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Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, has launched Grokipe­dia, a new online encyclopedia aimed at competing with Wikipedia, which the billionaire entrepreneur has repeatedly accused of ideological bias. The platform, released on Monday and described as version 0.1, went live with more than 885,000 articles—a fraction of Wikipedia’s seven million…

By Deborah Nnamdi Amazon has confirmed plans to lay off up to 30,000 corporate employees starting Tuesday, marking its largest round of job cuts since 2022. The move is part of a broader effort to reduce costs, streamline operations, and address overhiring that occurred during the pandemic-driven expansion. According to…

A small aircraft travelling from Kenya’s coastal town of Diani to the Maasai Mara National Park crashed early Tuesday, leaving all 12 people on board feared dead. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), in a statement, confirmed that the plane went down around 5:30 a.m. local time (0230 GMT) while…

The Osun State Police Command has arrested ten suspected cultists and members of a robbery gang following a gun duel at Moro, in Ife-North Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, apprehended at a lounge in the town, were identified as Adebayo Olalekan, 27; Hammed Abdullah, 47; Olajide Opeyemi,…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has dismissed reports claiming it directed senior secondary school students to register for specific subjects ahead of the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates. In a statement by the Acting Head of Public Affairs, Moyosola Adeshina, the Council described…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the postponement of the screening exercise for aspirants ahead of its 2025 elective national convention. In a statement on Monday, the party said the exercise, which was earlier scheduled to hold on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, had been put on hold due to…

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has discharged and acquitted 12 travellers accused of killing a female police officer, Inspector Christiana Erekere, during a stop-and-search operation in April 2024. Inspector Erekere, attached to the Taabaa Police Division in Bori, Khana Local Government Area, reportedly died during an…

By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Tinubu on Monday held a closed-door meeting with the newly appointed service chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Although the agenda of the meeting was not disclosed, sources suggest it may be linked to recent developments in the country’s security architecture. In attendance were…

Suspected armed robbers on Monday morning attacked and robbed a bank customer of an undisclosed amount of money in the Osuntokun area of Ibadan North Local Government, Oyo State, leaving a police officer severely injured during a gun duel. According to eyewitnesses, the victim was trailed by the assailants after…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Ondo State Police Command has uncovered a suspected baby factory and human trafficking syndicate operating in Ore, headquarters of the Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. This was disclosed in a statement on Monday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Olushola Ayanlade, who said…