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Thousands of people cheered as they welcomed Syrian icon Assala Nasri back at a sold-out concert in Damascus.
At least 48 people have died and seven others have suffered partial or total blindness after consuming suspected locally prepared read more Methanol poisoning suspected as Ondo alcoholic concoction deaths rise to 48
Concerns have been raised over alleged procurement irregularities, poor staff welfare and other governance issues rocking the Federal Governmentâs agency, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, NIGCOMSAT, under its Managing Director, Jane Egerton-Idehen. DAILY POST reports that employees of NIGCOMSAT who spoke with DAILY POST on condition of anonymity described the period since Egerton-Idehenâs appointment as managing [âŚ] Egerton-Idehen underfire over alleged procurement irregularities, poor staff welfare at NIGCOMSAT
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has visited Niger State and promised a thorough investigation into the deaths of 37 suspected miners. Read More: https://punchng.com/miners-deaths-ig-visits-niger-promises-thorough-police-investigation/
Gene Goldman, CIO of Cetera, reacts to the inflation expectations and overall market volatility following the Fed's rate decision by telling Bloomberg's Paul Sweeney and Scarlet Fu that it's one and done (maybe two and done), not the start of something bigger. It's insurance against sticky inflation, not a return to aggressive tightening. Markets had priced in too much. Federal Reserve officials failed to adequately respond to repeated warnings about the deteriorating financial condition of Silicon Valley Bank before its 2023 failure, a new draft report found, according to Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman and other people familiar with the document. (Source: Bloomberg)
A week after an Anthropic researcherâs doomsday warning rattled the AI world, the companyâs CEO Dario Amodei has outlined his plan to âpace the frontierâ of AI development. The proposal leans on independent safety evaluators and coordination between AI labs in democratic countries, and itâs already picked up some industry support, along with some pointed pushback from Nvidiaâs Jensen Huang. Watch [âŚ]
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu will reverse fuel subsidy as election nears. Atiku made the claim on Friday during a world press conference at his residence in Abuja. The former Vice President, therefore, warned Nigerians not to fall for the trick, stressing that Tinubu will [âŚ] âTinubuâll bring back fuel subsidy as election tricksâ â Atiku alleges
In a recent call with investors, Allen Media Groupâs Chief Executive Officer Byron Allen said the company is focused on deleveraging, while not addressing how it plans to tackle looming maturities, according to people familiar with the matter.
Imran Siddiqui had been sued by buyout groupâs Athene unit over his rival start-up
The management of Ambrose Alli University, AAU, Ekpoma, Edo State, has banned wild jubilation by graduating students after the completion of their final examinations. The university threatened to cancel the examinations of any student who fails to comply with the directive. The Registrar of the institution, Mrs Oluwayomi O. Agbebaku, disclosed this in a statement [âŚ] Ambrose Alli University to cancel final-year studentsâ exams over âwild jubilationâ
A 19-year-old man, Chan Atak, has been jailed for two years and three months after taking control of a boat carrying 165 migrants across the English Channel. Atak was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court on Friday, September 18, after pleading guilty to endangering lives at sea. The National Crime Agency, NCA, said the boat picked up [âŚ] â165 lives at riskâ â 19-year-old jailed for piloting overcrowded channel boat
