* Press freedom under siege in Nigeria, UK media claims * 2019 Presidential Inauguration: FG declares Wednesday, May 29 work free day

MAY 28, 2019 Press freedom under siege in Nigeria, UK media claims The new stringent conditions introduced for the coverage of proceedings in the Na [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [1st News.com](  [1st Quote.]( MAY 28, 2019 [***] Press freedom under siege in Nigeria, UK media claims [Press]( The new stringent conditions introduced for the coverage of proceedings in the National Assembly and the arrest of a prominent journalist on alleged terrorism charges have seen concerns raised by the media in the United Kingdom over the state of press freedom in Nigeria. The Guardian, a prominent and authoritative news medium in the United Kingdom, in a report, points the finger at deteriorating press freedom as a reason for the unsavoury recent developments. [Read more]( [***] [Abdurahman-Dambazau]( 2019 Presidential Inauguration: FG declares Wednesday, May 29 work free day The Federal Government (FG) has declared Wednesday, May 29, as a work-free day, in commemoration of the 2019 Presidential Inauguration. The Minister of Interior, Lt.- Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, (Rtd), made the declaration on behalf of the FG, in a statement signed by Georgina Ehuriah, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, on Monday, May 27 in Abuja. [Read more]( [***] [NBC-Fulani-Radio]( Fulani Radio, Fulanization and other issues Ahead of the commencement of his second tenure, President Muhammadu Buhari seems to be on a tenacious mission to ensure he goes down as the most bigoted and polarising leader in the history of Nigeria's nascent democracy with the announcement that Fulani Radio would be established for the benefit of "of itinerant fishermen, herders, hunters and farmers." The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC); the body in charge of the establishment of media stations, released a statement defending Fulani Radio. [Read more]( [***] [President Buhari]( Second term: Buhari promises to make police, judiciary more efficient President Muhammadu Buhari On Monday in Abuja said he would make police and judiciary more efficient in his second term. Buahri said this on Monday in Abuja in an NTA special interview with him. According to the president, such effort is needed to properly reform the sectors to ensure effective administration. “Police and judiciary are to be in frontline of law and order. They should be able to know the offender in their communities. [Read more]( [***] [Rochas-Okorocha]( I’ve left N42.5bn for next Imo governor — Okorocha Governor Rochas Okorocha has assured Imo people that he is leaving in the coffers of the state enough funds for incoming governor, Emeka Ihedioha to work with. Okorocha disclosed this while swearing in new permanent secretaries, a new accountant general and a new head of service at the Government House, Owerri on Monday, May 27. [Read more]( [***] [Adams-Oshiomole]( Oshiomole says Supreme Court judgement regarding Zamfara is injustice to APC Adams Oshiomole, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, has described as injustice, the Supreme Court judgement, which upturned the party’s electoral victory in Zamfara on grounds of technicality. He stated this while speaking with newsmen at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja on Monday, May 27 in his reaction to the development after the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) meeting. [Read more]( [***] [Wabba-and-Ngige]( New minimum wage: FG urges private sector not to retrench workers The Federal Government has appealed to the Organised Private Sector not to retrench its workers due to the consequential adjustments resulting from the implementation of the new National Minimum Wage of N30,000. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, made the appeal in Abuja on Monday, May 27 during a Valedictory Session organised for him and the Minister of State by the staff of the ministry. [Read more]( [***] [ITEC]( [***] [japan]( One schoolgirl killed, 12 injured in stabbing at Japan bus stop One young schoolgirl was killed and at least 12 others were injured in a stabbing at a bus stop just outside the Japanese capital, Tokyo, on Tuesday, national broadcaster NHK cited police as saying. Three adults were also injured, with one of them showing no vital signs, after the incident in Kawasaki city, south of Tokyo, a city official told Reuters. NHK said a suspect detained at the scene died later. [Read more]( [***] [cuba]( Shortages plague Cuba as U.S. sanctions sharpen economic woes Israel Hidalgo and his wife left home around 7:30 a.m. to reach a supermarket across Havana because they heard it might be selling chicken, a staple of the Cuban diet increasingly scarce on the shortage-plagued island. After Cuba started limiting sales this month, partly blaming tightened U.S. economic sanctions on the Communist-run island, the couple wanted to buy as much as possible and lined up for three hours under the Caribbean sun to get tickets guaranteeing them their rations. [Read more]( [***] [peju] Letter to my daughter (2) Dear daughter, I don’t want you ‘slaying’ anybody! You are more than a piece of nice ass and huge tits. Who says that should be your calling card? Yes, you are blessed with a lovely body but, please, don’t join the parade of airheads who call themselves ‘slay queens’ posting their asses and boobs on Instagram and Snapchat as if that is the only thing they have to offer the world. [Read more]( [***] [KIDS CURVED]( [***] [Technology]( [***] [alibaba]( Alibaba plans $20 billion blockbuster Hong Kong listing Alibaba is considering raising as much as $20 billion (15.8 billion pounds) through a secondary listing in Hong Kong, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, lining up a second blockbuster deal following its 2014 record $25 billion float in New York. The deal, which would be the sixth-biggest follow-on share sale ever, would give Alibaba a war chest to keep investing in technology - a priority for China as growth flags and as the world’s second-largest economy faces an escalating trade spat with the United States. [Read more]( [***] [huawei]( Huawei reviewing FedEx relationship, says packages 'diverted' Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei is reviewing its relationship with FedEx Corp after it claimed the U.S. package delivery company, without detailed explanation, diverted two parcels destined for Huawei addresses in Asia to the United States and attempted to reroute two others. Huawei told Reuters on Friday that FedEx diverted two packages sent from Japan and addressed to Huawei in China to the United States, and attempted to divert two more packages sent from Vietnam to Huawei offices elsewhere in Asia, all without authorization, providing images of FedEx tracking records. [Read more]( [***] [Sport]( [***] [Clemence-Westerhof]( FG redeems pledge to Westerhof after 25 years The Federal Government on Monday, May 27 redeemed its pledge to provide a house for Clemence Westerhof, the Technical Adviser that led the Super Eagles to victory in the 1994 African Nations Cup competition. Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power; Works and Housing who presented the house documents to Westerhof in Abuja; said the promise was made 25 years ago. [Read more]( [***] [neymar-]( Dani Alves to replace Neymar as Brazil captain at Copa America Head coach Tite has stripped the PSG winger of the captaincy, instead naming his team-mate as skipper for the summer tournament Neymar will not captain Brazil during next month's Copa America, with Dani Alves handed the armband for the showpiece South American tournament on home soil. Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar was named permanent Brazil captain by head coach Tite in September 2018, however, he has been replaced by 36-year-old club and country team-mate Alves. [Read more]( [***] [advert banner 2]( [***] [Health]( [***] [woman-swimming]( How does exercise support health later in life New research shows that older adults who exercise regularly are generally more healthy and can perform everyday tasks more easily and gain independence. Insufficient physical activity causes around 3.2 million deaths worldwide each year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). These declining levels of physical activity may be due, in part, to an increase in sedentary behavior, heavy traffic areas, pollution, and a lack of parks and facilities. [Read more]( [***] [Sweet-potato]( The health benefits of sweet potato What is a sweet potato? The sweet potato is a starchy, sweet-tasting root vegetable. They have a thin, brown skin on the outside with coloured flesh inside – most commonly orange in colour, but other varieties are white, purple or yellow. You can eat sweet potatoes whole or peeled, and the leaves of the plant are edible too. 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