A combination of photos of the foreigners and Nigerian sentenced by the court in Rivers State on November 23, 2020. The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced six foreigners and a Nigerian to seven years imprisonment for oil theft. Justice Kolawole Omotosho gave the sentence on Monday after three years of prosecution of the convicts by the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). They include Mohammed Ejaz and Nasser Khan – Pakistanis; Oleksandr Nazarenko and Oleksandr Kashernvi – Ukrainians; Romeo Annang – Ghanaian, Fredrik Omenu – Indonesian;…
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 5G series is said to launch in China as early as November 24. A tipster has speculated the launch date of the Redmi Note 9 5G series ahead of its official confirmation. The series is rumoured to have at least two new models; with MediaTek and Qualcomm processors. It is likely to include the Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G that is also called the Redmi Note 9 High Edition as well as the Redmi Note 9 5G that is speculated as the Redmi Note 9 Standard Edition. As noticed by a user on Twitter, the tipster…
Nigerians are counting the cost of an ongoing scarcity of laptops and personal computers (PCs) which may worsen as industry experts are now projecting that the prevailing paucity may persist until the third quarter of 2021. Previous reports indicate that the situation is a result of disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; as well as increased demand for units worldwide. Equally important, global computer Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) have admitted that there are no easy fixes or a quick way out of the current scarcity; with a number of paid-up orders already being recalibrated for shipment in April/May or June…
Snapchat Monday launched Spotlight, a video tab within its app; just like TikTok, it distributes videos based more on how popular they are than on who created them. In an effort to lure users to try the new feature, Snapchat says it will give away $1 million to the creator of the top-performing video on Spotlight each day for the remainder of 2020, and potentially beyond. TikTok’s explosive growth has put dominant American social media platforms on notice. In August, Facebook launched its TikTok competitor, called Reels. Several other apps, like Byte, Dubsmash and Triller, are trying to win over…
Instagram has launched the branded content tag to Reels; and it will soon be launched to Live as well. “We want to ensure creators can clearly disclose when they’re creating branded content, no matter what format they choose to use. To help increase transparency; the Branded Content tag is launching in Reels today; and will begin testing in Live in the coming weeks,” Instagram said in an official blog post. Instagram plans to start testing this in Live soon. The branded content tag will appear just below the creator’s username. There’s now a new workflow for advertisers giving them the…
Twitter has rolled out new update to its Android app. This update brings a custom share sheet, that is similar to the one available in its iOS-based app; to the microblogging platform’s Android app. As per a report by Android Central, Twitter is bringing two variations of its custom share sheet to its Android app. These two variations will replace the app’s existing custom share sheet. All the three cycles, that is, the former one and the two new varieties, permit clients to impart their chose tweet to a select bundle of Tweeps with whom they convey often. Notwithstanding this…
A drunk police officer has taken the life of one person in Ekiti State. The incident took place in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State when a gang of drunk police officers shot a yet-to-be-identified man to death on Saturday night. The InfoStride gathered the incident occurred around 9:45 pm at a hotel located along Ado-Ikere road; while the victim was having a good time with his friends. As a matter of fact, it was learnt that all was well in the hotel until the police officers who had escorted a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG); started misbehaving under the…
The APC chairman was kidnapped from his home in the late hours of Saturday, according to the police. The kidnapped chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State, Philip Shekwo, has been found dead. A source close to the family confirmed this on Sunday afternoon. One of the leaders of the APC in Nasarawa, who asked not to be named, also confirmed the death. The APC was yet to officially react to the kidnap at the time of this report. The chairman of Karu local government, Samuel Akala, also confirmed the death on his Facebook page. This newspaper…
The nine students of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria in Kaduna State who were kidnapped last week Sunday by gunmen have been released from captivity. This was confirmed to reporters by the Director of Public Affairs of Ahmadu Bello University, Auwalu Umar on Sunday. The students were abducted at the Akilubu-Gidan Busa axis of the Abuja-Kaduna highway when the bandits suspected to be kidnappers blocked the two lanes of the road and opened fire on their vehicle. The students from the Department of French were travelling to Lagos for a programme at the Nigerian French Language Village in Badagry…
More than 200 Facebook content moderators demanded better health and safety protections Wednesday as the social media giant called the workers back to the office during the pandemic. A petition signed by the contract workers living in various countries said Facebook should guarantee better conditions or allow the workers to continue their jobs from home. “After months of allowing content moderators to work from home, faced with intense pressure to keep Facebook free of hate and disinformation, you have forced us back to the office,” said the open letter released by the British-based legal activist firm Foxglove. The letter called…