Akpoti-Uduaghan: Legal firm disowns letter trending on social media - ITREALMS

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A legal firm, Indemnity Partners, has disowned a letter trending on social media purporting to have been issued from the law firm in respect of Mrs. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and the Alema of Warri, High Chief Emmanuel Oritsejolomi Uduaghan.

The legal firm insisted that it did not issue the said letter.

Trending wrongly: Renaming of military institutions, public infrastructure after PBAT by Dr Moses Paul - ITREALMS

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It is profoundly disappointing to witness the alarming trend of naming public institutions, infrastructure, and military facilities after a sitting president. This act runs counter to established principles of honor, service, and public morality. The recent decisions to name critical institutions after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, including barracks, airports, and other facilities, reflect a troubling disregard for historical preservation, respect for our fallen heroes, and the collective legacy of the Nigerian people.

The renaming of a military barracks in Asokoro after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is particularly egregious. Military barracks are not mere structures; they are sanctuaries of sacrifice, discipline, and service to the nation. Naming such an institution after a sitting president, while Nigeria has countless soldiers who paid the ultimate price for our security, is a direct affront to their memory. It disregards the values of humility and honor associated with the armed forces and diminishes the legacy of those whose selfless acts secured our freedom.

Nigerians suffering CVS hit 65% - ITREALMS

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The Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) in Nigeria has reached a prevalence stage with 65 per cent, reports ITREALMS.

Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS), ITREALMS gathered, has become the leading occupational hazard of the 21st century, which causes the critical public health issues in this digital era.

Global giants line-up @Konga's Battle of Brands - ITREALMS

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Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has lined up a star-studded collection of globally renowned brands for another edition of the popular Battle of the Brands which goes live from Friday, September 1, 2023.

Battle of the Brands, a much-anticipated campaign exclusive to Konga, offers shoppers and other bargain hunters a chance to enjoy the best deals and special offers from a variety of top brands across product categories.

Africa: Cairo to host 2nd ICANN managed root server - ITREALMS

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Cairo, the capital of Egypt is to host the second location for the deployment of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) managed root server on the continent, reports ITREALMS.

This latest installation, ITREALMS gathered will be deployed in next month, September and was made possible following the understanding between the Coalition for Digital Africa (C4DA) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

This deployment of ICANN Managed Root Server (IMRS) installation in Africa, ITREALMS also gathered was part of the C4DA initiative launched in 2022.

ITREALMS recalled that the first IMRS deployment was made operational in Nairobi, Kenya in November 2022, resulting in most Africa-based Internet Domain Name System (DNS) root queries now being resolved on the continent.

In addition, ITREALMS gathered that the IMRS in Nairobi, Kenya handles some 40 per cent of all IMRS DNS root queries for the continent, whereas prior to the installation, 35 to 40 percent of the DNS query traffic was traveling outside of Africa for resolution.

Experts informed ITREALMS that the two IMRS installations increase the resiliency of the global Root Server System for Internet users across the continent. IMRS installations add root server capacity to support an expected exponential increase in Internet adoption across Africa. The IMRS installations assist in keeping Africa-sourced root Domain Name System (DNS) queries answered within the region and reduce dependence on networks and servers in other parts of the world. This resiliency improves the Internet experience for users across Africa.

The root servers also boost national and regional Internet resiliency by helping root server traffic stay local. Egypt's National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority is collaborating with ICANN in the installation of the IMRS in Cairo, Egypt.

The IMRS installations will reduce the impact of potential cyberattacks on Africa, should the global Root Server System be attacked. Distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) cyberattacks work by overwhelming servers with a flood of queries. With two separate IMRS deployment locations in Africa, and higher bandwidth and data processing capacity, the risk of the Internet being impacted because of a DDOS cyberattack is significantly reduced.

Further, ITREALMS recollected that C4DA was conceived by ICANN, as an alliance of like-minded organizations committed to building a robust and secure Internet infrastructure to bring more Africans online.

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How we lost Dr. Vwaere Diaso to Nigeria’s anyhowness - ITREALMS

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When Dr. Vwaere Diaso was being inducted as a Nigerian doctor after her six-year sojourn at Babcock University last year, she had high hopes and expectations.

She had hopes for a flourishing medical career.

Expectations to use her newly learned medical skills to benefit the community and society at large.

Lagos doctor, Dr. Vwaere Diaso, killed by faulty elevator - ITREALMS

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A medical doctor with the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island, Dr. Vwaere Diaso has been killed by a faulty elevator in their residence, reports ITREALMS.

Dr. Diaso, ITREALMS gathered had only two weeks left to complete her housemanship at General Hospital, Odan, Lagos, died from multiple injuries sustained from elevator in the doctor’s quarters from 10th floor which crashed to the ground on Monday night, August 1, 2023.

Busted! Chinyelu Okeke, woman with quadruplet babies not Aguleri indigene - ITREALMS

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A serial beggar, Chinyelu Okeke, the woman who had quadruplet of baby boys in a viral video has been busted as she is not from Aguleri town in Anambra State, as claimed, reports ITREALMS.

Fake mother of quadruplets, Chinasa aka Chinyelu Okeke

Aguleri is the hometown of the current state governor, Chief Willie Obiano.

