Thursday 12 November 2015

BUHARI'S MINISTERS AND THEIR PORTFOLIOS

NAME                                                            STATE                           MINISTRY

1. President Muhammadu Buhari                   Kastina                           Petroleum

Sunday 8 November 2015

Meet the World’s Safest Car designed in Libya by Muammar Gaddafi

‘Libyan Rocket’ is the world’s safest car. It was designed by Muammar Gaddafi and was manufactured in Libya, Africa. The design of the car was unveiled after an African Union meeting in 2009, which was held in Tripoli and was organised by Gaddafi.

Monday 2 November 2015

Meet Jelani Aliyu, The Nigerian Genius Who Designed Chevrolet Volt

Jelani Aliyu, hails from Sokoto State, Nigeria and is General Motors Lead Exterior Designer and the designer of the Chevy Volt. General Motors is one of the world’s largest automobile maker. The car has been described as an American Revolution and one of the hottest concepts in the design line.

Sunday 1 November 2015

Relief As Doctors Now Have Permanent Cure for Sickle Cell Anaemia

Doctors at the University of Ibadan in partnership with the University of Illinois, Chicago, USA and University of Loyola, Chicago have discovered a permanent cure for Sickle Cell Anaemia.

How young Aliko Dangote met with destiny

Opportunity sometimes comes like Problem.

Tuesday 27 October 2015

Astonishing 1968 Prophecy by 90-Year-Old Woman

An old woman of 90 from Valdres in Norway had a vision from God in 1968. The evangelist Emanuel Minos had meetings (services) where she lived.

Amancio Ortega briefly overtook Bill Gates to become the world's richest man.

MADRID, Spain — Amancio Ortega, who transformed clothing group Inditex from a tiny family dressmaker into Spain's biggest company, briefly overtook Bill Gates on Friday to become the world's richest man.

Wednesday 2 September 2015

Google lost one of its top employees to a startup that's like Fight Club for programmers

Ahmed Aly, a highly sought-after software engineer who spent three years at Google working on its search algorithim and organizing the Code Jam contest, just jumped ship to work at HackerRank − a startup which hosts programming contests for over one million users.

Thursday 13 August 2015

BMW won’t relinquish the Alphabet.com name to Google

Google is now the largest subsidiary corporation of Alphabet, the newly established holding company that manages Google and all of the company’s side projects. But Alphabet’s website is abc.xyz because Alphabet.com is owned by Alphabet, a BMW-owned fleet management service. Even though only a few people had ever heard of BMW’s Alphabet before, the company clearly isn’t going to let all of this free publicity just sit there unconverted.

Tuesday 11 August 2015

Rags To Riches, Rise Of Google's New Boss

He grew up in a humble two-room apartment on the southern tip of India, and when he won a Stanford scholarship his flight to San Francisco cost more than his father's annual salary.

Thursday 30 July 2015

For The First Time Ever A Snake With Legs Has Been Discovered, Proving The Bible To Be True That The Serpent Originally Had Legs

When Eve screwed up and spoke to the snake in the Garden of Eden, it had legs. This is what the Bible tells us. Now scientists have described what they say is the first known fossil of a four-legged snake (which was hidden for decades) that stunned scientists (of course)—and is definitely igniting controversy. 

Monday 27 July 2015

Nasty Bug Lets Hackers Into Nearly Any Android Phone Using Nothing But A Message

It’s like something from a bad movie: eager to learn the details of the bad guy’s dastardly plot, the good guys hack his phone armed with little more than knowledge of his phone number. No physical access to the phone, no tricking him into opening some shady application; just a quick message sent to his phone, and bam — they’re in.

Wanna Type Faster? Meet a Buzzy New Keyboard


When Ray McEnaney types, he’s confident it’s the most efficient way possible. But it’s not typing school that’s given him this feeling. It’s his keyboard. Frustrated with the limitations of the traditional QWERTY layout, McEnaney spent the last decade designing a new one. Considering that the universal key arrangement was designed in the typewriter age — patented in 1878an alternative seems due. This one’s inspired by a bee.

Meet the Man Who Flies Around the World for Free

Last year, a young man walked into the Seattle airport and took the next flight to anywhere — and he hasn't come down since

Saturday 25 July 2015

Have you heard of the NEPAless iron? Iron Rhino.


'Nepaless Iron’ is actually called the Iron Rhino and is the innovative brain child of a Nigerian Engineer, Ayokunle Adeniran. A graduate of Covenant University, ‘Sean’ as he is fondly called by his friends, works as a mechanical design engineer in the United States, and has found a way around having to wait for the ‘NEPA’ before getting nicely pressed outfits. 

Tuesday 30 June 2015

Texas Governor Signs Pastor Protection Bill Into Law


Austin, TX, June 11, 2015 – Today, pastors from across the state watched Governor Greg Abbott sign the Pastor Protection Bill, SB 2065, into state law, a bill that received bipartisan support in the Texas House and Senate. SB 2065 protects Texas pastors, churches, and religious organizations from being forced to perform a marriage that violates their religious beliefs and from being forced to provide services, accommodations, facilities, goods, or privileges for a purpose related to the solemnization, formation, or celebration of any marriage if the action would cause the organization or individual to violate a sincerely held religious belief.

