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  • Bricklayer remanded over theft of laptop

    An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a bricklayer, Jamiu Ademola, 25, in Kirikiri Prisons for alleged house-breaking and stealing of a laptop valued at N120,000.

    Ademola, whose address was not provided, is facing a four-count charge, bordering on house-breaking, damage and stealing.

    He, however, pleaded guilty to the charges.

    The Magistrate, Mrs A.I. Abina, ordered that the accused should be remanded in Kirikiri Prisons and adjourned the case until April 12 for facts and sentencing.

    Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp. Ishola Samuel, told the court that the accused damaged the window of a house, belonging one Sidney Esichei in a bid to steal from the house.

    Samuel said that the accused, thereafter gained access into Esichei’s apartment and stole his laptop.

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    “The accused was unfortunate as people around the scene arrested him during the act and handed him over to the police.’’

    Samuel said that the accused committed the offences on March 27 at Mohammed Balogun Street in Alagbado, near Lagos.

    He said that the offences contravened Sections 306, 309, 339 and 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

  • Six things to consider when buying a laptop

    Six things to consider when buying a laptop

    We’ll all need a laptop at some point in our lives and there are some broad guidelines you should keep in mind when buying a laptop so you can buy the right one. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares 6 of these broad guidelines to help you out.

    The Screen

    When buying a laptop, be sure to go for the laptop that gives you the best screen within your price range. A good screen typically considers three things: resolution, viewing angles and size. Laptops with higher resolution screens are generally the best ones to choose. For portability, smaller screens are better, but if you intend to use the laptop for entertainment and architectural or artistic functions, then a bigger screen is best. Lastly, in terms of viewing angles, a laptop screen that touts IPS (in-plane switching) technology offers the widest viewing angles for the best user comfort.

    Screen Quality

    You should consider laptops that are comfortable to look at because you are likely to be looking at it for quite some time during the day. Many laptops these days have touchscreens, but these touch screens tend to be glossy and glossy screens leads to reflections that negatively affect your eyes. You should therefore try to avoid these glossy screens and maybe opt for laptops that aren’t touchscreen, but if you must buy one go for the ones that don’t have glossy screens.

    RAM

    Typically, more RAM is better. For a decent laptop experience, 4GB RAM can be considered, but 8GB RAM is recommended. If you intend to do a lot of video and photo editing, you can consider buying one with 16GB RAM. More RAM allows for more applications to run at the same time, and for more data to be quickly accessible to the system at any one time. When buying a laptop, it’s always best to consider the ones with more RAM compared to others, within your favored price range.

    Keyboard Quality

    It’s advisable to choose a laptop with a keyboard that’s comfortable for you, rather than one that packs in every key and forces you to start hunting for keys. You should go for a keyboard with a comfortable layout with full sized keys and some space around the arrow keys. The keys should have a sort of ‘snappy responsiveness’ and should be easy on your fingers. When buying a laptop, it’s best to get a feel of the keyboard rather than ‘buying blind’ (asking someone to buy it for you or ordering online).

    CPU

    Intel’s Core-Based CPUs are one of the best to consider when buying a laptop. Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7 offer some of the best performance when it comes to multitasking and multimedia tasks. However, for Core i7-based systems, though they offer the best performance for your laptop, the heat emitted from the base of the laptop tends to be a cause for concern if you plan to use the laptop for a long time.

    Battery Life

    Pay attention to the rating of the battery in Watt-hours (Wh) or milliamp-hours (mAh); typically the larger the figures, the longer the battery can last.

     

  • ‘Why InnJoo’s laptop is a unique brand’

    ‘Why InnJoo’s laptop is a unique brand’

    With the need to  be innovative and  reduce users burden as Nigeria embraces ICT, the InnJoo  Technology Nigeria  has introduced to the Nigerian market the first Leap Book that users can charge with a power bank or in a car; one  doesn’t need to buy any adaptors or any other attachment to charge it.

    Shedding light on this new development, the Country Manager of innJoo Technology, Nigeria , Mr Rakesh Rocque,  said  that the company’s brands are unique products that stand out among their competitors.

