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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has reiterated the need for unity and peaceful coexistence among Nigerians. Mrs Buhari stated this in her tweeter handle on Friday after she attended the 2017 Ramadan lecture organised by the staff of Presidential villa community at the Banquet Hall, Abuja. She expressed appreciation for the turnout where Muslims and Christians participated in the programme and prayers. “It is important that we reiterate the importance of our unity by sharing our different values. “I appreciate His Excellency, the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo for chairing the Ramadan breakfast dinner,” she said.   The post Mrs Buhari restates need for unity among Nigerians appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2sbT21g via Blogger http://ift.tt/2rUjgCH

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J As the National Assembly (NASS) celebrates its second year, some Nigerians in the Federal Capital Territory have scored the assembly high in its work. Many said in interviews with the Newsmen  in Abuja on Friday that in spite of the leadership challenges that plagued the assembly at the beginning, its actions had been commendable. The speakers listed some of the achievements of National Assembly as the passage of Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB), publication of its annual budget as well as campaign for patronage for made in Nigeria goods. They also noted that the 8th Senate had passed 96 bills compared to the 7th Senate’s passage of 28 bills in two years, 6th Senate’s 23 bills and 5th Senate’s  65 bills. The 8th Senate has cleared 72 petitions in two years compared to the 7th Senate’s six petitions: 6th Senate’s six and the  5th Senate’s which record is unknown, the respondents added. Mr Okechukwu Ibekwe a journalist, said that the 8 th...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has reiterated the need for unity and peaceful coexistence among Nigerians. Mrs Buhari stated this in her tweeter handle on Friday after she attended the 2017 Ramadan lecture organised by the staff of Presidential villa community at the Banquet Hall, Abuja. She expressed appreciation for the turnout where Muslims and Christians participated in the programme and prayers. “It is important that we reiterate the importance of our unity by sharing our different values. “I appreciate His Excellency, the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo for chairing the Ramadan breakfast dinner,” she said.   The post Mrs Buhari restates need for unity among Nigerians appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2sbT21g

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J As the National Assembly (NASS) celebrates its second year, some Nigerians in the Federal Capital Territory have scored the assembly high in its work. Many said in interviews with the Newsmen  in Abuja on Friday that in spite of the leadership challenges that plagued the assembly at the beginning, its actions had been commendable. The speakers listed some of the achievements of National Assembly as the passage of Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB), publication of its annual budget as well as campaign for patronage for made in Nigeria goods. They also noted that the 8th Senate had passed 96 bills compared to the 7th Senate’s passage of 28 bills in two years, 6th Senate’s 23 bills and 5th Senate’s  65 bills. The 8th Senate has cleared 72 petitions in two years compared to the 7th Senate’s six petitions: 6th Senate’s six and the  5th Senate’s which record is unknown, the respondents added. Mr Okechukwu Ibekwe a journalist, said that the 8 th...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Leading German Bundesliga scorers after Saturday’s conclusion to the 2016/2017 season: 31: Aubameyang (Dortmund) 30: Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) 25: Modeste (Cologne) 21: Werner (RB Leipzig) 16: Gomez (Wolfsburg) 15: Kramaric (Hoffenheim), Kruse (Werder Bremen) 13: Robben (Bayern Munich) 12: Ibisevic (Hertha Berlin) 11: Chicharito Hernandez (Bayer Leverkusen), Gnabry (Werder Bremen), Niederlechner (Freiburg), Stindl (M’gladbach), Wagner (Hoffenheim) 10: Petersen (Freiburg) The post  Leading German Bundesliga scorers appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2rCjiyD

