* 9th Assembly Speakership: 178 members-elect back Gbajabiamila * New research suggests ARV drugs prevent transmission of HIV

MAY 3rd, 2019 9th Assembly Speakership: 178 members-elect back Gbajabiamila On Thursday, May 2, 178 members-elect declared their support for Rep. Fe [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [1st News.com](  [ipower]( [***] MAY 3rd, 2019 [***] [Gbajabiamila]( 9th Assembly Speakership: 178 members-elect back Gbajabiamila On Thursday, May 2, 178 members-elect declared their support for Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila (APC-Lagos) to emerge as Speaker of the incoming 9th House of Representatives. Speaking to newsmen on behalf of the newly-elected members, Luke Onofiok (PDP-Akwa-Ibom), said that the decision was reached after a critical look at the manifestoes of all the aspirants. [Read more]( [***] [Buhari-and-Senate]( Reps invite President Buhari over killings, banditry The House of Representatives on Thursday, May 2 invited President Muhammadu Buhari, to address the nation on measures taken to tackle rising cases of killings, banditry, armed robbery and kidnappings. This followed a motion on the urgent “Need for Federal Government’s Intervention on the Ongoing Wanton Killing of Innocent Persons, Destruction of Property, Armed Robbery and Kidnappings by Heavily Armed Bandits Operating Within Safana/Batsari/Dansamu Federal Constituency”. [Read more]( [***] [Apapa]( Senate set to invite NPA, NIMASA, others, over Apapa gridlock The Senate Committee on Works says plans are underway to invite the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) in the coming week over lingering Apapa gridlock. The Chairman of the committee, Sen. Kabiru Gaya, made this known in a meeting with the management of APM Terminals in Abuja on Thursday, May 3. [Read more]( [***] [pencom office]( Reps committee to submit report on missing N33bn PenCOM fund next week The House of Representatives ad hoc Committee investigating the alleged withdrawal of N33 billion from the National Pension Commission (PenCom) account would submit its report to the house next week, Rep. Benjamin Wayo (APC-Benue) explained. Wayo, who is a member of the committee, disclosed this at the end of the public hearing on Thursday, May 3 in Abuja. [Read more]( [***] [NBC-DG-Ishaq-Modibbo-Kawu]( Alleged N2.5bn Fraud: Court grants NBC boss N100m bail The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, May 2 granted bail to the Director-General, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Ishaq Modibbo, in the sum of N100 million and two sureties in like sum. The Judge, Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo-Giwa, also admitted Modibbo’s co-defendants – Lucky Omoluwa, Chairman of Pinnacle Communications Ltd and Dipo Onifade – to bail in the sum of N100 million each and two sureties, each in like sum. [Read more]( [***] [itec banner]( [***] [DR KNOW]( Nigerian parents, do you know the PANTS rule? - Emeka Nwolisa Nigerians are religious and so, naturally, we are a ‘holy-holy’ people. If you disagree with this assertion, kindly argue with your data.However, this ‘holy-holy’ thing has another ring to it as several parents keep forming the ‘holy-holy’ while allowing a lot of things to go wrong with their children, especially when it comes to the issue of sex.They don’t believe in discussing sex education with their children. Sex education is a broad term used to describe education about human sexual anatomy, sexualreproduction, sexual intercourse, and other aspects of human sexual behavior. [Read more]( [***] [KIDS CURVED]( [***] [Technology]( [***] [taxi-uber]( 6,000 Australian taxi drivers bring class-action suit against Uber Uber, the ride-hailing giant is facing a class action lawsuit in Australia by local taxi drivers, over 6,000 of them. The case was filed in the Victorian Supreme Court on Friday and alleges among other things, that Uber is operating illegally and ruining their lives. 'Make no mistake, this will be a landmark case regarding the alleged illegal operations of Uber in Australia and the devastating impact that has had on the lives of hard-working and law-abiding citizens here,' Maurice Blackburn's national head of class actions Andrew Watson said. [Read more]( [***] [Galaxy-Note-10-design]( Samsung Galaxy Note 10 may wow with most ingenious design feature yet Samsung is ever the overachiever and often a market leader in front lining new smartphone design elements. It abandoned the controversial notch for the infinity-O display, simply sporting a punch-hole cutout, in its S10 flagships. It seems like now, Samsung wants to include new design elements to ake the anticipated Galaxy Note 10 the talk of the town, for a while. [Read more]( [***] [Sport]( [***] [Lacazette-Arsenal-Europa-League]( Europa League Round-up: Lacazette nets brace against Valencia, Chelsea draw away at Eintracht Arsenal showed a clinical touch that has been missing from the side in recent weeks during their Europa League semi-final against Valencia on Thursday, May 3. Alexandre Lacazette scored a brace as Arsenal won 3-1, to take a lead in the tie. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who set up Lacazette for his first, scored a goal in second-half stoppage time to put Arsenal in a commanding position ahead of next week’s trip to the Mestalla. [Read more]( [***] [Health]( [***] [ARV DRUGS]( New research suggests ARV drugs prevent transmission of HIV A new study has disclosed that anti-retroviral drugs may actually be able to prevent the transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This ground-breaking study has gone a long way to prove that, in addition to suppressing the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) virus to minimal and undetectable levels in carriers, anti-retroviral drugs also ensure that the virus cannot be passed on through sex. [Read more]( [***] [exercising]( Exercise can boost mood, new research confirms It may be possible to outrun depression, according to a study published online January 23 by JAMA Psychiatry. "We saw a 26% decrease in odds for becoming depressed for each major increase in objectively measured physical activity," says study author Karmel Choi, a clinical and research fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. "This increase in physical activity is what you might see on your activity tracker if you replaced 15 minutes of sitting with 15 minutes of running, or one hour of sitting with one hour of moderate activity like brisk walking." [Read more]( [***] [blood-clots]( What you need to know about deep-vein blood clots When a blood clot blocks an artery supplying the heart or the brain, the result is a heart attack or stroke. Most people are familiar with these two serious health threats. But they're probably less familiar with the dangers of venous thromboembolism, or VTE — a clot that forms in a vein. A clot in the leg or arm, known as deep-vein thrombosis, can cause pain, swelling, and redness in the affected limb. [Read more]( [***] [pushups]( Push-ups linked to less risk of heart problem How many push-ups can you do in a minute? The number may predict your risk of heart disease, suggests a study published online Feb. 15, 2019, by JAMA Network Open. Also Read: Stay on top of heart failure symptoms Harvard researchers analyzed data from 1,104 healthy firefighters, average age 40, who did not have cardiovascular disease. Each man performed as many push-ups as possible in one minute. 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