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Whatsapp Will Stop Working On These Phones From November 2021 (Full List)

Popular social media messaging app, Whatsapp will no longer work on some phones as from November 1, 2021, due to compatibility issues.

The phones that will be affected include 52 android and iPhone devices owned by millions of users worldwide.

According to Naijanews, the inability of the application to function on these devices is because owners of the platform will cease to provide support for the operating system running on such old model devices.

To be able to continue enjoying Whatsapp services, owners of affected devices have two options – upgrade their device software (if possible) or get a brand new phone.

According to a report published by Sun UK, the phones that will be affected by this technology upgrade include:

1. Galaxy Trend Lite

2. Galaxy Trend II

3. Galaxy SII

4. Galaxy S3 mini

5. Galaxy Xcover 2

6. Galaxy Core

7. Galaxy Ace 2

8. Lucid 2

9. Optimus F7

10. Optimus F5

11. Optimus L3 II Dual

12. Optimus F5

13. Optimus L5

14. Best L5 II

15. Optimus L5 Dual

16. Best L3 II

17. Optimus L7

18. Optimus L7 II Dual

19. Best L7 II

20. Optimus F6, Enact

21. Optimus L4 II Dual

22. Optimus F3

23. Best L4 II

24. Best L2 II

25. Optimus Nitro HD

26. Optimus 4X HD

27. Optimus F3Q

28. ZTE V956

29. Grand X Quad V987

30. Grand Memo

31. Xperia Miro

32. Xperia Neo L

33. Xperia Arc S

34. Alcatel

35. Ascend G740

36. Ascend Mate

37. Ascend D Quad XL

38. Ascend D1 Quad XL

39. Ascend P1 S

40. Ascend D2

41. Archos 53 Platinum

42. HTC Desire 500

43. Caterpillar Cat B15

44. Wiko Cink Five

45. Wiko Darknight

46. Lenovo A820

47. UMi X2

48. Run F1

49. THL W8

50. iPhone SE

51. iPhone 6S

52. iPhone 6S Plus

Meanwhile, henceforth, Nigerian citizens below the age of 18 would not be allowed to own a Subscriber Identity/Identification Module (SIM) card.

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC revealed this in a recent publication on its official website, Naija News reports.

According to the draft copy of the modified registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations, only subscribers above the age of 18 are entitled to SIMs. The commission said the new regulation was in line with the powers conferred upon the commission by section 70 of the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003.

Imo state bans sale of Alcoholic Beverages in Public Motor Parks

Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma has banned the sale of alcoholic drinks at the various motor parks in the state, ABN TV reports.

Senator Uzodinma stated this during the inauguration of the advisory council on road safety in Owerri.

According to him, the aim is to reduce the number of road crashes by fifty percent by twenty-thirty which Will also meet the global best practices.

He explained that the state has been aligning itself with the global best practices in the management and prevention of road crashes.

He said the State government has done a lot to ensure that the roads in the state are relatively in good shape and hitch-free driving for motorists.

The state Governor said the resolve to curb the frequent accidents on the major highways led to the engagement of world-class contractors to dualize Owerri- Orlu road and Owerri-Okigwe road to boost the economy of the state.

Governor Uzodinma noted that the council would also be focused on the five strategic pillars which are Road Management, Safer Vehicles, Safer Road Users, Post Crash Response, and Safer Driving Environment.

Afenifere Speaks On Joining IPOB To Shut Down Nigeria For One Month

Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere has rejected the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB’s call to jointly shut down Nigeria for one month.

IPOB is reported to have threatened to direct Igbo people living in different parts of Nigeria to observe a one-month sit-at-home order if the Nigerian government failed to produce its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, in court for trial on October 21st.

The Igbo group had also urged the Middle Belt and Oduduwa Nation agitators to join its members in the demonstration.

Afenifere has, however, said it would not take part in the sit-at-home exercise as agitated by the Biafrans.

A highly placed Afenifere chieftain who reportedly spoke exclusively with DAILY POST said shutting down Nigeria is not part of its agenda. The South-Western indigene who pleaded not to be mentioned said Afeniefere should not be dragged into such a move to shut down Nigeria.

