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After so much talk about the Huawei Mate X foldable smartphone, the phone officially went on sale last week. Huawei had a flash sale in which all units of the device were sold out in a matter of minutes. That flash sale had the Mate X sold for 16,999 Yuan (about $2,420).

The next sale of the device will take place on 22nd November. However, according to reports, third-party sellers are already selling it through unofficial channels in the Chinese market.

What is amazing is the price tag of the Mate X on the third-party websites. These sellers are selling the device for as high as 60,000 Yuan (roughly $8,540). This high pricing is attributed to Huawei’s lack of supply of the device.

Huawei unveiled the Mate X foldable smartphone during the Mobile World Congress 2019 back in February. When unfolded, the device features an 8-inch display with a resolution of 2480×2200 pixels. This display has an aspect ratio of 8:7.1.

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Upon unfolding, it transforms into a dual-display phone. One side is a 6.6-inch display with a resolution of 2480×1148 pixels and a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The other side is a 6.38-inch display with a resolution of 2480×892 and a 25:9 aspect ratio.

The Huawei Mate X comes with two in-built batteries with a total capacity of 4,500mAh. It supports up to 55W fast charging. According to Huawei, the phone can charge from zero to 85 percent in just 30 minutes.

Source: https://www.smartphonecamp.com/huawei-mate-x-being-sold-for-up-to-8500-by-third-party-sellers/

The Samsung Galaxy A80 was released in April this year amidst much followership and attention common to Flagships. The Galaxy A80 differentiates itself from many other Galaxy flagships with its design – a notch-less display, using its triple rear cameras which rotates, doubling as the front cameras.

In China, Samsung released a single Galaxy A80 variant with 8GB RAM and 128GB Internal Storage.

However, according to TENAA, a new Galaxy A80 variant will be released soon. This new variant will have an extra 128GB of Storage, which is the major upgrade.

This new variant of the Galaxy A80 with 256GB Storage was certified on the 12th of November and added to TENAA’s database.

The Smartphone has a sleek 6.7″ Super AMOLED display with a 1080 x 2400 resolution. It comes with a Snapdragon 730G chipset. On the camera front, it has a triple camera arrangement: a 48MP Main Camera, an 8MP Ultrawide Camera and a TOF 3D Camera. This camera rotates to function both as front-facing and back cameras.

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Running on the Android 9 Pie, the device will be eligible for the Android 10 update in 2020.

The Galaxy A80 also comes with an in-display fingerprint scanner. It is powered by a 3,700mAh battery with 27W fast-charging feature.

Source: https://www.smartphonecamp.com/samsung-to-release-a-new-galaxy-a80-variant-with-256gb-storage/

Over the years, we have seen official Android phone accounts posting tweets with an iPhone. One unforgettable case was when Samsung Mobile Nigeria made a Galaxy Note 9 tweet using an iPhone. Another was a tweet announcing the Razer Phone 2.

We have also seen brand ambassadors of Android phones making sponsored posts on social media using iPhones. An example was when Anushka Sharma made a Google Pixel 2 XL tweet using an iPhone. Gal Gadot also made a Huawei Mate 10 Pro tweet using an iPhone.

Now, there appears to be a case that even tops all the aforementioned. Just yesterday, there was a tweet from Madhav Sheth, the CEO of Realme Mobiles, which was made using an iPhone. Sheth has since deleted the tweet which talked about new updates for the Realme 3 and Realme 3i. But a screenshot of the tweet is available online.

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It is still unclear if Sheth posted the tweet by himself or if an assistant managing his account did that. Regardless of who posted it, the tweet is not very good for the image of the company.

Some Twitter users are of the opinion that it means Madhav Sheth does not trust his own brand. Others are of the opinion that what happened is not a crime.

>>> https://www.smartphonecamp.com/realme-ceo-tweets-from-iphone-mixed-reactions-follow/

A 5G variant of the Lenovo Z6 Pro has been announced. This announcement was made in Beijing at Lenovo’s Innovation and Technology Conference.
The Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G comes in a dark blue variant and is 5G-enabled, which is what differentiates it from the 4G model.

The Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G is built around a 6.39-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display. It has a quad camera arrangement on the rear: a 48MP main camera, an ultrawide 16MP camera, a telephoto lens of 8MP and 2MP macro Camera. It also has a 32MP selfie camera.
The Z6 Pro is powered with a Snapdragon 855 chipset and a 4000 mAh battery. It comes with 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage.

Reportedly the cheapest smartphone with 5G, it is priced at CNY 3299 ($471). There is no announcement, as of the moment, on its availability.

>>>> https://www.smartphonecamp.com/lenovo-announces-z6-pro-5g-with-a-dark-blue-colour/

Only a couple of months ago, Xiaomi CEO, Lei Jun, announced that Xiaomi would launch more than ten 5G phones in 2020. Today, the CEO made a new statement. He said that all Xiaomi phones over CNY2,000 (roughly $285/€258/£221) would come with 5G support.

