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In line with the directives of the Minister of Communications, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has blocked all improperly registered SIM card numbers. A statement on Saturday by Philomena O. Oshodin, the ministry’s Deputy Director of Information, said the affected numbers stopped working since 11:59pm of Wednesday, 25th of September. It noted that according to the report submitted by the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC on Thursday, 26th September, a total of 2,277,311 improperly registered lines have been blocked. “Dr Pantami has reiterated the need for all improperly registered SIM cards to remain blocked until they are properly registered”, it said. The minster thanked the Regulator and the Telecom Operators for working hard to carry out the directive in record time. He urged them to redouble their efforts in ensuring that the momentum is sustained. “The Federal Ministry of Communications is collaborating with the relevant parastatals ...

After missing its initial deadline earlier this year, Motorola is now reportedly looking to launch its foldable Razr phone before the end of 2019. Motorola, a unit of Chinese consumer electronics giant Lenovo, has been working on a secretive foldable phones that’s believed to be reviving the Razr brand, CNET reported on Friday. Unlike Samsung’s Galaxy Fold or Huawei’s Mate X, which fold outward from phones into tablets, Motorola’s foldable is expected to fold inward like its popular Razr flip phones, according to a patent filing from 2017. However, it is not clear when the foldable phone will hit the stores. The new Moto Razr is now likely to focus on style above all, like its predecessors.  This also means one shouldn’t expect a huge battery to be built-in. Past rumours claimed that the device would sport the Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SoC, 4 or 6GB RAM, 64/128GB storage and a 2,730 mAh battery.

The police in Lagos on Sunday said they have uncovered a suspected baby factory and rescued 19 pregnant girls.  The police stated that they acted on an intelligence report and swooped on the operators at their base on 14 Adisa Street, Ayanwale area of Ikotun. The police spokesman, Bala Elkana, said two suspects had been arrested.  However, the principal suspect, identified as Madam Oluchi, a mother of five, from Mbano, Imo State, was said to have escaped. According to the police spokesman, the suspects bring the girls from the South-East to Lagos where they are impregnated.  He said the babies were sold based on their sex; while male babies were sold for N500,000, the girls were sold for N300,000. Elkana said, “On September 19,2019, at 4pm, while acting on the strength of information from a reliable source, detectives from the Isheri Osun Police Station, led by the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Chike Ibe, stormed a building at 14 Adisa Street, Ayanwale area, ...

Jack Hatton, one of Team USA’s rising stars in judo and a hopeful for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team, has died. Hatton had just turned 24 on Sept. 20.  In August, Hatton competed at both the world championships in the Pan American Games, making it to the bronze-medal round in the latter event. He was considered one of the top judoka on Team USA.  The New York native trained at Pedro’s Judo Center in Wakefield, Massachusetts, under two-time Olympic medalist Jimmy Pedro. The center posted a tribute to Hatton on social media Wednesday in announcing his death.  “Along with being a top US Judo athlete, Jack was kind-hearted, caring and an all-around great person,” the post read. “He was a true role model for students at our dojo and judoka all over the country. He will be deeply missed by all of us at Pedro's Judo Center and the rest of the judo world.” Hatton started judo at age 4. He got the opportunity to be a training partner at the Olympic Games Rio 2016, something ...

South African gay media personality, Somizi Mhlongo and his fiancé Mohale Motaung had their traditional wedding today. The star-studded event took place on September 28, at Kibler Park in Johannesburg, South Africa.  Somizi and Mohale who got engaged in March 2018 during a romantic trip to Paris will be having their white wedding in January 2020. 

10. Romania After the fall of communism, Romania slumped to poverty and corruption. Over years Romania has built a reputation over internet scams that have been successful. Scammers have been able to dupe innocent people through online dating, phishing and also sale of non-existence products. Romanian internet scam artists use some tried methods to con you, it’s not always A- list but it always works. 9. Philippines Besides the common romance scams the Philippines have taken it a notch higher, one of the used schemes is called the familiar face where somebody approaches you and claims you look familiar and in the process, they decide to show you around where later you get robbed. Horse Trading is another way they robe you. You negotiate a price with the driver and during the ride they change shift, where the entrant comes and takes the price almost 10 times the original price. 8. South Africa A report by UJ Centre for Cyber Security has received during the course ...

According to a police source who spoke on condition of anonymity, the grave was discovered, following a tip-off, behind the house of a suspected criminal and kidnap kingpin (name withheld) who ran a syndicate between Ushongo and Kwande local government areas. “He kills his victims and collect their properties like cars and motorcycles and even when ransoms are paid for the release of his victims he kills them and buries them behind his house. “So far our men have exhumed nine bodies from the mass grave and more are being dug. Some persons have gone to identify the remains of their relatives that were dugout. “I will advise anyone whose relation got missing in that axis or was kidnapped and has not been released by the kidnappers to go to Gbatse village and see if they can identify some of the corpses. “The operation has led to the arrest of the ring leader and some of his gang members while others escaped but we will get them because our men are on their trail and I can ass...

