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Germany’s worried. A leaked secret military report reveals it is exploring the idea of Russia being so emboldened by the United States’ abandonment of Ukraine that it also invades Poland. And it’s not alone. German newspaper  Bild  has obtained a copy of Alliance Defense 2025 – an “exercise scenario” produced by Germany’s Ministry of Defence detailing a potential massive Russian assault on Europe. It’s a worst-case scenario. And the ministry has since emphasised that it is “highly unlikely”. However, military intelligence agencies worldwide are constantly required to analyse a spectrum of possible near, intermediate, and far-future threats. This one is based on the premise of the rapid collapse of Ukraine amid faltering Western support. And President Vladimir Putin doing precisely what he says he wants to do – invade the former East European Soviet states of Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Poland. They’re now members of the NATO military alliance. Any attack on any or...

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Tin-Can Island command revealed on Tuesday that the amount of money it made from products brought into the nation in 2023 was an incredible N716 billion. Compt. Dera Nnadi, the Customs Area Controller for the Command, provided information about the activities in 2023 and the aim for 2024 in Lagos. The command's income target for 2024 is N1.130 trillion. He claims that in order for the command to reach its goal, it needs to produce more than N94 billion each week. Even if the command has designated 2024 as the year of stakeholders, Comptroller Nnadi maintained that the goal was attainable. "All told, the command is anticipated to generate N1.130 trillion, or N94.230 million, every day," he stated. Weekly revenue from the command is anticipated to be N21.666 billion. Examining the preceding year's performance, he insisted that the command used stakeholder and officer capacity building as one of its instruments to fulfill its objective. ...

Days after   laying off  more than a thousand employees from Pixel, Nest, Fitbit, Google Assistant and core engineering divisions, Google is cutting “hundreds of roles” on its advertising sales team, a company spokesperson told Engadget on Tuesday. “Every year we go through a rigorous process to structure our team to provide the best service to our Ads customers,” the company said in a statement. “We map customers to the right specialist teams and sales channels to meet their service needs. As part of this, a few hundred roles globally are being eliminated and impacted employees will be able to apply for open roles on the team or elsewhere at Google.” The spokesperson declined to share information about the exact number of employees impacted by the cuts or where they were located. The news was first reported by  Business Insider , which obtained a memo that Google’s chief business officer Philipp Schindler sent staff on Tuesday. Google’s latest cuts continue the...

Head Coach of the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire, Jean Louis Gasset says his team is confident of clipping the wings of the Super Eagles of Nigeria in their epic clash on Thursday in Abidjan. The coach said this on Tuesday at a news conference, ahead of the match on Thursday in Abidjan. He said the technical team has done it’s home work and has a perfect plan on how to neutralise the strength of the Super Eagles, which lies in their potent attack force. He said the technical team has done it’s home work and has a perfect plan on how to neutralise the strength of the Super Eagles, which lies in their potent attack force. Regarding our second match, we know the strengths of Nigeria, they have an impressive offensive armada. “They have the best African player in their squad, but against them, we will have to raise our game, and I know my players will do it because I know you have to win that first game to be released,” he said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Elephant...

Regaining Edo State is a goal that All Progressives Congress National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje and former APC National Chairman Senator Adams Oshiomole expressed. Insisting that the state is an APC state, Ganduje made this claim late on Monday night at a gathering with Edo State stakeholders. The Edo State governorship election is scheduled for September 21, 2024, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission. The APC announced a timetable of events for the election, and it states that the forms for the sale of nominations, expressions of interest, and delegates, which went up last Wednesday, will close on January 29. On February 17, the APC will hold a primary election to choose its candidate for governor. "Edo is an APC state," Ganduje declared, reaffirming the party's mandate in the state. We have to give Edo back now. It is unacceptable that there is only one South-South state representing the largest party in Africa. After forging across numerous ...