Fola Badmus, Author at Trendbrio.com

Musk Threatens Legal Action Against Apple Over Alleged App Store Bias

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Elon Musk has accused Apple (AAPL) of anticompetitive conduct, alleging that the App Store has refused to feature both his social media platform X and his AI chatbot Grok in its top app promotions. In a series of posts on X, Musk said Apple’s actions amount to “an unequivocal antitrust violation” and warned that his AI firm, xAI, would take “immediate legal action” to address the issue. “Why do you refuse to put either X or Grok in your ‘Must Have’ section when X is the #1 news app in the world and Grok is #5 among all apps?” Musk wrote, accusing Apple of “playing politics” with its rankings. He also questioned why rival ChatGPT, run by OpenAI, appeared in multiple curated lists. Apple partnered with OpenAI in 2024 to integrate its technology into Apple Intelligence, a feature embedded in Siri for content generation and device tasks. Apple says the App Store is “highly curated” with human and automated oversight. Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015 but left over strategic disputes, has an ongoing lawsuit against the company, seeking to block its transition to a for-profit model. That case is scheduled for trial in March 2026. Apple has not responded to requests for comment on Musk’s allegations.

Namadi Reaffirms Youth Empowerment Drive at International Youth Day Celebration

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Governor Malam Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has reiterated his administration’s commitment to youth empowerment, national unity, and sustainable development during events marking the 2025 International Youth Day in Dutse. Addressing corps members at the NYSC Orientation Camp in Fanisau, Namadi assured them of safety, support, and improved camp facilities. He noted the completion of renovations to the male hostel, camp clinic, and main hall, with ongoing work on the female hostel to ensure decent and secure accommodation. At a separate Government House reception, the governor aligned the state’s youth policies with the year’s theme, “Local Youth Actions for the SDGs and Beyond,” highlighting initiatives under “Youth Empowerment for Sustainable Development.” Namadi outlined several programs, including entrepreneurship training, ICT skill development in partnership with NITDA, GLUWA, and NDE, as well as targeted interventions such as mobile food cart distribution, micro-retail shop support, and handpump repair training. He also cited the recruitment of nearly 10,000 youths into roles such as local security guards, agricultural extension workers, and staff under the J-AGRO, J-HEALTH, J-TEACH, and J-CARE programs. Urging young people to shun political thuggery, cultism, drug abuse, and other vices, Namadi stressed that violence undermines peaceful coexistence and unity. If you want, I can also make a short breaking-news style version that focuses only on the key announcement and headline achievements. Ask ChatGPT

Breaking: FG Makes KWAM 1 Aviation Ambassador, Frees Ms. Emmanson

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Federal Government has expressed interest plans to engage Fuji music star, Wasiu Ayinde Marshall as an ambassador for the aviation industry. This is contained a statement issued by the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace, Mr. Festus Keyamo on Wednesday. According to the statement, “In the case of KWAM 1, the NCAA is to reduce his flight ban to a one-month period. “FAAN will also work with the music star with a view to engaging him as an ambassador for proper airport security protocol going forward. “Having publicly demonstrated penitence, the NCAA is also to withdraw its criminal complaints against KWAM 1 earlier lodged with the Police.” The NCAA will also restore the licenses of Captain Oluranti Ogoyi, and the co-pilot, First Officer Ivan Oloba of VALUEJET after the same period of one-month ban after undergoing some mandatory professional re-appraisal. The details will be announced by the NCAA. In the case of the unruly passenger, Ms. Comfort Emmanson, on the Ibom Airline on Sunday, the 10th of August, 2025, stated; “I have conferred with Ibom Airline to withdraw the Complaint against her today. When the Police took her Statement in presence of her lawyer, she exhibited great remorse for her conduct. “Subsequent to the withdrawal of the complaint by the Complainant, the CP of Airport Command and the Police Prosecutor will immediately take the remaining steps to facilitate her release from Kirikiri Prisons within this week. “I have also conferred with the leadership of the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) and have appealed to them to lift the life-time flying ban imposed on her, to which they agreed. The details of the resolution will be made public by the AON subsequently.”

Lagos Warns Institutions Against Breaching Waste Management Rules

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Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has warned that the government will take firm action against any institution or organisation found violating waste management regulations. Eyes Of Lagos reports. This latest warning follows action against Dowen College, which has previously faced controversy. In 2021, the school was temporarily shut down by the Lagos State Government during investigations into the death of student Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, a case that drew nationwide outrage. Wahab reiterated the state’s commitment to enforcing environmental sanitation laws to safeguard public health and the environment. He urged all institutions to adopt proper waste management practices or risk sanctions, including possible closure.

FG Drops Complaints in KWAM 1 Comfort Emmanson Airport Misconduct Cases

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The Federal Government has withdrawn criminal complaints in two high-profile cases of alleged unruly behaviour at Nigerian airports, citing stakeholder consultations and expressions of remorse from those involved. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development said the decision was taken on compassionate grounds after reviewing incidents involving Ms. Comfort Emmanson and Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as KWAM 1. In Ms. Emmanson’s case, Ibom Air agreed to withdraw its complaint over her alleged disruptive conduct aboard a flight on August 10, 2025. The minister confirmed she will be released from Kirikiri Prisons this week, following police formalities, while the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) will lift her lifetime flying ban. For KWAM 1, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) will reduce his flight ban to one month and withdraw its police complaint. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) will also engage him as an ambassador for airport security protocol. The Minister further revealed that the licences of ValueJet’s Captain Oluranti Ogoyi and First Officer Ivan Oloba — linked to the KWAM 1 incident — will be restored after a one-month suspension and mandatory professional reappraisal. Beyond the cases, all aviation agencies will hold a retreat next week to retrain security personnel on managing disruptive passengers and de-escalating conflicts, while airlines will review staff conduct towards travellers. “These decisions were taken purely on compassionate grounds,” the Minister stated. “Government will not pander to politically motivated sentiments when laws are broken. However, after these acts of clemency, safety and security in aviation remain paramount.”

