Day: May 18, 2022

Musk Stops Twitter $44bn Purchase, Demands Clarity on Spam Accounts

Abibat Babalola

Elon Musk, on Tuesday, said his purchase of Twitter would not go ahead unless he was given assurances on the bots that he says plague the platform. The development, however, complicated Musk’s acrimonious bid for the social media giant. Musk, who is the Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX as well as Tesla, is currently listed by Forbes as the world’s wealthiest person, with a fortune of about $230 billion, much of it in Tesla stock. READ ALSO: Elon Musk puts $44bn Twitter takeover deal on hold Commercial, govt users to…

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Wuraola Esan: 1st Female Senator, Mother of 1st Female Law Prof In Nigeria

ADEOLA YUSUF

Both mother (Wuraola Esan), and daughter (Jadesola Akande) have returned to their creator but their legacies remain. Platforms Africa presents story of mother and daughter, the first who begotten the first   Teacher, School proprietor, politician and feminist, Mrs Wuraola Esan was the first Nigerian female Senator and member of the National Assembly. She was nominated a senator from Ibadan-West and served 1960-65. She was a daughter of Chief Thomas Adeogun Ojo (aka Ojo’badan), the Ekerin of Ibadan and Chief Manager of Ibadan Forest Reserves. READ ALSO: Meet Prof. Adenike…

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How We Recovered 9 Bodies From Kano Gas Explosion Scene – NEMA

Abibat Babalola

Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has postponed its 58th anniversary celebration billed to commence in Kano as a result of the explosion   Although initial report said the explosion took place in a primary school in the area, Kano State government said the explosion, which affected buildings around the area, including a primary school, was from an animal food shop opposite the school, along Aba road. The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, which also corroborated police account that the explosion was caused by a gas explosion, said its personnel recovered nine…

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House of Reps ex-Speaker, Patricia Etteh, Arrested for Alleged Fraud

Ayobami Adedinni

How Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) contract scam led to Former lawmaker’s arrest – EFCC The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Patricia Etteh, over allegation of fraud involving a Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) contract. Etteh was arrested on Tuesday by the anti-graft agency in Abuja for questioning. READ ALSO: Nigeria’s Accountant General Arrested for N80bn Fraud 3 Nigerians Named In Sh25.6bn Kenya’s Biggest Money laundering Racket Standard Chartered Bank Staff Docked Over N723.6m Fraud $38m Racket Lands Oil Firm,…

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