After Apple ’s Worldwide Developers Conference last week, everyone was talking about new hardware. The company introduced its new HomePod speaker, a competitor to Amazon’s Echo, and unveiled a new iMac Pro, along with upgraded iMacs and MacBooks. The company also announced an update to its mobile operating system — the one that powers the millions of iPhones and iPads that have become a common part of everyday life for many people. Apple will roll out iOS 11 this fall, with a host of new features. What are they? Let’s take a look. ‘Do Not Disturb While Driving’

Kaduna State Govt. Sacks 4,776 District, Village Heads With the implementation of the report, 4766 district and village heads will be dropped as the state government says it will now recognize only the 77 districts and 1,429 village that existed in the state prior to 2001. The Kaduna State Government has finally implemented the recommendations

Digiday Research Last month, we gathered together some of the biggest video companies in New Orleans, Louisiana, for the third Digiday Video Anywhere Summit. During the summit, speakers and attendees discussed some of the biggest challenges and opportunities in video, including distributing on third-party platforms, the difficulties in measuring reach, engagement and ad performance in a fragmented landscape, and new revenue opportunities that exist beyond advertising. Here are a few data points from the event:

MANAGUA, Nicaragua –  Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann, Nicaragua's former foreign minister and ex-president of the U.N. General Assembly, has died. He was 84 and had suffered a stroke several months earlier. Vice-President Rosario Murillo, wife of President Daniel Ortega, said D'Escoto Brockmann died

As Instagram’s Stories product creating huge competition to Snapchat, brands and advertisers are trying to figure out which works best. Here’s a cheat sheet stacking up the two platforms. Users Instagram monthly active users:

A Northern Youth coalition including the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum on Tuesday gave a three months ultimatum to the Igbos to vacate the North. This is the trending issue in the polity presently, especially given the agitation in the South East spearheaded by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) under the leadership of the controversial Nnamdi Kanu who still has a case with the Federal Government. “ Irrespective of the agitation for Biafra “, said an Insider with the PDP, “t he Igbos remain a part of the Nigerian entity as constituted and have a right to reside and establish in whatever part of the country they wish to, without harrasment or intimidation from anybody .”

The Ooni of Ife,  Kwara State Gov, Alh. A. Ahmed,  have warned against the disintegration of Nigeria, saying Nigerians would be better remaining united than being disintegrated. After a special convocation for his first visit to Crown-Hill University at Eiyenkorin, near Ilorin, Kwara State, that the unity of the country was not negotiable. A coalition of Northern groups had issued a three month ultimatum to people of Igbo extraction residing in the 19 northern states to quit or be forced out after the expiration of the October 1, 2017, deadline.