Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have attacked Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom. The Infostride gathered that the incident happened on Saturday at Tyo Mu along Makurdi/Gboko road in Makurdi Local Government Area of the state. Briefing journalists, Ortom, who described the gunmen as ‘herdsmen’, said about 15 of the attackers trailed him to the river bank where he was on foot. The governor praised his security details that were just about six in number for responding quickly to the attack and repelled them promptly before providing cover for him to return to safety and his vehicle. He said troops of…
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A 40-year-old man identified as Aniekan John Udom has been sentenced to life in prison for reportedly raping an 8-year-old in Uyo in August 2020. The 40-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice Bennett Ilaumo of an Akwa Ibom state high court. While being arraigned in court, the state prosecutor, Maria Akpan told the Court that Aniekan was caught by the victim’s lesson teacher; while committing the offense in broad daylight. She said the culprit committed the crime at number 12 Anyan-ikot Street, off Abak Road, Uyo. He was caught with his penis inserted into the anus of…
Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it is starting to remove the recommendations it gives global users for political and social issue Facebook groups; a move it has billed as turning down tension on the site. The company also announced in a blog post changes aimed at reducing the reach of groups that break site rules; including showing them lower in algorithmic recommendations and alerting people when they go to join a group that has previously violated policies. Researchers and civil rights organizations have long warned that Facebook groups; a product the company has vigorously promoted as providing places for people…
In July last year, Dropbox added a few features to its document and file uploading service such as; the ability to scan images as a document (like the now-banned CamScanner app) and the ability to send files to other users like WeTransfer. The company had also introduced a password manager service for users who paid for the Plus; and Professional plans, which it now plans to open up to all users. A “limited” version of Dropbox Passwords, the company’s password management service will be available to all users in April; the company announced on its blog. This means the company…
Samsung’s Galaxy Note series has been in the news for quite some time now. Reports in the past have hinted towards the company planning to pull the plug on its flagship smartphone series. Those rumours seem to have gotten cemented with Samsung introducing SPen support in the Galaxy S21 Ultra smartphone. Now, Samsung has finally confirmed the fate of its Galaxy Note series smartphones. During the company’s 52nd annual shareholder’s meeting, co-CEO of Samsung’s IT and Mobile Communications division, DJ Koh; said that it will be difficult for the company to launch the Galaxy Note 21 series smartphones this year…
Facebook is once again introducing new measures with the aim of protecting its users – in this specific case, groups on the social network. The company already takes action on groups that violate its rules; but it’s now expanding the set of actions it can take to ensure groups are a safe place for its users. For starters, after initially halting recommendations for groups associated with political and civic movements in the United States, Facebook is expanding that policy to other countries. Additionally, the way recommendations work is getting more nuanced for groups that violate Facebook’s rules. They’ll initially start…
Nokia has announced that it plans to halve its 5G base station power consumption over the next two years. The firm will aim towards these emission reductions by making “continuous improvements” to the software that controls the base stations; and also by developing new AirScale 5G mMIMO Base Station variants that use the latest SoCs which are more power-efficient. Commenting on the work to reduce the emissions of its base stations, Ari Kynäslahti, Head of Technology and Strategy at Nokia Mobile Networks, said: “Nokia is committed to contributing to solving the world’s sustainability challenges; and we do that by ensuring…
SanDisk: Today, Western Digital announced the iXpand Flash Drive Luxe, the latest member of its family of iPhone-compatible flash drives. The product comes from its SanDisk brand – which it acquired back in 2015 – and it’s the most compatible of the lineup so far. That’s because it comes with both a Lightning connector and a USB Type-C port, while previous drives, even if they had a USB port, would usually be Type-A. Thanks to the Type-C connector, the iXpand Flash Drive Luxe can be used with iPhones as well as most Android phones and PCs, making it easy to…
Facebook-owned Instagram unveiled technology Tuesday aimed at preventing underage children from creating accounts and blocking adults from contacting young users they don’t know. It was the latest move responding to concerns about inappropriate contact between adults and children on the platform, which like most services sets an age minimum of 13. Instagram will begin using artificial intelligence to determine a user’s age at signup in an effort to find underage users. “While many people are honest about their age, we know that young people can lie about their date of birth. We want to do more to stop this from…
Finnish telecoms equipment maker Nokia said Tuesday it will slash up to 11 per cent of its workforce within two years as it launches a “huge” cost-cutting drive and focuses on a few key areas in the face of tough competition over super-fast 5G networks. Announcing a 600-million-euro ($715-million) cost-cutting programme, Nokia said it expects to become “an 80,000–85,000 employee organisation, over an 18–24-month period, instead of the approximately 90,000 employees Nokia has today.” Much of the savings are to be re-invested into research and development (R&D), the firm said, especially in Nokia’s mobile networks and cloud operations, after new…
