CBN Governor gets Vote of Confidence from FG.

The Presidency appears to have passed a vote of confidence on the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, following the moves by some members of the House of Representatives to remove him from office.


A Presidency source said, at the weekend, that the Federal Government has confidence in Emefiele to see the country, alongside top government officials in the economic sector, out of recession.

A motion sponsored by Hon.Ali Isa (Balanga/Billiri constituency, Gombe State), titled, “Call for investigation of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s forex policies”, last week, had called for the sack of Emefiele and his team over the fate of the Naira.

The call was supported by Hon. Mojeed Alabi, representing Ede North/Ede South/Egbedero/Ejigbo (Osun State) and Hon. Wale Raji, representing Epe (Lagos), among other lawmakers in the House.

A Presidency official, reacting to the moves, told Newsmen that President Muhammadu Buhari “is far from convinced that Emefiele is responsible for the currency crisis or the economic recession”.

“The CBN Governor briefs the President regularly on the situation, on the inflow of dollars every month and how much is being demanded by importers. The President has seen the progression and regression over the years and how the scarcity of forex is causing the sharp drop in the value of the Naira. He believes it is very unreasonable to sack Emefiele and CBN management,” said the official, who declined being named because he was not mandated to officially speak on the issue.

He added: “When oil price was $120 per barrel and we had reserves of over $60 billion, the Naira was doing well. That was when we should have checked the import dependency to grow the local economy. We did not do that. The President is not convinced that now that crude oil price is less than $50 and production has dropped drastically because of militant activities, Emefiele should be blamed for the falling Naira”.

According to the source, the President believes Emefiele has done his best in the difficult circumstances that Nigeria has found itself.

It was learnt that the CBN has made many interventions since the crisis started to stabilise the finances of states and the Federal Government.

A source at the Ministry of Finance said the CBN, acting as lender of last resort, has provided loans of over N420 billion to several states to pay workers’ salaries in the last two years, outside their statutory allocations.

Each of the 36 states has also collected N10 billion for infrastructure development, while the N350 billion “stimulus spending” recently announced by the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, was provided by the Central Bank.


Source : Vanguard

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Actor Empress Njamah. I Did Not Enlarge My Buttocks

Long time actress, Empress Njamah has said people saying she enhanced her buttocks to make them big are learners and as a matter of fact they actually don’t see well. According to her, she ‘enhanced’ it naturally by losing some body weight which automatically made her butts reduce and it was on purpose.

Speaking with Kemi Lanre Aremu, the actress said;
I did not enhance my buttocks. I have always had big buttocks. Whoever says I tampered with my bottom is a learner. I actually reduced my buttocks because I used to like to wear a particular design and size. As a result, I had to lose weight to fit into it. My bottom reduced when I lost some weight. I’m not against people enhancing their bodies. They have their reasons for doing so but I would rather go to the gym than go under the knife because the after-effect of surgery is worse than going to the gym. If you really want to enhance your body, you can exercise and get the natural enhancement.

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Pasuma's ideal type of woman

Popular Fuji musician, Alabi Pasuma Wonder has said it is possible for him to get married some day, but the lucky woman must be educated, homely and even have some extras.

Why have you decided to remain single?
I am not single. I have children out of wedlock. I am married to my children and I am happy with them. That does not erase the fact that I may decide to get married tomorrow.
What kind of woman are you interested in getting married to?
I want a woman who has the fear of the Lord. She has to be educated and homely. If I find a woman who has all these qualities and a few extras, you would be the first to know.

The few ladies who flaunt their assets to get him, he just got them pregnant and made babies. Lol!

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Five Signs Your Friend Is Making a Move To Destroy Your Relationship

You’re bff’s could be indirectly ruining your relationship with some subtle actions that you may not notice. Though this goes two ways, sometimes we could be blind and love the wrong person and they might just want to be good friends and save us and also sometimes, well, they just want to pour sand in your garri.

1. THEY THINK YOUR DATE ISN’T GOOD ENOUGH: Ever been here? You date someone you really like but your friends think your date’s obnoxious or ugly? At times like these, you may start wondering yourself if you’ve made the wrong choice. And once you start thinking, it’s easy to mentally turn even a perfect partner into an ugly hag.

2. THEY TALK ABOUT YOUR EX’S WHEN THE NEW DATE IS AROUND: Past relationships are always sensitive. When you and your date are hanging out with your friends, do your friends constantly talk about your exes or about the way you used to behave around an ex just to have a laugh?

3. THEY ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHEAT: Your friend may love one night stands, but they really shouldn’t be trying to convince you to do the same when you’re in a relationship. It’s easy to be manipulated by friends you trust, but sometimes you need to space yourself from these kinds of friends who don’t want your romantic relationships to evolve into something better.

4. AND THEY DISRESPECT YOU WHEN YOUR LOVER IS THERE: Do your friends treat you disrespectfully when you’re with your date? Your friends should help you impress your date and win a lover over, not make you look bad. If your friends put you down in front of your lover, they’re probably jealous or annoyed.

5. AND THEY FLIRT WITH YOUR LOVER: There are bad friends and then there are worse. Friends who flirt with your new date behind your back are the worst kind. If your friend tries to put you down, or calls up your lover and speaks for hours when you’re not around, there’s a good chance that your friend is looking for ways to break both of you up and enter the picture.

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First-Ever Green Card Awarded In Italy, History Made In Football… See What Is Meant For!

