How to Hide Files and Folders on Every Operating System

A hidden file or folder is just a normal file or folder with a “hidden” option set. Operating systems hide these files by default, so you can use this trick to hide some files if you share a computer with someone else.
This trick is far from foolproof. It’s trivial to enable the “show hidden files” option and find a hidden file. Operating systems hide many system files by default — just to get them out of your way.

APHPN backs FG on sept 22 resumption date

The Association of Public Health Physicians of
Nigeria has supported the Federal Government’s
position to reopen public and private primary and
secondary schools in the country on September
22.
In a statement signed by its National Chairman,
Prof. Tanimola Akande, and Secretary-General,
Mr. Sunday Aderibigbe which was made available
to our correspondent in Ilorin on Friday, it said
there is no evidence of an ongoing and
uncontrolled transmission of Ebola in Nigerian
communities. It added that Nigeria has managed
to control the disease.

The money the jet and the pastor by fani kayode

Much ado has been made about recent events in
South Africa concerning the Nigerian-owned jet
that was found loaded with millions of dollars and
that was in the process of procuring arms and a
fighter helicopter for the Nigerian military and
security agencies. As a former Minister of
Aviation, I wish to assure the general public that
the flying of large sums of cash by security and
intelligence agencies for the purchase of arms in a
time of war and conflict is something that is quite
normal and that it happens quite often. As a matter
of fact, it happened under successive Nigerian
governments, both military and civilian.

Lagos State Government has moved againstthe popular Synagogue Church of All Nations

The Lagos State Government has moved against
the popular Synagogue Church of All Nations,
Ikotun, whose one of its buildings collapsed last
week killing scores of people including a 10-year-
old kid with many others critically injured.
The structure, which was under construction, was
initially a two-storey building before the addition
of four new floors which were under construction.
As of Thursday, the death toll in the building
collapse hit 80. Among the dead were 67 South
Africans.
The Lagos State Building Control Agency has,
therefore, marked the main building of the church,
asking for relevant documents to prove its
structural integrity.

Solidier killed 150 boko haram

No fewer than 150 suspected members of the
outlawed Boko Haram sect were killed by soldiers
on Friday during a confrontation in Konduga,
about 35 kilometres from Maiduguri, the Borno
State capital.
It was learnt that hundreds of terrorists stormed
Konduga in the early hours of Friday in a convoy
of vehicles and motorcycles, but were resisted by
the soldiers.

Synagogue Church collapse in lagos

A six-storey building has collapsed at the
headquarters of the Synagogue Church of all
Nations, Ikotun, Lagos.
The building, which is located inside the church
premises, is said to serve as a guest house for
foreigners that visit the church.
Our correspondent reports that no fewer than 70
guests were said to be in the building when the
building came down.
No reason had been given for the building
collapse neither had the church issued a
statement as of the time of filing this report.

woman hanging on atree.

There was confusion on Bankole Street, Isheri-
Oke, Lagos on Friday morning when residents
woke up to the sight of a woman hanging on a
tree.
The woman, popularly called Kate in the area, was
found dead in a black sweater and orange skirt
under a pear tree.
Our correspondent, who also visited the scene,
gathered from the residents that the woman did
not live on the street.

Residents who spoke to our correspondent also
said that the woman was a Liberian who worked
in a sachet water factory before she died.
While they said that the woman had been sickly
for some time, the residents said she did not
appear to have any problem with anyone in the
community.

Oscar Pistorius guilty of culpablehomicide

A judge found Oscar Pistorius guilty of culpable
homicide, the South African term for
unintentionally — but unlawfully — killing a
person.
The verdict comes a day after Judge Thokozile
Masipa cleared Pistorius of murder in the killing of
his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp — but he could
still end up behind bars.
The maximum prison sentence for culpable
homicide is 15 years.
Sentencing could be weeks away and will come
after more legal argument.
The verdict also dealt with three other charges, all
weapons-related.
He was found not guilty of two — a car sunroof
shooting incident and illegal possession of
ammunition at his house. B

How to Test Your Internet Speed from the Command Line

Anybody who wants to test their connection speed can easily do so from a speed test web site — but that isn’t very geeky. Here’s how to do a test from the terminal prompt instead.
Note: If you are using Windows, you’ll want to either have Cygwin installed, or have a copy of curl or wget installed. On the Mac you can use curl, but if you prefer wget, you’ll need to install that.

