WhatsApp is set to add the ability to send and receive voice messages through its app for the first time. The firm, bought last week by Facebook, will launch the service within weeks in a bid to take on phone firms. CEO Jan Koum said the voice service will be deployed for Android and
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Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, weekend, approved the sum of N51 million for the repairs of damaged property and facilities in Lagos State University, LASU, which was incurred in the wake of students’ unrest on January 23, 2014 over the closure of the institution’s portal. The governor also directed the immediate re-opening of
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A 100-level medical student of the University of Ibadan (UI), Ogueze Chinyere, sustained serious burns on Monday after her cooking gas exploded. The incident happened at about 8:02pm at I Block of the Queen Elizabeth II female hostel. According to an eyewitness, Gbemisola Akinyo, Chinyere wanted to cook in the evening but her camping
Scores of final year students of Lagos State University, (LASU), Ojo, on Monday resumed as directed by the institution’s management amid tight security. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the students were seen discussing in groups on the campus. The authorities had on January 23 closed down the institution following a violent student
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The Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, and his deputy Otunba Titilayo Laoye-Tomori visited one of the schools in the state. The duo caused quite a stir on social media today Feb. 24, 2014, because of their decision to dress up in school uniform for the visit. How do you like the looks of
A loving grandfather has built this amazing replica lamborghini to drive his grandson around in style. The incredible imitation Italian sports car can even reach 26 mph and only cost £500 (138,311) to build. Farmer Guo spent six months tinkering away in his workshop at his home in the Zhengzhou in central China’s Henan Province.
After 19 rounds in a Missouri county’s (USA) annual spelling bee over the weekend, only two of the 25 contestants who started the competition remained. Talk about being “at a loss for words!” Several hours and 47 rounds later, an 11-year-old and her 13-year-old adversary had used up all of the available words, forcing organizers
Robots will be smarter than the most intelligent humans within the next 15 years, Google’s engineering head has predicted. Computers will soon be able to learn from experience, tell jokes and even flirt, according to Ray Kurzweil, the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) expert. Google has spent billions of its £57bn fortune quietly buying up
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The Govenor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, has approved the immediate reopening of the Lagos State University (LASU) for normal academic activities. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Mr Hakeem Bello, revealed this to newsmen in Ikeja on February 21, 2014, Friday. According to the statement, the reopening was in the interest