* BREAKING: Communications Minister issues NCC 9-day ultimatum to clear unregistered SIMs | Serial killer prowling Port Harcourt: Is life in Nigeria still valuable? | Actress Toyin Abraham threatens Liz Anjorin with N500m lawsuit

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 Software – Our last hope? The DNA of 21st Century sustainable development is Software! This Paradigm shift in global development [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [1st News.com](  [banner]( SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 [***] Software – Our last hope? [CHRIS UWAJE-SOFTWARE]( The DNA of 21st Century sustainable development is Software! This Paradigm shift in global development cycle, is principally instigated and propelled by Software knowledge engineering and innovation. More than ever before, the Industrial revolution has been intensified. Remember, must we not, that we totally lost out in the previous era as a nation. Making us mentally and economically dependent on global forces? New lessons learned from global trend and experience in Software development has clearly shown that “The Future cannot be inherited. It MUST be created!” [Read more]( [***] [NCC]( BREAKING: Communications Minister issues NCC 9-day ultimatum to clear unregistered SIMs The Minister of Communications, Ibrahim Pantami has told the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to ensure the registration of unregistered Sim cards in the country on or before September 25. Pantami made this announcement on Monday, September 16, during the swearing-in of the board of the NCC. He revealed that the NCC has been able to reduce the number of unregistered SIMs from 9.2million to 2.4million since he last gave the directive on the SIM card registration. [Read more]( [***] [Ramaphosa]( Ramaphosa, South Africa President, apologizes to Nigeria over xenophobic attacks The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, has apologized to Nigeria over the recent xenophobic attacks in that country. Ramaphosa had dispatched a special envoy to Nigeria over the incident. The apology was delivered to President Muhammadu Buhari during a meeting on Monday, September 16, 2019. Specifically, the apology was conveyed by a special envoy, Jeff Radebe. [Read more]( [***] [BudgIT-Seun-Onigbinde]( BudgIT co-founder Seun Onigbinde resigns, cites 'mistrust' from Nigerians Seun Onigbinde, a co-founder of BudgIT, who was recently appointed Technical Adviser at the Ministry of Budget and National Planning by President Muhammadu Buhari, has resigned the appointment. The BudgIT boss confirmed the development through his Medium account. His appointment by the same government he had criticized in the past four years generated controversy amongst political observers. [Read more]( [***] [Boko-Haram]( Boko Haram enjoys free rein in North-East as soldiers retreat to super camps The Boko Haram insurgency is currently profiting from a strategy of the Nigerian military which has seen troops retreat to super camps. The Nigerian Army believes the super camps are more resilient and can be more easily defended against the Boko Haram insurgents. However, the strategy has seen the Boko Haram militants enjoy a free rein in Maiduguri. In addition, it has seen it expand its hold on other troubled parts of the North-East. [Read more]( [***] [Fayose]( Fayose: Alleged N6.9bn trial of ex-Gov recommences Oct 21 The trial of former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, will now resume on Oct. 21 before a Federal High Court in Lagos. Fayose is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over N6.9billion fraud and money laundering charges. He was first arraigned on Oct. 22. 2018, before Justice Mojisola Olatotegun, alongside a company, Spotless Investment Ltd, on 11 counts bordering on fraud and money laundering offences. [Read more]( [***] [court-1]( Court remands butcher for allegedly raping 25-year-old woman An Upper Area Court in Mpape, on Monday, ordered that a 34-year-old butcher, Abu Mohammed, who allegedly raped a 25-year-old woman, be remanded in a correctional facility in Keffi, Nasarawa State. The judge, Hassan Mohammed, who made the order, adjourned the case until Sept. 20, for hearing. The police charged the defendant, who resides in Karu Abuja with rape and criminal intimidation, which he denied. [Read more]( [***] [Serial-Killer-PHC]( Serial killer prowling Port Harcourt: Is life in Nigeria still valuable? The city of Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State is currently battling against the antics of a presumed serial killer who lure unsuspecting victims, only females so far, before killing them. According to reports, some of the victims are online vendors. They walk into the trap set by the serial killer who disguises as a client seeking their services. [Read more]( [***] [IMG 20190716 230126]( [***] [hulk-boris]( Boris called Trumpian, infantile for comparing Brexit to Hulk bursting out of chains Boris Johnson has been labeled "Trumpian" and "infantile" by a senior EU figure. This is because the UK prime minister compared Britain leaving the EU to Hulk smashing out of his chains. Ahead of his meeting on Monday with the European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, the UK prime minister told the Mail on Sunday that the UK would break out of the "manacles" of the European Union under his leadership, adding that "the madder Hulk gets, the stronger Hulk gets." [Read