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To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, checks the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let’s not forget Tim Cooks “sitting is the new coolness” line. What we like: Angled second screen is quite useful.Durability is top notch.Better dual-screen software.Powerful hardware features. What we dislike: Less battery life than other options.Keyboard and trackpad are flimsy.No…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday lauded the efforts of the armed forces in restoring security to parts of Nigeria, saying that the spate of insecurity across states is gradually being reversed. Lawan stated this when he received a delegation from Adamawa state who paid him a visit in appreciation to the National Assembly for converting the Modibbo Adama University, Yola, into a conventional University that can run medical programmes alongside social and management sciences. The delegation was led by Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed and the Vice Chancellor of the University, Abdullahi Lima Tukur. Lawan in his welcome speech said…

VP adds: Nigeria deserves social security scheme not just for poverty alleviation, but wealth creation also Nigeria first country in Africa to develop & test wholly technology-based approach to social protection Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says following the successful activation of the Economic Sustainability Plan’s (ESP) Cash Transfer scheme aimed at delivering financial support to at least one million urban-based households using technology, the Buhari administration’s vision of reducing extreme poverty by lifting at least 20 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next two years is now within reach. Prof. Osinbajo stated this Tuesday in Abuja while flagging-off, virtually,…

A prosecution witness in the ongoing money laundering trial of a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (retd) and others, Okechukwu Akubue, today narrated before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of a Federal High Court Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos how N3billion credited by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, to the Nigeria Air Force, NAF Special Emergency Operations Account domiciled in Zenith Bank, was diverted to personal use under Amosu. The EFCC is prosecuting Amosu, alongside Air Vice Marshall Jacobs Adigun, a former NAF Chief of Accounts and Budget, and Air Commodore Owodunni Olugbenga, a former…

To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. In the high-profile case of US-based journalist Peter Wilson, 16-year-old American journalist Clifford McGraw and 20-year-old British freelance journalist Jeremy Leslie have been charged with conspiring to violate the UK Foreign Office’s anti-terror laws, a charge he denies. On Monday, UK attorney Andy McDonald revealed that he had spoken. “Few worry about catching Covid anymore, as it’s just a matter of time before they do,” says Tea, a teacher at a school for…

Scores of people are believed to be dead after a gas explosion reportedly engulfed a Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) branch in Kuto, Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital on Tuesday. Eyewitness reports claim that the gas explosion was triggered by a petrol laden tanker that fell opposite the bank, spilling its content to the road. Minutes after, the tanker accident caused a huge explosion, trapping commuters, bank staff and customers. Chronicle NG reports that operatives of the Federal Fire Service are at the scene of the explosion trying to quell the raging fire at the time of this report. Abeokuta residents…

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah has bagged a new appointment from Pope Francis, weeks after he was critical of the Buhari administration in a Christmas message. According to Rev. Fr Christopher A. Omotosho, Director, Social Communications Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, the Pope has appointed Kukah as a member of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Human Integral Development. Omotosho, in a statement Monday night, said the appointment was conveyed to Kukah in a letter signed by His Eminence, Peter Cardinal Turkson, the Prefect of the Dicastery. “By this appointment, Bishop Kukah will join other members of the Dicastery drawn from different…

Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director, National Primary health care development Agency (NPHCDA), has dismissed speculations that the expected COVID-19 vaccines in the country contained microchips and would alter genetic information. Shuaib gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 national briefing. While encouraging Nigerians to take the vaccines once available, he said it would not only protect people but would trigger an immune response that would protect the body against the virus, if encountered. “We encourage all Nigerians to get vaccinated when vaccines become accessible as the benefits of the vaccines far outweigh…

Dangote Group has completed Nigeria’s longest rigid pavement in Kogi State. According to top engineers, it is the first of its kind. Motorists have described the 43-kilometre Obajana-Kabba road, built by Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) as the country’s most strategic highway in aiding travelers between the North and the South. Olatunbosun Kalejaiye, the Director of the project said he was excited that the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) project was delivered to be used by Nigerians. The director added that while the rigid pavement had been completed, the company was dressing the shoulders. According to the Site Engineer, Samuel Obosi, “the…

Owede Bruno, the owner of Play Empire Club in Victoria Island, has been brought before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court for flouting COVID-19 rules in Lagos state. The 42-year-old man was arraigned on a four-count charge bordering on harmful act and disobedience, disobeying government order concerning COVID-19 and conduct likely to cause breach of the peace before Chief Magistrate, Mrs O.G. Oghre. The Prosecution counsel, led by A.A. Adegoke told the court that the defendant committed the offences on January 9, at Victoria Island, Lagos. According to the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Mr. Bruno had allegedly acted contrary…