Jun said this during a keynote speech that was part of the annual China Mobile Global Partner Conference. He delivered the speech in Guangzhou, China.

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According to the carrier’s Chairman, Yang Jie, the company has plans to add 70 million 5G users in 2020. In addition to this, Xiaomi also plans to expand the 5G application to more than 100 industries.

Currently, Xiaomi has only a couple of smartphones that support 5G. We have the Mi 9 Pro 5G (exclusive to China) and the Mi Mix 3 5G. There is also the Mi Mix Alpha (pretty much a prototype right now).

>>> https://www.smartphonecamp.com/all-of-xiaomis-2020-phones-over-285-to-support-5g/

Back in March, Huawei introduced the Mate X, a foldable smartphone that many had been talked about for long. However, even at the time, the phone was not available for purchase.

The Huawei Mate X came up for pre-registration/pre-order in China on October 23. Finally, the foldable phone got its first flash sale today, November 15.

This is a new era of foldable smartphones as Motorola just launched the razr 2019 foldable phone too. Talking about foldable phones, Samsung also has the Galaxy Fold which sold out in China in five minutes. The South Korean company also just secured a patent for a dual-screen foldable phone.

Back to the Huawei Mate X, all units of the device stocked sold out in only a matter of minutes. It’s either Huawei stocked very few devices or the demand was just too high. The good news is that there will be another flash sale for the device on November 22.

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Huawei Mate X Key Features and Specifications
The Huawei Mate X comes with a massive foldable 8″ OLED display. When folded, the device transforms into a dual smartphone. We get a 6.6″ display on the front and a 6.38″ display on the rear.

Under the hood, the Huawei Mate X is powered by the Kirin 980 SoC, coupled with an in-house 5G modem. The device enjoys 8GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage. This internal storage is expandable by 256GB using the proprietary NM memory card.

The Huawei Mate X comes with a dual-cell 4,500mAh battery and supports 55W fast charging. This was the fastest as at the time Huawei announced the phone.

Huawei Mate X Price
Huawei put the Mate X on sale without Google apps, considering the United States blacklist. However, even with that, the Huawei Mate X price stands at CNY16,999 (roughly $2,425/€2,200/£1,880).

>>> https://www.smartphonecamp.com/huawei-mate-x-foldable-smartphone-goes-on-sale-for-roughly-2400-sells-out-in-minutes/

After so many leaks and rumors, vivo has officially announced the vivo S5. Judging by the specifications of the device, it is a mid-range smartphone.

vivo S5 Features and Specifications
The vivo S5 comes with a massive 6.44-inch screen with Super AMOLED display. With an aspect ratio of 20:9, the display boasts a resolution of 2400×1080 pixels. It promises a screen-to-body ratio of 91.38%. The device comes with an under-display fingerprint sensor.

The vivo S5 comes with a punch hole in the upper right corner of the display. This punch hole houses the device’s 32MP front camera.

On the back of the vivo S5, there is a quad-camera setup, arranged in a diamond formation. This setup includes a 48MP main camera, an 8MP ultrawide shooter, a 5MP depth sensor, and a 2MP macro camera. Three of these cameras are in the diamond formation with the LED flash taking the fourth corner. The fourth camera is just below the diamond formation.

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The vivo S5 cameras come with a super beauty algorithm and a feature that offers you 144 poses to choose from.

Under the hood of the vivo S5, we see that it is powered by the Snapdragon 712 SoC. This is coupled with 8GB of RAM. The device is available in two storage variants – 128GB and 256GB. It runs Android Pie-based Funtouch OS 9.2.

The device will be powered by a 4,100mAh battery with support for 22.5W fast charging.

>>> https://www.smartphonecamp.com/vivo-s5-announced-with-punch-hole-display-and-snapdragon-712-soc/

Many are not aware that HiSense makes more than just TVs. The company also manufactures phones. One of its line of phones, the HiSense King Kong series is about affordable phones with long battery life.

The company has just teased the latest model in the King Kong Series. The HiSense King Kong 6 has a stunning 10,010mAh total battery capacity. It has an in-built 5,510mAh battery alongside a bespoke battery case of 4,500mAh capacity, which is a total of the advertised 10,010 mAh capacity. Power is supplied through the case using the pogo pins on the back of the phone.

We don’t have information about the chipset that the King Kong 6 will use. However, specs have revealed that the phone has a 720p+ resolution on a 6.52″ screen. On the camera side, it’ll have a triple rear camera with a main 13MP camera sensor plus a 2MP and an additional 2MP camera sensor, the double 2MP camera sensors’ purpose has not yet been revealed. The phone will also have a teardrop notch housing the 8MP selfie camera sensor. The HiSense King Kong 6 will have a capacitive fingerprint reader on the back.

The HiSense King Kong 6 will have two versions: a variant with 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage and another variant with 6GB RAM. Nothing has been specified on the other specs as well as the price and availability, but we will likely have all the details soon.

