The Federal Government, through the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, said the payment of accrued rights of pensioners under the Contributory Pension Scheme is subject to the availability of funds from the government. The OAGF made this known in a memo signed by Musa Raheem, Director of Administration addressed to the National […]
The Nigeria Customs Service, Lilypond Export Command, said it intercepted 11 20-foot containers loaded with timber and unprocessed wood valued at $296m about to be smuggled out of Nigeria. The Customs Area Controller in charge of the command, Jibola Odusanya, disclosed this while addressing journalists at the command on Wednesday. Odunsanya added that the illegal […]
Reactions have continued to trail the arrest of the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra, Simon Ekpa, with some South-East indigenes calling for his sentencing in Finland. On Thursday last week, the Finnish authorities arrested Ekpa alongside four others and they were subsequently detained by the Päijät-Häme district court for “spreading terrorist propaganda on social media.” […]
Michael Sullivan, who spent over 27 years in a Massachusetts prison for a murder he steadfastly denied committing, has been awarded $1 million in compensation after new DNA evidence exonerated him. Sullivan, now 61, was convicted in 1985 and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. He was released in 2013 when advances in DNA technology […]
The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has promised to reward the immediate past governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki, with N50 million if he could walk freely on the streets of Benin City and receive a rousing welcome from residents. It was reported that Prince Kassim Afegbua, a chieftain of the […]
The studio section of Radio Nigeria at Plot 35, Ikoyi Road, Lagos was on Wednesday night gutted by fire. The Lagos State fire service Director, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed the development in a statement on the agency’s X handle. She said a combined team of the Federal Fire Service and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue […]
Sean “Diddy” Combs, the music mogul and entrepreneur, was denied bail for the third time on Wednesday by a New York City judge, as he awaits trial on charges, including racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation for prostitution. The denial comes amid growing concerns over witness tampering and misconduct. US District Judge, Arun Subramanian ruled […]
Real Madrid’s 2-0 defeat at Liverpool on Wednesday night saw the Champions League holders set an unwanted record. Alexis MacAllister and Cody Gakpo scored in the second half to earn the Reds all three points. However, the scoreline could have been different if Kylian Mbappe and Mohamed Salah did not miss their penalty kicks. The […]
Federal pensioners under the Contributory Pension Scheme have written to the coordinating Minister of Finance and National Economy, Wale Edun, on the need for the government to release the accrued gratuities owed pensioners from March 2023 to November 2024. The pensioners, who had earlier staged a peaceful rally at the Ministry of Finance on November […]
China and Mexico lashed out Tuesday after President-elect Donald Trump threatened to begin his presidency with an immediate trade war against the top three United States economic partners. Trump made his threat in social media posts, announcing huge import tariffs against neighbours Canada and Mexico, and also rival China if they don’t stop illegal immigration […]
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