You pick up your phone and say “OK
Google”... and then what? Your phone is
listening. The microphone icon is
pulsing. What do you say to your phone?
What can you say to it? Google Now’s
voice function has become surprisingly
robust over the years.
Here’s a list of just about everything you
can say to Google Now. Try
experimenting with different phrasing,
you’ll be surprised how much it
understands. The part of the phrase in
[brackets] can be replaced with any
similar term you choose.
Featured Resource
If Google Now doesn’t get your spoken
commands right, you can correct it by
saying “No, I said...” and trying the
phrase again.
General information
How old is [Neil deGrasse Tyson]?
Where was [Louis C.K.] born?
Define [colloquial] (Or “What does
[colloquial] mean?”)
What time is it in [Tokyo]?
Search for [photography tips]
Show me pictures of [the Leaning
Tower of Pisa]
Do I need an umbrella today?
What’s the weather like? What’s the
weather in [New Orleans] [this
weekend]?
What the [Google] stock price? What
is [Apple] trading at?
What’s [182 yards] in [miles]? What
is [12 ounces] in [liters]?
What’s [135] divided by [7.5]? (A
great many types of math equations
will work.)
Device control
Open [greenbot.com]
Take a picture (“Take a photo” also
works)
Record a video
Open [Spotify]
Productivity
What’s the tip for [123 dollars]?
Set an alarm for [6:30 am]
Set a timer for [20 minutes]
Create a calendar event: [Dinner
with Glenda, Saturday at 9pm.]
Remind me to [buy coffee at 7am]
(try locations! Remind me to [buy
coffee filters at Walgreens])
What is my schedule for tomorrow?
(also: What does my day look like
[Friday]?)
Where’s my package? (tracking
confirmation must be in Gmail)
Make a note: [update my router
firmware] (also try “Note to self:”
This works with multiple apps, and
you can even email yourself!)
Find [Florence Ion’s] [phone
number] (Works with all info in
your contacts - addresses, birthdays,
etc.)
Show me my bills. (or: My bills due
this week.)
Communication
Call [Jon] (also works with
relationships: Call [sister])
Text [Susie] [great job on that
feature yesterday] (also works with
relationships: Text [mom] [I’m not
going to be able to pick you up from
the airport, period, I’m a bad son,
period])
Send email to [Robert Baratheon],
subject, [hunting], message, [I don’t
think you should drink so much
when you go hunting, period]
Post to [Twitter]: [Oh my god the
Red Wedding episode!]
Navigation and Travel
Where is the nearest [sushi
restauraunt]?
Navigate to [Willis Tower, Chicago]
Directions to [Fisherman’s Wharf]
by [bike] (also try “Directions
home” or “How do I get home?”)
Where is [the Louvre]?
Show me the menu for [Green Chile
Kitchen]
Call [Asian Art Museum]
Show me my flight info
Where’s my hotel?
What are some attractions around
here?
How do you say [good night] in
[Japanese]?
What is [50,000 yen] in [dollars]?
What’s the flight status of [United]
flight [735]?
Show me restauraunts near my
hotel -or- Give me directions back to
my hotel (this works if your hotel
confirmation was sent to your
gmail account)
Entertainment
Play some music (opens “I’m feeling
lucky” radio station in Google Play
Music)
Next Song / Pause Song
Play [Happy] (songs must be in
Google Play Music on your device)
Watch [The Lego Movie] (movies
and TV must be in your Google Play
account)
What’s this song?
Listen to TV
What songs does [Pharrell] sing?
Read [Hunger Games]
Did the [Giants] win today? What’s
the score in the [Warriors] game?
What movies are playing [tonight]?
Where is [Toy Story] playing?
Fun hidden stuff
Many of these deliver funny voice
responses, but normal search results.
Turn up your sound!
What is the loneliest number?
Do a barrel roll!
Askew / Tilt
Go go Gadget [Spotify]
When am I?
Make me a sandwich
Sudo make me a sandwich
Who’s on first?
Up, up, down, down, left, right, left,
right
Tell me a joke
Who are you?
Beam me up, Scotty!
What is [Jennifer Lawrence’s]
Bacon number?
Saturday, 11 October 2014
A Full list of all the Google Now voice commands
Saturday, 13 September 2014
INCREASE YOUR MEMORY CARD FROM I GB TO 2GB WITHOUT BUYING NEW ONE
You just have to follow the given instructions to upgrade your card. After completing the procedure, you will be amazed to see that your 1GB card is storing data according to 2GB
memory. Before following the instructions, make sure that you have a 1GB memory card because the application works
only on 1GB cards.
Flow this instruction
1. Insert the memory card toyour PC.
2. Keep a back up of all the data from the memory card, because
first you have to format the card.
3. Download and install Skymedi software(googleit)
4. After installation, the
application will launch
automatically showing a
windows with options
“Fix” and “Cancel”. From the drop down menu, you haveto browse the memory card.
5. Once you select the location of the card, click on “Fix”,it will ask you for the confirmation,
you have to click on “Yes”. After selecting the memory card, the
application will show you a size of around 955MB; this is because you have inserted a 1GB memory card.
6. After finishing the process, the application will ask youto unplug the memory card. Remove it and insert it again. Now the storage capacity of the memory card is increased to 2GB.
7. If you want to check the storage of the memory card you can click on My computer --> Memory card --> SelectProperties. You will see that the size of the memory cardis 2GB. If you are using Windows Vista7, you will see
“Computer” instead of “My computer”. Open that right clicks on the memory card, select properties and you will
be able to check the size of the memory card.
8. There is one more way to confirm the storage capacity. Reopen the Skymedi and select the location of the memory card. This time it will show 1912KB, which is 2GB.
Tuesday, 9 September 2014
11 BEST TIPS TO INCREASE YOUR INTERNET SPEED ON YOUR PC
Technology has gotten to a state where
internet lets you access gigabytes of data at
a time. However, it depends on your
internet connection, whether it makes a
proficient use of this opportunity or not.
Majority of the internet users report and
criticize a slow moving connection,
especially while accessing weighty media
sites. Your service provider assigns you with
a specific data access limit, which depends
on your payment package. The fact, on the
other hand, is that you can efficiently utilize
this limit to attain a maximum output and
increase your internet speed .
Include following into your checklist, while
looking to speed up your slow internet
connection.
Check Internet Usage
Sometimes there are live applications
installed on your computer, which connect
their selves to the internet out of your
knowledge. There is a simple command to
check out what programs are currently
linked to the internet, slowing down its
speed
Press Windows key and type cmd in the
Windows Start Search
In the search results, right click cmd and
choose to Run as administrator
In command prompt, give the command
netstat ?b 5 > activity.txt and hit Enter key
Hold on for a while, so that the command
could create a file on your computer
Close down the Command Prompt
Press Windows key and type activity.txt in
the Start Search
Open activity.txt file from the Search result
and view it thoroughly
How to Check What Programs are
Consuming Internet
This file shows you the programs and
applications currently linked up to the open
network. If these do not have a significant
task to do, you can close them down to save
your internet speed.
Monitor Network Bandwidth
You may not infer the intensity of internet
usage by certain applications, from the
above noted process. You can monitor this
usage through you Task Manager, and then
perform the actions accordingly
Right click your Taskbar and click the
option stating Start Task Manager
In the Task Manager window, go to the
Networking tab
Here you can view the processes consuming
internet speed
Locate processes in below section with a
higher percentage, under Network
Utilization column
Identified processes can be look up in
Processes tab and closed down by clicking
End Process
Monitor Network Bandwith to See Programs
Causing Internet to Slow
Cookies, Cache, Browser History
Each web browser tends to fill up with
temporary data to maintain a surfing
session. Make it a routine to clean out such
data from your concerned web browsers.
You can find out the different ways of doing
so in each web browsers.
Press Windows key and type Internet
Options in the Windows Start Search
Open the result to view Internet Options
window
On General tab, point to the Browsing
history section and click Settings button
On Temporary Internet Files tab of Website
Data Settings window, type 0 as Disk space
to use
Now go to the History tab, and specify a
minimum number of days to keep pages in
history
In the same window on Caches and
databases tab, uncheck Allow website
caches and databases
You can also reduce the cache file size in
MBs to notify your self
Optimize Internet Settings
Nagle-Algorithm
By default, each system has this feature
activated. This waits for the data packets
until they fill up and then sends them to the
network. You can find the steps to disable
Nagle-Algorithm and instruct your system to
send the packets as soon as demanded.
