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Chelsea forward Cole Palmer has made Premier League history after becoming the first player to score three hat-tricks in the first half of matches in the competition. According to a post obtained from Chelsea’s website on Saturday, Palmer achieved the landmark during Chelsea’s 3–1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux, where he struck all three goals before the break to put the Blues firmly in control on Saturday. The England international had previously recorded first-half hat-tricks against Everton and Brighton & Hove Albion, making him the only player in Premier League history to accomplish the feat on three separate occasions.…

It’s a complete coincidence that I installed Linux around the same time as my colleagues Nathan Edwards and Stevie Bonifield. A few months ago, I decided to breathe new life into a 2019 Dell XPS 15 that had been collecting dust for a couple of years.Despite its (at the time) high-end Core i7 CPU and 32GB of RAM, Windows was frustratingly slow on it. The fan was constantly at full throttle even when the machine was idle, and it regularly failed to install updates. So in early 2024, I gave up and switched to an M1 MacBook Pro.But I wanted…

The Bitcoin network mining difficulty, a metric tracking the relative challenge of adding new blocks to the Bitcoin (BTC) ledger, fell by about 11.16% in the last 24 hours, the worst drop in a single adjustment period since China’s 2021 ban on crypto mining.Bitcoin mining difficulty is at 125.86 T and took effect at block 935,429, data from CoinWarz shows. The average block time is over 11 minutes, overshooting the 10-minute target.Difficulty is projected to fall again in the next adjustment on February 23 by about 10.4% to 112.7 T, according to CoinWarz. The Bitcoin network mining difficulty from 2014…

Captain Jason Chambers opened up about why he thought chief stew Daisy Kelliher was a better fit against Ben Robinson — instead of alum Aesha Scott — during season 4 of Below Deck Down Under. “[Daisy and Ben] are at it all the time. They are non stop,” Jason exclusively told Us Weekly. “That’s why I think people like Kate Chastain was so strong. Hannah Ferrier was so strong at the start — especially with Ben. I don’t know if Aesha [Scott] would have handled it [the same way].” Jason noted that the Below Deck Mediterranean star is at a…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said the amendment of the Electoral Act 2022 is still ongoing and that there’s still room for adjustments. Mr Akpabio stated this in Abuja on Saturday at the launch of a book titled ‘The Burden of Legislators in Nigeria’ written by a former senator, Effiong Bob, and published by Premium Times Books. PREMIUM TIMES reported that upper chamber had on Wednesday passed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill during which it rejected the transmission of election results from polling units to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) It also reduced electoral timelines like notice period and…

Cancer advocates and survivors have warned that late detection, stigma and limited access to care are worsening cancer deaths in Nigeria, urging Nigerians to prioritise early screening and seek medical help promptly. This was said on Saturday during a cancer awareness walk held in Abuja as part of activities to mark the 2026 World Cancer Day, drawing attention to the growing burden of the disease and gaps in prevention and treatment. The walk, organised by Project Pink Blue in collaboration with partner organisations, took off from the Transcorp Hilton, Maitama, with participants marching through parts of the district to call…

Nigeria’s Falconets secured a narrow but important 1-0 victory over Senegal on Saturday to take a slim advantage into the second leg of their third-round qualifier for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland. Playing at home in Abeokuta, the perennial World Cup contenders dominated large spells of the encounter, creating several scoring chances. Unfortunately, the Falconets found the net just once through substitute Kindness Ifeanyi in the second half. The result leaves the tie delicately balanced ahead of next week’s return leg in Dakar. The Falconets went into the match under pressure, having been reminded by head…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has issued a strong caution to Nigeria’s political class, particularly second-term governors and senior office holders, warning that divine consequences await anyone who sides with “betrayers.” Wike delivered the warning on Saturday during the inauguration of the Rivers State Renewed Hope Ambassadors’ secretariat in Port Harcourt. He argued that backing political disloyalty is a dangerous choice, insisting that those who encourage betrayal will ultimately become its victims. Amid his ongoing political rift with his successor in Rivers State, the minister framed his remarks as a spiritual revelation, saying unseen forces would…

Popular Nigerian businessman and internet personality Isaac Fayose has accused the Bola Tinubu-led administration of being selfish and desperate for power. In an interview with DAILY POST on Saturday, Isaac, a brother of former Ekiti State governor Ayodele Fayose, said he was once a supporter of the administration but stopped after noticing Tinubu’s desperation for power. He accused the government of being insensitive to the plight of the masses, stating that its focus is fixed on the 2027 election while terrorists continue to kill unsuspecting citizens. “I used to support this government before, but when I noticed that they are…

Suspected bandits have killed three people and abducted a Catholic priest along with 10 others during a fresh attack in a Kaduna State community. The incident occurred in Karku community of Kauru Local Government Area. The abducted priest is Rev. Fr. Nathaniel Asuwaye of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Karku. In a statement on Saturday, the Chancellor of the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, Rev. Fr. Jacob Shanet, said residents described the attackers as terrorists who came in an organised manner and overran the community. The statement confirmed that three residents lost their lives in the attack. They were named as Mr.…