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JULY 25, 2019 Ministerial screening: the process so far The Senate on Wednesday commenced the screening of nominees submitted by President Muhammadu [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [1st News.com](  [banner]( JULY 25, 2019 [***] Ministerial screening: the process so far [hard-facts]( The Senate on Wednesday commenced the screening of nominees submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Upper Legislative House was able to screen 10 out of the 43 nominees sent by the President. Although it looked like a fast pace on Wednesday, the Senate has been giving out free passes to most of the nominees. As is customary, the Senate always allow former legislators to 'take a bow and go'. Consequently, with a list full of former legislators, the rate of 'take a bow and go' has been high. [Read more]( [***] [Gbajabiamila]( Gbajabiamila announces Standing Committees, as supporters gets "juicy committees" Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives has announced the composition of the chairmanship of Standing Committees. Gbajabiamila made the announcement during plenary on Thursday. However, several lawmakers gathered in front of the Speaker following the announcement. It is unclear if the gathering was a protest of some sort. [Read more]( [***] [Xenophobia-MTN-South-Africa-NANS]( Xenophobia: NANS shuts MTN Headquarters in Kaduna over killings of 118 Nigerians The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Thursday, July 25, closed the Kaduna office of South African Telecommunication giant, MTN, over xenophobic attacks and killings of 118 Nigerians in the last two years. NANS’ Director, Travels and Exchange, Mr Dominic Philip, explained in Kaduna that the step was necessary to curb further attacks, looting, destruction and mindless killings of African nationalities, particularly Nigerians in South Africa.[Read more]( [***] [Afenifere]( Afenifere issues ultimatum to Fulani herdsmen to vacate region The Pan-Yoruba Socio-political organisation, Afenifere has ordered killer Fulani herdsmen to leave Southwest or face serious confrontation. The organisation stated that about 30,000 people had been killed due to activities of killer herdsmen between 2015 and 2019. This was contained in a statement issued by the leadership of Afenifere during a news conference on Wednesday, July 24, in Ikeja, Lagos. [Read more]( [***] [Buhari]( Nominees lobby for portfolios after ministerial screening The battle for different portfolios has shifted to the struggle for portfolios by nominees for different ministerial positions and their godfathers. 1stnews reported that President Muhammadu Buhari did not attach the list of ministries to be managed by the ministerial nominees whose screening commenced on Wednesday, July 24. [Read more]( [***] [Peter Obi and Boris Johnson]( Boris Johnson’s emergence as British PM will benefit Nigeria, Africa — Obi Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Peter Obi, has expressed happiness over the emergence of Boris Johnson as the leader of the Conservative Party in Britain. He said it was a happy climax to what appeared to be a major leadership issue, with the lesson that contestants should maturely sort out their problems without degenerating into something unpleasant. [Read more]( [***] [Precious-Owolabi]( Precious Owolabi: Channels TV’s reporter laid to rest in Kaduna (Photos) Channels TV’s reporter, Precious Owolabi has been laid to rest amid tears from family, friends and colleagues on Thursday in Wusasa cemetery, Zaria in Kaduna state. According to Channels TV, members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and staff of Channels Television were on ground to ensure that Owolabi was given a befitting burial. The Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Sule Zakari Kazaure was also represented by a Director in the corps. [Read more]( [***] [Buhari]( Buhari to attend Liberia’s Independence Anniversary on Friday, July 26 President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Friday, July 26, to Liberia in order to attend the 172nd Independence Anniversary of the country. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu; confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. [Read more]( [***] [3MB]( Nigerian man narrates how he was robbed by 'men in suits' on 3rd Mainland Bridge A Nigerian man identified as Akinpelumi Akinboye has taken to his social media platform to narrate how he was robbed by men wearing suits on 3rd Mainland Bridge. Akinpelumi mentioned that the men looked decent and appropriate until he was robbed. According to @theakinakinboye the incident occurred around 5:18 am after he boarded a Toyota Camry taxi the suit-wearing robbers were in. [Read more]( [***] [IMG 20190716 230126]( [***] [essebsi]( Former Tunisian president Essebsi dies at 92 Tunisia’s 92-year-old president, Beji Caid Essebsi, who helped guide the North African country’s transition to democracy after a 2011 revolution, has died, the presidency said on Thursday. A leading figure in the country’s fortunes since 2011, Essebsi was hospitalized late last month for a week after suffering what authorities described as a severe health crisis. “On Thursday morning, the President of the Republic died at the military hospital in Tunis…The burial ceremony will be announced later,” a presidency statement said. [Read more]( [***] [Johnson-cabinet]( Boris