crooner, In a heartfelt post on his Instagram page on Thursday, expressed gratitude to God for his recovery. Banky W thanked his wife, family, friends, and pastors for their unwavering support and prayers, as well as his medical team, Dr. Onyewu and Dr. Adenuga, for their expertise and care. Sharing a video he wrote, “Christ 4 – Cancer Tumors 0 “Sometimes, your faith in God will not prevent the storms from…

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Minister Makes U-turn, Backs Niger Mass Wedding

Ganiyu Amodu

The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, on Thursday, announced scholarships and gave various gift items to 100 orphaned girls in Niger State, ahead of their mass wedding today (Friday). The mass wedding is being sponsored by the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji. The minister had kicked against the mass wedding of the young girls, saying it was a violation of the Child Rights Act. Kennedy-Ohanenye, who addressed a press conference in Abuja, noted that she had petitioned the Inspector General of Police to stop the…

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Federal High Court Stops Sanusi’s Reinstatement As Kano Emir

Ganiyu Amodu

Justice Liman of Federal High Court has reportedly granted an ex-parte order stopping Governor Abba Yusuf led Kano State Government from reinstating Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II. DAILY NIGERIAN reported late Thursday that the suit against reinstatement of Sanusi was filed by one Sarkin Dawaki Babba, Aminu Babba-Dan’Agundi. Justice Liman granted leave to the Plaintiff/Applicant to issue and serve their Concurrent Originating Motion as well as all other court processes on the 6th Defendant (IGP) in FCT Abuja and outside the jurisdiction of the Honourable Court. “That parties are hereby ordered…

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Nigerian Final-Year Varsity Student Commits Suicide

Ganiyu Amodu

The Police Command in Ebonyi on Thursday confirmed an alleged suicide by a final year student of the state University in Abakaliki. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the student, identified as Miss Favour Ugwuka, allegedly committed suicide in her hostel room at the Ishieke campus of the university on Wednesday. NAN further learnt that the deceased, who was in the English Department before her death, passed all her courses but repeatedly failed a particular course. Confirming the incident, the spokesman for the state command of the Police,…

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