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By Esther Onyegbula LAGOS — THE ongoing face-off between social media personality, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, VDM and the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, AIG Moshood Jimoh, has evolved beyond a social media dispute into a significant test of the Nigeria Police Force’s accountability mechanisms and the integrity of the country’s criminal justice system. Although public attention has largely centred on the exchanges between the activist and the senior police officer, the underlying issues extend far beyond the two personalities. Also Read: Why I ignored police invitation to Lagos — VeryDarkMan At the…

Facebook owner Meta says an issue during an evaluation by an independent testing company allowed one of its artificial intelligence (AI) models to connect to the internet and hack another organisation’s system.The announcement follows recent incidents across the AI industry, including breaches by OpenAI and Anthropic models, that have raised cyber-security concerns.A Meta spokesperson told the BBC that it was investigating the hack that was caused by a “misconfiguration”, which it described as similar to previously reported incidents at other firms.The incidents have prompted researchers and governments to call for tougher safeguards and more rigorous testing.Meta said the security trials…

ASUS, in partnership with Konga, has officially unveiled its first flagship experience store in West Africa, located in Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos. The state-of-the-art facility represents a major investment in customer experience, product accessibility, and digital innovation. The launch also reinforces Konga’s growing reputation as a preferred gateway for leading global technology brands into the Nigerian market. The landmark event attracted the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Dr. Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, (SAN), who officially launched the store. The ASUS team was led by EMEA General Manager, Aaron Tsai, alongside Business Development Manager, Sunnie Chen and others. The minister described…

Advanced Data Protection is an opt-in feature that allows users to turn on a higher level of protection for data stored in iCloud, such as back-ups, Drive storage, photos and voice memos.It is secured using end-to-end encryption – meaning not even Apple would be able to see its contents.The government’s requests for Apple to permit it access to data held under this system were issued under the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA).It includes powers allowing the government to issue secret notices – called technical capability notices – which can secretly force companies to provide UK security services with ways to access…

The chief constable of Thames Valley police has said he will consider joining legal action against the government if it fails to block the early release of two of PC Andrew Harper’s killers.The Police Federation is contemplating going to court in its attempts to keep Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers in prison.In August 2019, Harper, 28, died when he was dragged down a country road in Berkshire by a car as Cole, Bowers and their accomplice Henry Long fled the scene of a quad bike theft.All three were convicted of manslaughter in 2020. Cole and Bowers were sentenced to 13…

A new crater may have been made on the Moon after a SpaceX rocket was believed to have crashed into the surface. The empty upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket was due to strike the Moon about 5,400mph (8,700km/h) on Wednesday 5 August. However it could be days or even weeks we see any pictures – the BBC’s science correspondent Pallab Ghosh explains why.More on this story.

Trent Rockets extended their lead at the top of The Hundred table with a near-perfect performance that secured their fifth win in six games, leaving Birmingham Phoenix rooted to the bottom.Sam Billings’ unbeaten 31 sealed a scrappy chase after Phoenix stuttered to 111-6 despite Joe Clarke’s 50, while Jos Buttler made history for the Manchester Super Giants as he became the leading Twenty20 run-scorer of all time. After the Rockets elected to field, Will Smeed broke an unwanted record by being the first batter in The Hundred history to be unbeaten without scoring at the end of the powerplay. 25…

A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit from a group of consumers looking to challenge the $111 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín wrote that the plaintiffs — three current Paramount+ subscribers and two prospective subscribers — presented a lack of standing in their suit. She also ruled that the plaintiffs failed to establish “cognizable” economic fallout that would invoke antitrust regulation. However, she has allowed plaintiffs to revise their complaint and refile. “The Complaint contains a boilerplate assertion of competitive harms, such as ‘lower quality and variety’ and ‘decreased consumer choice,’ but it fails…

Chiemelie Ezeobi  The ongoing offensive by troops of Operation HADIN KAI has continued to weaken the ranks of insurgents in the North-east, with 17 family members of Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) voluntarily surrendering to the military in separate incidents in Borno State. The surrender, which occurred on August 4, underscores the impact of intensified military operations targeting terrorist strongholds across the theatre. Sixteen of the surrendered persons—10 women and six children—approached troops of the 222 Battalion during a patrol along the Gezuwa axis in Konduga Local Government Area. Military authorities said the group cited the sustained bombardment and…

A pregnant woman and a man have been found dead at a home in the outback Queensland town of Charleville, in an apparent murder-suicide after a protracted overnight standoff with police.Police confirmed on Thursday that a toddler, who was found unharmed, had been at the home during the eight-hour siege that began on Wednesday evening.Several streets in the remote town, 600km west of Toowoomba, were locked down by police after officers arrived at the property on King Street following reports of “a serious assault”.An emergency declaration, under the state’s Public Safety Preservation Act, was in place for about eight hours.Sign…