A Nigerian man based in Pennsylvania, Adepoju Babatunde Salako, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison in the United States after pleading guilty to wire fraud connected to a scheme targeting Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend program. According to court documents, Salako admitted to carrying out a fraud operation in 2022 involving the unauthorized use…
Award-winning R&B star Chris Brown has officially received an honorary doctorate from Harvest Christian University, adding an academic milestone to his long-running music and entertainment career. The singer shared the news moments after the ceremony through social media, posting photos from the event alongside the caption, “I DID A THING,” as he celebrated being awarded…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), marking a major leadership transition for Nigeria’s tertiary admission system. Prof. Aina, a computer engineering scholar at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, will officially take over from the current Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede,…
The build-up to the FIFA World Cup 2026 has taken a major cultural turn with the release of the official anthem “Goals,” a global collaboration featuring Nigerian Afrobeats star Rema, South Korean pop sensation LISA, and Brazilian singer Anitta. The track, which was released on Thursday across major streaming platforms, is part of the Official…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has revealed that more than 41 percent of electricity consumers in Nigeria are still without prepaid meters, leaving millions of households and businesses dependent on estimated billing. According to the Commission’s January and February 2026 metering factsheet, approximately 5.1 million out of Nigeria’s 12.31 million active electricity customers remain…
Waymo, the self-driving technology company owned by Alphabet Inc., has temporarily suspended its robotaxi operations on U.S. freeways and paused services in Atlanta as it works to improve safety systems related to construction zones and flooded roads. The company confirmed on Thursday that the decision was made as part of ongoing software updates aimed at…
Meta Platforms has officially begun a major round of layoffs affecting approximately 8,000 employees, representing nearly 10 percent of its global workforce, as the tech giant accelerates its push toward artificial intelligence-focused operations. The job cuts, which started on Wednesday, are reportedly being carried out in multiple phases, with affected employees notified in waves beginning…
Human rights lawyer and activist Deji Adeyanju has called on the administration of Bola Tinubu to arrest controversial Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi over comments he described as sympathetic to bandits operating in parts of northern Nigeria. The demand follows the circulation of a viral video in which Gumi reportedly spoke about Fulani herders and the…
Former Equatorial Guinea financial investigation official Baltasar Ebang Engonga has reportedly completed a two-year prison sentence and regained his freedom, bringing an end to a case that drew widespread international attention and controversy. Engonga, who became widely known across social media as “Egonga,” was initially detained in late 2024 during a major government corruption investigation…
In a major development within the artificial intelligence industry, former OpenAI founding member and ex-Tesla AI executive Andrej Karpathy has officially joined Anthropic, the company behind the Claude family of AI models. Karpathy announced the move on Tuesday, revealing that he is joining Anthropic at a time he believes will be especially important for the…
