A young man identified as Babatunde Adeluka Olubasa has been shot and killed by unknown gunmen in a popular hotel in the Ijapo Estate area of Akure, Ondo state capital. The Infostride gathered that the deceased was trailed to a hotel where he was lodging by three armed men after attending a function in Akure. According to a source, after shooting him, the murderers descended on Babatunde with a small axe until he gave up the ghost. The Public Relations Officer of Ondo State Police Command, Tee-Leo Ikoro, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Tuesday, adding that it…
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The Chairman of Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, Suleiman Chukuba, has been suspended. This followed his impeachment on Tuesday by councillors in the local government who later reviewed their decision to a suspension. The councillors reviewed the decision to impeach Chukuba after they met with some public office holders and government officials in the state led by the Shuaibu Liman, the Chairman of the Local Government Committee at the Niger State House of Assembly. Aliyu Yusuf, who is the leader of Shiroro Legislative Council, told newsmen after the meeting that Chukuba would now face indefinite suspension from…
Troops have killed nine suspected bandits along the Kaduna-Abuja Highway, the Kaduna State government has revealed. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday. He noted that the bandits were killed by troops securing the Kaduna-Abuja Road general area during a gun battle that began on Monday night and lasted till the early hours of the next day. Aruwan who attributed the information to operational feedback stated that the soldiers acted on intelligence that the bandits were attempting to cross over from the eastern part of the Kaduna-Abuja Road to…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the kidnap of the Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri, Bishop Moses Chikwe by gunmen. Chikwe was abducted on Sunday night, along with his driver, at the World Bank area of Owerri, the Imo State capital. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by CAN’s Chairman in Imo State, Revd. Eches Divine Eches, the association described the cleric’s abduction as the height of wickedness, calling on the police authorities to immediately rescue the victims. “The development is what I describe as the height of wickedness against the Church. I have…
Apple Car have been doing the rounds for years. They re-emerged earlier this month after a Reuters report said the company is moving fast with its autonomous car project with a “breakthrough battery technology.” Even as the report pegged the car to release in 2024; Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says the car will be officially launched between 2025-2028 at the earliest. According to AppleInsider, Kuo also cautioned investors against the hype around the reports on an Apple Car. The analyst said purchasing shares of the companies involved in the project was a “knee-jerk reaction that could be short-lived.” He highlighted…
Security agencies in Kaduna State have confirmed the killing of a notorious bandit, Nasiru Kachalla, in a clash between his gang and a rival group of bandits. Kachalla had been on the run for masterminding several criminal acts, including kidnappings, killings, cattle rustling, and banditry in parts of the state. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed this in a statement on Monday. He said human intelligence networks reported that criminals from the rival sides were also killed, including some of Kachalla’s lieutenants. Aruwan disclosed that the clash occurred in a forest around the…
No fewer than 20 people have been abducted and scores of others injured by gunmen who attacked Maitumbi and Kuchi communities in Bosso and Munya Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Niger State. The Chairman of Bosso LGA, Abubakar Gomna, confirmed the incident in Maitumbi on Monday, saying the attack lasted almost two hours. He disclosed that armed men numbering over 30 attacked the community at about 11:30pm on Sunday and opened fire on some residents. “The gunmen came in their numbers and started shooting sporadically. Some members of the vigilante group tried to stop them, but they overpowered the vigilantes.…
Microsoft is testing a new feature “voice launcher” that will allow users to interact with apps and files; using voice commands, reports Windows latest. It is worth noting that the feature is not available to all users. Microsoft is testing the feature for select group users who use following languages: English (US, UK, Canada, Australia and India); French (France and Canada); Portuguese (Brazil); Spanish, German Italian; and Japanese. Since it’s still an experimental feature, Microsoft is also asking users to contribute to its voice search database to help deliver more accurate results. “Your everyday use of voice typing could make…
Months after Microsoft pulled the plug on Windows 7, Google has asked Chromium developers to stop using the decade-old operating system. It is worth noting that Microsoft and Chromium communities no longer support Windows 7. Google engineer Bruce Dawson in a post on developers website explained, “I don’t remember a decision to require Windows 10; but it seems inevitable that it will happen at some point, and maybe that time as now. There have been a few Windows 7 breaks lately and it eventually gets expensive to keep fixing them.” “Community fixes could probably be accepted. Right now we don’t…
Apple has resolved issues relating to the iCloud account and sign in nearly 36 hours after the issues were first reported. The problem with Apple’s iCloud account and sign in is said to have begun at around 4:45 AM ET on December 25. The issue appeared to have affected multiple Apple devices that needed iCloud set up and sign in. Users complained that they were unable to set up new devices that required iCloud activation. The outage came during the Christmas festival. So, those who received a new Apple device as a gift may have also faced problems with the…
