Zimbabwe to make Chinese yuan legal currency after Beijing cancels $40m debts

Zimbabwe has announced that it will make the Chinese yuan legal tender after Beijing confirmed it would cancel $40m in debts, AFP reports.
"They [China] said they are cancelling our debts that are maturing this year and we are in the process of finalising the debt instruments and calculating the debts," minister Patrick Chinamasa said in a statement.

Chinamasa also announced that Zimbabwe will officially make the Chinese yuan legal tender as it seeks to increase trade with Beijing. Zimbabwe abandoned its own dollar in 2009 after hyperinflation, which had peaked at around 500bn%, rendered it unusable.

Greek Parliament Recognizes Palestinian State

The Greek parliament on Tuesday adopted a resolution recognizing the State of Palestine, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported. — Greek Parliamentary Speaker Nikos Voutsis read the text of the resolution and asked those lawmakers who supported it to rise. Lawmakers voted in favor of recognizing Palestine's statehood. The resolution recognizes the Palestinian State within the 1967 borders with its capital in East Jerusalem.

High Demand for Russia's S-400 'Sends Shivers Down Washington's Spine'

Washington is "extremely concerned" that more countries are expressing interest in Russia's cutting-edge S-400 air-defense system, analyst Marco Maier wrote for Contra Magazin.


China has become the first nation to purchase the S-400 Triumf. Moscow and Beijing are said to have inked the $3-billion deal last year and China could receive the first batch as early as 2016.
New Delhi has long been eager to add the "mobile and extremely effective" defensive system to its arsenal, the analyst added. Recent reports suggest that Russia and India will sign an agreement, estimated to be worth $6 billion, in the near future. New Delhi is expected to buy 5 regimental units of the S-400.

FIFA Bans Blatter, Platini For Eight Years

A FIFA court on Monday banned Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini for eight years after finding them guilty of abusing their positions over a $2 million payment that was made to the suspended head of European football. Both were “immediately” banned from all football activity. Blatter, FIFA’s president since 1998, was fined 50,000 Swiss francs ($50,000). Platini was fined 80,000 Swiss francs. A statement by the court said both showed “abusive execution” of their powers. In the case of Platini, the court said he “failed to act with complete credibility and integrity, showing unawareness of the importance of his duties.”

The IMF Changes Its Rules to Isolate China and Russia

by Michael Hudson for the Unz Review
As Russia and Asia move to circumvent the stranglehold of an aging, U.S. dominated international financial and legal system with its promise of endless austerity and privatization by foreign investors, the IMF and World Bank double-down by making it more difficult for them to transact business and administer credit.

Rape Accusation Was To Punish My Boyfriend – Teenager

There is a new twist to the alleged rape case of a 19-year-old teenager, Gbemisola, as she now claims to have framed 24-year-old Kunle in order to punish him. PUNCH Metro gathered on Friday that Gbemisola and Kunle were in an intimate relationship and had sexual intercourse by mutual consent.
It was further learnt that Gbemisola had sent some of her Unclad pictures to Kunle on Whatsapp before things went awry between them.  Our correspondent had reported on Friday that Gbemisola, a caterer, had alleged that Kunle asked her out, which she turned down because she had a boyfriend already. She had alleged that the suspect lured her into his parents’ house in Agiliti Estate, Ketu, and raped her.

Witches Advise Rivers Governor Wike.'pray Harder Not To Lose.'

Witches have expressed support for the ongoing anti-corruption campaign by President Muhammadu Buhari. President Muhammadu Buhari  Declaring the support in Lagos, spokesperson for White Witches Association of Nigeria, WHIWTAN, Dr Okhue Iboi, said decision to back Buhari’s anti-corruption crusade was taken at the end of an emergency meeting of the association that took place at Ofosu, Edo State.

APC Woos Igala Sons, Daughters For Deputy Gov Position In Kogi

As the issue of who becomes the deputy governor to governor-elect Alhaji Yahaya Bello intensifies, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has turned its searchlight on the Igalas.  The deputy governor-elect, Hon Faleke had several times said that he would not betray Prince Abubakar Audu’ s political empire so soon by denying the joint ticket the people overwhelmingly voted for, stressing that if the party does not deem it necessary for him to continue from where Audu stopped, he would not change his loyalty so soon, despite the party’s insistence that he must be the deputy.

