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Saudi Arabia Develops Tech to Ease Hajj Operations

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Seven years after the September 201 stampede that left more than seven hundred people dead, the government of Saudi Arabia is ramping up it’s security measures for the visitors of Mecca and Medina

In it’s quest to record no casualty, crime and loss of kids or items during the annual pilgrimage exercises (Umrah and Hajj),the government of has commissioned and developed a technology to ease it’s operations during the exercises.

The newly developed technology named “Al Algorithms” was designed for crowd management amongst other benefits with the use of drones to streamline crowd control measures and ensure that pilgrims and visitors are safe and comfortable while at the Two Holy Mosques in Mecca and Medina respectively.

Efforts are being made to increase the capacity of receiving visitors, which include Hajj and Umrah pilgrims at the Two Holy Mosques in line with the target of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.

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AI Algorithms is being designed and monitored by the Ministry of Interior in collaboration with Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) formed a strategic partnership on developing algorithms to upgrade services at the two holiest sites of Muslim world.

“AI technologies introduced recently at the Two Holy Mosques have been helping greatly in keeping crowds under control as they enter and leave, thanks to faster decision-making, while ensuring that no more than the right number of people are present anywhere around the Holy Mosques at any given time,” Director of Public Security in the ministry of Interior, Al-Bassami was quoted as saying

“A set of capabilities had been worked out using artificial intelligence, establishing a platform called ‘Aamin’ (meaning ‘safe’ in Arabic), and we are cooperating with a number of companies to establish data analysis centers.

“This is in addition to empowering security men deployed in the field in using technology directly through several applications, apart from automated monitoring systems.”

Some of the benefits of Al Algorithms include; carrying out the tasks of Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages through facilitating the identification of pilgrims, helps in finding lost children apart from the management of crowds

It also helps in relieving the lumps during the circumambulation that cause disasters and uncovers quarrels and offenses amongst other benefits.

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Defamation: Court orders arrest of prophet, two others

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Defamation: Court orders arrest of prophet, two others

Justice Olaolu Olanipekun of Oyo State Magistrates’ Court 7 sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, has issued a warrant for the arrest of a prophet of a Cherubim and Seraphim (C&S) church, Ojo Amos (aka Elewuogbo).

Justice Olanipekun ordered that Elewuogbo and his two sureties be arrested and detained for jumping bail.

Elewuogbo is on trial for alleged defamation of character of the Founder of One Love Family, Sat Guru Maharaj Ji.

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Elewuogbo and a Lagos-based blogger, Gbenga Asabe, had, through publications, accused Maharaj Ji of selling human body parts for money rituals.

The court also granted request for consolidation of the cases against Elewuogbo and Asabe brought by Maharaj Ji’s counsel, Dapo Akinosi.

Akinosi prayed the court that since the facts were related, they should be merged. The court granted the application and adjourned the case till April 30.

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Students drag university to court over payment of registration fees

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Students drag university to court over payment of registration fees

Three students of one of the universities in northern part of the country, Al-qalam University, Katsina, have dragged the institution to a High Court in Katsina over payment of registration fees.

The applicants, Hauwa’u Sani-Barda, Rabi’atu Sani-Barda and Hafsat Sani-Barda, all students of the respondent, got admission in 2018 and 2019, and graduated in 2022 and 2023.

They, however, claimed that the respondents had refused to mobilise them for the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), because they had not settled all fees due to the institution.

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During the proceedings on Thursday, the applicants’ counsel, Muhammad Mukhtar-Lawal, told the court that his clients had filed an exparte motion in pursuance to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).

Mukhtar-Lawal said that the application sought the leave of the court to apply for judicial review.

After the counsel’s submission, the judge, Justice Abbas Bawale, said that the applicants should have filed a motion on notice.

Bawale, however, granted a leave order to the applicants to apply for judicial review by way of mandamus.
He said after that, processes would be served on the university and enable the court to hear the case.

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NAFDAC busts fake Eva water factory, arrests suspect

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NAFDAC busts fake Eva water factory, arrests suspect

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has exposed a counterfeit bottled water operation in Port Harcourt, specifically targeting the renowned brand Eva water.

Following a tipoff, NAFDAC officials conducted a raid on a derelict shop situated on Pipeline Road, Eneka.

The establishment disguised as a pool house and served as the hub for producing the fraudulent water.

During the operation, authorities discovered that used Eva plastic bottles were being refilled with contaminated water sourced from a paint bucket.

The water was then filtered through unhygienic rubber funnels covered with cloth.

Counterfeit Eva labels were affixed to the bottles, which were subsequently sealed with fake Eva corks.

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One suspect, identified as Chibunna James, was apprehended while in the process of loading the adulterated water for distribution. However, the mastermind behind the operation remains at large.

The confiscated products were promptly evacuated to the NAFDAC office for further investigation and analysis.

Cyril Monye, NAFDAC’s Public Relations Officer for Rivers State, disclosed that the scheme of the perpetrators involved repackaging contaminated water in used Eva bottles, employing makeshift filters made from unsanitary materials, and applying fake labels and corks to deceive consumers.

While efforts are underway to locate and apprehend the ringleader of the syndicate, NAFDAC urges the public to provide any relevant information that could aid in their apprehension.

Furthermore, Monye revealed that thirty packs of the counterfeit products were confiscated and transported to the NAFDAC office in Port Harcourt for thorough investigation. To prevent the circulation of the counterfeit water, the uncorked bottles were emptied and disposed of.

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