Officials for the Italian second tier announced at the beginning of the season that the player shown the most cards for fair play will receive an award



History was made in Italy this week as Vicenza attacker Cristian Galano received Serie B’s first-ever green card, which was awarded for fair play.

Officials speaking for the Italian second tier announced the scheme at the beginning of the season and said that the player with the most green cards at the end of the season will receive a reward.

Tuesday marked the first instance of the new policy in action, when Galano admitted that no Virtus Entella defenders had touched the ball when referee Marco Mainardi had incorrectly called for a corner kick.

Serie B president Andrea Abodi admits that the cards are largely symbolic, but is eager to promote the Italian second division in a more positive light following the match fixing scandal that rocked the league at the beginning of the season.

“It’s a symbolic award,” Abodi said. “It could be something very simple. The important thing is to recognise it when a professional does something exemplary.”

“We think that football needs positive messages,” a Serie B spokesman added.

“This sport is too often embroiled in controversy that drives people away from the stadiums.”

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Breaking!!! Nigerian Customs Service Lifts Ban On Importation Of Rice!

In an interview with newsmen in Abuja, Public Relations Officer of Nigeria Customs Service, Wale Adeniyi, disclosed that the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), has ordered the immediate lifting of the ban on rice importation from import restriction list and the re-introduction of import duty payment at land borders.



He said the restriction was only applied at land border stations before now, adding that the customs boss had lifted restriction on rice at border stations, Vanguard reports.

Adeniyi said that all rice imports through land borders by rice traders would attract the prevailing import duty of 10 per cent with 60 per cent levy, adding that rice millers (preferential levy) with valid quota allocation would also attract duty rate of 10 per cent with 20 per cent levy on rice importation.
 “Over the years importation has been restricted to the seaports because border authorities have found it difficult to effectively monitor and control importation of rice.
“When the decision to ban it (rice) was taken it was not an effective measure because smuggling of the product thrives with people using different means of conveyance including small trucks, bicycles and even animals – putting them on donkeys and some actually carry it on their heads.

“These new measures will be for customs to re-organize their anti-smuggling operations in the border areas and ensure that all those importers through the borders bring their rice through approved routes and pay their extant duty,” he said.

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[Story] The Last Virgin by Mr Kiddah ( Episode 4)

EPISODE 4 (REDEMPTION GONE WRONG)

**Folake’s side of the story**
**alone in the toilet**
Hmmmm see what my life has turned to, now I’ve become a disgrace to my family, what will I tell my parents that are trying their best to send me to school… is this how I’ll repay them of their good deeds……
I have to get rid of this pregnancy and thank God the hiv result I was given was not for me , it has given me a chance for redemption…

**Flashback**
**Back in the hospital**

Oge : so doctor you mean she’s pregnant
Cynthia : after the hiv again
Doc : which hiv?
Cynthia : she went for medical check-up and she was told that she’s hiv positive
Doc : according to test being carried out by our professionals she’s hiv negative………….

It was later the doctor that did the test for me begged me that the result was meant for another lady

**Funke’s side of the story**
**inside sola’s room**
I was inside sola’s room since he has been troubling me to come visit him for a while now, while we were talking he made love advances to me and claimed that he really loved, at first I was shocked but later I realized he was serious with it or so I thought……… I told me he should let us to be friends since we are both among the choristers in the church, but instead of him to stop he knelt down almost crying, on seeing this I was convinced that he truly meant what his saying so I pulled him up and kissed him but instead of the kiss to die down it grew more intense , mehn sola can kiss for Africa o…. the guy loves kissing see the way he was performing wonders on my lips immediately I got wet , and at this point I was trying to control myself so that the unexpected won’t happen but the harder I try the harder it becomes to hold myself so I actually gave up and meanwhile I’ve missed being romanced by a guy ………………

Gently he pulled down my skirt and my top leaving me in my bra and pant, then he gently undressed himself fully naked, mehn….
Me: all that for you?
Sola : na so we see am….

Then he came towards me kissed me again and unhooked my bra, and he removed my pants and laid me on the bed then…………………………

**Oge’s side of the story**
**in the library I was trying to read but it’s just not sticking to my brain, I kept thinking about what happened to folake then all of sudden my phone rang……..

Me: hello who is on the line?
Stranger : it’s the school clinic , your attention is urgently needed
Me: what happened?
Clinic : one of your friend named Folake was just rushed down here…….

**School clinic**
Doc : good day lady
Me: sir please what’s wrong with my friend?
Doc : she had an abortion and it damaged her womb, the probability of her to be able to conceive is very low
Me: haaa folake , why? Why?
Doc : take it easy dear

**Funke’s side of story**
**Romance continue**
It was very obvious that sola is a sex freak, the guy took me to cloud 9 even without penetrating yet, soon enough he tried to penetrate and I realized he wasn’t wearing a condom so I asked him to get one and he said I should not worry it that his clean, well I was too lust so I didn’t even bother to persuade him to get one……..
Mehn he gently penetrated inside me, at first it was painful but later I started to enjoy it…..

**three weeks later**
I got ill and it was getting serious , I was rushed to the hospital where a checkup was done, when the results came out I was told that I am H.I.V positive……..

**back in the hostel**

Everyone was seated speechless, folake was just recovering from the abortion she did which damaged her womb, now her probability of being able to conceive is very low… now funke is back with her own H.I.V positive, every one of them was speechless…

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