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Federal Ministry of Transportation on Friday said that the South-East zone was not excluded from the Federal Government’s on-going rail projects. A statement by the Director of Public Relations, Yetunde Sonaike, said the ministry was embarking on two major rail projects in the country. She said the ongoing rail projects were the Coastal Rail Project from Lagos-Calabar and the Lagos-Kano rail lines. “The Federal Ministry of Transportation wishes to state clearly that the South-East geopolitical zone has not been excluded from the Federal Government’s ongoing rail projects. “The two major rail projects of the Federal Government are the Coastal Rail Project from Lagos-Calabar, which traverse Lagos-Shagamu-Ore-Benin City-Sapele-Warri-Yenogoa. “ With siding to Otuoke-Port Harcourt-Aba-Uyo-calabar and branch line from Benin City Abudu-Onitsha, including Onitsha rail bridge. “ Lagos-Kano rail project will traverse Lagos-Abeokuta-Ibadan-Oshogbo-Ilorin-Jebba-Minn...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J French researchers said on Friday they had found a last-chance way for technicians to save Windows files encrypted by “WannaCry”, racing against a deadline as the ransomware threatens to start locking up victims’ computers first infected a week ago. WannaCry, which started to sweep round the globe on May 13, has infected more than 300,000 computers in 150 nations. It alsp threatened to lock out victims who have not paid a sum of $300 to $600 within one week of infection. A loose-knit team of security researchers scattered across the globe said they had collaborated to develop a workaround to unlock the encryption key for files hit in the global attack, which several independent security researchers have confirmed. Researchers said their solution would only work in certain conditions, namely if computers had not been rebooted since becoming infected and if victims applied the fix before WannaCry carried out its threat to lock their files permanently. The group...

http://ift.tt/2qrYSdy (FILES) This file photo taken on July 2, 2013 shows Congolese police and UN soldiers standing guard after an incident at the Makala jail in Kinshasa. Rebels from an outlawed political-religious group attacked Kinshasa's central prison on May 17, 2017, breaking out their leader and about 50 other prisoners, the Congolese government said. "Followers of the Bundu Dia Kongo (BDK) attacked Makala prison at dawn and broke out around 50 prisoners including their guru, Ne Muanda Nsemi," government spokesman Lambert Mende said, indicating that police had given chase. / AFP PHOTO / Junior D. KANNAH Dozens of prisoners escaped from a jail in Democratic Republic of Congo early Friday, less than 48 hours after rebels attacked Kinshasa’s main prison, freeing their leader and 50 others. “Among the 74 prisoners housed in the dilapidated prison in Kasangulu, 68 escaped,” local lawmaker Jean-Claude Vuemba told AFP, saying the breakout occurred at around 1:00 am. ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Nwafor Sunday Olamide Adedeji Aka Badoo, the YBNL boss and a popular Nigeria musician, has said that people usually look down on talented-budding persons who want to make some changes and contribute their quota in the social development of the country. I don’t know why people are like that, he quizzed, while reiterating his position in collaborating with Efe the winner of BBN. I am ready to partner with him whenever he is ready, I will welcome him with a warm cuddle, he said. Recall he had  promised Efe that he wants to be a part of his success story, thus to collaborate with him pending when he (Efe) builds up his fans. He made this known to newsmen via an interview anchored by ‘Soundcity radio’. According to him, ” I mean whenever he is ready, I am. ” The only reason i said that was because a lot of people tends to look down on people who they think oh! this dude or this person is not talented enough or …… but what I see in people is beyond the c...

http://ift.tt/2pXyKEf Crystal Palace's English manager Sam Allardyce gestures on the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Crystal Palace and Hull City at Selhurst Park in south London on May 14, 2017 / AFP PHOTO / OLLY GREENWOOD / Sam Allardyce backed Jose Mourinho’s complaint about the Premier League failing to move Manchester United’s match against Crystal Palace to help their preparations for the Europa League final. United finish their league campaign at home to Palace on Sunday, three days before they face Ajax in the Europa League final in Stockholm. Regardless of the result at the weekend, United will finish sixth while Palace cannot be relegated. Following United’s goalless draw at Southampton on Wednesday, Mourinho said the Palace match should have been brought forward at least a day to give his side the best chance against Ajax. “They (the Premier League) could easily have changed it last week and said, ‘We will give you the best...