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 "I'M AN ALIEN. BUT NOBODY BELIEVES ME" ELON MUSK TELLS TECH ENTHUSIASTS Elon Musk told a meeting of global techies that he is an alien.    The Tesla, X and SpaceX multi-billionaire made the claim at VivaTech in Paris, France – a worldwide summit for technological start-ups. An event host asked him: “Some people believe that you are an alien?”   Musk, 52, laughed and replied: “I am an alien – yes, I keep telling people I'm an alien. But nobody believes me.” Speaking remotely via webcam Musk, added that if he could provide proof of alien life he would share it on X, formerly Twitter. Musk was officially born in Transvaal, South Africa, in 1971 and also boasts US and Canadian citizenship.    Speaking at the event, Musk went on to warn that artificial intelligence posed a more immediate problem than ETs for humans – predicting bots would wipe out every job on Earth. “Probably none of us will have a job,” he stated.    He said future employment would ...

 Georgia man allegedly burned down trailer with stepmom inside because his mother wouldn't sell lot A Georgia man was arrested after admitting to burning a trailer down with his stepmother inside it because his mother refused to sell the lot, according to police. Two Rome police officers responded to a structure fire late Saturday night at 11 Addington Court after a caller said a woman was trapped inside a trailer on the property, FOX 5 Atlanta reported. Police said there were flames coming out of the roof and around the front door and the back door, preventing them from entering. Edward Lary, 55, his 26-year-old son Timothy Edward Lary and their 30-year-old neighbor Quentin Patric Ealy were all outside the trailer when police arrived, the outlet said. "He set the fire and my wife is inside. I want him to go to jail," Edward Lary, who lived in the trailer, allegedly told police while pointing to his son. Police then asked Timothy Edward Lary if he set the trailer on fire,...

 Louisiana deputies searching for 4 inmates who escaped from jail Deputies in Louisiana are searching for four inmates who escaped from jail Sunday night, according to officials. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards said four inmates escaped through the perimeter fence of the Tangipahoa Parish Jail during recreation time in the jail yard. They have been identified as Omarion Hookfin, 19, Avery Guidry, 19, Jamarcus Cyprian, 20, and Travon Johnson, 21. After an inspection of the perimeter fence, a section was determined to be vulnerable and easily maneuvered in a way that a body could slip through, the sheriff's office said. Johnson, Hookfin and Guidry were in jail in connection with a 2022 homicide in Hammond, Louisiana, and Cyprian was behind bars for armed robbery and weapon charges. Hoofkin was also charged with aggravated battery while he was incarcerated in the Catahoula Parish. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the escaped inmates is urged to contact 911 immedi...

 Kano: I accept my removal – Former Emir of Gaya backs down Former Emir of Gaya, Alhaji Aliyu Ibrahim Abdulkadir, says he has accepted his removal, saying it was an act of God. Abdulkadir was one the first-class kings appointed by the former governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje. The emirs were on Thursday sacked after the incumbent governor Abba Kabir Yusuf signed the repeal of the law which balkanised the Kano Emirates. The governor gave them 48 hours to vacate their palaces and hand over to the Commissioner of Chieftaincy and Local Government Affairs. The development has been causing chaos in the state with different groups staging protests across the state. Addressing the matter on Sunday in an interview with BBC Hausa, the dethroned monarch said he bore no grudges against anybody. He added that he had no plan to challenge the action in court and was ready to serve in another capacity if given the opportunity. He said, “Nobody will feel happy about this development, but it ...

 Panic as truck rams into Anambra residential building There was panic at No 161 Beverly Hills Estate, GRA in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Sunday, when a 40-foot truck with registration no Delta ASB 405YZ, laden with cement rammed into the building. Although no life was lost in the incident, PUNCH Metro gathered that the driver lost control of the vehicle while navigating the hilly road and rammed into the residential building smashing two exotic cars, a perimeter fence gate, and pillars, among others. Trouble was said to have started when the driver refused to heed the warning from the Chief Security Officer of the estate, who advised him to turn back that heavy-duty vehicles were prohibited from plying the estate due to the topographic nature of the environment. A source who spoke to our correspondent in the estate on the condition of anonymity said, “As the driver insisted on continuing with his destination to where the cement would be off-loaded in an uncompleted building, he tri...

 Epileptic power supply: lce-block sellers now take to freezing chemicals Nigerians have now come to terms with the various disruptions in the nation’s economy and are focused on immediate solutions for survival. This has been the lot of many businesses, and even the ice sellers are not left out. Many people who deal in selling raw frozen food products have either embraced smoking, frying or drying as preservation alternatives, due to the epileptic power supply in the country. But the iced block sellers cannot do without power. Economy&Lifestyle discovered that most iced block sellers now use freezing chemicals to produce ice. Mrs. Fausat Tijani, an iced block seller, disclosed that she uses chemicals for immediate production of her blocks. She added: “Many iced block sellers do this but will never tell you the name of the chemical they use because it is business and meant to be personal. “When I started this business, electricity in this area was better but now, we hardly have...

 Emirship tussle: Kano deputy governor apologises, retracts allegation against Nuhu Ribadu Aminu Gwarzo, the deputy governor of Kano, has apologised to Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser, for linking him with the emirship tussle in the state. Gwarzo had alleged that Ribadu facilitated the return of Aminu Bayero, the dethroned Emir of Kano, by providing him with two private jets. After the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II, Bayero returned to the emirate on Saturday and moved into a palace in Nassarawa LGA of the state. “The national security adviser gave two jets to bring the dethroned Emir to Kano and to bring him to the palace. We have not understood their intention,” Gwarzo had said. Ribadu had denied the allegation while threatening to sue Gwarzo. In a letter to Gwarzo, Aliyu & Musa Chambers, counsel to Ribadu, demanded an apology from the deputy governor. “Our client and his office take your allegations seriously and by this letter, our client is demanding that ...