* Ambode, Bindow in contention for ministerial posts * Where do Lagosians vanish to?

JUNE 15, 2019 Ambode, Bindow in contention for ministerial posts Reports emanating from the Presidency suggest that the immediate past governors of [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [1st News.com](  JUNE 15, 2019 [***] Ambode, Bindow in contention for ministerial posts [Ambode-and-Bindow]( Reports emanating from the Presidency suggest that the immediate past governors of Lagos, Adamawa and Bauchi states -- Akinwunmi Ambode, Mohammed Bindow and Mohammed Abubakar -- may be part of President Muhammadu Buhari’s next cabinet. Our source further revealed the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress had resolved that all the APC governors who lost their re-election bids would “automatically" become the ministerial nominees for their states. [Read more]( [***] [PETER-OBI]( Peter Obi washes hands off fraudulent empowerment scheme The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Peter Obi has washed his hands off a fraudulent empowerment scheme advertised in the social media by scammers using a fake Peter Obi account. The fake Peter Obi Facebook account announced a non-existent “EMPOWERMENT SCHEME”, saying: “Nigeria’s federal government has sponsored all Nigerian top politicians to empower all Nigerian citizens with a minimum of N400,000 to N1,000,000 to help them get a good education and start up businesses. [Read more]( [***] [NASS]( 9th NASS: Lawmakers to pocket N19.89bn in 3 months Investigations have revealed that the payment of overhead allowances to the National Assembly (NASS) lawmakers inaugurated on Tuesday, June 11 in the first three months will increase their total allowances to N19.89bn. It was further reported that 469 lawmakers would get N4.68bn as a welcome package to sort out accommodation and furniture issues. Further investigations showed that each NASS senator will receive N40.5m for three months as overhead allowance, with each member of the House of Representatives receiving N30m for the same purpose. [Read more]( [***] [Wabba-and-Ngige]( Organized labour rejects FG's proposal on new minimum wage The negotiation committee set up by the Federal Government (FG) to negotiate the consequential adjustment arising from the N30,000 new minimum wage has rejected what the government is offering. The committee, inaugurated on May 14, has also failed to meet its deadline towards the submission of its report. However, members met twice last week with the enlarged membership collapsed into one technical committee of six members each from both sides. [Read more]( [***] [Maria Arena]( 2019 Elections Report: EU calls for improved electoral process The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has stressed the need to urgently improve the electoral process in Nigeria. The EU EOM Chief Observer, Maria Arena, said this on Saturday in Abuja at a news conference on the release of the final report of the 2019 General Elections. Arena who said the EU final report contained 30 recommendations to improve future electoral processes in Nigeria, said there was need to address systemic failure in the elections. [Read more]( [***] [MUSINGS]( Musings: Self-Preservation - Are humans really that conceited? Can you think of a time when you maybe did something for yourself, and it ended up harming another in the guise of self-preservation? Have you ever really cogitated on how you have been affected by people's decisions? Those who harm others by seeking out to meet their own ends are demonstrating self preservation. In many different ways, the egotistic men and women of the society have changed the world. Monarchs have made decisions that plunged nations into poverty and war. [Read more]( [***] [ITEC]( [***] [Jeremy-Corbyn]( Corbyn urges de-escalation, says no credible evidence of 'Iran culpability' in tanker attacks Jeremy Corbyn has called for the government to abstain from escalating tensions with Iran. He discourages this without “credible evidence” that Tehran was responsible for attacks on two oil tankers. The Labour leader also said Britain risked increasing the threat of war. He said this because the Foreign Office (FCO) said it was “almost certain” in its assessment that “a branch of the Iranian military … attacked the two tankers on 13 June”. [Read more]( [***] [hong-kong-extradition-law-protest]( Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam concedes to protesters, suspends extradition bill Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has delayed a proposed law to allow extraditions to mainland China after widespread anger and violent protests in the Asian finance hub. The extradition bill, which would cover Hong Kong's seven million residents as well as foreign and Chinese nationals in the city, was seen by many as a threat to the rule of law in the former British colony.