Source: https://www.smartphonecamp.com/hisense-king-6-to-have-a-combined-10010-mah-battery-capacity/

Samsung is working on a new phone with 5G support in the Galaxy A series, reports reveal. Having a model number SM-A7160, the phone may be the Galaxy A71 5G. However, the branding of the phone is not yet confirmed.

According to reports, this phone will be a mid-range phone sporting the Exynos 980 chipset. This means that the Galaxy A71 5G will likely be an affordable smartphone for its specs.

The SM-A7160 will likely be a Chinese variant of the Galaxy A71 5G. The Galaxy A71 for the global market will reportedly come with model number SM-A715F. Going by Samsung’s way of assigning model numbers to phones, the global 5G version of the phone will likely be the SM-A716B.

The Samsung Galaxy A71 will come with 128GB of internal storage. We expect it to come with a quad-camera setup on the rear. This setup will include a 48MP main shooter, a 12MP wide-angle camera, a 12MP telephoto shooter with 2x optical zoom, and a Time of Flight (ToF) sensor.

Samsung is yet to reveal the launch date of the Galaxy A71 5G. However, if the rumors and leaks are anything to go by, the device will be available by February or March 2020.

Source: https://www.smartphonecamp.com/samsung-is-working-on-galaxy-a71-5g-with-exynos-980-soc-and-128gb-storage/

So far this year alone, Motorola has launched four smartphones in the One series. We have seen the One Vision, One Zoom, One Action, and One Macro.

Now, Motorola is reportedly ready to add a new member to the family. This new member will allegedly bear the name One Hyper.

The Motorola One Hyper has just appeared on the FCC website. This comes after it recently bagged NBTC certification in Thailand.

As seen on the listing, the device has model name XT2027-1. Motorola may make it official soon. However, the Lenovo-owned company is yet to confirm its existence.

According to the FCC filing, the Motorola One Hyper will be physically similar to the Motorola One Action. The device will be approximately 160mm tall and 71mm wide.

The Motorola One Hyper will sport a big 6.39-inch IPS LCD display with Full HD+ resolution. It will run on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 octa-core processor.

Powered by a 4,000mAh battery, the device will come with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage.

The Motorola One Hyper will come with a dual-camera setup on the rear. The main camera will be a 64MP shooter. It will be coupled with an 8MP depth sensor. On the front, the device will feature a 32MP camera for selfies and video calls.

It is possible that Motorola will unveil the One Hyper alongside the Motorola RAZR 2019 foldable smartphone on November 13 in Los Angeles. We will keep you updated as soon as we have more information.

>>> https://www.smartphonecamp.com/motorola-one-hyper-gets-fcc-certification-to-come-with-4000mah-battery/

Before 2019, most devices came with a 60Hz display, asides a few gaming smartphones with higher refresh rate. The OnePlus 7 Pro, unveiled in May, crossed the threshold, by having a 90Hz display. Prior to the release of OnePlus 7 Pro, displays with 90Hz or more were only found on gaming smartphones.

A source and leakster, Max J., tweeted an image with the content “120 Hz” and the caption “Be a pro,” which implies that the next pro device from OnePlus (OnePlus 8 Pro) will have a 120Hz refresh rate display. At first, a number of people thought he was probably referring to the Samsung Galaxy S11. But he eventually clarified, confirming that he was referring to OnePlus instead.

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A purported design of the OnePlus 8 Pro was released by leakster @OnLeaks with a similar design to the OnePlus 7 Pro with a large curved display. Going by the renders from Onleaks, the OnePlus 8 Pro will have a punch-hole camera. The renders also suggest that the OnePlus 8 Pro will have a quadruple-camera setup on the back.

>>> https://www.smartphonecamp.com/oneplus-8-pro-may-come-with-120hz-display/

The Snapdragon 865 is coming, and we will almost definitely see it in December. Qualcomm has already scheduled its Tech Summit for December 3-19, 2019 in Hawaii.

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This Tech Summit is where Qualcomm usually unveils its latest chipset. So, we will likely see the Snapdragon 865 in the first week of December.

We do not have all the details about the Snapdragon 865 yet. However, we expect that it will be built on a 7nm manufacturing process.

The chipset will likely come in two variants. This includes a widely-available variant and a more expensive one. The former will likely be for LTE markets while the latter will come with a Snapdragon X55 5G modem.

The Snapdragon 865 may be built on Samsung’s 7nm EUV process, rather than TSMC’s FinFET process. This will likely come with improved power consumption.

Meanwhile, the manufacturer has already completed the development of the 5nm EUV manufacturing process. Production may start on this before the end of this year.

>>> https://www.smartphonecamp.com/qualcomm-to-unveil-the-snapdragon-865-in-december/

Samsung has re-released the Samsung Galaxy Fold into several markets in the past weeks, launching it in China today. It went on sale for 15,999 Chinese Yuan, which is the equivalence of $2,290.

Interestingly, the Fold sold out in five minutes. Samsung reportedly had 20,000 units on sale.

