15-year-old girl dies aborting 5-month pregnancy; lover docked

 

LAGOS—A 20-year-old man, Sodiq Sulaimon, yesterday appeared before an Ikeja High Court for allegedly procuring abortion for his 15-year-old lover (names withheld), who died in the process.

The defendant is facing a one-count charge of manslaughter brought against him by Lagos State Government, for which he

Nigeria Senate Makes 11yrs The Legal Age of Sexual Consent in Nigeria? Like Seriously?

The Senate on Wednesday passed the Sexual Offences Bill, 2015 which prescribes life imprisonment for rapists and those who have sexual intercourse with children under 11 years.

According to Leadership, The passage of the bill followed the report of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Chaired by

Buhari Set To Become Next OPEC President - Report

 

President Muhammadu Buhari is set to become the next President of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), as Nigeria still retains its seat, an official of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said on Thursday in Abuja.

The official, who preferred anonymity, said the exit of the former Minister Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, had nothing to do

CBN slightly adjusts naira-dollar foreign exchange rate

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday made a slight adjustment to its naira-dollar exchange rate peg, data on its website showed.

The bank adjusted the rate at which it sold the United States dollar from N197 to N196.95, Reuters reported.

Prior to Thursday’s action, the rate had been oscillating between N197 and N199 for a few months.

Economic and financial analysts said the

Man Sells Son For N450,000 & You Won’t Believe The Reason The Buyer Bought It

                                           Kanayo and his wife, Kelechi who cried out

 

A 29-year-old man, Kanayo Awurum, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly selling his son for N450,000 in the Egbe, Ikotun area of the state.

Punch Metro gathered that Kanayo, from the Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State, allegedly sold the two-year-old boy, identified as Samuel, to

History Repeats Itself As Mother Who Gave Birth At 16 welcomes Grandchild From Daughter Who Is 17

History repeats itself: Corrie Rowland, 33, is pictured with her pregnant daughter Bethany, 17, before she became a grandmother. Bethany gave birth to a baby boy last week

She is one of Britain’s youngest grandmothers. Just like she shocked her parents 17 years ago to get pregnant at 15 and gave birth at 16, her daughter has also

New Abia Governor drops 'His Excellency' title, bans congratulatory messages & advertisement

 

Press statement from the Governor's office...

The Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has formally directed that the appellations; His Excellency and Executive , be dropped in all official and informal communication with him. He would rather prefer to be addressed simply as Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, Governor of Abia State. The Governor wants all public communication to

FIFA Paid Ireland To Stop Legal Action Over Henry’s World Cup Handball - BBC

Fifa paid the Football Association of Ireland 5m euros (£3.6m) to stop legal action after France controversially beat Ireland in a World Cup play-off.

FAI chief executive John Delaney said he had believed they had a case against Fifa after French striker Thierry Henry's handball in the 2009 match.

Delaney said a "legitimate agreement" was made to drop the claim after Ireland missed the 2010 World Cup.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter is

Immigration Officials Shocked to Find 68 People Sealed in a Shipping Container

 

Sixty-eight suspected illegal immigrants, including two pregnant women and 15 children, have been found inside four different Vessel freight containers at a port in Essex.

They were found during routine Border Force checks at Harwich International Port at about 22:00 BST on Thursday.

Thirty-five people from

This Bride Refused to Wed Until Groom Paid N1.8M For Her Boob Job (PHOTOS)

 

A bride-to-be refused to walk down the aisle until her future hubby coughed up the cash for a boob job.

The 29-year-old bride Meryl Clarke developed a thyroid condition that saw her losing seven stone in just six months, she was left with saggy skin which she feared would ruin her big day because her breasts looked like a flabby potato sack. So when the 29-year-old had her boyfriend Luke Clarke pop the question on New Year's Eve in 2013, she was torn.

On one hand, she could not wait to marry the man of her dreams - but on the other, she knew her body, which dropped from

See How Much President Buhari Is To Earn As Annual Salary & Allowances

Nigeria’s new president, Muhammadu Buhari, and his deputy, Yemi Osinbajo, will earn annual basic salaries of N3, 514, 705 and N3, 031, 572.50 respectively, according to the information on the website of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission.

The RMAFC is statutorily empowered by Section 32 (d) of Part 1 of the Third Schedule of the Constitution to determine the remuneration appropriate for political office holders.

Apart from the salaries, the president is entitled to various regular allowances like: Hardship, 50 per cent of the basic salary – N1, 757, 350.50; consistency – 250 per cent, N8, 786, 762.50.
Other regular allowances like

SHOCKER: President Buhari's Secret N2.1Billion Home Uncovered in Asokoro (PHOTOS)

 

President Muhammadu Buhari allegedly owns the multi-billion Naira sprawling Asokoro lakeside mansion located at number 9, Udo Udoma Street, Asokoro, Abuja,

BREAKING TIMES is reporting authoritatively that President Muhammadu Buhari’s hidden property situated at a choice location in Asokoro beside an exotic lake few yards away from the Aso Rock Presidential Villa fence is worth N2.1Billion .

Since his inauguration on Friday May 29, heavy security presence has been deployed around the area surrounding the property. BREAKING TIMES reporters at the