* Ministerial Nominees: Senate gives Buhari 5-day ultimatum to tender list | Zoo keeper impregnates female Orangutan, says it was consensual | Singer Davido dragged to court over alleged N4m fraud

JULY 21, 2019 Ministerial Nominees: Senate gives Buhari 5-day ultimatum to tender list The Senate has given President Muhammadu Buhari till Friday, [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [1st News.com](  [banner]( JULY 21, 2019 [***] Ministerial Nominees: Senate gives Buhari 5-day ultimatum to tender list [buhari]( The Senate has given President Muhammadu Buhari till Friday, July 26 to submit the list of ministerial nominees for screening. Buhari was further warned that failure to tender the list will result in the red chamber proceeding on its two-month annual recess. In line with its annual calendar, the National Assembly is meant to go on its annual recess on July 26 and resume on September 26. [Read more]( [***] [Miyetti-Allah-herdsmen]( Biafra youth warns Miyetti Allah to leave region The Biafra Nations Youth League, BNYL have asked the Miyetti Allah herdsmen to leave the South or face the consequences. BNYL stated it had organized strong militia groups across its areas of influence to repel any attacks by killer herdsmen. Chief Press Secretary of BNYL, Comrade Kufre Obot, made the disclosure to newsmen in Calabar on Saturday, July 20. [Read more]( [***] [suicide]( Suicide: Nigerians decry ban on sale of Sniper Nigerians have decried the recent ban on the sale of pesticide, especially Sniper and other agricultural formulations in open market following increased cases of suicide and misuse of the products. The ban might not help in reducing incidences of suicide, adding that it would affect the daily bread of some people who depend on the sale of the insecticide. According to them, the ban will not tackle suicide as there are other ways to end one’s life. [Read more]( [***] [NNPC-tower]( NNPC record N6.33b trade surplus in May - Report The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it recorded a trade surplus of N6.33 billion for the month of May, 13 per cent higher than the N5.60 billion surplus made in April. The corporation disclosed this in its Monthly and Operations report (MFOR) released on Sunday, July 21 in Abuja. It attributed the rise to the increase in gas and power output and surplus recorded by the corporation’s downstream entities like NNPC Retail, Petroleum Products Marketing Company(PPMC), Nigerian Pipelines Security Company(NPSC) and Duke Oil. [Read more]( [***] [Busalo-Dakolo]( Police reassures Nigerians over invitation of Dakolo regarding rape allegations The Nigerian police on Sunday, July 21 confirmed the invitation of Timi Dakolo, a popular musician, and his wife, Busola Dakolo. The couple were invited in connection with the rape allegations made by Mrs Dakolo against a senior pastor at Commonwealth Zion Assembly (COZA), Biodun Fatoyinbo. Mrs Dakolo alleged that the clergyman raped her in Ilorin, Kwara State when she was 16. [Read more]( [***] [IMG 20190716 230126]( [***] [Netflix]( Netflix shares can well lose 50% of their valuation by end 2020! Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has admitted that a weak content slate and price hikes caused the loss of 126,000 paid subscribers in the US, thus inadvertently conceding that Netflix’s estimate of 300,000 new US paid users were pie in the sky bull merde in the first place. Now Wall Street is rational to question every macro/subscriber growth projection that Hastings and his aides have made about the future of the Californian streaming media service. Real time data, like Shakira’s hips, don’t lie! [Read more]( [***] [security grounds]( Egypt defends airport security after flight cancellations Egypt on Sunday defended security at its airports after two European airlines temporarily halted their flights to Cairo. The British Airways abruptly suspended all flights to Cairo on Saturday for seven days, citing unspecified security concerns. German airline Lufthansa also said it had cancelled flights to the Egyptian capital while an evaluation of the situation was taking place, but said later that normal flights would resume on Sunday.