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BREAKING: Ahmed Bola Tinubu wins with landslide APC presidential ticket

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Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu APC Presidential flag bearer.

Out of 2322, a total of 2,203 delegates only voted in APC primary election 

Senator Bola Tinubu, former Governor of Lagos State, has been announced the winner of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, primary elections with a total of 1,271 votes, beating former Rivers State Governor RT Hon. Rotimi Amaechi and Vice President Yemi Osibajo SAN.

Bola Tinubu, APC National leader was announced the winner of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, primary elections in the keenly contested election by 14 candidates after several others either withdrew or stepped down.


See below how the delegates voted:

Candidates       Votes

Chukwuemeka     1

David Umahi     38

Tunde Bakare    0

Ahmed Sanni     4     

Rotimi Amaechi 316

Yemi Osinbajo    235

Rochas Okorocha   0

Yahaya  Bello     47

Jack Rich         0

Chris Onu         1

Ahmad Lawan       152

Ben Ayade         37

Ikeobasi Chikelu   0


Bola Tinubu       1,271

Void            13  


#APCPresidentialPrimaries

 #BolaTinubu

#2023 Election

How To Remove Your Personal Information From Your Phone Before Giving It Away

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Courtesy: HuffPost UK


You just bought a new phone and wanted to give the old one out to someone, or you are sending it to off for repairs. The question from this scenario is, what do you do to your phone first? 

Do you send it off to the person with your personal data? There is often news of phone engineers who access people's data and use them unlawfully?  

There was a case of a lady who sent her phone for repairs, but she left her naked pictures in her phone gallery. The engineer transferred the pictures to his laptop and threatened to release them online unless the lady paid him. When she refused to pay, he published them online. Would you want to find yourself in that kind of situation? If not, then read on to know more.

Step-By-Step Process To Remove Your Personal Information From Your Phone Before Giving It Away

To keep yourself from falling victim to data misuse, you need to take the steps below:
  1. Prepare your phone for the transfer or repairs by removing the lock-screen password or pattern.

  2. Back up your phone data into external storage to avoid losing your stored data or information.

  3. After backing up your phone, rid your phone of all stored data. There are ways to do that depending on the type of phone you own. The phone can fall under the iOS or Android class.

iOS Phones

  • Locate Settings on your phone
  • Click on iCloud, locate "Find My iPhone," then tap "Turn off."
  • After that, go back to Settings and then to iCloud
  • From there, proceed to Sign Out. Select "Sign Out" and "Delete from my iPhone" when you see the option.
After that, you need to delete other data such as Contacts, Calendars, Photos, etc. It would be best never to delete them manually because they might be deleted but would be moved to junk or bin. Hence the best idea is to do a factory reset. The factory reset would return the phone to the way it was when fresh from the factory.

Apple Phone factory reset
  • Go to settings
  • Select General Tap Reset
  • Select "Erase All Content and Settings
  • Type in your passcode when the prompt comes on the screen

Android Phones


For every android phone, the first step to remove stored data from it is to remove your Gmail account from the phone before proceeding, as you will see below.

Samsung Phone
  • Locate Settings
  • Tap Cloud and tap Accounts
  • Tap Email
  • Select more, then choose "Remove Account."
  • Proceed to Settings, then choose "General Management."
  • Click "Reset" and select "Factory Data Reset."
  • Tap on Reset Device to finish the process.

Google Phone
  • Proceed to Systems and proceed to Advanced and tap Reset Options
  • Tap Erase all data
  • Reset your phone, then enter your PIN, pattern, or password
  • Tap Erase everything
  • Choose restart after your phone is done erasing

LG Phone
  • Proceed to Settings
  • Tap on the "General Tab," then tap Accounts, and then Sync
  • Locate and choose the email account you want to remove
  • Tap "More," then select "Remove Account."
  • After that, reset your phone by navigating to "Settings," then "General."
  • Proceed to "Backup and Reset."
  • Choose "Data Reset," then reset your phone

Motorola Phone
  • Locate the Settings icon
  • Scroll down and locate "Privacy."
  • Select "Factory Data Reset."
  • You would see the check box "Erase Internal Storage." Check the box to remove all data from your phone.
  • After that, tap "Reset phone."

