Author: Rashaad Harris

The draw for the Europa League round of 16 has been completed. Arsenal will play Sporting Lisbon, while Manchester United take on Real Betis. Mikel Arteta’s Gunners side, who were beaten finalists in the 2018/19 edition of the competition and reached the semi-finals in 2020/21, will travel to Lisbon next month to face Ruben Amorim’s side, who are fourth in the Primeira Liga at present, in the first leg.The pairing of the clubs brings potential for a reunion between Arsenal and former defender Hector Bellerin, with the Spaniard having joined the Portuguese club in January after a short return to…

According to the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC), there won’t be a telecommunications outage during the elections. It declared that all network functions would function normally. It made this statement in response to rumours that a network outage was being planned for the elections.The NCC statement reads: “The attention of the Nigerian Communications Commission has been drawn to fraudulent and misleading information circulating in some social media platforms, insinuating there is a planned shutdown of all telecom networks and relevant ICT units, including online transfer facilities of the banks, with effect from today, February 23, 2023.“The Nigerian public, consumers of telecommunications services,…

Another prophecy regarding tomorrow’s presidential election has come out. This time from Bishop Feyi Daniels of iReign Christian Family Church. In a 9 minute video clip, the cleric said the next President of Nigeria is Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, who is not even on the ballot. The self-styled Bishop went on to elaborate that Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the APC will be declared winner because the election will be rigged. He added that on the day of swearing in, Tinubu will be arrested and an interim government will be formed of which the current Vice President will be the leader. But…

According to the ex-chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, it’s highly possible to hack into the electoral commission’s database. He made this statement while discussing election-related matters with Trust TV and concerns about INEC’s readiness for the Saturday elections.Commenting on the effectiveness of BVAS, the former INEC chairman commended the level of preparedness by the electoral body, but said he could not guarantee that the commission’s database can’t be hacked.Jega said: “You see, in this modern age, nobody can give you 100 per cent assurance that a database cannot be hacked, unless the database is…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has issued a statement of warning to Nigerians without Permanent Voters Cards (PVC), to refrain from going to polling stations during Election Day, as only those who hold valid PVCs will be permitted to cast their votes. The advisory issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday, February 23, 2023, in Abuja, noted that on election day, only the PVC would serve as a means of identification, with INEC’s dedication to utilizing the Bimadal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for accrediting voters and uploading election results to the Result Viewing Portal (IReV).Festus Okoye,…

The Federal Government has unveiled a committee to coordinate the activities of computer security centres in the Information and Communication Technology industry to intercept potential cyberattacks during the 2023 general election. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, stated that the committee will advise the Federal Government on appropriate measures to take to protect the country’s cyberspace and ICT infrastructure from potential attacks, especially during the 2023 general election.According to him, the committee will be led by the Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Adeolu Akande.During the inauguration of the committee in Abuja on Thursday, he stated that…

The UEFA Europa League round of 16 features the eight group stage winners and the eight knockout round play-off winners. The sides that emerge from the eight ties advance to April’s Europa League quarter-finals.When is the Europa League round of 16 draw?The Europa League round of 16 draw takes place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on Friday 24 February. The ceremony begins at 12:00 CET. Which teams are in the Europa League round of 16 draw?The draw features 16 teams:Group stage winnersArsenal (ENG)Betis (ESP)Fenerbahçe (TUR)Ferencváros (HUN)Feyenoord (NED)Freiburg (GER)Real Sociedad (ESP)Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL)Knockout round play-off winnersJuventus (ITA)Leverkusen (GER)Man United (ENG)Roma…

Antony scored a dramatic winner as Manchester United came from behind 2-1 on the night and 4-3 on aggregate to banish Barcelona from this season’s UEFA Europa League. The Red Devils powered through to the last 16 by ending a 15-year wait for a win over La Blaugrana, who suffered their first defeat of the calendar year. Straight from kick-off it was evident that Erik ten Hag had tinkered with the line-up that drew at the Nou Camp last week, with Wout Weghorst up top and Jadon Sancho in the No 10 role. It appeared to be paying dividends when…

The “Spaceship Neptune” – a spherical capsule currently being readied for spaceflight by Space Perspective, a new startup whose operations centre is actually located at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Propelled by a space balloon instead of rocket fuel, the ‘carbon neutral’ vessel has been designed in collaboration with London-based transportation design studio, OMI (@ofmyimagination). Looking akin to an astronaut’s helmet on the outside, its passengers will be treated to unprecedented, 360-degree panoramic views via what are claimed to be the largest-ever, patented windows to reach the edge of space. Each journey will last for six hours, with the…

After 180 caps across an 18-year career, Sergio Ramos has announced his retirement from international football.The former Real Madrid captain had not played for Spain in two years, having been continuously left out by previous head coach Luis Enrique. However, there was hope that new boss Luis de la Fuente would recall the 36-year-old to the national team setup when he announces his first squad in March as La Roja begin their Euro 2024 qualifying matches.Unfortunately for Ramos, de la Fuente has opted against calling him up, which the player confirmed himself, and as such, has announced in a statement…