Amazon, which has been under pressure from shoppers, brands and lawmakers to crack down on counterfeits on its site; said Monday that it blocked more than 10 billion suspected phony listings last year before any of their offerings could be sold. The numbers were released in Amazon’s first report on its anti-counterfeiting efforts since it announced new tools and technologies in 2019. The number of blocked phony listings last year was up about 67 per cent from the year before. The Seattle-based e-commerce behemoth said the number of counterfeiters attempting to sell on the site rose as scammers tried; to…
Author: Abiodun A.
Apple already makes some of the best in-house mobile processors on the market; with its A-series and recently released M1 chipsets far ahead of the competition in terms of performance and efficiency. The company is also working on replacing its use of Qualcomm’s 5G modems with its own in-house modems on its smartphones; – with the first such device expected in 2023. According to a report by MacRumors, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently revealed in a note to investors; that Apple was likely to adopt its own 5G baseband chips in 2023 “at the earliest”. The Cupertino company has been…
Top US fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline has shut its entire network, the source of nearly half of the US East Coast’s fuel supply; after a cyber attack that industry sources said was caused by ransomware. The company transports 2.5 million barrels per day of gasoline, diesel; jet fuel and other refined products through 5,500 miles (8,850 km) of pipelines linking refiners on the Gulf Coast to the eastern and southern United States. Colonial shut down systems to contain the threat after learning of the attack on Friday, it said in a statement. That action has temporarily halted operations and…
Many of us interact with people who are not our friends on Instagram, and sometimes you might want to check a message that they have sent but not be “seen”. When you check any DM on Instagram, it is immediately marked as “seen” for both you and the other person who has sent it. WhatsApp has the option of turning off read receipts (the blue ticks) but Instagram has no such feature. Whether you follow the person or not, if you have seen a message sent by them; it will be marked as “seen” and the person on the other…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested a 23-year-old suspected drug trafficker at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The suspect Okoguale Douglas excreted 59 wraps of heroin weighing 781.2 grams following his arrest at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, while trying to board a Milan, Italy-bound flight. Douglas, who hails from Uromi in Esan North-East Local Government area of Edo state, was arrested by operatives of the agency during an outward clearance of Ethiopian airline flight number 910 at the boarding gate of the airport en route Abuja-Addis Ababa- Milan (Italy) after being scanned, which proved…
Nine gunmen have been killed and four policemen injured in a botched attack on a police station in Imo State. This is according to the new Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro, who disclosed this during a press conference on Friday in Owerri, the state capital. He said the attack on the Divisional Police and Area Command Headquarters on Thursday night in Orlu Local Government Area of the state was repelled by Special Forces. “After a gun duel, nine of the insurgents lost their lives while others fled with bullet wounds abandoning their operational vehicles in the process,” the police boss…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied offering a financial reward of ₦1 million for anyone with information that could lead to the arrest of an internet fraudster, popularly known as ‘Yahoo Yahoo.’ EFCC stated this in a statement issued on Friday and signed by its Head, Media & Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren. The anti-graft agency said the “clarification became necessary following phone calls by citizens wanting to cash in on notices in the social media by fraudsters promising a reward of One Million Naira for friends, family, and relatives of Yahoo Boys who hand them over to the…
No fewer than eight gunmen have been killed in an encounter with the police in the Orlu area of Imo State, security sources confirmed on Friday. A police source told newsmen that the hoodlums were on their way to attack Orlu Police Station on Thursday evening. They were, however, ambushed and killed on Thursday in a joint counter-attack by the military and police operatives. The security sources confirmed that several stolen vehicles used by the militants in their operation were also recovered. A video of them earlier setting out for the attack has also been released. The video showed the…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 52-year-old man, Kayode Adeniyi for allegedly having carnal knowledge of his 10-year-old daughter. Abimbola Oyeyemi, the police spokesman in the state, disclosed this via a statement issued on Tuesday, noting that the arrest followed a report lodged at the Agbado Divisional Headquarters by the victim’s aunty. “The victim’s aunty reported that, while her niece went to the apartment of the suspect to ask whether his daughter was the person who mistakenly removed the clothes she spread outside, the suspect forcefully dragged her into the room, covered her mouth with a pillow and…
A 20-year-old Akwa Ibom native, Uduak Akpan has been arrested over the death of Hindy Umoren; a job seeker who went missing. A couple of days ago, it was reported that a Nigerian lady identified as Hindy Umoren went missing after she went for a job interview. Meanwhile, the lady has now been found dead and buried in a shallow grave. Spokesman of the Akwa Ibom Police Command, Odiko MacDon confirmed the development. The Police PRO disclosed that the suspect had owned up to the crime; adding that he had lured the victim to his house under the guise of…