Day: September 26, 2017

Nobody at Real Madrid doubts Cristiano Ronaldo – Carvajal

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Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal has said “nobody doubts” Cristiano Ronaldo as he heads into his 400th game for the club on the back of a frustrating run of form. Ronaldo has yet to score in La Liga this season, having missed the first four games through suspension and had 18 unsuccessful shots in the recent games against Real Betis and Alaves. Madrid travel to Borussia Dortmund for a Champions League game on Wednesday — Ronaldo’s 400th game — and speaking at the prematch news conference, Carvajal said: “Nobody doubts…

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Why you should never use the unlock pattern to secure you Android phone

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An Android unlock patterne not as secure as PIN codes and fingerprint scanners and can be easily copied, new research has revealed. A new study which compared the different systems used to unlock smartphones found that someone with little technical know how could copy the Android unlock pattern, even from a distance of up to two meters. The study was carried out by researchers at the US Naval Academy and the University of Maryland Baltimore County who found that passcodes are far more secure than unlock patterns. The researchers said that…

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Apple switches from Bing to Google for Siri web search

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Apple’s Siri has always used Microsoft’s Bing search engine until now. Earlier this week the tech giant announced that they were switching to Google search immediately. Users may have noticed that when you ask the voice assistant a question, the results are now from Google with a button to get additional results from Google. Speaking to TechCrunch an Apple presentative said, “Switching to Google as the web search provider for Siri, Search within iOS and Spotlight on Mac will allow these services to have a consistent web search experience with the default…

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Youths told to harness their talent and make Bayelsa proud

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THE Bayelsa State government has called on the youths to work on their God-given innate talent to earn a genuine living and also to make the state proud at home and abroad. Government averred that hooliganism, cultism and brigandage lifestyle would jeopardize their freedom and end them in jail. The Government spoke through the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Hon Jonathan Obuebite in Yenagoa. Obuebite, posited that government charge was predicated on the feat achieved by describing the emergence of IDYL as the winner of the recently concluded singing competition,…

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Kaduna IRS generates N16bn from January to August

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Malam Mukhtar Ahmed, the Executive Chairman, Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service ( KDIRS ), says the state generated N15.7 billion as Internally Generated Revenue ( IGR ) from January to August. He made the disclosure on Tuesday in Kaduna in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He spoke on the sideline of an interactive session on the new tax law KDIRS held with members of the business community. The chairman expressed confidence that the service would realise between 60 to 70 per cent of the N50.2 billion…

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50 Years after colonial rule, African Judges still wear symbol of oppression on their heads

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By David Love Although it has been a half-century since the British left Africa and Black people liberated themselves from colonial rule, some remnants of colonialism remain, and bad habits, apparently, are hard to break. A case in point is the continuing tradition of judges and lawyers in certain British common wealth nations wearing white wigs made of horsehair. Despite the fact these wigs are conspicuous symbols of European colonial oppression — or perhaps because of it — the wigs remain popular among some jurists, and are still in use in…

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IPOB remains terrorist group – Presidency

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The Federal Government would not change its stance on the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) notwithstanding the recognition accorded it by the United States of America and other foreign nations as a non-terrorist group. Special Adviser to the President on Prosecution, Okoi Obono-Obla, who made the disclosure said rather than yield to international position, promoters and members of the pro-Biafra group would soon be charged by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), for allegedly operating illegally in violation of Section…

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Attacker killed after shooting dead 3 Israeli security personnel

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A Palestinian man shot and killed three Israeli security officers at the entrance to a West Bank settlement on Tuesday morning, Israel police said. Tuesday’s attack is one of the deadliest outbursts of violence in months, and comes during the Jewish holiday season. The 37-year-old attacker attempted to enter the affluent Har Hadar settlement north-west of Jerusalem through a back entrance along with a group of Palestinian labourers who work in the settlement, Israel police spokeswoman Luba Samri said. The assailant, named as Nimr Mahmoud Ahmed Jamal, had a permit…

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Reps to set up committee on agitations

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The House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to set up a committee to consult stakeholders on the rising spate of agitations in Nigeria. It expressed optimism that the committee would find lasting solutions to the agitations and seek ways to preserve the unity of the country. The house also resolved to revisit the issue of devolution of powers to foster unity. The resolution followed a motion under matters of urgent public importance moved by the Leader of the House, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila. Gbajabiamila had urged the house to set up…

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Legality of ‘special courts’ for corruption cases

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On Monday, September 18, 2017, the learned Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, at a special session organised to usher in the 2017/2018 Legal Year and to swear in 29 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria, ordered the Chief Judges of courts in Nigeria to designate at least one court in their jurisdictions as a special court SOLELY for the purpose of adjudicating on corruption and financial crimes cases. It is meet and proper to state, to begin with, that the piquant-witted and eminent jurist, Justice Walter…

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