What’s meaning of Hushpuppi? - ITREALMS

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Hushpuppi, the Instagram celebrity:

For many especially Nigerians who are not social media savvy in recent times, moreso Instagram, the name, ‘Hushpuppi’ or ‘Ray Hushpuppi’ may sound foreign and strange, but that is the name of now Nigerian Internet fraudster whose real name is Ramon Olorunwa Abbas.

Hushpuppi in Police net in US.

Ramon or Hushpuppi was arrested in Dubai in June 2020 and extradited to the United States of America (USA) by July, 2020.

Celebration of ignorance: A Reno Omokri example - ITREALMS

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"Sadly, 50 years after that genocidal reaction towards Igbo civilians, those who carried out that cold-blooded mass murder, as well as their children and the children of those who kept silent when the massacre of Igbo civilians took place, are still justifying it with the argument that “the Igbo started it,” as if the killed Igbo civilians participated in the coup or were consulted by the soldiers during the planning of the coup."

Last week (of July 11, 2017), Mr Reno Omokri, former social media aide of erstwhile President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, reacted to a 2014 comment the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mr Nnamdi Kanu, made against Jonathan. 

Azuka Onwuka & Reno Omokri

In that comment, Kanu accused Jonathan of being weak, and said that his wife, Dame Patience Jonathan, was a stronger character. Someone looking for mischief republished the story as if it was a fresh comment, and many like Reno Omokri fell for it without asking questions.

CBN bans sales of forex to BDCs - ITREALMS

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has banned the sales of Foreign Exchange (FX) to Bureau De Change (BDCs) operators in the country, reports ITREALMS.

The CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, proclaimed this at the end of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held in Abuja, the nation's capital on Tuesday.

@2021 ReapVille: Expert warns ‘Children’s bedroom, last place to install computers’ - ITREALMS

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The children’s bedroom has been described as the last place to install computers, according to an award-winning child formator and president, Veteran Consultants, Mrs. Chinelo Okolo, reports ITREALMS.

Guest Speaker Mrs Chinelo Okolo with
ReapVille Schools' director, Mrs. Phil Ugwuoke at the occasion.

Delivering a special guest address at the 2021 Valedictory Ceremony and Prize Giving day of ReapVille Schools, Mafoluku-Oshodi in Lagos State, Mrs. Okolo who is a certified counselor and renowned resource person, noted that often it could be difficult to give children the required study space and quiet vicinity they need to enable them do their best especially during secondary school.

Why FG extended NIN-SIM verification deadline to October 31, 2021 - ITREALMS

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The Federal Government has adduced some reasons on why the deadline for the National Identity Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification was moved to October 31, 2021, reports ITREALMS.

According to source close to the two federal agencies, namely the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), revealed that the focus has now shifted to remote, hard-to-reach areas, schools, and health centres.

Sunday Igboho released, heads out to Germany - ITREALMS

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The reports reaching ITREALMS newsdesk this afternoon indicated that the human rights activist and Yoruba Nation advocate, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho has been released from detention by the Beniniose government.

This is coming a few hours after his arrest was rumoured.

Special flight deals on Konga @3 - ITREALMS

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Konga Travel and Tours, Nigeria’s frontline travel booking agency, is three.

To celebrate its three years of disruptive entry and outstanding service delivery in the Nigerian travel booking industry, Konga Travel is offering Nigerians a week-long treat of exciting flight deals to exotic destinations around the world.

A century after Achebe's Okonkwo, another is here with us - ITREALMS

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One of my greatest sources of pride as an Igbo man is having come from same tribe with Chinua Achebe. And God blessed me further with coming from same state with this literary iroko. Imagine what people from Ogidi, his community, had but seemingly didn't and evidently don't appropriately appreciate. This is a matter for another write-up.

His novel, Things Fall Apart, is known by any literate or even semi-literate African and beyond. That great work of creative art mainly draws its flowing appeal from just one character - OKONKWO.

UCH gets a boost with biorespository lab equipment - ITREALMS

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The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan has received a boost with the donation of some equipment to Biorepository Laboratory by the Government of Oyo State, reports ITREALMS.

The equipment, according to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Ayoola Adebisi, include a biosafety cabinet and thermocycler in the fight against COVID-19 in the state.

COVID-19: Some 357 persons absconded from quarantine says Sanwo-Olu - ITREALMS

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The Lagos State Incident Commander for the COVID-19, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has revealed that about 357 persons may have absconded from quarantine centres across the state, reports ITREALMS.

Speaking in Lagos on Sunday, Sanwo-Olu said that a total of 2,386 passengers have been isolated in the state and out of this figure, some 15 per cent, about 358, have absconded.

PhotoSpeaks @ITREALMS: Quotable Quotes from NCC’s EVC @Library Day 2021 - ITREALMS

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How General Buhari populated VPN in Nigeria - ITREALMS

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The ban on Twitter by the General Muhammadu Buhari, retired-led government, is a symptom of how not to respond to a ‘21st century communications’ tool which has triggered adoption of the Virtual Private Network (VPN), writes REMMY NWEKE.

That General Buhari’s Tweet:

When we hear that knowledge is power, it could pass for one of those sagastic statements associated with evolutions. One of such came with the recent tweet by the President of Nigeria; General Muhammadu Buhari (retired) which trended for the better part of week, June 1, 2021.