[Read more]( [***] [tanker]( UK warns Iran is on ‘dangerous path’ after tanker seizure The UK has warned Iran that it risks taking a “dangerous path” after the Islamic republic seized a British-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and said Britain’s response would be “considered and robust”. On Saturday, Iran posted a video of Revolutionary Guards descending from a helicopter and taking over the Stena Impero as it passed through the vital waterway on Friday, sharply escalating tension in the Islamic republic’s stand-off with the west. [Read more]( [***] [Zookeeper]( Zoo keeper impregnates female Orangutan, says it was consensual A 38-year-old zookeeper was filmed in full action by a series of hidden cameras put in place by the zoo’s security officials after doubts emerged about the man’s devious actions towards the zoo animals. “Some animals seemed sexually aroused when it was time to feed them” explains Akhiroel Yahya, an employee of the zoo for 14 years. “But what made us most suspicious was when we discovered Marylin, our oldest orangutan, was pregnant. [Read more]( [***] [Technology]( [***] [secure-messaging-apps]( The best text messaging apps for Android and iOS Our smartphones enable constant and instant communication with our family, friends, and even work colleagues, but the built-in options out of the box aren’t always the best. Messaging apps have grown to provide rich services offering all kinds of interactions with others, from free text messaging, to voice and video calling, to photo and file sharing with the added benefit of encryption. We’ve tested out a lot of different options, so here are some of the best messaging apps you will find on both Android and iOS. [Read more]( [***] [moonlanding]( Moon landing original videos sell for millions as former NASA intern cashes in On the 50th anniversary of the Moon landings, three original videotapes of the event have been sold at auction for an interstellar price. Key points: * The tapes run for nearly two-and-a-half hours, showing the entirety of the Moon walk as seen by NASA Mission Control ▪ Sotheby’s auction house says the footage is “sharper and more distinct” than those available elsewhere ▪ A former NASA intern had bought the tapes in 1976 for just $US217 [Read more]( ▪ Sotheby’s auction house says the footage is “sharper and more distinct” than those available elsewhere ▪ A former NASA intern had bought the tapes in 1976 for just $US217 [Read more]( [***] STRANGERS AND LOVERS: Ode to bliss 3-5 [STRANGERS-AND-LOVERS]( Let us take a slow swing into the evening, you and I alone. See us in your mind's eyes together, away from here - away from noise - away from turbulence. We are standing on the clouds in the starlit sky. It is fluffy and comforting, white and peaceful, bright and joyous. It feels like borrowed heaven. You rest your hand on my shoulder, and the other one halfway around my arm. I have you gently secured by the waist. We sway left and right - one foot and then the other - ever so sensually, with makeshift tunes from an unseen choir of angels. We are perfect together. [Read more]( [***] [KIDS CURVED]( [***] [Sport]( [***] [SUPER-EAGLES-2]( Super Eagles earn N715m AFCON money for third-place finish Nigeria’s Super Eagles will receive a $2m (N715m) reward from Confederation of African Football, CAF, for their third-place finish at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations that ended on Friday, July 19 in Cairo, Egypt. Winners, Desert Foxes of Algeria, will receive $4.5m while Teranga Lions of Senegal who emerged first runners-up, will collect $2.5m. CAF unveiled all the participating teams’ earnings at the tournament with hosts, Pharaohs who were eliminated in the second round, consoling themselves with $670, 000. [Read more]( [***] [Health]( [***] [tip-for-sleep]( Top sleep tips for new parents It’s a timely reminder to all new parents that the arrival of a baby can be tough on parents own sleep routines. It can be particularly difficult for mums who breastfeed as it’s a role their partners can’t share. Just remember that this stage doesn’t last forever and that by the age of three months, many babies can sleep at least five hours at a time. By six months, night time stretches of nine to 12 hours are possible! [Read more]( [***] [advert banner 2]( [***] [Entertainment / Lifestyle]( [***] [davido]( Singer Davido dragged to court over alleged N4m fraud [Read more]( [***] [Tuoyo-x-Frodd-x-Sir-Dee]( Biggie’s house: Who is leaving after the eviction show? [Read more]( [***] [Aisha-Buhari]( Aisha Buhari reacts to Dakolo-Fatoyinbo saga [Read more]( [***] [Timehin-Adegbeye]( Nigerian writer accuses person behind BBNaija 2019 voice of sexual assault [Read more]( [***] [man-stripped-naked-and-beaten-after-stealing-handbag-at-a-night-club-in-lagos-video]( Man beaten to pulp for stealing bag in night club (Video) [Watch]( [***] [RC]( Why do people confuse religion, culture? 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