    “This  is the first laptop in Nigeria that you can charge with a power bank or in a car; you don’t need to buy any adaptors or any other attachment to charge it. It has USB cable which you can put on a power bank, on a car charger or put it on a normal charger. So if you go with any other laptop charger, you’re charging at a go.

    “InnJoo laptop also comes with a window 10 Operating system. You can see that window 10 operating system itself is costing N200: 000 Naira  to N250:000  Naira respectively.  InnJoo laptop has actually got all it takes. We manage to produce it and bring it to Nigeria. Nigerian government and stakeholders are clamouring for local content in ICT and wants foreign companies to set up assembly plants here. This is something we plan to do,” Rakesh revealed.

    Continuing, Rakesh whose products has been given positive and wide review  continuously since the beginning of this year also said that Nigerian government has endorsed the product.

    “To be mentioned openly and with enthusiasm is  the most newly introduced InnJoo  Leap Book.   It has   passed through all the certifications by SON and NCC is poised to take Nigerian market by the storm with its  slim design, durability, affordability ; and the  great news  is that,  it is  the first laptop in Nigeria that you can charge with a power bank or in a car; where you don’t need to buy any adaptors or any other attachment to charge it. The era of unnecessary burden is gone.

    “Our  products are much sought after in the market because the brands, laptops and phones, are now consumers delight. We  believe in feeling the users pulse , make them comfortable and treat them like kings. We just don’t push anything out just like that.

    “InnJoo brand is consumer friendly. We are taking over market share from other brands because our price is friendly. In terms of Leap which is a laptop, it is unique to any brand.  I can proudly say that InnJoo is a pioneer in this market. Bringing these laptops to Nigerians, one is about the design. The design if you compare it to any other product it is about 300,000 above. We have actually selectively chosen all the features which were not useful, removed them and still the laptop works perfectly.

    “Another major thing to put in mind is the price for this laptop which is below N100: 000 Naira only .  It is for all our fellow Nigerian brothers and sisters, who want to acquire a laptop basically with very slim and nice design and below N100:000  Naira only, to go for it.”

    On the quality and the notion that Chinese products are inferior; Rocque said that InnJoo products are not sub-standard, adding that it  is not just pocket friendly. He said  all efforts were made to ensure compliance with what is obtainable in a competitive market.

    “Though there might have been something like fake or sub-standard attached to Chinese products in the past, the Nigerian government and NCC have come in a big way to eradicate all these Chinese phones from the market. No doubt that InnJoo is also a Chinese brand, but we are not fake as we have passed through all the certifications. All these products have been passed by SON and NCC. There is liberty for anybody to confirm my claim. We are proud of our products,” Racque said.

    He also noted that there is after sale services, as well as warranty.

    “We have after sales service.  If it is a warranty, we can repair it within seven days if it is in Lagos, and if it is out of Lagos, we do it in 14 days. So the consumers don’t have to worry about the cost of the phone because it is warranted. If it is out of warranty, supposed it is damaged, phone screen is damaged, and port is damaged when you are charging using unauthorized plug. All these things are basically out of warranty repairs. Out of warranty repairs, InnJoo is the only brand who is giving its consumers insurance. If you break your phone, we will repair it for free at least once in a year. So that takes away your burden. We could have given you caps, we could have given you T-Shirts, pen; all because other brands are doing it, but we said no. We want to make positive and indelible marks in the mind of our users.

    “Again suppose you are buying a phone of N50:000 ,  how will you feel to go and repair the phone for N25:000 Naira , or N30:000 Naira ?. You will definitely feel bad, so that is what we feel and we are doing it uniquely and very different from others. And that is what InnJoo is all about. We are out for betterment of the society,” the Country Manager said.

  • Corps member dies in laptop explosion in Jalingo

    A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member in Taraba State, Olawale Olusegun Olamide, is dead. The 2016 Batch B, Stream 1 Corps member died while being rushed to the Federal Medical Centre in Jalingo, the state capital, last Saturday, after his laptop exploded.

