Bandits suspected to be kidnappers have killed four persons and abducted a Professor, Aliyu Mohammed in Zaria, Kaduna State. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday. He explained that the bandits invaded the residence of the professor who also holds the title of Wazirin Wusasa in the night and kidnapped him, killed his son while his nephew, Abba Kabiru was injured during the attack. Similarly, two members of a local vigilante group in the Giwa Local Government Area were also killed by bandits in another attack. Similarly, two…
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Turkey on Tuesday hit Twitter, Pinterest, and Periscope with advertising bans after they failed to follow Facebook and appoint a local representative to take down contentious posts under new media law. Freedom of speech defenders warn the law is part of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s attempt to control social media and stop any dissent against his government. The social media legislation passed last year meant networks with over a million users had to appoint an envoy to handle court orders to remove offending content within 48 hours. The bans on the three platforms came into force Tuesday while companies…
TikTok owner ByteDance has begun rolling out an electronic payment service connected to Douyin, the Chinese version of the popular short video app, the tech giant said Tuesday. Douyin Pay, which functions similarly to reigning Chinese electronic wallets WeChat Pay and Alipay, aims to “supplement existing major payment options, and to ultimately enhance user experience,” ByteDance. The move sees the tech giant wade into China’s lucrative market for electronic payment services, which are used by hundreds of millions of consumers for everything from street food to fast fashion and online purchases. Users of the app will be able to connect…
In a continuous onslaught against the enemies of the land, troops of the Nigerian Air force have killed several bandits in Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna state. The bandits were killed during a raid on their camp conducted by the Air platforms over various locations of interest including Rahama, Sabon Birni, Albasu, Walawa, Doka, Kerawa, Rikau, Galadimawa, Kidandan, Kufai, Shantu, Dogon Dawa, and adjoining settlements. As contained in the operational feedback to the Kaduna State Government, a suspicious abandoned settlement was observed just north of Sofa community, where probing shots were fired and no movements were observed. Bandits…
Apple iPhone 5s, the smartphone that came out almost eight years ago, built its own fan following for the flat bezel design; and the TouchID that was once a revolutionary tech in handsets. Apple launched this product in three colours, which were also its iconic ones back in the day – Space Gray, Gold and Silver. All three had dual tone look that made them unique in their own way. But there was a fourth colour model; which Apple may have been testing ahead of the launch. It never came out but we are seeing the prototype in 2021. The…
Eight persons have been killed in an attack by gunmen on Janbako community of Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The Zamfara State Police Public Relations Officer, Mohammed Shehu, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday. He explained that the bandits launched an aggressive reprisal attack on the community in the early hours of Sunday following the invasion of a Fulani settlement that led to the killing of three (3) Fulanis by the outlawed “Yansakai” group on Saturday 16th January 2021. “On the receipt of the report, the Command quickly responded and deployed a Combine team of PMP/CTU…
The Nigerian Air Force has lost personnel as troops killed 30 armed bandits at the Maje Riverline near Yar Katsina under Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. In a statement issued on Monday by the Air Forces spokesman, Ibikunle Daramola, troops mobilized in response to reports that scores of armed bandits, along with a large number of rustled livestock, were spotted heading towards Kekuwuje-Yar Kastina Road. He said the operation involved troops from Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) at Kekuwuje, Kwatarkwashi and Maru, mostly of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Special Forces (SF) personnel. “Unfortunately, one NAF SF personnel, Aircraftman Sunday…
A Police Inspector has been killed with others wounded in an attack by gunmen in Rivers State. The police authorities in Rivers State say about seventeen (17) gunmen “launched a surprise attack” on the officers who were deployed from the Borikiri Division to a Pi-Down Point at Captain Amangala Junction in Borikiri area of Port Harcourt on Sunday night. The Spokesperson of the Police in Rivers Stae, SP Nnamdi Omoni in a statement said the Commissioner of Police in the State, Joseph Mukan has given a marching order to all tactical units to arrest the perpetrators of the crime immediately.…
In 2021, Bitcoin (BTC) is set to turn 12 years old—oh, how time flies. We’re sure that everyone here has at least heard of it by now. As our favorite digital currency continues to mature over time, so does its money-making opportunities. More people are figuring out how to make money with Bitcoin, and we understand that it can sometimes get hard to keep up. To make things a bit easier for you, we’ve compiled a list of 15 ways you can turn 2021 into a Bitcoin-filled year. 1. Mining No, we’re not talking about heading into a cave with…
When Apple first launched its subscription video on demand streaming service in November 2019, customers were given a year of free TV+ trials if they purchased an iPhone, an iPad, a Mac, or an Apple TV from that day. The free access was supposed to expire on November 1, 2020, but Apple extended it to February 2021. Today, the tech giant is giving some of its TV+ customers a few extra months of free trials again. Users with subscriptions that were scheduled to expire between February and June can continue to access TV+ shows; and movies for free until July…