The Samsung Galaxy Fold is a device with a 7.3″ foldable AMOLED Screen with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Chipset.

It has 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage. With a triple-camera setup on the back and a dual-camera in front, the device has another camera above the smaller AMOLED panel outside of the fold. It packs a 4,380 mAh battery.

Source:
https://www.smartphonecamp.com/samsung-galaxy-fold-sold-out-in-five-minutes-in-china/

Samsung recently filed a patent with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). The Patent published on November 6, 2019 describes technology for lossless zoom called “Space Zoom”. This feature could be in the soon-to-be released Samsung Galaxy S11 smartphones in February, 2020.

There are no further details on the patent which describes a feature that allows you to zoom in without losing image quality. This description is quite similar to the hybrid zoom; which some smartphones like Huawei P30 Pro, OPPO Reno 10x zoom and the Reno 2 already use. This trademarked feature surpasses the 5x zoom camera which is rumoured to be a feature on the Samsung Galaxy S11.

The Samsung S11 is expected to be unveiled around February next year. We can only wait till then to see if this feature will be on the S11.

https://www.smartphonecamp.com/samsung-trademarks-space-zoom-could-be-a-possible-feature-of-the-galaxy-s11/

ZTE has just unveiled three new entry level smartphones: Blade 10, Blade 10 Prime and A7 Prime. With entry level specs, they are budget friendly android smartphones. The three phones run the Android 9 Pie.

The ZTE Blade 10 and Blade 10 Prime are the same in terms of specifications but differ in support for network bands. Both devices have a 6.3-inch FHD+ display panel with a waterdrop notch at the top for the 16MP selfie camera.

The two phones have a dual camera configuration: a 16MP primary sensor and 5MP secondary sensor. Both phones have a MediaTek’s Helio P60 processor under the hood paired with 3GB RAM and 64GB internal storage expandable through a microSD slot. Other features include a rear mounted fingerprint sensor, 3,200mAh battery, 3.5mm headphone jack and a USB Type-C port.

The less expensive Blade A7 Prime has a a 6.09-inch waterdrop screen with HD+ resolution. It is powered by quad-core MediaTek Helio A22 chipset with 3GB RAM and 64GB internal storage expandable using a microSD slot.

The Blade A7 Prime has a 3,200mAh battery, a type-C port and a headphone jack.

See more here:
https://www.smartphonecamp.com/zte-launches-budget-friendly-smartphones-blade-a10-blade-a10-prime-and-blade-a7-prime/

The Samsung Galaxy S11 is set to come out early next year as we know of the S series. However, recent leaks reveal that it is not the only phone that Samsung is working on right now.

Rumors already have it that Samsung is working on a foldable smartphone with a clamshell design. This could be a phone to compete with the Motorola RAZR 2019, Motorola’s own foldable RAZR phone.

Even the foldable smartphone is not the one we are talking about now. We may actually be getting a new international release from Samsung sooner than we thought.

The Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite will be a budget version of the Galaxy S10. However, this does not mean that its specifications are mediocre.

In fact, the device will reportedly pack an impressive 4,370mAh battery. This is bigger than what we see in any of Samsung’s current smartphones. To put this in perspective, the Galaxy S10 packs a 3,400mAh battery while the Galaxy S10 Plus enjoys a 4,300mAh battery.

See more details here:
https://www.smartphonecamp.com/samsung-galaxy-s11-will-not-be-samsungs-next-phone-as-new-phone-leaks/

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Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Dayo Adeyeye, representing Ekiti South Senatorial District has been ordered to vacate his seat by the Kaduna Division of the Court of Appeals after his victory at the 2019 polls was declared null and void. Replacing him is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Senate Minority Leader, Senator Abiodun Olujimi, who has been adjudged the rightful winner of the Ekiti South senatorial district election, held on February 23, 2019.

After Dayo Adeyeye was declared as the winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mrs Abiodun Ogunjimi challenged the result at the electoral tribunal as she cited massive irregularities, claiming that the election was not conducted in substantial compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Acts.

The tribunal overturned INEC’s result, nullifying the results from some polling units while confirming Mrs Abiodun as the winner. A distraught Adeyeye however took his case to the Appeal Court, petitioning the appellate court to revoke the verdict of the tribunal.

However, the Appeal Court upheld the tribunal’s verdict as the judgement delivered today by Justice Uzor Anyanwu maintained Senator Abiodun as the rightful winner and ordered INEC to issue fresh certificate of return to Senator Abiodun Olujimi.

Source: https://www.thenewsplot.com/2019/11/06/senator-dayo-adeyeye-loses-senatorial-seat-at-appellate-court/

In what is generally considered to be long overdue, Omoyele Sowore, the founder of Sahara Reporters and the 2019 presidential candidate for the African Action Congress (AAC), has met the bail conditions imposed on him and his comrades following his arrest on August 3, 2019 for alleged treasonable felony after launching a protest which he tagged ‘#revolutionnow’ against the government.
The news of his bail was released by Mr Femi Falana (SAN) at the Federal High Court in Abuja. He said, “I have already explained to the learned prosecuting counsel that we are encumbered by the refusal of the State Security Service to allow us to prepare for the defence of the defendants.

