The Enugu State Police Command has started investigation into the case of its personnel caught in a viral video assaulting a lady in the state. Police spokesman in the state, Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this via a statement obtained on Friday. He said the Commissioner of Police, Abubakar Lawal “ordered the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (State CIID) to commence immediate investigation and disciplinary sanction of the police operative”. The Police Public Relations Officer said “the officer was seen engaging a young lady in an altercation and physically assaulting her in the video circulating on social media while on duty…
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Twitter has begun testing the first of its proposed suite of new privacy tools: the ability to remove a follower without blocking them. The remove follower feature is currently being tested on the web and seems to canonize the “soft block” concept as an official Twitter tool. According to the tweet announcing the test, you can remove followers from the follower list on your profile page. You just click the three-dot menu next to a follower’s name; click “Remove follower,” and your tweets will no longer automatically show up in their timeline. This is different than blocking someone, which keeps…
Not content with relying on standard chips that are in high demand; some of the world’s biggest tech firms are developing their own semiconductors. Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Tesla and Baidu are all shunning established chip firms and bringing certain aspects of chip development in-house; according to company announcements and media reports. “Increasingly, these companies want custom-made chips fitting their applications’ specific requirements rather than use the same generic chips as their competitors;” Syed Alam, global semiconductor lead at Accenture. “This gives them more control over the integration of software and hardware while differentiating them from their competition,” Alam added. Russ…
App users in the UK and US are spending more time on TikTok than on YouTube; a new report suggests. Data from app monitoring firm App Annie indicates that average time per user spent on the apps is higher for TikTok; indicating high levels of engagement. App Annie characterised TikTok as having “upended the streaming and social landscape”. However, YouTube retains the top spot for overall time spent – not per user – as it has many more users overall. The Google-owned video giant has an estimated two billion monthly users; while TikTok’s most recent public figures suggested it had…
Reliance Jio partnered with tech giant Google to develop its made-for-India ‘JioPhone Next’ that is slated to be launched on September 10 (Friday). Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has said JioPhone Next will be the most affordable smartphone not just in India but globally. Speaking at RIL’s 44th annual general meeting in June; Ambani asserted that an ultra-affordable 4G smartphone is essential to make India ‘2G-mukt’ (free of 2G). 8 key things you should know 1) JioPhone Next is powered by an optimised version of the Andriod operating system that has been jointly developed by Jio and Google; especially for…
The Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife has dismissed a lecturer, Dr. Adebayo Mosobalaje, who was accused of sexual harassment. Dr. Mosobalaje, a lecturer at the Department of English Language, Faculty of Art, was allegedly found guilty of sexual demeanor against a female undergraduate of the institution, Rachel Momoh. A statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the university, Abiodun Olarewaju, on Tuesday, September 7, said the lecturer was dismissed after thorough deliberation by the management. The statement titled, ‘Sexual harassment: OAU dismisses another lecturer’ read; “In its avowed determination to rid the University of any form of…
Can WhatsApp messages be sent without typing? Yes, that’s possible thanks to advanced voice recognition support that users have on their Android phones as well as iPhone. You may need to configure some settings before readying WhatsApp to send messages for you, without typing. This feature can come in handy at a time when you don’t have physical access to your Android or iOS device but are in its proximity. You can also use voice assistants on your phone to read new WhatsApp messages. It requires additional permissions, though. Google Assistant introduced the ability to let you send WhatsApp messages…
In case you haven’t heard, Texas now has a law that makes it illegal for anyone to help women get an abortion; after six weeks of pregnancy with no exceptions for rape or incest — and to take advantage of that; the anti-abortion group Texas Right to Life encouraged citizens to report those people at a dedicated “whistleblower” website, promising to “ensure that these lawbreakers are held accountable for their actions.” As of Sunday, that dedicated website now appears to be no more. On Friday, Texas Right to Life had to find a new home on the web for the…
Microsoft Teams is one of the most popular collaboration platforms on the planet. It not only enables users to share emails and chat with their colleagues but it also enables them to share files, set meetings, and initiate conversations with their friends and family members. But, here’s a thing. Microsoft Teams meetings can get a bit busy. One of the many ways to stay efficient during these meetings and make the most of the limited time at hand is to try and use keyboard shortcuts. So, here are the top seven Microsoft Teams shortcuts that you need to start using…
It was only supposed to fly five times. And yet NASA’s helicopter on Mars, Ingenuity, has completed 12 flights and it isn’t ready to retire. Given its stunning and unexpected success, the US space agency has extended Ingenuity’s mission indefinitely. The tiny helicopter has become the regular travel companion of the rover Perseverance; whose core mission is to seek signs of ancient life on Mars. “Everything is working so well,” said Josh Ravich, the head of Ingenuity’s mechanical engineering team. “We’re doing better on the surface than we had expected.” Hundreds of people contributed to the project, though only about…
