* Buhari jets to Jordan for World Economic Forum summit * Startup stats: Nigeria, S,A, Kenya lead pack

APRIL 4, 2019 Buhari jets to Jordan for World Economic Forum summit President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Thursday, April 4 for Amman, the [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [NEWSLETTER BANNER](  [PZ advert]( APRIL 4, 2019 [***] [Buhari]( Buhari jets to Jordan for World Economic Forum summit President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Thursday, April 4 for Amman, the capital of Jordan to honour an invitation by King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein to participate in the World Economic Forum (WEF). This was contained in a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina who revealed the WEF on the Middle East and North Africa is scheduled to take place at the Dead Sea, Jordan. [Read more]( [***] [Saraki-Melaye-Ben-Murray-Bruce]( Court orders Saraki, Melaye, Murray-Bruce to honour Police invitation The Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Sen. Dino Melaye and Sen. Ben Murray-Bruce to honour the Police invitation of Oct. 5, 2018, in connection with the protest staged by members of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). Justice Okon Abang gave the order on Thursday, April 4 while delivering judgment in a fundamental human rights suit filed by the trio alleging intimidation, harassment and threat by the police. [Read more]( [***] [Onnoghen-and-Buhari]( Onnoghen to receive retirement benefits of N2.5bn The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen is set to get retirement benefits in cash and kind up to N2.5 billion if President Muhammadu Buhari implements the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC). As part of the package for a retired chief justice, a house will be built for him in Abuja with a nine-digit sum for furnishing — in addition to a severance gratuity that is 300% of his annual basic salary of N3,363,972.50, as well as a pension for life. [Read more]( [***] [Tinubu]( APC chieftain alerts Tinubu over planned sabotage of power-shift A chieftain of APC in Adamawa, Ahmed Lawal on Thursday, April 4 cautioned the Leader of the party, Bola Tinubu against saboteurs within the party. Lawal gave the hint during a media interview in Yola. He rued the activities of some elements in the party during the governorship election as repugnant to the planned power-shift idea of the party. [Read more]( [***] [Maryam-Sanda]( Court dismisses alleged husband killer, Maryam Sanda’s no case submission, orders defence An FCT High Court in Maitama on Thursday, April 4 dismissed a no-case submission made by Maryam Sanda, accused of killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello and ordered her to enter her defence. The trial judge, Justice Yusuf Halilu held that from the preponderance of evidence of all the prosecution witnesses, a thick cloud has been formed by the prosecution making it important to call the other side to make their case. 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The new law is in response to a lone gunman attack on two mosques in Christchurch on March 15, killing 50 people as they attended Friday prayers. [Read more]( [***] [facebook-user]( 540 million Facebook user records found unprotected on Amazon cloud Researchers from the security firm, UpGuard have found more than 540 million Facebook user records collected by two third-party companies exposed on Amazon cloud without passwords. In the researchers’ write-up, Mexico-based digital media company Cultura Colectiva left more than 540 million records — including comments, likes, reactions, account names and more — stored on the Amazon S3 storage server without a password, allowing anyone to access the data. [Read more]( [***] [iposign]( Startup stats: Nigeria, S,A, Kenya lead pack March was a momentous month for African startups, even historic, as we saw African startups filing their IPOs, acquisitions and global expansions within the continent. Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia filed for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, per SEC documents and confirmation from chief executive Sacha Poignonnec. [Read more]( [***] [Pregnancy]( Women who swallow sperm experience fewer miscarriages - New research Women who regularly give their boyfriend or husband oral sex and swallow their sperm may be less likely to suffer recurrent miscarriages, scientists have claimed. Researchers believe ingesting semen strengthens a pregnant woman’s immune system and could help foetuses grow healthily. ALSO READ: What to do about low sperm count Semen contains hormones and proteins from a man’s body which some women may need to become accustomed to having in their body. [Read more]( [***] [Academy grooms 20 grassroots’ athletes to professional level in Lagos]( [Disgraced McGregor attempts to deflect ‘racist’ tirade]( [Raheem Sterling pays for 550 School Kids to attend FA Cup Semi-Final]( [Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ruben Loftus-Cheek dazzled for Chelsea against Brighton]( [Terrorism agenda as G7 interior ministers meet in Paris]( [Apple cuts the price of HomePod by $50, but it’s still too expensive]( [Twitter backs down on ban of French government’s voter sign-up ads]( [***] [Pele]( Brazilian football legend, Pele reportedly hospitalised due to urinary infection [Read more]( [***] [Ethiopian-Airlines]( Ethiopian Government releases report into fatal Boeing MAX 737 crash [Read more]( [***] [funke and jjc skills]( Funke Akindele celebrates husband’s birthday, JJC Skills in style (Pictures/Video) [Watch]( [***] [Daddy-Freeze]( ‘Tattoos and dreadlocks are strange to our culture?’- Daddy Freeze reacts [Read more]( [***] [GAME-OF-THRONES]( Games of Throne cast walk red carpet for season finale (Photos) [Read more]( [***] [obesity]( Is obesity blatantly dehumanised and stigmatised? 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