* Omokri exposes details of INEC Server fraud | CBN inaugurates CIFI to alleviate unemployment | Beyonce’s new album features Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade, several others

JULY 16, 2019 Path to Peace In the 50’s, the Michael Okpara government of Eastern Nigeria had farm settlements. Farmers lived in those settlements [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [1st News.com](  [banner]( JULY 16, 2019 [***] Path to Peace [rayekpu PATH]( In the 50’s, the Michael Okpara government of Eastern Nigeria had farm settlements. Farmers lived in those settlements close to their farmlands and there were facilities in these settlements that supported family life. They had water and electricity. Schools and dispensaries were not far away. In some parts of the former Eastern Region, those buildings are still there even though they have deteriorated. But they remain valuable relics of an era that people talk about with nostalgia. [Read more]( [***] [Reno-Omokri]( Omokri exposes details of INEC Server fraud Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has released details regarding the identities of individuals and companies that set up the server used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the last presidential election. This was contained in a series of tweets via the verified Twitter handle of Omokri on Monday, July 15. “I am now in possession of INCONTROVERTIBLE forensic evidence of the names, address & phone numbers of the company and individuals in Lagos that set up @INECNigeria’s server, If I get a 1000 retweets, I will expose their names. [Read more]( [***] [The-Nigerian-Senate]( Universities Strike: Senate to broker peace between non-teaching staff and FG In a move to prevent another shutdown of academic activities in government-owned universities, the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has promised to invite the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the non-teaching staff in the Universities, National Universities Commission and the Federal Ministry of Education. JAC comprises the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Education (NASU). [Read more]( [***] [Ayuba-Wabba]( NLC claim 'no strike notice' over minimum wage implementation President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba has stated there is no resolution over any strike action over the implementation of the new national minimum wage by the government. Wabba made this declaration on Tuesday, July 16 in Abuja during a media interview. He explained the consequential adjustment was going on smoothly, pointing out that when the time comes for a strike ultimatum, Nigerians will be informed accordingly. [Read more]( [***] [Tanko-Mohammed]( CJN: Tanko to appear before Senate for screening on Wednesday The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Mohammed, will on Wednesday, July 17 appear before the Senate for screening and confirmation of his appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari. The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, disclosed this at the plenary on Tuesday. Lawan said Tanko would appear before the Committee of the Whole of the Senate to commence his screening exercise. [Read more]( [***] [Senate]( Senate calls for National Security Summit The Senate on Tuesday called for immediate convocation of a National Security Summit to address insecurity in the country. This following a point of order raised by Sen. Ayo Akinyelure (APC-Ondo), over the killing of one her constituents, Mrs Funke Olakunrin. Olakunrin, daughter of Pa Reuben Fasoranti, a leader of Afenifere Group, was shot dead by gunmen along Akure-Ore in Ondo State on Friday. [Read more]( [***] [CBN-PMB]( CBN inaugurates CIFI to alleviate unemployment Due to the high rate of unemployment in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in collaboration with the Bankers’ Committee has developed the Creative Industry Financing Initiative (CIFI). Also Read: SAA extends support for emerging businesses at NewBrandsXPO 2019 The initiative has four pillars includes fashion, information technology, movie and music. Applicants, preferably from the creative industry, are enjoined to visit the website of the CBN (cbn.gov.ng) with loan eligibility of up to N500m. [Read more]( [***] [ITEC]( [***] [nepal-monsoon-]( More than 150 killed as monsoon floods sweep away homes and people Torrential monsoon rains swept away homes and triggered landslides across South Asia, affecting millions of people and claiming at least 180 lives, officials said Tuesday. The monsoon is crucial for irrigation and groundwater supplies in the impoverished region -- home to a fifth of the world's population -- and brings relief after the unforgiving summers. But the downpours from June to September can turn deadly and have wreaked havoc again this year. [Read more]( [***] [steepest-street]( Welsh town wins title for world’s steepest street A street in Wales has been named the steepest in the world following a campaign by locals. Ffordd Pen Llech, in the seaside town of Harlech, North Wales, has been officially recorded of being at a gradient of 37 percent – two percent steeper than the previous record holder in New Zealand. Also Read: Dangote Targets Guinness World Record With World Puff Puff Day Celebration On Tuesday the Guinness World Records announced the Welsh street had wrested the title away from {NAME} Street in Dunedin, [Read more]( [***] [Technology]( [***] [Twitter-redesign]( Twitter's web redesign is rolling out with easier navigation and a faster backend The big picture: Twitter.com has been given a major overhaul that’s supposed to make the website faster and easier to navigate. On Twitter's front end, there is an improved layout with a left sidebar, new themes, and a new dark mode. On the back end, everything’s been rebuilt from the ground up to allow Twitter to bring new features to everyone at the same time and simplify development. Twitter has been having a problem with user growth, mostly due to its slow progress on reducing abuse on its platform, [Read more]( [***] [telegram-whatsapp]( Hackers can manipulate media files you receive via WhatsApp,Telegram If you think that the media files you receive on your end-to-end encrypted secure messaging apps can not be tampered with, you need to think again. Security researchers at Symantec yesterday demonstrated multiple interesting attack scenarios against WhatsApp and Telegram Android apps, which could allow malicious actors to spread fake news or scam users into sending payments to wrong accounts. [Read more]( [***] Weak Labour Protection System and the plight of frustrated Nigerian workers [Weak Labour Protection System and the plight of frustrated Nigerian workers]( In Nigeria, the second place where most people spend most of their time, apart from their houses is their work places. The horrible conditions of most work places and our weak labour protection system makes Nigerians seemingly work in hell. In 2017, statistics from the International Labour Organisation showed that globally, a worker dies every 15 seconds. Further, 153 workers have work-related accidents every 15 seconds. [Read more]( [***] [KIDS CURVED]( [***] [Sport]( [***] [super-eagles]( Super Eagles need better goalkeeper now, says Disu A former Technical Adviser to the Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Tunde Disu, has said that the senior national team, Super Eagles deserves a better goalkeeper to keep up with football’s current standard. Disu made his stance known in an interview with the media on Tuesday, July 16 while commenting on the lapses of the first-choice goalkeeper, for the Super Eagles, Daniel Akpeyi. [Read more]( [***] [Lampard]( Chelsea do not require new players to be successful – Lampard Chelsea are facing a transfer ban but new manager Frank Lampard is confident the Premier League club do not need to bring in new players to taste success. Lampard, who is the club’s record goalscorer from his time as a player, was appointed Chelsea’s new manager this month with Chelsea unable to add new players to their squad following a FIFA ban. [Read more]( [***] [Premier-League-feat]( Premier League introduce head-to-head rule in 2019/20 season The upcoming Premier League season will see head-to-head records used to decide the final positions of teams who finish level in the table on points, goal difference and goals scored. The decision has been made amid the introduction of a number of different law changes, already published earlier this summer, including changes to handballs and drop-balls and of course the introduction of Video Assistant Referees (VAR). [Read more]( [***] [Health]( [***] [diagnosis]( Could artificial intelligence be the future of cancer diagnosis? In a recent study, researchers trained an algorithm to differentiate between malignant and benign lesions in scans of breast tissue. With cancer, the key to successful treatment is catching it early. As it stands, doctors have access to high-quality imaging, and skilled radiologists can spot the telltale signs of abnormal growth. 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