* Ihedioha to investigate Okorocha, Ohakim on land allocations | Flock of birds force Russian plane into emergency landing in cornfield | Nigerians drag Toyin Abraham's ex-husband, Adeniyi Johnson

AUGUST 15, 2019 Ihedioha to investigate Okorocha, Ohakim on land allocations The governor of Imo state, Emeka Ihedioha, has constituted a judicial c [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [1st News.com](  [banner]( AUGUST 15, 2019 [***] Ihedioha to investigate Okorocha, Ohakim on land allocations [Okorocha-and-Ihedioha]( The governor of Imo state, Emeka Ihedioha, has constituted a judicial commission of inquiry to probe land deals in the state between 2006 and 2019. This was contained in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Chibuike Onyeukwu, which named Justice Florence Duruoha as the chairman of the probe panel. The governor explained that the essence of the panel was to “rest the vexatious issues of alleged breach and irregularities in land administration.” [Read more]( [***] [Lawan-2]( 9th NASS: Lawmakers may spend N5.5b on official vehicles The leadership of the National Assembly (NASS) has begun moves to procure operational vehicles for the lawmakers that make up its dual legislative chambers. It was revealed on Wednesday, August 14, that meetings in that regard started among presiding officers in the Senate even before the apex legislative body embarked on its eight-week recess, which ends on September 24, 2019. A NASS official confirmed the meetings on condition of anonymity, saying the cost of the cars would be deducted from lawmakers’ allowances. [Read more]( [***] [Power-sector-DISCOs]( FG considers N736bn bailout to repossess DISCOs The Federal Government (FG) is considering repossession of 10 electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) as one of the options to rescue the nation’s beleaguered electricity industry. This is coming ahead of the scheduled final performance review of the private firms that bought into the distribution companies carved out from the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN). [Read more]( [***] [Wabba-and-Ngige]( Minimum Wage: Organized labour seeks Buhari's intervention The federal government’s committee on the negotiating of consequential adjustments for the new minimum wage and the Joint National Public Sector Services Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) have agreed to approach President Muhammadu Buhari to help broker a deal on the issues in dispute. It was reported that negotiations which held on Wednesday, August 14, broke down after the various stakeholders failed to reach any compromise on the issue. [Read more]( [***] [LAGOS-STATE]( Domestic violence: LASG tasks parents, school owners on emergency number The Lagos State Government has advised parents and school owners to call *6820# emergency number to report cases of sexual abuse or domestic violence in the state. Mrs Ronke Soyombo, Director-General, Office of the Quality Assurance, Lagos State Ministry of Education, gave the advice in an interview with newsmen in Lagos. Soyombo said the department would attend to any call within 24 hours, and would rescue victims. [Read more]( [***] [Elephant]( Pandemonium as Elephants storm Ogun state There was pandemonium in Ijebu waterside area of Ogun state as a herd of elephants chased villagers who thronged the forest to catch a glimpse of the animal. The video first surfaced on the Instagram platform, Gossip Mill Naija. As seen in the video, the villagers caught a glimpse of the elephants and filming them. [Read more]( [***] [IMG 20190716 230126]( [***] [ural-airline]( Flock of birds force Russian plane into emergency landing in cornfield A passenger jet made an emergency landing in a field outside of one of Moscow's airports Thursday after colliding with a flock of birds, injuring at least 23 people, Russian officials said. The Ural Airlines A321 carrying 226 passengers and a crew of seven hit the birds as it took off Thursday from Moscow's Zhukovsky airport en route for Simferopol, in Crimea. [Read more]( [***] [Home-Office-blood]( Man stabbed in the face outside Britain’s Home Office, suspect arrested A man is recovering from his injuries Thursday after being stabbed in the face outside Britain’s Home Office, officials said. The unidentified victim was pictured shirtless and covered in blood being led by armed police away from the Peel Building in Westminster, central London, around half a mile from the Houses of Parliament. Priti Patel, the home secretary, said on Twitter: “All my thoughts are with the victim and their family following horrific unprovoked knife attack on Marsham Street.” [Read more]( [***] [lenovo-share]( PC