[Read more]( [***] [ELLA] Where do Lagosians vanish to? The number of people who go missing in Lagos every day is disturbing. These days, before you spend a few minutes on social media, you’ll see the photo of a missing person- old, young, male and female. It is disturbing! Where do people vanish to? It is scary to think that one could leave their home for work/school or any other engagement and not return home. There was no accident, no illness. Just vanished. [Read more]( [***] [KIDS CURVED]( [***] [Technology]( [***] [vera]( Volvo's autonomous car Vera begins testing in Sweden (Footage) Volvo’s Vera, a fully autonomous, electric, and the connected vehicle has begun testing. Its first job being to transport goods from a logistics center to a port terminal in Gothenburg, Sweden. Its powertrain is sourced from current FL Electric and FE Electric trucks. They are designed for repetitive assignments in logistics centers; as well as factories, and also ports. [Read more]( [***] [facebookcrypto]( Facebook's cryptocurrency gets impetus from legit backers like PayPal, Visa, Others Facebook's cryptocurrency dubbed Libra has further gotten impetus from legit backers. PayPal, Mastercard, and other strong brand names have shown their support. It appears the planned launch will really happen on June 18. This has been enormously rumoured, according to the Wall Street Journal. Initial reports stated Facebook put out a call--and a $10 million (£7.4m) fee--for any third-party organisation interested in joining a consortium to manage its proposed cryptocurrency. [Read more]( [***] [Sport]( [***] [super-eagles]( Super Eagles drop three places in latest FIFA ranking Nigeria’s Super Eagles slipped three places to 45th spot in the latest World Ranking released by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) on Friday, June 14. The three-time African champions moved up four places in the previous (April) ranking released by FIFA. Despite the disappointment, the Super Eagles maintained the third position in Africa behind the Teranga Lions of Senegal (22) and Carthage Eagles of Tunisia (25) [Read more]( [***] [Coutinho-Brazil]( Coutinho brace fires Brazil to 3-0 win over Bolivia in Copa America opener Philippe Coutinho scored two second-half goals as Brazil kicked off the Copa America with a 3-0 victory over Bolivia here on Friday. The Barcelona attacker netted twice inside five minutes before substitute Everton put the result beyond doubt with a long-range strike at Sao Paulo's Morumbi stadium. [Read more]( [***] [Health]( [***] [COSROPIN]( World Elders Day: NGO calls for adequate respect for elders The Coalition of Societies for the Rights of Older Persons in Nigeria (COSROPIN), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) on Saturday called on Nigerians to give adequate to elders. Sen. Eze Ajoku, President of the coalition made the call in a document made available in commemoration of 2019 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.** According to him, the day is set aside annually to recognise and create awareness about the plight of the elderly around the globe. [Read more]( [***] [advert banner 2]( [***] [Lifestyle / Entertainment]( [***] [divorce]( Everything you need to know about sex after divorce - Experts [Read more]( [***] [couple]( What's Up? Everyone is using the "Pull-Out Method" [Read more]( [***] [mil]( Tips for dealing with a toxic Mother-in-Law [Read more]( [***] [RUGGEDMAN]( Ruggedman reacts after ambush in London (Video) [Watch]( [***] [FALZ]( ‘Cyber-crime giving Nigerians horrible image internationally’– Falz [Read more]( [***] [Gideon-Okeke-x-Chidera]( Actor Gideon Okeke reportedly expecting first child (Photos) [Read more]( [***] [TONTO]( Tonto Dikeh slams troll who dubbed her son ‘product of 40 seconds’ [Read more]( [***] [1st News]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter](  ©2019 1st News | Gbagada, Lagos [Web Version](  [Preferences](  [Forward](  [Unsubscribe](   [Powered by Mad Mimi®A GoDaddy® company]()