Clear/Flush DNS Cache
Your DNS Cache regularly stores the IP
addresses of the web servers of the
webpages you view on daily basis. If the
address of a specific server changes before
the entry saved in your DNS cache, you are
likely to see a 404 page. That means, you
would not be able to access that page until
your update the cache. This at times, also
slowdowns the speed of your internet. The
best way to avoid this issue happening to
you is to regularly clearing DNS cache. Try
the following tips to clear/Flush DNS cache:
Press Win Key + R to open Command Prompt
In the command prompt screen, type
IPCONFIG / FlushDNS and press enter
If the command is executed successfully,
you will see a message stating ?successfully
flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.?
Why to Flush DNS Cache
Reservable Bandwidth
In an atmosphere where multiple users tend
to access a single network point, servers
usually set a limited Reservable Bandwidth
for each of the users. Moreover, the packet
scheduler reserves 20 percent of the
bandwidth by default, even if it is disabled.
To reduce this limit to zero,
Press Start key and type gpedit.msc in
Windows Start Search
Right click the search result and choose to
Run as administrator
Go to the QoS Packet Scheduler through the
following route
Computer Configuration \ Administrative
Templates \ Network \ QoS Packet Scheduler
You will see a policy named Limit
Reservable Bandwidth
Double click this policy and just click to
Enable it
Now in the Options section next to
Bandwidth limit (%), reduce the number to
0
Click OK to save your changes and close
down Local Group Policy Editor
Enable and Limit Reserveable Bandwith on
Windows
After applying all these processes, restart
your computer once for your system to take
all the effects properly. You will now
definitely observe an enhanced internet
speed than before.
The speed of your internet connection is
also dependable to the following mentioned
points. Do not overlook these points to
increase the internet speed.
Prefer Ethernet
It is always advised to prefer Ethernet or
wired one over the wireless connection to
the internet. A wireless connection has the
odds of broken coverage or weak signals.
Moreover, use good quality wires and cables
to be connected as it contributes towards
the speed of your internet.
Internet Service Provider
It is quite conceivable that the slackened
internet speed may have resulted due to
external issues. Confirm from your internet
service provider (ISP) and make sure your
actual speed matches the one promised by
your ISP.
Upgrade Router
It is true that the speed of your internet is
directly proportionate to your modem or
router, to some extent. Upgrading the
modem or router to a newer version would
positively influence the speed of your
internet.
Multiple Devices
While using internet through your PC, try to
disconnect other unused devices connected
to the internet router. Such devices are
smartphones, tablets, smart TVs and other
devices that are usually left, connected even
if not used.
Clean Connections
Regularly examine your modem and routers
to make sure the cables are seated in a nice
and clean manner. Be advised to maintain a
dust free environment near your devices.
Blow out the dust from connectors and
preserve proper ventilation around all
electric components to avoid heating up.
Friday, 25 July 2014
FREE MTN 700MB
Guys,frst of all,u must know ur way with openvpn,if u dont,please ask google on how to use openvpn
Ok for those who knows their way:
1...Dial *662*6# and sjbscribe for all the plan you see there....(monthly trial)....each monthly trial you subscribe to gives you 100mb and they are 7 in numbers...giving you 700MB in total....
2...this 700mb can only work with this site (www.jumia.com.ng)...this is where openvpn comes in
3....save the config file that is attached beneath this note...import it to your openvpn app...and connect
4....go to www.vpnbook.com/freevpn for your free username and password....
5.....please tell odas wen it works for u
CURRENTLY POSTING WITH IT
MTN How To Ping And Surf Free On Android Using Mtn With Your-freedom
Requirements
1. A Root Android Mobile (2.3 upward)
2. Dns Changer - only work with rooted phone
3. Your-freedom - download latest version
4. Your-freedom account -
4. Your Mtn Sim card - with no data or credit.. (-0.0naira and 0Mb data-)
5. Follow my lead.
2. After rooting and have downloaded all the needed files for us to get started.
a. Open Dnschanger, set your
- Primary DNS to 8.8.8.8 ( or select US - google 1, from list)
- Alternate DNS to 8.8.4.4 ( or select US - google 2, from list)
click SET. then minimize the app (Dnschanger)
(picture)
b. Open Your-Freedom
click configure
- Account Information
change the username and password to yours then press back
-Server connection
-Your freedom server - ems19.your-freedom.de
- Connection mode -DNS, the port 53 should automatically set itsef
-Tweaks - Nigeria MTN
-Dns for tunnel connection - first box should be (use system default)
-DNS for applicationa - second box should be (same as above)
-Make sure this following options are not thick/selected
-Avoid using DNS
-Enable encypion
-Use true SSL with HTTPs
-Use Http/1.1
-Dns mode: no direct conn.
-Avoide EDNS
thats all we need, now press back and return to the main page of the app.
3. On/Enable your data, you can select 3G or 4G if available to expect the best result.
now click start connection
Wednesday, 23 July 2014
Get Free 1gb with Etisalat
Etisalat is On Point again with their Free MB,
It all about the facebook bundle.
You Can get upto 1GB With this New Etisalat Bundle
tweak.
All You Need to do is to type
FBM TO 229 FREE AND U
WILL BE GIVING 20MB.
You will Receive a message After Some minutes telling
You:-
Your request is being processed. Please wait for a
confirmation sms, Thank you.
After that, You will receive another short Message as
type bellow:-
Your request is being processed. Please wait for a
confirmation sms. Thank you.
Wait after Some Minutes to Receive a message Like this:-
You are now on Monthly Facebook plan; click on http://
d.fb.me/985 to download app.
To opt out of auto-
renewal at validity, dial *229*0*0#.
It'll Surely Last for One Good Month.
NOTE:-THE MORE YOU SEND THE MESSAGE THE MORE
THEY SEND YOU 20MB SO ENJOY!
Do You know You Can Still get AnotheR Extra 5MB With
AnotheR Short Code???
Yes, It's Possiple! To get
additional 5mb, just dial *229*1*1# it works
perfectly
Airtel Introduces Android Internet Service [AIS]
do u know the reason why i love Airtel? ok i will tell u. i love airtel because they know what the people needs... they are always the first to start something great...
just yesterday, Airtel Introduces Android Internet Service [AIS] ... to activate it is very simple all u have to do is dial *141*1#
MTN NIGHT PLAN FOR 24HRS LATEST TWEAK!!!
ood day folks,im gonna be short nd straight forward with this.....got no time to waste...download open vpn app either for your android or pc.....then click on this link to download my hacked config file
https://www.dropbox.com/s/n37ysdq016y8gel/VPNBOOK EURO1.ovpn
Now open ur openvpn app nd select that config file...click on connect,thatz all....pls if it doesnt work for u...let me kno....meanwhile pls google search on how to use openvpn on both pc and android so as to knoW where to put the config file uv downloaded tnx.
The username to the config file is:vpnbook
The password is:Veveya8e
Get 100MB for just 60naira on Airtel
Do u know the reason why i love Airtel? ok i will tell u. i love airtel because they know what the people needs... they are always the first to start something great...
just yesterday, Airtel Introduced 100MB for just 60naira ... to activate it is very simple all u have to do is dial *141*1# den press 4, press 1, press 2, den press 2...... Voila!!! Dial *123*123# to check your mb balance
Tuesday, 22 July 2014
How To Be Eligible For Airtel 4GB BISData Plan
I can really tell when I’m enjoying
internet surfing with the fastest internet
speed; and I can tell when it’s slow. I
make up this post because of those that
are in one way or the other finding it
difficult to subscribe for the Airtel 4GB.
Surprisingly, I noticed My Airtel Gigs is not
actually moving as in excessive
zapping of data for the past few days as
it used to..
May an adjustment have been made, but
I can’t really say.
So many of us have wondered why on
earth Airtel will select those they share
the 4GB data plan with. Why won’t your
sim be eligible for the plan? Ideally,
dialing *440*161# should let you know
if you are eligible or not.
Unfortunately, many are not eligible.
Early hours of this morning, a committed
blog contributor in person of Mr Ben
share with me this method of easily
getting eligible for the Airtel 4GB; after
Airtel told him that he’s not eligible for
the plan.
Two weeks later, he tried the code
below and he was told Eligible.
How Can I Be Eligible For the Airtel 4GB
Plan?
It’s so simple; it’s all wrapped up in a
code. Dial *440*440#
Once you dial the code above, if you are
lucky enough, you will get an eligible
message.
And if you didn’t get an eligible message,
keep your SIM for some couples of
weeks and try it again.
Mind you, this Airtel 4GB for #1500
works on all device including Java
phones.
Boat Browser for Tablet v1.8 Unlocked
Boat Browser for Tablet v1.8 Unlocked
Requirements: 4.0 and up
Overview: Boat Browser for Android
Tablet is a fast, smart and cool
android web browser designed
especially for tablet and large screen
phones, which brings you an amazing
premium web experience. This version
is originated from Boat Browser mobile
version, but it provides more features
which is more suitable for tablet and
large screen phone.
What’s special?
1. Bookmark sync
Support sync bookmark with Boat
Browser mobile version via Google
account.
