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Antonio Gracias, the founder of Valor Equity Partners and a longtime Elon Musk ally, controls a 4% economic stake in SpaceX through various funds, the second-largest position disclosed after Musk himself that will earn the investor and his firm a giant windfall.
Abuja, Nigeria â Segilola Resources Operating Limited (SROL), operator of Nigeriaâs first commercial gold mine, the Segilola Gold Mine, emerged as one of the standout winners at the maiden edition of the Solid Minerals Excellence Awards (SOMEA), held on 14 May 2026 at the Abuja Continental Hotel. The event brought together key stakeholders across Nigeriaâs [âŚ] SROL sweeps three Awards at maiden Solid Minerals Excellence Awards 2026
Aston Villa beat Freiburg in Istanbul to win the Europa League, with a new generation of heroes etching their names in the history books.
Barakat Odunuga-Bakare has won the Surulere Constituency I APC primary election after incumbent Desmond Elliot withdrew from the race. Read More: https://punchng.com/odunuga-bakare-clinches-lagos-apc-ticket-after-desmond-elliots-exit/
Those arrested include 18 armed robbery suspects; five suspected kidnappers; 32 suspected drug dealers; 12 suspected motor vehicle thieves; 11 tricycle thieves; six motorcycle thieves; 15 suspected thieves; and 149 suspects for violent public disturbance.
Femi Otedola, chairman of First HoldCo, has said proceeds from the sale of his stake in Geregu Power Plc will read more Proceeds from Geregu will be invested in Dangote Refinery â Otedola
Slapping âAIâ on your startupâs pitch deck is basically table stakes right now. When a founder raised $20 million from Cathie Woodâs ARK Invest for an eSports gamification loyalty startup without those two letters in the spotlight, it got us wondering how the conversation even started â especially when ARK had already been burned by a company operating in the same space. On this episode of TechCrunchâs Equity podcast, Julie [âŚ]
Joey Chestnut, the reigning champion and 17-time winner of Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest, will compete in the July 4 spectacle while on probation after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge.
Codelco is seeking a combined $2 billion in cost savings and additional revenue by integrating the operations of three copper mines as the state-owned Chilean company tries to offset the impact of stagnating output and rising debt.
Letâs unpack what Demis Hassabis said at the end of yesterdayâs Google I/O keynote. This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. This week's issue is a special early edition tied to The Verge's Google I/O coverage. You can expect our next issue at its usual time next Friday. Opt in for Optimizer here. Toward the end of this year's Google I/O keynote, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis declared, with a completely deadpan face, that the company hopes to "reimagine the drug discovery process with the goal of one day solving all disease." This is the sort of statement that the phras ⌠Read the full story at The Verge.
The SDP leadership crisis deepens as the Shehu Gabam-led faction expels presidential candidate Adewole Adebayo and 12 others over party discipline. Read More: https://punchng.com/gabam-led-sdp-expels-adebayo-agunloye-11-others/
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and 2027 governorship aspirant in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, has announced his withdrawal from the race, saying his decision was, among other reasons, in the interest of the partyâs unity. Recall that Cole is one of the aspirants for the APC primary election scheduled to hold on Thursday. Read More: https://punchng.com/tonye-cole-withdraws-from-rivers-apc-governorship-race/
