Google’s cloud-hosted email service suffered a “significant” disruption, just a day after it went down during a massive outage of the internet giant’s platform. Google said on a status dashboard that it had Gmail operations back in order shortly before 0000 GMT, about two and a half hours after people started complaining of problems. “We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and continued support,” Google said in the status dashboard notice. “Please rest assured that system reliability is a top priority at Google, and we are making continuous improvements to make our systems better.” Google did…
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The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has again reiterated his commitment to getting Lagos rid of armed robbers and cultists with the adoption of Community Policing strategies. The police chief made the assertion today Saturday 2nd January 2021, while dishing out instructions on Police Communication Network to officers and men of the command on the need to take the battle against armed robbery and cultism to their dens across the state. While briefing the Commissioner of police on their achievements, the commander RRS CSP Yinka Egbeyemi and Divisional Police Officer, Akodo Division, Ajah, respectively informed that their…
Adobe Flash Player: There’s some great news to announce today to mark the end of a bad year; and that’s that Adobe Flash Player’s support runs out from this January. The browser plugin, which a decade ago was necessary for browsing the web, has thankfully become quite redundant over the last couple of years; so much so that Adobe made plans a while back to kill it off. From the first day of the new year; which has already begun for some people, Flash Player will no longer be updated or distributed by Adobe. Even if you manage to find…
New Year 2021 is right around the corner, which means it’s the time to share new year greetings on WhatsApp with your near and dear ones. For those of you who don’t know, WhatsApp has features like stickers, animated stickers; and GIFs that you can use to share new year wishes with your friends and family members. So, here’s a quick guide that will help you greet your loved ones on the new year in style: Animated Stickers These are one of the easiest ways using which you can greet your loved ones. In WhatsApp, they are available alongside the…
The Chief Imam of Kawaran Rafi village in Igabi Local Government Area, Sheik Danleeman Isah has been killed by bandits during an attack on the village. The bandits according to the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said in a statement issued on Saturday that the bandits invaded the village and moved straight to the Chief Imam’s residence, and in what appears to be a pre-meditated attack, shot him dead and left the location without taking any items or hostages. He said the murder of the cleric has been linked to his vocal stance against…
Some easy and effective tech hacks that can save your day. In today’s fast-paced life, we encounter problems that need immediate and practical solutions. So, welcome to the world of life hacks. From fixing your hair with a pencil to making your Lego figurine as a cable holder, they are everywhere, and some of them are pretty creative. Here are few of the Technology life hacks to save your day. Amplifying your regular smartphone speaker We all know that Smartphone speakers are not that effective, and you need Bluetooth speaker to get the best sound. But if you don’t have…
Sure, it’s the new year now but just in case you were still in the mood to look back at 2020; and celebrate some of your triumphs; there is the annual top 9 year-in-review posts on Instagram. The Instagram Top 9 trend is back again and even if you didn’t manage to do it in time for 2020; you can still jump in. The Instagram Top 9 is basically a collage of your top Instagram posts from last year selected on the basis of the maximum number of likes. Nine of your most liked posts end up on the collage.…
The police have arrested at least 1,503 suspected criminals in connection with 1,024 cases in Katsina State. These figures, according to the authorities, represent the overall summary of the achievements recorded so far by the State Police Command within the year which ends on Thursday. At a press briefing held at the Command Headquarters, the Commissioner of Police in Katsina, Sanusi Buba, noted that 1,116 suspects were being prosecuted in various courts in the state. He revealed that 267 suspected armed robbers were arrested and charged to court, while 304 suspected kidnappers were also arrested and charged to court. The…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, have arrested 21 persons for their alleged involvement in computer-related fraud. The suspects are Shittu Yakubu, Akinsola Afeez, Adeniyi Joseph, Opeyemi Wahab, Idris Sunday, Lawal Moshood, Jubril Yusuf, Olusegun Mohammed, Adekunle Adesanya, and Damilola Abijide. Others are Sola Adio, Oladipo Ademola, Damilola Adewale, Akinsola Ridwan, Ogunlaye Damilare, Falaye Peters, Magnus Toni, Onanuga Ahmed, Bolarinwa Segun, Onanuga Olawale, and Ayomide Afeez. The suspects, who are members of an organized cybercrime syndicate, were arrested on Wednesday, December 30, 2020, during an early morning operation at Roxbury Leisure Homes Phase 2,…
The Kano State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of an armourer of a syndicate alleged to have kidnapped a German national and killed one police officer in the state. This comes about three years after 59-year-old Kreser Krank Michael of Dantata & Sawoe Construction Company was abducted at a construction site along the Madobi Road in Kano. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Habu Sani, announced the arrest of the suspect in a statement on Wednesday. He identified the arrested suspect as one Abubakar Ismail of Wangara village in Rimin Gado Local Government Area of the state. Sani…