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AUGUST 2, 2019 EXCLUSIVE: Fashola may get only Power Ministry, as surprises expected in ministerial portfolios (Full List) 1st News has obtained an [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [1st News.com](  [1st News Quote]( AUGUST 2, 2019 [***] EXCLUSIVE: Fashola may get only Power Ministry, as surprises expected in ministerial portfolios (Full List) [Buhari]( 1st News has obtained an exclusive list which purportedly reveals the various portfolios to be assigned to the ministerial nominees. The nominees were confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday July 30, 2019. Babatunde Fashola, a former Governor of Lagos State is expected to head the Ministry of Power. Fashola had overseen three ministries - Power, Works and Housing – in President Muhammadu Buhari’s first term in office. A source in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) affirms that the decision of the President to limit the ex-Lagos governor to one ministry is to ensure that he is not over-burdened, as was previously the case. [Read more]( [***] [nigerian-army]( Wall Street Report: Nigerian Army slams claims of unmarked burial sites The Nigerian Army Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has criticized the Wall Street Journal report that the army has been burying scores of soldiers in secret unmarked graves, in a bid to cover up the casualty figures in the ongoing war against insurgency within the North East. This was contained in a communique by the Director Defence Information, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu. The Nigerian Army states that “this insinuation can only emanate from an uninformed position of the author of the said publication.”[Read more]( [***] [Okorocha-and-Ihedioha]( Okorocha accuses Ihedioha of trying to erase legacy The immediate past governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha on Thursday, August 1, criticized the antics of his successor, Emeka Ihedioha, claiming the governor is on a vendetta against him. Okorocha made this statement through his media aide while reacting to the take over of Eastern Palm University, Ogboko by the state government. He further explained that the committee had no right to scrap the universities and polytechnics he established while was the governor of the state. [Read more]( [***] [atiku]( Atiku calls for inquest into alleged secret burial sites by Nigerian Army The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, Atiku Abubakar, has called for a probe into allegations that the Nigerian Army secretly buried over 1000 soldiers. The soldiers were allegedly killed by Boko Haram terrorists but were allegedly buried secretly by the Nigerian Army, in efforts to conceal the heavy casualties it suffered recently in the fight against insurgency. [Read more]( [***] [IMG 20190716 230126]( [***] [trump-tariff-wars]( Trump targets China with tariffs on $300bn in goods US President Donald Trump announced Thursday he will hit China with punitive tariffs on another $300 billion in goods, prompting Beijing to warn it was the wrong way to resolve the trade war. The sudden deterioration meant the world's two largest economies have now erected trade barriers covering virtually all of their $660 billion in annual trade in merchandise -- confirming economists' fears and sending shudders through Wall Street. [Read more]( [***] [travel-ban]( Saudi Arabia lifts travel restrictions on women Saudi Arabia has allowed adult women to travel without permission and granted them more control over family matters, easing a heavily criticized male guardianship system, Reuters reports. A series of royal decrees published by the official gazette on Friday stipulated that a Saudi passport should be issued to any citizen who applies for it and that any person above the age of 21 does not need permission to travel. [Read more]( [***] [Technology]( [***] [Rems 2019 NIRA MediaCollege3]( Remmy Nweke urges media patriotism on dotNG The Lead Strategist and Group Executive Editor at DigitalSENSE Africa Media, Mr. Remmy Nweke has urged Nigerian media practitioners to be patriotic about the country’s code Top Level Domain (ccTLD). Speaking at the 2019 Media College on .NG on his paper entitled “Media as catalyst for change in Domain Name System (DNS) industry,” Mr. Nweke, enjoined Nigerian media practitioners to own this country resource beginning with their becoming individual registrants on .NG string like ITREALMS.com.ng. [Read more]( [***] [mark-zuckerberg-facebook]( FTC probing Facebook for snapping up Instagram, others to squash rivals The Federal Trade Commission is probing whether Facebook snapped up companies like Instagram in order to squash up-and-coming rivals, according to a new report. Facebook boasted of buying Instagram to kill the competition: sources The FTC has been reaching out to founders of companies Facebook purchased to learn whether CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been eliminating threats through acquisition, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. [Read more]( [***] [JEDI-deal]( Pentagon puts US$10 billion JEDI contract on hold After Trump suggests it favoured Amazon. The Pentagon has decided to put on hold its decision to award a US$10 billion cloud computing contract after President Donald Trump said his administration was examining Amazon.com Inc’s bid following complaints from other tech companies. The contract, called the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure Cloud, or JEDI, is part of a broad modernisation of the Pentagon’s information technology systems. [Read more]( [***] Are you buying death with your money? [DR-KNOW]( Every day, millions of Nigerians walk into fast food outlets, ‘Mama put’ and the likes for meals. They seek for wholesome, tasty and non-contaminated meals. For this discussion, we would focus less on ‘mama put’ joints . We would concentrate on registered fast food outlets. Fair enough, most of these fast food outlets are well branded, good interior décor and often with stainless steel food carriers. Good music, good ambience and gaily attired waiters in colourful uniforms complete the package. [Read more]( [***] [DAN AGBESE PROFILE]( [***] [Sport]( [***] [Chukwueze]( Samuel Chukwueze: Super Eagles star joins Jay-Z's Roc Nation management Hip-hop mogul, Jay-Z has signed Nigerian striker Samuel Chukwueze, 20, to his sports management company, Roc Nation Sports. The 20-year-old becomes the first Nigerian and second African player to associate with the sports management agency. The agency is owned by the rap icon. Chukwueze joins Manchester United duo Romelu Lukaku and Eric Bailly, Borussia Dortmund's Axel Witsel and Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng on the list of football stars associated with the brand. [Read more]( [***] [Nicolas-Pepe]( Nicolas Pepe completes move to Arsenal from Lille for club-record £72m Pepe: "I have come a long way and struggled a lot and so signing for this great club is a big reward." Arsenal have completed the signing of Ivory Coast winger Nicolas Pepe from Lille for a club-record fee. It was reported the Gunners have paid £72m for the 24-year-old, who is believed to have signed a five-year deal. [Read more]( [***] [Health]( [***] [gene]( Cancer: These 4 genes help predict outcome Extensive research into the role of the tumor suppressor p53 offers a greater understanding of the genetic mutations that are at play in various forms of cancer, as well as identifying four genes that may help predict a person's outlook. The TP53 gene is responsible for encoding what scientists call tumor protein p53 — a tumor suppressor that can stop cells from dividing and proliferating too fast. Researchers have dubbed TP53 the "guardian of the genome" because of its crucial role in preventing tumors and keeping cellular division in check. [Read more]( [***] [ear-disease]( How 'tickling' your ear could prevent age related disease New research suggests that using controlled electric currents to stimulate certain parts of the ear could readjust the body's metabolic balance, thus reducing the risk of age-related health problems. Vagus nerve stimulation is a practice that has lately gained a lot of attention from medical researchers. The vagus nerve is the longest of the nerves that connect the brain with other parts of the body. It provides a direct link between the brain and the gut, and it also interacts with the parasympathetic nervous system. 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