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In 2003, Martin Eberhard, a cofounder of Tesla Motors, decided it was time to start wooing investors. To do that, however, he needed an electric car. So he talked to Alan Cocconi and asked if he could borrow the tZero, the revolutionary and blazingly fast electric roadster that Cocconi had built at AC Propulsion.Eberhard’s idea was to drive the tZero up and down Sand Hill Road in the heart of Silicon Valley and do demonstrations for curious entrepreneurs and VCs. Eberhard was joined by Tom Gage, Cocconi’s partner at AC Propulsion, on many of the visits. Like Tesla, AC Propulsion…

The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has given N20m to Maryam Ibrahim Dan’Azumi, who recently won the King Abdulaziz International Qur’anic Competition in Saudi Arabia. The money was presented to Maryam at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday when Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, led a delegation to present her to the First Lady. Yahaya disclosed the development in a Facebook post on Tuesday, saying he appreciated Tinubu for the “warm reception and N20m support towards Maryam’s education.” Maryam, a student of Abubakar Siddiq Community School for Qur’anic Memorisation in Gombe, emerged the overall winner of the second category…

Adamawa State recorded Nigeria’s highest food inflation rate at 38.85 percent in August 2026, nearly double the national food inflation rate of 19.57 percent. The latest Consumer Price Index report released by the National Bureau of Statistics showed that Zamfara followed Adamawa with annual food inflation of 37.96 percent, while Bayelsa recorded 36.20 percent. The figures contrast sharply with the national picture, where food inflation stood at 19.57 percent year-on-year in August, down from 25.30 percent in the corresponding period of 2025. This means Adamawa’s 38.85 percent rate was almost twice the national food inflation rate, underscoring how differently households…

By Dayo Johnson, Akure A political group backing President Bola Tinubu’s second-term bid, the BTO for PBAT ’27 movement, has declared that a proposed alliance between former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, would not be enough to defeat President Tinubu in the presidential election. The group said combining opposition support bases arithmetically does not automatically translate to electoral victory, arguing that voter loyalty and political structures cannot simply be transferred through an alliance of political leaders. In a statement signed by its Director-General, Adesuyi Adojutelegan, the group said Nigeria’s political history…

Football coaches and a sports broadcaster have urged Nigeria’s Falconets to improve their finishing, defensive organisation and tactical discipline when they face England in the round of 16 of the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland. The call came ahead of Thursday’s encounter at Stadion Miejski in Bielsko-Biała, scheduled for 2 p.m. local time. Nigeria advanced to the knockout stage after finishing second in Group F with four points from three matches. The Falconets lost 2-0 to Spain, drew 0-0 with China and recovered with a 10-1 victory over tournament debutants New Caledonia. Olubunmi Fadipe, head coach of…

News » Premier League news » Newcastle United newsSeptember 15, 2026 20:28 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin View Newcastle transfer targets Newcastle want Madueke Newcastle United are weighing up a surprise move for Arsenal winger Noni Madueke this winter. The Magpies have had an average start to the Premier League season and have picked up just five points from four matches.The hierarchy are likely to add more quality to their attack in the New Year, and Madueke has emerged as a possible target.Madueke has had limited playing time this campaign, and he has barely played in the league with Bukayo Saka fully fit and…

It’s only 15 days into the new school year and already more than a thousand air raid alerts have sounded across the country, or more than 100 a day. “Nobody hears them louder and deeper than children,” said Ricardo Pires, Deputy Spokesperson with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), speaking from just outside the classroom door to journalists in Geneva. “An air-raid siren means a maths lesson stops halfway through. Children leave their desks for shelter. They wait for the all-clear. They return. They try to concentrate again and then the siren sounds.”  Education under attack Mr. Pires is sounding another type of alarm…

It’s September 2026, and the avalanche of quality games is already underway with Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Star Wars Zero Company and Marvel’s Wolverine. The big game releases will continue to happen weekly until Nov. 19, when Grand Theft Auto 6 releases, but this month, PS Plus subscribers are getting a mix of action, fantasy and a sprinkle of quirky games added to the service. PS Plus, which is Sony’s version of Xbox Game Pass, offers a large, constantly expanding library of games. Subscribers can choose from the Essential, Extra and Premium tiers, each with unique perks and benefits. Starting at $11 per…

Former Ogun State governor and senator representing Ogun East, Gbenga Daniel, and his successor, Ibikunle Amosun, are among those appointed to spearhead the All Progressives Congress campaign in the state ahead of the 2027 elections. In a document signed by the state chairman of the party, Yemi Sanusi, and made available to journalists on Tuesday, Governor Dapo Abiodun was named chairman of the APC Campaign Council. The party’s governorship candidate and senator representing Ogun West, Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, is the co-chairman, while the former senator representing Ogun East, Lekan Mustapha, is the Director-General. Daniel and Amosun were…

By Aduragbemi Omiyale An initiative designed to move the conversation around rest beyond sleep and downtime has been launched by a Nigerian premium lifestyle and wellness brand, Fluidé Homes. The campaign, Rise to Rest, aims to explore rest as an essential part of creativity, productivity, emotional well-being and the ability to show up fully in different areas of life. Rest to Rise seeks to make rest a more visible, relatable and intentional part of everyday life, while opening up a wider conversation about the pressures of a culture that often equates constant activity with success. At its core, the initiative…