Elon Musk Explains What Is Halting the Progress of His $44bn Twitter Deal

InvestingElon Musk Explains What Is Halting the Progress of His $44bn Twitter Deal

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 18, 2022

The billionaire founder of Tesla Inc., Elon Musk, has said that his $44 billion Twitter deal “cannot move forward” until the social media company shows proof of its spam account figures. The billionaire entrepreneur said this in a tweet on Tuesday. In a filing earlier this month, Twitter estimated that fewer than 5 per cent of its monetizable daily active users in Q1 were bots or spam accounts. But Musk claimed that around 20 per...

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Alleged Blasphemy: Atiku Deletes Tweet Condemning Killing of Sokoto Student

NewsPoliticsAlleged Blasphemy: Atiku Deletes Tweet Condemning Killing of Sokoto Student

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 13, 2022

A frontline presidential aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has deleted and distance himself from a tweet condemning the lynching of Deborah Samuel, a Christian 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, who was killed for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad. The former Vice President has earlier taken to Twitter to condemn the mob action, saying, “There cannot be a justification for such gruesome murder. Deborah Yakubu was murdered and all...

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NIN-SIM Linkage, Osinachi, Other Top Google Searches Made By Nigerians In April 2022

NewsNigeriaNIN-SIM Linkage, Osinachi, Other Top Google Searches Made By Nigerians In April 2022

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 1, 2022

Google has collated the top search queries by Nigerians in the month of April. Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Head Communications, Google West Africa made this known in a statement on Saturday. Kola-Ogunlade highlighted the top search on trends as NIN-SIM linkage, Rita Dominic and Gospel Singer Osinachi Nwachukwu among others. According to him, the directive by the Federal Government to the telecommunications industry to bar outgoing calls from unlinked SIMs threw up “NIN-SIM linkage” the topmost search...

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Twitter Confirms Billionaire Entrepreneur, Elon Musk, To Buy Platform At $44bn

BusinessTwitter Confirms Billionaire Entrepreneur, Elon Musk, To Buy Platform At $44bn

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 26, 2022

Twitter on Monday confirmed it is selling the platform to billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk in a deal valued at $44 billion. The sale was a dramatic shift for the board, which had originally maneuvered to block Musk from taking the social media network private. “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated,” Musk said in a joint...

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Elon Musk Buys Twitter For $44bn, Promises Free Speech

BusinessNewsElon Musk Buys Twitter For $44bn, Promises Free Speech

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 26, 2022

The board of Twitter has agreed to a $44bn takeover offer from the billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, the company announced on Monday. Musk, who made the shock bid less than two weeks ago, said Twitter had “tremendous potential” that he would unlock. Mr. Musk’s offer came after frequent complaints about claims of content censorship and lack of free speech on the site. “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the...

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Malapropism: “No, You Should Have Brought Nazareth Since You Did Not See Nineveh”

ColumnsLifestyleMalapropism: “No, You Should Have Brought Nazareth Since You Did Not See Nineveh”

Favour Ebubechukwu (Staff Writer)April 19, 2022

Okoro was so proud of how diverse his wife, Jane, was, in that she could converse with people from different cultural backgrounds and fields of career. The night had fallen and they were in bed about to have some pre-sleep romantic moment. Okoro looked Jane in the eye and said with a well of desire; “Honey, I love your electric personality.” Jane blinked and replied; “I appreciate your mention of my personality as eclectic.” In...

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Mark Zuckerberg Announces New Features For WhatsApp

BusinessMark Zuckerberg Announces New Features For WhatsApp

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 15, 2022

Mark Zuckerberg, Metaverse CEO, has announced that there would be additional features added to the popular instant messaging platform, WhatsApp. Zuckerberg made the announcement in a lengthy Facebook post on Thursday. According to the Meta boss, one of the new features, WhatsApp Communities, will enable users to not only communicate with close friends and contacts, but also with all of the different communities in their life. The community, which will help in the management of...

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#HorribleBosses: Nigerian Employees Take To Twitter To Call Out Horrible Bosses

News#HorribleBosses: Nigerian Employees Take To Twitter To Call Out Horrible Bosses

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 23, 2022

Nigerians have taken to the microblogging site, Twitter to share their awful experiences with horrible employers. On Monday, TechCabal published an investigative report titled: Tyranny in the workplace: The chaotic culture of Bento Africa which was an exposé of how the CEO of a tech start-up, Bento Africa, Ebun Okubanjo terribly treats his employees. The publication stirred up an explosive conversation on Twitter about toxic workplaces in Nigeria with the hashtag #horriblebosses in which there were mentions of numerous companies. So...

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Just in: Desperate Passersby Prey on Flipped over Tanker

NewsNigeriaJust in: Desperate Passersby Prey on Flipped over Tanker

Favour Ebubechukwu (Staff Writer)March 5, 2022

Nigerians scooping groundnut oil from a tanker that fell few meters away from the Lagos State University, LASU/ISHERI ROAD. The groundnut oil-filled tanker broke down and fell in a bit to make a U-turn along the Lasu/Isheri expressway. Without any form of hesitation, some populace, some of which are retailers of groundnut oil, rushed to the scene with their gallons and buckets to scoop as much as their barrels could carry.

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Who’s the Real G.O.A.T? Controversy Trails Twitter’s GOAT Emoji

EntertainmentMusicWho’s the Real G.O.A.T? Controversy Trails Twitter’s GOAT Emoji

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 24, 2022

LAGOS — Social media platform, Twitter has released automatic GOAT emoji additions for the hashtags of select icons in the sports and entertainment industry. The microblogging app introduced it on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, and a number of celebrities get to have this associated with them. GOAT, an acronym of “Greatest Of All Time” which is commonly used in sports when referring to players who are widely considered the most talented, praises not just exceptional...

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