Two people have been killed by bandits in Giwa and Birnin Gwari local government areas of Kaduna State, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan said on Tuesday. According to the Commissioner, the bandits killed one Yusuffa Karami at Maikulu in Birnin Gwari local government, while one Fanyo Bello was confirmed dead following gun wounds inflicted by bandits at Ungwan Maikuzunniya of Giwa LGA in the early hours of today. Security agencies also reported that a nonagenarian, Nabara Katoh has committed suicide by hanging herself at Gonan Rogo of Kajuru local government area. The aged woman reportedly…
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Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 11 suspected internet fraudsters. The suspects according to a statement by the spokesperson of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren were arrested on earlier in the week in Alagbado area of Lagos State. “This follows credible intelligence received by the Commission about the involvement of the suspects in computer-related fraud. “The suspects are: Nwomkiro Ekene Jude, Olukoya Oluwadamilare Timilehin, Akingbade Mubarak Ayoboye, Adeolu Kolawole Oluwajifemi, Nwankwo Tochuckwu Michael, Kehinde Timilehin Ajibola, Adesina Deji, Olalekan Abiola, Anthony Ekene Iwuji, Emeka Metuh and Oluwasegun Pelumi,” the statement addded.…
Nearly 200 Facebook employees have signed a letter urging the company’s executives to address concerns; that pro-Palestine voices on the social media site are being suppressed by content moderation systems. The letter, first reported on by the Financial Times (FT); urges Facebook’s leadership to introduce new measures that ensure pro-Palestinian content is not taken down; as critics claim happened during last month’s conflict in Gaza. The Facebook employees are also calling on management “to order a third-party audit of enforcement actions around Arab and Muslim content, and to refer a post by Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu describing Palestinian civilians…
Huawei launched its own HarmonyOS mobile operating system on its handsets on Wednesday as it adapts to having lost access to Google mobile services two years ago; after the U.S. put the Chinese telecommunications company on a trade blacklist. The Shenzhen-based company announced that about 100 Huawei smartphone models will use its proprietary HarmonyOS system, and that the operating system will also be available on certain tablets and smart screens in the fourth quarter of the year. The launch of the operating system comes as the company is still cut off from American technologies including Google’s services and some computer…
Gunmen have killed a youth leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Orlu East. Local Government Area of Imo State, Kenneth Amukamara. They also set his car and house ablaze after he was murdered in cold blood. Although police authorities are yet to make a statement on the killing, the PDP youth leader in Imo State, Greg Nwadike confirmed the incident which took place on Monday night. Mr. Amukamara was killed by the assailants at his residence in Awomamma in Orlu East LGA of the state. Tension has heightened in the southeast in the past months as assaults on…
The Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday paraded 81 suspects arrested between April and May 2021. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, noted that the suspects were arrested for various crimes including kidnapping, banditry, armed robbery, illicit possession of firearms, illegal manufacturing and distribution of number plates. According to the force spokesman, some of the items recovered from the suspects include 45 assorted riffles, including 17 AK-47, 20 locally made AK-47, and one GPLG. Mr. Mba assured that the current security challenges facing the country will bring out the best in the force. President Buhari receives a…
Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said he is still confident regulators will green-light its $40 billion acquisition of SoftBank Group’s Arm Ltd., despite growing scepticism about the deal’s prospects. Government approval in China and elsewhere may come later this year or in 2022; Huang said over video at the Computex conference in Taipei on Wednesday. He pointed out that an earlier acquisition took about a year and a half so it is likely the current process will be similar. “I expect this one to take 18 months so that’s later this year, early next year. I am confident about…
Twitter has started taking applications again for the verified blue tick. Twitter had paused the verification process last week just days after it relaunched for everyone. The pause was so Twitter could review the applications received so far which was probably more than anticipated by the team. Twitter announced earlier today that users can now apply for the verified blue badge again. Verified users on Twitter have a blue tick on their profile indicating the authenticity of that account. It’s not surprising that Twitter was bombarded with a huge number of applications for the blue tick; since that has been…
Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday it supports a proposed U.S. legislation to legalize cannabis at the federal level, and would drop weed-testing requirements for some recruitments. The e-commerce company’s public policy team will be actively supporting The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2021 (MORE Act); which seeks to legalize marijuana at the federal level, its consumer boss Dave Clark said in a blog post. Amazon will also no longer screen its job applicants for marijuana use; for any positions not regulated by the Department of Transportation, Clark added. While many U.S. states have legalized marijuana use; employers have…
Apple Inc., which has come under fire for the behavior of its suppliers, reported progress among its manufacturing partners; during the tumultuous year of the coronavirus pandemic as it released a supply-chain responsibility report. The Cupertino, California-based firm said improvements include a reduction in major violations of its code of conduct and no cases of child labor. The 113-page report covers a range of issues, from the treatment of workers to energy usage and infectious disease policies in the wake of Covid-19. It did cite several examples of suppliers failing to fulfill their duties and non-compliance with Apple’s working-hours policy.…