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Chinese Researchers Develop Solar-Powered Drones Capable of Perpetual Flight

Adewale A. — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 21:29:23 +0000

Researchers at Beihang University in China are pioneering the development of a solar-powered drone with the potential for indefinite flight. Led by Mingjing Qi, the team created a sophisticated circuit that significantly enhanced the voltage generated by solar panels, which was then integrated into a miniature drone prototype. Drones have revolutionised various sectors due to [...]

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Imperative Of Drones In Policing In Nigeria

Adewale A. — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 19:33:53 +0000

In view of the existence of ungoverned spaces, under-served areas, low personnel ratio, and limited resources available to the Nigeria Police Force policing the country appears like rocket science. However, there is a need for an eye in the sky to provide superior intelligence to security agencies that would enable professionalism, high performance, and adequate [...]

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Samsung to Use Drones to Deliver Phones

Abiodun A. — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 02:46:22 +0000

Samsung has announced a new partnership with Manna Drone Delivery. Under the new deal, Irish customers that purchase a selection of devices; including the Galaxy S21 Ultra; Galaxy Buds Pro; Galaxy Tab S7; as well as Galaxy Watch 3; and also devices in the Galaxy A Series will be able to get their order delivered [...]

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Boko Haram Sect Now Using Drones – Nigerian Army

David Folami — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 02:26:36 +0000

The Nigerian Army has revealed that the Boko haram sect now uses drones. This was made known in a statement issued to newsmen on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. According to reports, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman said that the sect now has foreigners among its ranks. In continuation with our resolve to keep Nigerians well [...]

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The Evolution of Drones

Ade Adewale — Wed, 23 May 2018 13:34:18 +0000

Drones have become so commonplace these days that’s it’s easy to forget how far the technology has come just in a matter of a few years with some experts saying that the UAV technology is just as disruptive as the internet and other modern inventions that have changed civilization. Not so long ago, the use [...]

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We’re Not Using Drones To Monitor Polls – Rivers State

David Folami — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 04:23:38 +0000

The Rivers Commissioner for Information, Dr Austin Tam-George, has described as untrue comments in some quarters that the state government plans to deploy drones to monitor the rerun elections in the state. He told Newsmen in Okrika on Saturday that the Nyesom Wike-led government was deeply interested in ensuring free, peaceful and credible legislative rerun [...]

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Unauthorised Use Of Drones Banned In Nigeria

David Folami — Mon, 09 May 2016 19:43:40 +0000

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has banned the launching of Remotely Piloted Aircraft, RPA, in the Nigerian airspace without its permit and that of the Office of National Security Adviser, ONSA. This is contained in a statement issued by the General Manager, Public Relations, NCAA, Sam Adurogboye, which was made available to the News [...]

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Drones over Malta, Abusive or Defensive?

Wale Adebayo — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 08:58:55 +0000

“Whatever one thinks of the justifiability of drone attacks, it’s one of the least ‘brave’ or courageous modes of warfare ever invented. It’s one thing to call it just, but to pretend it’s ‘brave’ is Orwellian in the extreme.” – Glenn Greenwald The Italian government has quietly began allowing armed American drones to fly out [...]

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NNPC To Deploy Drones To Monitor Pipelines | #News

Wale Adebayo — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 21:30:45 +0000

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has promised to deploy drones across the nation’s territorial waters to monitor the inwards and outwards movement of oil vessels as a way of tackling the issue of crude‎ oil theft in the country. In a statement by the NNPC in Abuja, Group Managing Director of the Corporation, [...]

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#BringBackOurGirls: US flying surveillance drones over Nigeria in search for schoolgirls

Adewale A. — Thu, 15 May 2014 07:36:20 +0000

The US military is flying surveillance drones as well as manned aircraft over Nigeria to help the search for more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist extremists, the Pentagon said Wednesday. However, the data is not yet being shared with the…

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Pentagon confirms US flying surveillance drones over Nigeria

Adewale A. — Wed, 14 May 2014 19:35:19 +0000

The US military is flying surveillance drones as well as manned aircraft over Nigeria to help in the search for more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist extremists, the Pentagon said Wednesday. The United States has deployed the robotic Global…

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Finding Nigeria’s lost girls with US Drones [VIDEO]

Adewale A. — Thu, 08 May 2014 08:26:51 +0000

(NBC News) President Obama is sending U.S. advisers and drones to help find hundreds of Nigerian girls kidnapped from their school by the terrorist group Boko Haram.

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Amazon Wants to Use Drones to Deliver Packages to Your Doorstep

Adewale A. — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 23:25:38 +0000

Jeff Bezos just took an opportunity to reveal a brand new and perhaps radical way Amazon is planning to deliver packages to your home within the next 4 to 5 years. During an interview with Charlie Rose on 60 Minutes Bezos showed off unmanned drones…

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