Support sync bookmark with Firefox
desktop version via Firefox account
(Pro feature).
Support backup/restore bookmark to/
from SD card.
Support import bookmark of stock
browser.
2. Gesture support
Support up to 12 customized gestures,
control your browser in an intuitive
way.
3. Floating widget
Floating widget is a genius floating on
web page. It contains many handy
features. You can put it at anywhere of
the screen.
4. Quick setting panel
This panel includes quick settings for
switchers, more quickly to operate.
5. Incognito mode (Privacy browsing)
Independent tab bar is special
designed for private browsing. Browser
doesn’t remember history, cookie and
cache for incognito tab.
6. Recent closed tabs
Keep 10 recent closed tabs in top left
corner icon (the trash icon). You can
reopen them more quickly.
7. Speed dial
Support up to 100 speed dials in home
page for quick visiting. Also support to
manage speed dials in folders (Pro
feature).
8. File manager
Access your files with our file manager.
No need to install extra apps. This is
integrated in download manager.
9. Video/Flash support
Support YouTube video, and also
support flash (pay attention: some
devices will crash or hang when playing
flash. Flash player plugin have stability
issue. ).
Pro features:
Using In-APP-Purchase (IAP) to unlock
Pro features in this version. Features
include:
1. Firefox bookmark sync
2. Add folder for speed dial
More features will be supported in
future version.
Boat Browser for Tablet supplies many
useful features, which will make your
browsing experience fun and efficient!
Come and try them NOW!
This is a browser for you! If you have
any problems with it, please let us
know. We are committed to providing
you with the best browser available!
Our Email:
boatbrowser.tablet@gmail.com
Find out more about us via:
Twitter - http://twitter.com/BoatBrowser
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/
boatmobile
Website - http://www.boatmob.com/
More than 20 languages is supported
within this browser. We need volunteers
to translate this description for better
understanding for users. If you would
like to do it, please send me email:
boatbrowser.tablet@gmail.com
Thanks very much!
Released info:
No need Pro key
ByPassing Icloud Activation Easily
Bypassing Icloud On Iphone 4, 4s, 5, 5s Is now Made Easy Thanks to Doulci Team of Incredible Hackers.. Search More Info About Ths. On
Don't Let Ikeja Scammers Scam YOu Oooo..
Monday, 21 July 2014
Surf the Internet for free only on Airtel!
ZeroLemon Samsung Galaxy S4 7500mAh Extended Battery
Smartphone users always whine about their phone’s low battery life. To address this issue, Samsung Galaxy S4 till date provides you the option of replaceable batteries. This means that you can carry an extra battery to keep your phone working while you are travelling. However, smartphone users are looking for various options to keep their phone up and running without the need to worry about the extra battery! And this is has been made possible by ZeroLemon Samsung Galaxy S4 7500mAh Extended Battery.
This is a giant battery option, bigger than Samsung’s original battery size. It also provides a huge battery backup to Samsung galaxy S4. ZeroLemon Samsung Galaxy S4 7500mAh Extended Battery Specs: It provides a battery capacity of 7500mAh for Galaxy S4. This is almost three times more capacity when compared to the original battery. It is also one of the slimmest extended batteries available in the market. It can be used for all Galaxy S4 models. The battery is made of Lithium Ion. It provides Near Field Communication (NFC) support for Google Wallet and S Beam. It comes with a TPU Case. These are available in two colors – black and white. You can pick one based on your phone’s color. This full edge wrap enables the phone to withstand heavy shocks and drops.
You won't get this battery anywhere in Nigeria as I ordered this one from the UK. Interested buyer should contact me +2348072351606 of inaboyafrank@gmail.com
List Of Free Vpn
If you want to open blocked sites in US, UK,
India, China etc. or if you want to browse the
web anonymously, then using a good VPN
service is what you need. Some websites like
pandora.com, hulu.com, ABC.com, BB.co.uk etc.
are restricted to be available only in certain
countries. The trick to open any such website is
to use a VPN service or a proxy based in that
country.
The List below is some of the top free VPN
services around for circumventing censorship at
home and at the workplace, and for protecting
your identity and data from prying eyes;
especially useful for public Wi-Fi connections.
PD-Proxy VPN
Free 100MB/day - Browse securely and
anonymously using PD-Proxy VPN.
DroidVPN
The Best VPN App for android phones and
android tablets.
Hotspotshield VPN
Anchor Free's free VPN service is one of the
more popular free VPN services.
ExpatShield VPN
Browse anonymously and take full control over
who can see your personal information.
ProXPN
Get your free account instantly and start
connecting to the Internet securely with
proXPN.
SpotFlux
spotflux is a more private, safe, and free internet
experience.
SecurityKISS Tunnel
SecurityKISS Tunnel redirects all your online
traffic through an impenetrable tunnel to their
security gateway.
RealVPN
They are currently giving free beta accounts so
what are you waiting for? Get one now!
Mullvad VPN
Communicate anonymously and without getting
spied on.
HideMan
They provide a free 5 hour vpn connection every
week
New MTN Android Smartphone as Low as 8000 Naiira
South African telecommunication giant, MTN has announced her first low end android smartphone to be launched in Nigeria. [br/][br/] The new coming smartphone is set to be launched in July 2014, though the date is unconfirmed. [br/][br/] The smartphone tagged Sm@rt Mini S620 will run on android 4.2 Jellybean Operating system, and a 1GHz Processor. It is also expected to have a 4GB internal memory, which can be upgradeable to 32GB by MicroSD coupled with a 512MB RAM. [br/][br/] The device comes in a 3.5 inches HVGA LCD screen size. Though with unconfirmed megapixel, the device has both primary and secondary camera with flashlight attached to it. [br/][br/] Battery capacity on the device is not too goid, but that makes it a low end device. It comes with a 1300mAH battery capacity, not to forget, the device is a dual sim smartphone with sim 1 locked to MTN Network ONLY.
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Sunday, 20 July 2014
How To Save A water damaged Cell Phone
Its almost a natural occurence of water
coming in contact with your cell phone.
Maybe you were bathing and placed
your phone somewhere but one thing
led to another and then it fell into the
bucket of water.
Or maybe you ran under rain while
receiving that call from your boss
telling you how late you are. A dip in
the pool, perhaps? Or an unexpected
trip into some salty water at the
beach?<!--more-->
There are very many scenarios that
can lead to water damaging your cell
phone. It is a known fact that water
and phones don't mix like oil and
water although some phone
companies are beginning to produce
devices that are water resistant.
It is never a thing of joy when your
phone takes its first lesson of learning
how to swim but just incase such
happens, do not fret my friend, your
cell phone might not be gone for
good.
In today's post, I just want to lay out
certain tips to help revive your
phone if the waters had plans of
damaging it
Tips To Save A Water Damaged
Mobile Phone
1. Quickly Take Your phone out of the
water : You don't need or have to
start screaming or crying if you find
your phone in the water. The time it
takes you to scream, your phone is
taking in as much water as it can.
Immediately pick up your phone if it
falls into a pool of water, bucket of
water or wherever. Don't waste any
second in doing that.
2. Don't Press any button : As
tempting as it may seem, never
press any button when you pull out
your phone from the water body. You
will be tempted to check if it is still
working, resist the temptation like a
plague and do not press any button.
Pressing a button on your phone can
let any residual moisture seep
through, increasing your risk of
damage.
3. Dry The phone exterior : When I
say exterior, i mean the casing as a
whole. Grab a towel, a cloth, tissue
or any other absorbent material to
wipe off all traces of water on the
phone's casing. Wipe of the water on
the screen too. Basically, do
whatever you need to do to dry the
phone off as thoroughly as possible.
4. Take out the internal
components : If your phone has a
removable pack panel, take it off.
Dismantle the phone entirely. I don't
mean smashing the phone. Just take
out the parts quickly as fast and as
much as you can. Take out the sim
card, your memory card and dry
them off completely. Saving these
can be useful as you will just be
saving any important information
you must have stored on them.
5. Shake Your Cell phone : Yes! Swing
it, shake it so as to let any other
remaining water leave the exterior
and interior parts of the
phone. There still might be some
water hiding in the headphone jack
or beneath any physical keys you
know, so, SHAKE!
6. Stick the phone into grains of
rice : This might sound ridiculous but
it helps a lot. You know rice is a good
absorbent of water? If you didn't
know, ask your mum, wife, sister or
whoever that cooks for you. Just get
a bowl, pour in some rice and then
place your cell phone in it. Move the
phone around in the bowl of rice so
as to dry out some of the left over
water in the device.
7. Wait for some time without
putting "on" your phone: This will
help in the drying process too
Take your phone out of the bag or
remove it from the bowl of rice. Dust
off any starch, put all the pieces back
together, and try to power it up.