In his words, “I had already asked my learned counsel for the prosecution, that we are confident that the defendants will be freed today (Wednesday) from the custody of the SSS having met the bail conditions imposed on them by this honourable court.

“Once they are liberated from the custody of the SSS, we will be in a position to take full instruction from them.”

Source: https://www.thenewsplot.com/2019/11/06/breaking-sowore-meets-bail-conditions-may-be-released-today/

Popular benchmarking tool, AnTuTu, has released its list of the best performing Android phones in October 2019. The list cuts across various brands including Xiaomi, OnePlus, Realme, Oppo, and some others.

Before now, AnTuTu only released the list for the top flagship phones. However, this time around, we get to see two separate lists. There is a list for the top ten flagship phones and another list for the top ten mid-range phones.

AnTuTu’s List of the Top 10 best performing Flagship Android Phones in October
1. vivo NEX 3 5G
2. vivo iQOO Pro 5G
3. OnePlus 7T
4. OnePlus 7T Pro
5. Asus ROG Phone 2
6. Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G
7. Black Shark 2 Pro
8. Realme X2 Pro
9. Meizu 16s Pro
10. Redmi K20 Pro Premium

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See the list of the top 10 best performing mid-range phones here:
Source: https://www.smartphonecamp.com/antutu-releases-list-of-the-best-performing-android-phones-in-october/

What do you think about the lists?

The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Justice John Tsoho as the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court.

Just last week on 29th October, the Senate deliberated on President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to confirm Tsoho’s nomination for appointment as the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court.

This confirmation came on Tuesday, following a report submitted by Senator Michael Bamidele, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters. The report recommended that Tsoho’s appointment be confirmed.

Bamidele said that the appointment was necessary, considering the retirement of Justice Adamu AbdulKafarati back in July. He said, “In compliance with this requirement the erstwhile Chief Judge, retired on July 25, thus making the position of the Chief Judge of the Court, vacant.”

According to Bamidele, “For the avoidance of doubt, the appointment of Justice Tsoho was made pursuant to Section 250 of the 1999 Constitution. It provides that the appointment of a person to the Office of the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court shall be made by the President on the recommendation of the National Industrial Council, subject to confirmation of such appointment by the Senate.”

Bamidele further added that Tsoho was recommended in order of seniority and preference by the Federal Judicial Service Commission to the National Judicial Council for appointment as Chief Judge of the Federal High Court. He stated that Tsoho was the most senior Judge on the bench of the Federal High Court.

In a similar development, the Senate also confirmed the appointment of Justice Benedict Kanyip as the President of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria. This was also necessary considering the retirement of Justice Babatunde Adejumo.

Ahmad Lawan, President of the Senate, called for more funding for the Judiciary to make that arm of the Government more effective.

Source: https://www.thenewsplot.com/2019/11/05/senate-confirms-tsoho-as-chief-judge-of-the-federal-high-court/

With the recent border closure in Nigeria, it is not surprising that the price of rice went up. Already, the Government has stated the conditions for re-opening the borders. However, Nigerians are more concerned about the high prices of foodstuffs right now.

To tackle this, the National Food Security Council (NFSC) will make rice available before Christmas. This council is chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, Deputy Chairman of the Council, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Bagudu was on the entourage of Buhari’s official visit to Saudi Arabia, a visit in which President Buhari and Saudi Crown Prince agreed to establish a Nigeria-Saudi Arabia Council.

According to Bagudu, the Council is aware of the hike in the price of rice. He added that the government was also aware of the activities of some people frustrating the new rice policy. He, however, assured Nigerians that rice would be made available for cheap.

Bagudu stated that the Committee was taking steps towards ensuring that rice is taken to markets that can easily experience shortages. Adding that there is enough production of rice in the country, the Deputy Chairman assured Nigerians that the Council was working on ensuring the availability of rice across the country. According to him, this will make the prices come down, reflective of the cost of production.

Source: https://www.thenewsplot.com/2019/11/05/fg-to-reduce-the-price-of-rice-as-christmas-approaches/

There was a clash of interests and exchange of words yesterday as the Senate accused the Judiciary of being extremely corrupt, an accusation the Judiciary found very disrespectful and to which they responded in like manner, saying that the Judiciary will be seen as saint when placed side by side the Senate on the scale of corruption.

This remark against the Judiciary was made by the chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central), in his closing remarks after confirmation hearing session the committee had with Justice John Tsoho and Justice Benedict Bakwaoh Kanyip.

He said, “The problem at hand is that the judiciary is corrupt and it is time for Nigeria and Nigerians to rise up in rescuing it with adequate funding. As it is with the nation’s judiciary today, even if saints are appointed from heaven to serve as justices and judges, it is only strength of character that can prevent them from being corrupt and dispense justice as required.”

