Author: NewsUltra360
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GOOGLE CAUTIONS STUDENTS AGAINST USING A.I. AS SHORTCUT TO LEARNING
Google has cautioned students against relying on Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a shortcut to learning, urging them to use the technology to develop critical thinking, creativity and problem-solving skills. Google’s Vice President and General Manager, Education, Chris Phillips, on Tuesday September 8, gave the warning during a virtual roundtable on the company’s new AI-powered learning…
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POLICE WARN LAGOS RESIDENTS AGAINST JUNGLE JUSTICE
The Lagos State Police Command has warned residents against jungle justice, stressing that mob action resulting in serious injury or death is a criminal offence that could lead to charges of murder or manslaughter. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi, on Tuesday September 8, issued the warning following the killing of a man…
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DRC EBOLA OUTBREAK: DEATHS EXCEED 3,200, AS AID AGENCIES URGE STRONGER SUPPORT
The United Nations (UN) says more than 3,200 people have died from the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as humanitarian agencies call for increased international support to contain the disease. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric, on Tuesday September 8, said the DRC government, the World Health Organisation (WHO), Africa CDC and…
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EGUAVOEN TO LEAD SUPER FALCONS ON INTERIM BASIS FOR OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS
Former Super Eagles head coach Augustine Eguavoen has been appointed interim head coach of the Super Falcons ahead of Nigeria’s 2028 Olympic qualifying campaign. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Tuesday September 8, said the appointment is temporary as it continues the search for a substantive coach for the senior women’s national team. Eguavoen, popularly…
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SUPER EAGLES TO FACE RUSSIA IN OCTOBER FRIENDLY
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will face Russia in an international friendly at the 44,000-capacity Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on October 6, according to FIFA Match Agent Jairo Pachon of Eurodatasports. The fixture will be the second meeting between both countries in 16 months. Their previous encounter in Moscow on June 6, 2025 ended 1-1, with Russia taking…
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POLICE CONFIRM BLOCKADE OF PETER OBI’S CONVOY IN BENUE
The Benue State Police Command has confirmed that the convoy of Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, was on Tuesday, September 8 blocked by youths in Makurdi while he was on his way to Yelwata in Guma Local Government Area. The Commissioner of Police, CP Cletus Nwadiogbu, said the command had…
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ORANGE ECONOMY SUMMIT: INFORMATION MINISTER PLEDGES MEDIA SUPPORT
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has pledged the ministry’s support for the forthcoming National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) summit on Nigeria’s orange economy, also known as the creative economy. Idris made the commitment on Tuesday, September 8, in Abuja when members of NIPSS National Executive Course 48, led…
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MIKE BAMILOYE’S “AGBARA NLA: THE RETURN” SET FOR CINEMA RELEASE OCTOBER 1
Nigerian Christian filmmaker and cleric, Mike Bamiloye, has announced Oct. 1 as the cinema release date for Agbara Nla: The Return, a remake of his 1993 faith-based classic, Agbara Nla. Bamiloye, founder of Mount Zion Faith Ministries, made the announcement on Instagram alongside the film’s trailer. He described the new production as a modern remake…
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OYO POLICE RESCUE 17 CHILDREN, ARREST SUSPECTED TRAFFICKING NETWORK MEMBERS
The Oyo State Police Command on Monday, September 7, said it had uncovered an alleged interstate child trafficking network, rescuing 17 children and arresting several suspects linked to the abduction, movement and sale of children. Police Commissioner Abimbola Olugbenga said the investigation began after a petition and was expanded following the disappearance of three-year-old Ifakunle…
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NAVY OFFICER, DRIVER ARRESTED OVER 248 PARCELS OF SUSPECTED CANNABIS IN RIVERS
A Nigerian Navy lieutenant, identified as James Emmanuel, and a 51-year-old driver, Felix Dickson, have been arrested in Rivers State over the alleged trafficking of suspected cannabis. The suspects were reportedly intercepted by operatives of the Safer Highway Patrol along the East-West Road while travelling in a Toyota Tacoma Hilux fitted with a siren. Police…
