* Reps ask CBN to suspend cashless policy | World Bank in talks with Nigeria for fresh $2.5 billion loan | Strong man, Mobutu Sese Seko's palatial residence now home to rats | Bobrisky: Nigerians stage protest against cross-dresser in Abuja (Video)

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 Reps ask CBN to suspend cashless policy The House of Representatives have waded into the thorny directive issued by the Central B [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [1st News.com](  [banner]( SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 [***] Reps ask CBN to suspend cashless policy [CBN-PMB]( The House of Representatives have waded into the thorny directive issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) regarding the directive mandating financial institutions to levy charges on cash-based transactions. The newly-introduced charges on bank deposit by the CBN commenced on Wednesday, September 18. 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]( [***] [EFCC-2]( EFCC arrests 25 suspected varsity Yahoo boys The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 25 students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH). The students were arrested for their involvement in various forms of cybercrime including romance scam and love scam. Further, the students stand accused of illegal possession of forged documents, and obtaining money by false pretense. Operatives of the Advance Fee Fraud Unit of the EFCC, Abuja Headquarters, made the arrests in Ogbomosho, Oyo State. [Read more]( [***] [World-Bank]( World Bank in talks with Nigeria for fresh $2.5 billion loan The World Bank and Nigeria are in talks for as much as $2.5 billion in a new tranche of concessionary lending to Africa’s most populous country, Vice President for Africa, Hafez Ghanem said. In the past year Nigeria received $2.4 billion from the World Bank, Ghanem said in an interview in Abuja, on Wednesday, September 18. “We’re talking about a new set of programs of about the same amount, it should be around $2.5 billion,” he said. [Read more]( [***] [President-Muhammadu-Buhari]( P&ID: Court orders forfeiture of firm's assets to FG Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday, September 19, ordered the forfeiture of assets belonging to Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Limited to the federal government. This verdict is the aftermath of the conviction of the firm on an 11 count charge bordering on economic sabotage, money laundering, tax evasion amongst others brought against them by the FG. [Read more]( [***] [Buhari-2]( Buhari attends 74th Session of UN General Assembly in New York President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Sunday, September 22, for New York, United States, to participate in the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA74) which opened on Tuesday, September 17. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Thursday, the president’s participation in this year’s gathering of world leaders is particularly significant as it coincides with Nigeria’s Presidency of UNGA. [Read more]( [***] [ediozi-odi-1]( Nigerian human trafficker Ediozi Odi sentenced to 129 years in prison On Wednesday, the Gauteng High Court in South Africa, found Ediozi Odi, a Nigerian national, guilty of human trafficking. The court sentenced him to the ultimate maximum sentence allowed six life terms and an additional 129 years. Six life sentences and an additional 129 years imprisonment was meted out to a Nigerian Ediozi Odi for human trafficking and related charges after he kept young girls hostage to work as sex slaves. [Read more]( [***] [Nigerian-Army-Soldiers-640x431]( Nigerian Army urges public to disregard rumour of attack on Maiduguri The Nigerian Army urged the members of the public to disregard the alleged attacks on Maiduguri city and environs. This happened on Thursday, September 19. It also added that residents should carry on with their routine lawful businesses without fear or hindrance. Col. Ado Isa, the Deputy Director, the Nigerian Army Public Relations, made this known in a statement on the army’s social media handle. [Read more]( [***] [MC-Oluomo]( MC Oluomo: Furore over UNILAG speaking engagement of NURTW Chairman The leader of the Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Lagos chapter, Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo, is yet again the subject of discussion on social media. MC Oluomo was invited as a special guest for a seminar organised by the University of Lagos (UNILAG). This development caused a huge frenzy online after a poster image of the UNILAG event surfaced, and had MC Oluomo, as one of the special guests of the day. [Read more]( [***] [Face-of-Port-Harcourt-serial-killer]( Port Harcourt: Face of serial killer unravelled The alleged face Port Harcourt Serial killer has reportedly surfaced on the internet. This is coming two days after the man had killed another victim in a hotel on Monday, September 16. According to reports, he is currently on the police wanted list in Port Harcourt. ALSO READ: Kemi Olunloyo: 'Many Port Harcourt girls are prostitutes' The face behind the Killings in Port Harcourt and environs have been unravelled and currently wanted by the police. [Read more]( [***] [IMG 20190716 230126]( [***] [sese-seko-3]( Mobutu Sese Seko's 'Versaille of the Jungle' palatial