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Apr

29

2022

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We are buying Twitter from Elon musk – Cubana Chief Priest

Economy, MetroCubana Chief Priest, Economy, Metro, Nigeria, Obi Cubana, Personality, Twitter

Less than 48 hours after taking over Twitter, Business mogul, Elon Musk is set to be put to the test, as celebrity barman, Cubana Chief priest, claims that him and some other billionaires from the Eastern part of Nigeria, are preparing a bid to buy Twitter from the world's richest man. "We are making progress on submitting our offer to acquire Twitter from Elon Musk, with $70B. Billionaires from the East comprising myself, Obi and E-Money and the rest, we are coming.." Cubana Chief priest tweeted. Early this year, business magnate Elon Musk proposed to buy out Twitter, Inc., for…

Apr

25

2022

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Billionaire Elon Musk reaches agreement to buy Twitter for $44bn

EconomyAmerica, Economy, Elon Musk, Twitter, World News

Billionaire, Elon Musk, has reached an agreement to buy Twitter for approximately $44 billion, the company has confirmed. Musk acquired the company at $54.20 a share, the same price named in his initial offer on April 14. “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 statement included with the release. “I also want to make Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product with new features, making the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeating the spam bots,…

Apr

11

2022

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Prospects of HOPE 2023, Yahaya Bello Presidential Campaign

Politics2023, Economy, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Yahaya Bello

By Prof. Chris Mustapha Nwaokobia Jnr “Every generation out of relative obscurity discovers its mission, fulfills it or betrays it.” –. Frantz Fanon Three decades ago there was a movement that shook all known socio-political foundation in our nation’s historicity. It was a watershed. It was captioned HOPE ’93. It was a movement and a moment. It had Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola MKO as the visioner, the driver and the candidate. It was a Muslim/Muslim ticket with Babagana Kingibe as running mate, indiscriminate of creed or clan. And they won the election that was highly adjudged the freest and the…

Apr

08

2022

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Nigeria, others at high risk of debt distress, IMF warns

Economy, PoliticsEconomy, Metro, Mohammadu Buhari, Nigeria, Politics

Nigeria and 72 other countries are at high risk of debt distress or already in debt distress, according to a new report by the International Monetary Fund, IMF The report, titled “Restructuring debt of poorer nations requires more efficient coordination,” noted that low-income countries face fewer debt challenges today than they did 25 years ago, thanks in particular to the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries initiative, which slashed unmanageable debt burdens across sub-Saharan Africa and other regions. The report noted that although debt ratios were lower than in the mid-1990s, the debts have been creeping up for the past decade and…

Apr

04

2022

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Buhari govt overwhelmed by insecurity – Obasanjo

Economy, Metro, PoliticsCrime, Economy, Metro, Mohammadu Buhari, Nigeria, Obasanjo, Politics, Security

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo says the government of President Muhammadu Buhari has been overwhelmed by insecurity. Obasanjo was reacting to the recent Kaduna train attack wherein eight persons were reported dead and many sustained injuries. He spoke while he played host to a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Dr. Ugochukwu Williams, at his Penthouse residence within the premises of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, Ogun State. According to Obasanjo, Nigerians traveling are no longer safe on the road, on trains, and at the airport. He called for concerted efforts to stem the tide of insecurity in Nigeria,…