Year: 2025
At least 3 killed as Russia, Ukraine exchange strikes
Russia struck several regions of Ukraine overnight, officials said Saturday, reporting one person killed in Dnipro, while Moscow said two people died after a Ukrainian drone attack in the Rostov region.
Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov said one person was killed in a high-rise apartment complex.
Across the border, Russia’s acting governor of Rostov said a car caught fire following a drone strike.
“Tragically, two people died,” Yuri Sliusar posted on Telegram.
Ukrainian officials in Dnipro, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia all reported coming under Russian fire overnight.
In Dnipro, Filatov urged people to take precautions during Russian attacks.
“I understand that there aren’t enough shelters, but I must say: during shelling, it is absolutely not advisable to stay on the upper floors, especially when there is an underground parking area available,” he posted on Telegram.
Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov said that his city had come under sustained bombardment “for almost three hours”.
“The enemy used several types of weapons simultaneously: guided bombs, ballistic missiles and kamikaze drones,” he added.
In Zaporizhzhia, Governor Ivan Fedorov said several fires broke out following Russian drone attacks, one of which hit a residential building while another damaged a farm warehouse.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been pushing for a meeting with counterpart Vladimir Putin to end the war, with Kyiv proposing talks by the end of August.
But the Kremlin on Thursday downplayed the likelihood any such meeting was imminent.
Both sides have radically different positions at the negotiating table, and Ukraine has accused Russia of sending only low-level officials with no decision-making power.
Russia has called on Ukraine to effectively cede four regions that Moscow claims to have annexed, a demand Kyiv has called unacceptable.
Ukraine meanwhile has been pleading with its Western backers to send more weapons for its troops to withstand daily Russian attacks.
Police arrest two soldiers, 20 others
The Ogun State police command on Saturday said that its Anti-Cultism Unit in collaboration with other tactical squads have arrested two soldiers and 20 others suspected to be cultists during a midnight raid on Hilton Hotel, Osiele, Abeokuta.
The Spokesperson of the state police command, CSP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement sent to journalists on Saturday.
Odutola said, “Acting on credible intelligence, a joint team comprising operatives from Odeda Division, Aregbe Division, the Anti-Cultism Unit, and SWAT, led by SP Adejoh Israel, stormed the location at about 2020hrs on 25th July, 2025.
“The operation was targeted at suspected members of the Aiye confraternity gathered at the hotel.
“In the course of the operation, twenty-two (22) suspects were arrested, including two (2) soldiers, nineteen (19) male suspects, and three (3) females.
“Recovered from the suspects were one cut-to-size locally made gun, one UTC axe, and several blue beret caps associated with the cult group”
She stated that the suspects have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Anti-Cultism Unit, Eleweran, for further investigation and that no casualty recorded during the operation.
Odutola disclosed that the state police command remains resolute in its fight against cultism and other violent crimes and urges residents to continue providing useful information to aid ongoing operations.
Missing Ogun teenager found dead, body mutilated — Police 26th July 2025
The Ogun State Police Command is investigating the death of a 16-year-old boy, Lawal Wahab, whose mutilated body was discovered days after he was declared missing.
Wahab, who was living with his grandmother, was reported missing by his father, Lawal Olumide, before his decomposing remains were found on July 23 along the Old Express Road in Igbile-Ijebu.
In a statement released on Saturday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, described the case as a disturbing case of suspected ritual murder.
She said, “A preliminary examination revealed that the head, both wrists, heart, and genitals had been gruesomely removed — suggesting ritualistic motives.”
Odutola confirmed that arrests had been made in connection with the killing.
“Acting swiftly on credible intelligence, officers from Omu-Ijebu Division apprehended suspects identified as Salawu Omikansola (25 years), Serefusi Agemo, and others,” she said.
According to her, one of the suspects made a voluntary confessional statement, which was also recorded on video.
Odutola confirmed that the deceased had been buried in accordance with Islamic rites due to the condition of his remains.
“The deceased has since been buried in accordance with Islamic rites due to the state of the remains,” she said.
Odutola said that the case file and relevant exhibits were being prepared for immediate transfer to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Eleweran.
She added, “Efforts are ongoing to arrest other fleeing accomplices.
“The Ogun State Police Command condemns this heinous act and assures the public that justice will be pursued to its logical conclusion.”
She further urged residents to be vigilant and promptly report any suspicious activity to the nearest police station.
Ekiti boosts security with 404 new Amotekun, grazing marshals
The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Friday charged the 404 newly recruited personnel of Amotekun, Agro Marshal and Grazing Marshal corps on crime reduction, protection of lives and property and as well agricultural projects to ensure food security.
