Katsina State Government distributes 720 goats to women

The Katsina State Government has distributed 720 high breed of goats worth N104 million for distribution to women under its Women Empowerment Scheme.

Alhaji Abdulkadir Nasir, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Economic Empowerment, disclosed this on Tuesday in Katsina at the launching of the programme.

He said that each of 240 women selected across the 34 local governments would be given two female goats and one male goat.

The official said that the animals, which were purchased in Niger Republic, were highly reproductive and good for breeding.

Donald Trump calls Hillary Clinton ‘the devil’

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has suggested that the November election could be “rigged” and branded his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton ‘the devil.’

He told a rally in Columbus, Ohio, that he had heard “more and more” that the contest would be unfair. He offered no immediate evidence.

At another event he called Democratic rival Hillary Clinton “the devil”.

Mr Trump has come under fire from across the political divide for remarks he made about the parents of a US Muslim soldier killed in action.

At Least Five Killed in Charter Bus Crash in California

A charter bus crash early Tuesday morning in Merced, California, killed at least five people and injured others, officials told NBC affiliate KCRA.

The crash happened around 3:35 a.m. PT as the bus was going from Southern California to Sacramento, California Highway Patrol spokesman Officer Moises Onsurez told KCRA. At least 30 people were on board.

Breaking | Obama says Donald Trump unfit for President

President Obama said on Tuesday that Donald Trump is unfit to be commander in chief and called on Republican leaders to denounce the GOP nominee.

"I think the Republican nominee is unfit to serve as president," he told reporters at a White House news conference.

Lagos State Governor’s wife push for more breastfeeding time

The wife of the Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has urged employers of labour to create more liberal working conditions for pregnant women and nursing mothers that will allow them to undertake proper breastfeeding of their babies.

She said by doing so, employers of labour would be contributing to the development of the society, noting that the way babies were raised determined the kind of adults in the society.

The governor’s wife, who described breastfeeding as a moral obligation of mothers to their babies, condemned the trend among some young mothers, who hide under “the so-called social exposure”, too shy away from breastfeeding their babies.

Banker reveals how he transferred N1.2bn from Obanikoro son’s account

The Head of Treasury Operations at Diamond Bank, Mr. Olaitan Fajuyitan, has told officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that he transferred N1.2bn from the bank account of a company belonging to Gbolahan Obanikoro, a son of a former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro.

Fajuyitan said this in his statement of oath at the EFCC when he was quizzed by the anti-graft agency.

Republicans condemn Trump over feud with slain US soldier’s parents

Donald Trump faced mounting criticism from leaders of his own party on Sunday as a confrontation between the Republican nominee and the Muslim American parents of a soldier killed in Iraq continued to consume the presidential race.

Khizr and Ghazala Khan denounced Trump in ever more forceful terms, asserting that Trump’s temperament and lack of empathy rendered him unfit for office, while Trump claimed that Khizr Khan “viciously attacked” him while speaking at the Democratic National Convention last week.

France lays to rest priest who was slain by jihadists (SEE PHOTOS)

Thousands gathered at Rouen cathedral in northern France on Tuesday for the funeral of Father Jacques Hamel, the 85-year-old priest who was murdered by two jihadists last week.

Some 2,000 mourners were expected to pack the soaring Gothic sanctuary, with hundreds more watching the ceremony on a giant screen outside.

A section of pews was set aside for residents of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, the nearby industrial town where the two jihadists, both 19, slit Hamel’s throat while he was celebrating mass in an attack that shocked the country as well as the Catholic Church.

Verratti extends PSG contract until 2021 - Agents claims

Marco Verratti has signed a new contract to keep him at Paris Saint-Germain until 2021, according to his representative Donato Di Campli.

Verratti joined PSG from Pescara in 2012 and signed a one-year extension last February, tying him to the club until 2020.

