Market Cap loses N104billion in five days
The market capitalisation of entities on the main board lost by N104 billion or 0.83 percent within 5 days to close last Friday at N12.449 trillion as against the preceding week’s closing figure of...
View ArticlePaul F. Crouch, 79, Evangelical Broadcaster, dies
Paul F. Crouch, a television evangelist who founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network with his wife and turned it into the world’s largest Christian television network, died on Saturday. He was 79. His...
View ArticleMandela grandson faces assault charges – South Africa prosecutors
(Reuters) – South Africa will charge one of Nelson Mandela’s grandsons with assault and brandishing a gun at another man, a prosecutor’s official said on Sunday, in a further embarrassment for the...
View ArticleNTI pays 7 years retirement benefits
CHAIRMAN, RIVERS CHAPTER OF THE NIGERIAN UNION OF PENSIONERS, MR EDWARD-FESTUS ABIBO (M), ADDRESSING FELLOW PENSIONERS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS DURING A PEACEFUL PROTEST OVER NON PAYMENT OF THEIR...
View ArticleMinister’s threat to sack ASUU members uncalled for —Rep
MINORITY Whip in the House of Representatives, Mr. Samson Osagie, has described the recent threat by the supervising Minister of Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike, giving four days ultimatum to members of...
View ArticleFG establishes N2 billion creative academy as Calabar Carnival kicks off
Minister of Culture & Tourism, Mr. Edem Duke LEGISREPORTS NG – Minister of Tourism and National Orientation in Nigeria, Chief Edem Duke has confirmed that in appreciation of Cross River State...
View ArticleDesperate 8-year-old son of the driver in fiery crash that killed Paul Walker...
In this tragic photograph actor Paul Walker, best known for his role in the Fast & Furious action movies, is seen stepping into his friend Roger Rodas’ Porsche GT just moments before the...
View ArticleSeun Kuti reacts to Burna Boy performing in his underwear
During his interview on Rubbin Minds today, Seun Kuti said Burna Boy should have known better than stripping to his underwear to perform at Felabration final at the New Afrika Shrine last month....
View ArticleD’Prince acquires brand new 2012 Mercedes Coupe
The singer and MTN ambassador has just acquired a brand new 2012 Mercedes coupe. He took to instagram where he posted the pics and expressed his joy. Big congrats to him. More pics after the cut....
View ArticleSaidi Balogun refutes court action against ex-wife, Fathia Balogun
There were unconfirmed reports over the weekend that actor Saidi Balogun had dragged his ex- wife actress Fathia Balogun to court over the use of his surname, Balogun, insisting that she drops it....
View Article9yrs after, Stella Damasus remembers late husband Jaiye Aboderin
Jaiye slumped and died while playing basketball with friends on December 3rd 2004. He was just 33 years old. May his soul continue to rest in peace…Amen. -@Linda Ikeji © anu for Royal Times of...
View ArticleAPC condemns Maiduguri attack, seeks new strategy to curtail Boko Haram
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned Monday’s deadly attack on military and other facilities in Maiduguri, saying it is shocked and saddened by the enormity of the attack as well as the...
View ArticleI don’t like Obasanjo, I hate his face, but Jonathan should not have issues...
Leader of the defunct Niger Delta Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, has lambasted president Goodluck Jonathan for openly confronting former president, Olusegun Obasanjo. Dokubo-Asari while...
View ArticleBanks move to checkmate activities of e-fraudsters
Banks have commenced moves to protect their customers from the rising wave of electronic fraudsters by fortifying their internet platforms with additional security features. In recent times...
View ArticleNSE ASI down by 0.23% on Tuesday
Transactions on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, ended on a bearish note on Tuesday with the All Share Index, ASI, closing lower at 38,955.42 basis points losing by 89.65 points or 0.23...
View ArticleThe river of blood: Villagers’ shock as Slovakian waterway turns red...
River run: Residents in the small town of Myjava in Slovakia awoke to a river red as blood Rumours were rife in a Slovakian town this week when a river running through turned bright red. The river in...
View ArticlePolicies on free trade zones are bad for business –Reps
House of Representatives Committee on Commerce has said that the various policies and guidelines for the operations of all the nation’s free trade zones are not only obsolete but impeding expected flow...
View ArticleDokubo-Asari: Buhari would have done more for N/Delta than Jonathan has done...
Ex-militant leader Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, has warned that with the current state of affairs in the country, president Goodluck Jonathan might not get a second term in office in 2015 if the...
View ArticleThis trader was caught in Lagos mixing and selling local drugs as cough syrup
A trader, Chijioke Nwagu has been arrested by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for allegedly manufacturing and selling counterfeit drugs. From reports, NAFDAC...
View ArticleCouple of 65 years dies six hours apart, unaware of each other’s passing
Frank and Eleanor Turner were married for nearly 65 years before they died six hours apart late last month — unaware of each other’s passing. A picture of the couple’s obituary made the rounds on...
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