A landslide at an illegal gold mine in Chad has killed about 30 people, a government minister said on Thursday.  The mine in the Tibesti region near the Libyan border collapsed early on Tuesday and more victims might still be buried in the rubble, defense minister Mahamat Sala.  Tibesti has witnessed rapid growth in illegal mining in recent years, often by refugees from Sudan looking for quick money to head to Europe or by rebels fighting the army. Unsafe methods and a lack of oversight mean accidents are common at such mines in Africa, where impoverished communities seek a share of the vast resources that are usually dug up by international companies, processed and sent overseas.  Last June, more than 40 people died when part of a Glencore copper and cobalt mine collapsed in southeast Congo.

High court 3 in Gusau, Zamfara State on Thursday sentenced one Ibrahim Hamida of Gobirawa village in Tsafe Local Government Area of the state and his son, Ashiru Ibrahim, to death, for culpable homicide.  The two convicts according to Presiding Judge, Justice Muktari Yusha were first arraigned before the court in 2018 on two counts of criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide punishable under section 221 of the penal code. The Judge ruled that both the father and his son were found guilty of the charges levelled against them and sentenced to death.  Yusha said,   “They are sentenced to death by hanging until they are confirmed dead.”  The two victims had stabbed one Rabi’u Tudu of the same village with a knife in a dispute which resulted in his death.

Damilare Akano(Middle) Six year-old Nigerian student, Master Damilare King-David Akano has emerged Africa’s youngest Microsoft Specialist in the Certiport international certification examination organised by New Horizons Nigeria during its just concluded Summer Camp held in Lagos recently.  He came tops in the Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2016 examinations with a score of 871 out of 1000 points followed by Master Toluwalese Ayoola Kwaku, a 10 years old boy who scored 825 while Master Kolawole Praise Akano, an eight year old, scored 800 points. They alongside 200 other students participated in a month long summer camp tagged Nextgen IT Experts, organised by New Horizons Computer Learning Systems Ltd and were trained in various ICT courses like Microsoft, Multimedia, Robotics Engineering, Drone Technology, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) and Coding, among others.  With this performance, Damilare, a primary one st...

British-Nigerian singer, Sade Adu's child, Izaak, has completed the transition from female to male following the success of a procedure known as phalloplasty. Phalloplasty is plastic surgery to construct a penis. Izaak who came out as transgender in 2016 during the National Coming Out Day is the only child of the singer from her former relationship with reggae music producer, Bob Morgan. Sade Adu  The singer’s child expressed gratitude to his mother for staying by him throughout the process. He wrote: “It’s been a long, hard road but we did it. We are coming home. “Thank you for staying by my side these past six months Mumma. Thank you for fighting with me to complete the man I am. “Thank you for your encouragement when things are hard, for the love you give me. The purest heart. I love you so much.”

The death toll from an earthquake that struck Pakistani Kashmir jumped to 37, officials said on Wednesday, as families mourned relatives and rescue teams sent supplies to the area. Officials said the extent of the casualties, who included young children, emerged a day after the 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck as authorities were able to reach towns and villages around the region outside main population centres.  "We had dispatched survey teams in the entire area affected by the earthquake to collect details of the victims," Muhammad Tayyab, divisional commissioner for Mirpur, one of the worst affected areas, told reporters adding that around 500 people had been injured. Tuesday's earthquake levelled homes and shops and split open roads in an area between the towns of Jhelum and Mirpur to the north, part of which is in Pakistan's portion of the disputed territory of Kashmir.  "The situation is slowly returning to normal, the level of panic is now less am...

Pastor Kwabena Asiamah of Universal Spiritual Outreach (Ajagurajah Movement), has ignited a controversy with his claim of Jesus marrying Mary Magdalene. Pastor Kwabena said Jesus Christ got married to Mary Magdalene with whom he had 4 children in France.  The Ghanaian Pastor who admitted to being occultic which according to him is a promotion in the interview with Kofi Adoma on Kofi TV, also countered the Christian belief of Adam's first wife being Eve. According to him, Adam's first wife is Lilith. 

A 29-year-old man named Prince Yeboah Wiredu has reportedly killed himself after his wife made a fool out of him. According to a report, he found his wife in bed with another man after he struggled to let her joined him in the United States from Ghana two years ago. A poster of the man which has surfaced online notes he died a week ago, on 11th September 2019. Check out the screenshots below;

Seven children were killed and 57 injured when a classroom collapsed as students were starting their morning lessons at a school in Kenya's capital Nairobi on Monday, officials said.  Television stations showed images of rescue workers sifting through metal sheeting and slabs of concrete at the Precious Talent school, and carrying white body bags to an ambulance. "We have regrettably lost seven lives to this morning's incident that occurred around 8 a.m., as the learners of Class Five to Eight were starting their morning lessons," Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha said at the scene of the accident.  In Kenya's school system, classes five to eight usually covers children aged from 10 to 14 years. He added that 57 children had been taken to hospital for treatment, with two of them having serious injuries.  The first floor of the building collapsed, trapping the children below, local lawmaker John Kiarie told NTV Kenya earlier.  Magoha said more tha...