Saturday 27 June 2015

Lenovo Announces A $130 Windows PC In A Stick

If you’ve ever wanted to plug a Windows machine into your TV for a little hot and heavy Excel slinging, you’re in luck. Lenovo has just announced a $130 stick, the Ideacenter Stick 300, that connects to any display via HDMI.

US court approves same sex marriage nationwide

The United States Supreme Court on Friday delivered a historic ruling legalising same sex marriage across the country.

Tuesday 23 June 2015

10 Reasons To Stop Drinking Diet Soda Today

If you are thinking to yourself Diet Soda can’t be that bad – it is Diet after all. I am sorry to tell you it is a trick! Any food or drink made with unnatural ingredients affects the body in a negative way. Diet soda is amongst the worst of these culprits if not the worst! Companies attach the word “Diet” to food and drinks to trick buyers who naturally associate “Diet” with losing weight, but now after decades on the grocery store shelves and years of research, we now know that any item with artificial sugar no longer deserves the title “Diet”. Here is why:

Wednesday 10 June 2015

Samsung reveals plans for new mirror and transparent OLED displays

Samsung has unveiled its new mirror and transparent OLED displays in Hong Kong, and from the sound of it, the company has big plans for both of them.

Google now lets you store UNLIMITED photos in Google Photos!

Google officially announced its long-rumored revamp of its photo-sharing service, Google Photos, at its I/O developer conference in San Francisco today. The killer feature? Users can now backup up full-resolution photos and videos – up to 16MP for photos and 1080p for videos – to Google’s cloud for free. The service will roll out to Android, iOS and web users starting today, the company says.

Monday 1 June 2015

Facebook just made a move that will infuriate law enforcement

Facebook has announced it is letting users add encryption keys to their profiles and opt in to have notification emails sent in an encrypted format.

Wednesday 20 May 2015

Apple Inc. Buys Nigerian Born Chinedu Echeruo’s Hopstop.com For $1 Billion

HopStop.com, The Wall Street Journal’s publication, AllThingsDigital reports. 
Founded in 2005, HopStop.com makes mobile applications for both iOS and Android that covers over 300 cities and that helps people get directions or find nearby subway stations and bus stops. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed as at the time of this publication.

Tuesday 19 May 2015

5G is coming, but it will cost you a bundle

5G wireless is coming. It's going to be much faster than 4G -- and likely way more expensive.

FACTS ABOUT AFRICA

FACTS ABOUT AFRICA

1. The Gambia has only one university.

2. Equatorial Guinea is Africa’s only spanish speaking country.

Saturday 16 May 2015

Egypt court sentences former president Mohammed Morsi to death

An Egypt court has sentenced former President Mohamed Morsi to death for a mass prison break in 2011, the Associated Press agency said.

Saturday 9 May 2015

Lawrence Nomanyag­bon Anini - Nigeria’s most notorious armed robber

Lawrence Nomanyag­bon Anini, Nigeria’s most notorious armed robber, was born some­time in 1960. He terrorised the old Bendel State, especially its capital,

Denrele Edun set to wed

It really came as a shock when the news broke that weird presenter, Denrele Edun, is set to wed especially when his sexuality is unclear to so many people.

Cameron, four Nigerians win in UK election

In one of the most keenly contested general elections in British history, four Nigerians won seats to the revered parliament, making it the first time such feat would be recorded Against all odds, David Cameron has won his re-election bid in one of the fiercest polls in British history.

Tuesday 28 April 2015

Lynda.com Sold to LinkedIn for $1.5 Billion

Lynda.com has been bought by LinkedIn for $1.5 Billion last month, the world's largest professional network on the internet, in one of the biggest business deals in Carpinteria history. The announcement came Thursday morning.

Tuesday 21 April 2015

Google’s Smartwatches Now Let You Leave Your Phone at Home

AS HE SPEAKS, Jeff Chang surveys his kingdom. Android Wear’s product manager, the man most directly responsible for the progress of

Monday 20 April 2015

This woman has worn the same outfit to work every single day for the past 3 years


For the past three years, art director Matilda Kahl has been wearing the same outfit to work every single day.

Google is making a giant change that could crush millions of small businesses

On Tuesday, April 21, Google is making a major update to its mobile search algorithm that will change the order in which websites are ranked when users search for something from their phone.

Leaving the UAE? Make sure you don’t get stopped at the airport

Failure to close accounts or pay off debts could delay your departure or cause problems further down the line after leaving the UAE.