Police operatives in Kaduna state have killed two suspected bandits during an operation in the Lere local government area of the state. The Bandits according to a statement by the spokesman of Kaduna Police Command, Mohammed Jalige, were planning to launch a deadly attack on Saminaka town in Lere local government when the combined team of Police Tactical Squad and Operation Yaki swooped on them through credible intelligence information. However, the bandits who were well-armed and upon sensing the arrival of the Operatives immediately started shooting sporadically in different directions. This resulted in a fierce exchange of fire between them…
Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have killed no fewer than six Boko Haram terrorists along the Dikwa – Ajiri axis in the Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, said the troops encountered the insurgents on Monday evening. Yerima noted that the gunmen mounted motorcycles and a gun truck, adding that troops swiftly engaged them in a fierce firefight. “The troops on patrol came in contact with terrorists mounted on motorcycles and a gun truck, swiftly engaged them in a fierce…
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested 50 criminal suspects who are members of various notorious criminal gangs and networks across the country. The arrests were carried out by operatives of the Intelligence Response Team and the Special Tactical Squad of the Force attached to the Operation Puff Adder II, a series of tweets from the police said. They were outcomes of successful follow-up on cases bordering on kidnapping, armed robbery, banditry, unlawful possession of firearms, among others. During operations that led to the arrests, 10 prohibited firearms, 2,496 AK-47 live ammunition, 10 live cartridges, and cartons of tramadol…
Facebook has reached an agreement with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp in which the social media giant will pay to use the company’s Australian content; a deal prompted by a contentious new media law passed in the country. The agreement stuck on Tuesday brings an end to a weeks-long faceoff between the two parties; which saw Facebook temporarily black out all news content for Australian users after the passage of a law that requires tech firms to pay media outlets a cut for hosting their material. “The agreement with Facebook is a landmark in transforming the terms of trade for journalism;…
Samsung Electronics recently won a project for Google parent Alphabet’s autonomous driving unit Waymo; to develop chips for next-generation self-driving cars, South Korean media reported on Monday. Samsung will develop a chip that computes data collected from various sensors installed in autonomous vehicles; or centrally controls functions by exchanging information with Google data centres in real-time, South Korean newspaper Herald Business reported; citing an unnamed industry source. The project is expected to be carried out; by Samsung’s logic chip development division System LSI’s Custom SOC Business Team, it also added. Samsung Electronics declined to comment regarding client company matters.…
Alibaba’s internet browser has been removed from several app stores in China; according to a report from The Financial Times on Tuesday. Android app stores including those operated by Huawei; Xiaomi and Tencent have reportedly blocked downloads or removed Alibaba’s “UC Browser.” Reporters were unable to immediately confirm the report. It comes after the UC Browser was criticized on a TV show about misleading online medical advertising that was broadcast by CCTV; a state-owned broadcaster. The show accused the browser of allowing private hospitals to bid for the names of China’s best known hospitals in keyword searches; potentially luring patients…
Two female students of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) were on Sunday night kidnapped by some gunmen. The victims, identified as Adeyemo Precious and Oyefule Abiola were abducted while returning to their hall of residence located in Olowu area in Ayetoro campus of the institution, Yewa North Local Government Area. The police public relations officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi who confirmed the incident, said a manhunt led by the area commander in conjunction with local hunters has been launched to rescue the victims unhurt and reunite with their families. He also confirmed that the abducted students – Adeyemo Precious and Oyefule Abiola…
Gunmen believed to be bandits have attacked another school in the Rema area of Kaduna State, north-west Nigeria. During the attack, an unconfirmed number of pupils and teachers are feared to have been abducted. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs in the state, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed this in a statement on Monday. He noted that the primary school attacked by the bandits is located in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the state. According to the commissioner, the state government is currently obtaining details on the actual number of pupils and teachers reported to have been kidnapped.…
Microsoft has just unveiled a key feature in its Skype desktop app on Windows and Mac machines – AI-enabled Noise Cancellation. This feature, which was originally made for Microsoft Teams, is yet to arrive on mobile and web version. This feature can be found under the ‘Settings’ option and can be toggled with different options – Auto; Low and High. But the real question is – How to activate it? That’s what we are here for. These are the few steps you need to take to get things done. Step 1: Select your profile picture at the top left corner.…
Today, Apple is releasing all-new developer betas for iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, and macOS Big Sur 11.3. They’re the fourth developer betas for each, so there isn’t much in terms of new features since the last ones, but if you’re testing them out, they’re worth installing for stability purposes. For updates that are in testing just a few months ahead of WWDC and the announcement of the next major updates, these actually pack a bunch of new features. They’re going to come with a bunch of new emoji characters, as well as support for the new…