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Donald Trump’s social-media platform, Truth Social, has launched, in a limited form, on the US Apple App Store. The app had similarities to Twitter, commentators noted – Mr Trump was banned from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube last year. And some early users had difficulties registering accounts. Project lead and former congressman Devin Nunes said it was expected to be fully operational by the end of March. Some of those trying to register had been told: “Due to massive demand, we have placed you on our waitlist,” the Reuters news agency reported. Created by the year-old Trump Media & Technology Group…

Manchester City and Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva, 27, is dreaming of a move to Real Madrid. (CalcioMercato in Italian) Real Madrid will rival Manchester United in pursuing Paris St-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino. (Mail) Liverpool are “seriously interested” in signing English forward Jarrod Bowen, 25, from West Ham. (GiveMeSport) Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers has the backing of the club’s board despite a poor run of form. (Telegraph) Inter Milan are monitoring Manchester City’s Brazil striker Gabriel Jesus, 24, as a potential recruit for their attack. (CalcioMercato – in Italian) Chelsea are interested in Wolves’ English defender Max Kilman, 24. (Talksport) Man City trade Gabriel Jesus, Bernardo Silva for Messi,…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has confirmed that its forthcoming national convention will now hold on March 26. Sen. John Akpankudohede, National Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) announced this while speaking with newsmen Monday in Abuja after the committee’s closed door meeting. “After deliberation and agreement with the CECPC, we have agreed and approved that the activities of the National Convention will commence from Feb. 24 and terminates in March 26 at Eagle Square with the national convention. “In between the convention, we have agreed to have zonal congresses,” the APC scribe said. SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES…

Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe state and chairman of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed the party’s February 26 national convention, indefinitely. The CECPC has instead notified the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of its decision to conduct zonal congresses in March. Some reports claimed that President Buhari, who just returned from the EU-AU Summit in Brussels, Belgium approved postponement. The convention committee met Sunday night to seal the postponement, a not-so-popular decision among party members, which wanted the party to keep the date sacrosanct. The APC has not…

Detained Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, on Monday begged a Federal High Court, Abuja to order his release from the custody of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), pending the hearing and determination of his fundamental human rights suit before the court. The police had last week arrested and handed Kyari to the NDLEA for further investigation and prosecution over drug-related offences. The agency had released a video to confirm Kyari’s alleged involvement with an international drug syndicate and attempt to compromise officials of the NDLEA. He has been in custody of the NDLEA since his arrest last…

A new outfit has commenced business, in the Nigerian marketing communication industry. Bee-Plux Communications Limited, a Thru-the-Line (TTL) and brand management consultancy that pride itself as 360-degree brand communication consultants opened shop in Lagos, with focus in providing, creative cutting-edge solutions to client’s marketing challenges. According to the Managing Director, Mrs. Biodun Ogunleye in a chat with newsmen in her office recently said, Bee-Plux Communications is entering the industry at this critical time vis-à-vis the global Covid-19 pandemic in order to fill a yearning gap in providing innovative and effective integrated brand marketing solutions to grow clients’ business and their…

Chief Ojo Ajaguna, a community leader in Igasi Akoko, Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo state, who was abducted by gunmen on Friday, has regained his freedom. It was gathered that Ajaguna fled the kidnappers’ den after the hoodlums slept off. A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said people in the community were sad when Ajaguna was abducted. He noted that there was celebration in the town after news filtered in that he escaped. Police arrest cleric with human head in Ondo “The victim regained his freedom when the assailants slept off in the forest. The entire…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) chairman and Governor of Yobe state, Mai Mala Buni, has been labelled a disgrace by a member of his party. Alwan Hassan who was on Channels TV, Politics Today, said the direction the party is headed under his leadership is creating fear among members in the party. “The present lack of direction and logjam in the All Progressives Congress is a clear attestation to the lack of capacity of the Chairman of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Gov. Mai Mala Buni,” he said. Adding that, “With the…

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola wants the club to extend the contract of England forward Raheem Sterling, 27. (Fabrizio Romano on Twitter) Arsenal are still interested in signing 29-year-old Spain striker Alvaro Morata – who is on loan from Atletico Madrid at Juventus. (Calciomercato, via The Boot Room) Houston Dynamo have made an offer to sign Atletico Madrid and Mexico midfielder Hector Herrera, 31. (MLS) Real Madrid winger Lucas Vazquez, 30, wants to leave the club to play first-team football so he can make Spain’s World Cup squad. (El Nacional, in Spanish) Transfer Deadline: Dele Alli signs for Everton Italian…

Seven children have been killed in Niger in an air strike by the Nigerian Air Force targeting “bandits”, a governor and state media have said. Five more were hurt in the apparently accidental strike, the governor of Niger’s Maradi region told AFP. Governor Chaibou Aboubacar said four were killed instantly and three died on their way to hospital. State TV said the attack happened in Nachade village. Nigerian officials said an investigation had begun. Mr Aboubacar said the victims’ parents were attending a ceremony and “the children were probably playing” when the air strikes hit them. Bandits pay well for…