Saturday 18 April 2015

Mysterious deaths in Ondo: The god is not to blame

THE deaths in a remote community of Irele in Irele local government area of Ondo State were attributed to the action of  six boys who broke into the shrine of Molokun, the deity of the people  and desecrated it by stealing artifacts and sacred objects.
Sunday Vanguard learnt that the potency of  the god of the community was  tested when the thieves  unveiled the “ Agogo Ide”, one of the sacred objects in the shrine  covered with white apron.
A  source said even the worshipers and traditionalists in charge of the shrine do not look at the sacred object with naked  eyes.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/04/mysterious-deaths-in-ondo-the-god-is-not-to-blame/#sthash.fHZ76JGY.dpuf

THE deaths in a remote community of Irele in Irele local government area of Ondo State were attributed to the action of  six boys who broke into the shrine of Molokun, the deity of the people  and desecrated it by stealing artifacts and sacred objects.

Microsoft Just Took Android’s Future Out of Google’s Hands

With the announcement that Microsoft would partner with the truly open-source, Android-based Cyanogen OS to provide a bundled suite of apps, both companies made one thing very clear: Android’s not just for Google anymore. 

Tuesday 14 April 2015

Game of Thrones - Season 5, Leaks Online

GAME of Thrones leaks, Old Spice on Twitch, Apple Watch sells out, Google avoids spoilers, IBM Watson writes a cookbook, and Star Wars takes revenge on Los Angeles.

Tuesday 31 March 2015

Google Unveils a Stick That Turns Any TV Into a PC

CAESAR SENGUPTA REACHES into his hip pocket and pulls out a PC. About the size of a cigar, it’s a tiny PC. But it’s a PC. If you plug it into an LCD display or a TV, you can run the sort of software you typically run on a personal computer, from word processors and spreadsheets and email to online video.

Sunday 29 March 2015

The world's richest city

























China may soon be the birthplace to half the world’s billionaires but Singapore - the world’s richest city - is where they go to play.

Saturday 21 March 2015

TUNDE IDIAGBON, The Gripping Story of Nigeria’s No-Nonsense General


For his uncompromising stance against indiscipline, incorrigible fight against corruption and dying at a relatively young age under a most mysterious circumstance, Major-General BABATUNDE ABDULBAKI ‘Tunde’ IDIAGBON has become a legend of sorts and some will say, a martyr and true hero. But who was this stern-looking, Ilorin-born General many said never smiled? Was it true he never smiled? No. He did smile. But why was he feared that much? A lot of Nigerians hate him because he wanted them to be more responsible, more disciplined and more useful. 

Thursday 19 March 2015

NEW TECHNOLOGY: The Flying Car is Finally HERE...



It has been a sci-fi dream for decades, but for those who have forever wanted to buy a flying car? You only have a couple more years to wait, says the COMPANY that has successfully built and tested prototypes of the "aeromobil" that can both drive and fly.

Fifty years on, Sound Of Music Actors remained lifelong friends

The seven young actors who became part of cinematic history when they were cast as the von Trapp children in Rogers & Hammerstein's The Sound Of Music in 1965 have grown to become lifelong friends in the fifty years since the famous film's release. 

Tuesday 17 March 2015

Microsoft is killing off the Internet Explorer brand



While Microsoft has dropped hints that the Internet Explorer brand is going away, the software maker has now confirmed that it will use a new name for its upcoming browser successor, codenamed Project Spartan.

Friday 6 March 2015

WHAT THE NEWSPAPERS FORGOT TO PUBLISH ABOUT GOV. FASHOLA!


















Fashola claims he spent the sum of N1.5Billion of un-appropriated funds, without approval in demolishing and planting grass at Oshodi.
No newspaper reported this.

Friday 23 January 2015

Internet will ‘disappear’, Google boss reveals



Google boss Eric Schmidt predicted on Thursday that the Internet will soon be so pervasive in every facet of our lives that it will effectively “disappear” into the background.Speaking to the business and political elite at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Schmidt said: “There will be so many sensors, so many devices, that you won’t even sense it, it will be all around you.”

Planned flogging of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi postponed again


Saudi Arabia is under mounting international pressure over the blogger Raif Badawi, whose public flogging has been postponed for a second consecutive week after a medical assessment.

Saturday 17 January 2015

Their Marriage Broke A World-Record, But Their Secret Is Simple. Everyone Needs To Know This.

Zelmyra and Herbert Fisher broke The Guinness World Record for the longest marriage. They were married on May 13, 1924. In 2008, they earned the record for longest marriage at 84 years. In 2011, Herbert passed away at 105, and a few years later in 2013, Zelmyra followed at 105 years old as well. When Herbert passed, the couple had been married for 87 years. Before their death, they were interviewed about their secrets to everlasting love…and their answers are astoundingly simple.

Thursday 15 January 2015

WHY WE STOPPED BUYING NIGERIA’S OIL - Mr. Jeff Zients/White House Economic Director




OFFICIALS of the United States government have for the first time in months presented an explanation on the sudden termination of oil imports from Nigeria since July, an action which spurred concerns whether there were any possible political connotation especially because of the current strain in Nigeria-US diplomatic relations.