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The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has announced the commencement of the implementation of the recently approved pension increments for retirees under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS). In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Directorate said the increments of N32,000, 10.66 per cent, and 12.95 per cent for eligible pensioners have been captured in the […]
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the extradition of a Nigerian national, Tochuwku Nnebocha, from Poland to face charges over a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme that targeted elderly Americans. In a statement released Monday, the DOJ said Nnebocha, 43, appeared before a federal court in Miami, Florida, following his arrest by Polish authorities […]
The Nigeria-Britain Association (NBA) has unveiled plans to host the 2025 edition of its annual Nigeria Independence Day celebration in the United Kingdom, marking Nigeria’s 65th anniversary of nationhood. This year’s event, themed “Nigeria & the UK: Building Bridges, Creating Futures,” is expected to bring together Nigerians and friends of Nigeria in the UK to […]
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, has called on politicians to be pragmatic in finding solution to myriads of problems confronting the country. Oba Owoade said national growth and development depend largely on the good sense of justice, moral worth and responsibility; conscientiousness, devotion to duty, selflessness, probity and honesty by the leaders […]
The South African ambassador to France, Nkosinathi Mthethwa, has been found dead at a hotel in Paris under circumstances that have triggered a police investigation. French newspaper Le Parisien reported that the 58-year-old diplomat was believed to have jumped from the 22nd floor of the Hyatt Hotel. According to the Paris prosecutor’s office, Mthethwa’s wife […]
The federal ministry of special duties and intergovernmental affairs (FMSDIGA) has verified and certified about 110 Zonal Intervention and Constituency Projects in the first three quarters of 2025. Minister of special duties and intergovernmental affairs, Hon. Zephaniah Bitrus Jisalo, disclosed this during the ministry’s third quarter stakeholders and Citizens Engagement Forum themed ‘Deepening Inclusive Governance […]
A United States federal judge has temporarily halted Donald Trump administration’s plan to lay off more than 500 employees of the Voice of America (VOA), ruling that the move violated earlier court orders and threatened the agency’s mission. In a decision delivered on Monday, US District Judge Royce Lamberth suspended the terminations, which were set […]
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu, has described the killing of ARISE News Television anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, as painful and unfortunate. In a condolence message on Tuesday, the First Lady said she received with deep sadness the news of the untimely death of the young journalist, noting that she had been “cut down in her […]
The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned a prominent member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in the State, Samsideen Oladiti, popularly known as Shamelon, over the alleged murder of a dispatch rider. Oladiti, 55, was brought before Ebute Metta Magistrate Court 2 on Tuesday after being arrested for alleged assault and […]
Kuwaiti security forces have arrested a man accused of plotting to bomb places of worship in the country, the Ministry of Interior announced on Tuesday. The suspect, identified as an Arab national, is alleged to be affiliated with a banned extremist group. According to authorities, his arrest followed what officials described as “thorough and precise […]