Abeokuta, Nigeria – The Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has been closed indefinitely following student protests against a new result verification policy. The decision was taken to prevent a potential breakdown of law and order. The protests erupted in response to the management’s initiative to verify National Diploma (ND) results obtained from…
The city is trying to quash a lawsuit seeking pivotal data on the toxins that hovered over lower Manhattan following the 9/11 terror attacks, claiming it doesn’t have the important documents and that the search for the long-sought records is nothing more than a “fishing expedition,” the Daily News has learned. In court papers filed late last year, the city’s…
Uyo, Nigeria – The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has apprehended two suspected kidnappers, Francis Bassey Ekpo and Ezekiel Nse Okon, from Ikpanya in the Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area. The duo allegedly kidnapped three individuals and demanded a ransom of ₦5 million, though the victims were rescued unharmed following police intervention. According to Baba…
Cybersecurity firm Check Point has identified a ransomware Trojan named FunkSec, reportedly responsible for attacks on 85 corporate organisations since its emergence late last year. Written in the Rust programming language, the Trojan demonstrates characteristics suggesting it was generated using a large AI model. Researchers noted the presence of fluent English comments in the script…
Microsoft is transitioning the PDF reader technology of its Edge browser to Adobe-based solutions, aiming to further elevate its reputation as a leading PDF reader. Despite its strengths, Edge’s PDF reader has faced performance issues on low-end PCs, including slow load times and white screens when handling large documents on devices with limited memory, such…
