Jack Dorsey, former Twitter owner has given the reason the microblogging app was sold to billionaire, Elon Musk. Musk on Monday night reached an agreement to buy Twitter for approximately $44 billion. The 50-year-old acquired the company at $54.20 a share, the same price named in his initial offer on April 14. Giving reason for […]
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Popular Billionaire, Elon Musk, has reached an agreement to buy Twitter for approximately $44 billion, the company has confirmed. The billionaire 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 […]
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The Chief Executive Officer of Tesla, Elon Musk, has offered to buy micro-blogging and new media platform, Twitter, for $43 billion. Musk made known the offer in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday. The billionaire will offer 54.20 per share in cash, representing a 54% premium over the January 28 […]
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Twitter’s stock soared by more than 25 per cent in pre-market trade on Wall Street Monday, after Tesla owner p Elon Musk took a major stake in the social media company. According to a document filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Musk acquired nearly 73.5 million Twitter shares — a 9.2 per cent […]
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Popular microblogging platform, Twitter has welcomed Nigeria’s decision to lift the restrictions placed on its operations in the country. “We are pleased that Twitter has been restored for everyone in Nigeria. Our mission in Nigeria and around the world is to serve the public conversation. “We are deeply committed to Nigeria, where Twitter is used […]
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the lifting of the suspension of Twitter operations. This was announced by Kashifu Inuwa, Chairman Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement and Director-General National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in a statement on Wednesday. According to Inuwa, the suspension was lifted from 12am, 13th January 2022. Kokomansion recalls that the Federal Government […]
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Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says the federal government will not rest until social media platforms are regulated. The minister, in an interview with NAN in Washington, on Wednesday, said the dangers of fake news on social media must be taken seriously. Mohammed also explained that the online media report that he “sneaked […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has indefinitely suspended, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, citing the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s […]
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The official Twitter accounts of Apple, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Kanye West and others were hijacked on Wednesday by scammers trying to dupe people into sending cryptocurrency bitcoin in the hope of doubling their money. Joe Biden, US democratic presidential aspirant; Kanye West, US rapper; Apple; and Uber, are among the victims of suspected bitcoin […]
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Twitter said on Friday the account of chief executive Jack Dorsey had been “compromised” after a series of erratic and offensive messages were posted. The tweets containing racial slurs and suggestions about a bomb showed up around 2000 GMT on the @jack account of the founder of the short messaging service before being deleted. Some […]
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