Train Crushes 3 Persons In Ilorin (photo)

ILORIN—Tragedy struck Sunday afternoon in Ilorin as three persons inside a car were crushed to death by a moving train. Vanguard reliably gathered that the victims, two young men and a lady, were inside a Toyota Camry car with allfour windows wound up when they were crushed by the moving train said to be coming from the north to Offa.

With the car’s windows wound up, the three occupants of the car unknowingly parked on the railway line at Kulende area of Zango as they were said to be carried away by what they were doing in the car.

Buhari, Jonathan Emerge Vanguard Personalities Of The Year, 2015

*Tinubu, Jega, heroes of democracy
*Ekwueme, Danjuma, Dafinone, Akande others win life time awards
*Oshiomhole, Amosun, Dankwambo, Shetimma emerge Governors of the Year.
Muhammadu Buhari was focused in his persistent pursuit of the presidency. Having attained the maximum political office as a military head of state 32 years earlier at the age of 41, Buhari seemed determined to regain political office as president.

Gunmen Kidnap Jonathan’s Cousin, Otazi (Mrs)

LESS than 24 hours after four armed gunmen kidnapped Governor Henry Seriake Dickson’s sister, Nancy Ke­merovo Dickson, another set of armed men have abducted cousin to former President Goodluck Jonathan.

She is the Commissioner for Local Government in Dickson’s government.

Investigations indicated that the woman, identified only as Mrs Otazi, was kid­napped in Ewoi community, Ogbia Local Government area of Bayelsa State.

Cultists Rape DELSU Undergraduates During Initiation

Nosa Akenzua

SUSPECTED gang of rapists on Saturday raped an undergraduate of the Delta State University in Abraka.

It was gathered that the victim identified as Cecilia (surname withheld) of the Department of Sociology was among four other girls who surrendered themselves to be raped by the suspected rapists.

Borno: Child Suicide Bomber Kills Self, Others In Benisheikh

A child suicide bomber, yesterday night blew herself up at Benisheikh, Borno State, killing no fewer than nine persons.

The suicide bomber, who was in the company of two other accomplices aged between 10 and 15, was spotted by ever vigilant Borno State Youth Empowerment Scheme (Civilian JTF).

However, it was gathered that while the Civilian JTF was in the process of screening the suspects, the carrier detonated the IED, leading to the death of 9 people, while 24 others sustained various degrees of injuries.

Okonjo-iweala Named In N1.17b ‘suspicious’ Transfer

Reps probe how ex-minister dumped Jonathan’s directive
A House of Representatives ad hoc committee is probing the “suspicious” transfer to another account of N1.17bilion approved for a Federal Government agency.
The committee is seeking answers to why the immediate past Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, reversed a presidential directive which approved the money for the Sokoto Rima River Basin Development Authority (SRRBA).
Besides, the committee is seeking to establish:

5 of Top 5 Signs Your hubby Doesn’t Love You Anymore (Work)

5. He doesn’t work at the relationship

You ask him to change an annoying behavior and he continues to do it. You ask over and over again, and he pretends not to hear. You ask him something and he doesn’t respond. It’s always you who gives, who sacrifices herself for the relationship. You feel sick and tired, and he seems not to care. This could be the most obvious sign of a lack of love.

When we love someone it is difficult to see their mistakes, and we can fall into the trap of justifying everything they do rather than facing reality. It is very common for a woman to see this behavior in another woman’s husband instead of seeing it in her own.
Signs of true love appear on a daily basis. You know your husband loves you if he makes you a priority, takes care of you, and encourages you.
When he doesn’t do these things, the love could be gone. It is up to you — however painful it may be — to accept it, take care of yourself and decide what you will do after that.
This article has been translated and adapted from the original article: 5 sinais de que seu marido não lhe ama mais.

    

Emefiele Promises Stable Naira In 2016

CENTRAL Bank of Nige­ria (CBN) Governor, God­win Emefeile said at the weekend that the apex bank is evolving additional mea­sures to boost the economy and stabilise the naira.

Emefeile spoke during an interactive session with some editors in Abuja. He, however, declined to give details of the measures and modalities for their imple­mentation

“Don’t ask me because I will not disclose our strat­egy for now,’’ adding that doing so would be counter-productive and pre-emptive.

Senate Summons COAS Buratai Over Shiite Muslim Killings In Zaria

The Nigerian Senate and House of Reps have summoned Chief of Army Staff, Mr. Tukur Buratai over a clash with Shiite Muslims in Zaria which led to the death of over 60 people.