Hopefully your phone will turn on. If
it doesn't, you can try putting it back
into the bowl of rice for another day
or so.
So how can you prevent this from
happening again? Easy. Stop taking
the phone into the bathroom. If
that’s simply not an option, you can
always purchase a waterproof case.
Nowadays you can find one for just
about every type of smartphone
there is, though there aren't many
out there for feature phones.
And if
this is the sort of thing that happens
to you a lot, you may want to think
about getting a water-resistant
smartphone. You still won’t be able
to go deep sea diving with it, but it’ll
almost certainly bounce back from a
quick dip in the pool.
Hope this helps
Tips for caring mobile battery and make it last long
1. Turn the phone off when going to sleep or charging it.
2. Stop searching for a signal.
3. Follow the method of full charge and full discharge.
4. Switch the vibrate function off on your
phone, using just the ring tone
4. Turn off your phone's keypad light during day time.
5. Avoid using unnecessary features.
6. Keep calls short.
7. Turn off Bluetooth, when ever is not in use.
8. Same goes for WIFI, GPS, and infrared
capabilities, if your phone has these features built in.
9. Turn the brightness of the display to the
lowest setting possible.
10. With a smartphone, avoid using moving
or animated pictures or videos for your background or ringing tone.
11. Use a black background whenever
possible.
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How to Protect your Android Phone
Our Android smartphones have become our
closest companion and confidant as they carry
lots of personal data and even sensitive
documents relating to work and business. Some of
these include e-mails, passwords, messages,
contacts, photos and videos. Therefore it is of
paramount importance to secure your handset to
prevent fraudsters from gaining access to it. It is
also important to ensure that in case it falls into the
wrong hands, your data and information stay safe.
Some of the ways to do this are outlined below.
Password Your Device
All Android phones have the options of using either
a pattern lock or an alphanumeric password
(numbers and letters). When using the pattern
lock, ensure that it is not an easy to guess pattern
but one that you can remember and make sure no
other person knows the password for the Gmail
account associated with your device. For the
alphanumeric password, it is best to use numbers,
letters and symbols together but it should be
something you can remember, don’t use
passwords like 12345, your name, birthday or
other things that someone can look up. In both
cases, do not tell anyone your password and
ensure no one sees you when drawing your
pattern.
Use Google
All Android devices from Android version 2.2 and
above come with a special feature you can use to
track and manage your device. Check for Google
Settings on your device denoted by a grey icon
with small letter ‘g’ and a gear symbol. Open the
app and choose the ‘Android Device Manager’
option, you will then see various options for
locating, remote locking and factory resetting of
your device in case it gets lost or is stolen.
Then you can log on to the Android
Device Manager website http://www.google.com/
android/ devicemanager using your Gmail account
to control your phone from any location.
Use an antivirus
Hackers, spyware and other bad stuff can get
access to your phone through surfing the net,
downloading files, running apps amongst other
things. To guard against these threats, it is best to
uses an AntiVirus app. There are several free and
paid antivirus apps such as AVG AntiVirus Security
Free, Avast Mobile Security, Norton Security
antivirus, etc. Free antivirus apps are good enough
but if you want better protection, go for the paid
options.
Some of the antivirus apps can help track your
phone if stolen or misplaced, remotely wipe your
data to prevent intrusion and even make a loud
sound to help you locate it. It is best to have only
one antivirus software on your device as having
more than one can cause your device to run
slowly.
Install an Anti-Theft App to Snap the Thief
You might have heard of some thieves who were
caught after the phones the stole took their photos
and sent them to the real owners of the phones.
You can do it too however only if your device has a
front camera, there are many apps in the Google
PlayStore which have that capability most of which
are paid.
Some are Cerberus Anti-Theft and Lockwatch
Anti-Theft by Bloketech. These apps use the
device’s front camera to take a photo of the thief
when he/she attempts to unlock the device with a
wrong password. It will then send the photo and
phone location to you via email which makes it
easy for you to catch the thief, its better you go
with law enforcement officers and not alone. The
apps work silently so the thief won’t know he/she
is been photographed.
Track Your Device
As earlier said, there are a lot of apps in the
PlayStore which can help you secure your phone.
When you install the app, make sure you do all it
asks you to do so that you can track your phone,
you might need to open an account online on the
app vendor’s website to help you track and
remotely control the device, make sure you do
that. Once it goes missing, use the app to track its
location using the instructions in the app and do
any of the following lock it, unlock it, send a
message to the thief, take his/her photo or wipe
the data on the phone depending on the app. If the
phone doesn’t have an internet connection, you
can send an SMS command to it and its location
will be sent back to you.
Pay attention to app permissions
App permissions are your first line of defense
against malicious software. Every time you install
an app, you see a pop-up that lists all of the
aspects of your phone that the app is designed to
access. While most people mindlessly dismiss the
pop-up and continue the installation, it sometimes
pays off to discover whether the flashlight app you
downloaded uses services that could cost you
money, for example, or to learn that Facebook’s
app essentially asks to use your entire phone.
Best Practices for Securing Your Phone
Don’t download attachments from e-mails sent by
unknown contacts.
Before you install an app, look at the permissions
it asks for and allow or deny as you want.
Install only well rated apps e.g. those with at least
1000 downloads except it’s by someone you know
well.
Don't give an app access to your social media
accounts e.g. Google, Facebook and Twitter
except for a very good reason; it’s not compulsory
that if an app requests access to your accounts
that it be allowed.
EASILY INCREASE THE RAM OF YOUR ANDROID PHONE *ROOT NEEDED*
In here am not posting any tweak, i just want to teach android users how to increase their ram with a simple app called SIMPLE ROOT SWAP. search on google play and download... if you have any question just ask. thanks
HOW TO GENERATE AND CHANGE YOUR TECNO PHONE IMEI TO BLACKBERRY
HOW TO CHANGE YOUR TECNO ANDROID AND OTHER MTK PHONE IMEI NUMBER TO BLACKBERRY
Why would you want to change you imei to blackberry? Because you want to deceive glo that you are using a blackberry, so that glob is subscription will work on it. FINISH!!!!
First Bullet: I won’t be responsible for any damage this tutorial causes on your sweet little chinko android phone. Also, changing of IMEI is illegal in some countries, and I will not be held responsible if you go to jail.
First and foremost, write down your original imei number and keep it safe, remember I won’t be responsible for nada.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
1.Generate your own blackberry imei number and a pin
2.Change your Tecno imei number with the blackberry imei you generated using a PC
3.Change your Tecno imei number with the blackberry imei you generated directly on your phone without pc
4.Send me small token of MTN recharge card if you find this tutorial useful
That being said, lets proceed >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
HOW TO GENERATE A BLACKBERRY IMEI NUMBER
Download this software GIP v4.1 here >>> http://downloads.ziddu.com/download/12918986/gpibb.rar.html
Unrar the file and copy and paste the three .sys files inside the folder to your C:\Windows folder
Then double click on GIPv4.1 to open
Click on Generate **** imei, don’t mind the complaint, Click on Continue
Write down the Blackberry imei number generated and maybe the pin too (if you feel like eating it…lol).
HOW TO CHANGE YOUR BLACKBERRY IMEI NUMBER USING PC
Requirements
•Root Access on your Phone
•MTK Droid Tools v2.4.8 [http://www.mediafire.com/download/n3pv6519ya4ovor/MtkDroidTools_v248.exe]
•Your IMEI [you can get this at the back of your phone it is a 15 Digits Number]
•Android ADB Driver – Depends on what phone you are using , but for most cases this Universal Driver Works fine [http://www.mediafire.com/download/ryyk4tqlrujwd49/Driver_Auto_Installer_v1.1236.00.rar]
STEP 1
Open the self-extracting archive of the MTK Droid ROOT and Tools and open the MTKdroidTools.exe be sure to run it as an Administrator, plug in your phone and be sure you have already root your phone and have installed the Driver for your phone. Once you have open the MTK Droid Tools it must detect the information of your Device.
STEP 2
Once it has detected your phone information you will notice your IMEI will show there but if you have error it will not show there and we will use this tool to restore it. Next you need to click the ROOT button so that it will temporary have Root shell access on your phone in order for it to make the script work on the background. The colour will change from yellow to green. It will prompt this window to gain root shell access
STEP 3
Once you have the root shell access click the IMEI/NVRAM button and a new window will show
Now all you need to do is put your 15 Digits Blackberry IMEI Number you generated earlier
NOTE: IMEI 1 DENOTES SIM 1 AND IMEI 2 DENOTES SIM 2. So change accordingly
Then Press the REPLACE IMEI button and it will prompt you this window that it will replace your existing one
After that just reboot your phone and your chinko will turn into a blackberry.
