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  • Chief Operations Officer at National Credit Regulator (NCR)

    Requirements:

    The successful candidate must hold a relevant degree at honours level.
    A master’s in business or other additional qualification in line with the duties listed will be an advantage.
    The preferred candidate must have a minimum of 15 years working experience and a minimum of 3 years at Executive Management level.

    Duties:

    The incumbent will be responsible for the following:

    Collaborate with the CEO in setting and driving organizational vision, operational strategy, and hiring levels
    Oversee operations and employee productivity, building a highly inclusive culture that ensures team
    members can thrive and that organizational goals are met
    Develop and implement the strategic plans of the organisation through monitoring and coordinating the key activities of the various departments of the NCR
    Participate in and lead strategy, policy formulation and procedure development
    Ensure compliance with requirements and the smooth functioning of the organisation
    Set comprehensive goals for the performance, monitoring, and evaluation of NCR Operations and play major role in the formulation of Annual Performance Plans and Operational plans to fulfil the strategy of the NCR
    Report to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), as a member of the Executive Committee (ExCo) and other Committees functioning within the organisation
    Compile regular reports on the activities of the organisation, including those to the external oversight committee(s)
    Coordinate and compile the annual report, and ensure timely submission to the Department of Trade,
    Industry and Competition and Parliament
    Monitor and oversee operations
    Conduct regular meetings with Managers to evaluate progress, and provide guidance and leadership
    Liaise with the internal auditors, etc. to identify strategic or operational risk areas and develop, implement, and monitor control measures to mitigate these risks
    Analyse internal operations and identify areas for process enhancement
    Build and maintain trusting relationships with key customers, clients, partners, and stakeholders

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  • Plane makes emergency landing after rabbit gets sucked into engine (video)

    A United Airlines flight made an emergency landing after a fire broke out when a rabbit got sucked into one of its engines before takeoff over the weekend. 

    Dramatic video showed repeated flashes of flame shooting from one of United Flight 2325’s engines shortly after it departed Denver International Airport on its way to Edmonton, Canada, on Sunday, April 13. 

    The flight crew can be heard on LiveATC audio requesting the plane be inspected for an engine fire, which the pilot confirmed was caused by a rabbit strike. 

    “Rabbit through the number 2 [engine], that’ll do it,” the pilot said, according to ABC News. 

    Passenger Scott Wolff told “Good Morning America” that he heard a “loud bang” after the unfortunate rabit was ingested by the turbine, followed by “significant vibration in the plane” as it continued its ascent. 

    “Every few moments there was a backfire coming from the engine, a giant fireball behind it,” he said. 

    “Everyone in the plane then started to panic.” 

    The flight, which was carrying 153 passengers and six crew, landed safely back in Denver around 8:05 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration told the outlet. Then the passengers were put on a different aircraft and continued on to Edmonton. 

    “Our flight from Denver to Edmonton (UA2325) returned safely to Denver to address a possible wildlife strike,” United said in a statement. 

    The FAA reported more than 20,000 aircraft wildlife strikes in 2024 alone — most of them birds. Just four rabbit strikes were reported during that time period.

     

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    Source: Linda Ikeji

  • How to Get Copper in RuneScape Dragonwilds

    Surviving in survival games always requires better equipment, and as expected, you will need better resources to get it. Copper is one of the most important resources in RuneScape Dragonwilds that you can mine to increase your power level. So, if you want to know how to increase your chances of survival, read on as we show you how to get copper in RuneScape Dragonwilds.

    Where to Get Copper in RuneScape Dragonwilds

    You can get copper from copper nodes in RuneScape Dragonwilds. The best place to find them is the Fractured Plains. Once you are in the Fractured Plains, go toward the western side, closer to the destroyed bridge. This area is where you can find plenty of copper ore, and I suggest you build a Lodestone nearby to fast travel. Use the image attached below to navigate through the plains easily.

    • Image Credit: Jagex (screenshot by Ishan Adhikary/Beebom)
    • Copper ore in RuneScape Dragonwilds
      Image Credit: Jagex (screenshot by Ishan Adhikary/Beebom)

    If you are new to the game, you will need at least level 2 power in your weapons or armor. Moreover, you must cross Whispering Swamp to get there. So, make sure you have enough guile to swerve through the enemies.