Conclusion


After taking the above steps, the phone is as new then you can easily hand it over to whoever you want to with peace of mind. With these steps, you are ready to go. You can read more about how to protect your phone from unnecessary access to stay safe.

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#iOS
#Android
#Apple
#Samsung

How To Keep Your Phone Safe From Hackers

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Hacking is rampant these days, especially with smartphones storing so many things that relate to us. 

The use of smartphones has made every one of us vulnerable to the activities of hackers and internet fraudsters. Such information as online banking details, identity, email, accounts (Apple ID or Google account), social media accounts, credit/debit card details, etc.

Phone hackers target these data and compromise them without the owner's knowledge. They can do so much damage to your data or account once they have them. 

For instance, they can use your social media account to send pornographic videos to your contact and others. They can also send messages to your contact to solicit funds. They can do much more than that.

The question of how to keep your phone safe from hackers is answered in this post. Do read on for more.

Symptoms Of A Hacked Phone

Your phone may be under attack once you notice one or two of the following:

  • Your phone battery gets drained faster than normal; malware and fraudulent apps are on your phone.
  • Your phone drags when being used.
  • Your phone crashes or freezes and does an unexpected restart
  • Your online account starts having strange activities
  • Your phone starts getting unknown calls or text messages.

Once you notice any or all of the above, it is time to swing into action because you are under attack by a hacker. What you need to do is to fight back and outwit them at their game. It would be best first to eradicate any malware on your phone. After that, you can now follow the steps presented below to keep your phone out of reach of hackers.

11 Tips and Tricks To Prevent Hackers From Invading Your Phone

  1. Stop downloading unreputable apps and ensure you go through reviews by other users before you download any app.

  2. Avoid jailbreaking your phone because it exposes your phone to various risks. It allows malware or spyware to get into your phone. It makes room for downloading apps from unofficial app stores.

  3. Let your phone be in your custody every time. You become vulnerable once your phone leaves your presence and gets into a hacker's reach.

  4. Up your security game by using passcodes and passwords that are not easy to guess. Avoid using your birthday or any other date. Do not use default codes like 0000 or 1234. Ensure you use an alpha-numeric password that is longer than six characters. Also, do not use a general password on all your accounts. That makes it easy for them because all other accounts are opened once they get one.

  5. Store passwords away from your phone or device. Understandably it's not easy to remember all passwords from different accounts. The solution is to download a password managing app like Kaspersky Password Manager or other good ones. These apps help you manage and keep your passwords from the prying eyes of hackers.

  6. Clear your internet history, cache, and cookies as frequently as you use your phone. Cookies, caches, and browsing history leave traces about you behind, which hackers can use to attack your accounts.

  7. Update all your phone apps regularly. Updates come with fixes that stamp out bugs that hackers can exploit to attack your phone.

  8. Enable two-factor authentication to increase your phone security. If a hacker gets your password and successfully uses it, he might not be able to proceed until he adds the second level of security. An example includes fingerprint, face ID, security questions, etc.

  9. Be cautious about using public Wi-Fi, and if you must use it, then ensure you activate VPN (a virtual private network). VPN encrypts and makes your data anonymous to unwanted viewers. There are different vendors with the product you can download on your phone to use for this.

  10. Activate "lost device tracking service" on your phone. Your phone might come with one for use, but if it doesn't, then download one from a reputable vendor.

  11. Avoid giving your phone to strangers to make emergency calls; they might be disguised hackers.

Bottomline

Your phone is you; keep it as safe as your heart. A single activity of a hacker can lead to years of damage to you. It can result in identity theft, financial fraud, etc.

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#Tech
#Android
#iOS

Netflix boss now among Russia's blacklisted Americans

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Reed Hastings Netflix co-CEO - Variety

Russia in the bid to retaliate to America economic sanctions against her for invading Ukraine, has added additional 61 names to her list of blacklisted Americans.

According to media reports Tuesday evening, the list was updated and published on Monday, June 6, 2022, by Russia's Ministry of  Foreign Affairs who fingered Netflix's co-CEO Reed Hastings. 

