A young man identified as Babatunde Adeluka Olubasa has been shot and killed by unknown gunmen in a popular hotel in the Ijapo Estate area of Akure, Ondo state capital. The Infostride gathered that the deceased was trailed to a hotel where he was lodging by three armed men after attending a function in Akure. According to a source, after shooting him, the murderers descended on Babatunde with a small axe until he gave up the ghost. The Public Relations Officer of Ondo State Police Command, Tee-Leo Ikoro, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Tuesday, adding that it…
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The Chairman of Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, Suleiman Chukuba, has been suspended. This followed his impeachment on Tuesday by councillors in the local government who later reviewed their decision to a suspension. The councillors reviewed the decision to impeach Chukuba after they met with some public office holders and government officials in the state led by the Shuaibu Liman, the Chairman of the Local Government Committee at the Niger State House of Assembly. Aliyu Yusuf, who is the leader of Shiroro Legislative Council, told newsmen after the meeting that Chukuba would now face indefinite suspension from…
Troops have killed nine suspected bandits along the Kaduna-Abuja Highway, the Kaduna State government has revealed. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday. He noted that the bandits were killed by troops securing the Kaduna-Abuja Road general area during a gun battle that began on Monday night and lasted till the early hours of the next day. Aruwan who attributed the information to operational feedback stated that the soldiers acted on intelligence that the bandits were attempting to cross over from the eastern part of the Kaduna-Abuja Road to…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the kidnap of the Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri, Bishop Moses Chikwe by gunmen. Chikwe was abducted on Sunday night, along with his driver, at the World Bank area of Owerri, the Imo State capital. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by CAN’s Chairman in Imo State, Revd. Eches Divine Eches, the association described the cleric’s abduction as the height of wickedness, calling on the police authorities to immediately rescue the victims. “The development is what I describe as the height of wickedness against the Church. I have…
Apple Car have been doing the rounds for years. They re-emerged earlier this month after a Reuters report said the company is moving fast with its autonomous car project with a “breakthrough battery technology.” Even as the report pegged the car to release in 2024; Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says the car will be officially launched between 2025-2028 at the earliest. According to AppleInsider, Kuo also cautioned investors against the hype around the reports on an Apple Car. The analyst said purchasing shares of the companies involved in the project was a “knee-jerk reaction that could be short-lived.” He highlighted…
Security agencies in Kaduna State have confirmed the killing of a notorious bandit, Nasiru Kachalla, in a clash between his gang and a rival group of bandits. Kachalla had been on the run for masterminding several criminal acts, including kidnappings, killings, cattle rustling, and banditry in parts of the state. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed this in a statement on Monday. He said human intelligence networks reported that criminals from the rival sides were also killed, including some of Kachalla’s lieutenants. Aruwan disclosed that the clash occurred in a forest around the…
No fewer than 20 people have been abducted and scores of others injured by gunmen who attacked Maitumbi and Kuchi communities in Bosso and Munya Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Niger State. The Chairman of Bosso LGA, Abubakar Gomna, confirmed the incident in Maitumbi on Monday, saying the attack lasted almost two hours. He disclosed that armed men numbering over 30 attacked the community at about 11:30pm on Sunday and opened fire on some residents. “The gunmen came in their numbers and started shooting sporadically. Some members of the vigilante group tried to stop them, but they overpowered the vigilantes.…
Microsoft is testing a new feature “voice launcher” that will allow users to interact with apps and files; using voice commands, reports Windows latest. It is worth noting that the feature is not available to all users. Microsoft is testing the feature for select group users who use following languages: English (US, UK, Canada, Australia and India); French (France and Canada); Portuguese (Brazil); Spanish, German Italian; and Japanese. Since it’s still an experimental feature, Microsoft is also asking users to contribute to its voice search database to help deliver more accurate results. “Your everyday use of voice typing could make…
Months after Microsoft pulled the plug on Windows 7, Google has asked Chromium developers to stop using the decade-old operating system. It is worth noting that Microsoft and Chromium communities no longer support Windows 7. Google engineer Bruce Dawson in a post on developers website explained, “I don’t remember a decision to require Windows 10; but it seems inevitable that it will happen at some point, and maybe that time as now. There have been a few Windows 7 breaks lately and it eventually gets expensive to keep fixing them.” “Community fixes could probably be accepted. Right now we don’t…
Apple has resolved issues relating to the iCloud account and sign in nearly 36 hours after the issues were first reported. The problem with Apple’s iCloud account and sign in is said to have begun at around 4:45 AM ET on December 25. The issue appeared to have affected multiple Apple devices that needed iCloud set up and sign in. Users complained that they were unable to set up new devices that required iCloud activation. The outage came during the Christmas festival. So, those who received a new Apple device as a gift may have also faced problems with the…