Ian Watkins, Lostprophets singer, pleads guilty to attempted rape of baby,...
Ian Watkins The lead singer of the rock band Lostprophets has pleaded guilty to multiple child sex offenses, including the attempted rape of a baby. Ian Watkins pleaded guilty to the “depraved” sex...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: Defection to APC – Rivers Deputy Speaker backs Gov. Amaechi
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state …ACCUSES PDP LEADERSHIP OF IGNORING UNEP REPORT,OTHER RIVERS INTERESTS The Deputy Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly,Hon.Leyii Kwanee has assured of...
View ArticleMost public school students in Nigeria are indigents – SOW
The Society for Orphans Welfare (SOW), a Non-governmental Organization (NGO), has described most students in Nigerian public primary and secondary schools as indigents who need assistance from...
View ArticleNational Identity card to become ATM, travel card
The new national identity card can be used as Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card anywhere there is MasterCard logo in the world, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said. NIMC’s...
View ArticleChime assures electricity for all Enugu community before 2015
Governor Chime Sullivan of Enugu state The Enugu State Government has assured it would provide electricity to the few remaining communities in the state that are let to be electrified before the...
View ArticleTax system: Nigeria ranks 170 among 189 nations
Minister of Finance,Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala A report by PricewaterHouse Coopers on tax regimes has ranked Nigeria’s tax system 170 out of 189 countries where the study was conducted. The paying taxes...
View ArticleProfit-taking persists at stock market
The bearish trend continued Tuesday at the stock market for the second day as investors continued to take profit after days of price rally. Following a bull run that boosted many equities, some...
View ArticleGovt moves to slash tariffs on imported rice as yuletide approaches
The Federal government is considering to review downwards the 110 percent import duty and levy on imported rice ahead of the yuletide season to curb smuggling on the commodity and loss of revenue to...
View ArticleFresh trouble in Reps over oil benchmark price
LEGISREPORTS NG – A fresh crisis may be brewing on the controversial Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), as a member of parliament, Samson Okwu yesterday protested over the Six-man conference...
View ArticlePresidential jet not used to ferry Dokubo to Abuja – Abati
The special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati has denied reports that a presidential jet was used to bring Asari Dokubo to Abuja after he was released by Benin Republic...
View ArticleTECNO penetrates smartphone market with new Phantom AIII
Mobile phone Company, TECNO Mobile is looking to further deepen smartphone penetration and expand its market share in Nigeria, with the launch of the latest addition smartphone to its phantom family,...
View Article‘The APC is not all about me’–Bola Tinubu wants you to give him a break
National Leader, All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says the party is not about himself, General Buhari or any leader of the APC, but about the nation and the need and commitment to...
View ArticleCAN rebukes Bishops for visiting Governor Lamido
The northern states chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has condemned some Christian bishops for visiting Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State recently. CAN who claimed that Governor...
View ArticleLee Rigby trial: Killing ‘cowardly and callous’, court hears
The killing of soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich, south-east London, was a “cowardly and callous murder”, the Old Bailey has heard. It was told that Michael Adebolajo, 28, and Michael Adebowale, 22, drove...
View ArticleJonathan in separate closed-door meetings with Jega, Lamorde
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday held a closed-door meeting with the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, at the Aso Villa, in Abuja. The...
View ArticleWhy I defected, by Gov Rotimi Amaechi
Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of River state Being address presented by the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi on his defection to the APC MY dear people of Rivers State. When by God’s grace and...
View Article2013 WAFU Cup: Ghana beats Senegal 3-1 to win WAFU Cup
Ghana on Thursday won the 2013 GoTV West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Cup by beating Senegal 3-1 in the final match played at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi, central Ghana. Ghana’s Kwabena Edusei...
View ArticleSanusi foresees 4 % inflation rate in 2015
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has said that the nation could achieve four per cent inflation rate in 2015. Sanusi made the projection at the Chartered...
View ArticleChike Ike shows off her office
Chika Ike the philanthropist and peace ambassador is one of the hottest actresses in Nollywood these days. The divorced actress shared the above photo of herself as she stepped into her office. She...
View ArticleJonathan: Political, security problems will strengthen Nigeria
President Goodluck Jonathan Friday in Enugu urged religious leaders to continue to pray for Nigeria, noting however that the present security and political crisis facing the country would ultimately...
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