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The governor of Borno State, Mr. Kashim Shettima, has attributed the rise in the number of children used as suicide bombers in the Northeastern part of the country on  hard drugs given to them by the Boko Haram  sect. Mr. Shettima made this known at a press conference he addressed on Friday. The governor also warned that the celebrated capture of the infamous Sambisa Forest does not indicate an end to the insurgency that has troubled the zone since 2009. “In this criminal endeavor, they resort to the use of teenagers and children as young as seven years. “More recently, they even strap babies on the back of their recruits in order to slip through our security dragnets. “They also use hard drugs on these innocent children, who do not know what they are doing when they kill their own parents, relations, and fellow countrymen and women.  Many precious lives have been lost, hundreds of citizens, including school girls, were abducted. Many more people have suffered serious injuries as a res

1 of 4 BlackMagic Design WHY IT MATTERS TO YOU The live-streaming space has experienced the kind of growth that has even high-end gear companies like BlackMagic taking note. What’s the biggest thing to hit the broadcast industry since color TV? Live-streaming and live webcasting, at least according to high-end video tech company BlackMagic Design. Today, the company unveiled five new products designed to simplify online streaming — and at a price that makes them a bit more accessible for small productions. Two new cameras offer the same functions at a lower price by removing the built-in battery, while a slew of production equipment aims to do more with less. BlackMagic said during a press conference that live-streams won’t replace traditional broadcasts, but  are becoming a part of the bigger picture. The company is continuing its focus on high-end products, but upgrading with a feature set more in-tune to the needs of live-casting. The updates also slim down the product’s pr