* Another lady murdered in PH hotel, CCTV captures suspected killer (Video) | Onyema: Air Peace boss pledges to evacuate all Nigerians from SA | VP Osinbajo is being victimized, Afenifere cries out | Two Police officers fight dirty in public (Video)

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 Island of phantasmagoria Island of phantasmagoria You don’t necessarily have to be hit by high fever to be transported, as if i [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [1st News.com](  [banner]( SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 [***] Island of phantasmagoria [YAKUBU MOHAMMED-island]( Island of phantasmagoria You don’t necessarily have to be hit by high fever to be transported, as if in a trance, to the island of phantasmagoria where all the unimaginable happenings take centre-stage of your life. Like in a horror film, this island is a land of all negative possibilities. Here, white is black and black is white, depending on one’s fancy and a momentary caprice that is usually fuelled by the filthy lucre. One is here referring to the kind of money that is always available in this island to be unconscionably deployed for evil and sinister subversion of truth and the good health of the society. [Read more]( [***] [ph killer]( Port Harcourt: Another lady murdered in hotel, CCTV captures suspected killer (Video) Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers state is currently marred by the recent murder of unsuspecting victims in the last couple of days. In recent reports, another lady has been murdered in a similar vein. However, a CCTV camera has caught the alleged killer of another woman inside a hotel in Port Harcourt. This report is coming three days after a girl was strangled to death inside a hotel room in Rivers State, another has been killed in the same manner. [Read more]( [***] [Allen-Onyema]( Onyema: Air Peace boss pledges to evacuate all Nigerians from SA The Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, is currently appearing before the House of Representatives. This is in relation to the free services offered by his domestic airline to evacuate Nigerians under xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, shortly after saying the opening prayers, asked that the Order Paper for Wednesday’s plenary be temporarily suspended to allow the lawmakers to receive Onyema for recognition. [Read more]( [***] [Yemi-Osinbajo-1]( Afenifere laments Osinbajo 'ordeal', says VP is being victimized Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere; have decried the relegation of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo from the scheme of affairs regarding economic matters. Afenifere further revealed that it is too early to speculate whether Osinbajo’s “ordeal” was caused by any misdemeanour on his part; or if it was based on permutations ahead of the 2023 general elections. [Read more]( [***] [FIRS-Office-VAT]( FIRS: Taxation remains Nigeria's lifeline for development Dr Babatunde Fowler, Chairman Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), says taxation remains the country’s lifeline for economic development. Fowler made this known on Tuesday, September 17, in Abuja, at the investiture of Hajia Kudirat Abdul-Hamid, as the 3rd National Chairperson of Society of Women in Taxation (SWIT). Fowler was represented by an FIRS official, Mr Abiodun Aina. [Read more]( [***] [buhari]( Buhari solicits UN member states’ support for new UNGA President President Muhammadu Buhari has solicited the support of United Nations member states for the President of the 74th General Assembly, Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, to actualise his vision. Buhari’s message was conveyed by his spokesman, Mr Garba Shehu, at a reception for the new General Assembly president following his inauguration in New York on Tuesday, September 17. [Read more]( [***] [CBN-PMB]( CBN mandates bank customers to pay charges on deposits, withdrawals The newly introduced charges on bank deposit by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is expected to kick off on Wednesday, September 18. The new directive ensures bank customers making cash deposits or withdrawals will pay charges in line with the policy by CBN. It was gathered that the objective of the “transaction fees” is to give vent to the Central Bank’s policy designed to reduce cash in use.