In response to the accusations, the executive secretary of the National Judicial Council (NJC), Ahmed Gambo Saleh said that the welfare packages for judicial officers in this country are nothing to write home about as Judges’ salaries were last reviewed in 2007. As a rebuttal to the words of Senator Bamidele, Saleh said that the supposed corruption in the Judiciary is still little when compared to that of the Senate. “I don’t think that there’s all that corruption in the judiciary. But when the so-called corruption in the judiciary is weighed against what is obtainable in other systems, the judiciary would be adjudged a saint.”

Source: https://www.thenewsplot.com/2019/11/05/there-is-more-corruption-in-nass-than-in-the-judiciary-njc

The Federal Government has stated in unequivocal terms that before it will consider reopening the country’s borders for neighboring countries to resume importing their goods, there are conditions which must be met. This was disclosed yesterday in Abuja by the minister of foreign affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama at the meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Temporary Partial Closure of Land Borders.

He said that the Federal Government of Nigeria would no longer accept imported goods that were repackaged by neighbouring countries and brought to Nigeria insisting that neighbouring countries would have to respect the Economic Community of West African States’ ‘rules of origin’ if they must bring goods into the country.

Others who were at the meeting were the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs, Col. Hamid Ali (retd) and the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola. The conditions made by the Federal Government will be presented to neighboring countries, including Benin and Niger Republic in two weeks when a meeting will be scheduled, and where it will be made known that these terms are to be met before the Nigerian land borders would be re-opened.

He stated that, henceforth, “it is an absolute requirement of the government of Nigeria that any import coming through our land borders, when those imports transit in goods, that is to say when they are coming from outside the ECOWAS region and imported into an ECOWAS member state, that those goods should retain their original packaging. There should be no modification whatsoever to the packaging of those goods imported into an ECOWAS member state destined for Nigeria. This is an absolute condition that will not be compromised; So any transit in goods coming into this country from transiting ECOWAS member state must ensure that.

“For goods predominantly produced in ECOWAS member states, the rules of origin must be satisfied.”

The minister said that these measures are being put in place to ensure that Nigeria stops being a dumping ground where all manner of goods are dropped, adding that it is the wish of the President that things get resolved quickly, therefore a meeting has been scheduled with these neighboring countries which would have the the heads of the ministries of foreign affairs, interior, finance, the customs, immigration, the National Intelligence Agency and the security segment of these countries in attendance.

Another condition put forward by the minister is that Nigeria would henceforth have a thorough check of the goods coming in. “We would now insist on proper recognized packaging of those goods. No longer would we have goods of all shapes and sizes just going through the borders. We are going to have accepted conditions for the packaging of goods that would be transported by roads across our borders to maintain best practices in packaging of those goods.”


On migration for those coming into the country, he said, “as far as Nigeria is concerned, recognised travel document means officially passports, no more acceptance of any other means of identification.”


Speaking on the set January 31st date for border reopening, the Comptroller-General, Colonel Ali disclosed that the date is not an ultimatum for the reopening, stating that depending on the results from the scheduled meeting, the borders might be opened at an earlier date but this depends on getting positive agreement from the neighboring countries, emphasizing that the Federal Government will not back down on the conditions set. In his words, “… the issue of 31st January is not a terminal date. If all these things are put together and we reached an agreement, we could even relax these things before the 31st of January. So, it is not sacrosanct but it is not a terminal date, we can even surpass January 31st and still hold on to what we are doing.”

Source: https://www.thenewsplot.com/2019/11/05/federal-government-sets-conditions-for-reopening-nigerias-borders/

Earlier this year, WhatsApp added Touch ID and Face ID as extra privacy layers on iOS. Android users kept wondering when they would get such features.

The wait is finally over; WhatsApp has announced Fingerprint Lock for Android. Now, WhatsApp users on Android can choose to secure the app using their fingerprint.

The Fingerprint Lock feature comes with the latest WhatsApp update on Android. WhatsApp has already started rolling out the update. This means that with just a simple setting, you can now hide your conversations behind a fingerprint lock.

One thing to note about the WhatsApp Fingerprint Lock is that it does not block calls. You can still receive calls even if you lock your app with your fingerprint. However, it hides your chats and other logs.

WhatsApp Fingerprint Lock offers an option to set a timer on automatic lock. This is for you to set how often you want the fingerprint unlock page to come up.

To activate WhatsApp Fingerprint Lock on your Android phone, the first step is to open WhatsApp. Then go to Settings > Account > Privacy > Fingerprint Lock. Toggle on Unlock with fingerprint, and confirm your fingerprint. Select how long you want it to take to automatically lock the app.

What do you think about this new development for WhatsApp on Android?

Source: https://www.smartphonecamp.com/whatsapp-for-android-finally-gets-fingerprint-lock-feature/

The Kwara State House of Assembly, on Thursday, confirmed the appointment of 16 Commissioner-nominees. These nominees were presented to the House by the State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.

