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AUGUST 24, 2019 Ministers and Portfolios: Mr. President should drop the toga of anti-corruption Ministers and Portfolios: On Wednesday, President M [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [1st News.com](  [NEW QUOTE-albert]( AUGUST 24, 2019 [***] Ministers and Portfolios: Mr. President should drop the toga of anti-corruption [hard-facts]( Ministers and Portfolios: On Wednesday, President Muhamadu Buhari inaugurated his new ministers. Subsequently, he announced the much-awaited portfolio of the ministers. The development finally put a nail in the coffin of awe that greeted the list in the first place. Timipriye Silva will head the Ministry of Petroleum as a junior Minister to President Muhammadu Buhari who is the substantive Minister. However, the irony is that the current administration is supposed to be prosecuting Mr. Silva for corruption which he allegedly committed while serving as the Governor of Bayelsa state. [Read more]( [***] [dynamics]( Canadian tech firm shuts Nigerian office, alleges extortion, corruption Dynamics Intelligence, a Canadian-based technological firm, has announced plans of exiting the Nigerian market over alleged fraudulent practices by employees and contractors working for the firm. Jenna Bourgeois, chairman of the company, who confirmed the exit via his LinkedIn account, Thursday, said over time, the company has been faced with several cases where employees and contractors extort money and monies worth from the company [Read more]( [***] [Sen-Dino-Melaye]( Melaye tags tribunal judgment 'miscarriage of justice' Sen. Dino Melaye on Friday, August 23, described the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal judgment nullifying his March 22 election, as a miscarriage of Justice. 1stnews reports that the tribunal sitting in Abuja, while delivering judgment in the petition filed by Sen. Smart Adeyemi, nullified the election and ordered for a fresh one to determine who represents the Kogi West Senatorial District. [Read more]( [***] [Labour-minimum-wage]( Minimum Wage: Negotiations to continue Sept. 4 The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC), and representatives of the Federal Government will reconvene on Sept. 4 to continue negotiations on the new national minimum wage. 1stnews reports that the negotiators adjourned to the new date to allow President Muhammadu Buhari to wade into the disagreement of relativity and consequential adjustments on the new minimum wage. [Read more]( [***] [President-Muhammadu-Buhari]( Buhari pledges Police overhaul to battle insecurity President Muhammadu Buhari says the Nigerian Police Force structure is being overhauled, re-positioned and primed with modern technological gadgets to meet rising security challenges across the nation. The President stated this when he received traditional rulers from the North led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Friday, August 23. [Read more]( [***] [sim-shagaya]( Sim Shagaya blasts Jumia, says management complicit in fraud Serial entrepreneur, Sim Shagaya has knocked the management of e-commerce company, Jumia, even as he accused it of being complicit in the fraud allegations that have dogged the company. Jumia had recently admitted fraud in its sales practices. The company disclosed that it had found cases where improper orders were placed and subsequently cancelled. These included deals made through its team of sales consultants called J-Force. [Read more]( [***] [Rotimi-Amaechi-Screening]( Amaechi fixes September for groundbreaking of Transport University, Daura The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday, August 23, said the groundbreaking of the Transport University, Daura, would take place in September. Amaechi disclosed this while inspecting Lagos -Ibadan rail line construction. The minister said the ministry would also establish a factory in Kajola, Ogun, to produce materials for the rail project. [Read more]( [***] [Oshiomhole]( Oshiomhole says APC-led government purposeful Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) says the ruling party has demonstrated purposeful leadership to win the hearts of Nigerians. Oshiomhole said this in Abuja on Friday, August 23, at the meeting of National Working Committee with governors elected on the platform of the party. 1stnews reports that the Governors Forum Chairman, Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi led the APC governors delegation. [Read more]( [***] [NERC]( NERC reveals no approved increase in electricity tariff yet The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), says no tariff increase has been approved by the commission yet. In a statement, Mr Usman Arabi, NERC’s General Manager, Public Affairs, however, in a statement on Friday, August 23, in Abuja said it was still consulting with stakeholders. He said that the commission wished to notify the public that no tariff increase had been approved by the commission contrary to the impression in some quarters. [Read more]( [***] [banner]( [***] [BoE]( World needs to end risky reliance on U.S. dollar: BoE's Carney Bank of England Governor Mark Carney took aim at the U.S. dollar’s “destabilizing” role in the world economy on Friday and said central banks might need to join together to create their own replacement reserve currency. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney chat during the three-day "Challenges for Monetary Policy" conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, U.S., August 23, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Crosby [Read more]( [***] [tariff-war]( China to levy tariffs on $75b in US imports Beijing will impose additional levies on approximately $75 billion worth of US goods including soybeans, oil and aircraft in response to Washington's latest planned tariffs on Chinese imports, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council said on Friday. The commission said that the country will add extra tariffs of 10 percent or 5 percent, depending on the product, on imports from the United States. [Read more]( [***] [Technology]( [***] [MCU]( The MCU gets weirder as She-Hulk and Moon Knight spin-offs are set for Disney+ Ms. Marvel isn’t the only character hero getting her own show on Disney+. At D23 2019, Disney announced two more Marvel series for Disney+: She-Hulkand Moon Knight. While Disney revealed the series’ titles and logos, it didn’t share any information regarding casting, plot lines, or release dates, although a timeline shown on-stage at D23 places all three series after Hawkeye, which debuts in fall 2021. [Read more]( [***] Okada riders in Lagos are getting bolder every day [ELLA]( Okada riders in Lagos are a special breed. We have different types of cabals in Nigeria. Many of them have their headquarters in Lagos and the way they are run, amazing! It's almost like secret cult meets the Swiss bank treasury system meets the Isreali Mossad but local. Soaked in dry gin and generously sprinkled with garri. From the notorious agberos to the many people in uniforms demanding money from motorists and Keke riders down to Okada (bike) riders doing as they like everywhere, I think it is safe to say that we don’t know who governs Lagos State anymore. [Read more]( [***] [IMG 20190716 230126]( [***] [Sport]( [***] [Flying-Eagles]( Flying Eagles qualify for semi finals of 12th African Games Nigeria’s U20 boys, Flying Eagles, qualified for the semifinals of the men's football event of the 12th African Games after a hard-fought 2-2 draw with hosts Morocco on Friday evening, August 23, at the FAR Sports Complex, Rabat. The result meant the Flying Eagles garnered five points from three games behind Burkina Faso who topped the group, and ahead of Morocco and South Africa. [Read more]( [***] [Aston-Villa]( Aston Villa get first points with 2-0 victory over Everton Aston Villa collected their first Premier League points of the season as goals from Wesley and Anwar El Ghazi gave them victory over Everton. Brazilian Wesley, who arrived from Bruges for a club-record fee, opened his account in English football with a close-range effort from Jota's incisive pass. [Read more]( [***] [Health]( [***] [rotator-cuff]( 5 rotator cuff strengthening exercises that will protect your shoulders from injury Your shoulders are probably not the first body part you think about strengthening when running is your go-to sport, but you might want to rethink that. The muscles around the shoulder, including the four rotator cuff muscles, are important for all of us runners, as they affect your arm swing. Strengthening the rotator cuff muscles can contribute to improved running form as well as stronger shoulders, which you’ll definitely want for planks or cross-training workouts that you’re doing (or know you should be doing). [Read more]( [***] [close-up-of-woman-s-hands-pouring-tap-water]( Fluoridated water: Maternal exposure may affect children's IQs New research examines the link between maternal consumption of fluoridated water and lower IQs in their children. According to recent estimates, 66% of all United States residents receive fluoridated water through their taps. Adding fluoride to drinking water has been a public health practice for decades, with the main purpose of preventing tooth decay and preserving oral health. [Read more]( [***] [woman-reading-and-listening-to-music]( Listening and reading evoke almost identical brain activity Whether the words of a story come from listening or reading, it appears that the brain activates the same areas to represent their semantics, or meaning, according to new research. Using detailed brain scans, scientists at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, have created interactive 3D semantic maps that can accurately predict which parts of the brain will respond to particular categories of words. 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