Google has announced that it will be limiting access to private Chrome APIs that enable features such as Chrome sync and Click to Call so that only its browsers can use them. The decision follows an audit by the company which uncovered that third-party Chromium-based browsers were using the APIs. The web giant said that users of some third-party browsers were able to sign in to their Google Account; and store and retrieve their Chrome sync data in their third-party browser. The data they could access includes bookmarks and presumably passwords. Google isn’t happy this is happening; and has said…
Brazil’s government will not seek to bar Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd from 5G network; auctions slated for June this year, newspaper Estado de S. Paulo reported on Saturday, citing government and industry sources. Financial costs potentially worth billions of dollars and the exit of ally President Donald Trump from the White House; are forcing President Jair Bolsonaro to backtrack on his opposition to Huawei bidding to provide the next generation cellular network for carriers in Brazil, the paper said. Like Trump, Bolsonaro opposes Huawei on the unproven grounds; that it shares confidential data with China’s Communist…
Google Maps is an incredibly useful tool that not only helps users navigate the twists and turns of a new city that they might visit but it also enables them to avoid traffic as they get to their workplaces and vice versa. Now, Google’s navigation app is getting an update that will give users a more detailed and accurate view of a city. Google, last August, announced that it would soon be rolling out a more detailed map of select cities around the world. The company had said that soon users will be able to see highly detailed street information;…
Men of the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base in Igbokoda, Ondo State have arrested 24 illegal oil bunkering Suspects in Abereke, a riverine community in the oil-producing Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. The Commanding Officer of the Naval Base, Captain Shuaib Ahmed who briefed journalists on Sunday said the suspects were arrested on January 12 by a patrol team at sea along Ondo-Lagos route offshore Mahin. Ahmed said the patrol team apprehended the suspects with six boats containing thousands of litres of Automotive Gas Oil otherwise known as Diesel Oil, empty drums, empty GP tanks, pumping machines, outboard…
Some unknown gunmen have killed another Catholic priest, Father John Gbakaan in Niger State. Prior to his death, the priest was the Dean of the newly created Lapai Deanery and was also in charge of St. Anthony’s Parish Gulu in Lapai local government area of the state. A close colleague of the deceased and priest in charge of St. Theresa Catholic Parish Madala, Father John Jatau confirmed this to Channels Television via telephone conversation on Sunday. He said Father Gbakaan alongside his brother and another priest Thursday travelled to Makurdi in Benue state where he went to see his mother.…
YouTube is testing a new way for users to shop from the platform. This feature lets creators add certain products to their videos. Viewers will be able to check out the listed products, and their purchasing options. This feature is the latest test from YouTube’s test features and experiments hub. This new feature on YouTube adds a shopping bag icon on the bottom left corner of the video. Viewers can click on this icon to know more about the products available to purchase through the product pages. It is testing this feature with select creators, and only viewers in the…
Samsung has traditionally shipped its Android phones with their custom skin on top of the base operating system; and the latest One UI interface is the company’s most refined release so far. However, with the release of the Galaxy S21, Samsung has started to imbibe bits of Google into the interface; that were not part of any older Samsung phone. The news was first announced at Samsung’s Unpacked event on Thursday and later in a blog post by Google explaining the details. The first user-facing change compared to other Samsung phones is the Messages app, which will bring Google’s Rich…
The latest Samsung Galaxy S21 series comes without an in-box charger and earphones. The South Korean company plans to “gradually” remove the charger and earphones from its future smartphones. The Galaxy S21 box is noticeably smaller without the presence of the charging brick and a pair of wired earphones. It comes with a USB Type-C data and charging cable, SIM ejection tool and a quick start guide. Samsung said doing so will help “promote better recycling habits” among Samsung users. Apple started this first with the iPhone 12 series, and also removed the accessories for its older iPhones. Going forward,…
The Ogun State Police Command has recovered the money, hard drugs and other items after raiding a notorious drug cartel in the state. While speaking to journalists during the parade of the items in Abeokuta on Thursday, the Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun said the operation was carried out in the early hours of Tuesday. Items recovered from the scene included ₦2.2 million cash, millions of naira worth of illicit drugs comprising 110 parcels of weeds, 50 packs of codeine, two packs of emzolyn. “The Ogun State Police Command Tactical Teams in the early hours of Tuesday, January 12, stormed…
The principal suspect in the case of a 6-year-old girl whose genitals were mutilated for ritual purposes has been arrested. 19-year-old Abdulkadir Wada was arrested on Friday by the police in Mararaba, Nasarawa State where he fled to, after allegedly committing the crime two weeks ago in Jama’are Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Admitting to the crime, he told journalists how himself and an accomplice committed the crime in an uncompleted building. “I strangled her and took her into an uncompleted building. Later my friend joined me after making sure that no one was watching,” he said while being…