The 16 Commissioner-nominees made appearances before the lawmakers with friends and well-wishers between Tuesday and Wednesday. The interesting part is that, among these 16 nominees, nine were female.

Here is a list of the Commissioner-nominees confirmed by the House:

> Salman Jawondo from Asa LGA
> Suleiman Rotimi-Iliasu from Moro LGA
> Aliyu Mohammed from Kaiama LGA
> Afolabi Adenike from Ifelodun LGA
> Shadat Modibo-Kawu from Ilorin South LGA
> Raji Rasaq from Ekiti LGA
> Muritala Olanrewaju from Oyun LGA
> Aremu Abosede-Deborah from Irepodun LGA
> Aisha Ahman-Patigi from Patigi LGA
> Olasunbo Florence from Oke-Ero LGA
> Aliyu Sabi from Baruten LGA
> Fatimah-Ahmed Bisola from Ilorin West LGA
> Oyedun Juliana-Funke from Isin LGA
> Agbaje Wahab-Femi from Offa LGA
> Fatimah Arinola Mohammed-Lawal from Ilorin East LGA
> Joana Kolo from Edu LGA

Danladi Yakubu-Salihu, Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, directed the Clerk of the House to intimate the State Governor on the confirmation of the nominees.

Meanwhile, Rafiu Ajakaye, the Chief Press Secretary to the State Governor, seemed pleased with the development. Being a witness to the screening of the nominees, Ajakaye expressed confidence in their abilities. He also said that having over 56% of them being women, was to give room for participatory Government in Kwara State.

Source: https://www.thenewsplot.com/2019/11/01/kwara-assembly-confirms-16-commissioner-nominees/

News coming out of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, according to @NGRPresident is that President Buhari and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia have agreed to establish a Nigeria- Saudi Council aimed at promoting investments and enhancing relations between both countries.
This, undoubtedly will go down as one of the positive results of the President’s trip to Saudi Arabia.

According to reports, a meeting was scheduled to hold in the office of the Crown Prince, but he, out of courtesy and respect for Mr President, insisted on meeting with the President in his hotel room at The Ritz Carlton, Riyadh. It was at the meeting that President Buhari accepted an invitation by the Crown Prince to set up a council, consisting of government officials and business leaders from both countries who would focus on economic growth and development, investments in oil and non-oil sectors, and security cooperation. Both leaders have agreed that a legal and operational framework is top priority to facilitate investments that will be beneficial to both countries.

The council will be set up in the next two months and will meet twice in a year. More importantly to ensure the progress of the council and to ensure that active relationship between both countries remain, leaders of both countries at the highest level will meet at least once in a year to review the progress of the council and make sure that they collaborate on issues of mutual benefits.

Full news here:
https://www.thenewsplot.com/2019/10/31/breaking-president-buhari-and-saudi-crown-prince-agree-to-establish-nigeria-saudi-council/

Controversy has trailed the announcement of the upcoming military nationwide exercise called Operation Positive Identification (OPI). In fact, Segalink is of the opinion that it means kissing democracy goodbye.

A lot of well meaning Nigerians took to the internet and media platform to express their fears and concerns about OPI, mostly due to the fact that the details of the Operation was not totally revealed as it was shrouded in secrecy.

Today however, the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Barutai took his time to clear the air on OPI, revealing that the exercise is not entirely a new development as the military has held successful subsidiary operations in the course of the year.

Taking questions from the House of Representatives Committee on Army in Abuja, the General made it known that the military had a tradition of setting off operations towards the end of the year to reduce crime during the festive period.

See more on what he had to say here:
https://www.thenewsplot.com/2019/10/31/barutai-speaks-on-operation-positive-identification-opi/

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Olusegun Bamgbose, President of the Caleb and Greg Foundation, has vowed to take over power when President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure expires in 2023. In an interview with Daily Post, the legal practitioner revealed ways in which he plans to address the issue of poverty in Nigeria.

Bamgbose claimed that he remains the most qualified Nigerian to succeed Buhari. According to him, Buhari will need to be succeeded by a builder and a man with zero tolerance. Claiming that he has zero-tolerance for corruption, he said that he was the one to fill the gap.

One of the biggest highlights of Bamgbose’s interview was when he said that he could fix Nigeria in 24 months. He said that he would do this by joining forces with the government and stakeholders. Bamgbose said that he would do this through a Strategic Partnership Program (SPP). The program is aimed at bringing down the rate of poverty in Nigeria.

When asked about how he intends to achieve his claims, Bamgbose listed some plans on ground. These include Cash Online Made Easy (COME). This programme is intended to make cash available to people in time of need. Bamgbose said that the programme will commence in 2020. Another programme on ground is the National Mass Empowerment Scheme (NAMES).

Bamgbose’s parting words for Nigerians:

“Together we can defeat poverty. It’s a collective effort. The fight against poverty will only be effective if it’s collective.”

