NIMC enrollment centres in Lagos and Abuja

 

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has published a list of National Identity Number (NIN) enrollment centres.

NIMC posted the venues on its Twitter handle on Thursday.

The locations are in Lagos and Abuja, the nation’s capital.

The federal government had extended the deadline for NIN-SIM registration.

Subscribers with NIN were given the grace to connect it to their phone numbers by January 19, 2021.

Those without NIN were asked to register and update their records by February 9, 2021.

List of the centres:

Nigeria Police lose second AIG in 3 days

 

Yunana Babas, an Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police is dead.

Babas was in charge of Zone 8.

He passed away three days after the death of another AIG, Omololu Bishi.

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman, reacted to his death Thursday night.

He commiserated with the police authorities over “the sudden death”.

AbdulRahman described Babas as a perfect gentlemen and a dedicated officer.

“I received the news of the death of AIG Yunana Babas with shock and sadness. It is one tragedy too many.

“On behalf of the people and Government of Kwara State, I condole with the entire police family, especially the Inspector General of Police and the immediate family of the top officer, on this devastating development.

“The late officer is a fine gentleman, a patriot, and a professional cop who was very passionate about his duty to his fatherland. I recall the gallant roles the late officer played in some recent security developments in the zone.”

The governor prayed God to repose his soul and comfort his family.

ENTERTAINMENT : Jeffree Star clears air on alleged affair with Kanye West

 Popular American entrepreneur and YouTuber, Jeffree Star has reacted to the rumour that he is having an affair with rapper, Kanye West.

There were reports on social media that Kanye West is reportedly having an affair with Jeffery Star.

The rumour had it that Kim Kardashian, Wife of Kanye West was making a divorce move as a result of the affair.

However, the popular makeup artist, who initially responded with a joke when the rumour started, has now clearly denied the affair.

According to Star, he is not having an affair with Kanye West.

On Twitter, he wrote: “I’m definitely NOT sleeping with Kanye, but the amount of rappers in my DM’s is wild bitch. Time to make a hit song in bed.”

FA Cup, fourth round schedule confirmed

 

Manchester United will clash with bitter rivals Liverpool in the FA Cup fourth round at 5pm on Saturday, 24 January.

United, who travel to Anfield this Sunday in the Premier League, will play host to Jurgen Klopp’s side and the match will be aired live on the BBC.

Chelsea welcome Championship side Luton Town at midday, while Manchester City face Cheltenham Town a day earlier on January 23.

City are scheduled to kick off at 5.30 pm at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium.

Swansea City are also in action against Nottingham Forest, with the clash also being shown on the 23rd at 3 pm.

United’s tie with Liverpool is unarguably the tie of the fourth round, with the winner set to be one of the favourites to lift the cup in May.

Liverpool, meanwhile, dispatched Aston Villa’s youngsters with a resounding 4-1 win in their third-round clash at Villa Park.

Ozil ‘closer than ever’ to Arsenal exit

 

Mesut Ozil’s time at Arsenal looks to be coming to an end, after Fenerbahce Sporting Director, Emre Belozoglu, said the player is “closer than ever” to joining the Turkish club.

The 32-year-old’s contract is set to expire at the end of the season.

However, his representatives have held negotiations with Fenerbahce, as well as DC United about a move during this transfer window.

Ozil was not registered in Mikel Arteta’s Premier League and Europa League squads for this season and has not played for the Gunners since March.

Speaking to Turkish media about the prospect of Ozil moving to Fenerbahce, Emre said: “We had a meeting with him and his agent. It’s happening slowly, but Mesut is closer than ever to Fenerbahce. The fact that Mesut’s childhood dream is still alive and Fenerbahce has such a dream has made this step so close for the first time.

“After Mesut is done with the negotiations with his club, we will have our own negotiations among ourselves. If Mesut can make a deal with his club on the terms we expect, it won’t be a burden for us financially considering our limits this year.

“Fenerbahce, or any club for this matter, can’t afford to pay salaries of 4-5m euros to football players anymore. There’s no way we would pay amounts that would upset balances within Fenerbahce or affect other players’ salaries; we can’t afford that.”

Joe Biden appoints another Nigerian into his cabinet

 

Joe Biden, the President-elect of the United States of America, has appointed Nigerian-born Funmi Olorunnipa Badejo into his cabinet.

The President-elect made announcement when he named additional 20 members of the office of the White House counsel.

Badejo is a lawyer and an alumna of Berkeley Law College in the US, and served as ethics counsel in the same office toward the end of the President Barrack Obama administration.

She, alongside other lawyers of the Office of White House Counsel will be advising the President, the executive office of the president, and the White House staff on legal issues pertaining to the president and the White House.

A statement on the Biden-Harris transition website said that Badejo was general counsel of the house select subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis which was chaired by James Clyburn, House Majority Whip.

“Her prior government service includes serving as Counsel for policy to the Assistant Attorney-General in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, Ethics Counsel at the White House Counsel’s Office and Attorney Advisor at the Administrative Conference of the United States during the Obama-Biden administration,” the statement read.

Biden will become the 46th President of the United States after his swearing-in slated for January 20, 2021

He defeated the incumbent President Donald Trump in the November 3 presidential election after scoring over 300 electoral college votes

Although Trump rejected the election result claiming electoral fraud, he could not provide proofs and has lost numerous cases he filed in court.

President Trump was however, impeached on Wednesday for the second time having been accused of inciting his supporters to launch a deadly attack on US Capitol In a final push to stop the confirmation of Biden as the winner of the election by the Congress.

Biden had earlier In December 2020 appointed a Nigerian-American, Osaremen Okolo, a Ni, a member of Biden’s COVID-19 response team.

Before then, Nigerian-born Adewale Adeyemo has been appointed as deputy secretary of the treasury department.

SPORT: Transfer, Manchester United star, Fosu-Mensah leaves Old Trafford for Bayer Leverkusen

 

Bayer Leverkusen and Manchester United have agreed a deal for the transfer of defender, Timothy Fosu-Mensah to the German Bundesliga outfit.

The prayer will be in Germany today to complete the move, according to Sky Sports Germany.

Bayer Leverkusen have agreed a €2m deal with the former Premier League champions for the Dutchman.

The player’s contract at United expires June 2021, meaning he is free to talk with clubs around Europe over a free transfer in the summer.

The player is willing to leave Old Trafford this month due to lack of playing time under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Ajax were also in the race to sign the 23-year-old but it now appears the German club have won the race.

Sky Sports journalist, Max Bielefeld, reports that the defender who will be in Germany today is set to complete his move.

The reporter added that Leverkusen will pay €2m to United to make the move happen this month.

The 23-year-old will sign a 3-year deal that will keep him at the German top-flight until 2024.