    Olusegun, whose place of primary assignment was Government Day Secondary School in Wuro-Sembe in Jalingo, was said to be using the laptop in his room when the computer exploded.

    CAMPUSLIFE gathered that the late Olusegun suffered severe burnt on his lap, leaving him writhing in pain. The Corps member was said to have died before reaching the hospital.

    His colleague, who did not want his name mentioned, recalled how the Corps member died. The witness said the late Olusegun used the laptop whenever he was less busy.

    He said: “On the day the incident happened, the late Olusegun was using the laptop in his room. He left the laptop plugged to an electricity source and stepped out of his room to discuss with a neighbour. He returned to his room after a period of time. Suddenly, the neighbour heard a loud bang and screamed for help.

    “People living around rushed to the scene and found Olusegun’s laptop burning on his lap. Olusegun was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre in Jalingo after the fire was put out. He died before getting to the hospital.”

    It was gathered that the NYSC Local Inspector had contacted the deceased’s next of kin to inform the family of the incident. Efforts were being made at press time to transfer the body to Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State, where the late Olusegun hailed.

    The deceased was described as easygoing and cool-headed. He graduated from Olabisi Onanbanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye in Ogun State.

  • Lagos task force arrests four criminals with snatched laptop

    Four notorious criminal were Tuesday arrested with a snatched laptop at under bridge, Oshodi by operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit (Task Force).

    According to a release signed by The Public Relations Officer, PRO. of the Agency, Taofiq Adebayo, the task Force chairman, Olayinka Egbeyemi, a Superintendent of Police, said the criminals were arrested by the monitoring team of the Agency who were strategically positioned around Oshodi.

    The arrested criminals are: Master Ojo Olaomo,  21yrs,  Mr. Damilare Balogun, 20yrs, both from Ibadan, Oyo State,  Mr. Ola Akinwunmi, 25yrs, from Abeokuta,  Master Okiki Nurudeen, 22yrs, both from Abeokuta, Ogun State.\

    Egbeyemi disclosed further that the criminals specialises in dispossessing innocent citizens of the public of their valuables such as phones, laptops, necklaces, wrist-watches, and ear-rings.

    Adding that they were arrested immediately they snatched a laptop from a woman who simply identified herself as Mrs. Adebambo due to security reasons at under bridge, Oshodi.

    The woman said “Immediately my laptop bag was snatched from me, Lagos Task Force Officers chased these criminals got them arrested and recovered my laptop for me”

    She however commended the operatives of the Agency for their prompt interventions.

    Egbeyemi commended the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode for his developmental projects across the State particularly the ‘Lagos light-up Initiatives’

    He noted that with the ‘Lagos light-up Initiatives’ every criminal activity could be easily monitored as everywhere is now illuminated particularly under bridge at Oshodi.

    He confirmed that the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni  has directed that the arrested  criminals be immediately charged to court after he was duly briefed .

    Egbeyemi who said anyone caught buying stolen items from criminals would not be spared from prosecution however warned innocent members of the public to be very careful in buying stolen items as fairly used.

    One of the criminals, Akinwunmi pleaded and promised the Chairman of the Agency that if released he would turn a new leaf.

    He confessed that they were ‘a 4-member gang’ and that every snatched or stolen items were been sold as fairly used at either computer village at Ikeja or Obalende.

    A second criminal, Nurudeen said he doesn’t partake in snatching or stealing goods, claiming that he only cordinates on daily basis how every stolen items would be supplied to computer village at Ikeja or Obalende where they would be sold back to innocent members of the public as fairly used.

  • Police arraign man over laptop theft

    Police arraign man over laptop theft

    A 23-year-old man, Ukanwa Justice, who allegedly stole a laptop valued N82,000, was on Tuesday charged before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun.

    Justice, whose address is unknown, pleaded not guilty to the charge of stealing.

    The Prosecutor, Cpl. Abdulkareem Mustapha, told the court that the accused committed the offence on Sept. 23 at 12.00 p.m. at Living Faith Church, Canaan Land, Ota.

    He said that the accused stole a laptop valued N82,000 belonging to one Oluyori Dele.

