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The HB Report
October 27, 2023

An electric guitar smashed up and signed by the late Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain has sold for almost 10 times its estimated value.

The black, left-handed Fender Stratocaster went for $595,000 when it was auctioned at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City over the weekend.

The instrument was the headlining item in a three-day auction of pieces of rock history.

The guitar, which had been reassembled but remains unplayable,.

POLITICS

- October 27, 2023
The HB Report
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has stated that he has no regret supporting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the 2023 presidential election.  He further pledged to mobilize electoral support for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election. Wike made the declaration on Thursday in Abuja while hosting leaders of the All
- October 27, 2023
The HB Report
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his triumph at the Supreme Court, saying it affirmed  his victory as duly elected President. Alake made this known in his reaction to the apex court ruling, which was issued by Mr Segun Tomori, the Special Assistant on Media to

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Innovation & Technology

- October 17, 2023
The HB Report
Australia’s internet safety watchdog on Monday fined Elon Musk’s X, saying the social media platform had failed to show how it is cracking down on child sexual abuse content. ESafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant has slapped an Aus$610,500 (US$385,000) fine on the company formerly known as Twitter, criticising its “empty talk” on the issue. Inman
- October 3, 2023
The HB Report
Apple has acknowledged user complaints that iPhone 15 and 15 Pro phones are overheating, reports Forbes, but said that contrary to speculation, it has nothing to do with the phone’s hardware design. Forbes noted an update to Instagram has already rolled out with version 302, released September 27th, to address some of the issues. Bloomberg notes an unnamed Apple spokesperson specifically

Davido’s Signee Survives Ghastly Car Accident

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Quote of the day, by Nelson Mandela

“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others.”