RUSSIAN FORCES TO STAY IN MALI TO FIGHT TERRORISM: KREMLIN. (PHOTO).

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 Russian forces to stay in Mali to fight terrorism: Kremlin The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russian forces would stay in Mali to help the country's government battle terrorists following an offensive over the weekend by Tuareg-led separatists and terrorists. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the statement after being asked by a reporter how Russia responded to a purported statement from the terrorists saying they wanted Russia to leave Mali. "Russia's presence there is, in fact, due to the need identified by the current government. Russia will continue, including in Mali, to combat extremism, terrorism and other harmful phenomena and will continue to provide assistance to the current government," said Peskov, AFP reported. The Russian Defence Ministry had claimed on Tuesday that units of its African Corps prevented an attempted coup on April 25, 2026 in Mali. It said in a statement that the African Corps units "inflicted irreparable losses" on superior ...

OVER 800 PUBLIC SERVANTS WOULD BE RETIRING FROM LAGOS PUBLIC SERVICE IN JUNE,2016.{READ}.

                     In a bid to ensure that retired officers continued to live worthy life in retirement,the Lagos State Government has commenced a four day pre-retirement workshop for over 800 Public Servants that would be retiring from the State's Public service in June 2016,at the Public Service Staff Centre,Magodo,Lagos.Speaking at the opening ceremony of the workshop themed ''Managing Pot Service Life'',the Commissioner for Establishments,Training and Pensions,Dr Akintola Benson-Oke said the essence was to prepare participants for life after paid employment so that they would continue to leave good and quality life as they were while in service.According to him ''Having spent a good number of years serving the state diligently,they deserved a worthy parting away gift,which is why in addition to timely payment of their gratuity and pensions that are statutory,the state is also providing them this other life opportunity that would rejuvenate them and make life worthy after in retirement.While urging the participants too maximise the opportunity provided by the workshop to participate  actively in all its activities,the Commissioner assured them that the State would never forsake them in retirement which is why the Ambode led administration has never defaulted in thhe payment of pensions and gratuity.He emphasised that in the last one year the state government had paid well over 12 billion naira in the settlement of pension's arrears and had issued of bonds to various retirees whhich is in addition to the implementation of various welfare packages for its pensioners.Responding,Mr Kalikasa Buhari,who spoke on behalf of other retiring officers,lauded the government for the programme,stressing that the knowledge that will be gain from the programme would make them independent of their monthly pension salaries in retirement.He however used the occasion to also call on the government not to relent in the implementation of various pensioners welfare programmes in the state.More photos  below.                                                                                        

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