Economy On Its Knees As Recession Bites Harder

by Emmanuel Nwachukwu
It is hard to find anyone in Nigeria that is not affected one way or another by the worsening state of the economy. The goodwill that ushered this government to power has all but evaporated.

In my recent visit to Nigeria, I overheard a conversation between two roadside hawkers on the rising cost of living in the country and when one mentioned the word “change”, the other retorted angrily, “Holy ghost fire kill that change”!

Some Nigerians have become beggars because of the lack of work and non-payment of salaries. Even those that are lucky to receive their salaries regularly have seen their pay slashed or not able to buy as much things as they used to afford before.

Men Nabbed by NDLEA Confess: Money Made Us Insert Cocaine Into Our Anuses

Two men, Okechukwu Okonkwo and Lucky Ifedigbo, have told officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), why they inserted wraps of cocaine into their anuses.

But Okonkwo (44) and Ifedigbo (37) had different stories to tell on why they embraced drug trafficking. The suspects inserted seven wraps of cocaine each, weighing 350 grams into their alimentary canals to evade arrest.

Okonkwo said that he accepted to smuggle drugs because of frustration and also because he needed money to leave Brazil. On the other hand, Ifedigbo said he became a drug courier because he was looking at the profit margin. NDLEA agents arrested the suspects at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos, on Nigeria-Brazil route.

They were arrested during the inward screening of passengers on a Royal Air Maroc flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil through Casablanca, Morocco. The agency recovered 700g of powdery substance that tested positive for cocaine from the two suspects.

PHOTOS: Man beats up Girlfriend, A Single Mum, mercilessly for Refusing to have Sex

Oyinbo people and s*x matter, na wao! The other time woman stabbed her boyfriend for not doing it with her, now a man has beaten his girlfriend blue black for not doing it with him. Sigh!

Disturbing photos show the horrific injuries suffered by a young mum “almost beaten to death” after refusing to have s*x with her “monster” boyfriend.

Her name is Steph Louise, she suffered severe bruising, three cracked teeth, and a broken jaw after her boyfriend, Wayne Hoban, strangled her and repeatedly thumped her in the face.

Steph, a single mother from Leeds, has shared photos of her with cracked teeth and a bloodied face as she recovered in hospital.

She was knocked unconscious by serious blows and smacked “40 or 50 times”.

Steph shared images of her injuries after Hoban was sentenced to 16 months in jail for the attack. He was charged with grievous bodily harm but pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of unlawful wounding at Leeds crown court.

SHOCKING | Guy Discovers His UNILAG Babe Is A Ritualist (Messy Details)

These are the mess men who are always pursuing so called 'sexy' girls are landing inside these days. Once you sleep with them or carry them in your car or talk to them on phone, your life has become something else without you even knowing it. And it's all because of money.

Desperate ladies are using rituals to control men and doing so with impunity. A guy just discovered shocking secrets on his girlfriend's phone exposing the mess. See revelations...

PHOTOS: 61yrs Old Woman gives birth for the first time after getting pregnant naturally

Truly, nothing is impossible. A 61-year-old woman has become a mum for the first time after getting pregnant naturally. Her name is Maria Rosaria Veneruso, she delivered a healthy baby boy called Elia Francesco, weighing in at 7lbs 7oz, on Monday.

The Italian woman said she and her husband Enzo were completely delighted with their first baby.

She told local media: "I have fulfilled my dream. The future does not scare me."

Surprisingly, Maria Rosaria did not have any reproductive treatment to ensure that she got pregnant.

Doctor Stefano Palmieri, who oversaw the birth at a hospital in the Castel Volturno commune in the Campania region in the south-western part of Italy, said: "It was a peaceful pregnancy."

"The lady did regular physical exercise up until her seventh month", he added.

Labour Vows To Resist Move To Sell Off Nigeria's Assets

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has described those pushing for the sale of national assets as enemies of the country, who are only bent on acquiring the nation’s assets for their personal gain.

NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, told The Nation in an interview that they are against the suggestion that the Federal Government should sell off national assets to address challenges. 

To Wabba, experience has shown that privatisation has not worked. Most national assets Nigeria sold off have not done well; selling off the assets will not be in the interest of Nigerians.

