Germany pledges 47.6million Euros support to Nigeria

The German government has said that it has earmarked €47.6 million to support Nigeria in the 2016 technical cooperation, programmes and special project initiatives.

According to a statement on Thursday the 6th of October from the Ministry of Budget and National Planning in Abuja, the news of Germany’s support for Nigeria was announced by Mrs. Renate Von Boddien, the leader of the German delegation, at a meeting of Nigeria- Germany consultations on development cooperation.

The statement which was signed by the Ministry’s Director of Information, Adedeji Ajibade, reported Boddien as saying that the decision by the German government to provide support to Nigeria was designed to tackle the root causes of displacement.

Erisco Foods Shutdown: 1500 workers set to lose their jobs

Chief Eric Umeofia, the CEO of Erisco Foods Limited, addressing members of the press on Wednesday, revealed plans to shut down the tomato paste processing business due to unfavorable operating challenges.

He explained that the cost of running the farm in Katsina together with the fresh tomato paste processing factory in Lagos had become expensive with the constant rising of the exchange rate.

Nigeria’s `Supreme Task’ dance crew wins BIG in Korea

The `Supreme Task’ dance crew from Nigeria has won 7,000 dollars best prize in performance category at the 2016 Korean POP (K-POP) World Festival held at Chanhwon Sport Park, South Korea.

The information is contained in a statement issued by Mr Han Sungrae, the Director of Korean Cultural Centre, made available on Thursday in Abuja.

Ogun State | Police Deploy 5,000 officers for LG/LCDA polls

Ogun Police Command on Thursday said more than 5,000 security personnel would be deployed during elections into the 20 local government and 37 local council development areas on Saturday.

The state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Ilyasu, disclosed this in Abeokuta at a stakeholders’ meeting organised ahead of the Oct. 8 council polls.

Ilyasu warned that the police would ‘’deal decisively’’ with anyone who conducted him or herself in a manner capable of disrupting the election process.

Pls Help! My Husband Borrows Money From Me To Buy His Girlfriend iPhone 7

A social media user took to break_or_makeup page to share the story of how her husband borrowed money from her to buy his girlfriend an iPhone 7.

She wrote:

Please admin post this.

I need all the active girls in the house to bring up suggestions.

Am a married woman, my family and I live in a 3bed room apartment which we still pay rent. I work and my husband also work, but I earn more than him so I support the family too.

Abdulmumini Jibrin: ‘I Want the FG to Make me Face the Harshest Punishment…’

Former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumini Jibrin, has enjoined the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun to suspend the payment of running cost to his colleagues with immediate effect.

Jibrin made this call in a statement he made available to newsmen on Thursday in Abuja.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), recalls that Jibrin has been accusing speaker, Deputy Speaker and some other members of the House of padding the 2016 budget.

Lai Mohammed says #ChangeBeginsWithMe Was His Idea

The minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has yesterday addressed speculations and rumours in the media as regards the origin of the Change Begins With Me campaign launched by the Federal Government weeks ago.

Toke Makinwa talks about things You Shouldn’t Miss Out On in Your 20’s

Media personality, Toke Makinwa has advised youths in their 20’s to live free.

The On-Air Personality in an Instagram video said youths ‘should pierce your body, have tattoos, have one-night-stands and kiss strangers’ etc.

Watch video below:

Former Pastor Turned Babalawo Says, Jesus, Is Fake

A former pastor turned traditionalist took to his Facebook page to share a shocking declaration.

The former pastor, Onyeozi Chukwunonso Obijiofor Nwolisa on his Facebook page said he had been deceiving himself and has found his true God who he says is ‘Chukwu Okike Abiama’.

He wrote on his Facebook page:

IK Ogbonna reveals how he was offered N20million to sell his sperm but he refused

Talented Nollywood actor, Ikechukwu Mitchel Ogbonna spoke to LIB yesterday on his greatest temptation since coming into prominence.

According to the actor,

‘There are times when I was broke to zero Naira, I’d leave my friend’s place to visit my sister at the bridge clinic to ask for as little as N2000 (Two Thousand Naira).