HOW TO CHANGE YOUR BLACKBERRY IMEI NUMBER WITHOUT PC
1.Go to play store and install Mobileuncle MTK tool if you don’t have it
2.Open the mobile uncle tool and scroll to Engineering mode (MTK) and click it.
3.Click on CDS information
4.Click the Radio information and you will get phone 1 and phone 2. Depending on the sim imei you wish to change, phone 1 is sim 1 and phone 2 is sim 2
5.To change sim 1 imei number to blackberry, touch phone 1 and in the popup, touch the AT+
6.Once you touch the Key board will pop up. In the key board you type any single letter and cancel only the letter you have type. Immediately you can notice the scribes that is required for you It looks like AT+EGMR=1,7""
7.Click the first row and after 7 you can notice the simple "" delete the last inverted comma and type the Blackberry imei number you generated
8.Verify the typed blackberry imei numbers, then close the inverted commas "
9.Click the SEND AT COMMAND
10.Once the pop up display indicates AT command successfully send.
11.Reboot your phone and enjoy.
12.IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE BACK YOUR IMEI TO THE ORIGINAL ONE, JUST REPEAT THE PROCEDURE USING YOUR REAL IMEI
HOW TO SEND ME SMALL TOKEN (MTN RECHARGE CARD even if na transfer) IF YOU FIND THIS TUTORIAL USEFUL
If you find this tutorial useful and want to say thanks, send recharge card to my number below, even if na me2u I go appreciate.
My is Frank and this is my MTN number is 0810 716 2532
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TUTORIAL TO ANY OTHER SITE.
Thanks and happy surfing!
Acknowledgement:
1.My brain
2.w w w . p i n o y s c r e e n c a s t . n e t
Last Bullet: I have really simplified this tutorial and I really don’t expect people to ask questions, but of peradventure you have one or two questions, post it here.
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How to get thousand blackberry imei from google
in this tutorial I will tell you how to get a thousand imei number from google
the imei is valid and functional
and u have to ensure the imei is for a blackberry device
how to be sure is to visit this site: http://www.imei.info.info
then place the copied imei into the provided box on the site .
click and the site will give you info of the device that owns the imei
so lets start on how to get thousands valid bb imei from google
1. go to google.com
on the search box search this words without bracket (blackberry mep unlock via imei forum)
2.google will bring sites where you will see a lot of foreign forum sites where people are pasting their imei for free.
3. copy as many as imei you like .
4. you may want to validate if the imei truly belongs to a blackberry fone.
to do that just copy the imei and past it in the box found in the site www.imei.info
the click and it will tell you the device name and all ifo about that device
then you are good to go
u can find tones of valid blackberry imei on these sites
5... one of the site google.com will give u is
http://www.bbmanila.com/blackberrys...philippines/provide-your-imei-and-mep-id-here
6... http://www.nairaland.com/987500/free-blackberry-unlocking-codes
7... http://wasconet.com/unlock-your-blackberry-free/comment-page-1/#comments
ensure to chk the imei truly belongs to a blackberry by cross checking the imei at http://www.imei.info
if the imei doesnt belong to a blackberry device. it wont work
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HOW TO CHANGE IMEI ON HTC PHONES
This is a tutorial on how to change imei on a rooted htc phone. Use google to search on how to root your phone. If your phone is already rooted then you can continue with this steps. Google search for android sdk tools and download it. Now most htc phone can go to the bootloader by putting of your htc phone then power it on while holding the volume down button and it will boot to the bootloader, connect ur phone to your pc with your cable and click on fastboot- The volume is used to navigate and the power button is used to select your option. When on your fastboot, click on computer and search "cmd" which means command prompt. It will open the command prompt window. Then type "fastboot getvar imei" it will display your current imei. Type "fastboot oem writeimei 35xxxx" the 35xxx stands for the blackberry imei u want to use. U will get a success report. Now you can reboot your phone and enjoy your new imei. Feel free to ask questions and i will assist in anyway i can
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Monday, 24 March 2014
Boko Haram bombs market, kills 29 in Borno
SUSPECTED members of the violent Islamic sect,
Boko Haram, have again bombed a market in
Nguro-Soye, near Bama, Borno State, killing no
fewer than 29 persons.
Reuters reported on Sunday that the attack on the
market was said to have been carried out on
Saturday night.
“I travelled to Bama to buy bags of beans.
Suddenly, there was a deafening bang at the
middle of the market. It was in the late afternoon
and commercial activities were at their peak,” said
Shuaibu Abdulahi, a trader at the market. He
estimated the death toll to be as high as 29.
Abba Tahir, a bus driver who was said to be
offloading passengers at the market during the
incident, said he counted 20 bodies.
“People were helping in evacuating the corpses
after the confusion had died down. Some people
who were injured were taken to the general
hospital,” Tahir added.
There was no claim of responsibility for the attack
yet as of the time of this report.
Borno State Police Commissioner,, Mr. Lawal
Tanko, who confirmed the incident, was quoted as
saying, “An explosion in the market in Nguro-Soye
killed 17 people.”
Bama is a border town and the headquarter of the
Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. It is
about 135 kilometres from Maiduguri, the state
capital.
The town is not new to attacks by the Boko Haram
insurgents. The 202 Army Battalion Barracks
located in the town was hit by Boko Haram in
December 2013.
Several women and children, mostly wives and
wards of soldiers, who battled the insurgents for
over seven hours, were killed in the attack
launched at about 3 am.
On February 19 this year, the insurgents also
attacked Bama.Confirming the February attack,
Governor Kashim Shettima had said the attackers
“inflicted a lot of damage on the town.” A Borno
State senator, Ahmed Zanna, had then told the BBC
that the attack on Bama lasted for five hours.
Boko Haram has killed well over 1,500 people in
the North-East zone since the sect launched its
war against the Federal Government.
In the course of their bombing campaign, the
insurgents have attacked military and police
facilities, worship houses, markets and drinking
joints.
At the height of the Boko Haram notoriety in May
last year, the Federal Government slammed a six-
month state of emergency on three north-eastern
states of Yobe, Adamawa and Borno.
The emergency measure was renewed for another
six months in November but while the military
claimed to be having the upper hand in the battle
against the insurgents, the sect members
continued to launch attacks with devastating
consequences on the civilian population.
On February 24, the insurgents attacked the
Federal Government College, Buni Yadi,in the Gujba
Local Government Area of Yobe State.
Yobe State Police Commissioner, Sanusi Rufai, had
then said that 29 male students were killed during
the attack but at least 40 students were believed to
have been murdered.
The insurgents, who reportedly severed the heads
of many of the victims, also burnt down buildings
in the school.
The development forced the Federal Government
to announce early in March the closure of its five
unity schools in the North-East.
Meanwhile, security agents in a church in Jos,
Plateau State, on Sunday prevented an attack on
worshippers by gunmen suspected to be Fulani
herdsmen.
The gunmen were said to have targeted the church
located at the Rantya low cost area of Nyago Gyel
district in the Jos South Local Government Area.
They had descended from the hills and were about
to launch the attack when a member of the
church’s security team spotted them.
Though the gunmen, in their hundreds, immediately
started shooting sporadically in the direction of the
church, they were repelled by men of the Special
Task Force.
An eyewitness, Mr. Godwin Okoko, told one of our
correspondents that but for the vigilance of the
police and soldiers attached to the STF, who
responded to distress calls by the worshippers, the
gunmen would have succeeded.
Okoko said about 1,000 people were in the church
at about 10am preparing to commence Sunday
worship “when the gunmen started descending
from the hills and started shooting but were
swiftly repelled by men of the STF.”
Okoko is the country coordinator of a non-
governmental organisation, Apurimac Onlus.
Plateau State Police Commissioner, Mr. Chris
Olakpe, confirmed the incident to our
correspondent on Sunday.
He said that no life was lost and nobody was
arrested.
“My men got a distress call that some gunmen
were planning to attack a church as the
worshippers were about to commence service. We
stormed the area and there was a heavy exchange
of gunfire between the gunmen and a combined
force of policemen and STF.”
Keshi in Lagos for TomTom event
Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, is among top
dignitaries that will grace the TomTom Go-To-
Brazil media launch scheduled to hold on Tuesday
in Lagos.
The African Coach of the Year, confirmed to the
organisers, HotSports that he would be at the
event.
He said, “I will be in Lagos for the TomTom Go-
To-Brazil media launch God willing.”
He commended TomTom for its support for
Nigerian football through different initiatives. He
maintained that the brand’s support to the
country’s national teams, particularly the Super
Eagles, has been a source of encouragement for
them.
“I commend TomTom for its enormous support for
the country’s national teams, particularly my team,
the Super Eagles. It is an encouragement to us. I
urge the brand to keep this up and I hope other
companies would emulate this,” Keshi said.
He added that he and his team would do their
utmost best to perform well and make Nigerians
happy at all times with Brazil 2014 in sight.