Johnson’s full Cabinet reshuffle as he becomes Prime Minister Boris Johnson has chosen his new Cabinet in a cull which saw the likes of his leadership rival Jeremy Hunt and two of his prominent backers, Liam Fox and Penny Mordaunt, sacked. The first to quit the Cabinet were former Chancellor Philip Hammond and former International Development Secretary Rory Stewart – who also ran in the leadership race – owing to their strong opposition of Johnson’s ‘do or die’ approach to Brexit. [Read more]( [***] [Trump-vetoes]( Trump vetoes bill to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed a trio of congressional resolutions aimed at blocking his administration from selling billions of dollars of weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last month cited threats from Iran as a reason to approve the $8.1 billion arms sale to the two U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf. [Read more]( [***] [Technology]( [***] [Uber-Huffington]( Uber loses two more board members: Arianna Huffington and Matt Cohler Two members of Uber’s board of directors are resigning, the company announced Wednesday. Shares of Uber were down nearly half a percent during after-hours trading. Thrive Global CEO Arianna Huffignton and Matt Cohler, general partner at venture capital firm Benchmark, informed Uber of their plans to resign this week, the company disclosed in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Both resignations are effective the day of the announcement. [Read more]( [***] [airbus]( Airbus A350 software bug forces airlines to turn planes off and on every 149 hours Some models of Airbus A350 airliners still need to be hard rebooted after exactly 149 hours, despite warnings from the EU Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) first issued two years ago. In a mandatory airworthiness directive (AD) reissued earlier this week, EASA urged operators to turn their A350s off and on again to prevent "partial or total loss of some avionics systems or functions". [Read more]( [***] [toyota-Didi]( Toyota invests US$600M in Didi Chuxing, sets up new mobility joint venture in China Toyota Motor Corp will invest US$600mil (RM2.46bil) in Didi Chuxing and establish a new joint venture for mobility services with the Chinese ride-hailing giant as competition in its home market intensifies. That collaboration will be set up with GAC Toyota Motor Co, the Japanese car maker’s automotive manufacturing venture based in the southern coastal city of Guangzhou, and focus on providing “quality car maintenance support and safe driving guidance to ride-hailing drivers” on the mainland, according to a joint statement released on July 25.[Read more]( [***] [ITEC]( [***] [Sport]( [***] [Dani-Ceballos] Ceballos joins Arsenal on season-long loan from Real Madrid Arsenal have completed the season-long loan signing of Real Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos. The 22-year-old Spain international is highly-regarded at the Bernabeu and made 23 LaLiga appearances throughout the 2018/19 campaign. But Ceballos, who has six senior caps and also helped Spain's Under-21s to Euro 2019 success this summer, will now spend a year in north London after agreeing to a temporary switch to the Emirates Stadium. [Read more]( [***] [Super-Eagles-Alloy-Agu]( Super Eagles commence hunt for new goalkeeper Super Eagles goalkeeper coach, Alloy Agu has revealed that there are efforts to bring in new goalkeepers by scouting “both home and abroad” to bolster the team. Addressing questions on Nigeria’s challenge with finding a formidable goaltender since the exit of Carl Ikeme and the inconsistency with the three goalkeepers selected for the AFCON 2019, Agu said: “A lot of things have been said about that department and that department has also lived up to expectations." [Read more]( [***] [NGR-VS-ZIM]( Super Eagles move 12 spots on latest FIFA ranking, now 33rd Nigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up 12 spots in the July FIFA ranking, to place 33rd in the world after winning bronze at the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations tournament. In the ranking table released by the world football governing body on Thursday, July 25, the Super Eagles garnered 1,481 points as against 1,433 it had in June to place 45th. [Read more]( [***] [Health]( [***] [appetite-weight]( Eating earlier in the day aids weight loss by curbing appetite New research confirms that shifting mealtimes to a smaller window, earlier in the day can aid weight loss. It also reveals that weight loss from this type of meal schedule is likely due to appetite and hunger hormone reduction, rather than calorie burning. A paper that features in the journal Obesitydescribes a trial that shows how the timing of meals influences metabolism. The authors write that “Eating in sync with circadian rhythms by eating early in the daytime appears to reduce body weight and improve metabolic health.” [Read more]( [***] [hypertension]( Hypertension: Expert warns patients against cigarette, alcohol A medical doctor, Adekunle Adedeji has warned that excess consumption of tobacco, alcohol, sugar, salt and sauce could increase blood pressure, a condition known as hypertension. The medical doctor advised hypertensive patients against excessive thinking and panicking, adding that people were hypertensive because of their failure to control what they consumed. 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