Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has promised the speedy passage of the Anti-hate speech and the Anti- Jungle Justice bill, once the House resumes plenary in September. Saraki made the promise in a statement released by his media aide Yusuf Olaniyonu. Read the statement below:
As the 8th Senate lays out its agenda for the next 22-months, President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has highlighted that due to the rising tensions in the polity, the passage of Bills to mitigate against hate speech and jungle justice will comprise a major part of the Senate’s social impact agenda when it resumes in September.
In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki stated that the Senate is ready to give the Hate Speech Bill accelerated consideration when it is presented by the Executive.
“At this point in time, when people are heating up the political and social space with their utterances, the Hate Speech Bill will help to mitigate against verbal attacks or expressions against individuals or groups on the basis of ethnicity, religion, and even gender.
“This will help to send a clear message with accompanying punitive measures to those negative elements in our society that are fond of distasteful comments that hurt, offend and provoke retaliation,” the President of the Senate said.
Saraki also stated that the Anti-Jungle Justice Bill (SB. 109), which is sponsored by Senator Dino Melaye, (APC-Kogi), will also help to curtail, protect and prohibit Nigerians across the country from meting out extra-judicial justice to perceived offenders without recourse to statutory legal channels.
“There have been many cases of extrajudicial executions across the nation. We all remember the “Aluu Four” incident, and several other notorious cases of phone and food thieves being set ablaze. We cannot have a situation where people feel that they can take the law into their hands,” Saraki said, “Therefore, we must put in place careful stopgaps and penal measures to protect the sanctity of our communities.”
The Senate President also stated that the Committee on Judiciary and the Rules and Business Committees of the Senate would work to ensure that Anti-Jungle Justice Bill is quickly passed and sent to the House of Representatives for concurrence.
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Chief Aloysius Ikegwuonu,
THE Anambra State Police Command has invited Chief Aloysius Ikegwuonu, who suspected assailants were said to be looking for when they attacked St Philip’s Catholic Church, Amakwa Ozubulu penultimate Sunday.
Ikegwuonu’s father was among the 13 people who lost their lives during the attack in which nearly 30 people were wounded. Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in Anambra State, Mrs. Nkiru Nwode, said, yesterday, that Ikegwuonu, popularly called ‘Bishop’, is expected to appear at the police headquarters in Awka on Friday.
Ikegwuonu, who left the state before the attack on the church he built for his community, was said to have returned to the state last Saturday and attended the first Mass at St Philip’s on Sunday. He declined to speak to anybody after the church service in which the Secretary to the Anambra State Government, SSG, Professor Solo Chukwulobelu, also attended as part of a ceremony to reopen the church.
Nwode said the invitation to Ikegwuonu could not be taken to mean arrest, adding that the police had no reason to arrest him.
44 victims get cash relief
‘Bishop’ Aloysius Ikegwuonu, Main Target of Ozubulu Church Attack, Visits Hospitalized Victim
This came as Catholic Diocese of Nnewi, yesterday, set up a 10-man Ozubulu Casualty Charity Fund Committee to handle the welfare of the victims of the attack. Meanwhile, 44 victims of the attack were, yesterday, given N50,000 each at various hospitals they were admitted including Nnewi, Ozubulu and Oba, by the diocese to alleviate their problems .
Members of the committee are Monsignor Patrick Ezeobata, chairman; Rev Fr Jude Onwuaso; Rev Fr Donald Chukwudolue; Rev Fr Joe Onyema; Fr Cajetan Obodozie; Brother Cyprian Oneni; Sister Theresa Martin; Mrs Juliana Arazu; Mrs Uju Azuka and Dr Sylvester Igwilo. Catholic Bishop of Nnewi Diocese, Most Rev Hilary Odili Okeke, said the committee would visit all the victims in different hospitals to know their needs with a view to offering a helping hand to all of them.
Okeke disclosed that the committee has the mandate to ensure that every help provided by groups and individuals to the victims would be deposited into a central account called Ozubulu Casualty Charity Fund provided by the committee.
