Monday 31 August 2015

Boko Haram now in Lagos, Enugu –DSS

lagos mapThe Department of State Services has arrested 20 suspected Boko Haram commanders in Lagos, Kano, Enugu, Plateau and Gombe states.
The suspects, who were arrested between July 8 and August 25, 2015, include the masterminds of the suicide attacks in Potiskum, Kano, Zaria, and Jos.
The DSS in a statement by an official, Tony Opuiyo, on Sunday in Abuja, said those arrested were notable commanders and frontline members of the notorious group from different parts of the country.

Tuesday 25 August 2015

Dead teenager 'wakes up in grave in Honduras' – only to then 'die in hospital' Sixteen-year-old Neysi Perez was buried after doctors pronounced she was dead - but her family insist she was buried alive. Despite their best efforts, the teenager died

A teenage girl in Honduras had mistakenly been buried alive and apparently woke up in her coffin, only to die before she was freed.
Footage shows frantic relatives smashing into the concrete tomb of recently buried Neysi Perez, 16, after they said they heard her screaming from inside. She had been buried the previous day.
When they opened the coffin, Perez was dead.

Model of Moroccan origin hopes to become first Muslim Miss Italy Ahlam El Brinis, 20, defies critics who say she is insulting Islam by taking part in the pageant

Ahlam El Brinis, 20, defies critics who say she is insulting Islam by taking part in the pageant
A model of Moroccan origin who hopes to become the first Muslim Miss Italy has vowed to defy critics who accuse her of insulting Islam by taking part in the beauty pageant.
Ahlam El Brinis, 20, who was born in the northern Veneto region to Moroccan parents, has received threats and insults on social media for her decision to participate in the contest next month.

Game of Thrones: could The Hound be back? Actor Rory McCann has been spotted in Belfast where the season six filming is taking place


The last time Rory McCann's Game of Thrones character Sandor Clegane was seen on the show was in 2014, towards the end of season four; he'd been mortally wounded by BRienne of Trath (Gwendoline Christie), and left for dead by his one-time travelling companion, Arya Stark (Maisie Williams).
True, we never actually saw The Hound die - but his fate seemed pretty much settled. The fact that the character didn’t make an appearance in season five of the show, broadcast earlier this year, also suggested that he was probably gone for good.

Saturday 22 August 2015

Eating on the move may trigger weight gain in dieters

While it may be a convenient way to fit lunch into a hectic work schedule, new research published in the Journal of Health Psychology suggests that eating while "on the go" could lead to weight gain and obesity in people who are dieting.
An office worker is eating his lunch while standing up.
Eating while walking around led to increased snack food intake among the participants of a subsequent taste test.
The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Surrey in the UK, found that eating while walking could make dieters overeat later on in the day, triggering more overeating than other forms of distraction such as watching TV or chatting with a friend.

Friday 21 August 2015

Longer working hours linked to greater stroke risk

Workaholics may be jeopardizing their health after a new study reveals working 55 hours or more per week may lead to 33% greater risk of stroke.
An X-ray of a patient after suffering a stroke.
Spending long hours at work can substantially increase the risk of stroke.
The research also reveals that those who work long hours may also be at higher risk of developing coronary heart disease.
The study, published in The Lancet, is the largest of its kind to investigate the link between working hours and cardiovascular health.

'Stress hormone' levels in saliva could pinpoint seniors with cognitive decline

An older man having a saliva swab
Older adults with high cortisol levels in their saliva had smaller brain volume and poorer memory and thinking skills than those with low levels of the hormone.
Published in the journal Neurology, the study reveals older individuals with high levels of the "stress hormone" cortisol in their saliva had smaller brain volumes, which was associated with poorer performance on tests of memory and thinking.

People with fewer moles may face risk of more aggressive melanoma



While people with more than 50 moles may be at higher risk of developing melanoma, people who have fewer moles may be at greater risk of developing more aggressive melanoma.
A doctor investigates a mole on a man's back.
Having a large number of moles is a known risk factor for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
This is the conclusion of new research presented at the American Academy of Dermatology's 2015 Summer Academy Meeting in New York, NY.
Dr. Caroline C. Kim, a dermatologist from the Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA, explains that melanomas are not all the same genetically, and so there may be different pathways that drive melanoma in these two different patient groups.