The TomTom Go-To-Brazil project is a consumer
reward initiative where some lucky Nigerians will
win all-expense paid round trip to Brazil.
Immigration tragedy: Moro may appear before Senate Tuesday
THERE were indications on Sunday that the Senate
Committee on Interior had invited the Minister of
Interior, Mr. Abba Moro, and the Comptroller
General of the Nigeria Immigration Service’s, Mr.
David Parradang, to appear before it on Tuesday
(tomorrow) over the NIS tragic recruitment two
Saturdays ago.
An aide to the Senate President, who spoke with
our correspondent on the condition of anonymity,
said that though there were pressures on his
principal from some elders in his state to save
Moro, he maintained that Mark would not interfere
in the probe process.
He said Mark would subject the report of the
committee to an extensive debate by the senators
before demanding for votes from members to
show his neutrality in the entire process.
“It is a known fact that the Interior Minister is from
the same state with the Senate President but that
does not mean he would not perform his legislative
duties to Nigerians,” the source said.
No fewer than 19 job seekers lost their lives during
stampedes that occurred in the various centres for
the NIS recruitment across the country.
The Senate had directed its Committee on Interior
to carry out a public investigative hearing on the
tragedy.
The Senate, presided over by the Deputy Senate
President, Ike Ekweremadu, had equally asked the
committee to submit report of its investigation
within one week with a view to unveiling and
recommending for prosecution those responsible
for the tragedy.
The Senate outrage and resolutions followed a
motion moved on the issue by the Chairman,
Senate Committee on Interior, Senator Atiku
Bagudu (PDP Kebbi Central), and 10 other senators
on Tuesday last week.
Meanwhile, a Presidency source on Sunday told
one of our correspondents in Abuja that it was
already clear to the President that Moro should
take responsibility for the avoidable loss of lives
and embarrassment to the administration.
The source said it was based on this conviction
that the President warned all ministers and heads
of government departments and agencies at the
last Federal Executive Council meeting, that he
would not hesitate to order the arrest and
prosecution of any of them under whose watch
such an incident recurred.
Moro’s fate, the source said, would be decided on
the President’s return from his current three-
nation trip, which he started on Thursday.
However, The PUNCH again learnt on Sunday that
the March 15 tragedy could have been averted if
only the Ministry of Interior had not ignored a
proposal by its steering committee on recruitment.
Investigations in Abuja indicated that the
committee headed by the Director/Secretary of the
Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration, and Prison Service
Board, S.D Tapgun, had recommended that the
recruitment exercise be shifted to either the last
weekend in March or second week in April, 2014
for proper arrangement to be made for a
successful exercise but that the ministry ignored
the suggestion.
The recruitment committee proposed that N5m
should be budgeted for hiring of ambulances and
buying of water. It also suggested that the exercise
be staggered to accommodate the huge number of
applicants, but these were not heeded.
At its last meeting held on March 7, 2014, the
committee reportedly raised a memo to the
minister on its recommendations, but it was
apparently ignored.
Further checks also revealed that the 16
committee members were drawn from the CDFIPB,
NIS, Ministry of Interior, and Drexel Tech Nigeria
Limited.
The membership included Tapgun, CDFIPB; Deputy
Director (A&P), CDFIPB, JaeI Kpatuvvak; Asst.
Director (Admin), CDFIPB, Okhamera A. I.; Asst.
Director (A&P) CDFIPB, Bello Torankawa; Asst.
Director (IMM) – CDFIPB, Hamid AbduII-Iamid;
Asst. Director (D&GP) – CDFIPB, Aduku, M. M; and
CIS (APU), NIS Oyedeji, T.V.
Others are Abubakar A. A. – interior ministry;
Chukwu O. C., – Rep. Asst. Director (F&A) –
CDFIPB; I. M. Makama – LA – CDFIPB; Nasiru
Yusuf -ICT Unit – CDFIPB; Shehu Mohammed –
Deputy Director (D &GP) – CDFIPB; Mukah O. S. -
Chief Admin. Officer (FFS); Theodore Maiyaki –
Drexel Tech.; Wiiiiam Butau – Drexel Tech. and
Abioye Bankole – Drexei Tech.
Further investigations showed that Parradang had
earlier written to the CDFIPB and kicked against
the recruitment exercise.
In the letter dated September 9, 2013, a copy of
which was obtained by The PUNCH, the CG
protested the decision of the board to recruit
personnel into the NIS without formally informing
him about it.
Part of the letter read, “I wish to draw your
attention to an advertisement which has just been
brought to my notice, calling for application of
suitably qualified persons for appointment into
Categories’ ‘A’ (Superintendent Cadre) and
‘B’ (Inspectorate Cadre) of the Nigeria Immigration
in today’s Daily Trust – Monday, September 9,
2013 on page seven (7)
“I wish to further state that this advertisement for
employment took me by surprise and the Agency
which I head (i.e. the Nigeria Immigration Service).
I am aware that the Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration
and Prisons Service Board Act CAP: 12, 2004
confers Powers of Appointment on the Board,
however the same Act equally delegates such
powers (i.e. recruitment) to the Services —
particularly recruitment into Category “B” , which
has been the case up till this moment.
“The said publication or advertisement for
appointment of persons into the Nigeria
Immigration Service without consultation or any
input whatsoever from us is to say the least,
surprising and embarrassing to me. I feel NIS
should be taken along in this issue regarding staff
recruitment into Category “B” in particular, which
is usually conducted and supervised by the
Service.”
The board in its reply dated October 29, 2013
apologised for not informing the CG about the
recruitment exercise and told him that the power
delegated to the service had not changed.
The letter signed by Tapgun, however, said the
recruitment would proceed and applications (for
junior personnel) that fell under the purview of the
NIS would be forwarded for action.
Our correspondent learnt that the contract for the
recruitment had been awarded to Drexel Tech by
the minister, before Parradang assumed office.
Friday, 21 March 2014
Robbers invade church, steal phones, N2m
No fewer than 15 armed robbers invaded the Christ
Apostolic Church in Alagbado, Lagos State, stealing
about 40 phones and money estimated at N2m.
The robbers, who operated for about 20 minutes,
were said to have also attempted raping some of
the church members before they left the church
premises.
It was learnt that the men came around 2am
penultimate Friday while the over 450 congregation
was engrossed in a prayer session.
A member of the church, who craved anonymity,
said some of the members had observed a strange
man making phone calls while the vigil was on.
He said, “The vigil actually started around 12
midnight. Some of us observed a man who came in
around 1.30am. He was seated in the women’s
section. About four persons tried persuading him to
change seat, including the pastor, but he refused.
So they left him.
“I observed him going out several times to make
phone calls. At about 2am, I overheard him saying,
‘start coming, they are praying’. Few minutes later,
I heard a gunshot.”
The head usher of the church was said to have
been shot at close range, when he tried closing the
door against the robbers, who he originally thought
were arriving late for the programme.
The bullet was said to have shattered the glass at
the entrance, and landed on the pulpit.
When the gun men got in, the church members
were said to have been ordered to lie face down,
while they started ransacking them.
One of the church leaders said, “They positioned
themselves at the church’s major entrances. They
collected money, phones and recharge cards.
They started shouting, ‘where is your pastor?’
They took the church offering and wanted to rape
some of our women. In the 20 years of my being in
the ministry, I have never seen such effrontery
before.”
Our correspondent gathered that the robbers,
however, did not know that there were two other
exit doors in the church.
The pastor was said to have sneaked out through
the exit and dodged behind a window, where he
viewed everything going on.
It was learnt that the gang leader, who wore a
mask, suddenly became angry and started arguing
with a member of the gang over a phone that was
snatched from one of the church members.
The source said, “It must have been God working
at that point. During the argument, this young man
suddenly pulled off his mask and started fighting
the other robber. They had a heated argument over
a phone they had just snatched without knowing
that the pastor was looking at them.”
PUNCH Metro gathered that the pastor of the
church alerted the police who arrived at the scene
just after the robbers left.
An elder in the church told our correspondent that
the members of the church, however, held on to
the stranger in the church who appeared to have
been the robbers’ informant.
He said, “Apart from me, there were three other
people who saw him. A particular member of the
church even told us that he was the one who
grabbed her phone while the robbers were stealing
items. He wanted to follow the robbers when they
were escaping, but we held him till the police
arrived.”
He was handed over to the Ojokoro Police Division
for interrogation. He was said to have aided the
police in apprehending the other robbers.
Our correspondent gathered from residents of the
area that the same gang of robbers had been
terrorising the area for a long time.
A resident, who did not want his name mentioned
for security purpose said, “After they left CAC that
day, they robbed in about eight other streets –
Baruwa, Tebun Fagbemi, Sunday Fadipe, Idowu
Oya, Ayobola, Balogun, Alhaji SL and Taibat Banire
Estate.”
