German parliament says African leaders steal $50bn annually

Andres Lammei, a lawmaker and chairman, Working Group on Africa of the CDU/CSU in the Federal Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany, has said that the legislative arm in Nigeria and other African countries are not duly respected by the executive.

Lammei made this statement yesterday while receiving in audience some select state parliamentarians and parliamentary staff from Nigeria at the Bundestag, Parliamentary Building in Berlin, Germany. He noted his observation and concerns over the ‘$50 billion’ that often disappeared from the treasury of governments across Africa annually, saying that that would always impede development in the county.

Kidnappers abduct Government official in Sokoto State

Engr. Muhammad Lawal Mai Doki, Chairman of Zakat and Endowment Committee in Sokoto was kidnapped yesterday, October 19th, around 9pm within the Sokoto metropolis.

Engr. Mai-Doki is also the Project Manager Bakalori Irrigation Scheme of the Rima River Basin Development Authority. All efforts made towards establishing contact with his abductors has proved abortive.

Choi! See the SHOCKING things Ghanaian politicians are doing to get supporters in coming polls (Photos)

Election campaigns in Ghana are in full swing and politicians are going to any length to convince the ordinary man on the street that they are humble and reachable in order to be voted into power.

From making soups, pounding yam to plaiting women's hair, these politicians are determined to make electorates believe they are "men of the people" so that they'd support and vote from them.

Buhari's daughter Hanan at the African women's forum in Belgium

President Buhari's daughter Hanan who is also a professional photographer is pictured at the African women's women's forum holding in Brussels, Belgium. 

Bill to establish North East Development Commission NEDC passes third reading

The bill to establish the North East Development Commission NEDC scaled the third read during plenary at the senate today October 20th. The Commission, like NDDC, will focus on executing developmental projects for the North East region that has suffered various setbacks due to many years of Boko Haram insurgents.

Goodluck Jonathan attends 20th Anniversary Symposium of the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Development in Africa

Former President Goodluck Jonathan who is currently in South Africa, today attended the 20th Anniversary Symposium of the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Development in Africa.

Patience Jonathan says the $15m are gifts from friends and well-wishers over the last 15 years

Wife of former Nigerian President, Patience Jonathan has explained in details how she accumulated in 15 years over $15million in bank accounts linked to her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

The detail was given in court papers filed by Union of Niger Delta Youth Organisation for Equity, Justice and Good Governance on behalf of the former First Lady, against the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) .

Islamic scholar tells Actress Rahama Sadau to turn down Hollywood invite and go get married

A Kano-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, has called on banned Kannywood star, Rahama Sadau to turn down the invitation extended to her to visit the Hollywood.

The hugely popular Kaduna-born actress was banned over two weeks ago from the Hausa film industry for her 'immoral' appearance in a romantic music video by Jos musician, ClassiQ, in which she is seen hugging and cuddling.

Nigeria Customs Service Sacks 29 Senior Officers

Twenty-nine (29) Senior officers of the Nigeria Customs Service have been dismissed for various acts of gross misconduct. In a statement issued by Customs PRO, Wale Adeniyi, it was revealed that the dismissed officers were among forty-four (44) senior officers who were punished for actions capable of compromising national economy and security.

"Ten (10) other officers were retired from Service, while the appointment of one (1) was terminated. Four (4) officers were given written warnings to be of better conduct while another 4 officers who were investigated and tried for some offences were exonerated.

Aww! Eminem's daughter is all grown up now...(See Photo)

Rapper Eminem's daughter Hailie Mathers is all grown and stunning! She is now 21. Hailie is actually in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the youngest credited performer on an R&B song at the age of six years and 210 days.

Super Eagles Midfielder, Onazi To Drag Lazio To Fifa Over Unpaid Salaries

Nigeria international Ogenyi Onazi has concluded plans to take his former club Lazio to FIFA over unpaid wages.

A source close to the player said that the hard working Trabzonspor of Turkey midfielder is not happy that he is being owed two months’ salary by the Italian Serie A club.