Apple iPhone 13 launch is just around the corner. However, ahead of the launch, several leaks have hinted at what we can look forward to. Apple is expected to introduce a number of new features, including a higher refresh rate to better cameras. So, here are some of the most exciting iPhone 13 features that we are waiting for. 1. Apple iPhone 13: 120Hz ProMotion display The 120Hz refresh rate is now a common feature in the Android land. Not only flagships but mid-range devices also sport a high refresh rate these days. However, the current Apple offerings are stuck…
Twitter is tipped to be working on adding a new feature that could allow users to add Bitcoin and Ethereum addresses to their profiles to receive cryptocurrency tips. This Twitter feature might be part of the Tip Jar feature that was recently announced by the company. Tip Jar is available to select groups of users including creators, journalists, experts, and nonprofits. It is also available to only those who use Twitter in English. Also, Twitter does not take any cut from these tips. For the unaware, Tip Jar is available on Android and iOS. The profiles that support it have…
Gunmen have abducted the former Senator representing Eket Senatorial District of Akwa Ibom State, Nelson Effiong in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The victim was kidnapped by three-armed hoodlums at his lounge, a popular sit-out along Oron Road in Uyo. The gunmen reportedly stormed the venue at about 9:00pm on Sunday night, opening fire on customers in the lounge, after which the Senator was taken away while several customers at the bar were injured during the attack. The armed men stormed the sit-out with a Toyota Camry car and shot sporadically forcing customers and other guests to scamper for safety before…
Four persons have been killed in a fresh attack in Plateau State. The victims, who are all male, were killed by suspected herdsmen on Monday at Renwienku village of Miango District in Bassa Local Government Area of the North-Central State. President of Irigwe Development Association Mr Robert Ashi Dodo said the assailants invaded the village in the early hours of the day and inflicted injuries on the victims – who were mainly middle-aged – which led to their death The incident, according to the Irigwe leader, was compounded when the mourners were attacked on their way to bury the dead.…
Apple’s reported AR/VR headset is designed to rely on another device, and may have to offload more processor-heavy tasks to a connected iPhone or Mac; according to a report from The Information. Apple is reportedly working on a custom chip for the headset; an SoC that’s intentionally missing capabilities found in Apple’s other processors. While the new chip reportedly doesn’t have Apple’s neural engine, which handles AI and machine learning; it’s reportedly designed to be better at wirelessly sending and receiving data, and compressing/decompressing video than traditional chips; which makes sense if the headset is designed to stream data from…
The Apple Watch Series 7 will deliver a massive redesign this year. That’s according to recent leaks that indicated the new wearable will feature a boxier chassis and a slightly increased display size. The new Apple Watch design is the main feature of the Series 7 model, leaks say. The device might also offer better battery life than previous generations and a faster processor. Some of the earliest Apple Watch Series 7 rumors claimed that Apple would introduce a significant health tracking breakthrough this year, blood sugar readings. Reports that followed said Apple had scraped the feature from the 2021…
The Amazon ‘Sortation Centre’ at Redditch Eastern Gateway will create 200 new permanent jobs over two years, it has been announced. Amazon has started recruiting for a range of new roles including engineers; flow control specialists; robotics engineering specialists; and team members who will ship customer orders. Amazon will be hosting an online recruitment event on July 13 to provide further details on the many different roles available at the new centre. There will also be advice on the Amazon recruitment process; and tips on how to best prepare for interviews. The Amazon Sortation Centre is being fitted with advanced…
You are a big company developing the next generation of your smartphones lineup? But you have no idea what to do next? Here you go. This is a list of 4 opinionated improvements on present-day smartphones. 1. Get rid of the volume buttons First of all, don’t add proprietary buttons. I know this hasn’t been done in a while and that’s a good thing, but I wanted to remind you that adding a button bound to one application is a bad idea. Especially when the app you developed is crap. “But why should you get rid of the volume buttons?…
If you’ve wondered that there is more to your iPhone than what meets the eye, you’re not wrong. iOS is a user-friendly mobile OS from the house of Apple; but there is a lot of hidden power under the hood than what you’re currently using. It doesn’t matter if you’re a new iPhone user or have been using iOS for quite some time now; it wouldn’t hurt to know some of the hidden tricks and hacks to get the most out of your iPhone device. So, are you ready to explore the myriad possibilities for getting the most out of…
In October 2020, astronomers sent out a series of commands to a spacecraft that is billions of kilometers away. This probe the Voyager-2, has been flying around for over 44 years and it managed to hear the commands and answer the call. The Voyager-2 was launched in 1977 and when it managed to hear the commands and return the call; it was in a region beyond our Solar System. This call was possible thanks to an upgraded 70-meter-wide radio antenna part of NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN) that essentially acts as a bridge between probes flying beyond Jupiter; the rovers…