Author: Alade Adisa

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) being championed by tech billionaire, Elon Musk announced on its official X account that $1.9 billion of misplaced funds have been recovered from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), adding that former President Joe Biden’s administration was to blame. ‘These funds were earmarked for the administration of financial services, but were no longer needed,’ DOGE wrote in a post on X on Saturday, adding that the funds were lost in the first place due to a ‘broken process.’ ‘@SecretaryTurner and @DOGE worked together to fix the issue and de-obligated the funds which…

New star on the block, Omar Marmoush introduced himself as Manchester City’s own ‘Egyptian king’ with a superb 14-minute hat-trick against Newcastle to send Pep Guardiola’s side fourth in the Premier League. Marmoush, who joined City for £59m from Eintracht Frankfurt last month, clearly has a long way to go before he can get close to the authentic Liverpool version – but broke his scoring duck in style after four matches without a goal. Just 13 minutes and 54 seconds separated the forward’s opener – taking advantage of Kieran Trippier’s failure to read a long ball from City goalkeeper Ederson…

Djibouti’s foreign minister, Mahamoud Youssouf, has been elected as the new chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission. In the election that took place on Saturday, Youssouf won after seven rounds of voting by the union’s 49 member states. He won the election with 33 votes in the final round, constituting the required two-thirds. Kenya’s former prime minister, Raila Odinga, and Richard Randriamandrato, Madagascar’s ex-economy and finance and foreign affairs minister vied for the AU top position in the tightly contested race, however, Youssouf secured a win in the final voting round. The multilingual politician who speaks Arabic, English, and…

The agency that has been in the crosshair of the duo of President Donald Trump and tech billionaire, Elon Musk for almost a month now, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has gotten itself in another seemingly intractable mess as it has been accused of funding terrorist organisations, including Boko Haram, ISIS, and Al-Qaeda. A United States lawmaker, Scott Perry, has made the accusations during the first hearing of the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE), The Economist reported. The session, titled, “The War on Waste: Stamping Out the Scourge of Improper Payments and Fraud,” focused on allegations…

The last has not been heard about the face-off between three Nigerian lawmakers and some executives of Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange that allows users to buy, sell, and trade cryptocurrencies, as allegations and counter-allegations between the parties continued at the weekend.Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance, who was detained in the country last year before being released, had accused some members of the House of Representatives of demanding $150 million bribe from him to secure his release.He alleged that the lawmakers demanded that the money be paid in form of cryptocurrency and initially did not mention the names of the…

Edwin Kibet, a Kenyan athlete has emerged as the winner of the men’s category at the 2025 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, held on Saturday. In what was his second victory in the prestigious race, Kibet clocked an impressive time of 2 hours, 14 minutes, and 19 seconds, earning him the $50,000 first-place prize. The Kenyan runner previously won the marathon in 2023 with a time of 2:14:06. In last year’s edition, Kibet finished third behind fellow Kenyan, Bernard Sang, who won with a time of 2:16:49, and Cheprot, who placed second. This year, he dominantly reclaimed his title. Kenya…

OpenAI has rejected Elon Musk’s offer to buy the company for $97.4 billion stating that it is not for sale. The artificial intelligence company’s Board chairman, Bret Taylor stated on Saturday that the board has unanimously rejected Musk’s offer. He noted that Musk’s offer is his latest attempt to disrupt his competition. “OpenAI is not for sale, and the board has unanimously rejected Mr. Musk’s latest attempt to disrupt his competition. “Any potential reorganization of OpenAI will strengthen our nonprofit and its mission to ensure AGI (artificial general intelligence) benefits all of humanity,” the chairman stated on Friday. Note that…

German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, on Saturday, shot back strongly in defence of his stance against the far-right, and said his country will not accept people who “intervene in our democracy,” a day after US vice-president JD Vance scolded European leaders over their approach to democracy. According to Associated Press (AP), the German leader spoke with just eight days before crucial elections in Germany, with polls showing the far-right Alternative for Germany party currently in second. Vance said on Friday at the Munich Security Conference that he fears free speech is “in retreat” across the continent. But Scholz had said, “Germany…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has fought back accusations that the premium motor spirit (petrol) it sells to the public is substandard with a high burn rate. Dismissing the claims, NNPC spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, in a statement on Saturday said it was reacting to a viral video claiming that its petrol does not last long in fuel tanks. The social media was awash of a video where a content creator claimed he bought a litre of Dangote petrol from MRS filling station in Alapere, Lagos, at N925 and the same litre at NNPC in Ojodu Berger at the…

In a bid to whittle down electoral malpractices, especially vote buying during elections, Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called for the enactment of laws prohibiting possession of large sums of money at polling units. INEC’s director of litigation and prosecution, Tanimu Muhammed made the suggestion during a consultative meeting attended by INEC officials, security operatives, and members of the Senate and House of Representatives on Friday. Muhammed, said during the meeting that politicians often carry large amounts of money on election day, claiming it is for party agents and logistical expenses, whereas they intend to…