Xenophobic Attacks: Don’t go after the businesses, go after the SA government | Miyetti Allah signs peace deal with Enugu community | NASS may pass 2020 budget in December | Exclusive tweets: Burner Boy comes for South African rapper, AKA

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 Xenophobic Attacks: Don’t go after the businesses, go after the SA government Within the civic space, there is a growing level of [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [1st News.com](  [NEW QUOTE- Prof. Itse Sagay] SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 [***] Xenophobic Attacks: Don’t go after the businesses, go after the SA government [hard-facts]( Within the civic space, there is a growing level of anger over the continuous xenophobic attacks against Nigerians living in South Africa. The gory images coming out of South Africa in the last 72 hours justifies the anger from Nigerians. The hate crimes or xenophobic attacks, which is not new, has taken on a new dimension. Of course, it requires appropriate responses. But it must be taken to achieve an end, for the benefit of Nigerians affected and to deter future occurrence from happening. Indeed, a message of never again. [Read more]( [***] [Lai-Mohammed]( Xenophobic Attacks: Retaliatory attacks on Shoprite, MTN will hurt Nigerians more – FG The Federal Government has appealed to Nigerians not to attack the South African businesses operating in Nigeria in retaliation for the ongoing xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa. In a statement issued on Tuesday, September 3, in Abuja, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said that targeting South African businesses in Nigeria, like ShopRite and MTN, for attack over xenophobia would hurt Nigerians more. [Read more]( [***] [Miyetti-Allah]( Miyetti Allah signs peace deal with Enugu community The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) and Ibagwa Nike community in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State on Tuesday, September 3, signed an accord to ensure peaceful coexistence. The development was the outcome of a town hall meeting between the community leaders and representatives of Miyetti Allah, led by the Sarki Hausa, Alhaji Yusuf Sambo. [Read more]( [***] [Yemi-Osinbajo]( Osinbajo slams attacks on Nigerians in South Africa (Video) Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says attacks on Nigerians in South Africa are absolutely unacceptable, reckless and unreasonable. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, September 3, quoted the vice president while fielding questions from reporters on Tuesday in Kano on the xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa. [Read more]( [***] [Wabba-and-Ngige]( Minimum wage: NLC to support General Council’s decision, says Wabba Ahead of the Public Service Negotiating Council meeting on the new minimum wage, slated for Sept. 4, the President of the NLC, Mr Ayuba Wabba, says the union will support whatever position the General Council adopts. Wabba made the announcement while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration of the International Lawyers Assisting Workers (ILAW) on Tuesday, September 3, in Abuja. [Read more]( [***] [Ahmed-Lawan]( Lawan decries xenophobic attack on Nigerians President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has decried with serious concern the worsening xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa, with Nigerians being major victims. In a statement he issued on Tuesday, September 3, in Abuja, Lawan said that Nigeria has had enough of its citizens being targets of the attacks in the Southern African nation. [Read more]( [***] [Femi-Gbajabiamila]( Gbajabiamila states NASS may pass 2020 budget in December Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila has said National Assembly would pass 2020 Appropriation bill before the end of the year if the Executive presents it to the assembly before the end of September. Gbajabiamila made this known at a roundtable with heads of relevant government agencies, development partners and professionals bodies on Tuesday, September 3, in Abuja. [Read more]( [***] [back2sch]( [***] [nicholas soames getty]( Winston Churchill's grandson to be expelled from Conservative Party after defying Boris Johnson Nicholas Soames, grandson of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, is among the 21 lawmakers set to be expelled from the U.K.'s Conservative Party after breaking with Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a vote on Brexit earlier on Tuesday, Reuters reports. Soames and 20 other members of the governing Conservative Party captured headlines earlier on Tuesday after they voted to join the opposition party in supporting a measure that would stop Johnson from taking the UK out of the European Union in the absence of a formal deal. [Read more]( [***] [yemen-UN]( UN calls out US, UK & France for complicity in Yemen war crimes The UN Human Rights Council slammed the US, UK and France for their complicity in alleged war crimes in Yemen by the Saudi-led coalition, warning that abetting such crimes by selling arms or other aid is also illegal. “States that knowingly aid or assist parties to the conflict in Yemen in the commission of violations would be responsible for complicity in the relevant international humanitarian law violations,” the UNHRC’s Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts on