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Google launches Gemini Omni AI video tool for creators

Google has unveiled Gemini Omni, a new artificial intelligence-powered video creation tool designed to generate and edit videos using text, images and voice prompts, as the company expands its Gemini AI ecosystem. Announcing the tool on its official blog, Google said Gemini Omni is built to support “native multimodal video generation,” allowing users to create […]

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Police bust Nigerian AI romance scam ring in Thailand

Thai police have arrested six Nigerian nationals accused of operating an AI-powered romance scam syndicate from a luxury condominium in Nonthaburi. AFP reported that the arrests followed an investigation that began with a cocaine trafficking case. The suspects were arrested during coordinated raids on May 22 at three condominium units along the Chao Phraya River […]

OpenAI unveils advanced AI agents to tackle complex ChatGPT tasks
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OpenAI AI model cracks 80-year-old mathematical challenge

OpenAI has reported a significant advance in artificial intelligence reasoning after one of its models successfully addressed an 80-year-old mathematical challenge. The creator of ChatGPT said the breakthrough relates to the planar unit distance problem, a question first posed in 1946 by Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős. The problem is easy to state: given a collection […]

Finance

Nigerian stock market ends seven-week winning streak

The Nigerian equities market closed the trading week ended May 22, 2026, on a weaker note, shedding 618.55 points to settle at 249,712.37 amid renewed profit-taking pressure. This marks a 0.25 per cent weekly decline from 250,330.92, ending the market’s seven-week winning streak as the benchmark index slipped below the key 250,000-point level. Trading activity […]

Nigerian retailers, wholesalers may not escape poverty – World Bank economists
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Nigeria remains top IDA borrower despite W’Bank loan exposure decline

Nigeria retained its position as the International Development Association’s third-largest borrower in the first quarter of 2026 despite recording a slight decline in its exposure to the World Bank’s concessional lending arm. Data from the IDA’s latest March 2026 financial statements showed that Nigeria’s exposure fell to $18.5 billion as of March 31, 2026, from […]

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David Beckham joins billionaires club years after retirement

Former England football captain David Beckham has officially joined the billionaire club. According to Forbes, Beckham’s growing business empire, endorsement deals and investments helped push his net worth past the billion dollar mark years after retiring from professional football. The magazine reported that Beckham earned around $100 million last year alone through partnerships, fashion campaigns, […]

US court jails Nigerian hacker for $2.5m identity theft
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US court jails Nigerian for seven counts of wire fraud

A Nigerian man, Adepoju Salako, has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment in the United States for his involvement in a wire fraud scheme linked to the 2022 Permanent Fund Dividend programme. According to the report on the official US website, Salako, a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was convicted for orchestrating a scheme to defraud […]

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Lagos revenue hit ₦2.6trn in 2025 — Commissioner

Lagos State recorded a total revenue of N2.6 trillion in 2025, marking a 16 per cent increase from the N2.3 trillion generated in 2024. The Commissioner for Finance, Abayomi Oluyomi, disclosed this figure on Friday during a press briefing held in Alausa, Ikeja, according to The PUNCH. The briefing formed part of activities commemorating the […]