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JULY 31, 2019 'Ministerial nominees to get portfolios after inauguration' President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that portfolios will be assigned [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [1st News.com](  [fashola quote]( JULY 31, 2019 [***] 'Ministerial nominees to get portfolios after inauguration' [Buhari]( President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that portfolios will be assigned to the ministerial nominees cleared by the Senate after their inauguration. Further, the President has described the crop of nominees as a "very capable team." He has also expressed his eagerness to start working with the Ministers once they are sworn in. Mr. Buhari made this disclosure in a tweet posted on his official Twitter account on Tuesday. [Read more]( [***] [President-Muhammadu-Buhari]( Buhari blames state govts for almajiri menace President Muhammadu Buhari revealed that it is not proper to blame the Federal Government for the menace of the Almajiri system of education as the responsibility is that of state governments. The president spoke when he received members of the Progressives in Academics at the State House, Abuja, on Tuesday, July 30. Almajiri system of education is a form of Qur’anic learning associated with begging on economic and religious grounds peculiar to some northern states. [Read more]( [***] [Gbajabiamila]( Gbajabiamila pledged NASS will redress humanitarian crisis in North-East Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Tuesday, July 30, reiterated the commitment of the National Assembly to supporting the current efforts at addressing the humanitarian crises caused by Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East. Gbajabiamila made this known when he paid a courtesy visit on Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno at the Government House, Maiduguri. [Read more]( [***] [Osinbajo-yemi]( Osinbajo directs ‘next steps’ in recovery of N5trn AMCON debts The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has directed that new approaches be adopted in the recovery of debts owed the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). Osinbajo’s spokesman, Mr Laolu Akande, in a statement on Tuesday, July 30, in Abuja said the directive was part of the Federal Government’s renewed effort to ensure the effective recovery of over five trillion naira being outstanding debts owed AMCON. [Read more]( [***] [NAPTIP]( NAPTIP rescues 152 victims of human trafficking The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Command in Osogbo says it has rescued 152 victims of human trafficking between 2017 and now. Mrs Kehinde Akomolafe, the agency’s Osogbo Zonal Commander made this known during the 2019 World Day against Human Trafficking programme on Tuesday, July 30 in Osogbo. [Read more]( [***] [banner]( [***] [boris-johnson-hints]( Boris Johnson hints UK could remain in EU single market, customs union until 2021 in bid to avoid cliff edge exit Britain could remain in the customs union and single market for another two years after Brexit, Boris Johnson said yesterday – as he suggested a negotiated deal with Brussels was still possible. The PM had earlier clashed with Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar over his demand to 'abolish' the controversial backstop. But later, on a visit to Wales, he indicated that other elements of Theresa May's withdrawal deal could be revived – including a transition period designed to soften the impact on business of leaving the EU. [Read more]( [***] [liverpool-mayor]( Lord Mayor of Liverpool resigns after sending racist video Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Peter Brennan has resigned after he shared a racist video with other councillors. Brennan, who took up the role in May, agreed to stand down after discussions with elected Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson. Also Read: Nigeria’s Cynthia Erivo stuns as Harriet Tubman in new biopic, ‘Harriet’ It is though Cllr Brennan, who is a patron of the Anthony Walker Foundation - killed by Michael Barton on this exact day in 2005 - shared the video on Whatsapp, which prompted a complaint. [Read more]( [***] [Technology]( [***] [apple-iphone-x]( Google reveals 6 devastating iPhone vulnerabilities Google's secretive and elite team of security researchers have discovered six devastating flaws in Apple's iMessage app, one of which they claim the company has not fixed. Project Zero is Google's security research department which hunts so-called "zero day" vulnerabilities, named because the software creator has had "zero days" to fix it. [Read more]( [***] [Trump-retweeets]( Twitter suspends a conspiracy-filled account after Trump retweets it Twitter suspended an account that peddled conspiracy-laden content on Tuesday after President Donald Trump retweeted it earlier in the day, according to The Daily Beast. The account, which operated under the display name “LYNN THOMAS,” was reportedly suspended for breaking Twitter’s rules against “using multiple accounts to artificially amplify or disrupt conversations.” It’s the second account that the president has retweeted that Twitter has suspended for violating its rules. [Read more]( [***] Mind your own business or go to hell [VIOLA]( There are some sets of people I am convinced will never make heaven. Well, I don't know if they will go to hell, either. The ones who not only know it all, but know better than you what is good for you. Case in point: Someone met me once in an office, holding a bottle of Coke Zero. “Do you know that thing has “aspah-tar-May”? And that “aspah-tar-May”__ is used as embalming fluid so what you are drinking is toxic materials and that it can kill you?” [Read more]( [***] [yakubu mohammed PROFILE]( [***] [Sport]( [***] [Chelsea]( Chelsea ban fan for life for racist abuse Chelsea banned one supporter from Stamford Bridge for life on Tuesday for racially abusing the Manchester City striker Raheem Sterling during last December's Premier League match. Sterling went to retrieve a ball near the Matthew Harding stand where six men started shouting at him. One of them has been permanently barred from matches at the west London stadium. [Read more]( [***] [Otedola]( Otedola fulfills $25,000 per goal AFCON promise to Super Eagles Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has fulfilled his $25,000 per goal pledge to the Super Eagles during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. On the eve of Super Eagles’ semifinal clash against the Desert Foxes of Algeria, Otedola pledged the sum of $25,000 for each goal scored by the Super Eagles, while the president of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote pledged $50,000, also per goal. [Read more]( [***] [Health]( [***] [nuts-sex]( Men's sexual function may benefit from daily nut consumption Men participating in a clinical trial who added two handfuls of nuts a day to their regular diet reported improvements in sexual function. The 14-week trial compared a group of men who added a daily dose of certain nuts to a Western-style diet with an equivalent group of men who ate the same diet but without nuts. The daily dose of nuts comprised 60 grams (g) — the equivalent of about two handfuls — of almonds, hazelnuts, and walnuts. [Read more]( [***] [ENDO]( Endometrial cancer: What to know A form of uterine cancer, endometrial cancer is the most common cancer of the female reproductive organs. Endometrial cancer starts when cells in the inner lining of the uterus (endometrium) begin to grow out of control. Endometrial cancer and uterine cancer are sometimes used interchangeably, but uterine cancer is a broader term used to describe cancers affecting any area of the uterus, including but not only the endometrium. [Read more]( [***] [missile-anxiety]( False missile alert may have 'benefited' people with anxiety New research from the American Psychological Association has examined the effects of a missile strike alarm — which turned out to be false — on the anxiety levels of Twitter users. On the morning of January 13, 2018, the residents of Hawaii received an emergency alert urging them to seek shelter. They received a message stating that a missile strike was headed toward them. 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