“I always show solidarity but we will never be part of shutting down Nigeria for one month.

“That is not part of our agenda; If it’s worthy for them, they can shut down the country, but they should not mention us in that kind of thing.

“We don’t want to be part of it because it is certainly not our agenda. We are not in the business of shutting down the country,” Daily Post quoted the Afenifere chieftain as saying.

Meanwhile, the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has been issued a stern warning against spreading its wings to the Northern part of the country.

Naija News reports that the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, issued the warning to counter the Biafra agitators’ call that the Middle Belt should join in shutting down Nigeria.

Senate Confirms Buhari’s Nominee Who ‘Started Schooling A Year Before He Was Born

The Curriculum Vitae of Alhaji Yahaya Muhammad, who is among those nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Board, has shown that he started primary education a year before he was born.

Naija News recalls that Buhari had, in a letter dated September 17, 2021, asked the Senate to, in their usual expeditious manner, confirm his nominations to the positions of the Secretary and Board members of the EFCC, with Muhammad as one of them.

While presenting his committee’s report for consideration by the upper legislative chambers on Tuesday, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Anti Corruption and Financial Crimes, Kwari Sulieman said all the nominees met the necessary requirements to hold public office.

But Senator Hassan Hadejia (APC Jigawa), drew the attention of his colleagues to what he described as “discrepancies” in Muhammad’s credentials, pointing out that the nominee’s credentials showed that he started schooling a year before he was born.

The lawmaker said: “Let me bring to the notice of the House certain discrepancies in the report that are contradictory especially with regards to one of the nominee, Alhaji Yahaya Muhammad on page 8, where the nominee according to record started his primary school before he was born.

“There is also an overlap in the sequence of his educational experience because here, he was born on 29th September, 1969 and he started his Central Primary school in 1968.

“Then he was in Borno Teachers College from 1975 and 1988 while simultaneously he was in the College of Administration Studies from 1980 to 1981. If these are typographical errors Mr President, maybe we should have them corrected for the sake of our record.”

Nevertheless, the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, who presided over the day’s plenary, turned a blind eye to this observation, as he put Muhammad’s nomination to voice vote.

Those confirmed alongside Muhammad are George Abang Ekungu, Secretary (Cross River); Luqman Muhammed (Edo); Anumba Adaeze (Enugu) and Kola Raheem Adesina (Kwara).

BREAKING! IGP Removes Anambra Commissioner Of Police Over Reoccurring Killings, Violence

Worried by the incessant security challenges in Anambra State, the inspector-general of police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has removed the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Tony Olofu.

The IGP also ordered the immediate posting of CP Echeng Eworo Echeng to replace him as the new commissioner of police in the state.

Force PRO, CP Frank Mba, said in a statement Tuesday night said that the IGP has also ordered the deployment of a detachment of NPF Special Forces to Anambra State to bolster and complement the ongoing peace-building efforts of the Nigeria Police Operation Restore Peace in the State.

He said the IGP, who is particularly concerned with the renewed incidents of attacks on innocent individuals and symbol of state authority in the state, ordered the new commissioner of police to mobilize both kinetic and non-kinetic law enforcement and crime fighting approaches to reverse the negative trend, reclaim public spaces from hoodlums and restore public peace in the state.

The IGP has also charged the new Police Chief to work with other stakeholders and patriotic forces in Anambra State to restore law and order leveraging on his professional experience.

The IGP also called on Ndi-Anambra to support and cooperate with the new Commissioner of Police in his task of protecting the lives and property of all.

CP Echeng, who until his recent posting, was the commissioner of police in-charge of Bayelsa State and holds a first degree in History from the University of Maiduguri.

The FPRO said he is an experienced peace-builder and has received extensive training on global peace support operations at Mission Training Cell, Kielce, Poland, amongst other tactical and leadership courses.

He has also served as a former Police Component Commander, Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe, Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of Zonal CID, Zone-13, Ukpo, Anambra State, amongst other key positions.

