Five Gov't Officials Killed in Helicopter Crash in E Sudan

According to state news agency SUNA, a helicopter crashed in al-Qadarif, a state in eastern Sudan. Social media users claim that at least 11 were killed in the plane crash.

At least five local government officials were killed in a plane crash, including the state's governor and the Sudanese minister of agriculture, according to media reports.he cause of the crash is currently unknown. 

There's no official statement from authorities. According to social media users, at least 11 were killed in the helicopter crash. Earlier State TV reported that an airplane, not a helicopter, had crashed.

Such crashes have happened in Sudan in the last several years. In September, an aircraft en route from Juba, South Sudan's capital, to the city of Yirol crashed, killing some 17 people. Only 3 people managed to survive and were sent to a hospital.

Free Samsung Galaxy smartphone with QLED TV purchase

Samsung has had a stellar year in the TV department, with many of its 2018 QLED TVs bagging five-star status. So if you're after a new TV in time for Christmas, and your festively-decorated living room deserves one of high calibre, they wouldn't be a bad place to start - especially in light of Samsung's Christmas deal. 

 Samsung is giving away either a free Note 9, S9+ or S9 smartphone with select QLED TV purchases between now and 18th December. The TV you buy depends on the phone you receive, and, yes, you have to spend a lot to get a lot. 

Buy a QE55Q8F (55in) or QE65Q8F (65in) and you get a free Galaxy S9. Buyers of a QE55Q8C, QE55Q8DN (55in, five-star), QE65Q8C or QE65Q8D TV can claim a free Galaxy S9+, while anyone stretching to Samsung’s flagship QE55Q9FN (55in, five-star), QE65Q9FN (65in, five-star) and QE75Q9F (75in) TVs can get their hands on the company’s most premium (and most excellent) smartphone, the Galaxy Note 9 - worth £600. The freebie smartphone deal applies to all TVs bought between the 5th December 2018 and 18th December 2018, and must be claimed within 30 days of the purchase date. 

To claim, you’ll need to upload a copy of the TV’s serial number and your invoice/receipt at Samsung’s website.

Borno Hunters Offered To Help Nigerian Army To Fight Boko Haram

In the South West zone, hunters has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to involve them in the fight against Boko Haram insurgents in the North East. The call was made by the National President of Soludero Hunters Association of Nigeria, Oba Nureni Ajijola Idris Anabi.

The hunters who smack with local charms said getting rid of the insurgents should not have been this difficult if they had been involved by the federal government. Oba Ajijola said the incessant attacks on innocent people and soldiers in the North should not be left for the army or security agents alone to do but should be a combination of the security agents and local hunters. 

His statements  reference to the recent attack by the insurgents which recorded heavy casualties on the side of the military, Ajijola maintained that the dimension the attack was assuming was too dangerous. 

While acknowledging the significant achievement the President Buhari led administration had made in pushing the insurgents far away, he said more achievements would be recorded if the hunters were empowered with vehicles and other logistics. He said, 

“I want to tell you that we have charms that can demobilize armoured tanks and rifles of all kinds. Their weapons will just not work. When invited, we can also give the soldiers some protection that would not make them vulnerable to attacks.”

 “President Buhari has done tremendously well in the fight against Book Haram. Except for those who don’t want to face facts, this administration has given hope to ordinary Nigerians. The insecurity issue has been tackled though much still needs to be done”. 

“The president should just try us and see if we can help. But, I assure you that Nigerians including the army will see how much we can do. There are still charms that can render weapons of war of the insurgents useless and we will be catching them(Book Haram) like chickens.” 

“We sympathise with the soldiers on the unnecessary attacks. The way we can contribute our quota is not only by sympathising with them. That’s why we are calling on the president to include us(south west hunters) in the fight against the insurgents”, be noted.

U.S.-led aircraft hit IS hostage killer in Syria-coalition envoy

U.S.-led war planes targeted an Islamic State leader on Sunday in Syria responsible for killing hostages including an American, Washington’s envoy to the coalition fighting the jihadist group said. 

 “Earlier today, coalition air forces conducted precision strikes against a number of ISIS leaders in southeast Syria. Those targeted included Abu al-Umarayn,” said Brett McGurk in a Tweet late on Sunday. Abu al-Umarayn was responsible for killing several prisoners including the U.S. 

citizen Peter Kassig, an aid worker who was captured by the group in Syria and beheaded in 2014, McGurk said. Islamic State has lost almost all the territory in Iraq and Syria where it once declared a caliphate, including its two main cities of Mosul and Raqqa last year. 

 The U.S.-led coalition is supporting a group of Kurdish and Arab militias assaulting the last Islamic State territory in eastern Syria near the Iraqi border. Late on Sunday Syrian state media reported that the United States had fired missiles at Syrian government positions in the desert in eastern Syria. 

The Syrian army last month said it had completed its own operation against an Islamic State pocket in the south.

