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A US judge on Tuesday declined a request to temporarily block Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from firing federal employees and accessing agency data, a victory for President Donald Trump in his bid to shrink the government workforce. Fourteen Democratic-ruled states had filed suit last week contesting Musk's legal authority but…
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Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company unveiled on Monday the latest version of its chatbot, Grok 3, which the billionaire hopes will find traction in a highly competitive sector contested by the likes of ChatGPT and China's DeepSeek. The launch comes as the world's richest man is deploying the enormous powers granted him by US President…
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A US judge temporarily refused on Monday to block Elon Musk's government efficiency team from accessing Education Department student data, in a minor legal victory for the world's richest man in his blitz on public spending. The drive by Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to slash outgoings deemed wasteful or contrary to…
12 Feb
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has rejected a $97.4 billion play by an Elon Musk-led consortium to take charge of the non-profit group that controls the AI company, heating a longstanding rivalry between the two tech moguls.
9 Feb
President Donald Trump said in remarks airing Sunday that Elon Musk, who is presiding over a purge of US government jobs, will help find "hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud" in federal agencies. Speaking in a Fox News interview set to air before the Super Bowl football championship, Trump said the American people "want…
4 Feb
Elon Musk and his aides have taken control of the US Treasury Department's payments system, triggering a lawsuit charging he is illegally
3 Feb
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has instructed its employees to stay home on Monday following an announcement by Elon Musk that US President Donald Trump had agreed to shut down the agency. An internal notice sent to USAID employees informed them that the agency’s headquarters would be closed for the day, with personnel…
3 Feb
Elon Musk, the world's richest person and President Donald Trump's controversial close advisor, said Monday the giant USAID humanitarian agency will be "shutting down" as part of his radical -- and critics say unconstitutional -- drive to shrink the US government.
3 Feb
Elon Musk's aides have taken control of the US Treasury Department's payments system -- which manages trillions of dollars of transactions each year -- sparking alarm among critics.
29 Jan
As the clock ticks down on TikTok's 75-day reprieve from divesting from its Chinese owners or being banned in the United States, several contenders are in the running.
22 Jan
Elon Musk said Tuesday he was exploring a presidential pardon for "Bitcoin Jesus," who was arrested last year on fraud and tax evasion charges, after applauding Donald Trump for exonerating the founder of a dark web drug marketplace. In a sign of the tech billionaire's influence over the new US administration, Musk said he was…
22 Jan
Elon Musk on Wednesday cast doubt on a $500 billion AI project announced by US President Donald Trump, saying the money promised for the investment actually wasn't there. The comments were a rare instance of a split between the world's richest man and Trump, with Musk playing a key role in the newly installed administration…
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Former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, has faulted the notion held in certain quarters that he plotted the elimination of 159 officers in the ill-fated C-130 Air Crash on September 26, 1992. According to Babangida in his autobiography titled "A journey in Service" launched on Wednesday in Abuja, such talks spoke volumes of…
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The World Sustainable Development Goals (WSDGs) Organisation, has announced the appointment of Engr. Raphael Chukwudimma Chukwu
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The Federal government on Friday implored governors of the 36 states of the federation to deepen the implementation of Human Capital Development (HCD) programmes in their respective states. It observed that the path chosen by Nigeria in the 21st century can only be determined by the strength of the nation's workforce, the education of its…
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A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has issued a restraining order against the People's Democratic Party (PDP) from conducting its South-South Zonal Congress. The court's decision was in response to a suit filed by Tony Uchechukwu Ehogu and Field Nkor, candidates for the scheduled congress. Justice G.V. Obomanu, presiding over the case, directed…
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The Osun State chapter of the All Progressive Congress has berated the State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party over an enrolled order
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An Ilorin-based Non Governmental Organisation (NGO,) Lekan Adewoye Foundation, has obtained Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) forms for 1,000 admission seekers in the state. The sponsor said that the gesture covers 83 wards spanning the seven local governments of Kwara South senatorial zone. Beyond the JAMB sponsorship, the Foundation also pledged full academic scholarships…
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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has disclosed that none of the 31 requests for state creation have met the constitutional requirements. Speaking at a two-day retreat in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, Kalu, who also chairs the House Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, stated that the submission deadline…
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A cholera outbreak in western Ethiopia has killed 15 people and struck more than 200 people this month, a regional health official said Friday, appealing for more medicine. Several regions of Ethiopia and other African countries have been fighting cholera outbreaks in recent weeks, including Sudan and Angola. "Fifteen people have died, and we have…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky faced pressure on Friday to sign a deal to hand the United States preferential access to Ukraine's mineral deposits following harsh criticism from US President Donald Trump. Trump wants Ukraine to give US companies access as compensation for the tens of billions of dollars of aid delivered under his predecessor Joe…