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Aisha Buhari The Overfed Tyrant Living In Aso Rock

Aisha Buhari: The Overfed Tyrant Living In Aso Rock

December 5, 2022 3:15 am

Save for the fact that President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has become synonymous with absurdities, believing the story of the torture and detention of a young man on the orders of the First Lady will have been waved off as fake news by many sane Nigerians. It was difficult to believe that Aisha Buhari is so small-minded that a random guy on Twitter got her full attention by just making snide remarks about her looks on social media.

Last month, a young undergraduate of the Federal University Dutse by the name Aminu Mohammed Adamu became Aisha Buhari’s latest victim. She ordered …

Ugandan President Sacks Son Over Social Media Threat

Ugandan President Sacks Son Over Social Media Threat

October 6, 2022 5:00 am

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni fired his son as commander of the nation’s infantry forces Tuesday after the son tweeted an unprovoked threat to capture the capital of neighboring Kenya, drawing widespread concern in East Africa.

Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, dubbed ‘the tweeting general’ of Uganda, in recent months had sparked anger among some Ugandans who see his frequent posts on Twitter as provocative and sometimes even dangerous.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that he has tweeted a number of times in support of the Tigray rebels fighting Ethiopian federal troops. He’s voiced support for violent rebels fighting in eastern …

Musk Finally Subpoenas Twitter Whistleblower In Sales Battle

Musk Finally Subpoenas Twitter Whistleblower In Sales Battle

August 30, 2022 8:04 pm

The recent revelation on the Twitter battle with Elon Musk has revealed that he has formally subpoenaed a Twitter whistleblower who had indicated interest to share some more information about spam accounts at the social network, as the billionaire has taken the fight to court to back out of a massive buyout deal.

Musk has been trying his best to pull out and detach himself from the massive $44 billion agreement by revealing that Twitter had openly misled him on the number of false accounts, or bots, prompting strong denials and a lawsuit from the social media firm.

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Twitter Moves To Sue Musk For Terminating Proposed Takeover

Elon Musk’s Lawyers Jump On Twitter Whistleblower Revelations

August 25, 2022 5:58 pm

Elon Musk seems to have finally had his big legal break in the sour deal as his lawyers had jumped on the revelations of a Twitter whistleblower which had been trying to force the social media platform to surrender some vast amounts of information for their fight to cancel the billionaire’s buyout bid.

Elon Musk’s lawyers had also told a United States judge thst the former Twitter security chief’s allegations of major security gaps and problematic practices had also bolstered their case, which has struggled for momentum in court.

Read Also: Elon Musk Slams A Subpoena On Former Twitter Chief

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Twitter Legal Dispute Elon Musk Summons Jack Dorsey

Twitter Legal Dispute: Elon Musk Summons Jack Dorsey

August 23, 2022 6:05 am
In connection with his legal dispute with the technology company, Twitter, Elon Musk on Monday issued a subpoena to Jack Dorsey.
Mr. Musk is aiming to withdraw his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter after complaining that the company didn’t give him sufficient information about fake account information.
However, the social media platform is pursuing the world’s richest man with a court case trying to persuade him into acquiring it.
If neither party opts to negotiate outside of court before then, the dispute will be adjudicated in Delaware, US, in October.
Twitter is hoping that a judge will direct Mr. Musk
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Police Moves To Sanction BNXN For Assaulting Officer

Police Moves To Sanction BNXN For Assaulting Officer

August 18, 2022 5:48 am

The Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, Ben Hundeyin, has disclosed that popular singer Daniel Benson, professionally known as BNXN, will be charged for assaulting a police officer.

A video making rounds on Twitter which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York showed the singer in a heated altercation with members of the Nigerian Police Force.

In now-deleted tweets, BNXN, formerly known as Buju, disclosed that he had indeed been in a squabble with the police, which led to him spitting on an officer.