NDLEA says they didn’t torture Baba Suwe

The National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency has said that its operatives did not subject popular actor, Babatunde Omidina, to physical torture during the period he was incarcerated by the agency for allegedly being in possession of hard drugs

The Head, Public Affairs of the NDLEA, Mr, Mitchell Ofoyeju, in an interview with our correspondent on Thursday, reacted to an allegation by Nollywood actor, Yomi Fabiyi, that Baba Suwe’s health had deteriorated due to torture at the agency.

Pastor Sam Adeyemi says “He Tasted Serious Poverty And Hardship, He Used To Brush Without Toothpaste”

Ahead of a leadership conference that he is going to host come November, Pastor of the Daystar Christian Centre, Sam Adeyemi, speaks on the growth of his brand.

As a child, life wasn’t a bed of roses for the man of God, unlike other children of the affluent. But he certainly experienced modest comfort at a point in time.

When his father was a civil servant, he had the kind of fun that children of the middle class have. Later when the old man became a contractor, things turned better for the family and life turned rosier for the young Adeyemi.

NYSC Corps Member Gets Surprise Marriage Proposal On Her POP Day (Photo)

The NYSC batch B (stream 1 & 11) had their passing out parade today, a joyous moment for them yeah but a more joyful one for Kesiena, an Anambra corp member, who never thought for a second that he already fiance would be proposing to her today in full view of everyone at Awka South LGA.

An eyewitness shared the story:

Pretty lady post photo from hospital after getting sex toy stuck inside her bottom

A student teacher has warned kinky couples to be careful in the bedroom after her steamy misadventure turned into a serious visit to the hospital.

Mum-of-one Emma Phillips and partner Lee Miller were using a 7-inch sex toy when it 'disappeared'.

Minutes later the 24-year-old said when she leaned forward she could feel it vibrating inside her bottom wedged behind her hip.Emma and 29-year-old Lee tried to extract the toy,before calling for an ambulance.

OMG! Woman connives with sons to bath 80-year-old doctor with acid over change in will in Benin (Graphic Photos)

According to a report by a Facebook user, Jefferson Uwoghiren a 40-year-old woman and her two sons have been arrested for bathing this 80-year-old renowned doctor, Pa Tunde Ojehomon with acid. According to him, it was over a change of beneficiaries in a will and property sales.

Oh, Chi! Chika Ike figure-hugging dress perfectly reveals her curves

Actress Chika Ike looks flawless in her figure-hugging dress which perfectly put her curves on display. She captioned the photo: 

"I've never met a successful person with an easy past. Friction makes you grow"

Lamar Odom's baby mama, Liza Morales thank Kim Kardashian for her support

Lamar Odom's baby mama, Liza Morales recalled how Kim Kardashian supported her and her two kids after the former NBA star suffered a near-fatal overdose last October.

Lamar's ex-girlfriend spoke during a sit-down chat with Raquel Harper on Raq Rants.When asked about how the Kardashian-Jenner clan treated her and her kids as they reached the hospital, Liza named Kim first. She said

See the SHOCKING lifelong wish of this 102-year-old woman (VIDEO)

A 102-year-old woman who had a lifelong wish of getting arrested ,finally had her wish granted.

Police in St. Louis Missouri had the honor of arresting Edie Simms, Friday, all because it fulfilled bucket list wish of riding in the back of a police car.

Lagos State | Robbery suspect nab during sexual intercourse with male victim

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a suspected robber, Ebere Nwankwo, for allegedly attacking and raping a male victim in the Lekki area of the state.

PUNCH Metro learned that 20-year-old Nwankwo, after dispossessing his victim, identified only as Martins, of the sum of N22,000, allegedly had anal sexual intercourse with the victim.

It was gathered that in the Lekki incident, which occurred last Thursday, Nwankwo, who was armed with a gun, sneaked into Martins’ apartment on Goshen Estate in the Lekki area at about 4pm.