residence now home to rats A palace of shocking grandeur now fallen is the case of the Versaille of the Jungle. Opulence like most things in life is fleeting. The story of the once luxurious palatial residence of Former Zaire(now Republic of Congo) despot is an object lesson in the futility of corruption in government. The residence, labeled, "Versailles of the Jungle" by Western observers, featured swimming pools, a night club, a four-star hotel, and an international airport. [Read more]( [***] [iran-delta-wing]( Saudi Arabia says Iran 'unquestionably sponsored' attack on oil facilities Saudi Arabia's military displayed pieces of missiles and drones Wednesday, saying the wreckage is proof that the recent attack that crippled Saudi oil production was "unquestionably" sponsored by Iran. At a news conference in Riyadh, the capital, a Saudi military spokesman, Col. Turki al-Malki, said Saturday's strike came from the north — not from Yemen, where Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for the attack. Both Iran and Iraq are to the north of Saudi Arabia. [Read more]( [***] [france]( France: F-16 fighter jet crash leaves pilot hanging from electrical wire Two Belgian Air Force pilots ejected from their F-16 fighter before it crashed in northern France after snagging a house roof, with one left suspended by parachute cord from a high-voltage electrical wire. The Belgian Air Force confirmed in a statement at around 12 p.m. local time that an F-16 had crashed near Lorient. “The pilots managed to escape the crashing plane with the ejector seats,” the Air Force said the statement. [Read more]( [***] [Technology]( [***] [ios-13-release]( iOS 13 is released today - here are all the best new features Apple is releasing the latest version of its iOS operating system today, bringing a range of new software features to your iPhone. The iOS 13 update includes Dark Mode, Apple Arcade, Sign in with Apple, a Google Street View-like Maps experience called Look Around, and a range of new photo and video editing tools. [Read more]( [***] [Google-india]( Google Assistant now available in India to those without internet access It’s estimated that almost 60 percent of the world’s population are internet users, though that still means hundreds of millions of people, especially in certain locations such as India, aren’t online. But a lack of internet access doesn't mean citizens in the country can’t use Google Assistant. In an event at New Delhi today, Google announced a telephone line that people in India can dial to get answers from Google Assistant. Anyone in the country on Vodafone-Idea telecom networks can call the number (000-800-9191-000), which is operational 24/7 and free of charge. [Read more]( [***] [KIDS CURVED]( [***] [Sport]( [***] [FIFA-Iran]( FIFA: Iran must allow female fans to attend games FIFA President Gianni Infantino has called on Iran to address the "unacceptable situation" of women being banned from attending football matches. Infantino said in a FIFA statement he was hopeful that the Iranian football federation and government authorities had been receptive to "our repeated calls to address this unacceptable situation." [Read more]( [***] [Golden-Eaglets-Garba-Manu]( Golden Eaglets name 50-man provisional squad for U17 World Cup Golden Eaglets coach Manu Garba has submitted to the NFF a 50-man provisional squad for the U17 World Cup in Brazil. That will be the list that will be forwarded to FIFA on or before September 26 as stipulated. 1st News further gathered that the list is dominated by the squad of players from the 2019 U17 AFCON in Tanzania, where Nigeria placed a disappointing fourth. [Read more]( [***] [Health]( [***] [bipolar-disorder1]( How to effectively manage bipolar disorder Bipolar disorder is a mental illness marked by extreme shifts in mood. Symptoms can include an extremely elevated mood called mania. They can also include episodes of depression. Bipolar disorder is also known as bipolar disease or manic depression. People with bipolar disorder may have trouble managing everyday life tasks at school or work, or maintaining relationships. There’s no cure, but there are many treatment options available that can help to manage the symptoms. Learn the signs of bipolar disorder to watch for. [Read more]( [***] [teeth-before-300x261]( What is Ectodermal Dysplasia? One of the main characteristics of Ectodermal Dysplasia, and the one on which a diagnosis is frequently made or proven, is the absence of some teeth (hypodontia) or malformation of teeth. Teeth that are present may be widely spaced, pointed; and in some cases the enamel is defective and discolored. Many babies affected by Ectodermal Dysplasia do not have any teeth erupt until they are at least two years of age. [Read more]( [***] [placenta-]( Air pollution reaches placenta during pregnancy - Study A new study suggests when a pregnant woman breathes in polluted air, it can travel beyond her lungs to the placenta that guards her fetus. Pollution in the air composed of tiny particles from car exhaust and factory smokestacks. As well as other sources is dangerous to everyone’s health; and during pregnancy, it’s been linked to premature births and low birth weight. But scientists don’t understand why, something that could affect care for women in highly polluted areas. 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