The world stocked up on laptop and desktop computers in 2020 at a level not seen since the iPhone debuted in 2007; and manufacturers still are months away from fulfilling outstanding orders, hardware industry executives and analysts said. Remote learning and working has upturned the computer market during the coronavirus pandemic; zapping sales of smartphones while boosting interest in bigger devices, which had become afterthoughts to iPhones and Androids over the last decade. “The whole supply chain has been strained like never before,” said Gregg Prendergast, Pan-America president at hardware maker Acer Inc. Annual global shipments of PCs, the industry’s…
Gunmen have killed two persons at the high-level area of Naka, the headquarters of Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State. The Police Public Relations Officer, Sewuese Anene, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. Anene said gunmen carried out the attack in the early hours of today, adding that two persons were arrested at the scene of the crime by police. “On 27/12/2020 at about 1 am, a gunshot was heard in the High-Level area of Naka town and police officers were deployed to the area. Two persons were arrested at the scene of the crime while…
A man armed with a knife killed seven people and wounded seven others in northeastern China on Sunday, state media reported. The attack — which police said appeared to have been “random” — reportedly took place at 8.14 am local time (0014 GMT) in the city of Kaiyuan in Liaoning province. The attacker was later arrested in a local bathhouse, they added. An inquiry has begun, the Kaiyun public security office said in a post on the Twitter-like Weibo website. Stabbings are relatively common in China, where firearms are banned and are often used in random attacks by angry citizens…
The kidnapped chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria in Kaduna State, Apostle Emmanuel Bako and his wife, Cindy have regained freedom from their abductors. The cleric and his wife were kidnapped on Friday Evening at Albarka praying camp in Jema’a Local Government. But in a statement on Sunday, the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the PFN chairman and his wife had been released. Meanwhile, Governor Nasir El-Rufai has expressed his relief and happiness over the development and offered his best wishes to the cleric and his wife.
Two Nigerians have been charged in a UK court over the hijack of an oil tanker in the English Channel. The two Nigerians were identified as Matthew John Okorie, 25 and Sunday Sylvester, 22. Both men were charged with endangering the Nave Andromeda and appeared at Southampton Magistrates’ Court. The two Nigerians were part of a group of seven Nigerians who were arrested after being discovered on board an oil tanker on October 25, the Daily Mail reports. The ship – the Nave Andromedia – which set sail from Lagos, was approaching Southampton, Hampshire, its destination when the men were…
Encrypted messaging app Telegram will launch pay-for services in 2021, its Russian-born founder Pavel Durov said Wednesday, as the growing company needed “at least a few hundred million dollars per year”. “Telegram will begin to generate revenue, starting next year,” Durov said in a statement. “We will be able to launch countless new features and welcome billions of new users.” Durov, 36, said he did not plan to sell the company and therefore needed to look for other ways to come up with funding. Telegram is a popular social media platform in a number of countries, particularly in the former…
If you’ve been lucky enough to receive a shiny new iPhone, you’re in for a treat. Whether it’s the smaller iPhone SE; the supersized iPhone 12 Pro Max, or anything in between, Apple has continued pushing the envelope for phone performance. If you’re new to the ecosystem, or it’s been a while since you switched devices, there can be a fair amount to learn as part of the initial setup process. Luckily for you, we’ve put together this guide to not only getting your new phone ready for use; but transferring settings from your existing device, too. Let’s get started.…
The Lagos State Police Command says it has intensified its strategies to curb crimes and criminality, particularly traffic robbery in its bid to ensure hitch-free celebrations across the state. In a statement on Friday, the Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the arrest of three suspected traffic robbers at the Agidingbi area. He explained that the suspects were apprehended at about 11:30pm on Tuesday by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) during one of the command’s undercover operations around Ikeja. “The suspects, on sighting the RRS operatives, took to their heels but were given a hot…
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed Mr Zakari Ya’u Idris, the Village Head of Madaka in Rafi Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. The Chief of Staff to the Chairman of Rafi LGA, Mohammed Mohammed, confirmed the murder of the village head on Saturday. Idris was killed a week after he was abducted by his captors who invaded Madaka community on Sunday last week, where they murdered three persons and abducted the village head for a second time. Mohammed revealed that the bandits had earlier contacted the family of the deceased to pay a ransom of N800,000. He…
Residents have fled their homes as Boko Haram terrorists attacked four villages in the southern part of Borno State. According to local sources who are on the run, the attack is ongoing as of 9pm on Saturday. Eyewitnesses reports that the insurgents rode in at least 10 Toyota Hilux vans, and they were first seen around Mandara Dirau at about 1pm. The insurgents were said to have proceeded unchallenged through parts of villages identified as Debiro, Tashan Alade, Tirgitu, and Shaffa town shooting sporadically, looting food items, and setting houses ablaze. Villages attacked are situated within Hawul and Shaffa Local…