    In the Fractured Plains, use the advantage of higher ground to avoid the high-tier enemies. When you are on higher ground, use the bow you crafted to shoot down the goblins or wolves.

    How to Mine Copper in RuneScape Dragonwilds

    To get the copper from a copper ore, you must mine it in RuneScape Dragonwilds. For that, you will need a Bone Pickaxe. Here is how to make one:

    • First, find a bone to unlock the recipe for Bone Pickaxe.
    • Then, interact with a crafting table and click the item.
    • Now, click the Craft button to make a pickaxe.
    • You will need 8 bones, 6 ash logs, and 4 leather to get one.
    Making Bone Pickaxe in RuneScape Dragonwilds
    Image Credit: Jagex (screenshot by Ishan Adhikary/Beebom)

    After you get one Bone Pickaxe, you are good to mine the copper deposits. Simply mine away and start collecting it all. You can also improve your mining speed by using the Rocksplosion spell in RuneScape Dragonwilds to get the copper. You will need 15x Earth Runes, 5x Fire Runes, and a Pickaxe to use this magic. Remember, you must have a Bone Pickaxe in your inventory for this spell to work on the ore node.

    That is how you get copper in RuneScape Dragonwilds. Have you started mining them yet? You can play with friends to make things a little easier while mining. Let us know your experience in the comments below.

    Ishan Adhikary

    A gaming nerd who cover all thing video games. Spending time looking through the games and gaming industry was always a dream. Thanks to Beebom, I live it. Once I am done gaming, I write. Once I am done writing, I game.


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  • Atiku blasts Tinubu over France vacation amid killings in Nigeria

    Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s continued stay in France while Nigeria is facing a surge of deadly violence and killings across the country.

    In a scathing statement issued by his media office on Thursday morning, Atiku accused Tinubu of abandoning Nigeria during one of its darkest moments to embark on what he described as a “vacation cloaked in official jargon.”

    Atiku further alleged that President Tinubu had not only abandoned Nigeria and Nigerians but had shown contempt for the citizens by electing to remain abroad while communities in Plateau, Benue, and other parts of the country are under attack.

    The PDP chieftain who questioned the rationale behind Tinubu’s acclaimed working vacation in France, queried the timing and necessity of the trip, pointing to a growing death toll from violent attacks at home and the lack of clear communication on what the working visit entails.

    Atiku also questioned the logic of spending billions on borrowing while the president embarks on what he called “vanity trips” abroad, suggesting that nothing Tinubu is doing in France could not be done from Nigeria.

    The former vice president referenced the recent killings in Plateau State, where over 100 people have died in repeated attacks by armed assailants in recent weeks, attacks in Benue State by suspected herdsmen as well as the resurgence of the Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State and other parts of the northwest, and alleged that the President has abandoned the people to their fate.

    “Nigeria is in a full-blown state of emergency. Not a contrived political emergency like what Tinubu declared in Rivers for partisan gain – this is a national collapse,” he said.

    “While Tinubu dines under chandeliers in the land of good governance, the country he governs is spiraling into chaos.

    “By the time Tinubu struts back from this latest escapade, he will have racked up a staggering 59 days in France since assuming office.

    “Let the facts speak for themselves. What justification is there for gallivanting across Europe while Nigeria bleeds?” Atiku asked.

    Source: Ripples Nigeria

  • Arsenal target faces hijack from Manchester United

    Manchester United’s transfer priorities are beginning to take shape ahead of a crucial summer window under Ruben Amorim.

    The club is expected to pursue two strikers, a centre-back and a central midfielder, but goalkeeping has also emerged as a concern following a string of shaky performances from Andre Onana.

    Onana’s form, particularly in the Europa League quarter-final first leg against Lyon, has cast doubt over his future as United’s undisputed number one.

    Despite being brought in for £47 million last summer, his lack of consistency in high-pressure matches has raised eyebrows within the club hierarchy.

    Amorim has remained publicly supportive, but behind the scenes, discussions about bringing in competition—or a replacement—are gaining traction.

    Manchester United looking to hijack Joan Garcia from Arsenal

    Image Credits: Getty Images

    Manchester United are now set to rival Arsenal in their pursuit of Espanyol’s Joan Garcia.

    The 23-year-old Spaniard has become one of La Liga’s most promising goalkeepers, catching the eye with his reflexes, confidence on the ball, and leadership from the back.