The Netflix's Executive has now joined over 1000 politicians, entertainers and moguls permanently banned from entering any Russian territory.

Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement stated that the U.S. nationals were blacklisted

"in response to a constantly expanding list of sanctions imposed on Russian politicians and public figures, as well as representatives of Russian business."

It could be recalled that Netflix shut down its Russian operations shortly after Ukraine's invasion.
The withdrawal from the market reportedly cost the streamer 700,000 subscribers.

According to the Russian list nicknamed Russophobia, notable personalities in the list include President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and actor Morgan Freeman.

Freeman's ban was a big trend on the social media with fans ridiculing Russia over its decision to ban the actor.

The ban of Freeman was also traced to a 2017 Committee to Investigate Russia video which accused Russia of continued attacks on America's democracy.

The list also included deceased politicians such as former Senator John McCain, R-Ariz.; Senator Harry Reid, D-Nev; and former deputy director of the Defense Intelligence Agency Melissa Drisko.

Top 5 Trending Smartphone Brands In Nigeria 2022

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Year in and year out, many players enter the smartphone industry. Today there are so many different brands churning out millions of smartphones daily. When shopping for smartphones, it's important to note the brand you are buying. Your brand choice should depend on price, functionality, durability, sophistication, warranty, and most importantly, availability of replaceable parts and after-sales service.

The issue of the availability of spare parts was why this post exists. As important as a brand is, you must be sure the brand exists in your country. If the brand does not exist where you are, you would end up investing a huge amount on the phone but would not be able to replace damaged parts.

On the other hand, it would be easy to get replacement parts if the brand is available. We shall be reviewing some of the hottest smartphone brands in Nigeria that you can buy without the recourse to regret. Do read on for more.


Top 5 Hottest Brands From Bottom Up

The phone brands under review are established in the country. They have high market value, great customer satisfaction, high sales, quality, great price, etc. The information was here was based on the statistics available on Statcounter GlobalStats.

5/5
iTel

iTel, a brand of Itel Mobile, a China-based phone manufacturing firm founded in 2007. Itel Mobile is a subsidiary of Transsion Holdings. The brand is gradually gaining popularity in the country because of the cheap and affordable phones they manufacture. iTel ranks among one of the brands with the cheapest phone in the country and the world. The brand carted away with 5.97% of the market share from the preceding, which leaves it at 5th position of known brands in the country.

4/5
Apple



In Nigeria, Apple pushes hard to oust Samsung from its third place. The Apple brand is not just a smartphone brand; it's one of the classiest brands. The American brand sets itself apart from the rest by its top-quality products, and it's a trademark brand all over the world. The company currently holds 9.14% of the market share, which is an increase of 1.04% from last year's figure of 8.1%. The increase in the figures clearly shows that the sales of Apple phones are rising in the country. The rise is not surprising thanks to the hype given to the brand's latest iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Though Apple phones are expensive, it still appeals to a large percentage of the population.

3/5
Samsung


Holding third place in the market share is Samsung. With its wide range of high-tech smartphones being pushed in the market, Samsung tries its best to move to the top spot. Samsung Galaxy S-Series smartphones are among their most popular models today. Samsung is known for quality and high-end phones. Their phones are not cheap but top quality. In 2021 the company held the 3rd position in terms of market share with about 10.82% share, and as of March 2022, it dropped 0.21% in its market share but still maintained its 2021 third spot.

2/5
Infinix


Infinix, the Hong Kong-based company, came into being in 2013 by the parent company of iTel Mobile, Transsion Holdings. The company is giving Tecno a run for its money as it rose to the second in terms of market share in 2021. It controls 21.01% of the market share, and as of March 2022, it maintained its second position with an increase in market share to 23.45% (a 2.44% rise). The growth of the brand's market share could be due to the signing of TV star Miss Roseline Afije (known as Liquorose) as the brand ambassador of Infinix Hot series phones.

1/5
Tecno


Launched in 2006 in the country, Tecno has become a force to reckon with in the smartphone industry. The Chinese mobile phone company's target was Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation. The company gradually became popular when it introduced double sim handsets. Double sim handsets allow users to operate their phones without swapping sim or buying another phone. Therefore the company developed dual sim phones to solve the problem.

