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The Federal High Court in Abuja has set July 2 for the continuation of hearing in a suit brought by a passenger, Mr Amechi Michael, against British Airways⁠ over the alleged disappearance of hand luggage. At the resumption of hearing of the matter, the complainant, Mr. Amechi Michael, was cross-examined by the defense lawyer, Mr. John Godwin, the memory holder …

Former Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the 9th National Assembly, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, on Thursday, submitted his nomination form for a chance to return to the Senate. The former lawmaker wants to return to the upper house of the legislature on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections to represent Delta Central Senatorial …

The Kano State Government has expressed displeasure over the activities of private loan vendors in the state following the illegal deduction of N1.8 billion from the salaries of civil servants by the vendors. As a result, the agency directed the immediate suspension of further loan contracts between civil servants and private vendors, and established an executive committee to recover the …

WAEC must not be held hostage by opportunist trade unionism, by Adebayo Rhodes The threat of industrial action recently launched by the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions against the management of the West African Examinations Council raises serious questions, not just about employment relationships, but about institutional accountability, timing and the wider national interest. At a time …

OpenAI has introduced three new audio models for its Realtime API, marking a major step forward in the development of voice-powered artificial intelligence applications. The new models — GPT-Realtime-2, GPT-Realtime-Translate, and GPT-Realtime-Whisper — are designed to help developers build AI systems capable of understanding, responding, translating, and transcribing speech in real-time. Leading the launch is GPT-Realtime-2, a voice model powered …

The prolonged leadership crisis that has rocked the Okewaye Ruling House of Ado-Odo, Ogun State, has been resolved following a consensus judgment of the Ogun State High Court sitting in Idi-Oke. PLATFORM TIMES reports that the court has adopted the terms of the settlement in case no. HCI/19/2024, establishing Prince (Chief) Sulaimon Babatunde Adedimeji as the substantive Olori-Ebi (Head) of …

Fissure lines appear to have emerged within the Obidient movement, as a group claiming leadership on Thursday issued a directive to expel prominent members of the group, while previous leadership had rejected the new group’s actions. The Obey Movement was formed ahead of the 2027 elections as a support base for the Labor Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi. However, ahead …

FirstBank, West Africa’s leading financial institution and financial inclusion services provider, has been recognized as the strongest brand in Nigeria in the “Nigeria 25 2026” ranking by Brand Finance, a leading independent brand valuation and strategic consultancy firm. The Bank has achieved an AAA+ rating, the highest possible recognition, underlining the unrivaled brand strength and leadership in the financial sector. …

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