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NAF to continue salaries until crash victims’ benefits are paid

By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has assured families of personnel killed in the October 5, 2026, crash involving its ATR 42-500 aircraft, NAF 931, at Igbokoda, Ondo State, that their salaries will continue to be paid until their death benefits are fully paid to their next of kin. Representing the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, the Chief of Civil-Military Relations, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, conveyed the service chief’s condolences and reaffirmed the NAF’s commitment to supporting the families.

Manufacturers told to focus on value addition, design-led innovation, tech ownership

Speakers at the inaugural of a CII conference on advanced manufacturing said this underscoring the need for India to move beyond manufacturing scale

Bhatti urges govt. staff to adopt AI for better public service delivery

staff to adopt AI for better public service delivery.

Five held for series of bike thefts in Cyberabad, four stolen motorcycles recovered

Equip yourselves with skills necessary for the changing world, expert urges students at AI seminar

Social media is full of weird video game mashups. Where are they all coming from?

After a week of researching this (thanks especially to Replay Mode on YouTube for this informative video, which set me down this track) I now understand that these mashup mods are not just AI-generated videos, but AI-assisted coding. Basically, as of a few weeks ago, Anthropic’s Claude has become extremely good at decompiling video game code.

Mysuru e-Khata drive receives 708 applications across nine zones

Eligible applicants to receive e-Khatas by 4 p.m. on October 31

Bharat Biotech arm Nucelion to collaborate with Pandorum Tech on two PRIP-backed projects

Focus of the two ophthalmology projects will be on developing investigational therapies for advanced keratopathy and wet age-related macular degeneration

Why KDF was blocked from Supreme Court appeal over Sh25m award

The case stems from disciplinary proceedings taken against a former military employee.

AC technician held with 13 kg ganja in Hyderabad

Castle Walls review – Prime’s first fully AI-generated show is here, and it’s a Vaseline-smeared mess

Billed as the first end-to-end AI-created series on a major streaming service, this Turkish show looks like the result of the prompt ‘make it cinematic’ Just as the world reels from Elon Musk’s AI-powered The Odyssey remake – though “remake” feels rather generous for a seven-minute splat of synthetic sludge – another bucket of AI gunk is dropped on to our faces. For Prime Video’s AI-generated TV series Castle Walls, produced by Turkish production studio Ay Yapım using a melange of generative video tools, has arrived, billed as the first end-to-end AI-created series to premiere on a major…

EAGLE Force apprehends two more GITAM students in drugs case

Cyberattack threat to Karnataka’s Maralu Mitra portal; CEN police register case

APPSC extends application deadline for five notifications to November 9

BIS seizes Ninja brand kitchen appliances worth ₹8 crore

DSIIDC's online liquor booking app permitted by previous Delhi government: Officials

The 'Delhi Liquor Booking' app was launched by the DSIIDC after required trials, enabling customers to book liquor and pick it up from the vends of the corporation

Asenso-Boakye commends new TESCON coordinator over digital membership platform

Former Roads and Highways Minister Francis Asenso-Boakye has commended the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) newly appointed National TESCON Coordinator, Ebenezer Kojo Amoah, for introducing a digital application to connect members and alumni of the organisation nationwide. The application was presented to the Bantama MP during a courtesy visit by the NPP National Youth Organiser, Abanga Fuseni, and the newly appointed national TESCON leadership.

Meet 5 Nigerians in the diaspora appointed to global positions in 2026

3. Ibironke Odumosu-Ayanu — Dean, University of Saskatchewan College of Law Nigerian-born legal scholar Ibironke Odumosu-Ayanu was appointed Dean of the University of Saskatchewan College of Law in Canada, effective October 1, 2026. Born and raised in Lagos, Odumosu-Ayanu obtained her law degree from the University of Lagos before moving to Canada for postgraduate studies.

Will it be AI or the climate crisis that ends humanity? We can make it neither

Will it be AI or the climate crisis that ends humanity? We have the power to stand against them A summer of extreme heat, entire villages obliterated in Nepal, a super El Niño breaking records, Exxon publicly saying we may reach 3C by 2050 – could it possibly be any worse?

Absa Bank spotlights Ezra Appiah’s solo exhibition at L’Atelier event

A new exhibition by Ghanaian artist Ezra Appiah will invite audiences to revisit the memories and stories held in family photographs, as Ghanaian photographer and environmental activist Reginald Boateng joins the 2026 Absa Bank L’Atelier Art Ambassador Award winners. Appiah, a 2024 Absa L’Atelier Art Ambassador Award winner, is presenting his first solo exhibition with Absa L’Atelier Art in Ghana following a two-month residency at the Kromdraai Creativity and Impact Hub in South Africa.

‘Elonville’: Mississippi residents say Musk’s xAI is buying up homes if they don’t sue over noise

Several homes have been purchased near datacenters and one resident said realtor outlined target to buy more than 400 People in a Mississippi neighborhood, many of whom dislike a nearby power plant central to Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence ambitions, have received a stark offer – to sell their houses to his company and make way. Real estate agents have been going door to door in Southaven, Mississippi, on behalf of xAI, Musk’s AI company that was folded into the SpaceX entity in February, touting a deal to purchase houses as long as the owners agree to not join a lawsuit against the compa

US Visa Bond: Full list of countries, including Nigeria, required to pay up to $20,000

The United States has listed 50 countries whose citizens must pay a visa bond of up to $20,000 when applying for certain visitor visas, including Nigeria, according to the US Department of State. Full list of countries subject to US visa bonds The 50 countries listed by the US Department of State, alongside their implementation dates, are: Algeria — January 21, 2026 Angola — January 21, 2026 Antigua and Barbuda — January 21, 2026 Bangladesh — January 21, 2026 Benin — January 21, 2026 Bhutan — January 1, 2026 Botswana — January 1, 2026 Burundi — January 21, 2026

Supreme Court allows petitioner seeking pre-loaded drop-down caste menu in Census to approach Registrar General

Article 342A specifically identifies SEBCs; over ₹11,000 crore has been budgeted for Census 2027, but a drop-down menu is lacking, counsel for the petitioner, the OBC Federation of India, says

Keralam govt approves J.C. Daniel film city project at Kinfra’s Petrochemicals Park in Ambalamugal

Around 30 acres will be utilised for the project, which is estimated to cost about ₹100 crore. Tender proceedings for finalising design framework, to be implemented in a public-private partnership mode, will be initiated soon