How To Tell If Your Car Tyres Have Expired

Tyres are made of rubber and rubber degrades with age and temperature whether used or not.

 

Apparently, only a handful of Nigerians were aware of the fact that vehicle tyres come with expiry dates.

 

And according to Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), expired tyres account for a large number of road accidents nationwide.

 

So, how can one tell if one’s tyres have attained their expiry dates?

 

First, vehicle tyres have a 4-year validity period from their Date of Manufacture (DOM) (though some Safety groups in some countries recommends 6 years). However, considering our peculiar rough driving terrains, and our temperate climate, it makes a whole lot of sense to agree with the FRSC recommended 4 years.

 

 

After the period of validity, the tyres risk getting burst while in use, especially when running in hot weather. So, to find out if your tyres are expired – first, look on the sidewall, or the surface of the tyre, you would find a stamp that looks thus: (*3006*).

 

There is an asterisk at the beginning and at the end of this number (although some tyres don’t have asterisks).

 

The last four numbers identify the date of manufacture of the tyre to the nearest week. That is, the first two digits represent the week of manufacture, while the last two digits represents the year of manufacture.

 

So, in this case (* 3006*), the tyre was manufactured on the 30th week in 2006. Thus, the expiry date would be the 30th week of 2010 ( that is, 4 years from date of manufacture)

 

So with this knowledge, and for safety purpose, it is important for us to regularly check on our vehicle tyres.

 

Like the saying goes – its better safe than sorry.

 

Be Very Careful: Checkout 3 Signs That Your Phone Has Been Hacked

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With the rising vice of hacking in our society, it is important to know about some clear signs that can help you discern if your phone has been tampered with in any way. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares 4 clear signs your phone was hacked.

 

Your Phone Suddenly Reboots Itself

 

This can be caused by two main things. The first is that your phone might be experiencing some performance issues, a system breakdown of some sort. The second is that it might of course have been hacked and the sudden reboot is a consequence of your phone being tapped. Other signs that accompany your phone’s sudden reboot is your phone also suddenly dialing numbers and starting applications on its own.

 

Noises or Echoes During Your Calls

 

If you all of a sudden start to hear noises or echoes during your calls, and this has never happened when you’re either calling those number or making the calls at that location, your phone might have been hacked and your calls are probably being monitored or listened in on.

 

Appearance of Mysterious Apps

 

You can all of sudden notice apps on your phone you don’t remember installing, while this might mean that a friend or relative might have installed it without permission, if you can’t point to anyone of those who have access to your phone as the one responsible for installing the app, then you can at that point consider that your phone might have been hacked. Hackers can plant apps on phones to snoop, perform actions on their behalf, explore calendars, access GPS etc.

 

These ‘hacker apps’ can be even be hidden on your phone and be running in the background, this is why you might notice a rapidly decreasing battery life or your phone getting warm out of the blue without you making calls with it or working with it in anyway. To deal with this, it is best to avoid downloading just any kind of app, especially those that come with pop-up ads.

How To Enjoy Unlimited Free Browsing And Downloading On 9mobile Using Go VPN

Many have been waiting for an hour like this, you can now activate and browse unlimitedly with downloading on 9mobile using Go VPN A.K.A VPN Master.]

The browsing is unlimited as no limit is allocated to it. Lets talk a little about the VPN before we proceed. VPN Master is truly secure and reliable, which can ensure complete anonymous connection and turn any public hotspot into a secure WiFi network.

It provides unlimited data traffic, unlocks blocked websites and brings basic private privacy. With data encryption, you can keep your information very safe from H@ckers. Before we proceed first of all Download the Go VPN – DOWNLOAD: Go VPN and UC Browser (Then proceed below).

How To Browse and Download Unlimited On 9mobile Using Go VPN

• After downloading, Launch it.

• Navigate and Tap on Select Server – Choose Canada 1 or Canada 2 as a server (Change if Network Glitches)
• Click On Paper Plan to connect your VPN.

• Open Your UC Browser and start surfing and downloading.

Conclusion

According to Users who have tested the cheat has confirmed that it slow when browsing but faster when downloading because it downloads at 15kb/s at peak and sometimes jumps to 102kb/s.