The Italy international had reportedly been attracting interest from Real Madrid and Juventus but has signalled his commitment to the Ligue 1 champions by extending his stay for another season.

My girlfriend is now my husband - Story of a transgender lesbian

Posing happily with their three-year-old daughter, dad Dade Barlow and mum Tiffany Grimes look like any other contented family.

But Dade was born female, and when the pair first got together in 2008 theirs was a lesbian relationship.

After realising he was transgender, Dade began his transition to becoming a man aged 29 in 2011 - just before Tiffany became pregnant using a sperm donor.

Life coach Tiffany, 41, says: "When Dade told me he wanted to be a man, we nearly split. I'd left my previous husband because I believed I was gay - but I loved Dade and stood by him. Now we have our daughter, we're happier than ever."

Breaking | Buhari Makes Another Federal Appointment

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday approved the appointment of Asiwaju Bisi Adegbuyi as the Post-Master General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Postal Services.

The appointment was contained in a statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, on Tuesday in Abuja.

Dwindling Economy | Crude Oil Prices Crashes Below $40

Oil prices tumbled Monday below $40 per barrel for the first time since April, with both Brent and US crude prices falling by nearly four per cent. The latest slump in oil prices followed heightened fears of an oil glut after a survey suggested that crude oil output from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) reached record highs in July.

This posed greater concerns among managers of the Nigerian economy who had predicated the 2016 budget on oil benchmark price of $38 per barrel. The shortfall suggests that government’s plan to boost the economy through increased spending on infrastructure will struggle to take off this year. WTI crude plumbed $39.86, its lowest since April 20, trading $1.51, or 3.6 percent, lower at $40.09.

Dino Melaye enjoys vacation time with his beautiful daughter vacation (PHOTOS)

Senator Dino pictured with his daughter, Ruth Gbotemi Melaye, as they holiday together.

Pogba to Madrid? Paul Pogba jets into New York where Real Madrid take on Bayern

The France midfielder arrived in New York - where Zinedine Zidane’s side play Bayern Munich at the MetLife Stadium on Thursday morning

Paul Pogba has arrived in New York - sparking fears that Real Madrid could gazump Manchester United’s £100million world record bid.

Zinedine Zidane’s side play Bayern Munich at the MetLife Stadium on Thursday morning.

Aww! Lovely photo of gospel singer Eben and his son, Joshua

Like father like son! God bless you, Sir

U.S Vice President conduct same-sex wedding for two White House workers

Vice President of the United States Joe Biden officiated a wedding for two longtime White House staffers, in his house yesterday. Brian Mosteller director of Oval Office operations for President Barack Obama and Joe Mahshie, a trip coordinator for first lady Michelle Obama, tied the knot during an intimate affair in the living room of the Vice President's home.

"She does not want to remain a Muslim" - Mother of rescued Chibok says

Amina Ali, a schoolgirl who was rescued after two years in Boko Haram captivity, may never be the girl she once was, her mother fears. Binta Ali was also worried her daughter was being pressured into following Islam.

Amina, one of more than 200 girls abducted from a school in Chibok in April 2014, and her four-month-old baby were rescued in May near Damboa in the remote northeast, by soldiers working together with a Civilian JTF.

SAD! Man Hangs Himself On A Palm Tree In Ikot Ekpene (PHOTO)

On what could be termed as tragedy, residents of Ikot-Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State woke up to the news of the death of a young man Timothy Akan who apparently committed suicide by hanging on a palm tree. What could have led the young man to take his life can't be ascertained immediately as note a note was left by him to know the reason.

Hullabaloo of Buhari's appointees coming from the North is unnecessary - Reno Omokri

As shared by Reno Omokri

OMG! Music Producer, Irv Gotti shares x-rated oral s*x action on Snapchat (18+ Video)

Murder Inc. CEO Irv Gotti‘s girlfriend model Ashley Martelle has shocked Snapchat users this week with x-rated footage now going viral.

