Nvidia Shares Tumble 13% After CEO Huang Resigns
Nvidia shares fell 13 per cent in opening Wall Street trading on Thursday, 12 November…
Nvidia shares fell 13 per cent in opening Wall Street trading on Thursday, 12 November 2026, after co-founder Jensen Huang resigned as chief executive. The sell-off pushed the chipmaker’s valuation below $4 trillion for the first time since July 2025, wiping roughly $800 billion off its market worth this week. Investors quickly priced in severe…
Suspected thugs armed with cutlasses, clubs, and stones stormed an opposition town hall meeting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, 12 November 2026. The gang marched from Kudirat Abiola Road around 11am to disrupt a Nigeria Democratic Congress event held for presidential hopeful Peter Obi. Party members stood their ground and caught one alleged attacker while…
Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang resigned as chief executive and board member on Thursday, 12 November 2026, ending a 33-year run atop the world’s premier artificial intelligence chipmaker. Chief financial officer Colette Kress takes over as interim boss while former Synopsys head Harvey Jones becomes the company’s first independent chair. Investors reacted swiftly to the abrupt…
A lawyer representing the African Democratic Congress, Kalu Kalu, has argued that the Federal High Court judgment sacking the David Mark-led leadership of the party did not strip former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of his ticket for the January 16, 2027 presidential election. He said the ruling by Justice Peter Lifu carried no order expressly…
The Edo State Government has launched a digital platform to track building projects and assess the safety of government-owned structures, a move that speaks directly to one of Nigeria’s most persistent public safety failures. The platform, EdoBuild360, was unveiled in Benin City on Wednesday and is built to keep digital records of buildings and…
Ayra Starr has been named among the artistes billed to perform at the 2027 edition of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, extending an unbroken run of Nigerian acts on one of the world’s most closely watched stages. The organisers listed the Mavin Records singer on the Sunday programme for both…
Manchester United have dismissed Michael Carrick as first-team head coach, ending a reign that opened with one of the sharpest turnarounds in the club’s recent history and came apart within the first weeks of his first full season in charge. The club confirmed the decision in a statement on its website, saying it had…
The late President Muhammadu Buhari sat for interviews and gave his blessing to a full account of his life before he died, the firm behind the project, May Publishing Limited, said at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday. The announcement opened the way for the public presentation of *Muhammadu Buhari: The Authorised Biography*,…
Nigeria met its Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries production quota for the sixth straight month in October 2026, pumping an average of 1.51 million barrels of crude oil per day. Data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission shows total output, including condensates, hit 1.69 million barrels daily, marking a 5.7 per cent rise…
Iranian military leaders vowed on Thursday, 12 November 2026, to boost ballistic missile output just hours after Israel ordered its armed forces to prepare for a potential direct strike on Tehran. Simultaneously, an overnight Israeli airstrike tore through southern Gaza’s Nasser Medical Complex, killing at least six Palestinians and wounding 52 others. Tehran also reported…