Superhuman vision
30 Jul
Researchers have criticised billionaire Elon Musk for promising that his brain implant technology could eventually provide patients with vision superior to normal human sight. Musk has long promised that his Neuralink company was working on implants that could restore sight to blind people, telling his 190 million followers on X in March that the product…
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The Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Thursday led a delegation of government officials to Katsina State to offer condolences to the Yar'adua family following the recent passing of their matriarch, Hajiya Binta (commonly known as Dada), on Monday. In a statement issued by the governor's spokesman, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, Yusuf described…
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Afrobeats sensation Ayra Starr has condemned the killing of Idowu Christianah, a 300-level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB). Christianah was kidnapped between Ikorodu and Yaba in Lagos and was later reported to have been killed by her abductor. READ ALSO: Abductors kill kidnapped FUNAAB student in Lagos Christiana, who was completing…
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Popular Nollywood actress, Nancy Isime, has opened up about why she does not dream about marriage like many other women. In an interview on 'Creativity Live with Lynda,' Isime explained that her focus has always been on her career and building her brand in the entertainment industry, rather than viewing marriage as a means of…
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Nigerian singer Skales has clarified his relationship with fellow artiste Wizkid, saying they were never close friends. Skales, on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, started a conversation on X on how people have changed towards him after gaining fame. "You know how many people I have given a platform and when they made it, they switched…
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The Katsina government says it has concluded arrangements to transport the second batch of 68 students to China, to study in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Bio-economy. The Deputy Governor of the state, Faruq Lawal-Jobe, stated this on Thursday in Katsina during the 2025 Public Engagement, Citizens Budget Participation Process and launching of Community Development Program…
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has advised states in the central and southern parts of the country to be prepared for potential floods that would soon affect communities in the downstream. The states, according to NEMA, include Benue, Kogi, Anambra, Delta, Imo, Rivers, and Bayelsa. NEMA’s Director-General, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, disclosed this in a…
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Thursday, destroyed fake, adulterated and unregistered food, drug and cosmetic products worth about N2.7 billion seized in the South-East. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the products were burnt at the Enugu State refuse dumpsite in Ugwuonyeama in Enugu. In a…
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President Bola Tinubu has called on global leaders to embrace multilateralism and reject protectionism as essential steps toward achieving lasting peace, security, and stability. President Tinubu addressed a high-level meeting on peace and security at the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), on Thursday in Beijing, China, in his capacity as Chairman of ECOWAS Authority…
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A member representing Tudun Wada/Doguwa Federal Constituency, Kano State in the House of Representatives, Alhassan Doguwa has appealed to President Bola Ahmad Tinubu to revert the price of fuel to the old price to reduce the suffering of poor masses. Doguwa, who Chairs the House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), described the new price regime…
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The National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Edozie Njoku, on Thursday, issued a stern warning to Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State, stating that his patience is running out. This is amid ongoing tensions within APGA and the need for resolution amid the prolonged legal battles. Njoku, stated this in Abuja, at the…