Fresh Attacks: Police Deploy Mobile Units to Troubled Plateau LGAs

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June 19, 2023

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The Plateau State Police Command has deployed its mobile units to various local government areas in the state to stem the tide of attacks and killings of residents by gunmen.

The killings that escalated in the past few months persisted mostly in the communities within the central and northern parts of the state.

Many of the residents in the affected communities had fled their homes for safety.

The spokesman for the Plateau State Police Command, Alabo Alfred, confirmed the deployment of the armed mobile units to the troubled LGAs in a statement on Saturday.

The statement read in part: “The Commissioner of Police Plateau State Command, CP Bartholomew Nnamdi Onyenka, in fulfillment of his promise to take all necessary actions in order to ensure the security of lives and properties across the state, has now deployed Mobile Police Force personnel across troubled local government areas in the state.

“This decision became necessary in response to several killings in the state, as the CP seeks to bring the perpetrators to justice and restore peace on the plateau.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Bartholomew Nnamdi Onyenka ordered all the personnel deployed to be very vigilant while carrying out their constitutional duties and warned that any officer found engaging in any illegal act will be severely punished in accordance with the disciplinary procedure in the Police Act and Regulations.

“The hardworking and responsive Secretary to the State Government, Arch. Samuel Nanchang Jatau, who was present at the Command Headquarters to ensure the deployment, noted that the deployment of these units is part of the government’s efforts to enhance security and maintain law and order in the State.

“Director, Cabinet and Special Services, office of the SGS, Mr Nanman Jonah Kparbong highlighted the government’s commitment to ensuring the safety and security of its citizens and the provision of necessary resources to support law enforcement agencies in the execution of their duties.

“The Plateau State Command welcomes the support of the government and the community in its efforts to fight crime and criminality and restore peace in the state.

“The police commissioner therefore calls on the good people of Plateau State to remain calm, vigilant and report any suspicious activity in and around them, as the police are committed to upholding the law, and ensuring the safety of all the inhabitants of the state. Always remember, security is everybody’s business.”

The statement urged members of the public to call the following police control room numbers in case of emergencies: 07059473022; 08038907662; 08075391844 and 09053872296

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ICPC Secures 24-Year Jail Term for Dismissed NECO Staff Over Certificate Forgery

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April 22, 2026

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BY SUNDAY SAMUEL—The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of a dismissed staff member of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Abdulwahab Sule, for offences bordering on certificate forgery and related corrupt practices.

The conviction was delivered by the High Court of Niger State sitting in Minna, presided over by Honourable Justice Abdullahi Mikailu, in Charge No: NSHC/ICPC/1C/2023.

Mr. Sule, who was dismissed from NECO in 2020 following the discovery of irregularities in his credentials, was found guilty on a three-count charge of dishonestly using a forged document as genuine, possession of a forged document, and making false statements.

Investigations by the ICPC revealed that the convict fraudulently used a forged Diploma certificate purportedly issued by the Federal University of Technology, Yola (now Modibbo Adama University, Yola) to secure employment with NECO in January 2009, where he remained until his dismissal in September 2020.

Further findings showed that the certificate, dated March 18, 2008, did not emanate from the institution, as confirmed by the university during verification.

The Commission also established that the convict had not completed his studies and still had outstanding courses at the time he claimed to have graduated.

In addition, Mr. Sule was found to have knowingly made false representations to NECO’s Director of Human Resource Management in August 2020, falsely claiming that he had obtained the Diploma certificate.

During ICPC’s investigation, the convict admitted that he did not complete his studies and disclosed that he paid the sum of N30,000 to procure the forged certificate from an individual.

Upon conviction, the Court sentenced him to twelve (12) years imprisonment on Count One, ten (10) years on Count Two, and two (2) years on Count Three. The sentences are to run concurrently, meaning he will effectively spend twelve (12) years in prison.

The ICPC reiterates its commitment to sanitising public institutions and warns that individuals who engage in forgery, falsification of records, and other corrupt practices will be brought to justice.

The Commission also urges organisations to sustain regular verification of staff credentials to prevent similar occurrences and strengthen institutional integrity.

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SpaceX is working with Cursor and has an option to buy the startup for $60 billion

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April 21, 2026

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SpaceX said it has struck a deal with Cursor to develop a next generation “coding and knowledge work AI,” which includes a surprising provision—an option to buy the popular software development platform for $60 billion later this year.

Partnering with and potentially purchasing a leader in the hottest AI product category can only be seen in the context of SpaceX’s much-anticipated public offering. Investors seeking more value in the IPO might see its engagement with Cursor as another way to extract value from Elon Musk’s increasingly sprawling tech conglomerate.

The deal won’t shock those who follow the industry closely. Last week, it was reported that xAI would begin renting computing power from its data centers to Cursor, with the coding startup using tens of thousands of xAI chips to train its latest AI model. And last month, two of Cursor’s most senior engineering leaders, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, left the company to join xAI, where both report directly to Musk.

SpaceX described the partnership as a project combining Cursor’s “product and distribution to expert software engineers” with SpaceX’s Colossus supercomputer, which the company claims has the equivalent compute power of a million Nvidia H100 chips.

SpaceX also said that at some undisclosed point later this year, it will either pay Cursor $10 billion for its work or acquire the company for $60 billion. Last week, TechCrunch reported that Cursor was eying a $50 billion valuation in an upcoming private fundraising round. That figure itself reflects an astonishing series of leaps. Cursor was valued at just $2.5 billion in January of last year, climbed to $9 billion by last May May, and was assigned a $29.3 billion post-money valuation when it closed on $2.3 billion in Series D funding in November.

Either figure would represent a significant expense for SpaceX, which is widely seen to be losing money following the acquisition of xAI and the social media network X and is planning extensive capital investment. The brief statement did not say if either deal could be paid in SpaceX stock.

In the meantime, the move could shore up weaknesses at each company, but it also reveals them. Neither Cursor nor xAI has proprietary models that can match the leading offerings from Anthropic and OpenAI — the same companies now competing directly with Cursor for the developer market.

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Cursor still uses and sells access to Claude and GPT models even as both firms roll out their own coding tools, an awkward arrangement that this new SpaceX partnership may be designed to eventually escape.

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