Apple buys Dr Dre's Beats for $3bn

Apple on Wednesday confirmed its long-awaited deal to buy headphone-maker Beats Electronics for $3bn. With the purchase, the largest acquisition in its history, Apple is also bringing on a hip-hop artist and entrepreneur who recently bragged about the riches he hoped to score in the deal.
The $3billion purchase price includes Beats Music, the sister company that runs a subscription streaming music service. As part of the deal, Beats co-founders Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine will join Apple in undisclosed roles.

This is Mariah Carey Ruling the '90s:

A large number of superstars emerged in the '90s, but maybe none as successful as Mariah Carey. The R&B singer released her self-titled debut album in 1990, and has been killing the game ever since. Just look at her track record. Mariah dropped seven studio albums in a decade's time, each one garnering a multiplatinum plaque. Add 14 No. 1 singles to the picture, and it gets even clearer why Mariah Carey was named Artist of the Decade by Billboard.

Guess who lands as the LAWMA Ambassadorship.

The Wonderkd “OzzyBosco” is on another level! This time, the sensational kid artiste is here for a fantastic reason and it’s a special gift for the children on their day. It is a mind-blowing song by the 7yr old kid OzzyBosco titled "Keep Lagos Clean" the official theme song for the Lagos State Cleanliness Revolution campaign.

In an era where it has become customary for corporate players to use celebrities to drive their brands to consumers, one such organization that has deeply looked inwards for a truly value-adding relationship with a celebrity artiste is LAWMA.

EBay customers must reset passwords after major hack.

Hackers quietly broke into eBay two months ago and stole a database full of user information, the online auction site revealed Wednesday.

The company said the passwords were encrypted and are virtually impossible to be deciphered. Still, as a precaution, eBay is asking everyone to reset their passwords late Wednesday.

The company isn't saying how many of its 148 million active accounts were affected -- or even how many customers had information stored in that database. But an eBay spokeswoman said the hack impacted "a large number of accounts."
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Imagine this. You are browsing the Internet and all of a sudden your browser crashes and a message appears telling you your files are encrypted and if you don’t have over money you are never getting access to your data again –

 Corporate accounts, irreplaceable pictures of your child, you name it, all Gone.

Thai military seizes power in bloodless coup

Thailand Military yesterday Thursday May 22nd announced it has taken over government in Thailand, saying it was “necessary to seize power.” following the six months of political deadlock the country has faced. In a nationwide broadcast this morning, Head of Thai Army, Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, made the announcement flanked by senior military officers.

"It is necessary for the Peace and Order Maintaining Command – which includes army, navy, armed forces and police – to take control of governing the country," he said

Children' Day and Democracy Day celebrations canceled in Niger state

The Niger state government today May 22 cancelled the forthcoming Children's Day and Democracy Day celebrations in the state. According to the state's Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Danladi Ndayebo, the celebration was cancelled because of the missing Chibok girls and the security situation in the country.

Briefing newsmen in his office, Alhaji Danladi Ndayebo said the Governor, Alhaji Aliyu Bababngida directed that both days be used to pray for the girls as well as the nation 

eBay Hacked, All Users advised to Change Passwords Immediately!

The online auction and sales giant eBay posted a message Wednesday morning saying that it had been hacked, urging all of its members to change their passwords.

The company said in a statement that a database containing encrypted passwords had been breached, but that financial data, including credit card information, was stored separately and was still safe. Hackers were able to gain access to eBay employee log-ins, eBay said, which in turn gave them access to the encoded passwords.

Funny: Thieves return a baby that was sitting in the car they stole.

The St. Petersburg, Florida Police Department is searching for the suspects involved in a car theft that was, for a moment, also a kidnapping. According to the police department’s news release, for a short time period the victims were unloading tables and chairs from their SUV into the Gethsemane Missionary Baptist church. Their SUV had the keys in the ignition and their 10-month-old baby girl strapped in a car seat. While the theft victims were inside the church, two teens jumped in the vehicle and drove away.

The Xbox One just got an incredibly cool feature that you won’t see on the PS4

Now you have another reason to choose the Xbox One over the PlayStation 4. Microsoft announced this week that its Skype Xbox One app now has full Snap support, which means that you’ll be able to make voice and video calls while you’re watching a movie or playing a game. This adds a terrific new social aspect to the Xbox One because it means you’ll be able to watch movies or play games with your friends while interacting with them face to face.

Jos bomb blast Pres. Jonathan condemns, releases press statement.

The President has released a press statement condemning the bomb blast that occurred yesterday afternoon at Terminus market in Jos.

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan strongly condemns the bomb blasts in Jos, Plateau state, today, describing the perpetrators of this tragic assault on human freedom as cruel and evil. He has also directed all relevant agencies to mobilise support and relief efforts in aid of the victims. The President extends his heartfelt sympathies to the affected families and persons.