The Director General of the Department of State Services, Lawan Daura, and “heads of other security agencies,” would be summoned by a House joint Committee on Army/National Security/Intelligence and Public Safety.

Also to appear before the House are the top leaders of the Islamic Movement, “as well as other stakeholders as the House may deem fit to discuss the issue.”

Fuel Scarcity To Continue Till February 2016 - The Sun

Marketers stop importation over subsidy fears
By Adewale Sanyaolu

DESPITE receiving N413 billion in subsidy claims, petroleum marketers may have suspended fresh im­portation of petroleum products, Daily Sun learnt yesterday.

The development, ac­cording to some import­ers, who pleaded not to be named, may have been re­sponsible for the unabated fuel scarcity nation-wide.

5 of Top 7 Reasons Why ladies Should Make a First Move On The Man they desire.

5.Every lady deserves the man she desires: As guys,we are cool with the fact that we know what we want in our lady as regards her physical appearance and when we see such that meets up, we simply summon courage and walk up to her but in the case of a lady,it is expected of her to just sit and wait in hope that the guy walks up to her and it is considered improper for her to express her desire for that guy...how partial and wicked can this ever get?. I believe that What's sauce for the goose should also be sauce for the gander and i believe it is unfair for ladies to just cry in silence when they see a man they so desire and who might just desire them with hope that he makes the first move.
    

6 of Top 7 Reasons Why ladies Should Make a First Move On The Man they desire. (Throwing yourself )

6.Making the first move on a guy is never the same as throwing yourself sheepishly at him:
I have heard many people use these erroneous remarks that when a lady makes a first move on a guy then the guy will not value her or will see her as cheap...you never jam babe that will make the first move and will comport herself so well that the guy will have a rethink and value her even more than he ever imagined. When you make a first move on a guy,it does not mean you will start monkeying over him or be at his beck and call and yes you can make a first move on a guy and still deny him sex wella so ladies must understand that whoring over a guy is a total different ball game and making a first move is another.
    

7 of Top 7 Reasons Why ladies Should Make a First Move On The Man they desire.(Economy crunch)

7.Economy crunch:In-fact in Nigeria, this has become number one deterrent as many guys have lost hope of ever getting a girl to truly desire them because to these,they will always believe its about money and not love. You will be amazed that the guy you are so much into is also deeply attracted to you but he has been thinking about his pocket and asking himself how on earth will he be able to meet up with "your standard" especially if you are the high class babe.But if you just show that guy a little encouragement,he just might overcome this thought and make that move.

Nnamdi Kanu Received Huge Sums Of Money To

Purchase Weapons For The Actualization Of Biafra – DSS. The DSS told a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday that Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, had already received huge sums of money to purchase weapons for the actualization of the Biafra. The Federal Government, yesterday, told a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, why it was not in a hurry to release the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, claiming that its investigations revealed that Kanu, who it identified as the brain behind recent clamour for the creation of ‘Biafra Republic’, had already received huge sums of money to purchase weapons.

Kaduna Refinery Restarts Production

Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company, which has the capacity to refine 110,000 barrels of crude oil a day, restartedproduction on Saturday after it was closed for months for repairs.

The managing director, Pipelines and Products marketing Company, Esther Nnamdi-Ogbue, said on Sunday that the plant, which was closed in September, came back on stream ahead of the December deadline for Nigeria’s four refineries to return to full production.

The group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Ibe Kachikwu, had issued a 90-day ultimatum to the managements of the fourrefineries shortly after his appointment last August.

Syrian Army Takes Full Control of Several Areas South of Aleppo

The Syrian Army took full control over the village of Karasy and a neighboring storage area. Militants of the al-Nusra Front terrorist group sustained heavy losses in the area.


The Syrian Army backed by popular militia forces liberated the town of Khan Tuman and its neighborhoods from terrorists, Syrian news agency SANA reported. The terrorists sustained numerous losses.

Leave Tompolo Or We Will Help America Fulfill Its Pediction On Nigeria; Niger Delta Militants Warn Buhari.

Twelve Niger Delta militants known as ex agitators met on Thursday concerning the invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to one of their leaders Government Tompolo. In a press statement which was signed by a foremost militant Mr. Egbesu Mightier Fraternity, the group warned the Federal Government will ‘get what they want’ should they continue to toe the path of harassing their leaders.