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[Observer] The Daily Observer expresses its deepest condolence to the families of those children who perished in the fire disaster in the Paynesville Red Light area in the early hours of Wednesday, September 18, 2019. The Daily Observer prays that the Good Lord grants their souls peaceful eternal rest. via EDUCATION

[New Dawn] A mother of one of the 28 victims who died in a tragic fire disaster Wednesday morning, 18 September, Madam Fatu Jallo went unconscious several times while trying to talk to reporters. via EDUCATION

Houthi Rebels Houthi Rebels ABC News Iran-backed Houthi rebels fighting for supremacy in Yemen, have accused Saudi Arabia of fabricating evidence claiming Iran was behind drone attacks on two of its oil facilities on Saturday. The BBC reports that Brig-Gen Yahya Sarea, a spokesperson for the rebels, said the damage to the two oil facilities were downplayed. According to the British broadcaster, Sarea said the satellite imagery had been fabricated and the damage to the Saudi facilities had been downplayed. He added that the Houthis were behind the attacks, going on to state that they could deploy a wide range of drones and missiles. A spokesperson for the Saudi military, Colonel Turki Al-Malki, said wreckage from 18 unmanned area vehicles and seven cruise missiles indicate that the attack was from Iran. He said, “Despite Iran's best efforts to make it appear so, their collaboration with their proxy in the region to create this false narrative is clear.” The United Nati...

Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, to proceed on an indefinite leave. In a statement by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, the leave is to allow the conclusion of the investigation being carried out by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Oyo-Ita. President Buhari further approved the appointment of Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan as the Acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federation with immediate effect. Oyo-Ita had on August 20, 2019 tendered a resignation letter to President Buhari, citing family pressure and poor health as her reason for quitting her position. But the Presidency while reacting to that development denied knowledge of any resignation letter sent to Buhari by the former HOS. The EFCC had questioned her over an alleged N3bn bribery, duty tour a...

The management of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, has partnered with the police and a local vigilante group in a bid to tackle the rising spate of robbery attacks on students of the institution. The latest development follows a report by SaharaReporters highlighting the frustrations of students over the incident. Speaking on efforts they were making to address the situation, spokesperson for AAUA, Victor Akinpelumi, said that the university will also partner para-military outfits to end the attacks on students. He said, “The AAUA management received the reports of armed robbery attacks on students living off the campus, precisely in the Medoline and Cele areas of Akungba Akoko. “The university has held several meetings with the students and landlords in the affected areas on how best to stop this menace. “Apart from this, the university has also put in place a joint patrol team comprising the police, our security outfit in the instituti...

Second batch of returnees from South Africa Second batch of returnees from South Africa Chairman of Air Peace, Mr Allen Onyema, has said that the evacuation of Nigerians from South Africa had led to a drastic reduction of tourists and air travellers to that country. Onyema made the statement in Lagos on Wednesday evening while speaking with journalists during the arrival of the second batch of Nigerians evacuated from the former apartheid nation in the wake of latest xenophobic attacks on African migrants. In total, 315 Nigerians returned from South Africa aboard Air Peace, bringing the total number of returnees to 493 out of over 600, who expressed their desire to return home following the latest xenophobic attacks. The first batch had landed in the country last Wednesday with 178 returning with the Air Peace aircraft that airlifted them from South Africa. Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, was on the ground to receive the returnees including a...

[Observer] A major tragedy hit one of the Islamic community schools in the clustered and isolated Bassa Town settlement in Red Light, Paynesville City, where at least 28 twenty eight Islamic students between the ages of 12 and 18 years of age, met their tragic demise in a house fire. via EDUCATION

[Govt of Liberia] Monrovia, Liberia: His Excellency Dr. George Manneh Weah early Wednesday morning, September 18, 2019, visited the scene of the fire disaster that reportedly left 28 persons including children charred to death, promising the Muslim community of government's cooperation and provision of the necessary resources to thoroughly investigate the cause of the fatal incident. via EDUCATION

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -At least 28 persons, mostly children, are reported dead as a result of a fire disaster that gutted an Islamic school building early Wednesday morning in the Bassa Community in Paynesville, outside Monrovia. via EDUCATION

