Microsoft said Monday it would start reopening its headquarters offices next week and implementing a “hybrid workplace” that brings back more employees around the world after a year of remote work during the pandemic. The move is the first formal reopening plan to be announced by Big Tech firms which have kept most employees on remote work where feasible during the past year. “Our approach is data-driven and research-backed,” said a tweet from the tech giant which employs some 160,000 people worldwide. “As of today, after over a year in which most Microsoft employees have worked remotely, several of our…
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The police in Ogun State have arrested two suspects for allegedly killing a housewife and her four-year-old son. In a statement issued on Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi said the victims were killed for ritual purposes. He identified the suspects as 29-year-old herbalists Baoku Gbuyi and a 27-year-old bricklayer Olamide Odulaja. The arrest of the suspects, the police spokesman noted, followed a report received at Ijebu Igbo division, from the victim’s husband, who reported that his wife and his son went out and yet to return, and efforts to locate her and the…
The first message ever fired off at Twitter sold on Monday for $2.9 million when its sender Jack Dorsey accepted the winning bid for the collectible as a “non fungible token” or NFT at an auction. “Jack accepted the offer from sinaEstavi for $2,915,835.47,” read a tweet from the Valuables by Cent auction platform. “This tweet is now minted on the blockchain.” The profile on the auction-winning account indicated it belonged to Sina Estavi, chief executive of blockchain technology-related startup Bridge Oracle. A copy of Dorsey’s inaugural tweet and a history of the bidding was posted at the v.cent.co website.…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 200 kilogrammes of illicit substances from suspected traffickers at three airports. The defiant traffickers had attempted to export the hard drugs through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano, the spokesperson for the agency, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. At the Lagos airport, 41-year-old Adewuyi Olayinka was arrested while trying to export 650 grammes of cocaine wrapped in two parcels to the United Kingdom through the SAHCO export shed…
Samsung’s recently launched Galaxy Buds Pro is actually decent alternative to hearing aids for people with mild to moderate hearing impairment according to a new study. The study was conducted by Samsung Medical Center with Samsung’s help, and the research has been published in the Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology (CEO). CEO is a medical journal dedicated to ears, nose, and throat (ENT) research. The Galaxy Buds Pro was pitted against a hearing aid and a personal sound amplification product, to see how well it performs in three categories: Electroacoustic Assessment: to test output sound pressure level, frequency range, equivalent…
Gunmen have kidnapped a community leader in Imope, Ijebu-North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Tajudeen Omotayo. Omotayo, popularly called Oba Alade meta of Imope town, near Ijebu-Igbo, was kidnapped by gunmen on Saturday afternoon. A source who is a resident of the town told Channels Television on Monday that the man left his place for Ijebu-Ode around 11 am in his car. The source further said the victim was kidnapped by herdsmen on his way back home around 3:00 pm by unknown gunmen who accosted him at Oke-Eri of Imope and took him away leaving his vehicle on the…
Thousands of Microsoft Exchange servers are still compromised by hackers even after applying fixes; a top U.S. cybersecurity official said Monday, citing data from cybersecurity companies. Brandon Wales, acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said owners of the email servers; that were compromised before Microsoft Corp. issued a patch nearly three weeks ago must take additional measures to remove the hackers from their networks. “We remain committed to supporting our customers against these attacks, to innovating on our security approach; and to partnering closely with governments and the security industry to help keep our customers and communities…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Nanpan Yaniyang at the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja. Yaniyang was brought before Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe on Monday on four counts bordering on stealing and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N17,449,000 and $6,300. He was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal office of the anti-graft agency, a statement from the commission said. When the counts were read to him, the suspect pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him. Thereafter, the prosecuting counsel, Ayanfe Ogunsina, asked the court for a trial date and prayed that…
Gunmen have killed one Lawal Musa, the leader of the Fulani community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Fulani leader, popularly known as Alhaji Maijama’a, was assassinated by armed men on Sunday night at Doka, a community in Kajuru. Mr Samuel Aruwan, who is the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs in Kaduna, confirmed the incident on Monday. He noted that Lawal was on a motorcycle with his elder brother, Gide Musa, when the bandits opened fire on them. While Gide escaped with gunshot injuries, the assailants got hold of Lawal and hacked him to death…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has ordered full-scale investigations into the circumstances surrounding the attack and reported attempt on the life of the Executive Governor of Benue State, His Excellency, Samuel Ortom, at his farm in the outskirts of Makurdi, the State Capital, on Saturday, 20th March 2021. In a statement by the police spokesman, CP Frank Mba, the IGP who condemned the incident, has equally directed the Commissioner of Police (CP), Benue State Command to take adequate measures towards strengthening and improving security in the State, particularly around the governor. CP Mba further revealed that the IGP…