[Read more]( [***] [Ota-pia-pia]( Woman allegedly poisons, kills rival’s child with ‘Ota Pia-Pia’ The Niger State police command has arrested 22-year-old housewife, Harela Uba for allegedly killing a three-day-old baby boy. Parading the suspects before newsmen, the state Commissioner of Police, Adamu Usman, said that; one Uba Saidu of Shakodna village in Shiroro Local Government Area reported the matter at Shiroro Police Division. He said that his second wife, Fa’iza Uba on the day of the incident went into the bathroom and left her three-day-old baby boy in her room. [Read more]( [***] [IMG 20190716 230126]( [***] [Xenophobic-Attacks-Mayor-of-Johannesburg]( Xenophobic Attacks: Mayor of Johannesburg insists he won't apologize for violence (Video) Mayor of Johannesburg Herman Mashaba has said it "was not necessary" for South Africa to apologise to Nigeria for the recent xenophobic attacks. "No, there is nothing for me to apologise about," Mashaba said on CNBC Africa's Political Capital on Tuesday. "What do you expect me to really apologise for?" A total of 12 people have been killed in multiple protests across Gauteng. [Read more]( [***] [westbank]( Israeli Police shoot Palestinian woman, says she tried to stab them Israeli security personnel shot a Palestinian woman who tried to stab them at the Qalandia checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, Israeli police said, and Palestinian officials said she died of her injury. The West Bank, among territories where Palestinians seek statehood, has seen simmering street violence since US-sponsored peace talks with Israel broke down in 2014. [Read more]( [***] [stream img]( Drug deaths at their highest ever levels in Wales Welsh drug deaths are at their highest ever levels according to a new report by Public Health Wales; with deaths from drug poisoning having increased by 78 percent over the last 10 years. The report also highlights that drug deaths may be increasingly occurring in people using drugs on a recreational basis, with a rise in deaths involving cocaine, amphetamine and MDMA collectively accounting for 14 percent of drug misuse deaths. These deaths tended to occur amongst younger people in their 20’s. [Read more]( [***] [Technology]( [***] [google-fossil]( Google's $40 million Fossil deal was for hybrid smartwatch tech We’re no closer to hearing official confirmation of a Google Pixel Watch, but a new report includes the first suggestion it will feature elements of a hybrid device, as the company apparently bought related tech from Fossil earlier this year. According to people familiar with the matter speaking to Wareable, Google bought a license to use the hybrid smartwatch technology as well as 20 members of the Fossil team who were working on it. [Read more]( [***] [twitter-stamp]( New algorithms aim to stamp abuse on Twitter A new tool can identify Twitter accounts engaging in bullying with over 90% accuracy, according to researchers. Its algorithms classify two specific types of offensive online behaviour - cyber-bullying and cyber-aggression. Researchers at Binghamton University say it could be used to help find and delete abusive accounts. Cyber-bullying has become a widespread issue, with one in three teenagers living in fear of online abuse, according to charity Ditch the Label. [Read more]( [***] [russia-taps]( Documents reveal how Russia taps phone company for surveillance In cities across Russia, large boxes in locked rooms are directly connected to the networks of some of the country’s largest phone and internet companies. These unsuspecting boxes, some the size of a washing machine, house equipment that gives the Russian security services access to the calls and messages of millions of citizens. This government surveillance system remains largely shrouded in secrecy, even though phone and web companies operating in Russia are forced by law to install these large devices on their networks. [Read more]( [***] [KIDS CURVED]( [***] [Sport]( [***] [Asisat-Oshoala-2-1062x598]( Oshoala replaces Oparanozie as new Super Falcons captain (Video) Barcelona striker Asisat Oshoala has been named the new captain of the Super Falcons. Oshoala replaces Desire Oparanozie, who led the team at the 2019 Women’s World Cup in June. They reach the knockout stage for the first time in two decades. The change was announced by the acting coach of the Falcons, Christopher Danjuma, on Tuesday, September 17. [Watch]( [***] [Health]( [***] [exercise-]( Knowing brain nutrition and eating for mental fitness Mental fitness can make a big difference to how we respond to the ups and downs of life. It can also determine how positive and negative experiences affect us. Mental fitness enables us to reach mental heights. It makes a difference between mediocrity and greatness. It is not so much about how much education we have received. However, mental fitness does help us in acquiring knowledge and qualifications. [Read more]( [***] [Agriculture-in-Nigeria]( Don calls for private sector driven food sufficiency regime Professor Michael Ngadi, Director, Integrated Food and Bioprocess (IFB) programme, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, on Tuesday said Nigeria’s efforts towards a food sufficiency regime should be private sector driven to achieve results. Ngadi made the assertion on Tuesday at the 20th International Conference and 40th Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineering (NIAE) hosted by Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara. 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