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 NCC insists on SIM-NIN deadline, telcos bar lines Friday Telecommunication companies will disconnect more Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) numbers not linked to National Identification Numbers (NIN) on Friday, March 29, 2024, the Nigeria Communications Commission has said. The Director of Public Publicity at the NCC, Reuben Mouka, told The PUNCH on a telephone call that that there would be no changes to the deadline for the next phase of disconnection The NCC’s directive for disconnection is being rolled out in stages, with the second phase set for March 29, 2024, continuing as previously announced. The initial phase took place on February 28, 2024. Subsequently, whilethe third phase is slated to begin on April 15, 2024. “We issued a publication that you can refer to. We specified certain deadlines and stipulated that subscribers who do not comply with the directive would be barred. And that has not changed.” Mouka said at the last deadline on February 28, 2024, about 40 million l...

Students at Abia State University have expressed concerns over the rising cult-related activities on their campus, saying the menace has become a threat to their safety. This followed the reported killing of a student of the institution recently, which was attributed to cult-related violence on the campus. The students are calling on the government to put adequate security measures in place to ensure their security and safety as they continue with their studies. Speaking with newsmen, the Student Union Government President of the institution, Chidirim Chinenye, while decrying the menace, called for the deployment of military personnel and the establishment of a military barracks to crack down on the perpetrators to prevent escalation. He said, “My concern is about the safety of students in the off-campus lodgings, where the majority of the violence has been taking place. We need a military barracks. “There is a military checkpoint in front of the school, yet, cult activities are on the...

Actress Dayo Amusa reveals that Femi Adebayo informed her of a police invitation regarding his advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights in Nigeria. She criticizes him for implying that his achievements somehow pose a problem for her. Watch video below. 

 “I broke up with my girlfriend of 5 years even though she was with me when I was broke” — Man admits An American man has caused outrage by revealing how he broke his 5-year relationship with his girlfriend, despite her being perfect. He took to his TikTok account, @scarfacemark, where he is being strongly criticized for his video. They had been together for 5 years, and he says she is a wonderful woman and every man’s dream. She used to give him her car when he was broke, pay for his meals and bills , and hold him down when he wasn’t well off. Despite her kindness, he couldn’t bring himself to love her, thus the relationship had to stop. He believes that while she was wonderful, she was not perfect for him. The young man decided to break up with her and move on to someone else whom he might genuinely love. Admittedly, she has elevated his expectations of what he looks for in a woman, and while he may not meet someone precisely like her, he is eager to find someone else with whom h...

 STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE  PRESIDENT TINUBU: WE MUST TREAT KIDNAPPERS AS TERRORISTS  President Bola Tinubu has condemned the reprehensible acts perpetrated by kidnappers across the country, declaring that individuals involved in such despicable crimes must be treated as terrorists.  The President made the declaration on Tuesday at a Ramadan dinner with members of the Federal judiciary led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.  Reiterating the government’s resolve to defeat banditry, the President said those who resort to kidnapping children are cowards, incapable of confronting the might of the Nigerian Armed Forces.    ''We must treat kidnappers as terrorists. They are cowardly. They have been degraded. They look for soft targets. They go to schools and kidnap children and cause disaffection. We must treat them equally as terrorists in order to get rid of them, and I promise you we will get rid of them,'' the President sa...

Assassination allegation: My voice note distorted, says Gani Adams The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has warned against what he termed as deliberate efforts by some individuals to drag his name in the mud, saying his silence should not be taken for cowardice. Adams, while speaking on the controversy generated by an audio clip, said he was ready to set the records straight on the various questions hanging in the balance on the alleged defamation contained in the clips which he said was “concocted, distorted, and disjointed.” The Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, alias Sunday Igboho; and the Chief of Staff to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Mr Tayo Ayinde, had both threatened to drag the Aare Ona Kakanfo, Iba Gani Adams, to court for allegedly accusing them of plotting an assassination. Igboho and Ayinde, in separate pre-action letters by their lawyers, demanded that Adams should retract the said assassination claim against them or they would drag him to co...

 A Lexington Kentucky veteran fireman is fighting for his life currently after succumbing to the blaze he was attempting to battle. Ronnie Metcalf was fighting an early Tuesday morning house fire with other first responders when orders were issued to evacuate.   Once all responding crew members were outside they became aware that Ronnie was missing. Search teams re-entered the raging house fire and rescued Ronnie.  However, he is currently in Baptist Hospital fighting for his life after sustaining serious injuries.