Testing Internet Connection Speed with Curl

This is pretty simple. Just copy and paste the following command:

curl -o /dev/null http://speedtest.sea01.softlayer.com/downloads/test100.zip

The first thing to point out is that we’re using a test file from Softlayer, but if your connection is really fast, you might want to use a larger file from Thinkbroadband to properly test. Secondly, that -o switch is the lower case form of the letter O. It’s not a zero, and if you omit it, your terminal will turn into crazyville since curl will try to output to the screen — it’s also important because we’re outputting the file to /dev/null, which means it’ll basically be automatically deleted.

Testing Internet Connection Speed with Wget

If you prefer using wget, or that is what you have installed, the switch is the same. That is a capital letter “o” and it sends the output straight to null, so you don’t have any files to delete.

wget -O /dev/null http://speedtest.sea01.softlayer.com/downloads/test100.zip

This file is only 100 MB, so if you have a really fast connection, this isn’t going to work very well, and you’ll want to find a bigger file to download from the site linked above.

how to upgrade your laptop storage

Many new laptops, tablets, and devices in between are coming with an ever-smaller amount of storage. But you can expand your device’s storage without spending much money or time.
It’s actually a good thing that modern laptops are coming with less storage. This means they have faster-but-smaller solid-state drives. An SSD offers a much better desktop (or tablet) experience than a larger mechanical drive.

Chris Brown Explains How He And Drake Patched Things Up

For a while, it seemed like Chris Brown and Drake would be on the outs forever — but if Nas and Jay made peace, they could do it too, right? The two hitmakers finally buried the hatchet this summer, then did the best thing possible: they hit the studio.
So far, we haven’t heard the product of those sessions, but CB tells MTV News that it’s coming soon, and they plan on working together “continuously.”

how to erase virus and malwares from outside your system

If a Windows system is badly infected with malware, running an antivirus from inside Windows often won’t help. You can more easily find and purge malware by scanning from outside Windows.
Malware can hide itself on an infected system, avoiding detection. Other malware may attempt to battle the antivirus software, preventing it from properly installing or scanning. This is why it’s important to catch malware before it infects you.

how to reset passwords in your computer

Passwords can be reset or bypassed on every operating system. On Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X, you can gain access to a computer’s unencrypted files after resetting the password — the password doesn’t actually prevent access to your files.
On other devices where you can’t gain access to the files, you can still reset the device and gain access to it without knowing a password. These tricks all require physical access to the device.

how to track your lost device..

Whether your device was stolen or simply lost, you can remotely track, lock, and wipe it. Don’t wait until you’ve lost your hardware to think about this — these features need to be enabled ahead of time.
This requires that the device is powered on and has a connection to the Internet. This is easy if you’re tracking a phone with a data connection, but harder if you’re tracking a laptop that may be offline or powered off. read more after cut

Schedule posts to Facebook and Twitter with Postfity

Are you active on social media or manage pages or profiles as part of your job? Then check out Postfity, a free Web service that helps you manage your Facebook and Twitter accounts.

If you lead a busy life online or manage a Facebook page or Twitter profile where you would like help scheduling posts, Postfity is a slick, easy-to-use, and free Web service that can help you stay on top of your social media comings and goings.

How to Get Your Android Device to Show up in File Explorer (If It Isn’t)

We love using our Android phones and tablets to listen to tunes and watch videos, but in order to get those files on your device, sometimes you have to transfer them over from your laptop or desktop PC. When things work right, it’s great, but it can be frustrating if your device stops appearing in File Explorer.

how to find free wifi when traveling

Free, public Wi-Fi access points are popping up in more and more places around the world. They’re extra useful when travelling, as you won’t have your home Wi-Fi network and may not want to pay for international mobile data. read more after the cut...............

How to Add Websites to the Home Screen on Any Smartphone or Tablet

Your smartphone or tablet’s home screen isn’t just for apps. Whatever platfgorm you’re using, you can pin your favorite websites to your home screen so you can quickly access them.
Some platforms offer bonus features. For example, Chrome for Android opens these websites in their own windows with no browser interface, while Windows 8 and Windows Phone offer live tile updates on some websites.see more after the cut............

With Maiduguri In Sight Of Terrorists, Nigerian Army Is Upbeat

As intelligence continues to point to a determination by Boko Haram insurgents to launch a major offensive against Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, Nigeria’s Defense Headquarters today issued an upbeat statement, contending that soldiers continue to score big victories in the war against Boko Haram.