‘Spat in a police officer’s face and it felt so good. I let you in my …

Musk Finally Subpoenas Twitter Whistleblower In Sales Battle

Elon Musk Fights ‘Tooth And Nail’ Against Twitter In Court Battle

July 30, 2022 6:58 pm

Controversial multibillionaire, Elon Musk has again filed some claims against Twitter as he fights tooth and nail against the tech firm’s lawsuit demanding that he be held to his $44 billion buyout deal.

Elon Musk’s counter-suit had also been submitted along with a legal defense against Twitter’s claim that the billionaire is contractually bound to complete the deal he inked in April to buy Twitter, the Chancery Court in the state of Delaware said in a notice.

Read Also: Twitter Drags Musk To Court, Accuses Him Of Contract Breach

The 164-page filing was submitted as being “confidential,” meaning the documents …

Twitter Hits Multiples Bugs As Users Experience Outage

Twitter Hits Multiples Bugs As Users Experience Outage

July 14, 2022 1:09 pm

Millions of users across the globe have laid complaints that their Twitter microblogging platform was down for a couple of hours on Thursday.

The microblogging platform suffered downtime, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.

Read Also: Twitter Drags Musk To Court, Accuses Him Of Contract Breach

As of the time of filing this report, over 2,900,000 had reported a major outage on their ends.

Some users in Nigeria, between 11 am and1:20 pm, also complained that they could not access the feed, message, search, and trending on the App, mobile site, and even the company’s TweetDeck app.

While the main …

Twitter Drags Musk To Court, Accuses Him Of Contract Breach

Twitter Drags Musk To Court, Accuses Him Of Contract Breach

July 14, 2022 5:56 am

Twitter has sued Elon Musk for allegedly breaching the $44 billion contract he signed to buy the tech firm, calling his exit strategy ‘a model of hypocrisy,’ court documents which were obtained by Africa Daily News, New York have shown.

The suit filed in the US state of Delaware urges the court to order the billionaire to complete his deal to buy Twitter, arguing that no financial penalty could repair the damage he has caused.

‘Musk’s conduct simply confirms that he wants to escape the binding contract he freely signed, and to damage Twitter in the process,’ the lawsuit contended. …

Twitter Moves To Sue Musk For Terminating Proposed Takeover

Twitter Moves To Sue Musk For Terminating Proposed Takeover

July 12, 2022 5:31 am

Twitter on Monday demanded that Elon Musk goes back to complete a proposed $44 billion takeover of the social media company, lambasting the Tesla chief’s withdrawal of his offer as ‘invalid and wrongful.’

Twitter’s preparation to sue Musk was predicated on his move to terminate his $44 billion acquisition of the social media company.

According to reports from Financial Times, the San Francisco company is preparing to file its lawsuit with the Delaware Court of Chancery against Musk early this week.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Musk had on Friday that he intended to end his initial deal …

Elon Musk Promises To Lift Twitter Ban On Trump

Elon Musk Promises To Lift Twitter Ban On Trump

May 11, 2022 6:24 am

Elon Musk on Tuesday vowed that he would lift Twitter’s ban on former US president Donald Trump if Musk’s deal to buy the global messaging platform is successful.

Speaking at a Financial Times conference, Musk said; ‘I would reverse the permanent ban,’ pointing out that he doesn’t own Twitter yet, so ‘this is not like a thing that will definitely happen.’

Africa Daily News, New York understands that the Tesla chief’s $44-billion deal to buy Twitter must still get the backing of shareholders and regulators, but he has voiced enthusiasm for less content moderation and ‘time-outs’ instead of bans.

‘I …

Buhari Returns To Twitter Months After Lifting Ban

Buhari Returns To Twitter Months After Lifting Ban

May 2, 2022 7:32 pm

The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari on Monday tweeted for the first time since the lifting of the ban on Twitter earlier in the year.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that the Nigerian Government had, in June 2020, imposed a ban on Twitter, a decision which sparked protests from Nigerians.

The ban followed Twitter’s decision to delete tweets from Buhari which the micro-blogging platform found offensive.

The tweets, which referenced the Nigerian Civil War, threatened to deal with those behind insecurity in the “language they understand”.

Giving reasons for the ban, Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, …

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