Kidnappers responsible for 121 missing students from Bethel Baptist School in Maraban Rido, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, in the early hours of Monday, July 5, 2021, have reached out to school authorities to say the kids are fine. “They have called the school saying the children are alive and in good health. The children could be heard in the background crying and pleading to be rescued. The gunmen are yet to make any ransom demands,” writes BBC’s Mayeni Jones on Twitter. Kidnapping for ransom has morphed into a huge enterprise in Nigeria’s northern region. The Baptist school…
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The Niger State Police Command has arrested a Catechist of the Catholic Church for allegedly selling fake currency. The amount involved was over N15m. Equally important, the Catholic Cathechist, identified as Sebastine Dabu, 48, was nabbed alongside two others. They are Emmanuel Akazuwa, 42 and Umar Mohammed, 50. The suspects were arrested in a hotel in the Kontagora area of Niger State while trying to get a buyer for the N15.8million in their possession. While parading the Catholic Catechist and his alleged accomplices; spokesman of the Niger State Police Command, DSP Abiodun Wasiu, said the suspects will be arraigned in…
DATING APPS – Ever since the pandemic locked us in our homes, technology has become even more important in our lives. From ordering in essentials to finding someone significant, the apps are doing all the heavy lifting. The major thing to worry about in times like these is not whether your groceries might come an hour late, or if your date is catphishing you. It’s about online security and keeping your credentials, and yourself, safe. Kaspersky researchers conducted an in-depth study of nine popular dating apps to assess how safe they were and what they found was interesting. While dating…
Sir Richard Branson, after nearly 17 years of development and over a billion of dollars invested in Virgin Galactic; achieved his dream and reached space. Speaking from the spacecraft’s cabin, Branson called the spaceflight the “complete experience of a lifetime.” “I have dreamt of this moment since I was a kid, and honestly nothing could prepare you for the view of Earth from space,” Branson said after landing. The company’s spacecraft VSS Unity launched above the skies of New Mexico on Sunday; with two pilots guiding the vehicle carrying the billionaire founder and three Virgin Galactic employees. VSS Unity –…
Justice C.L. Dabup of the Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos, today July 7, 2021, sentenced three internet fraudsters, Nbubuisi Kerian Ozomba, Paul Obide, and Samuel Chukwuebuka Nduchukwe to one-month imprisonment for obtaining money by false pretence through the social media platform, Facebook. The trio were arrested in a sting operation by the Abuja Zonal Office of the EFCC following intelligence on their alleged involvement in an internet-related scam. Investigation revealed that Ozomba created a Facebook Account with the name James Hicks with a profile picture of an American military officer and obtained the sum of $350 USD from…
The Vice-Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Samuel Kayode, popularly known as Ekpo Kinkin, has been killed at the Agboju area of Lagos State. Ekpo who was a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress was at a rally organised by the party at Oriade Local Development Area when the gunmen invaded the rally on Thursday and shot him dead. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the incident. Eyewitnesses said a gunshot was heard from the crowd outside while the meeting was on, forcing residents involved at the rally to scamper to safety.…
Three members of a cult group have been arrested in Ogun State for forcing an unwilling person to join their cult group. The suspects according to a statement signed Saturday by the spokesperson, Ogun State Police Command Abimbola Oyeyemi were arrested on Thursday, July 8, following a report lodged at Igbesa divisional headquarters. Celestine Oyebuchi reported to the police that he was abducted by the trio of Williams Omoori a.k.a Tension, Edet Godswill, and Emmanuel Dimgba, and taken to an uncompleted building and was tortured and forced to join their confraternity. “He stated further that, the suspects after torturing him,…
Short-video sharing app TikTok said on Friday it will use more automation to remove videos from its platform that violate its community guidelines. At present, videos uploaded to the platform go through technology tools that work to recognize and flag any potential violations which are then reviewed by a safety team member. If a violation is identified, the video is removed and the user is notified, TikTok said. The ByteDance-owned company added that over the next few weeks it will begin automatically removing some types of content that violate policy over minor safety; adult nudity and sexual activities, violent and…
TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s leading tech, lifestyle and distribution giant, has rolled out a mouthwatering offer to reward shoppers with a smart watch for every purchase of the 55-inch Infinix Smart TV. The offer is available to shoppers via e-commerce giant, Konga; while bulk buyers can take advantage of the offer by purchasing direct from TD Africa. The Infinix Smart TV comes with an exciting range of features; including hotspot screen mirroring which allows viewers the freedom to mirror their mobile device to the TV screen; using mobile hotspot without consuming mobile data. The device also comes with air mouse…
Apple has a lot of company rules but not all of them directly affect customers. Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple, recently spoke about one of them, the Right to Repair. Wozniak talked about this particular company rule following a request from Louis Rossman who is an advocate of the Right to Repair initiative. And it was a pleasant surprise for most users when they found out that Wozniak is in favour of it and said that it was time to fully recognise the Right to Repair. In case you are not aware; the “Right to Repair” is about the…