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Elon Musk’s year of dizzying ascents hit a new apex Monday as the Tesla Inc. co-founder passed Bill Gates to become the world’s second-richest person. The 49-year-old entrepreneur’s net worth soared $7.2 billion to $127.9 billion, driven by yet another surge in Tesla’s share price. Musk has added $100.3 billion to his net worth this year, the most of anyone on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a ranking of the world’s 500 richest people. In January he ranked 35th. His advance up the wealth ranks has been driven largely by the electric automaker, whose market value hit $500 billion after Tesla shares rallied further on Tuesday. About three-quarters of his net worth is comprised of Tesla shares, which are valued more than four times as much as his stake in Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX. On Monday, Elon Musk’s net worth soared $7.2 billion to $127.9 billion, driven by yet another surge in Tesla’s share price [File: Justin Chin/Bloomberg] Musk’s milestone marks only the s

The police in Ogun State have arrested a 55-year-old man, Yesiru Salisu, for being in possession of four human skulls, two dry human hands and three jaws. DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the State Police image maker confirmed this in a statement issued on Tuesday. According to Oyeyemi, the suspect, a resident of 7, Odunsi Street, Ijebu Igbo area of Ogun State, was arrested on Monday. “The suspect was arrested after the incident was reported at Ago Iwoye division that a man was seen with a bag suspected to contain stolen property, and when he was challenged, he dropped the bag and ran into the bush. “Upon the report, the DPO of Ago Iwoye police station, CSP Paul Omiwole, led his detectives to the scene where they opened the bag and discovered that it contains dry human parts. “Consequently, the bush he ran into was properly combed and the suspect was apprehended,” Oyeyemi disclosed. On interrogation, the suspect was said to have confessed that he harvested the human parts from one Christian cemet

As the onslaught on residents of Oyigbo, a community in Rivers State, continues, SaharaReporters have uncovered how those arrested by soldiers are being detained alongside Boko Haram terrorists. The onslaught in Oyigbo started after the Nigerian military claimed that some members of the Indigenous People of Biafra attacked security posts as they stole weapons, killed some security personnel and burnt police stations. Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai. The government had claimed that six soldiers and four policemen were killed in Oyigbo. Under the guise of arresting the perpetrators whom the military claimed lived in Oyigbo, troops were deployed to the community, embarking on killing spree and the arrest of people, mainly young men. The activities of the military was aided by the curfew declared by the state governor immediately the soldiers invaded the community. Some residents, who spoke with SaharaReporters said the soldiers shot at unarmed residents with the intent to k

o Dr. Garus Gololo, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has warned former President Goodluck Jonathan to be wary of the governors who are visiting him ahead of the 2023 general elections. Some Governors had met Jonathan in his Abuja residence on Friday, the day he was celebrating his 63rd birth anniversary. Though the reason for the visit was unknown, some northern groups had earlier rallied Jonathan, reportedly drafting him to run for presidency under the APC in 2023. But Gololo, while responding to questions Monday night, said the Governors were only there to deceive Jonathan. He said, “they were there on their own. Nobody sent them. They are busy body Governors. They abandoned the business of governance in their States and be chasing shadows. “Who told them Jonathan will win any election again in Nigeria? And who told them we are in shortage of candidates in APC? At the appointed time they shall be shocked by the arrays of capable personalities that would indicate in