He said: “Many people and groups in the church are helping the victims. The state government has promised to pay into that account. These people eat and that is why we give them money. The families of the dead will not be forgotten and the committee was also charged to be accountable in the discharge of its duties.” Reacting to Ozubulu Youths Association, OYA, protest over the reopening of the church for service, while investigation is still being conducted, Bishop Okeke queried whether the protesters were Christians at all.
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Residents performs ritual on IBEDC premises
Residents of Ijebu-Jesa, the headquarters of the Oriade Local Government Area of Osun State, on Tuesday trooped out to protest against the power outage in some parts of the community for one year.
Armed with placards with various inscriptions, the residents stormed the office of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company in the town to register their complaints.
Some protesters also carried ritual materials in a clay pot, which they placed at the entrance of the IBEDC’s office.
It was learnt that the officials of the company fled on hearing that the protesters were coming to the office.
The protesters said life had become difficult for them as a result of the prolonged outage, adding that businesses had collapsed and social activities paralysed.
One of the members of the affected community, Venerable Julius Fakunle of Ijesa-North Anglican Diocese, Ijebu-Jesa, said residents started experiencing poor supply of electricity from 2015, adding that the situation degenerated into a total blackout in August 2016.
Although the venerable did not follow the protesters to the IBEDC office, he said residents decided to register their displeasure because the company was not doing enough to address the problem.
He said, “We arranged to repair the damaged transformer. After the first effort failed, we came to the IBEDC office in Ijebu-Jesa and they recommended another contractor whom they said repaired a transformer in Kajola, which is still working.
“We paid N600,000 to the contractor and up till now, they have been deceiving us. So, we came back to our community and had a meeting to know the next step to take. We have engaged people to talk to our political office holders, but no response till date.
“The IBEDC later disconnected us and restored electricity to some areas such as Oba’s Palace and filling stations where they can generate more money.
“We went to the Oba-in-Council to complain and the council gave us a chief, who went with us to the IBEDC to lodge our complaints.
“We later discovered that no complaint was lodged by the IBEDC, Ijebu-Jesa, to their office in Ibadan (Oyo State) and they kept raising our hope.”
The spokesperson for the IBEDC, Kikelomo Owoeye, told newsmen that the company was working to address the problem, urging the residents to exercise more patience.
She said, “There are 18 transformers in Ijebu-Jesa and just one of them is faulty. We have held meetings with the residents and they took a letter to our office in Ibadan on the issue.
“Their issue is on the front burner and the transformer will be replaced anytime we have a new one. But we will appeal to them not to assault our officials because that will not solve the issue at hand.”
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Announced alongside the new Moto G5S, the Moto G5S Plus is a plus-size midrange smartphone that promises great shots and impressive performance. Moto G5S Plus boasts an improved design, dual rear cameras, large Full HD display, and octa-core processor.
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The Moto G5S Plus flaunts a more robust build, compared to the G5 Plus released few months ago. It no longer uses a plastic chassis with metallic coating, but parades a full metal unibody design. This makes it feel more premium and durable. Like in the G5S, the Moto G5S Plus enjoys splash protection.
Its display is also bigger, bumped from 5.2 inches to 5.5 inches. That’s more screen estate for content viewing. Boasting Full HD resolution, this touchscreen is comparable to that seen on the Moto Z2 Play.
CameraThe Moto G5S Plus doesn’t offer the upgraded 16MP primary camera of the new G5s. Instead, you get a pair of 13MP sensors on the back for higher quality images. This is the only the second Motorola device to offer dual rear shooters, after Moto Z2 Force. The device features dual LED flash and promises stunning 4K videos.
You also get an improved selfie shooter. The resolution is now improved to 8 megapixels, from 5 megapixels. The camera also offers flash for good shots in poorly-lit settings.
Hardware and SoftwareJust like the Moto G5 Plus, the Moto G5S Plus comes with an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor. This runs at speeds up to 2.0 GHz and pairs with similar 3GB RAM as its smaller brother. Onboard storage is the same at 32 GB and this is also expandable. The Moto G5S Plus runs on Android 7.1 Nougat software that seems to promise experience similar to what the Google Pixel offers.
