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Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter Inc., said on Wednesday that the social media business is “roughly breaking even,” noting that the majority of its advertisers have returned and that its aggressive cost-cutting measures have begun to pay off after significant layoffs. In an interview with the BBC that was live-streamed on Twitter Spaces, Musk said that the social media platform currently has roughly 1,500 workers, a significant decrease from the “just under 8,000 staff members” it had prior to his acquisition of the company in October. Since Musk paid $44 billion to acquire the social media platform, it has…

Famous Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie has refuted Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka’s assertion that the Obidients, as Peter Obi’s Labour Party supporters are affectionately known, are fascists. Soyinka accused Obidients of fascism in an interview on Saturday due to their claimed inability to accept constructive criticism as a “badge of honour.” Following an interview in which he stated that Bola Tinubu shouldn’t be sworn in as president, Soyinka also characterised Baba Ahmed-Datti, the vice presidential nominee of the Labour Party, as a fascist. Speaking on the topic that had stirred up debate on the internet, Chimamanda dissented from Soyinka, claiming that…

In order to give all herders with cattle in the state two weeks to depart, Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has suspended the operations of livestock guards and the state paramilitary organization tasked with enforcing the state’s open grazing laws. After more than 130 people were brutally murdered across the state in the course of one week, Ortom revealed this at the conclusion of the state security council meeting on Tuesday. He said that the suspension served as a warning to anyone who claimed to have entered the state unaware of the 2017 Ranches Establishment Law, which is entirely anti-grazing,…

The National Population Commission (NPC) has said that the 2023 National Population and Housing Census would be the greatest in the country’s history. Mr. Abubakar Danburam, NPC’s Federal Commissioner in Gombe State, disclosed this in Gombe on Tuesday at the inauguration of a 16-member Advocacy and Logistics Committee for the state’s 2023 Population and Housing Census. Danburam said that given the commission’s efforts so far, as well as the digitization of the process, the 2023 census will be better than any in the nation’s history of conducting enumerations. He said that with the commission using technology and a contemporary approach…

Bayo Oluyomi, 45, a driver was charged with manslaughter in an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. Oluyomi, a driver who lives at 48 Dipo Akindele Street in Otta, Ogun, is charged with manslaughter on a single count. According to the prosecution, Inspector Rapheal Donny, the defendant committed the crime on March 6 near the Oshodi Motorway in Lagos. Donny claimed that the defendant drove recklessly and hit a pedestrian, Miss Tolulope Ogunkorede, who died on the scene. He said that the infraction violated Section 52 of the Lagos State Road Traffic Laws of 2018. Ogun hit-and-run truck driver kills 3…

Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju, a former governor of Anambra State, has passed away. Mbadinuju, who was 78 years old, was reported to have passed away on Tuesday at the National Hospital in Abuja. Between 1999 through 2003, Mbadinuju, also known as “Odera,” served as the governor of Anambra on the PDP’s platform. He passed away following a brief illness, according to a press release issued by his son, Mr. Cheta Mbadinuju, on behalf of the family on Tuesday. The statement read, “With heavy hearts but utmost gratitude to God for a life well spent, we announce the passing of our father,…

Twelve people died in a auto crash on Tuesday, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ebonyi. The collision happened near the Ezillo end of the Enugu-Abakaliki-Ogoja expressway, Sector Commander Uche Chukwurah informed reporters in Abakaliki. According to Chukwurah, a pink articulated truck and a white Ford shuttle bus were involved in the collision. “The registration number of the shuttle bus is EBJ 350 XA while the articulated vehicle has no registration number. “Fourteen persons were involved in the accident with 12 dead and two seriously injured. “The dead persons consist of 10 males and two females, and the…

The Southeast will observe a sit-at-home day on May 30 to remember those who gave their lives for Biafra’s independence and freedom, according to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The group said in a statement on Tuesday that the day is designated to honour heroes who have died and those who have paid the ultimate price for the liberation of Biafra in 1967–1970 and beyond. The statement reads: “We the global family and movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) under the command and leadership of our great prophet and indefatigable liberator Mazi Nnamdi Okwuchukwu KANU wish to…

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has solicited press collaboration to combat human trafficking and expose abusers. Mr Nduka Nwanwenne, Zonal Commander, made the call on Monday at the Devatop Centre for African Development’s two-day course on Countering Trafficking in Persons for Journalists in Asaba. Devatop is a non-profit organisation dedicated to preventing human trafficking, gender-based violence, educating vulnerable children, and empowering women and adolescents. Nwanwenne asked media to work together to combat human exploitation via their reporting. “The media must be professional and have a moral obligation to report the truth.” “They have a…

India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has called for a broad global coalition to safeguard wildlife, particularly “big cats” from poaching throughout the globe. Modi made the announcement on Sunday during the opening of the International Big Cats Alliance (IBCA) in Karnataka, India. According to the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Gangadharan Balasubramanian, the inauguration was observed by Nigeria’s Minister of State for Environment, Mr. Udi Odum, as well as other dignitaries from across the globe. The ambassador said that the Prime Minister had urged the 97 “range” nation alliance (IBCA), of which Nigeria is a founding member, to collaborate more…