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Musk Unveils Tesla Flying Car

NewsDeskNgOct 16, 2026October 16, 20260

Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has unveiled a new Roadster sports car that he claims can fly, combining high-speed road performance with technology designed to lift the vehicle into the air. The vehicle was demonstrated on Thursday at a SpaceX test facility in Texas, where it performed a series...

Anthropic To Ban Users For Repeated Abusive Behaviour Towards AI

NewsDeskNgOct 16, 2026October 16, 20260

Anthropic will allow Claude to end interactions with users who repeatedly engage in extreme abusive behaviour, sparking debate over AI treatment. Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has announced plans to prohibit users from engaging in sustained and unnecessary abusive behaviour towards its AI chatbots, sparking debate over how people should interact...

Infantino Apologises As Calls Grow For Him To Quit As FIFA President

NewsDeskNgOct 16, 2026October 16, 20260

FIFA President Gianni Infantino faces mounting calls to resign as German and English football chiefs reject his apology over his controversial World Cup sell-off plan. FIFA President Gianni Infantino has apologised over his controversial World Cup sell-off plan, as German and English football chiefs reject his apology and calls grow...

Aircraft Loses Door Mid-Air, Makes Emergency Landing In Abuja

NewsDeskNgOct 16, 2026October 16, 20260

A Triton Aviation aircraft loses a door shortly after take-off in Abuja, forcing an emergency landing as investigators probe the incident. An air crash was averted on Thursday after a CL60 aircraft operated by Triton Aviation lost a door shortly after taking off from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA),...

Kwankwasiyya Supporters Protest in Kano, Petition INEC over Exclusion of NDC Governorship Candidate

NewsDeskNgOct 16, 2026October 16, 20260

Hundreds of Kwankwasiyya supporters protested at INEC’s Kano office, demanding reinstatement of the NDC governorship candidate and investigation into alleged irregularities. Hundreds of supporters of the Kwankwasiyya Movement on Friday stormed the Kano State office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to protest the exclusion of the National Democratic...

FRCN, Chinese Embassy Hail ‘Ni Hao! China’ for Promoting Cultural Exchange

NewsDeskNgOct 16, 2026October 16, 20260

The Director-General of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Dr Mohammed Bulama; Cultural Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria and Director of the China Cultural Centre in Nigeria, Mr Yang Jianxing; and Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, Comrade Grace Ike, have described the...

Kaduna Polytechnic Becomes University as Tinubu Signs Bill, Rep. Amos Applauds Abbas

NewsDeskNgOct 16, 2026October 16, 20260

The Member representing Jema’a/Sanga Federal Constituency and Chairman, House Services Committee, Hon. Daniel Amos, has congratulated the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D, GCON, on achieving legislative excellence through the sponsorship and successful passage of the Bill establishing the Federal University of Technology and Vocational...

Unprecedented Political Consensus Behind Tinubu’s Re-election Bid – Soludo

NewsDeskNgOct 16, 2026October 16, 20260

Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has described the broad political support expressed for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council as an unusual development in Nigeria’s democratic history. Speaking at the inauguration in Abuja on Wednesday, October 14, Soludo...

Wike To Opposition: Don’t Deny Tinubu’s Good Work Because Of Politics

NewsDeskNgOct 16, 2026October 16, 20260

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has challenged opposition political figures to acknowledge what he considers the achievements of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, arguing that political differences should not prevent an objective assessment of government policies and performance. Wike made the remarks during the...

ARISE News Wins Seven Honours At Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards

NewsDeskNgOct 15, 2026October 15, 20260

ARISE News secured seven honours at the Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards, including Best TV Channel and Best TV talk show. ARISE News has emerged as one of the major winners at the recent Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards (NBMA), securing seven honours across television broadcasting, news reporting, presentation and production during...