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Billionaire entrepreneur, Elon Musk showed off several of Tesla’s humanoid robots at a glitzy event at Warner Bros. movie studio in Los Angeles, saying they could act as personal assistants and perform chores for humans. After showing off Tesla’s latest Robocab and vans, Musk’s presentation ended with Optimus robots dancing on a lit-up stage. Videos and images posted on social …

A Nigerian man, Iwuala Nnamdi Paulcy, has narrated how a friend died of kidney failure due to a lack of money for his treatment.   According to him, the deceased’s family owns three properties in choice areas of Owerri but they “found it difficult” to sell one of them in order to raise money for his treatment.   “I watched …

An aide to the Delta state governor, Ossai Ovie Success, has reacted to the seemingly less celebration incarcerated socialite, Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi, received as he turns 42 today October 11.  In a post shared on his Facebook page, Ossai mentioned that, unlike previous years when celebrities and designer brands took to social media to celebrate Hushpuppi, they chose to …

A couple from Florida, USA are ecstatic after their child was born amidst the disastrous hurricane Milton .   Kenzie Lewellen and her boyfriend, Dewey Bennett, 24, were both on edge at 4 a.m.  on Wednesday this week when her labor began at her home in Port Charlotte, Florida, with Hurricane Milton hurtling toward the Gulf Coast. “My mind was …

A Nigerian man has revealed why he dumped a Caucasian woman he wanted to marry.  He said the woman agreed to join him in footing the bills but insisted he must also join in cooking.  According to him, the woman said he would foot 60 per cent of their bills and she would foot 40 per cent. She said if …

Tesla CEO, Elon Musk has unveiled the company’s latest vehicle, the cybercab aka robotaxi, a fully autonomous self-driving car with no steering wheel, accelerator, or brake pedal.   Musk showcased Tesla’s latest innovations at the “We, Robot” event held at Warner Bros. Studios in Southern California. The spotlight was on the Cybercab, a self-driving taxi that he says will revolutionize …

The Borno State Government has confirmed that only six repentant Boko Haram insurgents escaped and not 13 as being insinuated.   The repentant insurgents had surrendered under the state government’s deradicalisation, rehabilitation and reconciliation programme.    The Commissioner for Information and Internal Security,  Prof. Usman Tar, confirmed the development in a statement on Thursday, October 11, in Maiduguri.   “Only …

A TikTok celebrity, Odesanmi Opeyemi, better known as Oloba Salo, was shot by an unknown gunman in the Lekki area of Lagos state on Thursday, October 10. Salo was said to have been attacked while driving his white SUV around Tantalizer Junction, Lekki.   A viral video shows the aftermath of the attack, with a voice claiming “This is Salo’s …

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a fleeing suspect in connection with the gruesome m8rder of a popular Akure-based caterer, Mrs Debbie Adeniyi Iyabode.     LIB reported that the 54-year-old businesswoman was k!lled in her house on Oda Road, Akure on July 25, 2024, five days after celebrating her birthday.     The spokesperson of the command, Funmi …

The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho has directed that the case file in Nnamdi Kanu’s treason trial should be returned to Justice Binta Nyako to continue hearing the case.  Recall that Justice Nyako recused herself from the case on September 24 after Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), demanded that she …