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Kwara Gov. Sacks Actor Femi Adebayo, Others

Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed has today, Thursday, dissolved the state’s executive council.

The dissolution of the council was announced by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Isiaka Gold.

In a statement issued in Ilorin, the state capital, Gold stated that affected by the dissolution comprised:19 Commisioners, 16 Special Advisers (SA), seven Senior Special Assistants (SSA) and eight Special Assistants (SA).
Among those affected is actor and movie producer, Femi Adebayo, who was the Special Assistant(SA) on Arts, Culture, and Tourism to Gov. Ahmed

The SSG included that Gov. Ahmed had instructed all commissioners to hand over to permanent secretaries of their ministries.

Gold stated that the Kwara Governor also assured residents that additional measures had been devised to sustain government activities, pending the reconstitution of the state’s executive council.

Meanwhile, Gov. Ahmed appreciated the former executive council members, special advisers and assistants for their service and contributions to Kwara, while wishing the former commissioners, advisers and assistants the best of luck in their future endeavours, Gold said.

TECNO Mobile releases CAMON CM – First Full Screen Display Smartphone

TECNO, a premier mobile phone brand under TRANSSION HOLDINGS, has released its first frameless full-screen display smartphone – TECNO CAMON CM. The device is the latest in the CAMON Series family and reemphasises the brand’s knack for designing high-end smartphones with sophisticated cameras.

While chronicling the brand’s growth and sheer market dominance, Eric Liu, Brand Manager of TECNO Mobile, Nigeria highlighted the company’s efforts to make revolutionary smartphones that will usher smartphone enthusiasts into an era of endless possibilities on the mobile devices and exceptional photography experiences.

In his words, “the smartphone has been reinvented and OEMs globally are always on the lookout for the next big thing to talk about. At TECNO, we take pride in our ability to understand and meet our consumers’ needs, and eventually surpass their expectations.”

With the CAMON CM, TECNO has delivered a very stylish full-screen display smartphone.? ?The fullview display device produces an immersive experience when consuming videos, reading books, capturing images or even surfing the Internet.

The frameless device simplifies multi-tasking and offers users an opportunity to split their screen (18:9 screen support single window 1:1 split-screen operating with only one step), so that they can handle more than one task while still being able to see more on either of the split windows.

Though it is a common belief that full-view display screens are more susceptible to damage. However, on the CAMON CM, that idea has been negotiated with a 2.5D corning third glass, which does not only ensure that users enjoy better visual effects from the screen but also safeguards it from cracks and delivers smoother touching.

“In accordance to consumers’ preferences, we are gradually becoming camera driven and this trend is evident in the camera-centric designs of our smartphones.? ?Adopting our strategy of ‘think globally, act locally’, we are able to understand our consumers’ preferences and provide them with every support necessary to ensure that they can express themselves wholeheartedly,” Eric added.

Speaking about the exclusive sales and partnership with TECNO Mobile, the Managing Director of 3C Hub Mr. Xia Song stated, “we are excited about our partnership with TECNO and the opportunity to launch the CAMON CM with them. As always, we always strive to deliver superior smartphone retail services to end-users thus, signing an exclusive partnership for the launch of the CAMON CM is a big deal for us.”

Selfies have just gotten a jig with the CAMON CM’s 13MP front camera module that delivers exceptional HDR portrait with night shot algorithm that lifts weak light, reduces noise in single frame and captures clearer night shots. Users can adjust the super bright flash of the front camera by pressing the screen to introduce just the right amount of light required to produce a stunning photo.

Similarly, the rear camera dons the same camera rating and its 4-LED ring flash is optimized to fill light till it reaches a more balanced light filling before producing any shot.

With 3 colors of city blue, midnight black and champagne gold, booking of the CAMON CM will run from January 10–14? ?while, first sales will follow between January 15–20 at 8 selected 3C Hubs across the country.

The designated outlets – Ikeja, Apapa, Mushin, Owerri, Artillery 2, Umuahia, Abuja and Enugu will service early bird consumers and reward them with exclusive Manchester City gift bags.

