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The National Pension Commission (PenCom) and Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Lagos State Council, have agreed to tackle the persistent non-remittance of pension contributions by employers in both the public and private sectors, warning that employers’ failure to meet obligations would no longer be tolerated. The effort was disclosed during an interactive session on the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), organised by PenCom and attended by the executives of the NLC, Lagos chapter, on Tuesday in Ikeja, Lagos. CPS, which commenced in June 2004 under the Pension Reform Act, is a structured retirement plan in which both employers and employees make monthly…
South Africa does not need louder leaders. It needs more present ones. Leadership is not failing. It is being called to evolve. And that evolution begins with a shift that is both simple and demanding, to lead not only with competence, but also with humanity. The media is replete with reports of leadership crises. On the contrary, South Africa does not have a leadership crisis. It has a humanity crisis in leadership. This is not a dramatic claim. It is a lived reality, visible in the silence before truth is spoken, in the quiet withdrawal of capable people, and in…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has assured residents of Mussa community in Askira Uba Local Government Area that efforts are ongoing to secure the safe release of 48 abducted schoolchildren. The governor gave the assurance on Tuesday during a sympathy visit to Uba town following the abduction incident. Addressing residents, Zulum expressed sympathy to the Emir of Uba, parents of the abducted children and members of the community over the attack. He said the Federal Government, security agencies and the Borno State Government were working to ensure the victims regain their freedom. Zulum also disclosed that security operatives, including military…
Violence broke out during the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries in Lagos on Monday after suspected political thugs allegedly attacked the Lagos State Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Akinyemi Bankole Ajigbotafe, during a clash in Alimosho Local Government Area. Ajigbotafe, popularly known as “AB Ajigbotafe” within political circles, was reportedly left seriously injured and is currently receiving medical treatment after sustaining heavy blood loss during the incident. It was gathered that the commissioner was attacked during an APC stakeholders’ meeting convened to address disputes arising from the party’s House of Representatives primary election in Lagos West. Sources disclosed that the crisis…
Operatives of the Edo State Security Corps (ESSC) have arrested a man identified as Joshua Oko for alleged involvement in a string of fake bank transfer scams. DAILY POST reports that the suspect’s main targets were traders across parts of Benin City. Oko was reported to have operated in the Ibiwe, Upper Mission Extension, and Ikpoba Hill areas of the Benin metropolis. He was alleged to have visited shops, made purchases without negotiating prices, and presented falsified bank credit alerts before disappearing with the goods. He was also alleged to have relied on a doctored banking application on his mobile…
Arsenal legend, Patrick Vieira, has picked his Premier League Player of the Season. The 2025/26 Premier League season will end next weekend as Arsenal currently top the table ahead of Manchester City. Speaking on Sky Sports, Vieira picked Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya as his Premier League Player of the Season ahead of the likes of Declan Rice and Bruno Fernandes. According to the Frenchman, Raya won many points for Mikel Arteta’s side. “I will go with one of the Arsenal players, and for me, David Raya has to be the player of the season,” Vieira said. “I think he has been outstanding…
The All Progressives Congress in Enugu State on Tuesday declared Senator Osita Ngwu, Senator Kelvin Chukwu, and Chief Ikeje Asogwa winners of the party’s senatorial primary elections ahead of the 2027 National Assembly polls. The results of the primaries conducted on Monday across the state were announced at the APC State Secretariat in Enugu by the Chairman of the APC National Assembly Primary Elections Committee for Enugu State, Rt. Hon. Solomon Funkekeme. Funkekeme commended party members for the peaceful conduct of the exercise, describing the primaries as orderly across the state. “We’re satisfied with the conduct of the members of…
A Nigerian national, Samuel Ugberaese, has been extradited from Nigeria to the United States to face federal charges bordering on wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy in an alleged cross-border romance scam that targeted victims in the US and other countries. According to a press release issued by the US Department of Justice on Tuesday, Ugberaese was arrested by the FBI following his extradition and is facing prosecution in the Eastern District of North Carolina. A federal grand jury returned an indictment against him on January 22, 2021, and he has been ordered detained pending trial by United States Magistrate…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Gombe State Primary Election Committee, Labiru Musa, has officially declared Governor Muhammadu Yahaya, retired Deputy Commissioner of Police Mohammed Ahmed, and Jerry Damara as winners of the party’s 2026 senatorial primary elections in Gombe State. Speaking during a press briefing held at the Press Centre in Gombe on Tuesday, Musa said the direct primary elections conducted across the state on Monday were peaceful, orderly, and transparent. According to him, the exercise complied fully with the directives of the National Working Committee of the APC and allowed grassroots party members to participate directly in…
Former England captain Wayne Rooney has described Pep Guardiola as the “Sir Alex Ferguson of his generation,” praising the Manchester City manager for his dominance in English football. Speaking on the BBC’s Wayne Rooney Show on Tuesday, Rooney compared Guardiola’s achievements at City with those of his former manager, Alex Ferguson, under whom he played at Manchester United between 2004 and 2013. “I have seen a lot of comparisons to Alex Ferguson,” Rooney said. “I can say Ferguson is the greatest of all time, but Pep, in his generation, is certainly the best by a long way.” Guardiola is expected…