How Police Officer Allegedly Killed DSS Operative In Imo

An operator of the Department of State Services (DSS), known as Prince Nwachinaemere Ezemuonye Ozuzu, was allegedly shot dead by an unidentified police officer.

According to the deceased brother, Destiny Nwozuzu, the heinous crime took place on Monday at Mgbidi – Awo /Owerri Onitsha route in Imo State.

He stated the 38-year-old was shot four times by a police officer, not once as alleged by DSS officials, and not by unknown gunmen.

He also revealed that the father of four was shot on his right chest by a police officer on a joint taskforce team, who was trying to fire warning shots in response to the supposed gunmen alleged to be firing gunshots.

Another source who pleaded anonymity, told DAILY POST correspondent, that the deceased and his colleagues were shooting indiscriminately when a stray bullet hit the DSS officer.

Findings from DAILY POST revealed that the deceased was recently promoted.

DAILYPOST also gathered that some youths from Irete community in Owerri West, the deceased community were planning to stage a protest to the DSS office tomorrow morning to register their grievances.

The Imo State Police command, Michael Abattamwhen when contacted said,” I don’t have such information yet. If a police officer had killed somebody we should have known by now.”

The police spokesman said, “You can go to the DSS for further confirmation my brother.”

All efforts made to reach the DSS PRO proved abortive as DAILY POST correspondent was told that DSS does not have spokesperson at the state level.

Female lawmaker beaten, stripped naked in Rivers

She wanted to escape with the mace, but they wouldn’t let her. Next, a fight ensued.

Cynthia Nwala, who is the leader of the Legislative Council in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State, was beaten to a pulp and stripped naked within the council premises, amid a brewing leadership crisis in the council.

The incident transpired on Monday, October 4, 2021.

Nwala tells Vanguard newspaper that the assault on her was carried out by the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of the Council, Chinedu Onyechi.

She adds that Onyechi acted on the orders of Etche Council Chairman, Obinna Anyanwu.

“I met the gate of the council locked as I was leaving the office, having closed for the day,” Nwala says.

“The CSO said the chairman ordered them to lock the gate. I asked why, they said I was going home with the mace (the symbol of authority in the legislature). I said the mace is for the Leader.

“I am to secure the mace due to what is going on in the council. I don’t know what the other councillors are up to.

“The Deputy Leader is acting like he’s the Leader, and one of them urged me to be careful, that I should see what they’re planning.

“The council is under renovation. The place is not secure and the Clerk of the House is not working with me.

“So the CSO said the Chairman said they should come after me. They vandalised my car and started beating me, tore my clothes.

“It was a terrible situation,” she adds.

However, Etche Council Chairman Anyanwu says Nwala isn’t telling the truth.

According to Anyanwu, “that is not true. After screening the Supervisory Councillors, she wanted to cart away the mace.

“That is not her duty to do because the Sergeant-at-Arms is the person that is supposed to be in possession of the mace.

“Because she wanted to cart away the mace, she started having friction with her other colleagues. They locked the council gates and the CSO only waded in to separate the fight.”

Images of Nwala in her torn clothes, have been making the rounds on social to outrage from some members of her constituency.

The police has been called upon to investigate the incident.

Ganduje’s wife in EFCC custody for fraud Allegations

Hafsat Ganduje, the wife of the executive governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Ganduje, is in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, custody for fraud allegations.

It was gathered that the First Lady of Kano was allegedly arrested on Monday over a bribery and land fraud case reported by her son, Abdualzeez Ganduje.

She had been invited by the anti-graft agency to report to Abuja headquarters on September 13. However, she did not honour the invitation, which prompted the EFCC to arrest her.

Sources close to her revealed that she had travelled to the UK at the time, for the graduation of her son.

According to a report by Premium Times, she was apprehended on Monday evening by the EFCC. She is currently being questioned by investigators.

Governor Ganduje’s son, Abdulazeez had earlier reported his mother to the anti-graft agency, alleging that she had been using the family’s influence for personal gain.

