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MAY 15, 2019 House Speakership: Gbajabiamila Campaign DG in bullish mood, confident of victory The Director-General, Femi Gbajabiamila Campaign Orga [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [1st News.com](  [ipower]( [***] MAY 15, 2019 [***] [Femi-Gbajabiamila]( House Speakership: Gbajabiamila Campaign DG in bullish mood, confident of victory The Director-General, Femi Gbajabiamila Campaign Organisation, Rep. Abdulmumin Jibrin (APC-Kano) on Tuesday, May 14 said that they have secured the required number to win the June 10 House of Representatives speakership election. At a news briefing in Abuja, Jibrin expressed confidence that Gbajabiamila (APC-Lagos) would emerge speaker while Rep. Mohammed Wase (APC-Plateau) would become deputy speaker of the house. [Read more]( [***] [US-embassy-Abuja]( US Embassy in Nigeria suspends “Dropbox” process for visa renewal The US Embassy says effective from the close of business on Tuesday, May 14, the U.S. Mission to Nigeria will indefinitely suspend interview waivers for visa renewals, otherwise known as the “Dropbox” process. According to it, visa applications will no longer be accepted by DHL in Nigeria. However, those who had already submitted their passports via “Dropbox” to DHL for processing either at the U.S. Embassy in Abuja or the Consulate General office in Lagos, will not be impacted by this change. [Read more]( [***] [Bet9ja]( Senate threatens shutdown of Bet9ja over refusal to honour invitation The Senate Committee on Youth and Sports on Tuesday, May 14 threatened to order the shutdown of Bet9ja office if the company failed to honour its invitation for a second time. The Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Obinna Ogba, made the remark at the National Assembly, Abuja during the verification of loto companies with a license to operate in Nigeria. [Read more]( [***] [CBN]( Reps to probe CBN, First Bank over alleged mismanagement of agric grant The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate allegations involving violations of the Public Procurement Act by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Federal Ministry of Finance and First Bank of Nigeria Limited in relation to grant granted to Oyo State to procure agricultural equipment. The decision followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by Bode Ayorinde (PDP, Ondo) on Tuesday, May 14. [Read more]( [***] [House-of-Reps]( Reps reject bill to regulate medical trip by public officials, cite breach of human rights The House of Representatives has rejected the bill for an act to amend the national health act to regulate international medical trips by public officials. The bill sponsored by Sergious Ogun sought the amendment of section 46 of the Principal Act. The bill reads, "6. (1) A public officer of the Federal Government shall not embark on a medical trip abroad without approval; or [Read more]( [***] [itec banner]( [***] [putin-mueller]( Putin praises Mueller report, calls it 'very objective' Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised as “very objective” US Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 US presidential elections. "On the whole he had a very objective investigation and he confirmed that there are no traces whatsoever of collusion between Russia and the incumbent administration, which we said was absolutely fake," Putin said during a meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi on Tuesday. 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You know all these short social media video clips of a minute or less? Those ones. [Read more]( [***] [KIDS CURVED]( [***] [Technology]( [***] [facial-recognition]( San Francisco bans facial recognition technology On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors enacted the first ban by a major city on the use of facial recognition technology by police and all other municipal agencies. The vote was 8-1 in favor, with two members who support the bill absent. There will be an obligatory second vote next week but it is seen as a formality. [Read more]( [***] [huawei-no-spy]( Huawei ready to sign 'no spy' deal with UK Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei is willing to sign a "no-spy" agreement with countries including Britain, the firm's chairman said on Tuesday, as the head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) said Britain must preserve secure mobile networks. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order this week barring US companies from using telecommunications equipment made by firms posing a national security risk, [Read more]( [***] [Sport]( [Super-Eagles]( 2019 AFCON: Rohr lists Mikel, Musa, 23 others, puts 6 others on Super Eagles standby list The coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr on Tuesday, May 14 listed midfielder Mikel John Obi, Ahmed Musa and 23 others in a 25-man squad to prepare for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals in Egypt. A statement issued by the Director of Communications, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ademola Olajire, said that six other players were put on standby. [Read more]( [***] [advert banner 2]( [***] [Health]( [***] [5-Dangers-Of-High-Blood-Pressure-Never-To-Ignore]( Dangers of high blood pressure to NEVER ignore Did you know that high blood pressure, or hypertension, is now defined as having a blood pressure (BP) of 130/80? With this new measurement, experts estimate that 46% of U.S. adults have Stage 1 hypertension. Here are what is now defined as ‘normal’ and ‘elevated’ blood pressure and ‘stage 1’ and ‘stage 2’ hypertension: Normal: Less than (<) 120 systolic, and less than 80 diastolic, or <120/80 Elevated: 120-129/<80Stage 1 hypertension: 130-139/80-89Stage 2 hypertension: Greater than (>) 140 systolic, and greater than 90 diastolic, or >140/90 [Read more]( [***] [eye-chatt]( How to treat common eye problems Your eyes are tearing all day long, or they're dry and burning or crusty. What seems like a minor symptom suddenly has a major effect on your vision and your day. But take heart: in most cases, there's a fix for the discomfort. "Ninety percent of the complaints are common and temporary," says Dr. Matthew Gardiner, an ophthalmologist with Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. [Read more]( [***] [Workload-Stress]( Understanding Work Stress: Causes, symptoms, solutions Based on an annual survey from the American Psychological Association (APA), 60 percent of people in the United States consider their job a major source of stress. In fact, job stress ranked higher than the economy, family responsibilities and even personal health concerns. Other studies report similar findings: A quarter of surveyed employees view their job as the No. 1 stressor in their lives. 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