* Dogara officially dumps APC... returns to PDP * Lagos 2019: Criticism trails Tinubu over plans to impeach Ambode

JANUARY 29, 2019 Dogara officially dumps APC... returns to PDP The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has announced his defectio [Forward](  [SABI-EVENING-NEWS](  JANUARY 29, 2019 [***] [Dogara]( Dogara officially dumps APC... returns to PDP The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has announced his defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He has joined the league of defectors to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The speaker made the announcement on Tuesday during plenary. Dogara made this declaration alongside two other lawmakers, Edward Pwajok and Ahmed Yerima. [Read more]( [***] [ipob]( Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu fixes referendum for February 16 The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has declared that a referendum towards the ‘peaceful restoration’ of the defunct Republic of Biafra will hold on February 16. That is the same day that the presidential elections will hold. This was contained in a statement by the spokesperson of IPOB, Emma Powerful. He explained this would be the first stage of the 'three-stage referendum'. [Read more]( [***] [Tinubu-and-Ambode]( Lagos 2019: Criticism trails Tinubu over plans to impeach Ambode The news that Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode may face impeachment has riled up the citizenry with a majority placing the blame squarely at the feet of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu. Also Read: ‘We support IPOB on election boycott’ – Biafran groups Yesterday, the Lagos State House of Assembly concluded that it may impeach Ambode over alleged financial misappropriation. [Read more]( [***] [muhammadu-buhari]( Buhari promises more infrastructure in South-East region President Muhammadu Buhari is currently on a campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) across the southeastern states and he addressed a teeming crowd in Aba, Abia State on Tuesday. Buhari also pledged to ensure the adequate provision of infrastructure in the South-East if he wins his reelection bid. He said this would give a further impetus to the spirit of industry, hard work and competitiveness for which the Igbo are known. [Read more]( [***] [huawei china]( China warns Washington to back off Huawei Following the declaration of criminal charges against Huawei and attempted extradition of its CFO, Meng Wanzhou, the Chinese government has called on Washington to ‘stop the unreasonable crackdown’ on the tech giant. Huawei is being accused of stealing technology and violating sanctions on Beijing will ‘firmly defend’ its companies, the foreign ministry said in a statement read on state-run TV news. [Read more]( [Transparency-International]( Transparency International: Nigeria moves up corruption index Nigeria has moved up four places in the Transparency International (TI) corruption perception index (CPI) for 2018. This improvement was based on the latest report issued by the organization on Tuesday morning. Nigeria is ranked 144 out of the 180 countries that were surveyed last year. Have this compared against 147th position in 2017. Also Read: Minimum wage: Saraki appeals to NLC, Labour over strike The country's score, however, remained the same for the two years at 27/100. 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Chelsea has turned down an official transfer request by the player, SabiNews understands. Bayern have seen four bids - the last for £35m - rejected by Chelsea. Sarri has described him as the "future of English football". [Read more]( [***] [app-developer-earnings]( App developers have earned $120 billion on Apple App Store Apple opened up the Entrepreneur Camp in Cupertino with a major reveal. App store developers have earned $120 billion in revenue from Apple. Eleven female-founded app development companies have been invited to Cupertino for multiple workshops and meetings with Apple employees. Apple used that opportunity to share a new number when it comes to App Store revenue. [Read more]( [***] [Instagram]( Instagram shut down on Monday for a long moment Instagram, the photo-sharing app went offline for a brief moment on Monday, perhaps a few moments too long. Very few would have noticed it as it lasted just about 30 minutes. A consequence of the brief period of no traffic wasn’t dire to be sure, perhaps just less time to spend on another distracting app. The service died at about 4:20, tragically the very moment when millions of people were turning to the app, for the third time that hour, desperately hoping to pass the time until the end of the workday [Read more]( [***] [Angry-mob]( Delta: Abraka chief lynched by mob, found with 124 male, female underwear A chief from the Abraka community in Delta State, Josiah Akpedafe, was lynched by an angry mob for allegedly stealing boxers and underwear belonging to some students of the Delta State University (DELSU), including male residents of the community. The suspect was caught by the mob who raised the alarm that got the attention of the other residents before he was rescued by the university’s security agents, who later handed him over to the police. 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