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Elon Musk Twitter Elon Musk, the new owner of microblogging platform, Twitter, has claimed that the company loses $4 million daily due to its large global workforce. In a bid to justify the mass lay-off exercise which shook the company on Friday, the billionaire said the move was necessary to …

  Gov. David Umahi Ebonyi State Gov. David Umahi says the Oct. 31 order banning political parties from holding rallies in public schools in the state without approval does not preclude his own party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). The order which took effect on Nov.1 elicited diverse reactions from …

The Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, has called on member countries to uphold global climate change commitments and take decisive action to tackle the gaps in implementation, ahead of next week’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27).   The Secretary-General will head a delegation to attend the …

Davido and Chioma with son Ifeanyi. The Lagos State Police Command on Saturday said the Adeleke family has yet to make any comment on the outcome of an autopsy that showed that Davido’s son, Ifeanyi Adeleke, died as a result of drowning. The post-mortem examination was conducted on Ifeanyi to …

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday November 4, 2022 opened the 36th edition of the Lagos International Trade Fair, pledging to sustain the Federal Government’s support and creating more friendly business environment to boost micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria. The 2022 trade fair is organised by the Lagos …

Former Senator for Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has stated that the expensive dogs owned by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) should not be allowed in states that eat dogs. The former law maker made this comment via his official Twitter account on Friday. Sani wrote, “Those NDLEA $10k Dogs …

…denies receiving contracts from state gov A former Minister of Transportation and Director-General of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers State, Dr. Abiye Sekibo, has demanded a  public apology from Governor Nyesom Wike over the latter’s  claim that he was given N5.5 billion  contracts by the state …

The Nigeria Immigration Service NIS has dismissed eight of its personnel and sanctioned 18 others for various offences ranging from indiscipline to employment racketeering and other forms of corrupt practices. In addition, about 100 of officers and men hitherto attached to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos have …

Lagos State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs. Bolaji Dada The Lagos State Commissioner of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs. Bolaji Dada, has revealed that 65,000 women have benefitted from empowerment programmes in the state. The commissioner disclosed this at the 21st WIMBIZ Annual Conference, themed ‘Firing …

Peter Obi Presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi has vowed to change the Northern region of Nigeria through agriculture if elected president of Nigeria in 2023. Obi made made this promise at a virtual meeting with Labour Party support groups on Friday. He said, “I am going to …