Oyebanji charged them on the need for enhanced intelligence gathering and sharing and collaboration with other security agencies to ensure security across the nooks and crannies of the state.
The governor, represented by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Brig. Gen. Ebenezer Ogundana (retd.), spoke at the National Youths Service Corps Orientation Camp, Emure/Ise/Orun during the Passing out Parade of the new recruits.
He described the recruitment of the new security operatives as a sustained investment in the state’s security architecture, which underscores the All Progressives Congress administration’s commitment to safety of lives and property of residents of the state.
He said, “Recruitment of additional 404 personnel into Amotekun, Agro Marshall and Grazing Marshal Corps is part of its efforts to strengthen the state’s security architecture especially at the grassroots.
“Recruitment of the new security operatives is a sustained investment in the state’s security architecture, which underscores the administration’s commitment to safety of lives and property of residents of the state.
“The move aims at further strengthening the state’s security framework as government considered it necessary to rejig the security architecture of the state by establishing additional informal security outfits that will have community participation and complement efforts of the formal security agencies in the state.
“The move, which marked a significant milestone in the collective pursuit of a safer Ekiti State came as a result of the marching order issued to the security agencies to reposition and address the emerging security challenges in the state.”
Oyebanji hinged the state’s relative peaceful atmosphere on “deliberate planning, unrelenting investment, and concerted efforts aimed at creating a safe and conducive atmosphere to grow the economy through protection of lives and property, protection of the agricultural clusters to ensure food security and enhance intelligence gathering and sharing.”
He further charged the new recruits to work collaboratively, discharge their responsibilities with dignity and prioritize the safety and security of our citizens at their various beats where they would be strategically deployed across the state to ensure maximum coverage.
Gambian president pays condolence visit to Buhari’s family
The President of the Republic of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, on Friday paid a condolence visit to the family of the late former Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, at his hometown in Daura, Katsina State.
Barrow, who arrived in Katsina for the visit, was received by the Secretary to the Katsina State Government, Alhaji Abdullahi Garba-Faskari, alongside members of the Buhari family.
While offering his tribute, Barrow described the late Buhari as a pillar of democracy and a steadfast supporter of The Gambia.
“President Buhari stood by us and the Gambian people to ensure that our democratic mandate was fully respected and implemented to its ultimate end,” he said.
Barrow said that Buhari was more than a leader to him personally.
“Every time I saw Buhari, I saw a father, a brother, and an uncle standing before me,” he said.
Barrow highlighted Buhari’s role in promoting peace and democracy across West Africa through ECOWAS, the African Union, and on the global stage.
He stated, “I feel deeply obliged for what President Buhari has done — not just for The Gambia, but for ECOWAS, the African Union, and Nigeria’s image across the world.
“He stood for democracy, freedom, and justice.”
The Gambian leader extended his condolences to the Buhari family and the Nigerian people.
“We offer our heartfelt condolences to his family and to all Nigerians for the loss of a great man—one who helped shape who we are today,” he said.
In his remarks, Garba-Faskari described Barrow’s visit as a true reflection of African brotherhood.
He added that Buhari’s contributions to peace and stability in Nigeria and across the continent would never be forgotten.
Responding on behalf of the family, Yusuf Buhari, son of the late president, expressed heartfelt appreciation for the visit.
He said the gesture underscored the strong historical and diplomatic ties between Nigeria and The Gambia, as well as the late president’s enduring legacy in Africa.
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Post UTME: UNILAG commences online registration July 28
The University of Lagos has set Monday, July 28, for commencement of its online registration for the Post-UTME screening exercise for admission into all undergraduate programmes for the 2025/2026 academic year.
This was contained in a statement by the Registrar One and Secretary to Council, Mrs Abosede Wickliffe, obtained from the institution’s website on Friday in Lagos.
According to the institution, the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination registration which commences on Monday, will come to a close on August 20.
The statement added, “Eligible candidates who made UNILAG their first choice in the 2025/2026 UTME, and scored 200 and above, are eligible to apply for the Post-UTME online screening.
“In addition, candidates must possess five credit passes at one sitting in relevant Ordinary Level (O/Level) subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
“Only candidates who must have uploaded their O/Level results on or before Sept. 12, will be considered for admission.
“Candidates, who will not be 16 years of age by Sept. 30, are not eligible and need not apply. Candidates who do not participate in the post-UTME online aptitude test, will not be considered for admission.”
It further urged candidates to ensure they used their personal and active emails to register for the screening, as this would be the channel for communication.
The university added that its former students, whose admissions were withdrawn on the basis of poor academic performance or absence status, could reapply.
It, however, noted that this was on the condition that the new admission would be for a new programme/course, different from the former ones.
“Any student expelled from the university cannot be offered fresh admission.
