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By Enitan Abdultawab Veteran Nigerian singer 9ice delivered an energetic performance as the City Boy Movement officially inaugurated its Lagos State chapter on Tuesday, entertaining guests at an event that also focused on mobilising support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections. The inauguration, held at Marcellina’s Place, Ikeja, attracted political leaders, traditional rulers, local government chairmen, youth groups, and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC). While political speeches dominated the event, guests were treated to a lively musical performance by 9ice, whose appearance added entertainment to the ceremony. As the event drew to a close,…

Donald Trump is pushing the longtime vaccine opponent and current health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr to be more aggressive on cutting vaccines in the US, according to reporting from the Wall Street Journal.Trump has a long record of anti-vaccine statements, but the White House recently put a hold on vaccine changes after polling indicated they were a losing issue in the midterm elections.Kennedy, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, recently slashed the routine childhood immunization schedule in an unprecedented move.Trump reportedly asked Kennedy at his northern Virginia golf course in May if the health…

A Utah woman set fire to the church where she was scheduled to get married a day before the wedding, allege authorities investigating what may have been an extreme case of cold feet.Lenita Moreno, 25, was arrested on a count of aggravated arson in connection with the 10 July blaze, which investigators say caused $108,000 in damage and was started using a tampon and other flammable items.According to court documents reported on by Utah news outlet KUTV, the fire started in the Relief Society room of a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building when Moreno, her unidentified groom…

Ford at the New York International Auto Show in New York City on April 2, 2026.Danielle DeVries | CNBCDETROIT — Ford Motor raised its 2026 earnings forecast Tuesday after beating Wall Street’s second-quarter earnings expectations despite reporting a decline in revenue that slightly missed estimates.Ford shares rose nearly 7% in after-hours trading Tuesday.Here’s how the company performed in the second quarter, compared with average estimates compiled by LSEG:Earnings per share: 42 cents adjusted vs. 35 cents expectedAutomotive revenue: $44.89 billion vs. $45.86 billion expectedThe Detroit automaker cited operational improvements, resilient vehicle pricing and a high sales mix of profitable products…

Available for over a yearAI agents carry out tasks autonomously on behalf of users. But what are they capable of, and what do we need to know about them? With AI agents in the news, we speak to an expert. Also this week: can AI make the process of recruiting employees better? And we find out about the campaign to teach AI how to represent people with limb loss. Presenter: Chris Vallance Producer: Tom Quinn (Image: In the foreground, a hand holds a smartphone. The screen displays an AI Agent, with various task options available. The background is blurry and…

Several X users then prompted Grok to create “sexualised, intimate, grossly offensive, degrading, threatening, humiliating and/or discriminatory non-consensual images” of Asato, which were shared online, the documents said.After attempts to report some posts, X refused to remove them, stating in March they did not violate its terms of service, privacy policy or rules, it was said.Demetriou said while two videos were later removed, six of 21 posts reported in February were still live in late July.xAI has since said users would no longer be able to use the tool to generate sexualised images of real people. It has since become…

The federal government has unveiled plans to build Nigeria’s digital health ecosystem on the principles of security, interoperability and data sovereignty, describing the move as critical to integrating artificial intelligence (AI), big data and other digital technologies into healthcare delivery. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, disclosed this on Tuesday at the Insights Learning Forum (ILF) 2026, eHealth Africa’s flagship digital health conference held in Abuja. Mr Pate was represented by the pioneer National Coordinator of the National Health Technology and Data Analytics Office (NHTDAO), Obi Adigwe. He stated that although digital health interventions are already…

No fatalities or injuries were immediately reported after an EF-2 tornado hit Wisconsin. Officials declared a state of disaster as crews cleared debris and assessed damage. Residents were urged to shelter in place due to downed power lines and other hazards. Emergency crews continue to search the area, according to officials.

Northern Ireland’s Kate O’Connor is three events away from a first Commonwealth Games gold medal as she leads the heptathlon after the opening four events in Glasgow.In the absence of Katarina Johnson-Thompson, England’s Jade O’Dowda is in second place, 55 points down on O’Connor, as rain hammered Scotstoun Stadium for the evening session. Australia’s Mia Scerri is a distant third but England’s Niamh Emerson is in medal contention in fourth place. The heptathlon concludes on Wednesday with the long jump, javelin and 800m.O’Connor finished second in Birmingham in 2022 behind Johnson-Thompson, who pulled out of the Commonwealths on the eve…

The Celebrity Hunted series is in aid of Stand Up To Cancer and Dowden was determined to show the reality of life after diagnosis.She had to balance life on the run with her regular treatment, allowing the cameras to follow her as she received chemotherapy injections.”It was important to show the reality of cancer,” she said.”Unfortunately, a cancer diagnosis is like a life sentence.”Dowden said she hoped to start conversations in people’s homes about the realities of facing up to cancer.It also had an impact on her partner with Gu saying that it was “hard” to see Dowden have her…