Day: May 20, 2025

Woman files for divorce after ChatGPT predicts husband’s ‘infidelity’

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A Greek woman has filled for divorce after allegedly predicting her husband’s affair through an unconventional use of ChatGPT. According to a Greek tabloid, the woman used the AI chatbot in a high-tech twist on tasseography—the centuries-old practice of interpreting coffee or tea grounds to foresee the future. Married for more than a decade and mother to two children, she uploaded photos of her and her spouse’s coffee remnants, hoping the chatbot could decode the patterns. The chatbot told her her husband was romantically involved with a younger woman who…

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Katsina village head dethroned over alleged kidnap, rape

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Iliya Mantau, the Village Head of Mantau in Yarmaulu, Baure Local Government Area of Katsina State, has been dethroned by the Emir of Daura in Katsina State, Alhaji Faruq Faruq, over allegations of involvement in the kidnapping and rape of a woman in the community. The Emir announced this on Monday following complaints from residents of Yarmaulu, which led to a youth-led protest last week. It was learnt that the protesting youths accused the dethroned village head, Iliya Mantau, and others of kidnapping Zulaihatu and her baby, and allegedly raped…

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Ibadan, Ogbomoso monarchs reject Alaafin as permanent council chairman

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A proposed legal amendment by the Oyo State House of Assembly seeking to make the Alaafin of Oyo the permanent chairman of the state’s Council of Obas and Chiefs has been opposed by traditional leaders and stakeholders from Ibadan land and Ogbomoso land. The opposition was contained in a joint statement issued on Monday in Ibadan and signed by Mogajis, Baales, monarchs, the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes, the Ibadan Compounds Peace Initiative, prominent sons and daughters of Ibadanland, and Mogajis from the Soun Ruling Houses of Ogbomoso. The bill…

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WHO IS AFRAID OF FIDELITY BANK

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By Udeme Etukeyen Leading up to the recent superlative annual reports showcasing one of the most significant growth experienced by a Nigeria Financial Institution in recent years I was forced to ask “what is Fidelity Bank” doing right? My banking and financial sector experience got me digging deeper into the statistics of the report-Fidelity Bank recorded a substantial 210.0% growth in PBT, reaching N385.2 billion in FY 2024. Deposits increased by 47.9%, from N4.0 trillion in 2023FY to N5.9 trillion in 2024FY, Gross earnings shooting by 87.7% to N1,043.4 billion…

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