“The university has zero tolerance for drug abuse, as it will not hesitate to withdraw admission of students who tests positive for drug use, whenever the institution conducts such test, either before or after registration,” the statement read.
It noted that the Mock examination for the Post-UTME online aptitude test would hold from Monday, August 25, to Wednesday, August 27, ahead of the official Post-UTME test, scheduled for September 1, to September 5
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Tinubu receives class of 1999 govs in Aso Villa
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, hosted members of the 1999 class of governors at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The former governors were led to the State House by a former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori.
Details of the meeting were not disclosed as of the time of filing this report, but the visit is believed to be part of ongoing consultations by the President with key political stakeholders.
The Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun made this known in a post via his X handle on Friday.
The class of 1999 governors, who assumed office at the return of democratic rule, played significant roles in shaping Nigeria’s Fourth Republic politics.
PUNCH Online reports that Tinubu was the Governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007.
More to come…
SDP NEC dissolves Gabam-led NWC, secretary faults process
The internal crisis rocking the Social Democratic Party took a dramatic turn on Friday as the party’s National Executive Committee dissolved the National Working Committee led by the suspended National Chairman, Shehu Gabam, over the lingering crisis rocking the party.
The decision was announced at an emergency NEC meeting held in Abuja and presided over by the party’s National Financial Secretary, Ibrahim Biu.
“The NWC, by this resolution, stands dissolved. We hereby nominate the following persons to take charge of the affairs of our great party, and to move the party forward,” he declared.
The new interim leaders announced include “Adamu Modibo (National Chairman), Abubakar Dogara (Deputy Chairman), Ekpeyong Ambo (National Secretary), Joseph Abu (National Organising Secretary), and Chief Solsuema Osaro (National Legal Adviser).
“Others are Judith Shuaibu (National Publicity Secretary), Ibrahim Biu (Financial Secretary), and Eluwa Ifeanyi (National Youth Speaker).”
Biu told journalists that it was unfortunate the NEC took such a drastic measure following failed attempts to resolve the internal crisis.
“In the last couple of months, our party, unfortunately, was engulfed in a leadership crisis. You are fully aware, somehow, that the party has been factionalised.
“A group loyal to the National Secretary, Dr Olu Agunloye, suspended the National Chairman, Shehu Gabam, on allegations of misappropriation and fraud.
“On the other hand, the national chairman debunked those allegations and equally considered the so-called appointments made by the group of the secretary as illegal. “That resulted in a kind of scuffle to the extent that the two groups clashed at the National Secretary of SDP. That created a crisis that security operatives had to intervene”, Biu stated.
Continuing, he noted that despite efforts by the NEC to reconcile the factions, the crisis has severely damaged the party’s image and progress.
“This has seriously affected our supporters, and we felt all the efforts we put in the last three years, since our last convention in 2022, somehow, because of this crisis, seem to be lost. And we cannot afford it. We have put in so much effort to build this party to this level. It’s for this reason that we decided to say, let’s come together.
“If the leadership of the party are not ready to provide a remedy to this situation, then you, NEC members, especially at the state should come together and see what we can do so that we can restore the confidence and trust of our teaming supporters,” he said.
In a related development, the NEC also announced SDP’s withdrawal from any form of alliance with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s coalition, which includes the African Democratic Congress.
Addressing journalists, the Deputy Chairman, Abubakar Dogara, clarified the party’s position.
He said, “Recently, there was this issue of coming together of major political stakeholders in the country and some political parties to form a coalition, which SDP was part of in the initial stage.
“But later, the person who represented SDP in that coalition meeting explained to the coalition that SDP are still contesting the by-elections across our 12 states and that the party was not ready to lose its identity. So the party decided to remain as SDP for the time being.
“Stakeholders were engaged later, and everybody agreed that the party should remain as an individual political party. Therefore, the SDP is not part of the coalition. So we will be contesting in the 2027 general elections with our presidential candidates and vice presidential candidates.”
Meanwhile, the embattled National Secretary, Dr Olu Agunloye, has rejected the dissolution of the NWC, insisting the action holds no legal weight.
Agunloye disclosed this in a statement released in the wake of the NWC dissolution on Friday.
According to him, the NEC members were loyalists of the other faction carrying out a hatchet job.
He said, ‘This is to let members of the National Executive Committee of our great Party know that the National Working Committee at its meeting passed a resolution, dissociating itself and the national leadership of the Party from the so-called NEC meeting in Abuja.
“The NWC urges all our elected federal and state legislators, Zonal Officers and State Chairmen, to disregard this illegal and irregular NEC meeting. About 13 State Chairmen had already sent sworn affidavits, as of 23/7/25, through various lawyers to the INEC Chairman to dissociate themselves from the Bissallah-Modibbo NEC Call, claiming their signatures were misappropriated and improperly used.