    Arsenal had made a €20 million bid last summer and agreed personal terms, anticipating Aaron Ramsdale’s exit, but Espanyol held firm and demanded Garcia’s full €30 million release clause be met.

    That price tag appears to have softened, and FootballTransfers reports that United are ready to pounce.

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    Although no formal offer has been made yet, the Red Devils are prepared to outbid Arsenal and offer Joan Garcia immediate first-team football—something the Gunners cannot guarantee.

    Sources close to the player suggest that the promise of starting matches at Old Trafford would strongly appeal to Garcia, particularly with the chance to prove himself on a bigger stage.

    This development comes as Amorim considers a reshuffle in the goalkeeper department, with uncertainty also surrounding the future of backup stopper Altay Bayındır.

    Garcia, who has been consistently solid for Espanyol, could be seen as both a solution to United’s current goalkeeping woes and a long-term investment.

    If the Reds push ahead with their interest, they may well beat Arsenal to the punch and land one of Spain’s top emerging talents in a key area of the pitch.

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    Source: Centred Devils

  • ICC sues Hungary for failing to arrest fugitive Israeli war criminal Netanyahu

    File photo of a protester dressing up as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a demonstration in the holy occupied city of al-Quds

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    On Wednesday, the court triggered Article 87(7) of the Rome Statute — the treaty that established the tribunal. The provision allows the court to refer non-cooperative states to the Assembly of States Parties or the United Nations Security Council.

    The move came in response to Hungary’s refusal to arrest Netanyahu, wanted by the court for war crimes committed as part of the Israeli regime’s October 2023-present war of genocide on the Gaza Strip, during his April 3–6 visit to Budapest, where he was warmly received by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

    Hungary’s failure to comply with the ICC’s arrest warrant had earlier prompted the tribunal to formally censure the country for breaching its obligations as a signatory to the Rome Statute.

    Craig Mokhiber, a prominent human rights lawyer and former director of the New York Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, confirmed the development in a statement on X, formerly Twitter.

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    “The International Criminal Court (ICC) has initiated Article 87(7) proceedings against Hungary for refusing to cooperate with the ICC request to arrest Netanyahu while the fugitive was visiting Hungary,” he wrote.

    Mokhiber, who resigned from the UN in October 2023 in protest at the world body’s failure to stop the war, has been a vocal critic of the international community’s inaction concerning the Israeli regime’s atrocities in Gaza. He has repeatedly called the warfare that has claimed the lives of around 51,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, a “textbook case of genocide.”

    In defiance of the court’s decision, however, Hungary has announced plans to withdraw from the ICC, echoing similar decisions by other states that have faced pressure or criticism from The Hague-based tribunal.

    The court issued arrest warrants against Netanyahu and his minister for military affairs, Yoav Gallant last November.

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    International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials

    The warrants have also been issued in response to the duo’s crimes against humanity against more than two million Gazans, whom the regime has subjected to a suffocating all-out siege alongside the war.

    The United States, the Israeli regime’s biggest ally, has repeatedly threatened the tribunal and its officials with sanctions over the warrants.

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  • Delta Police Arrest 106 Suspects, Rescue Kidnapped Victims In Q1 2025

    The Delta State Police Command has revealed the arrest of over 106 crime suspects and the rescue of 13 kidnapped persons in the first quarter of 2025.

    The Commissioner of Police, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, disclosed this on Wednesday during a press briefing in Asaba.

    The suspects were allegedly involved in various crimes, including armed robbery, kidnapping, murder, cultism, and sexual offences.

    Giving a breakdown of the command’s operation, CP Abaniwonda said, the command arrested 35 suspects linked to armed robbery, 24 suspected kidnappers, 21 murder suspects, 22 cultists, and four suspects of rape and defilement cases.

    The arrests, he said, were part of the Command’s strategic and intelligence-driven approach to policing aimed at rooting out crime and restoring public safety across the state.

    Besides the arrests, the Command said it also recovered a total of 53 weapons including 11 AK-47 rifles, 1G-3 rifle, 9 Beretta pistols, 19 single-barrel and cut-to-size guns, and 13 pump-action guns.

    The Commissioner noted that 13 victims who had been kidnapped were successfully rescued and reunited with their families, while 14 suspected stolen vehicles were recovered.

