TRIAL BEGINS OF CENTRAL AFRICAN EX-PRESIDENT BOZIZE OVER WAR CRIMES. (PHOTO).

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 Trial begins of Central African ex-president Bozize over war crimes A UN-backed court in the the Central African Republic will on Tuesday begin the trial in absentia of former president Francois Bozize, over crimes against humanity committed between 2009 and 2013. The alleged crimes committed by members of Bozize's security forces include murder, enforced disappearance, torture and rape. Bozize, 79, who seized power in a 2003 coup before being overthrown 10 years later by rebels, has been living in exile in Guinea-Bissau since March 2023. But three of his former senior military officers, Eugene Barret Ngaikosset, Vianney Semndiro and Firmin Junior Danboy, are all in pre-trial detention in the Central African Republic. Crimes against humanity The case will be heard by the Special Criminal Court (SCC), a hybrid jurisdiction located in the capital Bangui with Central African and foreign judges. In February 2024, the SCC issued an international arrest warrant for the former president ...

GOV. SANWO-OLU APPROVES OVER N454M DEATH BENEFITS FOR DECEASED CIVIL SERVANTS.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

 

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has approved the payment of Death Benefits to 252 direct beneficiaries and family members of deceased staff.
According to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mrs. Oyeyemi Ayoola, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, approved the release of the First Tranche of the Insurance Benefits totalling N 454,888,253.36.
Speaking on Thursday during the presentation ceremony held at the Conference Room of the Ministry of Finance, Alausa, lkeja, Mrs. Ayoola, noted that the Death Benefits paid is exclusive of gratuity and pensions of the deceased.
The Permanent Secretary congratulated the beneficiaries for being alive to receive the benefits in trust for the deceased and admonished them to channel the money into good ventures, while emphasising the determination of the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to prioritise the welfare of its workforce.
Reiterating the magnanimity of the Lagos State Government in the prompt monthly payment of salaries of its workforce, remittance of pensions and the provision of insurance cover for staff, she affirmed that staff who die while in service are usually compensated through their next of kin and other beneficiaries.
Responding on behalf of other beneficiaries, Engr. Akinwale Felix Bamidele, who retired from the Federal Civil Service as a Deputy Director, appreciated the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the kind gesture.
He said that to the best of his knowledge, Lagos State is the first State in Nigeria extending such death benefits to its workforce.
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PIX 1: The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Finance, Mrs. Oyeyemi Ayoola speaking during the presentation of cheques to beneficiaries of Deceased Civil Servants, who died while in service between March 2017 and August 2019, at the Conference Room of the Ministry of Finance, in Alausa, Ikeja
PIX 2&3: The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Finance, Mrs Oyeyemi Ayoola presenting the Insurance Cheques to beneficiaries of Deceased Civil Servants at the Conference Room of the Ministry of Finance, in Alausa, Ikeja

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