Yemen declared in a lengthy report published on Tuesday [Read more]( [***] [Technology]( [***] [Femi-Gbajabiamila]( Gbajabiamila canvases use of ICT to drive Agriculture Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has called for deployment of technology to drive agriculture. The speaker made the call while presenting a paper titled: "Enhancing Information Communication Technology (ICT) Use in Providing Life-Changing Solutions in Rural Communities'. He delivered the paper at the on-going 50th Regional Conference and the Annual General Meeting of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), Africa Region, taking place in Zanzibar, Tanzania. [Read more]( [***] [facebook-tag]( Facebook is getting rid of its tag suggestions feature Facebook calls the new setting "an easy on or off switch" for facial recognition in all its uses. Facebook is saying goodbye to its "tag suggestions" feature and introducing a broader feature called "face recognition" to all of its users. The company made the announcement Tuesday. The face recognition setting was introduced to some users in December 2017. But starting Tuesday, new users and people who previously had the tag suggestions feature will only have the new setting. [Read more]( [***] [Android-10-Details-696x435]( Android 10: All the new features, improvements you need to know There are so many things to know about the Android 10. Don’t be too overwhelmed because you’ll be learning about them in the coming days, weeks, and months as you experience a new Android OS. It’s no longer a sweet dessert but it will better in many ways. No more wondering and thinking when we’re getting a taste of the new Android treat as Google decided to make the name simple. Calling the new version Android 10 is smart because we don’t need to make many explanations. Android 10 is sure to be understood and remembered by everyone. [Read more]( [***] On South African Xenophobia - Talk Sense or Keep Quiet [VIOLA]( On South African Xenophobia Not that this matter, but here is my favorite picture of the year. Bookmark it first, then gather round and let us talk. Before I start, a little caveat: we Nigerians are basically full of double standards and hypocrisy is our middle name. But then again, hindsight is 20/20 vision or in lay man speak: when you look back at events, you see clearly what you ought to have done in order to ensure the right outcomes and outputs but while you are neck deep in political correctness (or flirting dangerously with controversy); your brain was operating on a different wavelength. [Read more]( [***] [yakubu mohammed PROFILE]( [Sport]( [***] [Zambia-FA]( Zambia cancel friendly with South Africa due to xenophobic attacks The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has called off the country’s friendly soccer international against South Africa in Lusaka on Saturday after riots in Johannesburg and the capital Pretoria left at least five people dead. South African police arrested more than 80 people and confirmed the five deaths as violence intensified on Tuesday, September 3, spreading to surrounding townships with roving groups attacking and looting mainly foreign-owned shops. [Read more]( [***] [Super-Falcons-1]( Olympic Qualifier: Falcons beat Algeria 3-0 on aggregate, through to 3rd round The Super Falcons moved to the third round of CAF’s 2020 Tokyo Women Football Qualifiers after beating Algeria 1-0 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos on Tuesday, September 3, to qualify 3-0 aggregate. The Falcons had defeated the North Africans 2-0 in the first leg in Algiers, 1stnews reports. Also Read: Ronaldo wins Portuguese POTY award for record 10th time The African champions’ foreign-based players, who were absent in the first leg, could not make a statement with their performance in the first half of the match. [Read more]( [***] [Health]( [***] [closeup-of-surgeons]( Type 2 diabetes, obesity: Weight loss surgery may lower death risk New research finds significant health benefits associated with weight loss surgery in people with obesity. More than 1 in 3 adults in the United States are overweight or have obesity, according to data from 2013–2014. Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke are only some of the complications associated with obesity. New research presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress, which takes place, this year, in Paris, France, [Read more]( [***] [close-up-of-doctor-administering-flu-shot]( Flu shot may lower death risk in people with hypertension New research suggests that flu vaccines can help keep heart attacks and strokes at bay in people with hypertension. Although the flu is a common illness, the burden of this condition in the United States is considerable. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), influenza results in up to 960,000 hospitalizations and up to 79,000 deaths every year. [Read more]( [***] [superbug-antibiotics]( Scientists find how one superbug locks antibiotics out One of the most alarmingly-plausible doomsday scenarios is the rise of “superbugs” – bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, which could eventually make even the most basic infections lethal once again. Now, researchers at Imperial College London have found that a high-priority superbug resists drugs by closing its pores, and the discovery could lead to new ways to treat them. 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