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Dutse residents embrace catfish farming for livelihoods

Catfish farming is gaining popularity in Dutse, Jigawa, as more residents embrace aquaculture as a source of income, food security and employment. A survey by the news reporters on Friday showed that growing demand for fresh catfish and increased awareness of its profitability were encouraging more residents to establish fish ponds. Mr Abdulkahar Lawal, a ...

Entertainment

‘SpiderMan: Brand New Day’ opens in cinemas worldwide

Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures have released ‘SpiderMan: Brand New Day’, the fourth movie in the franchise in cinemas worldwide. The film which opened exclusively in theatres on Friday, is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and continues Peter Parker’s story after the events of previous film, ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’. In the latest instalment, Peter ...

Lagos CP warns against officers driving commercial vehicles in uniform

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Fatai Tijani, says the command will intensify enforcement against officers operating commercial vehicles and motorcycles in uniform, describing the practice as unprofessional. Tijani stated this on Friday at the command headquarters in Ikeja when the news reporters , Lagos, paid a courtesy visit to the command. The ...

2027: CSO unveils AI tracker against online gender violence

A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Centre for Redefining Alternative Civic Engagement (RACE) for Africa, has unveiled an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled tracker to monitor online gender-based violence ahead of the 2027 general elections. Mrs Evelyn Ugbe, Executive Director of RACE, said at the launch on Friday in Abuja that the platform would be used to track ...