Day: December 20, 2024

By Tony Adibe The Enugu State Government has unveiled an imposing Ijele masquerade metal sculpture at Onuasata Round About, Obiagu, within the Enugu metropolis. NewsBits reports that the development is in a move to boost culture and tourism as well as dignify and uphold the Igbo tradition and culture. Performing the unveiling at a ceremony, the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, extolled the Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, for his massive infrastructural facelifts of Enugu, which he said was restoring the glory and place of the Coal…

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The Federal Government has unveiled a free Artificial Intelligence (AI) Academy with the aim of positioning Nigeria as a leader in the global digital economy. The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, who inaugurated the AI Academy on Thursday in Abuja, said the programme was set up in partnership with the Commonwealth Secretariat and Intel Corporation. While emphasising that the online programme was free, the minister called on all Nigerians particularly students, youths and civil servants to avail themselves of the opportunity to be part of a…

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Two policemen were shot dead Thursday when unknown gunmen attacked a patrol van at Okigwe in Imo State. The police team on routine patrol were reportedly ambushed and attacked at about 6:30 am on 19/12/2024. The incident happened at Umuluole Junction along the Okigwe/Umuahia expressway. The gunmen numbering over 25 were said to be about 25 in number and were said to have opened fire on the police team with GPMG and Assault Rifles. Two policemen Inspector Simon Ogbonna and Isonh Osudi lost their lives in the ensuing gun duel…

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