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Four days after Twitter permanently suspended Donald Trump’s account on January 8, 2021, the then-US president’s son pleaded with entrepreneur Elon Musk to employ his “brilliance” to launch a social media platform that “isn’t biased” to crush the competition. Musk didn’t accept Donald Trump Jr’s challenge. But the Tesla chief’s deal […]
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says if elected into office as president, he will “hit the ground running from day one”. Osinbajo said so on Tuesday while addressing his supporters during a visit to Ogun state. The VP is seeking the presidential ticket of the APC, and said his experience serving under President Muhammadu Buhari […]
The United Kingdom says it will cut tariffs on all goods imported from Ukraine to zero. In an announcement on Monday evening, the government said the move came in response to a direct request from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to support his country’s economy. According to reports from the cable, the statement reads, […]
The 10-year-old female student suspended by Chrisland Schools in Lagos State, over alleged sexual misconduct with her schoolmate during a competition in Dubai, has deleted all the videos on her Likee social media account. The account has over 12,400 fans but drew attention shortly after a viral video clip of the pupil and […]
Delta State Government has called on the leadership of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to concentrate on how tertiary institutions in the country could commence academic activities rather than maligning it to score cheap political points. The Commissioner for Higher Education in the state, Prof. Patrick Muoboghare, made the call while reacting […]
Billionaire entrepreneur, owner of Tesla, Elon Musk has finally bought US based micro-blog, Twitter at the value of $44 billion. The sale was a dramatic shift for the board, which had originally maneuvered to block Musk from taking the social media network private. “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and […]
Billionaire drug baron behind the N3billion Tramadol deal involving the embattled suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari-led Intelligence Response Team, IRT, Chief Afam Mallinson Emmanuel Ukatu has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. After months of surveillance and evading arrest, Ukatu who is Chairman of Mallinson […]
No few than six members of the Deeper life Bible Church, located at Iragbo community in Badagry, Lagos state, were injured on Sunday, when the building of the Church collapsed during heavy storm while service was in progress. The injured sustained serious degrees of injuries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that […]
Novak Djokovic’s wait for a first title in 2022 continues. This was after he was beaten 2-6 7-6 (7-4) 0-6 by Andrey Rublev in the final of his home ATP tournament in Belgrade on Sunday. Serbian world number one Djokovic has played relatively little this season. This is due to his refusal to […]
More than 100 people died in an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in Abaezi community in Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. The fire outbreak occurred at an illegal bunkering site and it affected over 100 people who were burnt beyond recognition. The state Commissioner for Petroleum Resources, Goodluck Opiah, told […]
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