Woman arrested over alleged alcohol smuggling
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta ABEOKUTA — The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Ogun State Command, has arrested a woman identified as Shobowale Balikis for allegedly attempting to smuggle alcohol concealed in a bottled-water pack into the Ibara Custodial Centre, Abeokuta. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Odukoya, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. According […]
Group calls for abolition of death penalty
As the world, early in the week marked the World Day Against the Use of the Death Penalty, a non governmental organisation, Legal Defence and Assistance Project, LEDAP, has called on the Federal Government to immediately stop the use of the death penalty, adding that as the country turns 50 years, it should join other democracies of the world to abolish use of the death penalty.
Crisis rocks Military Pension Board over disbursement of N70bn
THERE are strong indications that a crisis of confidence is now rocking the Military Pension Board, MPB, and some military pensioners have called on President Jonathan to investigate how the N70 billion meant for the stellement of their benefits was disbursed.
PENGASSAN urges FG to stop CBN on Pension funds
PETROLEUM and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has called on the Federal Government to halt planned by the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, to draw about N400 billion from the accumulated pension fund to fund power sector project.
Mimiko pays retired teachers 7 months arrears
GOVERNOR Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo state, has paid about 1,576 retired Primary Schools teachers across the states as payment of seven months pension arrears, totaling over N81 million.
Lagos workers, others lament tax burden
Apparently un-comfortable with various tax payments in the state, civil servants in Lagos State have demanded an immediate reduction in the Pay as You Earn (PAYE) tax deducted by the state government from their monthly salary.
