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Kebbi State Governor, Dr Nasir Idris, has approved the release of N2.11 billion for the payment of gratuities and death benefits to 772 beneficiaries, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to the welfare of retired public servants and the families of deceased workers. The approval covers state and contract staff, as well as retirees from the Local Government Service and Local Government Education Authorities. The Head of Service, Malami Shakari, mni, disclosed this in a statement signed by the Director of Administration, Rashidu Muhammad Bala, FCIA, FCIHRSM, and made available to journalists on Tuesday. According to the statement, Governor Idris approved the…
Kalshi says it is being put in an “impossible position” after the US commodities regulator on Tuesday said it was blocking the prediction market platform from canceling trades in Michigan, contradicting a recent state court order.On June 29, Kalshi was ordered by Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina to cease offering sports betting contracts to Michigan users while a lawsuit over whether Kalshi violated the state’s sports betting laws plays out. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ordered Kalshi on Tuesday not to comply with the state order and continue operating.“We are disappointed by this decision and believe it is…
Juju Smith-Schuster and Laura Kruk’s California coastal wedding was a star-studded affair — and marked the first public outing for fellow newlyweds Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift. Smith-Schuster, 29, and Kruk said, “I do,” on Friday, July 10, in Laguna Niguel, California, surrounded by family and friends. In the wake of their nuptials, the couple is now sharing behind-the-scenes details about the blessed event, which featured Kelce and Swift, both 36, cheering them on in the crowd. “We wanted our wedding to reflect who we are as people and as a couple and to be one big party,” Kruk, who…
The Lagos State Government says it will institute legal proceedings against an X user, identified as Enugu Loudmouth (@Jamessucre2), over an allegedly misleading flood video the user claimed was recorded in Lagos. The state’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced the decision in separate posts on X on Tuesday, saying the user would still face legal action despite deleting the post. “Taking down the post after misleading the public does not absolve you of the responsibility. Appropriate legal action will still be pursued, and this matter will be taken to its logical conclusion in accordance with the…
Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón has climbed into joint third place on FIFA’s all-time list of goalkeepers with the most clean sheets at the FIFA World Cup following Spain’s run to the 2026 final. According to FIFA’s updated rankings after the semi-finals on Wednesday, Simón has kept eight clean sheets in 11 World Cup appearances, matching the records of Jan Jongbloed, Emerson Leão, Sepp Maier, Taffarel, Thibaut Courtois and Hugo Lloris. FIFA’s all-time rankings continue to be led jointly by France’s Fabien Barthez and England’s Peter Shilton, who each recorded 10 clean sheets in 17 World Cup appearances. Barthez | FIFA…
A solo Bitcoin miner hit the jackpot and validated a solo block with a single Bitaxe mining rig, marking a rare win that beat massive statistical odds.The retail Bitcoin miner secured a 3.125 Bitcoin (BTC) block reward, currently worth about $200,000, on Friday at block number 957382, according to blockchain data from mempool.space. The miner was using a single Bitaxe mining rig, according to the BTC mining pool Public Pool. The Bitaxe was a budget, lower-power Bitcoin miner that costs less than $200 and has a hashrate of about 1 terahash per second (TH/s), which is a tiny fraction of the…
Ariana Grande is dipping her feet back in the dating pond again with a familiar face. Us Weekly can confirm the Grammy winner, 33, and Ricky Alvarez are back together nearly 10 years after their initial split. (People was first to report the news.) “They’ve always shared a close bond,” an insider exclusively told Us earlier this month after the pair were seen leaving a Whole Foods in Boca Raton, Florida, during the 4th of July weekend. “There was a period in time where they weren’t close — while she was with Ethan [Slater] — so she is happy to…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered the remand of a journalist, Stanley Ugagbe, over charges of conspiracy and cyberstalking. ICIR reported that the court issued the remand order after the judge noted that Mr Ugagbe’s bail application was not yet ripe for hearing. Mr Ugagbe’s lawyer, Pauline Olorunyomi, made a frantic push for the judge to hear the bail application filed earlier on Tuesday. But the prosecution, representing the police, informed the court that it needed time to respond to the bail application and would not be available for the bail hearing nay time next week. The…
Suspected armed herders again attacked an Ondo community in the Ogboju District of Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, killing one person. PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspected armed herders were reported to have invaded the Ondo community on Tuesday morning, shooting sporadically, which forced the villagers to seek safety in Oyangede. A resident of the Ondo community who spoke with PUNCH Metro in a telephone interview on Tuesday said that the assailants stormed the community around 6 a.m. The local, who identified himself simply as Sunny, said, “The herdsmen stormed our community around 6 a.m. today and shot…
Epic Games and Google have just jointly withdrawn their attempt to retroactively settle the lawsuit that’s changing how Android app stores work in the United States — and that means Google will be forced to carry rival app stores inside of its own. In fact, Google tells the court, it’s ready to begin carrying third-party app stores on Wednesday, July 22nd. Does that mean it’s time for Microsoft to launch an Xbox game store on Android?But Judge James Donato was skeptical he should abandon his original permanent injunction in favor of Google’s proposed “Registered App Stores” that users would have…
