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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received the former National Financial Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Bolaji Anani and his supporters into the All Progressives Congress.

The All progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council has stated that the party’s campaign in Kano will hold as scheduled.

Country Director of Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in Nigeria, Eric Batonon, has urged Cameroon to comply with international and tripartite agreements to accommodate 30,000 people that fled Rann in northern Borno, Northeast Nigeria following attacks by Boko Haram insurgents.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said it had no plans of relocating Dass, Tafawa Balewa and Bogoro Federal Constituency collation centre situated in Zwall to any place ahead of 2019 elections.

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), on Wednesday, reiterated its appeal to the Federal Government not to sign the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to save Nigeria from being a dumping ground for foreign goods.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has insisted that he has no regret forgiving his former vice and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has assured Nigerians that it would make its recruitment public. Mr. Jonah Achema, Head, Public Affairs, NDLEA, in a statement on Wednesday, alerted of activities of employment scammers who go about extorting money from unsuspecting job seekers.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday announced that there will be restriction of movement for trailers, tankers and other articulated vehicles into Lagos State on 1st, 2nd, 8th and 9th February, 2019.

South-West chapter of the Miyetti Allah, an umbrella body of cattle dealers association, on Wednesday, declared support for the re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressive Congress (APC).

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed why he never declared former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar as acting President when he was in power.

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, that he is fully behind the party and its candidates in every state of the federation.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC , has filed a 10-count charge against a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Engr. Babachir Lawal and five others. The charges were filed on Wednesday.

Attahiru Bafarawa, former governor of Sokoto State, has said he manipulated the presidential primary of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) against Rochas Okorocha to favour Muhammadu Buhari in 2003.

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday launched a fresh attack on President Muhammadu Buhari.

The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Adams Oshiomhole, has blasted erstwhile President Olusegun Obasanjo, for ceding Nigerian territory to Cameroon in quest for Nobel Prize for Peace.

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, says that President Muhammadu Buhari is now a full blown dictator with his true colour out for all to see.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday pointed out what the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar will do if elected.

A civil rights organization, Legislative Probity and Accountability (LPA), has linked the planned impeachment of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State to the desperate accusation by his adversaries that he had been funding the campaign of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Jimi Agbaje.

Former governor of Oyo State and leader of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Senator Rasidi Ladoja, on Tuesday said that the party will address mass failure by students in public schools and “bad salaries” to workers in the state.

United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington has said that Nigeria should get the 2019 elections right.

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday supported President Muhammadu Buhari’s suspension of Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria.

The National Judicial Council, NJC, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the suspended chief justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnonghe, the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, urged members of the All Progressive Congress (APC), to vote for any candidate of their choice, irrespective of intra or inter party affairs.

Suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen has filed a suit against the federal government over his suspension.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has mocked the All Progressives Congress, APC, over what it described as a failed campaign in Owerri, Imo State on Tuesday.

Apple  is sending out a message to app developers: stop tricking users into subscriptions. The company updated its guidelines for mobile developers to more clearly spell out what is and what is not allowed, according to 9to5Mac, which spotted the recent changes. The improved documentation comes at a time when subscriptions are becoming something of a plague on consumers.

Kite, a San Francisco-based startup that uses machine learning to build what is essentially a very smart code-completion tool, today announced that it has raised a $17 million funding round. The round was led by Trinity Ventures, with personal participation from now-GitHub CEO Nat Friedman.

Apple  has released an update on its spending in the U.S. According to the company, Apple is now working with 9,000 different companies in the U.S. Those companies mostly work on hardware components and chipsets for Apple’s devices.

Apple is slowly building a lineup of content subscriptions. According to a report from Cheddar, Apple may also be working on a gaming subscription. Alex Heath managed to get five people to talk about the rumored service.

iOS is easily one of the best things AirPods have going for them. Flip open the cap and, boom, there are the headphones and case, each sporting their respective battery levels. Pairing AirPods to your desktop has been doable as well, albeit markedly less convenient.

Apple  is kicking off the Entrepreneur Camp in Cupertino. Eleven female-founded app development companies have been invited to Cupertino for multiple workshops and meetings with Apple employees, and Apple used that opportunity to share a new number when it comes to App Store revenue.

In November, Facebook announced a new plan that would revamp how the company makes content policy decisions on its social network — it will begin to pass off to an independent review board some of the more contested decisions. The board will serve as the final level of escalation for appeals around reported content, acting something like a Facebook  Supreme Court.

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A team of researchers associated with the Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford thinks so. They’ve published a paper warning investors in life sciences startups that a systemic lack of transparency exists in their portfolio companies — creating the possibility for more multi-billion-dollar implosions and scandals like the one that toppled Theranos and its charismatic founder, Elizabeth Holmes.

As the new year begins gaining steam, there is ostensibly a piece of good news on the cyber front. Major cyber attacks have been in a lull in recent months and still are.

Dropbox announced today that it intends to purchase HelloSign, a company that provides lightweight document workflow and e-signature services. The company paid a hefty $230 million for the privilege.

La Liga champions, Barcelona are set to hijack the bid of Unai Emery’s Arsenal to sign midfielder, Jaun Mata from Manchester United.

Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United have all qualified for the fifth round of this season’s FA Cup.

Inter Milan have expressed an interest in a swap deal, which will see them send Ivan Perisic to Arsenal and getting Mesut Ozil in return.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has declared that its Presidential candidate and former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar will beat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 16 presidential election in the South West region.

A total of N649.198billion has been distributed as Federal Allocation for the month of December 2018, between the Federal Government, State Governments and Local Government Councils.

The Senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Abe, has insisted that the struggle to enthrone equal rights and justice among members of the party in Rivers State will continue.

Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El Rufai has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is planning to disrupt the coming general election because of its fear of an imminent defeat.

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, says the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration will jail more corrupt Nigerians if re-elected.

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Sunday disclosed that Kwara State will get the Senate President slot if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), candidate, Atiku Abubakar, wins the 2019 presidential election.

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has summoned an emergency meeting, over the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen.

Chairman of South East Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has said that he is under intense pressure to support President Muhammadu Buhari, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 16 polls.

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has deployed airwomen and female air officers, known as Women of War, for military operations in the North-east.

As the world marks the World Leprosy Day, Nigerians have been urged to stop discrimination against people living with the disease. Though the number of leprosy cases has steadily declined worldwide, Nigeria reported 522 new cases last year. Five per cent of these were children and 13 per cent were already with disability.

A group, the Forum for Transparency and Integrity in Leadership, and a lawyer, Samuel Adeniji, have asked the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from conducting elections in internally-displaced person’s camps.