On Monday, Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek took over rival OpenAI’s coveted spot as the most-downloaded free app in the U.S. on Apple’s App Store, dethroning ChatGPT for DeepSeek’s AI Assistant. Global tech stocks sold off and were on pace to wipe out billions in market cap. Later on Monday, DeepSeek said it would temporarily…
As part of its mobilization against the planned 50 percent telecom tariff hike, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has resolved to hold a nationwide anti-telecom tariff hike protest Tuesday, February 4. It was gathered that the nationwide protest was agreed on at the ongoing National Administrative Council, NAC of NLC It is aimed at sounding…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it will not conduct admissions for the law programme at certain universities where the Council of Legal Education (CLE) has suspended the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme for the 2025/2026 academic session. This was disclosed in a statement by JAMB’s Public Communications Advisor, Fabian Benjamin,…
Senator Chris Anyanwu has demanded the retraction of allegations made against her by the former governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim. During his recent media interview, Ohakim, 67, accused Anyanwu of telling lies in her book “Bold Leap”. He also claimed Anyanwu apologised to the late former Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, “and owned…
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has published its latest deportation statistics, revealing that Mauritania and Nigeria top the list of African countries with the highest number of deportees. According to the data, Mauritania leads with 3,822 individuals set for deportation, closely followed by Nigeria with 3,690. The list of the top 12 African…
The Federal Government says it will pay Nigerians to acquire skills from technical and vocational schools. According to the Minister of Education Tunji Alausa, the move is part of the government’s resolve to diversify the economy and address the lack of vocational skills in Nigeria. “You go to the UK, or the US today, a…
Premier League side Aston Villa have rejected an approach from Arsenal for England striker Ollie Watkins. The Gunners made their enquiry for the 29-year-old on Monday. Reports of a £60m Arsenal bid first surfaced just hours before Aston Villa’s Champions League game against Celtic on Wednesday night at Villa Park a game Unai Emery team…
A spectator has been killed after he was accidentally struck by a hammer thrown by an athlete at a high school indoor athletics event in the United States. The incident occurred on Sunday during the competition at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus. A spokesperson for the university said a spectator “was killed when…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Information reaching EKWEANAEDO at the moment has it that a newly-constructed building has collapsed in Anambra State. The unfortunate incident occurred on Wednesday, January 29, off the Regina Caeli Junction, along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway. Although, the number of victims has not been confirmed, it was gathered that some persons were injured,…
Beaten Semi finalist at the just concluded Australian Open Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from Serbia’s Davis Cup tie against Denmark because of a hamstring injury. The 24-time Grand Slam champion was booed off court by some Australian Open fans last week when he retired with the issue after losing the first set of his semi-final against Alexander…