Other Specs and FeaturesLikewise, the Moto G5S Plus packs a higher capacity 3,000mAh Li-Ion battery, which receives support from TurboPower fast charge technology. Moto G5S Plus features a fingerprint sensor at the base of the display, inserted into the Home button. It is available in both single and dual SIM variants. Connectivity options include 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.1 and dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n with Wi-Fi Direct and hotspot.
Pricing and availability
Moto G5S Plus is not yet available in Nigeria, Ghana, or Kenya. It is expected to begin its global launch in August starting at a price of €299. We currently have no data on pricing and availability for Nigeria, Ghana, or Kenya. When available, Moto G5S Plus Price in Nigeria is expected to range from 135,500 Naira to 180,000 Naira at launch.
Here are a few specs of the Moto G5S Plus Smartphone:
General Features Platform: Android 7.1 (Nougat) Processor: 2.0GHz octa-core Processor (Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625) GPU: Adreno 506 Memory: 3GB RAM or 4GB RAM Colours: Fine Gold, Lunar Gray Dimension: 153.5 x 76.2 x 8 mm Weight: 168 g SIM Type: Nano-SIM SIM Count: Single SIM or Dual-SIM Display Display: 5.5-inch IPS Display, 1080 x 1920 pixels (401ppi) Screen Protection: Yes, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Camera Rear Camera: 13MP Dual Camera, 2160p ultra HD 4K Video Rear Camera Features: dual-LED Flash, Auto-HDR, PDAF Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Front Camera: 8 MP Camera, LED Flash Storage Built-in Storage: 32GB or 64GB Memory Card Support: Yes, up to 256GB Storage Bundled Cloud Storage: – Network Support 2G GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz 2G CDMA 1X: – 3G WCDMA: 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100MHz 3G CDMA EVDO: Yes 4G LTE: Yes, LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) Internet & Connectivity GPRS: Yes, up to 48kbps EDGE: Yes 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes, up to 21Mbps HSPA+: Yes, up to 42Mbps CDMA EVDO: Yes 4G LTE: Yes, up to 300 Mbps WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes Bluetooth: Yes, Bluetooth 4.1 with A2DP, LE NFC: No Infrared Blaster: No USB Port: Yes, microUSB 2.0 Messaging SMS/MMS: Yes Instant Messaging: Yes Push Emails: Yes Email Protocol: IMAP4, POP3, SMTP Entertainment Music Player: Yes, mp3, WAV, FLAC, eACC+ Video Player: Yes, MPEG4, H.263, H.264, XviD FM Radio: Yes Loudspeaker: Yes 3.5mm Jack: Yes Navigation Navigation: Yes, GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS Maps: Yes, Google Maps Sensors & Control Digital Compass: Yes Accelerometer: Yes Proximity Sensor: Yes Light Sensor: Yes Barometer: No Pedometer: – Heart Rate Monitor: No Gyroscope: Yes Fingerprint Scanner: Yes (Front) Iris Scanner: No Intelligent Digital Assistant: Yes (Google Assistant) Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: Yes Voice Control: Yes Other Features Video Streaming: Yes Active Noise Cancellation: Yes (with dedicated mic) Built-in Mobile Payment: – Wireless Charging: No Water Resistant: No Dust Resistant: No Image Editor: Yes Video Editor: Yes Document Viewer: Yes Document Editor: No (download at store) Battery Battery: 3000 mAh Battery Talktime: – Standby Time: – Fast Charging: YesThe post Moto G5S Plus Specs and Price appeared first on Nigeria Technology Guide.
Vkworld Mix Plus is one the cheapest smartphones on the market that offers a “bezel-less” design. The device, which appears to take inspiration from Xiaomi’s Mi MIX, comes with a 5.5-inch display, 3GB RAM and Android Nougat.
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Featuring a metallic frame, the Vkworld Mix Plus boasts a rather svelte body at 7.9 millimetres in thickness. The weight of the device, also known as Mix+, is okay at 162 grams. It comes in black or grey finish.
