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Elon Musk has become Twitter’s sole director after finalizing his $44 billion purchase of the social media site and dissolving its corporate board, documents filed Monday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) showed. The documents state that the “consummation of the…

Following his recent acquisition of Twitter, Elon Musk is reportedly to introduce paid verification on the microblogging platform. The world’s richest man, who completed the purchase of Twitter last week after months of uncertainty, is said to have issued the first ultimatum to…

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated President Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election on Sunday that marked a stunning comeback for the leftist former president and the end of Brazil's most right-wing government in decades. Brazil's Supreme Electoral Court declared Lula…

The Central Criminal Court popularly known as Old Bailey, United Kingdom, has reportedly said that the plea and trial hearing of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice over organ trafficking scheduled for Monday, will not hold. Recall that…

A United States court on Friday sentenced a self-confessed conspirator in the alleged $20 million fraud allegedly organised by Air Peace CEO, Allen Onyema, to three years’ probation. The court also awarded $4,000 as fine against Ebony Mayfiled, who, had in June, pleaded…

Prosecutors in Spain on Friday dropped corruption and fraud charges against football star Neymar and others accused in a trial over the Brazilian’s 2013 move from Santos to Barcelona. In a dramatic move, the prosecutor announced the “withdrawal of the charges against all…

World’s richest man, Elon Musk, yesterday announced his formal purchase of the micro-blogging site, Twitter, stressing that he hoped the platform would continue to be a “digital town square” for years to come. Musk, the Co-founder and Chief Executive of Tesla, estimated to…

As growing climate change impacts are experienced across the globe, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has said as of today, there’s no credible pathway to achieving the 1.5°c carbon emissions target. In a new report, “Emissions Gap Report 2022”, the body stated…

The Israeli Government has approved an agreement with Lebanon on a common maritime border which involves undersea gas exploitation. Israel’s Prime Minister, Yair Lapid, said the step was a diplomatic achievement ahead of a special cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, which paves the way…

South Korean tech giant, Samsung Electronics, on Thursday announced that de facto leader Lee Jae-yong would be promoted to the chairman position of the company. Jae-yong had received a presidential pardon in August after serving jail time for a fraud conviction. With the appointment,…