Nigerian soldiers In a tweet posted on its Twitter handle today, the Defense Headquarters asserted that the military was using air and land attacks to “stabilize” Mubi, Michika, Baza, Gulak, Gwoza, Bama, Gamboru Ngala and other towns and villages in the northeast region that were recently captured by the terrorist group, Boko Haram.

W’African nations approach Lagos for help

Some West African countries where Ebola Virus Disease is currently spreading have contacted the Lagos State Government for assistance on how to contain the deadly virus.

The Deputy Director, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Mrs. Omowunmi George, who stated this in Lagos, also noted that the survival rate of the detected and quarantined victims in Lagos had been the highest among areas so far afflicted with the virus.

She spoke at an Ebola awareness campaign in Ikorodu.

George said out of 15 confirmed cases in Lagos, only five had died and virtually others had been assisted to overcome.

Falcao happy Manchester

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/radamel-falcao-wants-stay-united-162844623.html Radamel Falcao wants to stay at United for "many years" Radamel Falcao wants his loan deal to be made permanent. Radamel Falcao was unveiled to the press and public alongside Louis van Gaal and Daley Blind today, and already he's decided that he wants his loan deal at Old Trafford to be made permanent.

Youth and vigilante group kill 80 boko haram

Youths and vigilance group members in Michika
and Madagali local government areas of Adamawa
State on Tuesday night killed about 80 Boko
Haram insurgents fleeing the areas.
The insurgents, who had been wreaking havoc
on some boundary communities in Adamawa and
Borno states, were said to have run into the bush
after running out of arms and ammunition.
It was gathered that normalcy had returned to the
the LGAs with troops stationed in strategic
places.

FG insist on September 22 as schools resumption date

The Federal Government said yesterday,
that the September 22 resumption date for primary
and secondary schools in the country would not
be extended because there are no strong reasons
for such an extension.
Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu,
who stated this while briefing State House
correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive
Council meeting insisted that those who have
reasons to believe that the schools should not re-
open on that date should forward same to the
Federal Government.

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesdayordered the immediate removal of the#BringBackJonathan signs

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday
ordered the immediate removal of the
#BringBackJonathan signs being used by his
supporters for his second term bid.
The directive, contained in a statement by the
presidential spokesperson, Dr. Reuben Abati,
followed worldwide condemnation, with the United
States of America’s influential newspaper,
Washington Post, describing the use of the slogan
as “galling.”

OAU student contact ebola

The authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University,
Ile-Ife have said one of its female student is
suspected to be a secondary contact of Ebola.
This was contained in a statement by the Public
Relations of the university, Mr. Biodun Olarewaju
late on Tuesday.
He explained that the suspected student has been
evacuated to Lagos for proper attention.
It said, “A female student of the OAU, Ile-Ife who
is suspected to be a secondary contact of the
Ebola Virus Disease in Port-Harcourt, presented
sick at the University Health Centre.

Nigerian Medical Association on Mondayfaulted the Federal Government’s directive toschools to resume on September 22

The Nigerian Medical Association on Monday
faulted the Federal Government’s directive to
schools to resume on September 22 as against
October 12.
It said through its National Secretary-General, Dr.
Olawunmi Alayaki, that all schools ought to
remain shut till all those under surveillance for
the Ebola Virus Disease in the country had been
certified free.
“We are not happy with this decision on the
resumption of schools. Schools should be shut till
the last suspected case or patient is certified free
of the virus,” the NMA said.

Oyakhilome urge member to pray for his wife

Founder of the Believers’ Love World Incorporated,
popularly known as Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris
Oyakhilome, has urged members of his
congregation to pray for his estranged wife, Anita.
Breaking his silence on the allegations of adultery
reportedly levelled against him by her, he
described them as “frivolous charges.”
Oyakhilome also lamented that the media had
been writing all sorts of “stupid things” about him
and his marriage.
Noting that Jesus Christ was also accused of
different allegations during his lifetime,
Oyakhilome asked Nigerians to refrain from
unfairly criticising him.

Successful treatment of ebola in rivers state

The Rivers state Ministry of Health says the
infected sister of Late Doctor Iyke Enamoah has
been successfully treated and discharged from the
isolation centre.
The sister, Chinyere Enamoah had been infected
with the Ebola Virus Disease while caring for his
brother.
State Commissioner for Health, Sampson Parker at
a media briefing said the successful treatment of
Chinyere justifies the effort of the state government
to combat the outbreak of the virus.
Parker also disclosed that an eighteen month old
baby is currently showing signs of the virus and
being tested at the quarantines centre.
“We have successfully treated and discharged our
first Ebola patient.
“She was positive and she has now been treated
successfully. She is now negative.
“Right now, we have another admission. It is a
child, an infant of 18 months has just been
admitted. He is currently being tested. When the
results are out, we will let you know.
“All hands will be on deck to make sure that we
are prepared for any eventuality,” Parker said.
On the resumption of schools as announced by the
Federal Government, Parker said Rivers state
government was yet to decide on whether the
schools will be allowed to open.