“The NWC enjoins all our esteemed State Chairmen to be properly guided and not be lured into a trap to avoid sanctions for breach of the SDP Constitution.”
Overtime Calculator California Labor and Employment Law
Plus, the deduction is phased out for certain high-income employees. Finally, the write-off is only temporary—it is scheduled to expire after 2028. Also note that some calculators will reformat to accommodate the screen size as you make the calculator wider or narrower.
- Check your local labor laws or consult with HR to understand your overtime entitlements.
- If you would like the calculator to calculate your total overtime wages for a given number of overtime hours, enter the number of overtime hours.
- It’s advisable to investigate the overtime laws of your specific state.
- Ensuring that employees feel informed and supported contributes to a more engaged and satisfied workforce.
- Overtime on production bonuses, bonuses designed as an incentive for increased production for each hour worked are computed differently from flat sum bonuses.
- California overtime law mandates employees receive twice their regular pay when more than 12 hours are performed in a workday or more than eight hours are worked on their seventh consecutive working day.
- In many cases, salaried employees are exempt from overtime, but there are exceptions based on job role, salary level, and working hours.
Overtime Exemptions in California
First, there is “daily double overtime” – earned by employees whenever they work over 12 hours in a day. So if an employee works 14 hours in a single day, the employee would be entitled to 2 hours of “daily double overtime” pay (in addition to 4 hours of “daily overtime” pay). Use our overtime calculator to see how your earnings change with various overtime hours at $18.75/hour.
How Is Overtime Calculated?
Overtime Calculator is used to calculate the money you make based on your regular hourly rate and overtime rate. It’s advisable to investigate the overtime laws of your specific state. At the federal level, overtime is primarily regulated on a weekly basis. Nevertheless, certain states and territories mandate overtime for any day in which an employee works more than 8 hours. Currently, these include Alaska, Nevada, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. 4 You can see the overtime https://www.ovotondo.it/what-is-financial-accounting-definition-principles/ laws for individual states listed in this handy article from Patriot Software.
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- If you believe your rights to overtime compensation have been violated, there are steps you can take to report these violations.
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- Additionally, if your employer fails to pay you the correct amount for overtime, you have the right to seek resolution.
- A Data Record is a set of calculator entries that are stored in your web browser’s Local Storage.
- For covered, nonexempt employees, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires overtime pay (PDF) to be at least one and one-half times an employee’s regular rate of pay after 40 hours of work in a workweek.
For 2025, employees who are paid more than a threshold of $1,128 per week and have jobs in executive, administrative, or professional capacities are generally classified as exempt employees. Thus, many small business owners aren’t covered by the FLSA overtime rules. While the overtime premium formula (1.5× regular rate) is simple, errors often arise from using an incorrectly calculated regular rate as the input. This prevents mistakes like what is overtime for 18 an hour paying only 0.5× the regular rate when the full 1.5× is required, or incorrectly calculating the base for the premium.
- With that said, it’s common practice among most employers to provide additional pay on these occasions as a way to motivate and maintain the satisfaction of their workers.
- Similarly, workers who are classified as independent contractors aren’t entitled to overtime pay.
- If your workweek runs from Sunday through Saturday, for example, your employee may have worked fewer than 40 hours during that period.
- Overtime refers to the additional hours worked beyond a standard workweek, which is typically 40 hours per week in the United States.
- Navigating wage and hour laws is a critical responsibility for every employer in the United States.
- Wouldn’t life be easier if employers offered double pay for overtime and holidays?
If your workweek runs from Sunday through Saturday, for example, your employee may have worked fewer than 40 hours during that period. Under the FLSA, private employers must pay overtime wages — not offer compensatory time off — unless very limited exceptions apply. Only actual hours worked count toward the 40-hour threshold for overtime. PTO, sick leave, holidays, and vacation time are excluded when calculating overtime eligibility. Under the FLSA, only non-exempt employees are eligible for overtime pay. Exempt employees are not — but determining who qualifies as exempt isn’t always straightforward.
Calculating overtime begins with determining the regular rate of pay, which can be higher than the base hourly wage if other compensation is included. For an employee earning $18 per hour with no additional pay, the overtime Accounting for Marketing Agencies rate is $27 per hour ($18 x 1.5). Overtime pay provides additional compensation for employees working beyond standard hours. Understanding how overtime is calculated is important for accurate payment, involving the base hourly wage and other forms of compensation that influence the final overtime rate. Accurate record-keeping is a fundamental responsibility for employers when it comes to managing overtime pay. Under the FLSA, employers are required to keep detailed records of all hours worked by their employees.