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SEPTEMBER 15, 2019 NFIU: Reps support probe of Lawan, Gbajabiamila The House of Representatives has expressed support for the Nigerian Financial In [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [1st News.com](  [Vincent]( SEPTEMBER 15, 2019 [***] NFIU: Reps support probe of Lawan, Gbajabiamila [Lawan]( The House of Representatives has expressed support for the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) over the agency’s request for details of bank accounts belonging to members of the National Assembly, judiciary and politically exposed persons. The Reps further explained that such information is necessary for an institution like the NFIU to function efficiently. Officers affected in the probe include the President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; principal officers and members of the House of National Assembly. 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The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in a statement in Abuja, said the Nigerian leader made the call at the Extraordinary Summit of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government on Counter-Terrorism in Ouagadougou. [Read more]( [***] [Rochas-Okorocha]( Okorocha: Court places lien on ex-Gov's properties pending EFCC investigations A federal high court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Saturday, September 14, has ordered Senator Rochas Okorocha and his family not to sell any of his properties pending the resolution of investigations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. This mandate was revealed by Justice J.K Omotosho of the Court who also directed the applicants to, on or before Tuesday, September 17, deposed to an affidavit of undertaking. 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"The loss of Hamza bin Ladin not only deprives al-Qa'ida of important leadership skills and the symbolic connection to his father, but undermines important operational activities of the group," the statement said. [Read more]( [***] [Technology]( [***] [Apple]( Apple, 64GB of iPhone storage just isn't enough anymore Apple's latest iPhones pack plenty of improvements. They're more durable, they're faster and their cameras are much more capable. At $699, the iPhone 11 is even cheaper than last year's iPhone XR, at its $749 starting price. Yet one thing hasn't changed: All new iPhones start with 64GB of storage space. On the surface that's … fine. Two years ago Apple bumped up the storage on the iPhone 8, 8 Plus and X to a 64GB minimum -- a welcome upgrade from the prior base option of 32GB (which itself took years to reach). [Read more]( [***] [banner]( [***] [Sport]( [***] [Neymar-]( Neymar scores spectacular goal on PSG return as fans boo Paris St-Germain (PSG) striker Neymar expects to get a hostile reception no matter where he plays this season. This was after sections of the home crowd turned a blind eye to his match-winning performance on Saturday, September 14, and booed the want-away Brazilian. Neymar scored a spectacular goal with a bicycle kick two minutes into stoppage time to give the home side a 1-0 win over Racing Strasbourg. [Read more]( [***] [PepGuardiola]( Guardiola laments Norwich defeat in five-goal thriller Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola shrugged off his team’s shock 3-2 defeat by newly-promoted Norwich City in the English Premier League (EPL) on Saturday, September 14, with a direct message. He said his team simply could not be expected to win every week. Guardiola’s team beat Liverpool to the title by a solitary point last season after winning their last 14 games. [Read more]( [***] [Health]( [***] [senior-man-at-the-dentist]( Does poor oral health impact brain function? Perceived stress may detrimentally impact oral health which, in turn, may lead to cognitive decline among specific elderly communities, according to two new studies. Oral health can be a surprisingly good indicator of a person's well-being. Not only can oral diseases reduce a person's quality of life, but they can also increase the risk of other serious conditions. [Read more]( [***] [squirrel-with-robin]( How birds let squirrels know when it's safe to relax A new study has concluded that following a threat, squirrels in the wild use the ambient chatter of birds to help determine when the danger has passed. Nature is an unfriendly place for small animals. For this reason, many have evolved to use information in the environment as a warning system. For example, some animals have learned to listen to the alarm calls of other species for clues. 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