How much sex will do in a relationship

Do you take a roll in the hay every night, once or
twice a week, monthly or at no particular time? For
the good of your own relationship, how much sex
should you be having? Many couples do find
infrequent sex to be an issue. While some are fine
with the occasional 5-minutes romp under the
sheets, others wish they were getting a whole lot
more.
There are women who worry that their men
demand too much sex and secretly wish they’d
slow down. But a lot more men complain that it is
their women that are not giving it up as often as
they (men) desire.

ATM charges in Nigeria

As the N65 charge on the use of other banks’
Automated Teller Machines, ATMs commenced last
week, as announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria,
CBN, customers have been cautious on its usage
as most customers used their banks’ATMs.
A visit to some of the banks last week showed that
about 95 per cent of the people seen withdrawing
money from the ATMs was customers of their
respective banks.
When asked why they prefered to remain in queue
instead of utilising other banks’ ATMs where there
were fewer queues, the customers said that they
were avoiding the N65 extra charges as announced
by the CBN.

Keshi leave for S/Africa

Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi leaves for
South Africa tonight.
The Eagles departed Nigeria for Johannesburg
ahead of a AFCON 2015 qualifier against South
Africa billed for Wednesday in Cape Town, Sunday
night but Stephen Keshi was said to have stayed
behind to sort out family matters.
The Eagles left Sunday night for the crunch match
against the Bafana
Nigeria are in a must-win situation against South
Africa after surprisingly losing their opening game
3-2 to Congo in Calabar on Saturday.
South Africa lead Group A after they won 3-0 in
Sudan on Friday. Congo will host Sudan on
Wednesday in the other match in that group.

Nigeria NFF vs Fifa

The Secretary-General of the Nigeria Football
Federation, Musa Amadu, has written the world
football governing body, FIFA, intimating it of the
latest development in the country’s football
house.
Amadu told newsmen in Abuja after the close of
work on Monday that the letter was to inform FIFA
that he and few others returned to office and
worked in the football secretariat unhindered.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that FIFA had,
on September 3, threatened to suspend Nigeria
from football after it declared as illegal the August
26 election that produced Chris Giwa as NFF
Chairman.
FIFA had subsequently directed that the Aminu
Maigari-led NFF board be returned to office to
supervise a fresh election into the federation’s
board.
It also directed that the Maigari-led group return
to office on Monday to perform their duties
unhindered.
Amadu said, “I can confirm to you that I did write
a letter just now to FIFA, which I copied CAF,
informing them about the event of today.
“The development is in line with FIFA directives
that we be allowed to come to the secretariat and
do our work unhindered.
“Also, those persons, claiming to be elected, did
not come to the office just to allow us to do our
work and I think at the end of the day reason has
prevailed.
“This is because the crisis is inimical to the
development of football for a big country like
Nigeria which is a powerhouse in African football.
“I believe that the event of today will be cemented
and peace will return to the Nigeria football.”

Over 20 suspected members of the deadly Boko Haram sect were on Sunday killed in Buratai town during a siege to the residence of the former Commander, Niger-Delta Special Task Force, Major General Tukur Buratai, an indigene of the town. It was learnt that the insurgents also attacked a primary school in the town, Buratai Central Primary School. Buratai is a lonely town in Biu Local Government area of Borno State, which is a distance of over 200 kilometres from the state capital, Maiduguri. Mallam Idi Buratai, a resident of Buratai, told journalists on Monday in a telephone interview that over 50 gunmen invaded the town on motorcycles and Hilux Vans and attacked the residence of the army general and the primary school, which they succeeded in razing down. But they however met their waterloo as they many of them were killed while a few others fled in various directions. Idi said, “The soldiers, guarding the residence of the former task force commander, in collaboration with their colleagues from Biu Military Barrack and some members of the vigilance group, repelled the attackers, killing over 20 members of the sect.” Idi added that the terrorists set on fire all the telecommunications masts in the town. He explained that the terrorists, who stormed the town at about 9.30am on Sunday, came through Buni-Yadi, a Yobe town, which is under the sect’s control. A resident of the town, who fled to Biu, Bukar Buba, also told journalists on the telephone that the soldiers, guarding the general’s residence, successfully repelled the attackers.

