Who Makes the Best Smartphone Cam? Not Apple

Like most people, I replaced my digital point-and-shoot camera with a smartphone camera a long time ago. So now that the two-year contract on my worn-out Samsung Galaxy S4 is up, I want to make sure that my next phone has the best camera available.

But with every smartphone maker claiming to have the newest, flashiest camera, how can you tell which is actually the best?

To find out, I took to the streets of Manhattan with some of today’s hottest smartphones and shot pictures of everything from statues to flowers to people. Then I compared how each phone’s camera performed. 

Four co-workers and I ranked each photo on a scale from 1 to 6,

How The Ikorodu Bank Robbers Were Arrested

Four members of the robbery gang, which unleashed terror on two commercial banks in the Ipakodo, Ikorodu area of Lagos two weeks ago, have been arrested by the police.

Our correspondent learnt that the suspected robbers were arrested from Okitipupa, Ondo State, and Ikorodu, Lagos State, while three Sport Utility Vehicles allegedly bought from the proceeds of the robbery were recovered.

The suspects’ names were given as Monday Akpan, Bright Agbojule, the third identified simply as Jafaru, and one Baba Ibeji.

iTunes users hit stumbling blocks with arrival of Apple Music

 
Issues with Apple Music and iOS 8.4 are giving some users agita. CNET
Apple Music offers a lot of cool features from streaming music to an online radio station. But it also seems to be creating some headaches for loyal iTunes users.
On Tuesday, Apple launched iOS 8.4, which turned on Apple Music, a new service that offers streaming music with playlists curated by "music experts," a 24/7 radio station called Beats 1 and a social feature called Connect that puts together musicians and their fans. Free for the first three months, the service costs $9.99 per month for an individual plan and $14.99 for a shared family plan.

Muslim man recalls life-changing encounter with Jesus while in Mecca

 

Ali Pektash, a Turkish man whose life was in shambles, decided to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, in order to find some clarity in his life. He found more than that since, to his utter surprise, Jesus Christ appeared to him twice in a dream while he was there in the heart of the Islamic world.
According to Breaking Christian News, Pektash was a Muslim and an alcoholic who used to beat up his wife. He had a rough childhood, since his own mother rejected him and he was taken in by his uncle, who later chased him out of the house as well.

Pektash later worked in Saudi Arabia, and there, his friends encouraged him to go on a pilgrimage in Mecca to find success in life.
"I knew I belonged to God somehow—He was my friend—but I did not belong to a religion I could find. I circled the Ka'ba (the cube-like building at the centre of the Great Mosque) seven times (one of the specified rites involved in the pilgrimage), and watched everybody kissing this black stone. But I walked the other way. I believed in a living God, not in a rock," he said.

Gov. Oshiomole replies Okonjo-Iweala, Says; "I don't want to say she knows how to lie with statistics"

Edo state Governor Adams Oshiomhole has replied former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala who yesterday denied allegations he made that she she spent N2.1 billion from the Excess Crude Account without authorization from members of the National Economic Council.

Speaking on Channels TV this morning, Governor Oshiomole said;

Asteroid heading for Britain and it could kill thousands, experts warn

WARING: Asteroid could crash into the North Sea killing thousands of Brits [GETTY•STAR ART DESK]

It's the biggest asteroid warning to hit the UK.
Space boffins at the University of Southampton say they've developed sophisticated software that can predict when and where asteroids could hit earth.
And whilst the UK isn't likely to get a direct hit, experts are warning a giant space rock could smash into the North Sea or Atlantic Ocean, causing a devastating tsunami.
Huge areas of the UK coast would be swamped by colossal waves and thousands of Brits could lose their lives.

See Who Takes Over From Jega As He Bows Out As INEC Chairman [Photo]

Attahiru Jega has handed over the chairmanship of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to Mohammed Wali, a national commissioner of the electoral body from the north-west. Jega handed over to Wali at the INEC headquarters in Abuja. Six other national commissioners also ended their tenure.

They are: M.K. Hammanga, Adamawa state, (northeast); Ishmael Igbani, Rivers state, (south south); Lai Olurode, Osun state, (south west); Gladys Nwafor, Abia state, (south east); Thelma Iremiren, Delta state, (south south); and Nuru Yakubu, Yobe state, (north east).

While his five-year tenure lasted, Jega conducted two general elections in 2011 and 2015 and the elections were adjudged to be better than some of the previous ones.

Last week, Jega, a former vice-chancellor of the Bayero University Kano (BUK) and

Instagram finally accomplished what it wanted to do since day one

Instagram just completely revamped its search and discover features to let users check out pictures of events as they're happening, and more easily browse by location or hashtag.
"This is our North Star—what we’ve been shooting for all along," cofounder and CEO Kevin Systrom told Wired. “It’s a real-time visual pulse for what is happening in the world.”
For a long time, Instagram's search features have been notoriously clunky.
Before this update, you could search by hashtags but the app's "Explore" tab was pretty basic, letting users browse in only two categories,"Photos" or "People."
Now, anyone who fires up the app will see trending places and tags front-and-center, and be able to check out a curated selection of pictures from top Instagrammers in categories like "Extreme athletes" or location-based topics like "Towering Rocks."

A mathematical formula reveals the secret to lasting relationships

 
The Mathematics of Love Illustration by Christine Rösch for "The Mathematics of Love" published by TEDBooks.
If you're fortunate enough to find someone you want to settle down with forever, the next question is: How do you achieve happily ever after? According to mathematician Hannah Fry, it may come down to a simple formula.
Fry, who works at the UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis in London, explains in her 2014 TED Talk and recently released book, "The Mathematics of Love," that the best predictor of long-lasting relationships is how positive and negative a couple can be to one another.

TOP 10 FAST RISING ARTISTES MAKING WAVES IN NIGERIA

Well, most of them couldn’t make the list of MY TOP 10 FAST RISING ARTISTES MAKING WAVES IN NIGERIA. ‘Upcoming’ different from ‘Fast Rising’, shey una sabi sha?

Every artiste you find on this list obviously worked very hard to earn a space here:

 1. KISS DANIEL :

‘WOJU’ and ‘SHOYE’ was in town as at the time I included Kiss Daniel in the list of my TOP 10 UPCOMING ARTISTES last year. Both tracks rocked everywhere then and most niggas expected Kiss to fuck up in his next single. But he wowed us again with ‘LAYE’. Since then, I’ve gat so much respect for this man. E no easy to keep that kind trend. Some artistes wey trend their first single the way WOJU take trend that time couldn’t keep up with it….A very good example is the “Collabo” guy, I won’t mention his name.

Check Daniel’s instagram page to see how much of a wave he is making in Nigeria.