The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has cleared the air on speculations of impending mass disconnection of telephone subscribers. The NCC said the speculations arose as a result of numerous publications in both the print and electronic media on the ongoing linkage of SIM registration records with the National Identity Number (NIN). NCC Director, Public Affairs, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, made the clarification in a statement he issued late Wednesday in Abuja. “Most of these publications are based on the erroneous assumption that for every network or SIM connection, there is one unique human subscriber. “However, with the advent of social media…
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Nigeria recorded 1,664 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections to 94,369, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Wednesday. The daily increase was a new record and considerably higher than Tuesday’s 1,354 confirmed cases. It said that 22 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) recorded the new infections with Lagos having the highest number of cases with 642. The FCT, the centre said recorded 407 new cases while Plateau recorded 160 new cases. Also, it said Kaduna State recorded 83 new infections while Rivers State recorded 62.…
Stephanie Grisham, U.S. First Lady Melania Trump’s chief of staff, says she is resigning effective immediately. A longtime associate of Mrs Trump, Grisham was also a former White House spokeswoman. She said it had been an honour to serve the Trump administration. Grisham gave no reasons for her unexpected move. It remained unclear whether her departure was related to the storming of the Capitol by supporters of outgoing president Donald Trump. dpa
U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar said she was “drawing up” articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump after masses of angry pro-Trump protesters stormed the Capitol building in Washington DC on Wednesday. “I am drawing up Articles of Impeachment,” the Democratic congresswoman wrote on Twitter. “Donald J. Trump should be impeached by the House of Representatives & removed from office by the United States Senate,” she added. Hundreds of demonstrators breached security and scaled the steps of the building where lawmakers were due to certify president-elect Joe Biden’s win in the November election. Hours earlier, Trump riled up his supporters repeating…
World leaders expressed shock at political unrest in the United States (U.S.) Wednesday which saw supporters of President Donald Trump storm the Capitol building in Washington DC. Nonetheless, many also said they had faith in the resilience of the nation’s democratic institutions. European Parliament President David Sassoli spoke of “deeply concerning scenes from the U.S. Capitol tonight.” “Democratic votes must be respected,” Sassoli wrote in a tweet, adding: “We are certain the U.S. will ensure that the rules of democracy are protected.” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called the violence in Washington an assault on American democracy. “In the eyes…
Paris St Germain (PSG) were held to a 1-1 Ligue 1 draw at St Etienne in coach Mauricio Pochettino’s first game in charge on Wednesday as the French champions failed to make their possession count. Moise Kean cancelled out Romain Hamouma’s opener in the first half but PSG were unable to find the net again. They have now let Olympique Lyonnais, who beat RC Lens 3-2, open up a three-point lead at the top of the standings. PSG did, however, move up to second on 36 points from 18 games, leapfrogging Lille on goal difference after the northeners slumped to…
Juventus inflicted a first Serie A defeat of the season on league leaders AC Milan on Wednesday. A Federico Chiesa double led the Italian champions to an exhilarating 3-1 win at San Siro. Chiesa fired home a superb opener before makeshift midfielder Davide Calabria equalised for AC Milan at the end of an eventful, end-to-end first half. But the visitors pulled away after the break as Chiesa curled in his second. Substitute Weston McKennie swept in from close range to consign Milan to their first league defeat since March 8 of 2020, a run of 27 games lasting 304 days.…
Lionel Messi was at the top of his game as FC Barcelona earned a 3-2 win at Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday to move up to third in La Liga. Athletic Bilbao got off to a dream start in their first match under new coach Marcelino when forward Inaki Williams latched on to a low through ball and raced towards goal. He beat one defender before firing low into the net in the third minute. Barca quickly responded, however, with a sensational team goal, Messi delivering a superb pass to pick out Frenkie de Jong by the byline. The Dutchman volleyed…
Manchester City reached their fourth straight League Cup final after a 2-0 win over Manchester United in Wednesday’s semi-final at Old Trafford. Two second half goals from John Stones and Fernandinho gave Pep Guardiola’s side victory in the match. Manchester City will now meet Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley in the April 25 final as they seek their fourth League Cup triumph in a row. In a frantic opening to the game, both teams had efforts ruled out for offside. Stones turned the ball into his own net but he was saved by the flag. Also, Ilkay Gundogan converted…
The health system and health workers in Nigeria are under incredible strain, as more and more very ill patient are now presenting themselves to the hospitals. Dr Adedamola Dada, the Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Ebute Meta, Lagos, made the assertion in Lagos on Wednesday,. He spoke while commenting on the raging second wave of COVID- 19 pandemic in the country. According to him, we very urgently need to help the health workers cope better by reducing the number of infections and therefore patients they see. “We need to help the system. This will only happen when we all…