    “The operations equally led to the seizure of assorted illicit drugs and substances, which, he said, posed a threat to youth and community safety.

    “One of the major breakthroughs highlighted was the neutralization of a notorious kidnapping syndicate operating in and around Ogwashi-Uku, Ibusa, Issele-Uku, Ubulu-Uku, and neighbouring communities.

    “According to CP Abaniwonda, the syndicate believed to be behind a string of abductions in the region was eliminated during a gun battle with police operatives,” the CP added.

    Delta Police Arrest 106 Suspects, Rescue Kidnapped Victims In Q1 2025 is first published on The Whistler Newspaper

    Source: The Whistler

  • The link between me, St. Fiacre, and the Beatles

    I will wager that most people reading this have no idea who St. Fiacre was and what he has in common with the Beatles.

    The whimsical Beatles song, “When I’m 64,” is a projection into a beautiful future with the singer joyfully looking forward to growing old with his true love, where even the simplest pleasures, such as “doing the garden, digging the weeds,” are things devoutly to be wished for. It is a tender piece of fluff, and now a wry twist of pop culture lore as the young man who penned the song in 1967 about what life might be like for someone at the ripe old age of 64 is going to be 83 in June.

    Granted, a seventh-century Irish hermit was not going to make the cover of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” but as the patron saint of gardeners, he would have appreciated the sentiment in one of that album’s catchiest songs. There must have been more than one occasion when St. Fiacre was doing his garden while digging the weeds. Maybe a seventh-century chant helped him in this tedium; I am almost positive he used the opportunity to pray and probably offer up the pain in his back and the aches in his fingers as an act of self-mortification.

    I do a lot of gardening myself. To be more accurate, my wife does a lot of gardening; I do a lot of digging and weeding. When the days elongate and that smell of growing grass returns, I know I have a date with destiny with our raised garden bed.

    This brings me to my knees, and I think of the lyrics to songs from my childhood and other things. As St. Fiacre knew, there is a spiritual discipline one can attach to menial labor, especially one as elementary as gardening. It may not rival the Rule of Benedict, but for us less than saintly types, it can be as productive as using the right kind of vegetable fertilizer on one’s tomatoes.

    First off, gardening puts you many times on your knees, putting you in a naturally prayerful posture. And if you are as old or older as the title of the Beatles song, you have enough aches and pains to offer up that could put a serious dent in the purgatory population. Depending on how far you let the garden go, you might be spending a lot of time hunched over pulling and digging up any number of species of marauding flora that, if left unchecked, will choke the life out of the good plants and vegetables you want to grow.

    I know it sounds like a fastball down the middle, and it probably is, but it is safe to assume God knew what he was doing when it came to inspiring the Lenten calendar. Whether Easter comes “early” or “late” on the calendar, the 40 days leading up to it coincide with preparing soil for growth.

    As part of my Lenten journey, I try not to complain too much about the tedium of weeding the raised garden bed, the rose bushes and around a lilac tree my wife insists is a tree but looks more like a multi-pronged overgrown bush to me. I said I “try” not to complain too much.

    Maybe this is my 21st-century version of a hair shirt, which is the best way to describe having to crawl underneath this beast of a tree or bush like I was a 1917 doughboy squirming under barbed wire. I have the kind of Irish skin that cuts from a dirty look, so when I come out from under that tree, my arms look like they were tied up inside a burlap sack with three tomcats.

    Equating the toil and effort a good garden takes is probably why Jesus uses gardening allegories so readily throughout the Gospels. Mustard seeds, wheat, and chaff, to name a few. I do not think my efforts rise to the level of an ascetic saint living in a cave, but like St. Fiacre, I do appreciate how doing the “dirty” work of preparation of either my raised garden bed or my own soul can lead to a bounty for both.

    Robert Brennan writes from Los Angeles, where he has worked in the entertainment industry, Catholic journalism, and the nonprofit sector.

    Source: Angelus News

  • Law student drops legal action over Birmingham bin strikes

    Open University student withdraws case after receiving written assurances from the union about adherence to picketing rules

    A Birmingham law student came within hours of facing one of the UK’s largest unions in court over the ongoing bin workers’ strike, which has left the city strewn with rubbish.