    Mustapha said that the offence contravened Section 390(9) of the Criminal Code Vol.11, Laws of Ogun, 2006.

    The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A.I. Adelaja, granted bail to the accused in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum.

    Adelaja said that the sureties must be resident within the court’s jurisdiction and should be gainfully employed.

    She also ordered that the sureties should submit four recent passport photographs to the court and produce one year tax payment to Ogun Government.

    In addition, the Magistrate said that they should swear to an affidavit of means and their addresses should be verified by the police.

    The case was adjourned till Dec. 27 for hearing.

  • Job seeker ‘steals’ firm’s laptop

    Job seeker ‘steals’ firm’s laptop

    An applicant, Ogbole Godwin Monday, was yesterday arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates’ court in Lagos for allegedly stealing a HP laptop from the company he went to seek a cleaner’s job.

    Monday, 32, was arraigned before Mrs F. M. Dailey on a four-count charge of unlawful entry,stealing, assault and breach of peace.

    Prosecuting Police Corporal Chinedu Njoku said the defendant committed the offence on June 16 between 2:02 and2:05pm at Eko Pearls Nigeria Limited on Ahmadu Bello Way on VictoriaIsland, Lagos.

    He said Monday was allowed into the firm for an interview for acleaning position and was asked to wait in the Project Manager’soffice.

    While waiting for the interviewer, the defendant allegedly took thelaptop, valued at N140,000, and tried to leave the building.

    The court also heard that Monday “unlawfully assaulted one Eberiky Clement Joseph, the security guard on duty by using a Halogen belt toflog him on his back as he tried to prevent you from escaping with thestolen laptop.”

    The defendant’s conduct, the prosecutor further alleged, caused abreach of the peace.

    The offenceis punishable under Sections 166(d), 171, 285 and 306 of the Criminal Lawof Lagos State, 2011.

    Monday pleaded not guilty.

    Magistrate Dalley granted him N10,000 bail, with two sureties in the like sum.

    The case was adjourned till today.

  • We’re not laptop, desktop firm, Dell tells CIOs

    We’re not laptop, desktop firm, Dell tells CIOs

    Dell has told Chief Information Officers (CIOs) in Nigeria that it was wrong to limit its capability in the information communication technology (ICT) space to the manufacturing of laptops and desktops.

    It said it is a complete ICT firm involved in offering solutions that are tailor-made to address the emerging needs of the information age.

    Speaking during a breakfast meeting it organised for the CIOs drawn from different companies in the country at the Southern Sun Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos, it said it has a range of offerings that come with standard-based systems which do not lock users solely to its platforms, by providing them with an open approach ecosystem, flexible scalability and modular systems as well as end-to end-solutions.

    Its Enterprise Product Manager, Mr. Shams Hassan, said Dell is also a major player in the areas of networking and storage, adding that it was not correct to see the firm as solely into manufacturing of high quality laptops and desktops.

    He said: “Dell is not only into laptops and desktops as most people believe. Dell is also a very strong player in server and storage as well as networking.” He added that the peculiarity of Dell’s offerings in these spaces is evident in the users’ open access to other vendors, unlike competitors whose platforms are not shareable.

    He told the CIOs that Dell has strength in storage and networking environment, adding that its PowerEdge VRTX integrates servers, storage, networking and management into a single office-optimised chassis and delivers greater simplicity, efficiency and versatility.

    He added that VRTX’s Chassis Management Controller (CMC) resolves the problems of systems management tool proliferation and complexity with converged management of server nodes, shared storage, networking and power in a unified tool, all in a single console.

    Its Country Manager (Nigeria), Akin Banuso, told the CIOs that the Dell Precision Workstations, which he referred to as the continuous evolution of technology, helps users to boost productivity by integrating latest industry-standard technologies into a highly-reliable platform.

    He said: “Dell understands that downtime is costly. That is why we strive to provide a workstation you can depend on, day-in and day-out. Should a problem arise, Dell has the expertise and services to minimise your downtime and get you back up and running quickly.”

