Anambra pensioners groan under unpaid entitlements
AWKA—PENSIONERS in Anambra State have been groaning under unpaid pension arrears owed them for years by the Federal Government, with many of them complaining that they have become tired of being tossed about by federal civil servants in charge of pensions in Abuja. Though they have been getting their state pension regularly, they alleged that those responsible for the federal pension frustrated them so much so that they had resigned to fate. In Anambra State, it had become a common feature for the pensioners in the state to be meeting regularly to discuss their plight.
Three former players jailed for match-fixing
Three former footballers were jailed by a Norwegian court on Thursday for between six and eight months over a match-fixing scam.
Bolt to put unbeaten Ostrava record on the line
Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt will compete in the 200 metres at Ostrava’s Golden Spike meeting on May 26, the event organisers announced on Wednesday.
Erosion cuts off Enugu oil community for 45yrs
Residents of Eha Ndiagu, an oil bearing community in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State are groaning over lack of access road to the community since the end of the Nigeria- Biafran civil war about 45 years ago. For anybody in the community to get to the Nsukka Local Government headquarters, such a person must go through Ikem, in Isi Uzo Local Government via Obollo Afor in Udenu Local Government, before reaching Nsukka through Ovoko in Igboeze South Local Government Area.
Arase vows to tackle corruption
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has directed the IGP Monitoring Unit (X-Squad), and the Force Provost Marshall, to start enforcing anti-corruption directives in order to check corrupt practices among police personnel.
Corps Marshal orders nationwide campaign against speed violations
Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Commission, said on Wednesday that he had ordered a nationwide campaign to enforce road traffic regulations.
Francois Michelin, head of Michelin tyres dies at 88
Francois Michelin, who led the eponymous French tyre group for nearly half a century, died at the age of 88, the Clermont-Ferrand-based company said Wednesday. “We have learned today with deep emotion that Mr. Francois Michelin has passed away,” a Michelin statement said, without giving further details.
Murderer who ate victim’s heart with knife, fork jailed in S/Africa
A murderer who ate his victim’s heart with a knife and fork after a row over sex was jailed for 18 years in South Africa on Wednesday. Zimbabwean Andrew Chimboza, 35, pleaded guilty to stabbing 62-year-old Mbuyiselo Manona to death at the home of Manona’s lover in Cape Town’s Gugulethu township in June last year.
Jonathan, Buhari’s transition committees clash
A disagreement has broken out between the transition committees of President Goodluck Jonathan and General Muhammadu Buhari as the president accused the Buhari team of acting like a parallel government and trying to stampede the Jonathan administration out of office.
Xenophobic attacks loom over southern African summit
Attacks on migrant workers living in South Africa threatened to overshadow a regional summit in Zimbabwe on Wednesday when leaders gathered to promote industrial growth. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has expressed “shock and disgust” at the xenophobic violence in Johannesburg and Durban in which at least seven people have been killed.
Zimbabwe shuts down mobile phone firm over black empowerment
Zimbabwe on Wednesday shut down the country’s second largest mobile phone service provider, Telecel Zimbabwe, partly for breaching black empowerment laws, officials said. International telecom firm VimpelCom, based in the Netherlands, has a 60 percent stake in Telecel Zimbabwe, making it the major shareholder.
Painter, 27, arraigned for allegedly defiling student,14
A 27-year-old painter, Jamiu Kamorudeen, was on Wednesday arraigned for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old secondary school student. The accused, a resident of No. 7, Edita St., Alakoro, Ebute-Ero on Lagos Island, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and defilement at a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court.
UN appeals for $415 mn to help Nepal quake victims
The United Nations on Wednesday appealed for $415 million for Nepal, saying it urgently needs more funds to provide relief to people affected by a devastating earthquake. The UN said there was a critical need to provide shelter, water, food and medical care to those hit by the 7.8-magnitude quake that struck on Saturday, killing more than 5,000 people and injuring more than 10,000.
Buhari inaugurates APC Transition Committee
Finally, the All Progressives Congress, APC has unveiled its transition technical committee.
Secondary school student arraigned over N20, 000 iron rod theft
For allegedly stealing an iron rod valued at N20,000 from a school, an 18-year-old student, Tobi Osho, was on Wednesday docked at an Abule Egba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The accused, who lives at 2, Ajumoni St., Agbelekale in Abule Egba area of Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing.
G7 invites Buhari for meeting as France, Canada pledge support to Buhari’s govt
Evidence that the election of the president-Elect, General Mohammadu Buhari has received universal acceptance came on Tuesday when a letter of invitation to a meeting with the group 7 (G7) countries in Europe and America was handed to him by the German Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Michael Zenner.