    Mr R. Heart, 34, threatened Unite the Union with a high court injunction in a bid to stop striking bin workers from blocking lorries at depots across the city, including the Atlas site in Tyseley. He claimed their picket line tactics during the ongoing all-out strike were unlawful and posed a risk to public health.

    A first-year Open University law student, Heart said he was driven by a belief that the actions of striking workers — including allegedly circling in roads and obstructing access — went beyond what is permitted under picketing laws. “The behaviour I was witnessing… couldn’t possibly be right or lawful,” the student told Legal Cheek.

    The case was due to be heard at Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre on Thursday 10 April, but was withdrawn following written confirmation from Unite that the union would continue to follow legal requirements around picketing.

    Despite apparently facing the possibility of a hefty costs order, Heart pressed ahead with his application, which centred on alleged breaches of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 and the 2024 Code of Practice on Picketing. He was ultimately seeking an injunction with a penal notice to stop strikers from obstructing the highway or delaying council refuse services.

    Unite has strongly denied any wrongdoing. A spokesperson for the union told Legal Cheek:

    “No case has been settled out of court. The application was withdrawn after Unite reiterated that it always abides by the law and liaises with police to hold peaceful picket lines. This is true for every strike.”

    Heart, who has previously mounted legal challenges against public authorities, said he acted after witnessing the impact of more than 17,000 tonnes of uncollected waste piling up across the city. He described the situation as “untenable”.

    Now pursuing a legal career with hopes of becoming a barrister, Heart said that he is particularly interested in cases that “make a difference to the lives of people”, especially those involving public accountability.

    Meanwhile, Birmingham City Council has made a new offer to its striking refuse workers, raising hopes of a resolution to the dispute.

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  • Monitoring & Evaluation and Learning Manager at Management Sciences For Health – MSH April, 2025

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    The MEL Manager will oversee the monitoring and evaluation and learning system for reporting progress and ensuring availability and use of quality data for adaptive management and maintain reporting procedures and guidelines in compliance with Global Fund requirements. The MEL Manager will be expected to develop a strong monitoring and evaluation and learning system and plan consistent with the project’s key performance indicators (KPI) framework, coordinate the collection of data including conducting field visits for data validation, monitor the quality of data sets, contribute to the adaptive management of the program, oversee the development, maintenance, and use of the project data management systems, and document and report project performance against established outputs and KPIs.

    SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITY

    • Design and implement the Project’s MEL system, including the development of indicators, setting targets, monitoring project progress, ensuring timely data collection, writing quarterly and annual reports, and liaising with the project financial team to track the budget in relation to all project results and outcomes.

    • Provide technical inputs to the technical team in order to assist in developing program goals and objectives as well as MEL tools and strategies and provide monitoring data to strategically inform the decisions on project performance and future direction to the project, for enhanced adaptive management.

    • Oversee the development, maintenance and use of the project data management system and its interoperability with the national health information management system.

    • Provide regularly updated reports on the status of implementation against the project goals and objectives to the Project Director and Global Fund, and other program managers as required.

    • Collaborate with the project team in identifying project activities, processes and/or outcomes that are worthy of documentation and design a system for capturing lessons learned and best practices.

    • Adhere to MSH procurement integrity and institutional standards and procedures in all project management responsibilities.

    • Other duties as assigned.

    QUALIFICATIONS

    • Advanced degree (master’s degree) in a relevant discipline and at least 7+ years of demonstrated experience designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation and/or pharmaceutical supply chain activities and special studies for complex programs in developing countries.

    • Excellent command of monitoring and evaluation methodologies and experience in data collection and analysis (logistics information systems, related KPIs, processes and tools).

    • Knowledge and experience of pharmaceuticals and health product supply chain systems, operations, quality assurance and information systems is required.

    • Experience working with pharmaceutical and health products supply chain programs and partners, including relevant government counterparts.

    • Experienced in enhancing data use for decision making at different levels, transforming data into information with user-friendly data visualization

    • Proven experiences (at minimum familiarity with) with modern data science and how machine learning/AI capacity can enhance supply chain.

    • Previous experience implementing and managing a rigorous MEL system including developing performance monitoring plans that track performance as sub-results/results and by funding stream.

    • Knowledge of data collection protocols to ensure accurate data collection and verification is essential, as well as an ability to identify data trends and communicate this information to allow for changes in program implementation.

    • Proven expertise in the management/supervision of health management information systems.

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