#USElection: US Presidential Debate, 10 Key Points from final

The third and final presidential debate of the 2016 election is now in the trash can. The debate, moderated by Chris Wallace of Fox News, came after a tumultuous few weeks for Trump. His slide in state and national polls started with a lackluster performance in the first debate on Sept. 26 and continued with the release of a 2005 recording of Trump making lewd comments about women and subsequent allegations from several women that he inappropriately touched them.

Here are 10 things that happened at the Debate night:

Oba's Coronation: VP Osinbajo arrives Benin

Vice President Yemi Osibanjo has arrived Benin ahead of the coronation of Crown Prince Eheneden Erediauwa as the 39th Oba of Benin Kingdom.

Gov Amosun blast aggrieved Ogun workers says they have no sense, no brain

Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosu yesterday lashed out at aggrieved workers of the state civil service who have threatened to go on strike over unpaid allowances and wages.

At a town hall meeting organised by the Ministry of Budget and Planning at June 12 Cultural Centre, Abeokuta, insisted he would not succumb to the demands of the workers.

EFCC witness saves AIT Boss Raymond Dokpesi over Arms Deal Trial

An EFCC witness at the trial of AIT Chairman Raymond Dokpesi has stated that the payments made by Sambo Dasuki, the ex-National Security Adviser to the AIT boss were legitimate.

Aliyu Mohammed a staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria and manager of its payment section told a Federal High Court in Abuja that payments made to the defendant were legitimate by the Central Bank of Nigeria’s standard.

The said disbursements made to Daar communications were in conformity with the due process for such by his office, he said, adding that they were for the purposes of media campaign by Daar communications.

Rapper Eminem drops a 7-minute diss track for Donald Trump (Listen Here)

It doesn’t get any more Eminem than this as the rapper dropped a seven-minute track titled Campaign speech in which he took Republican Presidential candidate, Donald Trump to the cleaners. Trump’s supporters were not spared either!

The rapper also revealed he’s working on a new album but we’ll have to be content with campaign speech.

Say What | Buhari's nominee ask for scrapping of the senate in front of senators

Drama ensued on Wednesday during the screening of one of the arrowheads for the campaign that the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria be scrapped.

Alhaji Aliyu Saidu Abubakar, who is a nominee representing the North East in the proposed Governing Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) stated that the upper legislative chamber was a waste of fund and government resources.

The nominee had appeared before the Senator Gilbert Nnaji-led committee on Communications for the ongoing screening of NCC board nominees.

Operators confirm that 47 airlines have folded up in Nigeria

Airline operators on Wednesday blamed the dwindling fortunes of some airlines in the country on the harsh operating environment.

They told the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation that 47 airlines had folded up in the last 30 years owing to the unfavourable operating environment.

The Secretary General, Airline Operators of Nigeria, Capt. Mohammed Joji, who spoke on behalf of his colleagues, attributed the development to “policy formulation, policy deviation and policy contradictions on the part of the executive arm of government.”

FIFA Ranking: Nigeria rise to 60th in October

Nigeria rose up four spots to 60th place in the Fifa rankings released on Thursday, though are eleventh-ranked African side.

The Super Eagles leap came as a result of their 2-1 victory against Zambia in the 2018 Fifa World Cup qualifier played in Ndola.

One the continent, they are ranked behind reigning African champions, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Algeria, Tunisia, Ghana, Egypt, Congo DR, Congo, Mail and Cameroon.

AOP Freeze: “Stop Going To Churches That Blame Everything On Evil Spirits”

Yesterday images emerged online of an Owl that was allegedly killed inside Lagos market ... People wasted no time to branded a “witch“.

The controversial media personality reacts to the effect by sharing the above photo of the Owl, and saying people should stop going to churches that blame everything on evil spirits.

