Abductors Of Osun Permanent Secretary,Others,Demand Ransom

Abductors of the two top Osun State Government staff and their driver kidnapped in Kogi State on Friday have demanded for N5million ransom for each of the victims.
Sources close to a family member of one of the top civil servants confirmed that the abductors have been contacting their family members.

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Mrs. Adebimpe Ogunlumade, Director, State Audit, Mr. Tajudeen Badejoko, and their driver, Mr. Oladapo Arogundade were kidnapped by unknown gun-men along Lokoja- Okenne road in Kogi State last Friday.

All efforts to get further reaction to the kidnapped case from government circle proved abortive but, it was gathered that negotiations were on between the abductors and the families of the affected workers to secure their release.

Money laundering: New law planned to target corrupt officials - BBC

MPs, councillors and civil servants suspected of corruption are to be targeted by a new law proposed by the home secretary.

Theresa May intends to establish an offence of "illicit enrichment" for cases where a public official's assets have increased significantly without satisfactory explanation.

It is part of a wider shake-up of measures to tackle money laundering.

But Mrs May said it not a "knee-jerk" reaction to the Panama Papers.

She said the economy was "at risk of being undermined" by money laundering, illicit finance and the funding of terrorism.

'Significant threat'

Her new proposals - subject to a six-week consultation period being launched in the Commons later - plan to give the civil courts powers to impose new "unexplained wealth orders".

Aregbesola, Omisore and Osun state’s August votes by Lasisi Olagunju

About 18 months ago, I was at a media event in Lagos where Senator Iyiola Omisore unveiled his decision to contest the 2014 governorship election in Osun State. He spoke so passionately about his love for the state and why and how he would contest and win. I remember a number of people spoke. I remember (for whatever reasons) I was asked to also say something. I remember I got up, slowly, then told Senator Omisore that if the election was held under the prevailing circumstance, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, then of the ACN, would win. I remember I explained that Aregbesola would win, not for anything else, but for the fact that there would be no opposition political party to contest the seat with him. Omisore’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as far back as that time, was already rent, badly divided in Osun State. It was at that event that some of the editors got to know that Omisore had parted ways with his friend, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, at a time he ( the senator) was already in competition for the governorship ticket of the party with three other key stakeholders in the PDP. I thought I was helping him, giving him hints of what needed to be done, but the ever confident, optimistic Omisore dismissed my words. “Nobody will be a threat to this project,” he said as I took my seat.

As I sat back at that event, playing with my phone, my mind was scouring the ocean beds of history, of Generals who went to wars and came out victorious and in one piece, and of those defeated, badly bruised. I remembered Hannibal, imperial Rome’s tormentor for many years. Would history have listed Hannibal among military geniuses if he had repeatedly fought and failed in his missions? And, more importantly, would he have won his wars if he had fought all battles? Should a good commander fight all battles? Shouldn’t he select his battles while focusing intently on winning the war? Would Hannibal have been celebrated in history if he had not taken his troops (and elephants) through the Alps? Would he have been able to cross the Alps if he had not been conciliatory with the Gauls through whose territory he had to pass to fulfill his destiny?

Osun Victory: Aregbesola and Civl servants

The gubernatorial election in Osun has come and gone and the good people of the State of Osun has once again decided who lead them for the next four years, but as the celebration continue across the nooks and corners of the State our observation revealed that the civil servants remain unhappy except few as they find it difficult to join the common people in celebrating the victory of the people’s governor.

Yes, while some believe that the ethic of the civil servant job does not permit them to participate in full politics but considering how the present government/administration under the leadership of Aregbesola took care of the civil servants in the State one will believe that the later should celebrate the re-election of Ogbeni than the common people.

National Conference Okays Removal Of Governors, Lawmakers’ Pension

If the report of the national conference committee on public service is accepted by government, governors, deputy governors and legislators won’t be entitled to pension, life insurance and severance pay. The removal of the entitlements was a key part of the report that was considered and adopted by delegates at Wednesday’s plenary.

The delegates also adopted the recommendation to have federal and state legislators function on a part-time basis. At the plenary that began on a calm note, delegates considered a change to the procedure of debating committee reports to make its adoption faster, in order to meet up with the left time.

Blame FG For Salary Delay, Osun Goverment Applauds Workers' Understanding

Civil servants and pensioners in the state of Osun have been commended for their support and understanding in the face of the financial hiccups created by the Federal Government’s reduction of funds accruable to States from the federation account based on the spurious allegation of drop in sales of crude oil.

Speaking to Journalists in Osogbo over the weekend, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy in the State, Honourable Sunday Akere reminded civil servants of the pledge and commitment of the Governor Rauf Aregbesola administration towards payment of their salary latest by 25th of every month; a commitment he religiously honoured until the down turn in the revenue allocations to the state since July 2013.