Day: October 20, 2023

Elon Musk Loses $24 Billion As Tesla Stocks Drop By 9%

Ganiyu Amodu

Elon Musk’s net worth took a hit of $24 billion as Tesla’s stocks plummeted by 9%. Despite this, he remains the world’s richest individual, with a net worth of $231 billion. The drop in Tesla’s share price can be attributed to the company’s disappointing Q3 performance, as per data from the Forbes billionaire index. Tesla’s shares dropped 9.3% from $245 on Wednesday to $220 by Thursday evening. In this quarter, Tesla’s net income was reported at $1.85 billion, marking a 44% decline compared to the same period in the previous…

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First Aid Delivery Due In Gaza Soon – UN

Ganiyu Amodu

“We are in deep and advanced negotiations with all relevant sides to ensure that an aid operation in Gaza starts as quickly as possible”.   The first aid delivery into the besieged Gaza Strip via the Rafah border crossing with Egypt should take place “in the next day or so”, the United Nations said Friday. “We are in deep and advanced negotiations with all relevant sides to ensure that an aid operation in Gaza starts as quickly as possible… a first delivery is due to start in the next day…

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MTV Cancels Europe Music Awards Over Israel-Gaza War

Ganiyu Amodu

“As we watch the devastating events in Israel and Gaza continue to unfold, this does not feel like a moment for a global celebration.”   MTV cancelled on Thursday its Europe Music Awards ceremony, due to be held in Paris on November 5, citing the “devastating events” taking place in Israel and Gaza. “As we watch the devastating events in Israel and Gaza continue to unfold, this does not feel like a moment for a global celebration,” the organisers said in a statement. “With thousands of lives already lost, it…

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BREAKING: He’s Just 42; Nigerian Ambassador to Morocco Is Dead

Aliyu Aliyu

He died while in transit to Morocco, Zazzau emirate council speaks on how Mansur Nuhu Bamalli breathed his last at Lagos hospital    Nigeria’s ambassador to Morocco, Alhaji Mansur Nuhu Bamalli, is dead. Platforms Africa reports that Bamalli, who was appointed by Muhammadu Buhari last year, was also the Magajin Garin Zazzau and biological younger brother to the Emir of Zazzau, in Kaduna. READ ALSO: Fuel Crisis Returns As Nigerian Depots Run Dry of Petrol ‘Hold My Pastor If Anything Happens to me’ — Chef Dami Cries Out Sex Tape…

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Fresh Fuel Crisis Rocks Nigeria

Damilola Olonade

Depots run dry of petrol With N617 per litre, Nigerians beg for fuel as queues return to filling stations . NNPC rations product, wants panic buying blamed  . Fuel subsidy returns five months after Tinubu declared scheme gone forever    Nigeria, Africa’s biggest exporter of crude oil, has been hit by a major fuel crisis that may worsen the anguish citizens have been going through. Platforms Africa reports that the country, which ironically, doubles as the biggest importer of petroleum products, is grappling with supply shortage for premium motor spirit,…

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‘Hold My Pastor If Anything Happens to me’ — Chef Dami Cries Out

Gbenga Adeoti

“I’ll be having an interview in Lagos soon. And, I am ready to let everything out once I get back. But in case anything happens to me; Adegoke Jeremiah a.k.a Billion Dollars Prophet, hold him responsible. He told me to prepare for war and we are both on it,” the chef who attempted to overthrow Hilda Baci’s Guiness World Records beats drum of war on Instagram   Damilola Adeparusi, the Nigerian cook fondly called Chef Dami, has alleged several threats from her pastor. In a lengthy Instagram post shared on…

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