McApata: 21st Century Informania Arena

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita says there are no more confirmed cases of the Ebola virus in the West African country after the last patient infected with the disease was cured.

Ekiti State Government has called on Stakeholders in Education Sector to play their roles to ensure quick reposition of education in the State.    Governor Ayodele Fayose represented by the Deputy Dr. Kolapo Olusola made the call during an unscheduled visit to Corpus Christi College Ilawe Ekiti. Government House Correspondent, Sunday Daramola now takes it from here.     The Governor who was conducted round some of the fa cilities in the school by the Principal expressed the readiness of the present administration to make learning environment conducive throughout the state by providing learning facilities. He said his government was also passionate about the welfare of teachers and would offset their outstanding salaries.

A close political associate of Chadian President IIdriss Déby Itno, Mahamat Bichara Gnoti, has been arrested as he tried to transfer missiles he purchased from the Sudanese army meant for Boko Haram terrorist in northeastern Nigeria. As Cameroonian investigative journalist, Bisong Etahoben, reports via Twitter, Mr. Gnoti was arrested on the Chadian-Sudan border with 19 SAM2 missiles.

The Speaker of the House of Assembly in Ekiti State Hon Omirin was today impeached bearing two month into Ayodele Fayose government. The House of Assembly members had been in office from the 2011.  In what could be termed record breaking, he was impeached by seven (7) house members, also there had being some unprecedented activities like cross-carpeting of house member from the APC to PDP to pitch their tent with the new governor. The speaker had nonetheless being in good terms with the new governor as his petrol station station was shutdown at some point.

Jolla phones Yesterday, Jolla teased "something big" and has just revealed what that is: the  Jolla Tablet  with Sailfish 2.0. There's just one caveat, however -- you'll have to design and fund it yourself. It's now up on  Indiegogo  with a $380,000 target, and Jolla has said that it's taking suggestions from users for features, with the best ideas  up-voted  to make the cut, Reddit-style. Those features will likely be software tweaks or other details, as all of the main features appear to be locked down. It'll have a 7.85-inch, 2,048 x 1,536 screen, 64-bit Intel quad-core CPU, 32GB of upgradeable memory, a 5-megapixel camera and a 4,300 mAh battery. The price will start at $189.

The Pyrates Confraternity, which later metamorphosed into cultism in universities was founded by seven prominent Nigerians back in their days as undergraduate students at the University of Ibadan in 1953. It was the brain child of Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, who got 6 of his friends - Nat Oyelola, Sylvanus Egbuche, Pius Olehi, AIG Imokhuede, Ralph Okwara and Prof. Bolanle Awe, involved. Prof. Awe, who is now a pastor at Fullness of Christ Evangelical Ministry (FOCEM) in Ibadan explains how it all started... The idea was conceived by Wole himself, at least I know he was the one who talked to me. I don’t know who spoke to the other five members but we actually assembled at Teeder Hall, the second hall to be completed after Melamby. We assembled in the basement and just made merry in the evening. We were just out to be different and I saw it to be fun. None of us envisaged that we were laying the foundation of a virulent cult in that 1953/54 session, though the association i

 Fresh facts have emerged that Ekiti lawmakers did not impeach the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, rather the legislators approved the reconstitution of the local government caretaker committees and confirmed the commissioner- nominees of Governor Ayodele Fayose. It was earlier rumoured that seven members of  Ekiti State House of Assembly backed by well armed policemen, Monday, impeached the speaker of the state house of Assembly, Adewale Omirin. Idowu Adelusi CPS to the Governorof Ekiti state has denied reportes that the State Speaker has been impeached. The CPS statement read thus ”Our attention has been drawn to the news that the Ekiti State Speaker has been impeached by 7members.

A former U.S. Army Ranger, 26-year-old Kassig was working as a medical aid to Syrians escaping civil war when he was captured in Syria in October of last year, the Associated Press reports. He converted to Islam in captivity and went by the name Abdul-Rahman. President Barack Obama on Sunday confirmed the murder of U.S. aid worker Peter Kassig by militant extremist group  ISIS .

BlackBerry today announced a strategic partnership with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. to provide a highly secure mobility solution for Android™. As a result, early next year, enterprise customers will have a new choice: a tightly integrated, end-to-end secure solution that brings together BES12™: a cross-platform EMM solution by BlackBerry® with Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets that are embedded with Samsung KNOX. “BlackBerry and Samsung’s creation of an integrated enterprise solution for Android makes sense,” said Bloomberg Head of Enterprise Mobility, Chris Behringer. “Security is a top priority for us, and this combined offering provides a new versatile option to the marketplace.”

The new N100 commemorative notes was formally unveiled by President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Owing to the fact that the ceremony was initially scheduled for last week Wednesday but was postponed due to the president's visit to Burkina Faso. The President was joined by the Vice President Namadi Sambo and the Central bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele during the Federal Executive Council meeting.

Every year, Google releases a family of devices meant to showcase the best of Android and lead the way in innovation for the rest of its hardware partners. They’re sold under the Nexus brand, and they often coincide with the launch of a new version of the Android operating system. This year, Google added three new members to the family: The Nexus 9 tablet, the Nexus Player set-top box, and the Nexus 6 smartphone. I’ve been testing the latter for the past week and a half, and found it to be a powerful device deserving of its flagship status. Made in collaboration with Motorola and available this week, the Nexus 6 is the first handset to ship with the latest Android 5.0 software (a.k.a. Lollipop) — a beautiful and smart update to the platform. It also improves on its predecessor, the Nexus 5, with a faster processor and better camera. And it features a massive 5.96-inch touchscreen. Vjeran Pavic for Re/code But in a departure from previous models, the Nexus 6 carries a

   New research projects across the country dedicated to solving ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, have begun to receive millions of dollars in additional funding thanks to this year’s  Ice Bucket Challenge . The funding marks the ALS Association’s first move toward distributing the $115 million it raised to fight the disease.   “We are tripling the amount annually that we spend on research,” said ALS Association President Barbara Newhouse. “We have a sense of urgency, but we also we recognize that we have to be good stewards of the donor dollars as we move this forward as quickly as researchers can research.”    Some of the first projects to receive funding include one trying to sequence the genes of 15,000 people with ALS, one partnering with pharmaceutical companies to advance drug treatment, and one developing gene therapy that might reduce the spread of the disease through the body. Hospitals and labs around the world that have received funding are Cedars-Sinai in Los An

Ladies and Gentlemen,  Today 4th of November 2014BC in my quest for a better life and satistaction I hereby take this bold step, spread my wings to join this race of blogging.  My philosophy in life is that " life is Lexis and structure and the only rule is fill in the gap but i must say you must mind the gap".  Am on this platform as somebody ready to bridge some (few) gaps in information communication technology with the little I know and with much desire to learn -  I am teachable.  Internet gurus should see me as a brother and make their constructive criticism and credits would be given as deserved.  ...until lamb becomes a lion. Peter Apata