* Rising Debt: We are mindful of our borrowings, says FG * Manchester United thrashed by Everton after Richarlison kickstarts rout

APRIL 21, 2019 'Atiku has never defeated me in any election' - Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has issued a rebuttal to allegations by Atiku Abuba [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [1st news logo real](  [ipower]( [***] APRIL 21, 2019 [***] [Buhari-Atiku]( 'Atiku has never defeated me in any election' - Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has issued a rebuttal to allegations by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that he lost the February 23 presidential election. In a response to the petition filed before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja by Atiku and the PDP, challenging the outcome of the February 23, 2019, presidential election, Buhari said the claims made by PDP and its presidential candidate were laughable. [Read more]( [***] [pope - buhari]( Pope, Buhari kick as bombs kill more than 200 in Sri Lankan churches, hotels on Easter Sunday The Catholic pontiff, Pope Francis and President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday criticised the suicide attacks in Sri Lanka early in the day that killied no fewer than Over 200 people. Both described the attacks as dastardly and cowardly and pledged their solidarity with Sri Lanka people in the elimination of such heinous crimes. [Read more]( [***] [Zainab-Ahmed]( Rising Debt: We are mindful of our borrowings, says FG The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed says while government borrows to deliver on its promises, it was also mindful of rising debt burden which eats up about 25 per cent of the country’s annual earnings. Ahmed said this in a media interview on the sideline of the just concluded IMF/World Bank meetings, which took place in Washington DC from April 9 to 14. [Read more]( [***] [Internal-Displaced-Persons-IDPs]( Hunger compels children in Bauchi IDP camp to feed on onion leaves Intense hunger as a result of a paucity of food items in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in the outskirts of Bauchi has forced adolescent children to feed on onion leaves for survival. Our sources who visited the camp located about two km from Rindebin community in Bauchi Local Government Area reported that the children, between the ages of three and five, looked pitiful as they consume the leaves. [Read more]( [***] [Senator-Ademola-Adeleke]( PDP accuses APC of smear campaign against Adeleke The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday, April 20 has made allegations that leaders of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) were planning to discredit its 2018 governorship candidate in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke. This was contained in a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary, PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan who explained the APC leaders were “knitting a very ludicrous allegation that Adeleke’s school testimonial was forged, with a view to smearing his image in public.” [Read more]( [***] [HongKong-Nigerian-woman]( Nigerian woman arrested at Hong Kong airport with cocaine hidden in her body Immigration officials at the Hong Kong International Airport recovered more than half of a kilogram of cocaine from a Nigerian traveller who had allegedly hidden the drug in her body. The 37-year-old Nigerian arrived in the city on a flight from Lagos via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The woman who claimed to be in the city on business was intercepted by the airport officials after she was reported to be acting suspiciously shortly after her arrival on Thursday, April 18. [Read more]( [***] [Konga Easter Mega Sales]( [***] [easter-message]( Corbyn addresses refugee crisis in Easter message, May calls for religious freedom Theresa May focused her Easter message on fighting hunger saying ‘we must stand up for the right of everyone, no matter what their religion'. Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn, on the other hand, called attention to Christ's experience as a refugee and called the migration crisis a 'moral test' for politicians today. [Read more]( [***] [PZ advert]( [Technology]( [***] [NCC]( How internet users in Nigeria can be protected from cybercrime – NCC The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has stressed the need for the over 114 million internet users in the country to show interests in getting constant enlightenment to ensure proper protection against cybercrime. The Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau, NCC, Felicia Onwuegbuchulam stated on Sunday, April 21 that there was need for awareness programmes where consumers were informed on the dangers of cybercrimes. [Read more]( [***] [dojo]( Teachers union decry surge in aggressive parent/teacher interaction on messaging apps The Teachers Unions are seeing the abuse of emails and messaging apps since parents started using these methods to correspond with teachers in the U.K. Many parents have been known to send aggressive queries to their children's teachers demanding immediate answers. Chris Keates, the general secretary of NASUWT, said her members had reported an increase in messages being sent via specialist school apps such as Class Dojo from parents. [Read more]( [***] [dual-display]( Huawei dazzles with supercool double screen Mate 30 Huawei unveiled its P30 series smartphones last month, which means all eyes are now on the next-generation entry into its popular Mate series. The latter typically boasts new features and more powerful specs to appeal to its productivity-focused customers. While the Huawei P series is analogous to Samsung's Galaxy S range, the Mate smartphones have a lot more in common with the Galaxy Note. [Read more]( [***] [AIRTEL]( [***] [Sport]( [***] [everton]( Manchester United thrashed by Everton after Richarlison kickstarts rout It was defeat on a sunny Easter Sunday afternoon at Goodison Park that did for David Moyes at Manchester United. And that was merely a routine 2-0 loss at the end of an era. This was a humiliation at the start of a supposed new dawn. Ole Gunnar Solskjær has inherited, and is presiding over, a shambles. United players require a reality check, their latest manager had declared on Friday. [Read more]( [***] [Entertainment]( [***] [Olajumoke-Orisaguna]( Olajumoke Orisaguna reportedly divorces husband [Read more]( [***] [Nigeria-most-controversial-celebrities]( Forget Instagram, let’s talk about female celebrities and their mental health [Read more]( [***] [bimbo]( 'Many actors are living from hand to mouth'– Actress Bimbo Akintola [Read more]( [***] [ebuka]( BBN Host Ebuka welcomes 2nd child [Read more]( [***] [jim-iyke]( Actor Jim Iyke welcomes baby boy (Photos) [Read more]( [***] [Davido-and-Bred]( B-Red reveals he feels no animosity towards Davido [Read more]( [***] [easter-egg]( Why do we have Easter eggs and the Easter bunny? [Read more]( [***] [1st News]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter](  ©2019 1st News | Gbagada, Lagos [Web Version](  [Preferences](  [Forward](  [Unsubscribe](   [Powered by Mad Mimi®A GoDaddy® company]()