Some students of Crown Polytechnic in Ado Ekiti have been arrested for the abduction of a fellow student, Akiode Akinyemi and the collection of more than two million naira as ransom from the family members. Police spokesperson, Sunday Abutu confirmed on Friday that the abduction took place on June 19, saying it was, however, not initially reported to the police. A gang of suspected kidnappers had reportedly sneaked into the hostel apartment of the victim, blindfolded him, and whisked him away to an unknown destination. After an exchange of phone calls between the suspects and the victim’s parents, a total…
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One bandit has been killed and eleven suspects arrested in connection with banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling, and rape in Katsina State. Katsina State Police Spokesman, SP Gambo Isah while parading the suspects before the command headquarters in Katsina on Friday highlighted five different cases in relation to the recent achievements made by the command in the ongoing onslaught against banditry and other related crimes in the state. Isah stated that four of the suspects who are members of a notorious gun-running syndicate led by one Ibrahim Abdullahi, “were accosted on their motorbikes on June 21st, 2021 at about 13:20hrs” by…
Instagram is changing.It is all set to start testing a new feature that will bring into your primary feed things that you may not have asked for or even wanted. However, Instagram is looking at giving you a semblance of control over the entire process even as it has its way over what you see. What is this new Instagram update all about? Read on. However, Instagram has said that its earlier experiment with suggested posts feature has been so positive that it has encouraged it to move further down that road. The suggested posts test done earlier restricted them…
Two new WhatsApp features are looking to entice you into spending more time on the messenger app. Will they be engrossing or just duds? Take a look at what is coming first. A major WhatsApp update was rolled out for the voice messages feature recently. It allowed users to change playback speed by as much as 1.5x and 2x. This feature is available on WhatsApp iOS, Android and Web-based platforms. While all of this may be useful for some and others may even find it funny, it’s not pretty, at least not by WhatsApp’s standards. And so, before users let…
A human rights group that attracted millions of views on YouTube to testimonies from people who say their families have disappeared in China’s Xinjiang region; is moving its videos to little-known service Odysee after some were taken down by the Google-owned streaming giant, two sources told Reuters. The group, credited by international organizations like Human Rights Watch for drawing attention to human rights violations in Xinjiang; has come under fire from Kazakh authorities since its founding in 2017. Serikzhan Bilash, a Xinjiang-born Kazakh activist who co-founded the channel and has been arrested multiple times for his activism,;said government advisors told…
Google’s Chrome web browser will not fully block tracking cookies until late 2023, the Alphabet Inc company said on Thursday; delaying by nearly two years a move that has drawn antitrust concerns from competitors and regulators. Google Chrome Google had wanted to bar reams of ad-personalisation companies from gathering users’ browsing interests through cookies from January 2022. But rivals accused the world’s biggest online ads seller; by revenue of using improved privacy as a pretense to gain greater market share. Alphabet shares were up 0.5% in early Thursday afternoon trading. But shares soared for companies that had been scrambling to…
We now have a window into Microsoft’s plans for its popular operating system powering personal computers. On Thursday, Microsoft unveiled Windows 11; the first major update to the platform since the launch of predecessor Windows 10 nearly six years ago. Windows 11 features a cleaner interface and pushes further toward a mobile-friendly environment inspired by shifts to how PCs have been used amid a COVID-19 pandemic forcing many Americans to work remotely. “What was so powerful was the shift in the PC we saw and felt – from something practical and functional to something personal and emotional,” wrote Panos Panay;…
Apps used to be fun add-ons to get the most out of your phone. Today, they’re vital to our everyday communication, work, and play. Sadly, it seems like every week, there’s another list of bad apps causing headaches or putting your security at risk. Phony cryptocurrency and financial apps are scammers’ latest grift. While we’re talking smartphone security, there are five tweaks every iPhone user should make. Tap or click for steps to see which apps are spying, hide your location, and close down access to your camera roll. Now it’s time to open up your app list and start…
Facebook has long tried to monetise WhatsApp. Over the years, it has added a host of new features on WhatsApp’s business app; such as Catalogs, a new shopping button, the flexibility to modify Catalogs easily and various messaging options among other things. Now, it is taking a step further in this direction; by bringing Shops to WhatsApp in order to ramp up its revenues. For the uninitiated, Facebook launched Shops last year; in a bid to make it easier for businesses to set up a single online store for users on its platform and on Instagram. Shops are free to…
One of the most anticipated launches of the year is that of the Apple iPhone 13 smartphone and everyone concerned is looking forward to the mega event. Due to the iconic nature of the company and its ability to bring gadgets that are eye-ball grabbing; there is a perennial interest in its announcements, especially new smartphones. Now, we finally have a date when the iPhone 12 successor is revealed to the world. Coming to the features, the report says that the iPhone 13 will be powered by its A15 chipset that will be built using TSMC 5nm process. This processor…