Tinubu Reconstitutes Boards of NCC and USPF

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the boards of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), both under the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy. According to News360 Nigeria, Idris Olorunnimbe has been appointed Chairman of the NCC, while Dr. Aminu Maida retains his position as Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Other NCC board members include Abraham Oshidami, Rimini Makama, Hajia Maryam Bayi, Col. Abdulwahab Lawal (Rtd), Senator Lekan Mustafa, Chris Okorie, Princess Oforitsenere Emiko, and the Board Secretary. For the USPF, Communications Minister Dr. Bosun Tijani will serve as Chairman, with Olorunnimbe as Vice Chairman. Members include Oshidami, Makama, Aliyu Edogi Aliyu, Joseph B. Faluyi, Auwal Mohammed, Uzoma Dozie, Peter Bankole, Abayomi Anthony Okanlawon, Gafar Oluwasegun Quadri, and the Fund’s Secretary. The USPF is tasked with expanding ICT access to rural, unserved, and underserved communities across Nigeria.

Nigeria Crashes Out of CHAN 2024

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Nigeria crashed out of the 8th African Nations Championship on Tuesday after an abject performance by a team that failed to put any foot right against Sudan in 90 minutes of football in Zanzibar. The defeat on the Indian Ocean Island, following from the one-goal defeat by Cup-holders Senegal a week earlier, meant the Eagles B will pack their bags and exit the competition, no matter the result of their final Group D encounter against Congo in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday next week. The humiliation was a joint-record defeat for Nigeria in the 26-year-old competition – a similar scoreline to their defeat by hosts Morocco in the Final of the 2018 championship. Defender Leonard Ngenge, culpable for his infamous walking pace while Senegal sped forward to score their only goal in Nigeria’s first match on Tuesday last week, scored an own goal against his team in the 23rd minute, setting the stage for a rout that left ball fans aghast across the land. Sudan raced to 2-0 up just before half-time when the same Ngenge, who plays for Ikorodu City in the Nigeria Premier Football League, clumsily touched the ball with his hand in an aerial contest, and Daiyeen made no mistake from the spot against the hapless Lawal Mustapha. Only 10 minutes into the second period, it was 3-0 as Yagoub Omer finished with a flourish after the Sudanese turned the Nigeria defence inside out, and there was no meaningful effort by all of five defenders to checkmate the marauding Falcons of Jediane. It got worse seven minutes later, when Sudan poured forward again, and Omer showed audacious technique to blast the ball onto the underside of the crossbar and watch it drop into the net behind a beleaguered Mustapha.

Wikipedia Lists Owolabi Salis As First Nigerian Astronaut

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Following official recognition by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), globally acclaimed online media, Wikipedia has officially listed the U. S. based Astronaut, Chief Owolabi Salis, amongst the universally recognised lists of people who had successfully travelled to the outer space. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) defines space flight as any flight over 100 kilometers (62 miles) above sea-level. Those able to breast the tape above this threshold are awarded with Astronaut Wings. The globally acclaimed online encyclopedia further recognised the Nigeria-born Lawyer and Finance technocrat as the first Nigerian to travel to the outer space. By this rating, Salis who was numerically listed as 702, amongst the hierarchy of officially acknowledged space travellers since the annals of human existence, thus became not only the first, but also the only Nigerian ever to have successfully undertaken the journey, in the annals of outer-space adventure. The Nigeria-born Lawyer-Astronaut described the recognition by Wikipedia as immensely gladdening and encouraging, considering the fact that our planet is approximately five billion years old and about 117 billion people had lived in it, out of which only an infinitesimal 720 people had been to space. Topping the list was Yuri Gagarin, from the defunct Soviet Union recorded as the first person to have navigated the space on April 12,1961, coming close on the heels by Alan Shepard, the first American to have achieved the feat barely a month after, in May 5,1961. According to Wikipedia, the qualification for enlistment is based on achieving an altitude higher than 330,000 feet as stipulated by Federation Aeronatique Internationale, the universally endorsed body that certifies aviation records. It could be recalled that on June 29, the history-making Legal luminary, along with six others, took a trip to space, aboard the Blue Origin space-craft, which took off from West Texas and reached approximately 105 Km altitude, crossing the Karman Line, the internationally recognized boundary for space travel. The trip code-named NS-33 was undertaken under the auspices of Blue Origin, an aerospace company owned by Amazon, founder of Jeff Broz. On the historic trip with Salis was Allie Kuehner, Carl Kuehner, Leland Larson, Freddie Rescigno Jnr. and Jim Sitkin, in an adventure which Salis the Leader and Founder of Soul Makers Ministry World-Wide described as spiritually rewarding.