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Uber said it is suspending self-driving car tests in all North American cities after a fatal accident. A 49-year-old woman was hit by a car and killed as she crossed the street in Tempe, Arizona. While self-driving cars have been involved in multiple accidents, it is thought to be the first time an autonomous car has been involved in a fatal collision. Uber chief Dara Khosrowshahi said the death was “incredibly sad news”. “We’re thinking of the victim’s family as we work with local law enforcement to understand what happened,” he said in a tweet. Some incredibly sad news out…

Toyin Saraki, wife of Nigeria’s senate presidentvhas been named as special adviser to the Independent Advisory Group (IAG) of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO). The Media Office of Toyin Saraki, in a statement in Abuja on Monday, said the appointment was made earlier this month by WHO’s Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti. “This move is intended to bring Mrs Saraki’s considerable frontline experience to bear on WHO’s strategy and policy.” Toyin Ojora-Saraki had since accepted the appointment based on the Advisory Group’s focus on women and children’s health and in view of her…

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Monday declared that the forthcoming July 14, 2018 Ekiti governorship election is a litmus test for the party, ahead of the general election in 2019. He said the party must therefore work very hard to win the state. Oyegun made the remark in Ado-Ekiti during the kick-off of fresh membership registration drive of the APC in Ekiti. According to him, the party will deploy every available resources to win the election and promised all the 33 APC governorship aspirants that the party would conduct a free, fair…

Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi west has claimed that the move by the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris to withdraw policemen from VIPs is designed to have him killed. Melaye was reacting to a statement by the police boss that stated that policemen attached to public office holders and politicians will be withdrawn. On his official Twitter account, he suggested that he was the target of the decision. Withdrawal of police from VIP I am the target. IG want to expose me so I can be killed. Having survived Assassination attempt twice I deserve police protection in a country where…

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Monday injected 210 million dollars into the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market, in its bid to sustain liquidity in the foreign exchange market. The acting director, Corporate Communications Department, CBN, Mr Isaac Okoroafor in a statement said that the move would ensure the continuous availability of foreign exchange to customers. Giving a breakdown, Okoroafor said that the bank offered 100 million dollars to authorised dealers in the wholesale segment of the market, while the Small and Medium Enterprises segment received 55 million dollars. He said also that customers requiring foreign exchange for invisibles such…

Women in Saudi Arabia do not need to wear traditional black abayas or headscarves, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said as he tries to burnish his reformist credentials. He disclosed this ahead of his first trip to Washington as Saudi heir to the throne. The 32-year-old prince, who will meet Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, said that Saudis had “come a very long way and have a short way to go” to roll back laws which have restricted Saudi women for decades. “Saudi women still have not received their full rights. There are rights stipulated in…

Senator Dino Melaye who is challenging moves to recall him by his constituency is in fresh trouble, the police said they have filed a case in a Lokoja court accusing him and three other persons of illegal possession of firearms. Police spokesman Jimoh Moshood, announced the move today in a statement. The police took the action, following the confession of two ‘dreaded’ thugs who claimed they were working for Melaye, who represents Kogi West in the Senate. The men were arrested on 19 January at Ogojueje in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, after a shootout with the police…

Madam Olieh/New York “Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad, and that’s why I call you dad, because you are so special to me. You taught me the game and you taught me how to play it right.” – Wade Boggs Today, I would be talking about the importance and role of a Daddy in a child’s life. Do you know that many children have missed it, failed in life, ended up in jail, gone into prostitution, robbery, ritual killing all because they never had a positive father figure in their life. When…

Thousands of Nigerian immigrants have been forced to cross into Canada illegally following President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration to the United States. Very few asylum seekers crossed the US border illegally over the years to Canada but that trend has since changed since Trump’s emergence. Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration and his move to strip Haitians, Salvadorans and others of their temporary legal status have had a broad effect on Canada’s refugee system, Reuters interviews with social service providers, government officials and a review of Canadian immigration data show. More than 20,000 people, including thousands of Haitians and…

Facebook shares have fallen sharply as the social network faces questions from US and British politicians about its privacy rules. Facebook is under fire after reports detailing how Cambridge Analytica, which is credited with helping Donald Trump win the US election, acquired and used Facebook’s customer information. BBC reports that Theresa May’s spokesman called the allegations “very concerning”. Facebook shares fell close to 8% in afternoon trading in New York at $171. The company is accused of failing to properly inform users that their profile information may have been obtained and kept by Cambridge Analytica. On Friday, Facebook suspended Cambridge…