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Eid-el-Kabir: Governor Ganduje pardons 29 inmates in Kano
In the spirit of Eid-el-Kabir Sallah celebration, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has on Friday pardoned 29 inmates with minor offences across the custodial centres of the Nigerian Correctional Service, NSC, in the state. Speaking during a brief ceremony to set the inmates free, Governor Ganduje said the inmates were pardoned in accordance with directives of President Muhammadu Buhari to state governments to decongest the custodial centres and also ensure compliance to protocols of covid-19. The Governor called on the inmates to turn a new leaf and not to go back to their old way of life sighting instance with a female inmate, Jennifer Okafor who was one of the lucky inmates freed previously, now named Jennifer Abdullahi Umar Ganduje who is now gainfully employed. According t...
Eid-ul-Adha: Kwara Speaker tasks Nigerians on perseverance
Speaker, Kwara House of Assembly, Mr Yakubu Danladi, has felicitated Muslim Ummah and entire Nigerians with a call on them to imbibe the spirit of perseverance, which is one of the symbols of Eid-el-Kabir celebration. Danladi made the call in Ilorin on Friday in his Eid-el-Kabir message signed by his media aide, Sheriff Ibrahim. “I congratulate our Muslim brothers and sister all over the country, as we live to witness and celebrate another Eid-ul-Adha. “This year has been a challenging one, but we must persevere and empathize with ourselves, during and beyond the festive period, as Allah (SWT) dictates. “Eid-ul-Adha commemorates the trial and triumph of Prophet Ibrahim (ASW), the holy prophet sailed through, because of his perseverance and strong will to sacrifice his personal comfort,” Da...
212 stranded Nigerians return home from Egypt
File Photo At least 212 Nigerians stranded in Cairo, Egypt due to the coronavirus pandemic have returned home, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has said. Announcing via Twitter on Friday, NIDCOM said the evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. It explained that the 212 evacuees tested negative for coronavirus before departing Khartoum, adding that they would undergo another Covid-19 test in the country. It added that the returnees would undergo 14-day isolation in line with the guidelines of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control as well as the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. EVACUATION UPDATE 31/07/2020. .@EGYPTAIR conveying 212 Stranded Nigerians arrive Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at exactly 1350HRS today 31st of July, 2020 from Cairo...
Apple overtakes Saudi Aramco as world’s most valuable public company
Apple’s stock hit a record high on Friday after reporting blockbuster quarterly results, helping the iPhone maker briefly overtake Saudi Aramco to become the world’s most valuable publicly listed company. Apple’s stock surged to as high as $412.22 a share, putting its market capitalization at $1.762 trillion, according to the share count provided by Apple in a regulatory filing on Friday. Saudi Aramco, which has been the most valuable publicly listed company since going public last year, had a market capitalization of $1.760 trillion as of its last close, according to Refinitiv data. Last up 6.2% at $408.78 in midday trading, Apple’s market capitalization stood at $1.748 trillion. After Apple bought back $16 billion worth of shares in the June quarter, it had 4,275,634,000 outstanding shar...
Microsoft Edge is Crashing: Here’s Why
Sourced from Wikimedia Microsoft’s Edge browser s reportedly crashing when users type into the address bar. According to The Verge, “the issues appear to have affected Edge users who have selected Google as the default search engine.” Are you seeing Edge crash when trying to type into the address bar? The team is looking into it! In the meantime, as a workaround, please turn off Search Suggestions here: edge://settings/search. We’ll follow up once we have more! — Microsoft Edge Dev (@MSEdgeDev) July 30, 2020 The Verge tested this and it solves the problem if Google is set as the default search engine. Deleted an Important Document by Mistake? Microsoft’s New File Recovery Tool Might Help Microsoft has quietly launched a new utility service – Windows File Recovery for Windows 10....
Apple’s 2020 iPhones will be Delayed
Apple CFO, Luca Maestri has confirmed that the company plans on launching its 2020 iPhone a little later than expected. In an earnings call, Maestri said: “last year we started selling new iPhones in late September, this year we expect supply to be available a few weeks later”. This news comes after popular Apple news-breaker said that Apple aficionados could gear up for an 8 September launch. /* custom css */ .tdi_3_b7b.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_b7b.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } The new devices are expected to be unveiled in September however Maestri made no mention of why the tech giant has decided to delay the launch, or exactly when to expect the device to hit shelves. Reports claim that 5.4-inch and 6.1-inch iPhone 12 models will be available with 128...
