Apple is rolling out its first Mac computers powered by the same kind of chips that run iPhones and iPads in a move aimed at making it even easier for its most popular products to work together. The new line-up of Macs unveiled late Tuesday are debuting five months after Apple announced it will be phasing out its 15-year reliance on Intel chips and use its own processors instead. The replacement processor implanted in the new Macs uses the same design already in Apple’s iPhone and iPads. By sharing the same digital brain, the different devices are supposed to sync…
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Brigadier General Ahmed Ibrahim Taiwo, 81 Division Nigeria Army of the Nigerian Army who testified under oath before the Lagos Judicial Panel on what transpired at the Lekki Tollgate on October 20, 2020, has revealed that the State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu requested the presence of the Army to quell riots in the state. However, according to Gen Taiwo, the state failed to communicate a change in the onset of a 24-hour curfew invoked by the governor. The state had changed the onset of the curfew from 4pm to 10pm to allow stranded commuters get home. “It is a shame that…
A Chief Magistrate Court in Abuja has ordered the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to investigate 50 people who allegedly promoted the #EndSARS movement. Magistrate Omolola Akindele gave the order in a letter to the police commissioner following a criminal complaint filed by an activist, Mr Kenechukwu Okeke. Okeke had alleged that during the riot, his properties were destroyed and the defendants who promoted the #EndSARS protests must be brought to justice. In the letter, Magistrate Akindele gave the police two weeks to investigate the matter and report back to the court for proper…
The Nigerian Army, on Saturday, November 14, expressed its displeasure over the denial of Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu that it did not invite the military during the #EndSARS protests. This incident involving the #EndSARS protesters was disclosed by the Commander of 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, Lagos, Brig. Gen. Ahmed Taiwo, in his testimony before the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing the Lekki incident. However, Taiwo noted that inviting the military was the best decision the Lagos governor could have taken as the #EndSARS protest plunged the state into anarchy. He also added that the Army was…
In an unprecedented event, Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday unveiled first locally assembled full electric cars in Nigeria. This came on the heels of increase in pump price of PMS, by the Federal Government. The electric car, Hyundai KONA car, which is been assembled in Nigeria by Stallion Group, is 100 per cent electric and comes with zero emission, 482 kilometre driving range, and can be charged both at home and workplace. Speaking on the occasion at Stallion Group Automobile Factory at Km 16, Automobile Nigeria Limited premises, Lagos-Badagry Expressway, Ojo, Lagos, Sanwo-Olu said, “The electric car…
Sixteen #EndSARS campaigners have asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to reverse the restriction placed on their accounts by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The CBN had frozen the accounts of 20 #EndSARS campaigners through an ex-parte order obtained from Justice Ahmed Mohammed to back his action. In a supporting affidavit, the apex bank had also alleged that the #EndSARS campaigners may have received their funding through acts of terrorism and asked the judge to swiftly freeze the accounts. However, 16 of the affected persons filed a motion on Thursday through their lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), to set…
The remains of Uwaila Omozuwa, the 100-level microbiology undergraduate at the University of Benin, who was raped and attacked violently in Benin-city, was laid to rest on Friday. Omozuwa was buried at the ‘Third Cemetary’ in New Benin, Benin-city, with family members, friends, and well-wishers in attendance. Prior to the interment, a funeral service was held for her at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (Peace Sanctuary), Edo Province 10 Headquarters, located along WAEC road, Aduwawa. She was allegedly gang-raped and bludgeoned in a church at the Agbor park axis in Benin-city in May. She died days later at…
WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps in the world. It is easy to use. It is loaded with features that enable users to share creative messages with their friends and family. And best of all, it allows users to share media files and documents; including PDF files and Excel sheets, with other users. But even this feature has some limitations. WhatsApp allows users to share files that are up to 100MB in size. For videos recorded using WhatsApp, this limit is 16MB. If a user tries to send a file that is bigger than this limit, the…
Police have arrested a teacher for kidnapping his eight-year-old former pupil in the Akute area of Ogun State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, saying the suspect – Odugbesan Ayodele, 29 – was apprehended on Wednesday last week. He explained that the arrest followed a complaint lodged at Ajuwon Police Divisional Headquarters by the mother of the victim, Fatimat Akeeb, that her son went to school at the Arifanla area of Akute but had yet to return at about 6pm. According to Oyeyemi, the victim’s mother received a phone…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal Office on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 arraigned Philip Orumade on a Nine counts charge bordering on stealing before Justice Efe I. Ikponmwonba of the Edo State High Court, Benin City. Orumade was alleged to have, sometime in November 2019 while working as a, banker in charge of Automated Teller Machine, stole a cumulative sum of Eighteen Million Nine Hundred and Three Thousand Naira (N18, 903,000) from the machine at Aduwawa branch of First bank of Nigeria. One of the counts reads: that you Philip Orumade on or about the 2nd day…