Said the NLC chief: “First, most of our national assets they have sold under the banner of privatisation, non of them has succeeded. Many countries of the world has passed through this same period of recession and their approach to addressing the issue is not to sell their commonwealth, leaving them in the hands of a very few.

Dwarf Couple Who Met On Movie Set Wed In Style (Photos)

A Sunderland couple who met whilst playing dwarfs in a Snow White shoot have married in a fairy-tale wedding, with their miracle son as page boy.

The wife, Laura Whitfield, who is just 4ft 2, proposed to her 3ft 11 hubby, Nathan Phillips, a month before the birth of their son - the only 'double dwarf' in Britain.

Woman Stabs Her Younger Boyfriend In The Chest Because He Refused Her Sex

One is forced to wonder what a 61-year-old woman is doing with a boyfriend. She reportedly stabbed her younger lover in the chest after he turned down a demand for s*x.

The woman, Sharon Harry, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and weapons charges after the incident. The man survived but suffered a 'serious injury' in the attack.

Female Presenter mocks Brad Pitt for marrying Angelina Jolie: "You Married A F***king Lunatic"

Popular female talk show host, Chelsea Handler ripped into Angelina Jolie on her Netflix comedy show on Tuesday night, mocking Brad Pitt for getting involved with her in the first place.

The outspoken TV host described Angelina Jolie as 'a f***king lunatic' who had driven her husband to booze and pot as an escape.

Photos: Residential building gutted by fire in Lagos

A residential building on 15, Adefolu drive off Opebi Allen in Lagos state was gutted by fire around 4am today. Men of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority LASEMA were on hand to assist the officers of the Lagos state fire service to put out the fire.No life was lost in the incident. See more photos after the cut.

Photo: Fake female beggar who uses her son to beg for alms arrested in Lagos

40 year old fake female street beggar, Mrs Chinagoro Uwenke who uses her son to beg for alms have been arrested by operatives of Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Task Force) at Oshodi.

Speaking to newsmen after her arrest, the Chairman of the Task Force, Olayinka Egbeyemi, said Chinagoro after she was interrogated, said she bandaged her son’s leg with two rolls of white bandage and poured GV blue ink on the leg every day in order to deceive members of the public to give alms to him.


Uwenke who resides at Oloko-danna near Ijora-Olopa area at Oyingbo said she stopped her son schooling at Oworebiri Secondary School at Ata Town in Abia State for street begging when she realized that beggar was a lucrative business where she made N3,500 to N5,000 on daily basis.

$15m: Niger Delta group vows to bomb NNPC Towers in Abuja if Patience Jonathan is arrested

A group known as The Niger Delta Peoples Professional Volunteer Force (NDPPVF), have released a statement vowing to bomb the four wings of the NNPC towers in Abuja if former first lady, Patience Jonathan, is arrested over the $15million found in her account.

Spokesman of the group, Parkinson George-Amabo, in the statement released today, said it is not in support of corruption, but against the manner in which the antigraft agaency has carried out its investigation into the foreign currency linked to Mrs Jonathan. ‎The statement in part reads; 

Chris Brown seen on a date with a cute chick (photo)

Chris Brown was spotted sitting front row at the USC Volleyball game yesterday with a stunning girl who looks a little like his ex, Karrueche Tran. See more photos after the cut...

Check out a 2005 throwback pic of Genevieve Nnaji, Rita Dominic, Uche Jombo and Ini Edo

Nollywood actress Uche Jombo posted this photo of herself with colleagues, Genevieve Nnaji, Ini Edo and Rita Dominc from a 2005 movie 'Girls Cot'

Photos: Former Adamawa state governor, Ngilari, gets N1million bail

Former Governor of Adamawa state, James Bala Ngilari was today granted bail by Justice Nathan Musa of the Adamawa State High Court, Yola in the sum of one million naira and a surety with landed property in Yola who must provide a court affidavit of means to that effect.

Ngilari was remanded in the EFCC custody yesterday September 21st following his arraignment on 19-count charge bordering on alleged rigging of procurement process in the award of contract worth one hundred and sixty-seven million naira.

Free airtime is here again with Zenith *966# Fridays

Do these three things to get in on the action now as Zenith Bank’s *966# Fridays enters its third week. 966 people every hour will receive three times the value of their recharge between 6am and 9am on Fridays. It is Fastest Fingers First so see what you need to do in the video after the cut...