The device will retail for N47,000 in Nigeria.

Meet 27Yr Old John Collison The Youngest Billionaire In The World, He Dropped Out Of School Like Bill Gates

John Collison, the cofounder and president of Stripe, is the world’s youngest self-made billionaire at 27. John Collison founded the tech company Stripe in 2010, when he was only 19.

Now Collison, 27, can call himself the youngest self-made billionaire in the world, with a net worth totaling $1.1 billion after Stripe’s $9 billion valuation in 2016. The company was designed to transform the way websites accept online payments, and it’s a favorite of huge companies like Lyft and Facebook.

Collison started the company with his older brother Patrick, Stripe’s CEO. Though the siblings have struck Silicon Valley gold, they haven’t forgotten their humble roots in small-town Ireland.

Today, Collison enjoys flying planes, running, and hiking with members of the Stripe team.

Read on to learn more about the world’s youngest self-made billionaire.

John was born in Limerick, Ireland, in 1990, and his family eventually settled in the small village of Dromineer.

Collison, a brilliant student, finished with the highest possible marks on his Leaving Certificate, the equivalent of final exams in the US.

Collison was accepted into Harvard before even taking his final exams, which he aced anyway.

Before he entered college, Collison had already become a millionaire with his older brother Patrick. They had launched a software firm that made it easier for sellers to manage transactions on eBay.

Collison came to the US to study physics at Harvard in 2009. “It is a weird thing — people are almost surprised that I’m going to college,” he told Ireland’s Independent at the time. “There’s absolutely no doubt that college is what I want to do.”

However, by the next year, Collison had changed his tune — he dropped out and headed to Silicon Valley with Patrick to start what would become Stripe.

At first, the brothers rode their bikes to their Palo Alto office every day, in part because they were too cheap to buy a car.

Stripe made its public debut in 2011. The company aimed to simplify the way businesses accepted online transactions by allowing them to integrate payment processing into their websites, instead of forcing users to register and make an account every time.

By 2015, Stripe was valued at $5 billion, and in November 2016, it spiked to a whopping $9.2 billion. The valuation brought Collison’s fortune to $1.1 billion, making him the youngest self-made billionaire in the world at age 26.

Today, the company employs 750 people and is run out of San Francisco. Its customers include huge companies like Lyft and Facebook.

Collison is a licensed pilot and enjoys flying in his free time.

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Infinix Note 4 Review, Price And More

Introduction
Here comes the Infinix Note 4. It comes with a 2.5D glass. And it is powered by XOS 2.2 and Android 7 Nougat. A juicy battery capacity of 4,300 mAh with fast charge. Just 5 minute charge will give you two hours of calls and six hours of offline music.

You can buy the Infinix Note 4 at any phone store close to you including eCommerce stores. The smartphone is a middle budget phone and the price starts from N50,000 and above.

Design
The Infinix Note 4 weigh 198 gram. The dimensions are 159mm × 78.8mm × 8.4mm. The screen size is 5.7 inches and 16 million colours. It comes in Ice blue, Milan black and Champagne Gold colours. The resolution is 1920 × 1080 pixel with FHD IPS LCD Capacity Touchscreen.

Hardware
The chipset is from Mediatek MTK6753. It’s CPU is 1.3 GHz Octa core and 64bit Architecture. The GPU is Mali T720 MP3 450MHz.

Software
The operating system is XOS 2.2 base on Android 7.0.

Camera
The rear camera is 13MP, with dual flash. The front camera is 8MP with flash.

Memory
It has 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM or 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM as internal storage. External storage of at most 128GB.

Battery
The battery capacity is 4,300 mAh (3A) with fast charge.

Network
There is a 2G, 3G and 4G network.

Connectivity
There is WIFI connection, Bluetooth 4.2, dual micro sim card slot.

Sensor
G-Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Fingerprint sensor, Hall sensor, Compass and Ambient light Sensor.

Assistant
Its uses Google Assistant

Security
Fingerprint scanner. You can install antivirus apps.

What’s in the box
The phone, power adapter, USB-Cable, earphone, user guide, and Jelly Case.