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JUST IN: Elon Musk snaps up $3bn Twitter stake
Elon Musk has taken a 9.2% stake in Twitter, according to a US securities filing. The news sent Twitter shares soaring about 25% in pre-market trading, reports the BBC. The Tesla founder bought 73,486,938 Twitter shares on March 14, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The stake is worth $2.89bn (£2.20bn), based on
NIN: FG orders telcos to bar unlinked lines
.says 125m lines linked so far Samson Akintaro The Federal Government has directed telecommunications operators in the country to bar outgoing calls on all lines that have not been linked with National Identification Number (NIN). The order, which takes effect from Monday, means that those that are yet to link their lines will
Zelensky accuses Russia of genocide in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has described the Russian invasion of his country as involving “the torture of the whole nation”. Speaking to CBS News through a translator on Sunday, Zelensky said the people of Ukraine did not want to be subdued by Russia and were being destroyed and exterminated as a result, reports the
Netherlands coach, Louis van Gaal, diagnosed with prostate cancer
Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal on Sunday revealed he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, but he still plans to lead his team at the World Cup in Qatar in seven months’ time. The players “don’t know it”, the 70-year-old told RTL television, adding that he has already undergone 25 bouts of radiotherapy, including
Serie A: Champions Inter earn crucial win at Juve with controversial penalty
A first-half penalty was enough to earn champions Inter Milan a crucial 1-0 win at Juventus on Sunday, dragging Simone Inzaghi’s side back into the Serie A title race. Juve wasted a host of chances in the opening period, with veteran defender Giorgio Chiellini guilty of missing the most glaring of them, and their
Resign, Sports Editors tell NFF Board members
The Guild of Sports Editors, the umbrella body of managers of sports in the country’s major media organisations, has advised members of the executive committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to resign from their positions honourably and give the game chance to breathe. Speaking on the backdrop of the country’s senior national football
Rivers Police arrest 2 suspects for snatching of Keke NAPEP
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbery suspects that specialises in dispossessing drivers of their tricycles popularly known as Keke NAPEP. The suspects one Steve Green, 38 and Adaugo Darlington, a female who usually pretend to be pregnant to attract sympathy, operate by posing as passengers before launching attack against
Gunmen invade Ogun mosque, abduct Police Inspector, 2 others
Gunmen have invaded a mosque in Soyoye, Rounder area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital and abducted a Police Inspector and two other worshippers. The police officer, Inspector Kamarudeen Bello, was reportedly kidnapped in the mosque yesterday around 8pm, while praying. It was gathered that, the police officer who is attached to one of the
Imo: Gunmen raze Orsu LGA Headquarters
Gunmen in the early hours of yesterday set the headquarters of Orsu Local Government Area in Imo State, ablaze. A video of the burning council area posted on Facebook by a narrator who said the burning down of the secretariat shows how serious the unknown gunmen are. The narrator in the video left clear indications
Two children killed, others injured in Osun auto crash
Two female children have been killed and many others injured in an auto crash that occurred on Ipetu-Ijesa/Ilesa Expressway yesterday. The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Sector Commander, Mr Paul Okpe confirmed the accident to our Correspondent through the command’s spokesperson, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi in Osogbo. Okpe said the accident involving a Howo Sino
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