Why Nigerians should prepare for more hardship – NGO (Punch) The report by the National Bureau of Statistics that about 133 million Nigerians live in poverty would be a recipe for a new dimension of hunger never witnessed in Nigeria,…
Twitter reinstates banned journalists’ accounts
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk says several journalists he suspended from his social media company, Twitter, will have their accounts reinstated. Reporters for the New York Times, CNN and the Washington Post were among those locked out of their accounts, after…
Twitter bans some journalists who cover Elon Musk
Twitter accounts belonging to several prominent journalists covering the company’s owner, Elon Musk, have had their accounts abruptly suspended. Reporters for The New York Times, CNN and Washington Post are among those who found themselves locked out of their accounts…
Elon Musk is no longer the richest man on the planet, according to Forbes
Elon Musk is no longer the world’s richest person, according to Forbes. On Thursday, Musk dropped to the second spot on Forbes’ list of “Real-Time Billionaires,” putting the Twitter and Tesla CEO behind Bernard Arnault, CEO of French luxury brand…
*4 to die by hanging for conspiracy, armed robbery, others (Guardian)*Alleged violence: Davido’s cousin Sina Rambo, wife split (Punch)
4 to die by hanging for conspiracy, armed robbery, others (Guardian) An Ado- Ekiti High Court, on Monday, sentenced four persons: Ojo Ajaiyi, 22; Matthew Osalade, 23; Adebisi Ogundare, 23 and Busayo Adeniyi, 23 to death by hanging for armed…
Elton John quits Twitter blaming change in misinformation policy
Sir Elton John has become the latest celebrity to leave Twitter since its acquisition by Tesla boss Elon Musk. The singer, a headline act for next year’s Glastonbury Festival, blamed the platform’s “change in policy” around misinformation without elaborating. Twitter…
Japanese billionaire Maezawa picks K-pop star TOP, DJ Steve Aoki to join SpaceX moon trip
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa revealed on Friday that K-pop star TOP and DJ Steve Aoki will be among the eight crew members he plans to take on a trip around the moon as soon as next year, hitching a ride…
*Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Gridlock worsens amid road work suspension (Punch)*Nigerians react as ICPC detains D’Banj’s over N-power fraud allegation (Guardian)
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Gridlock worsens amid road work suspension (Punch) The gridlock at the Longbridge, Ogun State end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway caused by the reconstruction of the road, has worsened despite the company handling the project, Julius Berger Nigeria Limited,…
Elon Musk accuses Apple of threatening to remove Twitter from App Store
Elon Musk has accused Apple of threatening to remove Twitter from its App Store without giving a reason to the social media platform. Twitter’s new owner also said the iPhone maker had stopped advertising on Twitter, prompting him to ask…
Elon Musk says Twitter will offer ‘amnesty’ to suspended accounts
Elon Musk says Twitter will provide a “general amnesty” to some suspended accounts from next week. This came after he started a poll on Wednesday asking Twitter users whether accounts that had “not broken the law or engaged in egregious…