Kim Kardashian postpones makeup class in Dubai following robbery incident

KUWTK Star was meant to visit Dubai for her yearly makeup master class but, her longtime makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic has confirmed that a tutorial set for October 14 in Dubai has been postponed in light of what has happened.

50 Cent posed with his son, Damian in a swagging outfit (Photos)

50 Cent's second son, Damian is a spitting image of the rapper. 50 met him for the first time this year and has been gushing about how smart his boy is. The rapper is still estranged from his first son.

Dolapo Sijuwade shares beautiful pics in new shoot

Presenter, Producer, and Loving wife share the pictures on her social media page. It looks like campaign photos, we sure will update you in coming days once we have more info. Stay tuned!

Beyonce shares more stunning statement photos

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter aka Queen Bey shared stunning new photos on her website. Did you know Beyoncé was born in Houston, Texas, to Celestine "Tina" Knowles, a hairdresser and salon owner, and Mathew Knowles, a Xerox sales manager?

Police's toddler dies from overheating in back of patrol car while she visited male colleague (PHOTO)

An American police officer's three-year-old daughter has died after being left unattended in a patrol car while her mom visited the home of a male colleague.

Cheyenne Hyer was pronounced dead in hospital on Friday after being left in the vehicle, which had been running for four hours.

Angela Simmons put her post-baby bod on display 2 weeks after childbirth (PHOTO)

Barely two weeks after given birth to her first child, TV Star Angela Simmons is already back in the gym on Wednesday, flaunting her post-baby figure in leggings and a crop top.

Heartbreaking Photos Showing Migrants Fighting for Survival in the Mediterranean

Shocking images captured onboard a migrant boat shows dead bodies laying around as desperate migrants struggle to flee to safety. A boat carrying around 1,800 people was sighted in the Mediterranean 12 miles off the coast of Libya.

Some resorted to jumping overboard while one drowning father tried to fling his baby to safety. Staff from Proactiva Open Arms NGO pulled the living onboard their own boats but for some, it was too late.

Breaking | FG withdraws forgery charges against Saraki, Ekweremadu

The Federal Government of Nigeria has filed a motion to withdraw the charge of criminal conspiracy against Senate President Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu.

An affidavit in support of the motion was filed before the High Court of Federal Capital Territory on Thursday by a litigation officer from the Federal Ministry of Justice, Odubu Loveme.

Messrs. Saraki and Ekweremadu, as well as a former Clerk of the National Assembly, Salisu Maikasuwa, and a former Deputy clerk, Ben Efeturi, were first arraigned before Justice Yusuf Halilu on June 10, 2016 via charge No. CR/219/16.

#EdoDecides: INEC presents certificates of return to Obaseki

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday in Benin, presented certificates of return to Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shuaibu, winners of Edo gubernatorial election.

Dr Mustafa Muhammed, INEC National Commissioner in-charge of South-South zone, presented the certificates to the governor-elect and his deputy.

In a brief remark, Obaseki said he dedicated his victory to God Almighty, adding that one of the reasons he contested the poll was to expand and attract resources into state.

N4 billion Fraud: EFCC arrest ‘wonder bank’ operator in Enugu

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday arrested the Managing Director of “Lets Partner With You Ltd”, Mr. Patrick Shanchi Nwokike at his residence in Enugu, Enugu state.

It was gathered that his arrest was following over a hundred petitions from across the country over his alleged operation of a Wonder bank.

Petitions from a cross section of Nigerians and cutting across religious, gender, ethnic, economic and social class, indicate that the company had over the past five years solicited and obtained deposits of more than N4,000,000,000 (Four Billion Naira Only) from the general public with promise of mouth-watering interest in return.

Tanko Yakasai blames current economy mess on below par appointee of Pres Buhari

Second Republic politician, who was once the Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has affirmed that some current members of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet are incompetent.

According to him, most of the appointees do not posses what it takes to serve as minister, hence the reason for the current confusion and economic mess.

The elder statesman also believes that the much-publicized anti-corruption crusade championed by the current government was overrated, adding that the presidency was only using the anti-graft agency as propaganda tool to punish preserved political enemies.