Gov. Tambuwal raises corps members’ allowance

Sokoto State government has raised the allowances of youth corps members serving in the state, with a pledge to begin the immediate payment of the new rate.
Governor Aminu Tambuwal announced the new policy during the swearing-in ceremony of 2006 Batch A Stream II corps members at the state NYSC orientation camp in Wamakko town.
He said the state government appreciated the services of corps members and the government would continue to make their welfare a top priority.
Mr. Tambuwal said the increase affected all categories of youth corps members, while graduates of major health courses would get more.
“Graduates of medicine will now be paid N50,000 from the current amount of N36,000. Pharmacists

IT worker at Panama Papers firm detained in Geneva, Le Temps reports

A computer technician at the Geneva office of the Panama Papers law firm was detained several days ago on suspicion of recently removing large amounts of data, the newspaper Le Temps reported on Wednesday, citing a source close to the case.
The Geneva prosecutor's office told the newspaper it had opened an investigation but declined to comment further. Mossack Fonseca, a law firm based in Panama, is at the centre of a massive leak of data related to offshore businesses.
The paper said the suspect had denied any wrongdoing but was accused of theft of data,

Microsoft unveils slimmer Xbox; Sony's VR headset to hit U.S. in October

Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) unveiled 'Project Scorpio', a new Xbox console that will support ultra-high resolution gaming and virtual reality, while also launching a slimmer version of its Xbox One console at the video game conference E3 in Los Angeles on Monday.
Project Scorpio, which will have the ability to power virtual reality experiences and 4K gaming, is expected to be available during the holiday season in 2017.
The console will be compatible with Xbox One games and accessories. Details on its pricing were not disclosed.
Sony Corp (6758.T) also said at the conference it would launch its virtual reality headset for PlayStation in the United States by mid-October.
Sony said it would add new titles to its PlayStation console, including Marvel's Spider-Man, God of

Kurds ready for new oil deal with Baghdad if they get $1 billion a month

Iraq's Kurds said they are ready to strike an agreement with the central government in Baghdad on a deal to increase oil exports if it guarantees them monthly revenue of $1 billion, more than double what they make currently from selling oil.
The Iraqi central government in March stopped oil exports through a Kurdish pipeline to pressure the local authorities to resume talks about an oil revenue-sharing agreement.
Iraq's state-run North Oil Company normally exported 150,000 barrels a day through the pipeline that comes out at the Mediterranean port of Ceyhan, in Turkey. The pipeline also carries oil produced in the Kurdish region in northern Iraq and sold independently from the central government.
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) spokesman Safeen Dizayee said in an interview in the Iraqi Kurdish capital Erbil on Tuesday that the Kurdish authorities would be willing to sell the oil through Baghdad if they received a share from the federal budget amounting to $1 billion a month.

Orlando investigators probe what gunman's wife knew of plan

The wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando gay nightclub could face criminal charges as early as Wednesday after a federal grand jury was convened to study possible wrongdoing by her, a law enforcement source said.
Omar Mateen's wife, Noor Salman, knew of his plans for what became the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, said the law enforcement source, who has been briefed on the matter.
U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, which received a briefing on the investigation into Sunday's massacre, told CNN it appeared Salman had "some knowledge" of what was going on.
"She definitely is, I guess you would say, a person of interest right now and appears to be cooperating and can provide us with some important

DAAR Communications sacks all AIT, Raypower workers in Benin

The management of the African Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower FM Stations has sacked all the workers of its station in Benin, Edo State.
The decision was conveyed in a letter dated June 2, 2016, signed by Victor Okasoga, the Senior Manager in charge of Human Resources.
Daar Communications Plc is the owner of AIT and Raypower FM stations.
The letter advised the sacked staff to surrender all company properties in their possession and added, “Failure to surrender company properties in your possession may delay the processing of your entitlements”.
The dismissal came three weeks after some of the affected staff that include reporters, cameramen, newscasters, presenters and producers, who are owed up to 24 months of arrears of salaries, protested

One must come to equity with clean hands

Look at how myopic and pedestrian an educated Nigerians can be in the name of followership. So because Ibe kachukwu disagreed with Ameachi, which even under scrutiny, one may still not be so confident to state that Kachikwu was right in his own submission, have left some saying he has a Governorship ambition. Sometimes I wonder why we claim we are literate..
Did they not teach us that one must come to equity with clean hands.
In our ignorance we tend to be masters of one Nigeria in a context call Nigeria. We love to stand at the gate of justice against our brothers while we turn blind eyes once it's the turn of others. A man questions why 13 billion naira was used to acquire a community land but never questions why he himself erected electric poles in Port Harcourt with 45 billion. 
The Bible says those that kill by sword will die by sword. Never you play with the word of God
Tabotamumo Dick