more]( [***] [12-dead-India]( 12 dead, 26 rescued after boat capsizes in India Authorities continued to search the waters of India's Godavari River Monday for missing people after a tourist boat carrying at least 60 people capsized a day earlier. At least 12 people were killed in the incident and 26 people were rescued; officials confirmed this to BBC in India. However, dozens remained unaccounted for and feared dead when the search operation was called off Sunday night due to low light. [Read more]( [***] [Technology]( [***] [samsung-note]( Samsung Galaxy Note 10 review The Galaxy Note 10+ (and 10+ 5G) represents the technological peak of Samsung’s smartphone offering for 2019. We have tested the unique features that make the Note 10 series a “must-see” waypoint on your smartphone quest. This review was based on using the Galaxy Note 10+, which we consider to be the true successor of the Galaxy Note 9. It’s essential to understand that the base Galaxy Note 10 (non-plus) is, in fact, an extension of the Note family’s footprint. [Read more]( [***] [cyber-NK]( US sanctions three North Korean groups linked with multi-million dollar cyber attacks worldwide The US Treasury has sanctioned three hacking groups linked with North Korea, claiming that they were behind the theft of millions of dollars from financial institutions worldwide to help fund Pyongyang's weapons programme. The officials claimed that three hacking groups - given the names Lazarus, Bluenoroff and Andariel - have been behind a wave of cyber attacks targeting critical infrastructure, espionage in a bid to purloin military technology, and raising funds for North Korea's nuclear weapons and missile programmes. [Read more]( [***] [australia-hack]( China 'blamed for cyber-attack' on Australian parliament Australian intelligence determined China was responsible for a cyber-attack on its national parliament and three largest political parties before the general election in May, according to a report by Reuters. Australia's cyber intelligence agency - the Australian Signals Directorate - concluded in March that China's Ministry of State Security was responsible for the attack, five people with direct knowledge of the findings of the investigation told Reuters. [Read more]( [***] [KIDS CURVED]( [***] [Sport]( [***] [Lukaku]( Lukaku: Italian TV station bans pundit Luciano Passirani for racist remarks against striker An Italian television station says it will not use one of its pundits again after he made a racist comment about Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku. Speaking on TopCalcio24, Luciano Passirani said: "If you go one-on-one with him he will murder you. "The only way to come up against him is maybe give him 10 bananas to eat..." Programme director Fabio Ravezzani said, despite Passirani's "immediate apologies" that "he could no longer participate in our broadcasts". [Read more]( [***] [Tammy-Abraham-Premier-League]( Abraham hints at starring for Super Eagles Tammy Abraham rocketed to the top of the Premier League race for the Golden Boot with a hat-trick on Saturday but his future at international level is yet to be decided. Abraham was born in London and has been at Chelsea since the age of seven but had never scored a senior goal for the club until this season when he opened his account with a double against Norwich. [Read more]( [***] [RONALDO-CR7]( Ronaldo breaks down in tears after seeing video of his late father during interview 34-year-old Portuguese and Juventus forward, Cristiano Ronaldo broke down in tears after a video of his late father, Jose Dinis Aveiro surface in a recent interview session. The Juventus and Portugal star was shown a clip of Jose Dinis Aveiro, who was an alcoholic and died of liver failure in 2005 at the age of 52, speaking about his father on his doorstep during an hour-long chat with Piers Morgan. [Read more]( [***] [Health]( [***] [WHO]( WHO calls for urgent action to reduce patient harm in healthcare The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for urgent action to combat patient harm, which causes millions of preventable deaths annually. The WHO, also called on countries to increase their investments and efforts toward reducing patient harm. Information gathered from WHO official website reveals that millions of patients harmed each year due to unsafe health care worldwide. [Read more]( [***] [Herpes]( Genital herpes: How much do you know? Herpes is a generic name for a group of viruses that cause a variety of diseases. The ailments people generally associate with herpes are those that produce small blisters on the skin, which open and replaced by a crust before they heal completely. Genital herpes is caused by a virus called herpes simplex (HSV2), which causes crusted sores, commonly around the lips and mouth (“cold sores”) and the genitalia. The infectious condition itself called herpes simplex. [Read more]( [***] [eczema]( The difference between Eczema, Psoriasis Have you ever wonders what could be the difference between eczema and psoriasis? The main reason why psoriasis and eczema are confused is because they have a common resemblance. Both conditionals are characterized by inflamed, red rashes on the skin. The rashes tend to be dry, scaly and itchy. The two conditions tend to be similar because of the places they affect the body. Both disorders can occur on your feet, elbow, neck, and knees. 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