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The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two suspects over alleged criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery linked to fake recruitment activities within the state civil service commission. The command disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday by the Spokesman of the Command, SP Nafiu Habib. According to the statement, the case was reported to the police on April 28, 2026, following a formal complaint from the Office of the Head of Civil Service through the Director of Recruitment and Training of the Civil Service Commission. The complaint alleged fraudulent activities involving the circulation and possession of fake Civil Service recruitment documents.…
Afrobeats singer Raoul John Njeng-Njeng, popularly known as Skales, has urged Nigerian youths to make emigrating abroad their top priority. According to him, leaving Nigeria would guarantee the security of Nigerian youths and afford them the opportunity to achieve their goals. On his X handle, he wrote, “As a young Nigerian, your biggest dream should be to leave Nigeria so you can survive and actually achieve your dream by at least staying alive.” His post elicited mixed reactions, with many berating him for encouraging brain drain instead of urging fellow citizens to hold their leaders accountable. Some commenters also noted…
Chelsea caretaker manager, Calum McFarlane, has admitted that the club’s FA Cup final against Manchester City on Sunday is their only chance to salvage something from the season. The Blues will face Manchester City at Wembley for a chance to win silverware and secure a spot in Europe next season. Going into the game, Chelsea have endured a poor run of form but managed to hold Liverpool to a 1-1 draw in the Premier League on Sunday. Ahead of the game, the Blues coach was asked if this was their only chance to finish the season with something meaningful. “Yeah,…
Nigeria and Germany have signed a €365m development and investment partnership agreement to support economic growth, energy expansion, agriculture, and private-sector development in Nigeria. The agreement was signed on Thursday at the German Embassy in Abuja by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, the Minister of State for Budget and Economic Planning, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite and senior German government officials, according to a statement issued by the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning. Speaking during the signing ceremony, Uzoka-Anite said, “We recognise that development cooperation must increasingly catalyse investment, innovation, and sustainable financing. This partnership…
Former Minister of Transportation and presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday, pledged to transform Nigeria within four years if elected in the 2027 general election. Amaechi made the promise shortly after submitting his nomination forms at the national headquarters of the ADC in Abuja, where he also took a swipe at the administration of President Bola Tinubu, blaming it for the country’s worsening economic hardship. The former Rivers State governor said the 2027 election should be based on competence, experience and performance rather than ethnic or regional sentiments. “What Nigerians should do is assess all…
The Nigeria Customs Service has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to regional modernisation and collective growth. The Comptroller-General of Customs and Chairperson of the World Customs Organisation Council, Adewale Adeniyi, gave the assurance recently while speaking at the 32nd Conference of Directors-General of Customs for the West and Central Africa Region in Freetown. The Service disclosed this in a statement over the weekend, signed by its National Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Maiwada, a Deputy Controller of Customs, obtained by The PUNCH. Adeniyi emphasised that Nigeria’s leadership role is anchored on the spirit of unity and the shared progress of all member states.…
Australia captain Sam Kerr, Chelsea’s all-time leading scorer in English football’s Women’s Super League, will leave the club when her contract expires at the end of the season, it was announced Thursday. Kerr has scored 115 goals in 177 appearances for the Blues, and her final game for the west London side will be at home to Manchester United on Saturday. The 32-year-old has helped Chelsea win five Women’s Super League titles, three FA Cups, three League Cups, and the Community Shield. “When I reflect on my Chelsea career and doing it for the last time, I just feel happy,”…
When Oregon resident Isabelle Reksopuro heard Google was gobbling up public land to fuel its data centers in her home state, she didn’t initially know what to believe. “There’s a lot of misinformation about data centers,” she said. “Google has denied taking that land.”Technically, she explains, The Dalles, a city near the Washington state border, sought to reclaim that land, “and Google is just a big, unnamed power user.” The city had in fact asked for ownership of a 150-acre portion of Mount Hood National Forest, claiming it needs access to Mount Hood’s watershed to meet municipal needs as its…
Strategy’s preferred stock funding engine could hit a key constraint within the next year, potentially slowing the company’s Bitcoin purchases unless it expands issuance capacity or leans more heavily on common-stock sales, according to Delphi Digital.Delphi said Strategy’s Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock, known as STRC, has become one of the company’s main Bitcoin-buying tools but has an authorized issuance cap of about $28.3 billion.If the cap is reached without an extension, Strategy’s Bitcoin accumulation could “slow or stop while the dividend obligation remains,” the report said.The report highlights how one of Strategy’s main capital-raising mechanisms is…
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