Investigations by PUNCH Metro revealed that the
gang leader, who led the church operation and
angrily pulled off his mask, was the son of a
traditional ruler.
Our correspondent gathered that the young man,
identified simply as Ade, had been arrested, but
there had been high-powered influences seeking
his release from police custody.
The pastor of the church, who identified him, was
said to be under pressure to withdraw his
incriminating statement from the police.
The residents said they were apprehensive as the
state command’s authorities had withdrawn the
matter from the police team originally handling it at
the Special Anti-Robbery Squad.
When contacted, the Lagos State Police Public
Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, said the matter
was being investigated at SARS.
Braide said, “The incident took place around 2am
and some people were arrested around 4am. The
matter is currently under investigation and the
suspects, including the son of the traditional ruler,
are in police custody.
“It will, however, be unreasonable for anyone to be
apprehensive and insinuate things against the the
command’s authorities in a case in which they
have no interest. Justice is what we stand for and
justice is what we are going to do in this matter.”
Private jet: Reps probe oil minister’s N10bn expenses
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed
a resolution to probe an alleged spending of N10bn
by the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs.
Diezani Alison-Madueke, to charter and maintain a
jet for her personal use.
The resolution indicated that the minister spent
500,000 Euros or N130m monthly to maintain the
aircraft in the last two years.
“Thus, in the last two years, the minister has
committed at least N3.120bn to maintaining the
private jet, which is used solely for her personal
needs and those of her immediate family, which is
an appalling act”, the sponsor of the motion, Mr.
Samuel Adejare, told the House.
He alleged that other “wasteful” costs associated
with the minister’s frequent trips with the jet were
“currently estimated at N10bn, which include
payment of allowances to the crew for trips,
hanger parking and rent based on the lease
agreement.”
The All Progressives Congress lawmaker from
Agege Federal Constituency in Lagos State, argued
that, at a time of dwindling resources, it was a
“breach of public trust” and “impudence” for a
government official to fly “all over the world,
obviously for leisure.”
Members endorsed the motion in a unanimous
voice vote and directed the Committee on Public
Accounts to conduct the investigation within three
weeks.
In another resolution, the House observed that the
Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas had not remitted
revenue to the Federation Account since 2004.
It resolved that its Committee on Gas Resources
should investigate the issue within three weeks as
well.
A member from Kano State, Mr. Aminu Suleiman,
had brought the matter before the House.
Part of Suleiman’s motion reads, “The House notes
that the NLNG Bonny, in flagrant disobedience and
breach of Section 162(1) of the 1999 Constitution
has not remitted funds accruing to it to the
Federation Account from 2004 till date.
“That the non- remittance of funds accruing to
NLNG Bonny from 2004 till date has adversely
affected the Federation Account to the detriment of
Federal, States and Local Governments.
“That the unpatriotic actions of those in charge of
the NLNG Bonny from 2004 till date has resulted in
loss of huge revenue that ought to be shared to all
tiers of the government form the Federation
Account for both recurrent and capital
development.
“That, the non-remittance of funds that accrued to
NLNG Bonny to the Federation Account from
2004till date has badly affected all critical sectors
of the Nigerian economy and constitutes an
economic crime.”
Government should stop giving actors money — John Okafor
POPULAR actor, John Okafor has decried the
absence of adequate structures in Nollywood.
Also he criticised the recent visit of the Actors’
Guild of Nigeria to President Goodluck Jonathan,
which did not appear to go down well with some
people who queried the motive in the first place.
For these critics, the actors only went to grab a
‘piece of the national cake.’ And though the actors
concerned have since defended their decision to
pay the President a courtesy visit, popular Nigerian
comic actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr.
Ibu, is still not pleased.
According to the actor who rose to prominence
after his breakout role in the 1997 movie, Agony,
where he portrayed an imbecile, the Federal
Government has yet to set its priorities right with
regard to Nollywood.
“The government should stop giving Actors’ Guild
cash, because we don’t know how to handle it.
Some people will go to the office, process the
money and squander it and we (actors) never
benefit from such goodwill.
“If they (government) can give us a structure or
land, we (actors) can go ahead and secure funds
from investors to build five-star hotels and other
facilities on it, because it will be a tourist haven.
We can bring the Nigerian Censor’s board into the
same arena.
“How can we be paying N50,000 to have one
movie censored and then generate N5m from over
100 movies produced in a month and yet there
aren’t any structures in place for Nollywood? “With
such amount of money, government should be able
to cater for us. If this is done, the industry will
make a giant stride.”
Besides the lack of infrastructure, Okafor also
drew attention to what he described as an ‘ugly
trend’. “Homosexuality is very rampant in our
industry and it is one thing that aggravates my
anger many at times,” he reveals.
Okafor would not go into details when this
correspondent probed further. Although he made a
name for himself playing ‘unserious roles,’ Okafor
said many fans were unable to tell when he was
serious.
“Many people do not take me seriously because of
the kind of roles I play in movies. But the truth is
that those who know me very well know that I am
a very focused and principled person.
“In fact, I teach and mentor many upcoming actors
and also organise workshops and seminars
regularly for them.”
The actor said his love for acting dated back to his
childhood days and that the streak ran in his
family.
“I think I got the gift of acting from my grandfather.
I discovered this in the early 70s. My grandfather
was a foremost comedian in his own right. Back in
the days, he would take me to places where he
performed. Growing up, I realised that I was going
to become an actor somehow,” he recalled.
The journey to the top was not an easy one for the
determined actor. Having worked as a hairdresser,
butcher, wait-and-get photographer and soft
drinks seller at various points in life, he claimed to
have found fulfillment in the world of make-
believe.
The year 1994 proved to be the turning point in his
career after he landed his first movie role in the
movie, Rolling Stone. Okafor was paid a paltry
N5,000 to star in the film, but that was then. Today,
he has emerged one of the most sought-after and
highly paid Nollywood actors who charges ‘six
digits’ to feature in a film.
He said of his new status, “Acting has not made
me rich, but I’m very comfortable. I am able to feed
and adequately take care of my family; neither do I
borrow money.
“It has also opened many doors for me and it has
taken me far and wide beyond my wildest
imagination. It has exposed me to certain level
where I can say that God has done it for me.”
Despite his ‘unserious’ and hilarious imbecile roles,
Okafor is one comic star who is blessed with a
very beautiful wife. Although this is peculiar to
most Nigerian comedians, the Institute of
Management and Technology, Enugu, Mass
Communication graduate, is of the opinion that she
saw through his innate attributes before making a
choice.
“First and foremost, I am man in all ramifications
and she has seen that in me,” Okafor said coyly.
Jonathan admits treating terrorism with kid gloves
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday
admitted that his administration had hitherto been
treating terrorists in the country with kid glove.
Terrorists, especially members of the Islamic sect,
Boko Haram, have hold sway in the North-East
zone in the past three years, killing thousands of
citizens in attacks on villages, military and polie
facilities, worship houses and drinking joints.
The President said his government had now
decided to be more forceful in its approach
because of its desire to stamp out terror groups
from the country.
He spoke in Windhoek, Namibia, during a bilateral
talk with President Hifikepunye Pohamba.
“Initially, we handle it (terrorism) with kid glove,
but now we have decided to be a little more
forceful because we must thrash out these terror
groups. We must not allow it to continue to slow
down economic growth in that part of the country,”
Jonathan said.
Jonathan told his Namibian counterpart that a
terror attack on any part of the world is an attack
on everyone, saying terrorism has become a
global phenomenon though the intensity might vary
from one country to the other.
He cited the case of Nigeria where he said
terrorism was being witnessed in only three North
Eastern states out of the 36 states of the
federation.
He said the Federal Government had resolved that
it would not allow terrorism to continue to hinder
economic growth in the affected states.
The President said, “We must not allow it to
continue to slow down economic growth in that
part of the country.
“With the terror attacks in that part of the country,
the rest of the country feel it because Nigerians
live everywhere.
“In these other parts, there is always the fear that
if you do not tackle it, it will infiltrate in these other
parts.
“We will work together to ensure that terror attack
is stamped out globally and in Nigeria we are
committed.”
Jonathan thanked Pohamba for his country’s
support to Nigeria on its election as a non-
permanent member of the United Nations.
He made a case for at least two seats for Africa in
the UN Security Council.
Jonathan said, “I also believe in your philosophy
that if by God’s grace, the UN Security Council will
be restructured, that is, if the super powers will
allow it to be restructured, Africa should be
considered at least for two positions to represent
the interest of African people.
“I always say it that we cannot talk of democracy
when the strongest institutions globally are not
democratic but dictated to by one country alone.
“If we must practice democracy and emphasise
that all countries must be democratic, we need to
start from these powerful UN institutions that all
parts of the globe must have a say there.”
