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Ex-Ogun correctional service controller laments poor pay

Correctional service headquarters

The retiring Controller of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Ogun State Command, AbdulRashed Alimi, on Thursday, lamented the poor salary package for the officers of the agency. According to him, workers’ salaries do not reflect the risk involved in their jobs…

Burundi president calls for stoning of gay couples

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He also lashed out at Western countries that press other nations to allow gay rights or risk losing aid.Homosexuality in Burundi, a conservative Christian country in East Africa, has been criminalised since 2009 with prison terms of up to two…

A truce, a threat and a painkiller

STEPHEN ANGBULU

It was August 23, 1939. That night, the Soviet Foreign Minister, Vyacheslav Molotov, and his German counterpart, Joachim von Ribbentrop, put pen to paper and shook hands to cease hostilities for the foreseeable future. You see, in the late 1930s,…

Aiyedatiwa meets Tinubu, pledges to move Ondo forward

Lucky Aiyedatiwa

The newly sworn-in Governor of the Ondo State, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Thursday, promised to mobilise all stakeholders in his domain to “move the state forward.” Aiyedatiwa expressed plans to “pull everybody to work together and see how we can…

How to boost productivity with your smartphones

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Smartphones are mini-computers; it all depends on what you are using them for. Though it could be a source of huge distraction, it can also be a productivity tool. Justice Okamgba writes on how you up productivity with your smartphones…

Argentina withdraws plan to join BRICS

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Argentina’s newly-elected President, Javier Milei, has made a pivotal decision to withdraw the country’s planned entry into the BRICS Club of Nations, signalling a significant shift in foreign policy. In a letter addressed to the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India,…

2023 has been my best year so far

"2023 has been my best year so far" - Actor, Yul Edochie writes

Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has stated that the year 2023, has been his best year so far.   In a post shared on his Instagram page on Saturday December 30, Yul thanked God for all the blessings he received this…

‘TV programme can reduce drug use among adolescents’

A fellow of the Centre for Advanced Internet Studies, Bochum, Germany, Dr Celestine Gever, has proposed that interactive television instructions can be used to reduce the propensity of adolescents to engage in substance abuse and drug trafficking. ITV is the…