Author: Festus Adeloye

Meta’s oversight board on Thursday called on the tech titan to bring its rules regarding porn deepfakes out of the “photoshop” days and into the era of artificial intelligence. The independent board, which is referred to as a top court for Meta content moderation decisions, said it came up with the recommendation after reviewing two cases involving deepfake images of high-profile women in India and the United States. In one case a deepfake shared on Instagram was left up despite a complaint and in the other the faked image was not allowed on the Meta platform. Both decisions prompted appeals…

Five workers died when a building under construction collapsed on Thursday at 13, Wilson Mba Street, Arowojobe Estate, Maryland, Lagos. The building under construction collapsed at 3:49am on Thursday in the Maryland area of Lagos State, Nigeria. Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) boss, Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the development in a statement. The emergency responder said five persons, all adult males, were rescued alive from the building collapse site. “The Agency responded to the above incident and discovered that a set of three terraces under construction had collapsed. “Search and rescue operations began immediately. Five adult males were recovered…

Ahead of the planned nationwide protest over economic hardship in the country, the military has warned organisers of the protest against any form of violence. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday warned that the military won’t allow anarchy to befall Nigeria. He hinted that organisers of the planned protest intend to replicate the recent protest-turn-anarchy demonstration in the East African country Kenya. General Buba said although citizens have a right to ventilate their grievances, the military won’t condone any form of violent gatherings or protests. He added that…

Midoil Refining and Petrochemicals Company Limited has finally performed the turning of sod ceremony, marking the commencement of construction activities in Lagos. The turning of the sod took place at Shekungba, Ikosi/Ejinrin Local Council Development Area of Lagos State recently. The Executive Chairman of Midoil, Mrs Elizabeth-Omolara Akintonde, led dignitaries to the large expanse of land spanning various communities at Ikosi/Ejinrin Local Council Development Area. Akintonde assured leaders and members of the communities that the refinery would transform their areas by bringing immediate development, creating both direct and indirect jobs. She commended the village heads for refusing to be misled…

A 24-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder over the stabbing of a British soldier earlier this week, UK police said on Thursday. Detectives investigating the serious assault of a soldier in Gillingham have charged Anthony Esan in court. This is according to a Thursday statement obtained from the Kent Police website. It was titled, “Suspect charged with attempted murder of soldier in Gillingham.” ” Kent Police was called to Sally Port Gardens at around 5.55pm on Tuesday, 23 July 2024, to a report that the victim, a man in his 40s, had suffered injuries consistent with stab wounds.…

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency on Thursday confirmed the death of three site workers on a building that collapsed at Arowojobe Estate in the Maryland area of the state. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria. He said the incident happened at No 13, Wilson Mba Street, Arowojobe Estate, Maryland, Lagos. He said that the three males who were recovered dead at the building were site workers. “The agency received a distress call regarding a collapsed building at the above address at about 3.49am. “This prompted…

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has reiterated its dedication to enhancing security and safeguarding lives and property at the state level. Amid rising tensions over a nationwide protest scheduled from August 1 to 10, various groups have expressed intentions to lead demonstrations sparked by increasing living costs and economic hardships faced by citizens. In a communiqué signed by its Chairman, Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the NGF emphasized the need for robust security measures to protect citizens within their states. This declaration followed a meeting of the Forum early Thursday morning. The NGF received a presentation from the Minister of…

A new push for an aggressive investment inflow to boost Lagos State’s economic growth was, yesterday, led by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at a Pre-Summit Investors’ Roundtable in the state. Sanwo-Olu and his team in the State Executive Council reeled out new investment focus and areas of opportunities before potential investors at the third edition of Africa Social Impact Summit (ASIS 3.0) organised by Sterling One Foundation in collaboration with Ministry of Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment. The event with the theme: “Opportunity Made in Lagos” was held at Eko Hotels and Suites in Victoria Island, with business leaders, multilateral chambers…

Oba of Benin. Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, on Wednesday, called on Nigerian youth and other groups to shelve the planned nationwide protest against hardship. He advised aggrieved Nigerians to give the federal government enough time to implement its economic policies which according to him, is expected to alleviate the present hardship. This was contained in a statement issued by Mr. Osaigbovo Ighodaro, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the monarch. Some youth had proposed August 1st 2024 to begin a 10-day nationwide hunger and hardship protest to draw the federal and state governments’ attention to…

President Bola Tinubu has signed into law bills to accelerate development across geo-political zones in the country. The two bills assented to by the President are the North-West Development Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2024, and the South-East Development Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2023. The North-West Development Commission is set up to facilitate the reconstruction of roads, houses, and business premises destroyed by multidimensional crises, as well as tackle poverty, literacy level, ecological problems, and any other related environmental or development challenges in North-West states. In addition, the South-East Development Commission is established to ensure the reconstruction and rehabilitation of roads, houses, and…