Woman whose Husband chopped off her hands for not conceiving says she stayed in her marriage to save it

Woman whose Husband chopped off her hands for not conceiving has come out to say she stayed in her marriage to save it. When Jackline Mwende sought advice on her bad marriage, she was given the same counsel many women in abusive relationships get: stay and fight for your marriage. The first pastor she went to for advice told her to stay and pray for her marriage.

Long before Ms Mwende's hands were hacked off by her husband, Stephen Ngila, 34, for not conceiving, their seven-year marriage had been plagued with constant fights that stemmed from not having a child.

Borno State | Troops foils attempted Boko Haram attack on Yauri village (Graphic Photos)

Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole accompanied by Civilian JTF on Monday, August 1st, successfully thwarted an attempt by Boko Haram terrorists on Yauri Community at the outskirts of Maiduguri city, Borno State. 

France Authorities says they have Shutdown 20 Mosques In Eight Months

French authorities have shut down around 20 mosques and prayer halls considered to be preaching radical Islam since December, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Monday.

“There is no place … in France for those who call for and incite hatred in prayer halls or in mosques, and who don’t respect certain republican principles, notably equality between men and women,” the minister said.

Messi is the Best Player in History – Pope Francis

Pope Francis has said his countryman Lionel Messi is the best footballer of all time. The head of the Catholic Church was speaking in Krakow, Poland, on a trip for the World Youth Day.

PMB mystifies on how GEJ Successfully Managed Economy – Senator Urhoghide

Senator representing Edo South senatorial district, Matthew Urhoghide, has lamented the worsening economic situation in the country saying President Muhammadu Buhari is at a loss on how former President Goodluck Jonathan was able to manage the economy successfully.

The naira fell to an all-time low of N335 against the dollar on the inter-bank market last Friday

The Central Bank of Nigeria had announced a hike in the benchmark interest rate from 12 per cent to 14 per cent last week, a move seen by analysts as tailored towards braking the downward slide of the Nigerian currency by inducing a return of foreign investors back into local assets.

Rihanna Goes Post-Apocalyptic for W Magazine September 2016 Cover

Rihanna gets covered in jewels on a special collector’s edition of W Magazine‘s September issue.

The 28-year-old entertainer stars in the spread as pop’s Furiosa, the last woman on earth and the ruling warrior queen in a dark, dystopian future.

Alerts! Fraudsters using Ogoni Cleanup To defraud unsuspecting Public – FG

The Federal Government has warned the public to beware as fraudsters are using the Ogoniland cleanup to extort money from unsuspecting people from people of the Niger Delta.

This is contained in a statement issued by Alhaji Isiaka Yusuf, the Director of Press, Federal Ministry of Environment,on Monday.

Osun State | Government tax N700 on each Slaughtered Cow

The Osun State Government on Monday announced that butchers in the state would henceforth pay N700 as a levy for every cow slaughtered for sale in the state.

The announcement followed a decision reached a meeting between the state government and Osun Cattle Butchers Association in Osogbo.

Mr Wale Adedoyin, a consultant to the state government, who represented it at the meeting, told newsmen that the levy was introduced to boost the internally-generated revenue of the state.

Governor Ambode Leads List of Top Performing Governor, Gov Obiano follows

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode is leading other Governors in the ongoing poll organised by the African Leadership Magazine to determine Nigeria’s top performing Governor.

The poll, tagged ‘Good Governance Polls for Nigeria’s Top Performing Governor’ started two weeks ago with Governor Ambode maintaining the lead with increased 36.1 percent of the total vote casts, while Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State closely trailed with 25 percent.

Budget Padding | APC Summons Jibrin over His allegations against Dogara And Others

The National Leadership of APC yesterday wrote a letter to embattled former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, summoning him to appear before it at the National Secretariat of the party today August 2nd.

Jibrin has continued his media campaign against the House Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, three principal officers and nine other lawmakers, accusing them of budget padding and corruption.