See link to full interview here:
https://www.thenewsplot.com/2019/10/31/i-can-fix-nigeria-in-24-months-if-i-take-over-from-buhari-in-2023-olusegun-bamgbose/

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In this piece, we bring to you some of the reactions trailing the final verdict of the Supreme Court on the appeal filed by the PDP contesting the victory of the APC and President Muhammadu Buhari.

President Buhari, who is currently out of the country spoke through his Media Aide special assistant, Mr Garba Shehu. He started by commanding the decision of the Supreme Court for rightly upholding INEC’s official results of the February 23rd Presidential election and he then urged that there should be no further distractions from either camp. In his words, “This matter (Atiku’s case) is now closed…the opposition, as much as the government, must now move on; and without the need for further distractions.” “The former Vice President and his political party exercised their rights, under the Nigerian Constitution and Electoral Laws, to petition the courts and dispute the result of the election. The elected President and his government now must be enabled to focus solely on addressing the issues that concern the country.”

Ex-vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who was the opposition party’s presidential candidate and the one who contested the electoral results is clearly still dissatisfied with the verdict of the Supreme Court. He strongly believes that not only has the democratic process of the country been compromised, but also the freedom of the Judiciary and the Press has been sabotaged in Nigeria, thereby making it an herculean task for anyone to seek redress in the court of law. Speaking in Abuja, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar said, “the Nigerian judiciary has been sabotaged and undermined by an over-reaching and dictatorial cabal.” “In a democracy, you need a strong judiciary, a free press and an impartial electoral umpire. Nigeria has none of those three elements as of today.”

He added however that this final verdict will not break his spirit, neither will he stop fighting the good cause for the emancipation of Nigerians. He stated that “This is not a time for too many words. It will suffice for me to remind Nigeria of this: We are an independent nation and we are the architects of our fate. If we do not build a free Nigeria, we may end up destroying her, and God forbid that that should be the case. I was a democrat, and I will always continue to be a democrat.”

The National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Mr Lanre Issa-Onilu hailed the Judiciary for standing firm and upholding the mandate of the Nigerian people despite the challenges posed by the PDP. He added further that it is time for the PDP to drop all vendettas and join hands with Mr President in building the nation. In his words, “we enjoin the PDP and Atiku to jettison their destructive and disruptive agenda against Nigeria, which they have made up their minds to pursue for the next four years.”

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan and the Executive Governor of Osun State both sent congratulatory messages to the President.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila urged the opposition party to take the verdict in good faith and focus on nation-building. “I want to urge Mr Atiku Abubakar, who has put to the test our justice delivery system by contesting the election result from the lowest to the highest court, and the PDP to accept the judgment in good faith and in the spirit of sportsmanship and help the government in building a strong, prosperous and united Nigeria.”

Reacting to the verdict of the Supreme Court, the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party said that the final verdict lies with God, insisting that the Supreme Court simply dismissed an appeal that had enough merit and substance. He concluded by urging Nigerians to remain resolute.

See more reactions here:
https://www.thenewsplot.com/2019/10/31/supreme-court-final-verdict-the-reactions/

There is a fresh battle line drawn between the erstwhile Governor of Lagos State, Akimwunmi Ambode and the State’s House of Assembly as the one-time governor heads to the State’s High Court to seek for an injunction stopping the lawmakers from probing him regarding the 820 mass transit buses procured by his administration while in office.

The State’s House of Assembly have accused the then governor of going outside the budget to acquire the 820 buses, hence a summons was sent that the he should appear before the House today to explain himself, adding that failure to comply with the order would get him arrested.

Expectedly, this act by the lawmakers is one which the ex-governor believes to be vindictive and a misrepresentation of figures and facts. He thereby, through this lawyer, Mr Tayo Oyetibo went before the State’s High Court seeking for an injunction to stop the summons from the lawmakers.

What the ex-governor wants is that the court should stop the lawmakers “from compelling the claimant, in any manner whatsoever, to appear before the defendants pursuant to the resolution passed by the defendants on August 27, 2019 or any other resolution passed in respect of the subject matter of this suit.”
He pointed to the fact that “the procurement of the 820 buses was captured in the 2018 Appropriation Law which was duly approved by the House.” He added that “Part of the items authorised under Capital Expenditure was: ‘LAGBUS Public Transport Infrastructure; part financing of 820 buses’ which was Item 8 under Schedule 1- Part C of the bill.”
The Presiding Judge, Justice Y. A. Akinsanya however ordered the ex-governor to put the lawmakers on notice.

The times are tough for the erstwhile governor who is currently being haunted by the EFCC, with his house raided and billions of Naira found in three different accounts linked to him. The summons by the lawmakers come at a difficult time for Akinwunmi Ambode and it remains to be seen if he would appear before the lawmakers later today.

Source: https://www.thenewsplot.com/2019/10/30/procurement-of-820-buses-ambode-lagos-state-house-of-assembly-faceoff-in-fresh-legal-battle/