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WASHINGTON — Artificial intelligence is the new frontier, and the Defense Department must invest in this breakthrough or be in danger of not being competitive in the future, said Eric Schmidt, the chairman of the Defense Innovation Board, during a discussion at the Center for a New American Security today. Schmidt, who also served as the chief executive officer of …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has stressed the need for collaboration among stakeholders to end the culture of impunity for crimes against journalists. The Governor called for the enactment of laws that would protect those who dig up truth and ensure probity. He made the call in commemoration of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists …

Eight people have been killed and more than a dozen injured after a man drove a truck nearly a mile down a bike path in lower Manhattan on Tuesday, striking pedestrians, cyclists and a school bus. New York City’s mayor, Bill de Blasio, said the incident was being treated as “a particularly cowardly act of terror”. He said a police …

WASHINGTON — The world is united against North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats and nations are working together to counter the dangers of Kim Jong Un’s ambitions, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Oct. 29 following the trilateral military meeting with South Korean and Japanese leaders. Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford hosted his counterparts — South Korean …

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said that his administration has commenced engagements with relevant stakeholders to ensure the return of stolen Benin artefacts. Obaseki disclosed this when he received the publishers of Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of Germany, a Frankfurt General Newspaper, working on a documentary to drum support for the return of the looted Benin artefacts, at Government …

Abuja, Nigeria – Following President Mohammadu Buhari’s decision to fire former Secretary to the Government (SGF), Mr. Babachir Lawal and the Director-General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayo Oke over corruption allegations, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has called for the prosecution of the embattled duo. The two public officials were finally given the boot yesterday, …

Edo State Government has assured the people of the state that work on the Gelegele Seaport was in progress as “there is sufficient economic justification for its development.” Speaking to journalists on the socio-economic gains of the planned seaport, Governor Godwin Obaseki explained that it would serve as an agro-processing zone and be driven by the state government and the …

The Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, has said President Muhammadu Buhari is aware of the reinstatement of a former Chairman of the Pension Reforms Commission, Mallam Abdulrasheed Maina, into the civil service. She however said she warned the President against it. Oyo-Ita said that her warning was based on the implications such reinstatement would have on …

The Peoples Democratic Party has called on the National Assembly to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari over the way he handled the cases involving former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir Lawal and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Mr. Ayo Oke. The party accused the President of double standard. Spokesperson for the party, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, …

Former Minister of Aviation and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has lauded the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to sack his erstwhile Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), David Babachir Lawal, describing it as “good riddance.” The former Minister known for his consistent criticism of the Buhari-led government berated the ex-SGF for not …