As of 2017, the brand held the market share of 14.77%, which placed it second to the unknown brand smartphones. However, over the years, the company has maintained its position as the top leader; last year, it held 27.24% as the market leader, and as of 2022, it still maintained the position with 28.76%, which is an increase of 1.52%. Tecno seems to have taken the market and is not ready to let go. They keep demonstrating their intention of remaining a contender through the many innovative phones they churn out yearly.

Image: Statcounter GlobalStats

Bottomline

Now you have the top five trending smartphone brands to buy in Nigeria this 2022. The brands have different models with varying prices.

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#Smartphones

BBNaija Reunion: Maria and Angel exchange hot words over allegation of going out with a married man

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Credit: Instagram/TheAngelJBSmith - /Instagram/MariaChikeBenjamin

The Big Brother Naija's 'Shine Ya Eye' reunion was in it's day three and a lot is already happening.

All the ex-housemates were in their best with great Ebuka at the coordinating chair brimming with smiles as usual.

Maria and Angel seem to be the main attraction for the evening following a rift that resulted between them.

Both ex-housemates was entangled in a heated argument and which resulted in calling of names and some unpleasant words were used against each other.

Maria was practically accused by Angel of being a "patriarchal princess" and sleeping with a married man.


"You're a patriarchy princess. You didn't think of that one when you were f**king married man.

"

Maria who was now furious, responded with a threat to reveal Angel's dirty secret.

"Is that what you want to bring up here? Don't even allow me bring up all the things you did in Dubai," she replied.

Recalled, popular socialite, Cubana Chief Priest in 2021, called out the reality TV star for snatching
his sister's husband.

Credit: Instagram/CubanaChiefPriest - Instagram/MariaChikeBenjamin


According to media sources, the marriage between Kelvin and MaryAnn collapsed few years ago.

Following the collapse of their marriage, Kelvin moved to Dubai, while MaryAnn stayed back in Nigeria with their children.

It was reported that, Maria met Kelvin on a flight where they kick off things.

However things took a different turn when the unsuspecting reality TV Star found out that he was still legally married.

JUST IN: APC NWC aligns with northern governors on power shift, counters Adamu's announcement

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All Progressives Congress (APC
 

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) says it will align it's position with the thoughts of governors of the party on power shift to the South.

The National Organizing Secretary of the APC, Sulaiman Argungu, stated this at a media briefing on Monday.

According to Argungu, although Abdullahi Adamu, APC national chairman, had announced Senate President Ahmad Lawan as the party's consensus candidate at a meeting of the committee on Monday, the NWC stands with the governors on zoning the ticket to the south.

"We were fully briefed by our national chairman, senator Abdullahi Adamu. He did brief us that Senate President Ahmad Lawan is our consensus candidate and it is just the information he gave us.
It is not an issue that has been discussed on the floor of the NWC," Argungu added.

 

#APCPresidentialPrimaries.

BREAKING: Senate President Ahmed Lawan announced as consensus candidate by APC Chairman

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Senate President Ahmed Lawan & Senator Abdullahi Adamu, APC National Chairman

 

APC National Chairman Adamu made the announcement at the National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja.

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman reportedly announced the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan as the party's consensus candidate.

This came following President Muhammadu Buhari's call for a consensus candidate.

President Buhari ahead of the party's presidential primaries, had on Saturday night had a meeting with presidential aspirants from southern Nigeria.

In a statement credited to Buhari's media aide, Femi Adesina, the president had adviced the aspirants to come up with a consensus candidate ahead of the party's primary slated to hold this week at the Eagles Square, Abuja.

"Without prejudice to your qualifications, I urge all of you to hold consultations amongst yourselves and with the party, with a view to building a consensus in a manner that would help the party reduce the number of aspirants, bring up a formidable candidate and scale down the anxiety of party members," the president was quoted to have said.

The president's advice came on the heels of the decision of Northern governors of APC, who had asked him to pick a southerner as his successor.

In a twist of events, on Monday, June 6, 2022, the party Chairman, Adamu announced Senate President Ahmed Lawan as the party's consensus candidate.



According to reports from TheNation, the Party Chairman announced this at the meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) in Abuja.

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