Pensioners urge PenCom to implement unpaid 15% increment

Pensioners under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) have appealed to the National Pension Commission (PenCom) to implement their 15 and 33 per cent pension increment and other benefits. The Contributory Pensioners Union of Nigeria (CPUN), South-West Zone, made the appeal on Tuesday during a peaceful protest held in Ibadan. The CPUN President, Mr Joseph Idowu, […]
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Court orders EFCC to unfreeze Dokpesi’s account

hief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho on Tuesday in Abuja, issued an order unfreezing the bank account of the Chairman of Daar Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi.

DELTA 2023: Nwaoboshi can’t match Okowa — Ogbonna

By Emma Amazie SECRETARY, Warri Consultative Forum, WCF, Warri, Delta State, Amechi Ogbonna, has said that Chairman, Senate Committee on Niger Delta, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, who recently defected from Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to All Progressives Congress, APC, cannot match Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. Ogbonna, meanwhile, declined comments on APC, saying: “On APC, I cannot comment […]

With Obasanjo, Osibanjo’s years as President, VP, South-West lacks moral right to 2023 presidency ― Ohanaeze

By Ugochukwu Alaribe Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has said that after President Muhammadu Buhari’s presidency in 2023, the South West Nigeria lacks the moral standard to aspire for Buhari’s successor after spending 8 years as President through Chief Olusegun Obasanjo (1999-2003) and as Vice President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo, (2015-2023). Ohanaeze insisted that the Igbo are favored […]

Okowa felicitates with Omo-Agege at 58

Delta  State Governor Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has congratulated the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, as he turned 58 on Tuesday. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba, the governor said that Omo-Agege, who represents Delta Central Senatorial District, remained an amiable and illustrious son of Delta […]

Army helicopter crashes in Punjab

A helicopter belonging to the Indian army on Tuesday crashed in a dam in the northern state of Punjab, local media reports said.

[Breaking] Olympics: Oborududu loses final, wins silver in wrestling

By Emmanuel Okogba Blessing Oborududu lost the final of the 68kg women’s freestyle wrestling event 4-1 to America’s Tamyra Mensah-Stock but won silver in the process, earning Nigeria only her second medal at this year’s Olympics. The Commonwealth champion on Monday defeated London 2012 Olympics bronze medallist Battsetseg Soronzonbold of Mongolia 7-2 to advance to […]

Re: NHIS recovered funds: There are billions more to recover

I have refrained from saying or writing anything about the NHIS since my exit as the Executive Secretary/CEO on 1st July, 2019. But, since the story about the recovery of the sum of N5.4b NHIS funds broke out last week, I have been inundated with a lot of inquiries from the Press, some mischievously insinuating that I was complicit in this supposedly “trapped funds of NHIS ” recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Olympics: Divine Oduduru fails to qualify for men’s 200m final

By Emmanuel Okogba Nigeria’s Divine Oduduru will not compete in the final of the men’s 200 metre event in Tokyo after finishing third in his Semi-final heat 1. Oduduru finished in a time of 20.16s behind 17 years old American Erriyon Knighton who finished 1st in 20.02s and Jamaican Rasheed Dwyer who finished second with […]

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