Herders banned from the South should return to Kano – Ganduje
Mr Ganduje, the governor, had previously been involved in a corruption-related scandal. He has struggled to untangle himself from the public perception that he is a corrupt public servant since 2018 when Daily Nigerian published a series of videos that showed the governor collecting money from a government contractor.

According to sources who saw Abdulazeez’s petition, he reported that he was approached by a property developer to help facilitate the acquisition of some plots of land in Kano with some hundreds of thousands of US dollars and at least 35 million naira as “facilitation commission”.

It was leant that Abdulazeez said he paid the sum in dollars to his mother, Mrs Ganduje.

“But three months later, (the property developer) discovered that the plots of land he wanted and had paid the first family for had been allocated to other buyers and he then requested to be refunded,” one source added.

JUST IN: Robbers attack Dunamis Church, Stab Security Guard

The Dunamis International Centre, Phase 4 kubwa in Bwari area council of Abuja was recently attacked by armed robbers on Monday.

It was gathered that hoodlums, numbering over 10, stormed the premises of the church seeking for money and other valaubles. They attacked and stabbed a security guard, identified only as John, in the stomach and ripped off his intestines.

A source disclosed that the robbers became annoyed on discovering that they could not find anything valuable. “The incident happened around 3am on Monday. The robbers came and John tried to resist them. During the fracas, he was overpowered and stabbed in the stomach.”

“He was rushed to the General Hospital in Kubwa but because doctors were on strike, there was nothing that could be done. He was thereafter transferred to another private hospital in Abuja.”

Speaking on the incident, associate pastor, Mr. Joseph Ogaba said; “Nothing was taken from the church and we cannot question somebody (guard) who is on the sickbed. Until he gets better and we hear from him, whatever you hear will be assumptions.”

“We will prefer you wait to hear from the church before publication.”

Lagos Lawmakers Campaign for more Investments in Waterways Transportation

More work is needed attract private investments to the Lagos waterways transportation sector, lawmakers at the State House of Assembly have said.

The lawmakers, who belong to the House Committee on Transportation, made the position known during a recent visit to the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) and the Lagos State Ferry Services (LAGFERRY).

Led by its chairman, Hon. Temitope Adewale, the committee agreed that the government had to improve the environment that would enable such business thrive.

Hon. Adewale noted the interest of the House of Assembly in the success of waterways transportation as an alternative to the ever-growing traffic challenges faced by residents of the state.

To this end, the lawmaker urged LASWA to ensure the security of the state’s waterways through effective collaboration with security agencies.

Adewale expressed belief that securing the waterways would help increase public confidence and boost chances of Public Private Partnership (PPP).

Commending the agency for the success so far recorded, the committee chairman appealed for more efficiency while advising that the waterways must not become escape routes for criminals.

He, therefore, urged for more patrol boats to monitor waterways in the state.

Describing LAGFERRY as one of the agencies that had added value to the governance of the state and the transportation sector, Adewale pleaded for more activities that would help attract investors.

He also promised that the House would continue to assist in areas that would ease the job of the agency and help it meet its goals.

Speaking earlier, Mr. Oluwadmilola Emmanuel, General Manager of LASWA, enumerated the achievements of the agency to include the creation of a control room to monitor the various routes on the waterways.

According to him, this strategy has helped to keep the waterways safe and secured just as he added that the agency currently has two patrol boats for the patrol of waterways to avoid criminal activities on the waterways.

He said the agency had provided 294 life jackets and was expecting 845 more.

The agency, Emmanuel said, also collaborates with security agencies for the protection of the waterways.

He, however, said the Marine Police can be equipped further for effective enforcement.

On his part, the Managing Director of LAGFERRY, Hon. Ladi Balogun, said his agency with a mandate to provide ferry services to ease pressure on road transportation, currently has a fleet of 20 boats.

He noted that at least, 480,000 waterways users routinely patronise the boats.

While explaining that the agency was already setting standards for other operators in the industry, he lamented that recurrent expenditure appropriated for it was not enough as the price of fuel affects business.