    The participants expressed satisfaction with Dell’s offerings, especially in providing efficient and effective end-to-end solutions which help organisations run well, while also charging the company to do a lot more in the creation of awareness for its effective solutions.

     

  • Woman, 50, arrested over laptop, TV ‘theft’

    A 50-year-old woman, Bukola Awolu, has appeared before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for allegedly breaking into an apartment and stealing valuables including a laptop valued at N168, 000.

    Awolu, a trader, who resides in Oyo State, is facing a two-count charge of stealing and break-in.

    The Prosecutor, Inspector Feddy Asu, told the court that the offences were committed on Feb. 26 at No. 36, Niger St., off Odaliki Street, Ebute Meta.

    Asu alleged that the woman broke into the apartment of one Mr Rasaki Obafemi and made away with an LG flat screen TV and a laptop all valued at N168, 000.

    He noted that the offences contravened Sections 285 and 305(b).

    The accused pleaded not guilty.

    Magistrate E.O. Ogunkanmi granted the accused N50, 000 bail with two sureties in the like sum.

  • Making a living from laptop repairs

    Making a living from laptop repairs

    The turn of the century has brought about a surge in the demand and ownership of laptops and other information technology gadgets. This has created a need for skilled technicians to fix accompanying problems with these equipment. Some smart Nigerians are smiling to the bank repairing laptops, phones and other electronic gadget. reports Daniel Essiet.

    When Nigeria joined the league of countries with Global System for Mobile telecommunications (GSM) in 2001, one of the advantages was its ability to create employment opportunities for the teeming unemployed population in the country.

    With the GSM revolution has come a revolution in the country’s information technology, (IT) compliance level. From available statistics, three out of every four Nigerians own either a smartphone or a laptop, with which he connects the world. And with the preponderance of these IT gadgets, the need to have competent skillful personnel to fix the problems that usually arises from the equipment soared. Today, not only has the market opened up astronomically for these gadgets, in its stride has also come the need for repairs, necessitating technical competence. Now, young Nigerians are taking to the trade of repairing laptops, mobile phones, personal computers, amongst several other gadgets, and in the process, smiling to the bank.One of such young Nigerians that have keyed into this trend isChima Chikezie, chief executive officer,Queeneth Queeency Business and Services Nigeria, a firm that deals in computerand accessories supplying and installing of miniature IT machines.

    At theLadipo market, in Mushin, Lagos, where Chikezie has his headquarters,on regular basis, laptops and tablets are delivered to him from business associates who imports the gadgets from Europe, Asia, and the United States. On delivery of the consignment, theyare sorted according to their brand either for sale or repair. At this point, technicians get all kinds of repair jobs, ranging from worn-out power supplies to fried disk drives. Some technicians get as much as 10 units of products to repair daily, which are later resold as”tested products.”This explains whyhis office buzzes with huge business activities as technicians tackle a seemingly endless supply of old devices requiring their attention. Though Chikezie refused to disclose the worth of his business now, he revealed that he ventured into the computer repair business with less than N100,000. This has grown so much that he beats his chest, saying that it is offering him “returns that are self-sustaining.”

    For him, his cutting edge is the quality of service he renders since there are several outlets to purchase or fix used laptops and other gadgets.

    “If customers don’t have a good after sales experience, they won’t buy from one again. It’s all about after sales service,” he explained, adding that there will always be plenty of businesses and all the technicians needs to do is to simply adapt and get the requisite competence on the job.

    But as much as there are opportunities inherent in this trade, there appears to be threat to the business. Dealers in this trade are seeking new business models as computers become more replaceable than ever before. This is because many Nigerians are very comfortable with their phones and using them exclusively.

    Others will be happy to settle for occasional tablet use. At least, these people will not be willing to spend as much to repair their computer since they have a good alternative. But gamers will hold onto their PCs for a long time to come.

    For Chikezie, and other small computer business owners, the PC will never be replaced, since other devices are not convenient for power-hungry applications or comfortable typing.

    This believe is further strengthened given the fact that computer repair and sales shops have grown massively, meaning that there is still an opportunity for new entrants so long as they can afford between N200,000 and N300,000 to start a standard sales and repair business.