Beware the silver Honda – the new menace of our time New survey finds that rather than an Audis or a BMW, British people actually find the type of car that commits the most offences is a silver Honda

silver-honda
Stop bashing that BMW, and go easy on the Audi – because it turns out that it’s actually drivers of silver Hondas that are most frequently guilty of irksome behaviour out on Britain’s roads.
That’s according to a new survey, which have been released today, revealing which models of car were most frequently associated with which offences.

Project Harpoon: The 'deplorable' site photoshopping larger women skinny A Facebook group that photoshops larger women to look skinny has been heavily criticised for promoting unhealthy body images and fat-shaming


‘Project Harpoon’ is a social media group that describes itself with the hashtags #InnerBeauty, #ThinnerBeauty and #SkinnyAcceptance.
But those don’t really do it justice.
The hashtags #FatShaming or #PerpetuatingBodyImageIssues would be far more appropriate.
Project Harpoon, which has a Facebook page with more than 10,000 likes along with an Instagram account, shames larger women.

Ashley Madison hackers break silence to say they are ready to target other sites The Impact Team break their silence, warning they have a mountain of unreleased data

Details of more than 37 million clients have been released
Hackers who broke into the Ashley Madison infidelity dating website have broken their silence warning that they have a mountain of unreleased data.
Having just released a further cache of material, The Impact Team ridiculed the security Ashley Madison used to protect its clients.

Kylie Jenner Slams Blac Chyna: Get A ‘Real Career’ & Stop Mooching Off Tyga


Thursday 20 August 2015

Strictly Come Dancing 2015: how to get tickets With the 13th series of Strictly about to start, here's how to get tickets to the most dazzling dancefloor of them all

With co-host Tess Daly on Strictly Come DancingThe 13th series of Strictly Come Dancing is almost upon us – have you met this year's contestants? And this year is definitely the year that you will finally get tickets. Definitely.
Well, maybe not. But we can at least tell you how to apply, and what you can expect from the day if you're lucky enough to get in.
From the application process to what to do (or not do) on the day, here's everything you need to know about getting tickets to Strictly Come Dancing

Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Downey Jr are world's best-paid actress and actor

But Forbes’ lists of the film industry's biggest earners shows a chasm between pay for men and women

Robert Downey Jr. and Jennifer Lawrence, who have both topped the Forbes list of highest paid actors and actresses of 2015 respectivelyJennifer Lawrence is the highest-paid female actress in the world today, banking $52 million in the last 12 months,

iPhone 6s and iPhone 7 release date, rumours and specs The latest iPhone 6s features, specs, release date, rumours and leaked pictures - or should that be the iPhone 7?

9to5Mac obtained images of what appears to be the iPhone 6s
Few events work the technology world into a frenzy quite like an iPhone launch, and this year's anticipated event looks set to be no exception. Read on for the latest rumours, features and specs circulating the internet.

When will it be launched?

There is a significant size difference between the iPhone 5s (L), launched September 2013, and iPhone 6 Plus (R), launched September 2014
New iPhone launches have settled into a regular schedule which sees new models each September.

Meet the new breed of celebrity: inside the YouTube convention In London last week, 10,000 teenagers turned out to take selfies with the most popular faces on the internet. Harry Wallop went in search of their appeal

Fans waiting to meet Dan & Phil, the YouTube stars, whose videos are regularly watched by more than 9 million people
Rarely have I felt so out of my depth. Hundreds of teenagers, mostly girls, some of them crying, are queuing to meet Dan and Phil. I have not heard of Dan & Phil, though the one with lank hair looks a bit familiar.
Bafflingly, many of the fans are wearing animal hats, with long dangly ears, which I discover later are llama hats. “Are you a Danosaur or a Philion?” explains Nate Jackson, 16. “Danasaurs wear llama hats, Philions wear lion hats.”

Lightning strike causes Google data centre to lose power Company says only tiny proportion of data stored at Belgium facility affected

. Weather: record 110,000 lightning bolts strike during 'superstorms'
Repeated lightning strikes have caused a Google data centre in Belgium to lose a small amount of data after the company was unable to restore some information.
Four successive strikes on the electricity grid that powers facilities in Saint-Ghislain, near Mons, affected 5 per cent of persistent, or non-virtual disks in the zone that powers Google Compute Engine, its cloud computing platform.

iPad Pro release date: everything we know Apple is expected to unveil its next generation of iPads - including the extra large iPad Pro - in the autumn. Read on for all the reported release dates, specs and features so far

The new iPad: due for autumn release?
Apple has been rumoured to have been working on a larger, business-focused iPad for some time now, with new internal details, alleged specs and features emerging online every few weeks. Here is everything we know so far, including the slated reveal date.