Over 20 suspected members of the deadly Boko
Haram sect were on Sunday killed in Buratai town
during a siege to the residence of the former
Commander, Niger-Delta Special Task Force,
Major General Tukur Buratai, an indigene of the
town.
It was learnt that the insurgents also attacked a
primary school in the town, Buratai Central
Primary School.
Buratai is a lonely town in Biu Local Government
area of Borno State, which is a distance of over
200 kilometres from the state capital, Maiduguri.
Mallam Idi Buratai, a resident of Buratai, told
journalists on Monday in a telephone interview
that over 50 gunmen invaded the town on
motorcycles and Hilux Vans and attacked the
residence of the army general and the primary
school, which they succeeded in razing down.
But they however met their waterloo as they
many of them were killed while a few others fled
in various directions.
Idi said, “The soldiers, guarding the residence of
the former task force commander, in collaboration
with their colleagues from Biu Military Barrack and
some members of the vigilance group, repelled
the attackers, killing over 20 members of the
sect.”
Idi added that the terrorists set on fire all the
telecommunications masts in the town.
He explained that the terrorists, who stormed the
town at about 9.30am on Sunday, came through
Buni-Yadi, a Yobe town, which is under the sect’s
control.
A resident of the town, who fled to Biu, Bukar
Buba, also told journalists on the telephone that
the soldiers, guarding the general’s residence,
successfully repelled the attackers.

How to buy items on twitter

Twitter's giving new meaning to impulse buy.
The social network known for relaying information
quickly is testing a way for mobile shoppers to
purchase items directly from tweets. A small
percentage of US users will see a "Buy" button
within tweets, Twitter announced Monday.
"This is an early step in our building functionality
into Twitter to make shopping from mobile
devices convenient and easy, hopefully even fun,"
Twitter said in a blog post . The service, available
for Twitter's iOS and Android app, will eventually
expand to more users.
It's a potential revenue stream for a company
that's still figuring out how to make money off its
users. Currently, Twitter's main business is
advertising. Adding an e-commerce component
also gives Twitter the ability to store users' credit
card information for repeat purchases. Reports of
this service have circulated the rumor mill for
several months.
To power the service, Twitter partnered with e-
commerce sites Fancy, Gumroad, and Musictoday,
as well as payment service Stripe. It's not clear
how Twitter is splitting the profits with its
partners. The companies cover a wide range of
products and services -- Fancy uses social media
to sell physical products, Gumroad is a platform
for digital products and Musictoday was a pioneer
in pre-sale concert tickets.
After hitting "Buy," a user will see the product's
details and a prompt for shipping and payment
information. Once that's complete and submitted,
Twitter will hand the order over to the merchant.
The company said the information is encrypted --
merchants won't see the actual credit card
information without permission -- and stored after
the first purchase, but users can also remove the
information from their accounts.
Twitter is coupling the button with special offers
and exclusive merchandise from merchants, which
includes brands and music artists like Burberry,
Home Depot, Demi Lovato, and Pharrell, as well
as nonprofits like GLAAD and DonorsChoose. The
company said it's adding more merchants in "the
coming months."
Twitter isn't the first social media to try out
shopping within its channels. Facebook started
testing "buy" buttons within ads in July, and third
party companies have been experimenting with
selling things through social networks, including
Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, for years. Even
e-commerce giant Amazon has entered the social
media shopping game. It launched its own
campaign in May, allowing consumers to tweet
hashtags that add items to their Amazon carts

How you keep your computer awake with jiggle

We've all been there: You're watching a video or running a slide deck, when suddenly the screen dims. Or you step away from the PC for an extended period and come back to find it
locked out or in standby mode.
Why does this happen? Because Windows hasn't
logged any mouse or keyboard activity, so its
power-saving settings kick in.
Sure, you could monkey around with Windows'
power settings, forcing the system to avoid
screen-dimming, standby, and other power-
saving modes -- but that's a hassle.

Manchester United have dismissed speculation overRadamel Falcao's age

Manchester United have dismissed speculation over
Radamel Falcao's age after a newspaper revived
rumours that he is two years older than he has
claimed.
- Okwonga: Falcao arrival creates uncertainty
Falcao's stated age is 28, but The Sun said it had
uncovered documents that showed the Colombia
international's birthdate to be Feb. 10, 1984 -- which
would make him 30.