He wrote:

Check out these 3 improve ways to last longer in bed

Researchers reviewed 14 studies that monitored the effects phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors—drugs for erectile dysfunction like Viagra and Levitra—had on men who experience premature ejaculation (PE). Eleven of the studies showed medication helped extend the length of the time they could go before reaching orgasm.

So does this mean that science has found the magic pill for helping you go all night? Not exactly.

The researchers stress that although this correlation was found, it’s hard to determine whether or not the ED medication was actually responsible for the delay in orgasm since a majority of the studies did not compare the results against a placebo.

Prostitutes Fight Dirty with Man for Refusing to Pay After S*x in the Bush (Photos)

A man has been caught on camera fighting a suspected prostitute he failed to pay after having sex in the bush.

According to H-metro, the man was seen engaging in a brutal fight with two of the alleged sex workers along the railway line near Lytton Industrial area in Zimbabwe.

Rivers Police Nab Notorious Female Kidnapper and Others While Trying to Collect Ransom Money

A notorious female kidnapper and her gang members have been arrested by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Rivers State Police Command in Eleme area of the state.

The notorious gang have been terrorizing residents and making huge sums from kidnapping business. They were arrested following a tip-off by members of the public.

See how Arsenal Mesut Ozil celebrates his First ever Hat-trick (PHOTO)

The German talisman scored his first ever hat-trick in Arsenal 6-0 demolition of Bulgarian club Ludogorets. He took to his social media page to share the above picture and captioned it:

Boom Bam Arsenal!💥😁 Brilliant team performance💪🏼 ... & very happy about my first ever hattrick!☺️👍⚽️ #YaGunnersYa #WhatADay #AFCvLUD #UCL

Gospel Singer, Ada Ehi stun in new Photo

Singer Ada Ehi shared this lovely picture of herself on her Instagram Page ... She also shared an inspiring message along with the picture. 

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EFCC arrests two Enugu commissioners, investigates Chime in connection to #DiezaniGate

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested two serving commissioners in Enugu State in connection with investigations into the $115m (N23bn) allegedly disbursed by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, during the build-up to the 2015 presidential election.

The Commissioner for Water Resources, Chief Charles Egumgbe, was the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party campaign office in the state during the 2015 polls, while Commissioner for Tourism, Rita Mba, was the secretary.

Barcelona 4-0 Manchester City: Messi scores Hat-trick as Bravo sees red on return

Lionel Messi marked his return to the Barcelona starting line-up with a hat-trick as a 4-0 win over 10-man Manchester City preserved a perfect start to this season's Champions League campaign for Luis Enrique's men.

Messi came off the bench following a groin injury to score in the 4-0 weekend win over Deportivo La Coruna and he netted a 17th-minute opener at Camp Nou on Wednesday.

City boss Pep Guardiola was back at the ground with which he will for ever be inextricably linked and his team posed plenty of questions either side of Barcelona going in front, until a mindless red card for Claudio Bravo resulted in the game racing away from them.

PHOTONEWS: Ekiti Government to inaugurate grazing enforcement marshalls tomorrow

Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, will tomorrow inaugurate the Ekiti state Grazing Enforcement Marshalls made of heavily built young men that will control the activities of herdsmen in the state.

NAFDAC workers commence warning strike

The lingering management/staff crisis that has threatened the peace of National Foods, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) took another dimension on Wednesday as members of the institution’s union declared a two-week warning strike over what they called management’s deaf ear to their plight.

The placard-carrying unionists who stormed the NAFDAC Headquarters on at Afprint Area of the Oshodi/Apapa Expressway brought activity to a halt as motorists and passers-by on the road got interested in the solidarity of the activists.

Arsenal 6 Ludogorets 0: Ozil hat-trick, Sanchez brilliance, and Walcott's form help Gunners crush Bulgarian club

German International, Mesut Ozil netted a sensational second-half treble to help the Gunners secure three easy points against the Bulgarians at the Emirates Stadium

Mesut Ozil was devastating in front of goal with a second-half hat-trick as Arsenal surged to an easy 6-0 win over Ludogorets in the Champions League on Wednesday.