Pohamba had said that his country would forever
remain grateful to Nigeria for its contribution and
sacrifice towards the attainment of independence.
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
Nigeria Customs Service at work!!!
A bus loaded with cartons of 30,000 pieces of live
cartridges but concealed with tubers of yam and
bags of yam flour was on Tuesday, March 10 been
seized by the Nigeria Customs Service.
But the customs officials working along Saki-Ago
Are, led by Superintendent of Customs A. Okoi,
proved that they were well-trained, as their eagle
eyes caught the conveyer of the unwholesome
products while the men alleged to be the owners
fled on sighting the customs officials.
Speaking during a press briefing, the Area
Controller, Mr Richard Oteri, said that the driver of
the bus with registration number KW 286 SHH was
intercepted in the early hours of Monday, March 10
in which the live cartridges were discovered. The
driver, Adegoke Abdulrahman, was also arrested.
Crime Reports learnt that Saki town has routes that
could be used to link other countries such as
Republic of Benin, Togo Republic and Burkina Faso.
Many illegal routes along the borders of the
countries have been used to bring in arms and
ammunition into Nigeria. Similar seizure of 56,750
live cartridges was also made by the area
command on May 18, 2013 along same Saki route,
Mr Oteri revealed.
Speaking with Crime Reports after the press
briefing, the bus driver claimed that he was ignorant
of the content of the bags, as he was just hired by
the owners to convey them to Ibadan.
According to the indigene of Ago Amodu residing in
Saki, both in Oke Ogun area of Oyo State, "on
Monday March 10, I was at Ago Amodu town to get
foodstuff for my brother's child naming ceremony
taking place in Lagos State on Tuesday. As some
people were helping me to slaughter and cut the
ram we wanted to use, I went to Oje Owode area
where I saw two men. One was a Yoruba man while
the other was Igbo.
"They told me they had goods they were taking to
Ibadan, saying they vehicle with which they were
conveying the goods broke down. I asked them the
kind of goods they wanted me to convey and they
said they were bags of yam flour and tubers of
yam. I told them I wanted to go and settle some
things first but they urged me to them follow and
view the goods.
"I took my vehicle and followed them. I saw the
goods at the back of a pick-up van. I told them to
wait until I concluded my brother's errands but
again, they urged me to drop my vehicle,
volunteering to load the goods into it themselves.
They said they would have finished before I would
return. We negotiated the fare and after sizing up
the goods at the back of the van, I asked them to
pay N30,000.
"They pleaded that I should collect N25,000 from
them. We agreed on that and I left for Saki. By the
time I returned, they had finished loading the goods
and I was given N5,000 as advance payment, with
them promising to pay me the balance when we get
to Iwo Road area of Ibadan after they must have
withdrawn some cash from an Automated Teller
Machine. They told me the goods would be
offloaded beside a petrol station at Iwo Road.
"I also picked four women as passengers before
we proceeded to Ibadan. At Iseyin, one of the
women said she wanted to buy drinks and bread,
so I parked. That was where a patrol team of
Nigeria Customs Service came to meet us. They
demanded to know what was in the bus and I told
them it was bags of yam flour and tubers of yam.
"The Igbo man came and told me to open up to
them that there were 10 bags of rice and cartons of
cartridges among the goods. I exclaimed in fear,
telling him that I could not speak on what I did not
know about. But he assured me that the customs
officials only needed to be settled.
"When we got to the customs' office, I relayed what
the Igbo man told me and they asked me to follow
them to their office. As we were going, I turned
back and noticed that the owners of the goods had
fled. Other passengers had also left. This is the
first time I will be experiencing this kind of thing. I
have never done it before."
Friday, 14 March 2014
State finance commissioners call for fuel subsidy removal
The Forum of Commissioners of Finance of the 36
states of the federation on Thursday in Abuja
passed a resolution for the removal of fuel subsidy.
The Chairman of the forum, Mr. Timothy Odaah, told
journalists shortly after this month’s Federation
Account Allocation Committee’s meeting, that the
resolution was passed following irregularities
observed in the fuel subsidy regime.
The forum passed the resolution just as fuel
scarcity that started last week spread in the
Federal Capital Territory, with many motorists
queuing for hours at filling stations.
The FAAC meeting, which was chaired by the
Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr. Jonah
Otunla, was convened to consider and approve the
statutory allocations for February.
Odaah, who is also the Commissioner of Finance,
Ebonyi State, said the resolution on the fuel subsidy
regime would be sent to the Nigerian Governors’
Forum for transmission to President Goodluck
Jonathan.
He described the payment of fuel subsidy as a
scam against some states, especially the less
industrialised ones, as it had made “the rich to
become richer, while the poor are becoming
poorer.”
He argued that if Nigerians had not protested
against the removal of fuel subsidy in January 2012,
most states would have experienced significant
level of development by now.
The Federal Government has a budget of N971.1bn
for fuel subsidy payment in the 2014 fiscal year,
same as in 2013.
Odaah, said, “We looked at subsidy on oil as more
or less a solution worse than the problem it is
meant to solve.
“Looking at it presently, you will discover that it is
not solving the problem, which it is meant to solve.
In the first place, the NLC (Nigeria Labour Congress)
and the majority of the Nigerian populace appear to
have been deceived into clamouring for subsidy.
“It is a system that robs Peter to pay Paul by
making the rich to grow richer and the poor to go
poorer.
“There are some states that are fully industrialised
and you use this subsidy in that particular place
and the people who benefit more are those from the
states that are industrialised.”
Odaah added, “The fuel consumption of those
industries uses more of the fuel subsidy unlike the
states that are under-industrialised.
“So, what we are advocating is that the subsidy be
removed so that every state or any member of the
federating unit sharing from FAAC will take his own
money, then decide to use it or grant subsidy in a
level that it will be able to afford.”
The forum also accused oil marketers of taking
advantage of the subsidy regime to engage in sharp
practices, noting that the payment of subsidy was
exerting immense pressure on the Excess Crude
Account.
Odaah said if the issue was not urgently addressed,
it would get to a point where the states would have
nothing to share from the Federation Account as
their allocations would be wiped out by subsidy
claims.
He added, “If you also look at the oil marketers,
they are also not showing the intention of the
Federal Government because it has created a very
big market for them in certain ways because
transparency is not coming up.
“There are some people who are eating on the
subsidy to the disadvantage of others. It is because
of that that we passed a resolution at FAAC because
many states are crumbling as subsidy payment has
eaten so much into the crude reserves.”
Odaah also said the forum frowned on the decision
of the Central Bank of Nigeria to withdraw 75 per
cent of public sector funds from Deposit Money
Banks, noting that this had made it difficult for the
states to access loans at low interest rates.
As a result of this development, he said the forum
called on the Federal Government to reverse the
policy to enable states and local governments to
raise funds for developmental purposes.
He said, “As of today, 75 per cent of the public
sector deposits is taken into the central bank. This
is a deliberate creation of scarcity of funds because
states and local governments cannot borrow money
because the interest rate has gone so high.
“There is a plan by the CBN to raise it to 100 per
cent. If that is done; then, we will be having absolute
scarcity of funds created by a manipulated means.
“So, we are calling on the Federal Government to
look at it and review it by bringing it down so that
cash will be available because the cost of funds is
growing too high and with that, states cannot meet
up.”
But Otunla, who also addressed journalists shortly
after the meeting, said a 12-man committee had
been set up to assess the impact of the fuel subsidy
regime.
The committee, to be made up of six
representatives each of the states’ commissioners
of finance and accountants-general, has one month
to submit its report.
“We discussed the issue of subsidy and we have
set up a 12-man committee comprising six
members from the commissioners’ forum and six
members from the Accountants-General Forum to
help us review the impact of subsidy on the
Federation Account,” he said.
Otunla said FAAC shared the sum of N641.29bn to
the three tiers of government as statutory allocation
for February.
He said during the month, the gross revenue of
N666.75bn was received, which was N125.87bn
higher than the N540.87bn received in January.
He said while an exceptional payment of N82bn was
made by the Nigerian Petroleum Development
Company, which helped to boost revenue for the
month and that the committee transferred the sum
of $1bn to the Excess Crude Account.
This brings the balance in the ECA to $3.5bn.
When contacted, the acting General Secretary,
Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr. Chris Uyot, said the
union had not changed its decision to resist any
ploy to increase fuel price through subsidy removal.
“We have a position on that; nothing has changed,”
he said.
In a communiqué issued after the March 6
emergency meeting of its Central Working
Committee, the NLC described the current fuel
scarcity as “a cruel conspiracy” between the
Federal Government and the marketers “to impose
hardship and trauma on the poor and hapless
Nigerians with a view to ostensibly increasing fuel
prices”.
