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Kelsey Grammer was the latest celebrity visitor to the Oval Office, as the actor met with Donald Trump or about an hour on Thursday. The actor is in D.C. for a screening on Thursday evening of Young Washington, about the pre-Revolutionary War experiences of George Washington. Grammer and Trump talked politics and their families, along with the movie, according to a source familiar with the visit. As is the case with other high profile visitors, Grammer left with a big bag of swag, including hats and a Bible, the source said. The president keeps a gift-shop like stock of memorabilia…

Zedvance Finance Limited, a leading non-bank financial institution has announced the appointment of four distinguished professionals to its Board of Directors as part of its commitment to strengthening corporate governance, driving sustainable growth, and value creation for its customers, partners, and stakeholders. The newly appointed directors are Mrs Olaide Olusoji-Oke, appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director; Mr Joseph Adegunwa, appointed as a Non-Executive Director; and Mr Adegoke Orimolade, appointed as an Executive Director subject to regulatory approval by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Mrs Olaide Olusoji-Oke — Independent Non-Executive Director Olaide Olusoji-Oke is a seasoned finance strategist with over 20…

The Federal Government has formally handed over the management and operation of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, to Aero Alliance Limited under a public-private partnership arrangement, ending years of unsuccessful attempts to concession the facility. The transfer was sealed on Thursday at a signing ceremony attended by government officials, aviation regulators, representatives of the concessionaire and Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah. Speaking at the event, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, described the development as a landmark achievement in the government’s efforts to modernise Nigeria’s airport infrastructure and attract private investment into the aviation sector. According…

Rescue workers and desperate residents dug for survivors in the rubble of large apartment buildings and flattened homes on Thursday after back-to-back major earthquakes struck Venezuela, a country already reeling from decades of economic and political upheaval.The Venezuelan government said that at least 188 people had been killed and more than 1,500 injured in the two quakes. The first, with a magnitude of 7.2, struck west of the capital, Caracas, on Wednesday just after 6 p.m. local time. It was followed by another, much stronger one measuring 7.5 just 39 seconds later.The rare one-two punch, known as a doublet, was…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has partnered with Meta to promote responsible digital citizenship and protect young Nigerians online. The Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, disclosed the partnership at the Youth Safety Summit organised by Meta on Thursday. At the summit, held in Abuja, Meta, in partnership with NITDA and the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, also launched the Youth Online Safety Campaign and My Digital World 2.0. The stakeholders at the summit, including government officials, civil society organisations, educators, and industry leaders, deliberated on strategies to create a safer digital environment for young people. Represented by Ahmed…

AI agents are becoming more sophisticated. They are evolving from answering questions to autonomously executing multi-step complex tasks. But before these agents can be trusted to book trips or conduct financial analysis on behalf of users, model providers and the startups building such agents want to ensure that they perform reliably across a vast range of scenarios. AI labs often use benchmarks to show off their model’s prowess, but a high score, even on an agent-oriented benchmark, doesn’t actually prove that an AI can accomplish various complex, real-world jobs correctly. Patronus AI, a startup founded in 2023 by former Meta…

*Party chair warns nobody will take their victory and run away *PDP declares minister on loan to APC without transfer clause Chuks Okocha in Abuja The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has dared the Tanimu Turaki faction of the party that June 26 would determine the authentic PDP faction, saying “lets know who the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would give the access code to upload the nomination forms.” By the INEC guidelines, all registered and approved political parties would be issued access code from June 26. The Turaki-led Interim National Working Committee, said INEC Wednesday validated…

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is escalating rapidly, with 89 deaths recorded in the past week alone, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Jean Kaseya, the Director-General of the Africa CDC, warned that the latest figures have heightened concerns over growing community transmission and the limited capacity of treatment centres, many of which are operating at 95 per cent bed occupancy. Speaking during an online media briefing, Mr Kaseya noted that health authorities must simultaneously expand treatment capacity and strengthen early case detection to curb virus transmission. “Authorities must…

A rare and aggressive form of liver cancer has long resisted immunotherapy, a treatment that helps the body’s own immune system attack cancer cells. Now, researchers have identified a potential way to overcome that resistance using an FDA-approved drug that is already available for another medical condition. The findings suggest a possible new treatment strategy for fibrolamellar carcinoma, a rare liver cancer that primarily affects children and young adults. Fibrolamellar carcinoma makes up about 2% of all liver cancer cases. There is currently no cure, and the disease is often discovered only after it has spread to other parts of…

Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold has been charged with leading a plot to kidnap and pistol-whip three people he believed had stolen from him.Arnold, 23, who has also been charged with armed robbery, could face up to life in prison if found guilty.Three men in their late teens were held at gunpoint, struck and robbed at an apartment in Tampa, Florida on February 4 of this year, said police, who claim Arnold was the “primary conspirator”.That incident occurred three days after possessions worth over $250,000 (approx £189,400) were reportedly stolen from Arnold and others at a rental property in Largo,…