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Counterfeit whiskey crooks don’t stand a lick of a chance! Scottish scientists are putting a new twist on artificial intelligence with an “artificial tongue” used to detect fake batches of booze, according to a report Tuesday. The ground-breaking device — which can be used to sniff out counterfeit, or falsely advertised single-malt scotch — is portable and features 2 million tiny “artificial taste buds,” researchers told the UK Guardian. “You could train your particular ‘tongue’ to know what one of these whiskies ‘tasted’ like, so that when the fake stuff came along it could identify it and when the real…

Catholic Archbishop of Lagos Metropolitan See, Most Rev Alfred Adewale Martins, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently commence the process of restructuring the country as this remains the surest way to move the nation forward. Martins, who was reacting to the recent killing of Mrs Funke Olakunrin, daughter of Afenifere top Chieftain, Pa Fasoranti by gunmen in Ore, Ondo State, said the problem of insecurity, unemployment and other vices plaguing the country would easily be curtailed once the nation was properly structured on the path of true federalism. He said the incessant attacks and killings of hapless Nigerians…

The Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Elder Simon Achuba, has accused Gov. Yahaya Bello of failing to account for N53.8 billion funds the state received between 2016 and last year. But the state government in a swift reaction, described the allegation by the deputy governor as a blatant lie. However, documents made available to Vanguard indicated that the amount consisted of unaccounted receipts from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee, FAAC, in 2016, 2017 and 2018. The allegation is coming on the heels of a fierce contest for the All Progressives Congress, APC, ticket in the November 16, 2019, governorship election…

The Nigerian-American economic expert, Adewale Adeyemo, who assisted the US government to fight recession, has been appointed president of Obama Foundation. Adeyemo had served in the administration of former President Obama as deputy national security adviser, NSA, for international economics and is reputed to have helped the US combat the global economic recession of 2008. Martin Nesbitt, chairman of the foundation’s board, said in a statement that Adeyemo will lead “the implementation of the organisation’s strategic plan and manage its organisational structures and functions.’ “Wally is the ideal person to help lead the foundation team as we continue to grow…

Grieved by perennial attacks by suspected herdsmen which have resulted in deaths of thousands of people and wanton destruction of property in the region, ethnic nationalities of the Middle Belt have advocated a united action against further aggression by the intruders. They also resolved to collectively resist further attacks on any of them, noting that an attack on one will be considered as an attack on all, henceforth. The ethnic nationalities in a communiqué issued at the ends a one-day conference with theme; “Re-awakening,” in Abuja, resolved amongst other things that there is urgent need for united political force and…

The Federal Government intends to review the current revenue sharing formula for the three tiers of government, Mr Elias Mbam, the chairman, Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, has said. Mbam told pressmen Tuesday, after receiving an Award of Excellence from the Nigeria Civil Service Union, in Abuja. Currently, the federal government takes 52.68 percent; states, 26.72 percent, while the 774 local government councils get 20.60 per cent of distributable Federation Account earnings. It was put in place by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, via an Executive Order in March 2003. Pursuing a new sharing formula, the chairman said, had…

Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has described Nigeria as a complex and difficult entity to manage. Babangida stated this in his Uphill residence in Minna when the leadership of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, minority caucus of the House of Representatives, led by Ndudi Elumelu, paid him a visit. Consequently, he called on the legislators to perform their responsibility honourably and diligently to make the country one entity. Babangida said this at his Uphill residence in Minna when the leadership of the PDP Minority caucus of the House of Representatives paid him a visit at his uphill residence, Minna,…

By Akanimo Sampson Low European gas prices and rising carbon prices have incentivised coal-to-gas switching in power generation, with Platts reporting that Germany’s and Italy’s gas-fired power generation has increased 54 per cent and 37 per cent, respectively, in 2019 to date. Analysts had estimated the global Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) demand for 2019 at 351 metric tonnes (mt), an increase of over 37 mt, or 12%, over 2018. In the second quarter of this year, global LNG supply totaled 87 mt, an increase of 13 mt or 17% over the second quarter of 2018, principally driven by new supply…

By Akanimo Sampson The enduring civil rule, not yet democracy, in Nigeria came about as a result of the heroic struggle or if you like, the revolution of the popular masses against the military dictatorship of the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha. Omoyele Sowore, who the Buhari administration is currently detaining, was one of the front foot soldiers of the pro-democracy revolt on the side of the United Action for Democracy (UAD) that was then led by the iconic Olisa Agbakoba, SAN. As a political correspondent of The Punch at the time, Sowore was the link between the…

Akwa Ibom State Government in collaboration with World Bank has presented a cheque of N10 million each to 10 communities in the state. The 10 benefiting communities are Eyehedia Ikot Otuk and Otung community in Ini LGA, Edem Ekpat and Ikot Nkang community in Etinan LGA, Ata Ikot Inyang community in Etinan LGA, Ukana Ikot Ekon and Ikot Ekpenyong community in Essien Udim LGA, Ekpenyong Ufom community in Essien Udim LGA, Anua Ekeya community in Okobo LGA, Kampa and Emere-Oke in Eastern Obolo LGA. The cheque was given during a Two-Days Training Program of Community Project Management Committee members and…