American Jewish Synagogue Shooting Gunman

The shooting in the Jewish synagogue in Pennsylvania in the United States killed 11 people and injured 6 people. 

The wounded included 4 police officers and the gunmen were charged with 29 counts. US President Trump described the incident as an anti-Semitic evil, and the murderer should be sentenced to death. 

He ordered the lower half of the federal building to mourn. After the police blocked the scene near the scene, the special police with heavy firepower rushed to the reinforcements. 

During this period, the gunmen fired at the police officers. The two sides once refute the fire. The police officers used the car as a barrier cover. 

The gunmen were arrested and sent to the hospital for treatment. The attacked Jewish synagogue was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. During the incident, religious ceremonies were held in the synagogue, and a large number of believers gathered. 

The gunman broke into the AR-15 automatic rifle and three pistols, shot at the crowd, and many of them shot down. It was reported that the gunmen had shouted that all Jews would die. 

 According to local media reports, the gunman is 46-year-old Bowers, an ultra-rightist who supports white supremacy. He once published a statement on the Internet that hates Jews, saying that the Jews are children of Satan. 

 Two hours before the shooting, he filed an online attack on the Internet to assist immigrants and refugees, the Hebrew Immigration Aid Association, which refers to the association’s aggressors who brought murder to the United States. He could not sit and watch the nationals being slaughtered. And predict that there will be action. 

Some American Jewish organizations said that the shooting may be the bloodiest attack on the Jewish community in the history of the United States. The authorities are investigating the motives of the gunmen, the FBI is also involved in assisting the investigation, and the Ministry of Justice issued a statement that it will not tolerate hateful and violent crimes involving religion. 

The authorities sued the gunmen for 29 counts, including the use of firearms to murder and obstruction of religious beliefs, and the maximum penalty was punishable by death. President Trump ordered the lower half of the national federal building to mourn the death of the shooting, he described the incident as an evil massacre of anti-Semitism. 

 However, Trump did not respond positively to support the adoption of the strengthening of the barrel control legislation to prevent similar shootings. It is considered that the two have little to do with the fact that if there is a gun guard station in the synagogue, the situation may be different. 

He also believes that the law should be tightened to impose the death penalty on the perpetrators of the shootings.

Man Starts To Trek From Lagos To Abuja Protesting Against Buhari

A Nigerian, Mohammed Isa has started to trek from Lagos to Abuja protesting against President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. 

Isa, on Thurday, began his trekking to protest the failure of the Buhari government to improve the standard of living of Nigerians. 

The 28-year-old man while showing his disgust for Buhari and APC was displaying a small coffin with the inscription of the ruling Party, All Progressives Congress (APC), while speaking to journalists at Otedola Bridge, Lagos. 

“I’m trekking now because they have failed Nigeria and Nigerians and I want Nigerians to know that even I, who believed so much in their government and put my health at risk by embarking on the trek is rejecting their government and that is why I’m carrying a coffin of the APC to deposit it at any mortuary within Abuja because the APC is dead already.” 

Isa, who hails from Borno state pointed that the APC government has failed to keep to its campaign promises. “They promised us heaven and earth but gave us hell,” Isa lamented. 

“They promised that fuel will be N45 Naira per litre but it’s now N145 Naira; they promised to create three million jobs in one year but they have not been able to create even 500,000 jobs in three years,” he added. 

Even though, Isa said he was displeased with the APC government, he, however, stated that he won’t vote for the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections. 

“I am very angry at everyone in the APC and I will not vote for anybody from APC or PDP because they are all the same” Isa said.

Lenovo Watch 9

Lenovo is working restlessly to be among the leading tech manufacturers in the globe. It has expanded from been a laptop manufacturer to smart tech manufacturer. However, the latest smart-tech manufactured by Lenovo is Lenovo Watch 9. Watch 9 is a hybrid watch that is designed to support several intelligent features though it is seen as a regular watch. 

Design 

Lenovo Watch 9 is designed with sapphire mirror glass which has a good light transmission and it hardness is about 9H. However, watch 9 chassis is made of stainless steel which has a painted black color, and the dial diameter is about 40mm with two plastic protective films on the dial. 

Watch 9 thickness is measured up to 11.2mm, but the thickness is observed to thicker than the regular mechanical watch. The smart-watch strap is made of silicone material, which is compatible with the skin and has a depressing dot decoration, but the gray is too easy to get rid of. 

Performance 

The smart-watch comes with an app that must be downloaded and install to gain access to the smart-watch functions. When the app is successfully installed and launched, you are required to fill some information which includes; your nickname, gender, birthday, height, weight, etc. 

 Upon completion of the required information, the smart-watch main interface is reviewed. However, the interface has four sections, the first two sections show the number of steps and the sleep monitoring option; the third is the remote camera, alarm, and heart rate options; and the fourth is the connection status. 

Conclusion 

Lenovo Watch is a timeless piece that everyone needs to have to be smart in its true sense.