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Banks that helped Elon Musk finance his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, have successfully sold a chunk of their acquisition debt in the company, indicating surging investor confidence amid the Tesla tycoon's outsize role in the Trump administration. According to US media, including Bloomberg and the New York Times, banks this week sold $4.7 billion…
26 Jan
The Force Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, sparked widespread outrage on social
17 Jan
The EU on Friday demanded X provide more details about its algorithms as part of its wide-ranging probe into the platform
12 Dec
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has indicated that TikTok and X (formerly Twitter) are yet to comply with tax filing requirements in accordance with Nigeria's regulatory framework. The social media platforms were identified in a report obtained by PRNigeria, titled "Analysis of Compliance with Laws and Misinformation Management by Social Media Platforms in…
4 Dec
Major tech firms, including Google, X, Microsoft, and TikTok, have removed more than 65 million pieces of content from their platforms in Nigeria following user complaints, according to a report by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).
13 Nov
Britain's The Guardian newspaper announced Wednesday it would no longer post content from its official accounts on Elon Musk's X, branding it a "toxic media platform" home to "often disturbing content". "We think that the benefits of being on X are now outweighed by the negatives," the left-leaning newspaper, which has nearly 11 million followers…
12 Nov
Several leading French media groups said Tuesday that they are suing social media platform X, accusing it of running their content without payment. Newspapers including Le Figaro, Les Echos, Le Parisien, Le Monde, Courrier International, Huffington Post, and Le Nouvel Obs said in a statement that they were launching joint action against the social media…
11 Oct
Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is changing its creator payment policy, moving away from ad-based revenue sharing to a system centred on user engagement. The firm announced this change in a post on X.
5 Oct
Elon Musk's X has paid millions of dollars in fines in Brazil to settle a row with a judge who banned the platform in its biggest
28 Sep
A Brazilian judge locked in a legal row with X owner Elon Musk on Friday said he would reinstate the social network in Brazil if a fine of around $1.8 million was paid.
9 Sep
Chidinma Adetshina, the newly crowned Miss Universe Nigeria, has deleted her X account for the sake of her mental health. Recall that Chidimma withdrew from the Miss South Africa contest because of her nationality. Born to a Nigerian father in Soweto, Chidimma Adetshina was subjected to weeks of xenophobic attacks on social media after she…
31 Aug
With its ban of X, which went into effect on Saturday, Brazil joins a small club of countries to have taken similar measures against the social network, most of them run by authoritarian regimes. Beyond permanent bans, some nations have temporarily restricted access to X, formerly Twitter, which has often been used by political dissidents…
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A member of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has filed a N1 billion defamation lawsuit against Tigran Gambaryan, an executive at Binance, over allegations that he and two other lawmakers demanded a $150 million bribe.
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Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has reversed his earlier criticism of Osun State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Abba, following the violent clashes that rocked the state. The singer, who initially accused the police of failing to maintain law and order, has now recognised their efforts in controlling the unrest. The crisis,…
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A Federal High Court in Lagos has reaffirmed its arrest warrant for Ezekiel Onyedikachi, also known as Eezee Tee, the former manager of gospel singer Mercy Chinwo. Onyedikachi is wanted in connection with alleged fraudulent conversion.
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Nothing could have better captured the current political mood in Enugu State better than last week’s visit of the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the residence of the 2023 governorship candidate of the Labour Party
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Serving and retired Nigerian diplomats, under the aegis of the Association of Foreign Relations Professionals of Nigeria (AFRPN), have warned that if Nigeria and the rest of Africa must be liberated economically, its power sector must be prioritised.
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The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that an independent power plant that would provide 24 hours of uninterrupted electricity to most parts of the state, especially Abeokuta, the State capital, would be ready for commissioning in the next eight weeks.
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The Rural Electrification Agency (REA), yesterday, disclosed that there were over 20,000 communities nationwide without electricity supply. Its Managing Director, Abba Abubakar Aliyu, who made the revelation at the inauguration of two mini-grid projects
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The Labour Party (LP) has denied zoning its 2027 presidential ticket to any region, countering earlier remarks by its National Chairman, Julius Abure, suggesting the South-East might retain the party’s backing.
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A Kano High Court, yesterday, issued an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Federal Government from tampering with the monthly statutory allocation of the 44 council areas in the state.