The Federal Government has come under attack for going on social media to plead with United States billionaire, Elon Musk, for ventilators to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Musk, who is the founder and Chief Engineer, SpaceX, had tweeted on Thursday…
*COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu rolls out economic stimulus for residents (DailyTrust) *Coronavirus: Lagos nears total lockdown, fears cases may hit 39,000 (Punch)
COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu rolls out economic stimulus for residents (DailyTrust) The Lagos State Government has unveiled economic stimulus package for indigent and the most vulnerable in the society to cushion the effect of the 14 days stay-at-home directive occasioned by the…
*Apapa 72 hours road closure: FG seeks understanding for construction works (Guardian) *Lagos Explosion: Community becomes hostile (NewTelegraph)
Apapa 72 hours road closure: FG seeks understanding for construction works (Guardian) The Federal Government on Friday appealed for cooperation of road users as the Mile 2 to Tin-Can Island section of the Apapa-Oshodi-Ojota-Oworonsoki Expressway project undergoes 72 hours partial…
Musk suggests Tesla has 200,000 orders for Cybertruck (Vanguard)
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk indicated in a tweet on Sunday that the electric carmaker received 200,000 orders for its electric pickup truck within three days of its launch. Musk, who has been regularly tweeting about the Cybertruck’s…
Elon Musk shows off mighty rocket designed to carry astronauts to Mars (Metro)
Elon Musk has officially unveiled a new spacecraft designed to carry humans to Mars. Yesterday, he showed off the latest prototype of Starship – a Mk1 version of the rocket that will undergo testing within the next one or two…
Elon Musk says ‘pedo guy’ tweet was not accusation (BBC)
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said he did not intend to accuse a British diver of being a paedophile when he called him “pedo guy” on Twitter. Vern Unsworth, 64 – who helped rescue 12 Thai boys from an underwater…
*Tribunal orders INEC to produce election documents requested by Atiku, PDP (Guardian) * Atiku’s witness weeps at tribunal, says APC ‘thugs’ shot two during election (Punch)
Tribunal orders INEC to produce election documents requested by Atiku, PDP (Guardian) Presidential election tribunal Wednesday ordered the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Mahmoud Yakubu to produce documents on election results requested by the Peoples Democratic Party…
Elon Musk urged to release sex tape with ex-girlfriend Grimes (Metro)
Elon Musk has been asked to shoot a sex tape with his ex-girlfriend Claire ‘Grimes’ Boucher and replied to this rather bold suggestion by suggesting it was ‘reasonable’. The SpaceXXX movie wasn’t the idea of a porn producer, but a…
SpaceX speeds past a $30b valuation (CNN)
SpaceX is in the midst of a funding round that has already pulled Elon Musk’s rocket company past a $30 billion valuation. The new capital cements SpaceX’s position as one of the highest-valued private startups in the world, according to…
Elon Musk unveils LA transport tunnel (BBC)
Entrepreneur Elon Musk has unveiled a prototype underground tunnel in Los Angeles which is designed to transport cars at high speed around the city. The tunnel is only a mile (1.6km) long at the moment but the goal is a…