NAPTIP strengthens fight against human trafficking in Bayelsa, Stakeholders advocate for greater vigilance , to end menace
ELIZABETH VINCENT, Yenagoa As part of its commitment to combating human trafficking, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has renewed its call for collective action against the menace. The Bayelsa State Commander of NAPTIP, Mrs. Abieyuwa Ikhidero, made this appeal during a sensitization…
Senate Suspension: Adeyanju Urges Natasha To Seek Redress In Court
Deji Adeyanju, a human rights lawyer and activist, has condemned the suspension of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti, urging her to seek redress in court. Recall that Natasha was involved in a heated argument over seat arrangements during a Plenary meeting on February 20. In an interview with Arise TV last Friday…
Agility Robotics to launch first safety-certified humanoid robot by end of 2025, says CSO Daniel Diez
With increasing pressures in the labour markets, humanoid robots are becoming more commonplace. According to a report by Goldman Sachs, the market for these robots is projected to reach $38 billion by 2035. Agility Robotics is one of the leading companies developing and deploying humanoid robots…
Evolution: Theory of How Humans Got Our Noses Challenged
Our noses developed from a lost, ancestral jawbone in a “major structural reorganization”, researchers said.Ramadan: Global Rights condemns Hisbah over arrests in Kano
Global Rights has condemned the Kano State Hisbah Board for the arbitrary arrest of individuals over alleged violations of Islamic law, including failure to observe the Ramadan fast, “indecent” haircuts, and allowing mixed-gender passengers in tricycles The organisation in a statement signed by its Executive Director…
Ten Astonishing New Discoveries About the Ancient World
Since the dawn of humanity, people have lived in all kinds of peculiar ways. Some carved ornate images into rocks and threw them in ditches. Others made treasure out of metal from meteorites. Scientists keep unearthing secrets about the past that challenge how we see our ancestors…
Humanoid Robotics Company Unitree Establishes New Company in Shenzhen
Collaborating with the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Unitree has developed the BeamDojo reinforcement learning framework…
Women’s rights weakened in quarter of all countries: UN report
Women attend a demonstration to mark International Women’s Day, amid the coronavirus disease pandemic, in Berlin, Germany, March 8, 2021. — ReutersUNITED NATIONS: Women’s rights regressed in a quarter of countries around the world last year, according to a report published by UN Women on…
Dramatic video shows chaos after Russian strike on Ukrainian hotel
A Russian missile struck a hotel in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih late on Wednesday, killing four people and injuring 31, with rescuers still searching on Thursday morning for anyone trapped in the rubble, officials said. A group of humanitarian organization volunteers from Ukraine…