[Deutsche Welle] At least 27 school children have been killed in a fire in an Islamic school in Liberia. Early signs point towards an electrical fault. via EDUCATION

[Deutsche Welle] The Democratic Republic of Congo's military says it has shot dead Rwandan Hutu rebel leader Sylvestre Mudacumura. The International Criminal Court had sought his arrest on war crime charges. via LATEST NEWS

[The New Humanitarian] Juba -South Sudan's warring parties are less than two months away from forming a unity government, but meetings last week failed to move the needle on a 2018 peace deal long-delayed by disputes. The question now: what will happen in November? via LATEST NEWS

Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, to proceed on an indefinite leave. In a statement by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, the leave is to allow the conclusion of the investigation being carried out by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Oyo-Ita. President Buhari further approved the appointment of Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan as the Acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federation with immediate effect. Oyo-Ita had on August 20, 2019 tendered a resignation letter to President Buhari, citing family pressure and poor health as her reason for quitting her position. But the Presidency while reacting to that development denied knowledge of any resignation letter sent to Buhari by the former HOS. The EFCC had questioned her over an alleged N3bn bribery, dut...

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari administration of human rights violation, stating that a government that negotiates with bandits and terrorists shouldn’t harass law-abiding citizens. Falana was reacting to the invasion of the secretariat of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights and also the Civic Media Lab. He said, “This morning, the Nigeria Police Force invaded the secretariat of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights and sealed off the place in Lagos. “In spite of the fundamental rights of the Nigerian people to freedom of assembly and freedom of expression, the police had wanted to disrupt and stop the peaceful meeting of law-abiding citizens to discuss the illegal detention of Omoyele Sowore, Agba Jalingo, Abayomi Olawale and scores of others being incarcerated in various detention facilities in the country. “Contrary to the order of the Federal High Court that Sowore should be detained for 45 days, the...

The police in Bayelsa State has arraigned 10 persons in court over their alleged involvement in electoral malpractice during the August 10 local government election. A non-governmental organisation known as the Patriotism Advancement and Community Orientation Network in a statement in Yenagoa, the capital, confirmed that the prosecution of the suspects is being done in conjunction with the police in the state. Convener of PACON, Aluzu Augustine, who signed the statement, said, “The arraignment of the suspects is part of the efforts to discourage electoral malpractice. “We are currently prosecuting some suspects through the Commissioner of Police in Bayelsa State over reports of hijacking electoral materials in the just concluded August 10, 2019 local government area election.”   Elections Police News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via

The second batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa by the Nigerian Government have arrived Lagos. They were airlifted by Air Peace, a private airline company in Nigeria. Details shortly   South Africa Travel Breaking News News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via

The United State Mission in Nigeria and the American Business Council in partnership with the Nigeria Government and members of the private sector launched a two-day intellectual property symposium. The symposium brought together a broad range of stakeholders including senior officials from federal ministries, departments and agencies, legislators, lawyers, business, and technology leaders. US Embassy Chargé d'affaires, Kathleen FitzGibbon, delivered remarks highlighting the importance of intellectual property rights protection, which enables the innovation and creativity needed to bolster economic growth. FitzGibbon noted that strong intellectual property rights protection is essential to creating jobs and opening new markets for goods and services.  She said, “This is not just an American issue, this is a global issue and as Nigeria moves ahead with goals of diversifying and shifting to a knowledge-based economy, a strong intellectual property rights regime will help ...

The United States Consulate General in Lagos has launched the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs, a State Department-led initiative that supports women entrepreneurs around the world. During a week-long program, a diverse group of 100 women selected from a pool of over 6,000 applicants, will receive lessons on business management, network with like-minded entrepreneurs and mentors, and learn the practical skills required to create successful and sustainable businesses.  Declaring the workshop open, US Consul-General, Claire Pierangelo, said that women’s empowerment will be key to Nigeria’s long-term economic development.   She said, “One of the US Government’s goal is to promote entrepreneurship worldwide.  “Through the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs, we are doing just that by giving ambitious businesswomen the skills they need to take their ventures to the next level.” Pierangelo described the role of women as crucial for the progress of national economie...