market share gain lifts Lenovo's total revenue to $12.5 billion Lenovo Group's continued market share gain in its PC and Smart Devices (PCSD) business, as well as momentum from its Intelligent Transformation initiatives has kicked off its 2019-20 financial year to a positive start. On Thursday, the company reported that the first three months of this financial year, the group's total revenue increased by 5% year on year to $12.5 billion, marking the company's eighth consecutive quarter growth. [Read more]( [***] [Technology]( [***] [iphone-11-render-1]( Huge iPhone 11 leak reveals surprising new details no one expected In all likelihood, we’re now less than one month away from Apple’s big press conference at which it will finally unveil the iPhone 11 series. Now believed to be named the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max (ugh), Apple’s next-generation iPhone lineup is expected to be announced on either September 10th or September 11th. Where did we come up with those potential dates for Apple’s big iPhone 11 event? [Read more]( [***] [artificial-intelligence]( AI is great at tasks, but what about jobs? There's been a fear of automation in the workforce as far back as work has existed. Machines taking jobs away from the people who need them has been and will continue to be a source of anxiety for many. Though it may seem like a reasonable fear, it's far from reality. Yes, machines are capable of a growing number of increasingly complex tasks, but not every job is at risk of disappearing. [Read more]( [***] [t-mobile]( FCC set to pass T-Mobile, Sprint merger next month, as Pai gives his formal backing The deal will be cleared by the FCC in late September and is expected to be formally ratified shortly after America's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is set to officially give its approval for the proposed merger between T-Mobile and Sprint to go ahead, at the Commissions next meeting on the 26th September. [Read more]( [***] [KIDS CURVED]( [***] [Sport]( [***] [Messi-and-Van-Dijk]( Messi, Ronaldo, Van Dijk make three-man final shortlist for UEFA Player of the Year award Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil Van Dijk have been shortlisted for the UEFA Player of the Year award, the sport's European governing body said on Thursday, August 15. While Ronaldo, a three-time winner, has been ever-present in the final three since the award was created in 2011, centre back Van Dijk makes his first appearance after helping Liverpool win the Champions League title last season. [Read more]( [***] [Ihedioha-and-Kanu]( Ihedioha appoints Nwankwo Kanu as Special Assistant Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State has appointed Kanu Nwankwo as his Senior Special Assistant on Sports. This was contained in a statement on Thursday, August 15, by Aic Akwarandu, special assistant to the governor on new media. “In this new role, the Nigeria World Cup skipper will assist the Ihedioha administration on rebuilding the sports sector in Imo State”, it said. [Read more]( [***] [Ozil-and-Kolasinac]( Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil & Sead Kolasinac ‘100%’ ready to play Arsenal manager Unai Emery is “100%” confident Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac are mentally ready to play against Burnley on Saturday, August 17. The pair were left out of the Gunners’ season-opening win over Newcastle because of “further security fears” after being involved in a carjacking attempt by an armed gang in July. Midfielder Ozil and left-back Kolasinac have returned to training. Two men have since been charged with a public order offence. [Read more]( [***] [Health]( [***] [eyesight]( Excessive exposure to electronics weakens children’s eyesight – Survey A survey released by China Youth Daily showed that nearly 83 per cent of Chinese parents have blamed excessive use of electronic products such as mobile phones for their children’s weakening eyesight. Of the 1,989 surveyed parents, 72.6 per cent said their children suffer from nearsightedness. While 68.6 per cent said their existing eye problems have aggravated during the summer vacation. [Read more]( [***] [carcinoid]( Overview of Carcinoid Tumors of the Lung Carcinoid lung tumors account for 2–5 percent of less of lung cancers and differ in many ways from the better-known lung cancers. Typical and atypical carcinoids can occur at any age, and are the most common type of lung tumor found in children. Symptoms may include a cough, coughing up blood, wheezing, or recurrent chest infections, and often develop early, as many of these tumors are found near the large airways. 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