The police have arrested three principal suspects involved in the killing of a suspected cultist in Anambra State. Governor Willie Obiano disclosed this on Sunday while briefing reporters on the security situation in the state at the Government House in Awka, the state capital. “Saturating the media waves is a horrifying video of the killing and beheading of an alleged cultist by members of a viral cult group. This is most despicable and a terrible act,” the governor said. He added, “I wish to inform Anambra citizens and residents in the state that the police have arrested three principal suspects…
Twitter will soon allow users to play YouTube videos directly on their timeline instead of redirecting them to the YouTube app. The feature is currently being tested with select users for iOS in markets like the US, Japan, Canada; and Saudi Arabia. The company did not disclose when the feature will be rolled out to all users; including those on the Android platform. “Starting today on iOS, we’re testing a way to watch YouTube videos directly in your Home timeline; without leaving the conversation on Twitter,” said Twitter Support. The company is reportedly using YouTube’s iframe player API for the…
Microsoft is working on several features for Teams users including the ability set timers for Breakout Rooms, lock meetings, supervised chats and more. Microsoft recently updated the Microsoft 365 Roadmap to include new features coming to Teams users. The company will soon allow Teams users to set timers for Breakout Rooms. Once the timer ends, the Breakout Rooms will close, and all the participants will be added back to the original meeting. The company will also allow users to save Breakout Rooms configurations and carry them over multiple sessions. Moreover, Microsoft is also working on supervised chats for Teams users.…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, have arrested 18 suspected Internet fraudsters in Ogun State. The suspects are: Ibrahim Oreniyi Atolani, Tijani Faruk Ayobami, Yisa Ademola Ibrahim, Olukoya Aliu Temidayo, Sulaimon Sharafdeen Adebayo, Adebayo Abiodun Mustapha, Lateef Aremo Shina, Ali Mukit Olamilekan and Tajudeen Taiwo Hassan. Others are: Aina Ayomide Oluwapelumi, Adetola Yusuf Omogbolahan, Adekoya Ibrahim Olamilekan, Oreniyi Sulaimon Olalekan, Tiamiyu Olamide Babatunde, Ojetola Michael Timileyin and Ajetunmobi Bariu Toyosi. They were arrested at Remo Majestic Hotel, Shagamu, Ogun State during an operation by Operatives of the EFCC on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Items…
Social media platforms WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger all went down in a brief outage at around 1730 GMT on Friday, according to the tech monitoring website Downdetector. However, shortly after 1800 GMT, several WhatsApp users said on social media that they were able to again send messages on the platform. Instagram also came back after about an hour. All three sites belong to US social giant Facebook, which attributed the outage to unspecified “technical issues” and apologized to users. The Facebook-owned apps, which have some three billion users worldwide, report occasional outages, including one last July, which often spark…
Taking note of Clubhouse, Telegram has today rolled out Voice Chats 2.0 which allows channels to host voice chats with an unlimited number of participants. The update also adds the ability to record voice chats; see bios of those participating in a chat, there’s an option to raise your hand to speak; invite links for speakers and listeners can be created; voice chats can have titles; and the option to join voice chats with a channel that you control. In December, Telegram made it so group admins could start a group chat, and today it has expanded this functionality to…
Tesla chief Elon Musk said the company has a strong incentive to not be used for espionage in foreign countries. His remarks came shortly after reports that China placed restrictions on Tesla cars. “If a commercial company did engage in spying, the negative effects to that company would be extremely bad;” Musk said at the China Development Forum, which he attended via video link. “For example, if Tesla used the cars to spy in China – or anywhere, any country – we will get shut down everywhere;” he said, adding that there is “a very strong incentive for us to…
The police have arrested two persons – Mohammed Adamu and Mohammed Isa – alleged to be collaborating with suspected bandits in Taraba State, north-east Nigeria. Adamu and Isa were said to have collected cartons of beer, cigarette, and recharge cards worth over four million naira from the family of their victim. They were paraded along with their collaborators on Thursday by Adenirun Kunle, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department in the state. “On 15/03/2021 at about 08:00hrs, through credible information, a combined team of policemen and vigilante group, led by the Divisional Police…
Twitter is seeking public input on whether world leaders should be subject to the same rules as other users; and wants feedback on what kind of enforcement they think would be appropriate when a world leader violates engagement rules. “Politicians and government officials are constantly evolving how they use our service; and we want our policies to remain relevant to the ever-changing nature of political discourse on Twitter; and protect the health of the public conversation,” the company said in a blog post. Twitter said it is also consulting with human rights experts, civil society organizations, and academics worldwide on…
Troops from 1 Division Nigerian Army, Kaduna, on Wednesday 17 March 2021, successfully rescued 10 persons who were recently kidnapped from their quarters at Kaduna International Airport. According to a communique from the Nigerian Army Spokesman, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, the rescue operation was without any mishap or casualty. The statement on Friday further revealed that the rescue operation happened when the troops who were patrolling one of the forests in Kaduna came in contact with the kidnappers and their victims. On sighting the soldiers, the bandits opened fire, prompting the troops to decisively engage them. With superior firepower, troops…