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John McAfee’s tumultuous life in tech and why it mattered

McAfee died in a Spanish prison cell at age 75. Hours after a Spanish court granted a request to have him extradited to the US, John McAfee was found dead in a Spanish prison cell on Wednesday. The Catalan Justice Department said 75-year-old McAfee took his own life. Details of McAfee’s passing are still emerging. McAfee […]

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John McAfee: antivirus entrepreneur found dead in Spanish prison

McAfee’s extradition to the US on tax charges had been approved hours earlier The antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee has been found dead in his cell in Spain from an apparent suicide, hours after the country’s highest court approved his extradition to the United States, where he was wanted on tax-related criminal charges that carry a prison […]

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Facebook adds Shops to WhatsApp, among other e-commerce updates

Facebook is making it even easier to buy stuff while you scroll past photos of your high school lab partner’s dog. Yes, Instagram Shops and Facebook Marketplace are already displayed prominently on the apps’ bottom navigation tabs. But now, you can shop on WhatsApp too, along with other updates. Today on a Live Audio Room, CEO Mark […]

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You Can’t Prosecute Nigerians for Using Twitter, says ECOWAS Court

The ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja in a landmark ruling on Tuesday, 22 “restrained the government of President Muhammadu Buhari and its agents from unlawfully imposing sanctions or doing anything whatsoever to harass, intimidate, arrest or prosecute Twitter and/or any other social media service provider(s), media houses, radio and television broadcast stations, the Plaintiffs […]

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CHINA ORDERS BANKS TO STOP HANDLING CRYPTOCURRENCY

Things are not looking good for Bitcoin right now. Chinese officials continued their crackdown on cryptocurrencies this week, the BBC reports, ordering banks to stop supporting any transactions involving the digital currencies. Unsurprisingly, the value of Bitcoin slumped yet again in light of the news, dropping below $30,000 for the first time since early January — back […]

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Access Bank to give out more digital loans

After giving N100 billion in loans to some four million beneficiaries, Access Bank Plc plans to surpass its 2020 record as the bank pushes out more digital loans. In furtherance of its digital loans plan, bank has launched the Diamond Business Advantage (DBA) Lite to address the challenges of accessing digital loans for youth entrepreneurs. […]

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Google is planning to support startups and SMEs in Africa with $6 million in funding

As part of its commitment to African startups and underserved communities, Google today announced new initiatives targeted at startups and SMEs in Africa. This includes a $3 million Black Founders Fund for African startups and a $3 million Google.org grant to help low-income communities develop entrepreneurial skills and funding. Google for Startups Black Founders Fund The Google […]

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BREAKING: Senate President holds plenary session under a leaking roof

The Senate lobby of the National Assembly Complex on Tuesday was filled with water with the cleaners battling to clean and control water from flowing into the Senate Chambers. The water was leaking directly from the roof, but visitors and Senators coming into the Senate chambers at about 11.00 am were bewildered where such amount […]

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Dell G3 15: A Solid performance gaming laptop that resembles a regular laptop

Dell G3 successfully manages to offer a near-desktop-quality gaming experience for a laptop The affordable gaming laptops segment is booming and everyone is interested in having one because there are rugged. Dell’s latest for the segment is the G3 15, a budget gaming laptop that focuses on speed and performance. Dell G3 15 specifications: 15.6-inch FHD (1920 […]

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