Nutanix Files Achieves 2,500 Customers Milestone
Nutanix has announced that its scale-out file storage solution, Nutanix Files, recently reached the significant milestone of 2,500 customers, including nearly 180 Global 2,000 companies. The solution provides simple, flexible and intelligent enterprise file storage for the cloud era – allowing customers to scale and adapt to changing file storage needs across multiple locations and centrally managed from anywhere, something especially important in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Files also offer a native analytics engine that allows customers to gain deep insights into their data. It shows how the data is being used, provides use and access audit over time, and allows for anomaly detection to prevent misuse and threats from malicious actors and malware. “The storage market is very fra...
Vodacom Just4You Platform Doubles Consumer Data
Vodacom has announced that it will give customers who buy selected bundles using the Just4You platform, a 100% bonus on daily, weekly and monthly bundles. This comes at a time when South Africans are under increased economic pressure. “As a brand that connects people for a better tomorrow by creating an inclusive digital society, this promotion allows us to give back to our customers by doubling their data allocation so that they can stay close to the things and people they love and need during these trying times,” says Jorge Mendes, Chief Officer of Vodacom Consumer Business Unit. “Just4You is a platform that presents personalised, discounted offers based on the individual usage pattern. This time around, we are offering our customers more value by doubling their data because we beli...
Police detain inspector accused of raping widow over face mask
Police Inspector Peter Ibah who accused of raping a 23 years old widow after arresting her for not wearing a face mask and three of his colleagues has been arrested and are undergoing investigation by the detectives of Rivers State Command over the allegation. The accused was interviewed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nnamdi Omoni, in the presence of his accuser and witnessed by journalists. Addressing Journalists later, the spokesperson ,SP Omoni said the men are serving at MOPOL 56 at Saakpenwaa not Saakpenwaa Police Station as insinuated. He disclosed that the State Commissioner of Police, CP Joseph Mukan, has ordered that the case file be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for thorough investigation after which the outcome of the investigation wil...
Mikel Arteta admits ‘refreshing’ advice, support from Arsene Wenger
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has revealed that former boss Arsene Wenger has been in touch over the past months, supporting and advising our new inexperienced coach. The Frenchman was of course the manager of the famous Invincibles side of 2004, and led the team to three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups over a 22-year period, and was even coached our new boss at Arsenal during 2011-16. The pair build up a strong relationship at the club, with the Spaniard emerging as captain during his time at the club, and the two remain in contact to this day Mikel confirmed. “I’ve been in touch over the last few months a few times with him but not before the final,” Arteta told the official Arsenal FC website. “It’s a private conversation. It’s great to have him on board and he gives me great adv...
Inter chief holds talks with Lionel Messi’s reps, Barca president over move
Inter president Steven Zhang has held talks with Lionel Messi’s representatives over a potential move as well as Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu according to a report in today’s print edition of Italian daily newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport. In order for Messi to join Inter, he will have to terminate his relationship with Barcelona and although there are certain concerns over his future with the club, he has not yet requested to leave Catalonia yet. If something changes in this regard though, Inter’s owners Suning will be right there and ready to pay him €260 million gross in wages over a four year period, which works out at €65 million gross a year and €50 million net a year. The arrival of a new main shirt sponsor will help Inter’s coffers and boost profits whilst Inter could als...
Eid-el Kabir: PDP House of Reps caucus urge Muslim faithful to pray for peaceful coexistence
File Photo The People’s Democratic Party caucus in the House of Representatives has urged urged Muslim faithful in the country to use the occasion of this year’s Eid el Kabir celebration to pray for peaceful coexistence. The caucus chairman, Kingsley Chinda, in statement, felicitated with Muslim across the world, particularly those in Nigeria, and charged them to continue to exhibit the spirit of tolerance, mutual love and sacrifice for others. The lawmakers also charged Muslim faithful to use the occasion of the Eid el Kabir to pray for the unity, peace and progress of the country, especially in in view of the killings, kidnappings and general state of insecurity and other challenges confronting the country. “We hereby for ourselves, our families and constituents join well meaning Nigeria...