Community leaders suggested that the disaster was due to the desecration of the sacred shrine by Fulani herders who intruded into the shrine of the ancient deity.  Despite the supernatural interpretation by the traditionalists, police said the thunderstorm that killed the cows was a natural disaster. It was gathered that the cows were struck dead at the rocky elevation said to be sacred to the community.  When journalists visited the scene of the incident on Sunday, about 36 dead cows were found littering the place.  The traditional ruler of the community, the Olujare of Ijare, Adebamigbe Oluwagbemigun (Kokotiri II), told journalists that the mysterious incident occurred because of the trespass of the sacred place where people were forbidden to go. Speaking on behalf of the Olujare, one of the chiefs, the Sapetu of Ijare, Wemimo Olaniran, said the Fulani herders were the ones who came to the palace to report the case.  Mr Olaniran, who is next to the Olujar...

A glass of milk a day, keeps diseases away. Not just apples.  As adults, we’re all well-acquainted with this idea that Milk is good for us. But beyond this vague notion, there are uncertainties revolving around the specifics of exactly why that is. These three things are just a few out of many reasons why milk is needed in our daily diet. Energy Booster Milk is great for many things, but did you know it’s also great for boosting your energy? When you’re struggling to get through the day and you need a little boost, reach for a cold glass of milk. It will help you feel revitalized in no time. Soothes Heartburn There are many foods that contain acids that cause people to experience heartburn. One of the simplest – and yummiest – ways to alleviate this pain is by drinking a glass of milk. The cooling sensation and the thick consistency of milk help to coat the oesophagus and stomach lining to prevent heartburn. Stress Reducer Thanks to the many vitamins and...

Popular Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh claims that her courage to speak up on her failed marriage to Olakunle Churchill has saved a lot of men suffering from premature ejaculation.  The mother-of-one had in an interview with Daddy Freeze among other things mentioned that Churchill was a cheat, despite he could not “stay inside a woman for more than 40 seconds.” According to her, she just could not understand why a man who could not last long in bed would have the desire to be adulterous.  However, she believes that after calling her ex-husband ’40 seconds’ man, the infamous tag has forced men with sexual weaknesses to chase after solutions to dodge embarrassment. “I really have save a lot of 40secs men, I mean, today everywhere you turn, there is a solution for it. Everyone is selling a cure, wish the buyers well,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories.  “May the Lord take away your shame.”  She added: “If i didn’t talk now, yall would have been dying in silence...

It's gaining momentum in the health and wellness world, with some scientific studies confirming it may help treat a variety of ailments like chronic pain and anxiety. Here are seven health benefits of CBD oil that are backed by scientific evidence. 1. Can Relieve Pain Marijuana has been used to treat pain as far back as 2900 B.C. More recently, scientists have discovered that certain components of marijuana, including CBD, are responsible for its pain-relieving effects. Studies have shown that CBD may help reduce chronic pain by impacting endocannabinoid receptor activity, reducing inflammation and interacting with neurotransmitters.One study in rats found that CBD injections reduced pain response to surgical incision, while another rat study found that oral CBD treatment significantly reduced sciatic nerve pain and inflammation. Several human studies have found that a combination of CBD and THC is effective in treating pain related to multiple sclerosis and arthritis. ...

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A woman has paid a heartbreaking tribute to her boyfriend, who drowned while proposing marriage to her in Tanzania.  Kenesha Antoine posted a video on Facebook of her boyfriend, Steven Weber, swimming up to the window of their underwater room at the Manta Resort on Pemba Island, off Tanzania. “I can’t hold my breath long enough to tell you everything I love about you. But everything I love about you I love more every day!” the note reads. In the video, the Louisiana man flips the page to show the message “Will you marry me?” before pulling out an engagement ring box.  Antoine posted on Facebook that Weber “never emerged from those depths”. “You never got to hear my answer, ‘Yes! Yes! A million times, yes’. We never got to embrace and celebrate the beginning of the rest of our lives together, as the best day of our lives turned into the worst, in the cruelest (sic) twist of fate imaginable. “I will try to take solace in the fact that we enjoyed the most amazin...

What started as a sinus infection for this young woman turned into a massive tumour covering two thirds of her face.  After several operations, doctors have now deemed the cancerous tumour inoperable and told a despairing Ntomboxolo Maquela, 31, that she will have to live with it for the rest of her life. The only way she can eat is if her food is liquefied and she also has difficulty breathing. All she can do, to cope with the pain and bleeding, is take medication, but Ntomboxolo says the only thing that provides relief, is cannabis oil.  Her life changed forever in 2008, when as a bubbly and optimistic 19-year-old electrical engineering student at CPUT, she developed a bad bout of sinusitis.  A tumour then started growing near her nose and mouth and her one eye popped out.  She was diagnosed with an Odontogenic tumour. In a letter from the Head & Neck Oncology Clinic at Groote Schuur Hospital, doctors state that she has a benign tumour of the left m...