You are likely going to love the 5.5-inch IPS display, especially if you are operating on a tight budget. The display occupies 90 percent of the front of the Vkworld Mix Plus, leaving only the base where you have the Home control black. The curvy HD screen enjoys protection of Corning Gorilla Glass 4.
Camera and StorageYou will find an 8MP camera on the rear of the Vkworld Mix Plus. This can be improved to 13 megapixels through software interpolation. It has autofocus, HDR, dual LED flash and Full HD video shooting capability.
The 5MP selfie shooter can also be interpolated to 8 megapixels. Integrated storage looks relatively generous at 32 GB. You can as well expand this with a microSD card.
Performance and OSThere is a quad-core MediaTek MT6737 SoC on board. The 64-bit CPU clocked at 1.3 GHz receives support from respectable 3 GB of DDR3 RAM. With a Mali-T720 MP2 GPU on offer, the Vkworld Mix Plus should run many games and apps without glitches. Rich user experience may be expected with Android 7.0 Nougat being the operating system of choice.
More FeaturesA 2,850mAh Li-Polymer battery appears like one to last many hours, especially considering the HD screen resolution. There is also a fingerprint sensor on the rear that not only allows you unlock very fast, but also to perform other functions, such as taking selfies.
The Vkworld Mix Plus is said to be 4G LTE compatible. It has dual SIM slots, one of which doubles as a microSD card slot.
Vkworld Mix Plus is not yet available in Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya. The price starts at $109.99 at Gearbest. You can buy the smartphone at leading online stores in your country. Vkworld Mix Plus Price in Nigeria is expected to range from 41,900 Naira to 75,000 Naira.
Here are the specs of the Vkworld Mix Plus Smartphone:
General Features Platform: Android 7.0 (Nougat) Processor: 1.3GHz quad-core Processor (MediaTek MT6737) GPU: Mali T720 Memory: 3GB RAM Colours: Black, Gold Dimension: 143 × 74 × 7.9 mm Weight: 165g SIM Type: SIM1: Micro-SIM, SIM2: Nano SIM SIM Count: Dual-SIM, Dual Standby Display Display: 5.5-inch IPS Display, 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) Screen Protection: 2.5D Curved Glass Camera Rear Camera: 8 MP Camera (13MP), 1080p HD Video Rear Camera Features: Autofocus, LED Flash, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Front Camera: 5MP Camera (8MP) Storage Built-in Storage: 32GB Memory Card Support: Yes, up to 32GB Bundled Cloud Storage: – Network Support 2G GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz 2G CDMA 1X: Yes 3G WCDMA: 900 / 2100MHz 3G CDMA EVDO: Yes 4G LTE: Yes, LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) Internet & Connectivity GPRS: Yes, up to 48kbps EDGE: Yes 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes HSPA+: Yes CDMA EVDO: No 4G LTE: Yes WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes Bluetooth: Yes, Bluetooth 4.0 NFC: – Infrared Blaster: Yes USB Port: Yes, micro USB 2.0 Messaging SMS/MMS: Yes Instant Messaging: Yes Push Emails: Yes Email Protocol: – Entertainment Music Player: Yes, mp3, WAV, FLAC, eACC+ Video Player: Yes, MPEG4, H.263, H.264, XviD FM Radio: Yes Loudspeaker: Yes 3.5mm Jack: Yes Navigation Navigation: Yes, GPS with A-GPS Maps: Yes, Google Maps Sensors & Control Digital Compass: Yes Accelerometer: Yes Proximity Sensor: Yes Light Sensor: Yes Barometer: Yes Pedometer: No Gyroscope: – Fingerprint Scanner: Yes (Front) Iris Scanner: No Intelligent Digital Assistant: Yes Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: – Voice Control: Yes Other Features Video Streaming: Yes Active Noise Cancellation: – Wireless Charging: No Water Resistant: No Dust Resistant: Image Editor: Yes Video Editor: No (download at store) Document Viewer: No (download at store) Document Editor: No (download at store) Battery Battery: 2850 mAh Li-Po Battery (non-removable) Standby Time: up to 750 hours Talktime: up to 36 hoursThe post Vkworld Mix Plus Specs and Price appeared first on Nigeria Technology Guide.