I fancy women and men: The old labels of sexuality failed me As half the young people in Britain say they are neither gay nor straight, married writer Anna Hart explains why being bisexual comes with its own special problems

Anna Hart who has written about being married but still classes herself as bisexualI was 19 when I realised that my sexuality wasn’t as straightforward as I’d thought. It came out of the blue, one of those 'SURPRISE! You thought you knew yourself. Turns out you don’t, HA!’ moments that life throws at you, when I met a beautiful girl at a student party. She had red hair, sang in a band and had an encyclopaedic knowledge of John Waters movies, and we fell hard and fast for each other. My feelings were simple: she was amazing, I was lucky, we were in love. The complicated bit was deciding what to tell people about it.

Tuesday 18 August 2015

Obasanjo persuaded us to call off strike – doctors

Dr. Lukman Ogunjimi, President,
Association of Resident Doctors,
University College Hospital, IbadanAfter 105 days of strike, resident doctors of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, returned to work on Monday after former President Olusegun Obasanjo had intervened.
The President of the association in the UCH, Dr. Lukman Ogunjimi, who thanked the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes for also intervening in the crisis, said Obasanjo invited all major players in the crisis, including those from other affected teaching hospitals in the South-West, for a meeting on August 12, 2015 in Abeokuta, where it was decided that the strike should be suspended.

Customs chief resigns, says I’ve nothing to fear

Retired Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service, Alhaji Abdullahi DikkoPresident Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the resignation of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Alhaji Dikko Abdullahi.
With the acceptance, Abdullahi is expected to proceed on voluntary retirement from Tuesday (today).
He had earlier written a letter dated August 3 to the President in which he notified Buhari of his desire to proceed on voluntary retirement from Tuesday.

Monday 3 August 2015

Video game could help improve people with schizophrenia

According to tests conducted on a small number of patients who played the game over four weeks,improvements in memory and learning were found.

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have said a computer-based brain-training game could improve the daily lives of people with schizophrenia.
According to tests conducted on a small number of patients who played the game over four weeks,improvements in memory and learning were found.

How To Flash Nokia Phones Manually

There are two methods I’ll be showing you

                       

First method
Step1: type *#7780# this will restore the factory settings your phone but your files will still be intact.

Saturday 1 August 2015

Turn your living room into a high-tech paradise


Turn your living room into a high-tech paradise
For typical homes, the living room is the space likely to have the most technology in it, between the TV, DVD/Blu-ray player, gaming console and audio system. Depending on how old your equipment is, though, your living room tech may be ripe for replacement with newer, smarter and more integrated devices.

Wireless Network: Router


Turn your living room into a high-tech paradise
Let’s start with your wireless network, as this is what ties everything together. There’s a good chance you’re still using the same basic Wi-Fi router that you got when you first signed up with your Internet service provider.

How to Find Physical Location of Hidden Wireless Router


I wandered into my work area where I worked as a System Admin and fired up Wi-Fi on my phone. To my surprise, a mystery SSID I knew nothing about appeared in the list of available Wi-Fi networks. The signal on this network was so strong that it had to be in the building. What was this network and where was it coming from?
I did some investigating and scanned each of our routers. What I discovered was that somebody had somehow attached a Linksys wireless router to a network outside our work network. This allowed employees to browse websites unfiltered and exposed.

REVIEW:Windows 10: Reviewing the Latest OS from Microsoft

Windows 10 is launching today, and it’s everything a PC operating system should be: familiar, beautiful, easy to use and helpful in unexpected ways. The best part: it’s a free upgrade for just about everyone currently running Windows 7 and 8.
Microsoft took great pains to get Windows 10 right, opening up a preview version of the software to the public, asking for feedback and making dozens of changes as a result. That’s why Microsoft is confident you’ll love Windows 10. The company expects that 1 billion devices will run the new operating system in the next two or three years.
Here’s why Windows 10 is awesome:
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