Cannabis farm Cannabis farm The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has made huge gains in its war against narcotics and other illicit drugs in Adamawa State. NDLEA Commander in the state, Yakubu Kibo, told journalists in Yola, the capital, on Wednesday that it destroyed a cannabis farm, among other things. Kibo said operatives of the agency, uncovered the cannabis farm in Jada, the local government area of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. The NDLEA also arrested the alleged grower of the outlawed plant, one Yusuf Mohammed, according to the commander. Kibo said, “If this practice is unchecked, it would grow into a large scale cannabis sativa cultivation/farming.” The state command also made seizure of 166.95 kilograms of illicit drugs. Kibo added, “On September 9, our operatives in Mubi Area Command recovered a total of 218 bottles of cough syrup with codeine weighing 29.5kg and 350g of Rohypnol capsules. “Similarly, the Gombi Area Command of the agency intercepte...

At least 25 infants are among the 290 Nigerians that are currently airborne from South Africa aboard Air Peace Airlines. Information gathered stated that the aircraft left South Africa at 1:00pm Nigerian time and is expected to touch down at the Murtala Muhammed international Airport, Lagos by 7:00pm Nigerian time on Wednesday. The Nigerians were being evacuated from South Africa following latest xenophobic attacks on African migrants in that country. The airline had originally planned to evacuate 320 Nigerians in the second batch of the exercise on Tuesday but faced some delays. Recall that the aircraft was supposed to have departed Lagos at 1:00am on Tuesday but was denied landing permit by the South African authorities. See Also Breaking News BREAKING: Air Peace Granted Landing Permit By South African Authorities 0 Comments 1 Day Ago South Africa Travel News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from...

https://twitter.com/MrFixNigeria/status/1171482688760377345 Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria has called for the immediate release of pro-democracy activist and Convener of RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, and other journalists and activists currently held by the Nigerian Government. In a statement issued on Wednesday, HURIWA accused President Muhammadu Buhari of using security agencies to stifle dissents. The group said, “Nigeria has never been this bad with a general collapse of law enforcement by the police and an unprecedented rise in arbitrary arrests and detention. “Security agencies are becoming willing tools in the hands of the Abuja tyrant who has since unleashed a regime of brutal clampdown on activists and journalists brandishing choreographed charges that lack justification.” HURIWA also accused the United Nations, under the leadership of Antonio Guterres, of aiding and abetting the rise of tyranny in Nigeria by conferring global status on the Ni...

Suillus bovinus . Suillus bovinus, the Jersey cow mushroom, is a pored mushroom in the family Suillaceae. A common fungus native to Europe and Asia, it has been introduced to North America and Australia. It was initially described as Boletus bovinus by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, and given its current binomial name by Henri François Anne de Roussel in 1806. It is an edible mushroom, though not highly regarded. The fungus grows in coniferous forests in its native range, and pine plantations elsewhere. It is sometimes parasitised by the related mushroom Gomphidius roseus. S. bovinus produces spore-bearing mushrooms, often in large numbers, each with a convex grey-yellow or ochre cap reaching up to 10 cm (4 in) in diameter, flattening with age. As in other boletes, the cap has spore tubes extending downward from the underside, rather than gills. The pore surface is yellow. The stalk, more slender than those of other Suillus boletes, lacks a ring.

Suillus bovinus . Suillus bovinus, the Jersey cow mushroom, is a pored mushroom in the family Suillaceae. A common fungus native to Europe and Asia, it has been introduced to North America and Australia. It was initially described as Boletus bovinus by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, and given its current binomial name by Henri François Anne de Roussel in 1806. It is an edible mushroom, though not highly regarded. The fungus grows in coniferous forests in its native range, and pine plantations elsewhere. It is sometimes parasitised by the related mushroom Gomphidius roseus. S. bovinus produces spore-bearing mushrooms, often in large numbers, each with a convex grey-yellow or ochre cap reaching up to 10 cm (4 in) in diameter, flattening with age. As in other boletes, the cap has spore tubes extending downward from the underside, rather than gills. The pore surface is yellow. The stalk, more slender than those of other Suillus boletes, lacks a ring.