Thursday 10 March 2016

Man, 33, remanded for allegedly defiling minor


Apapa Senior Magistrate’s Court in Lagos on Tuesday remanded Chibuike Dike, 33, in prison for allegedly defiling an eight-year old girl. 

Housemaids, artisans to pay taxes in Lagos – LIRS

R-L: Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Mustapha Akinkunmi; Chairman, Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), Mr. Olufolarin Ogunsanwo; Commissioner for Information & Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde and Chairman, Lagos House Committee on Finance, Hon. Yinka Ogundimu during a Press Conference on Tax Reforms in the State by LIRS at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, the Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, on Tuesday, March 08, 2016.

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday announced that it had widened its tax net to include domestic workers and artisans. The Chairman of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), Mr Olufolarin Ogunsanwo, made the announcement at a news conference in Alausa.

Dangote driver accused of diverting 900 bags of sugar


A graduate driver of the Dangote Sugar Refinery, Kolawole Odetunde, has been arrested by policemen from the Ikoyi Police Division.

Daily cup of tea may lower heart attack risk – Research


A new research has shown that drinking as little as a cup of tea everyday may be good for your heart.

Nigerian killed over Messi, Ronaldo row


A man was killed after arguing with a friend over whether Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo was the best footballer in the world.