Review Honor 6X Comes Europe priced at 249 euros Update news

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Yet Another New Set of Lenovo ZUK Edge Renders Leak

The Lenovo ZUK Edge smartphone should have been launched on December 7 as teased but quite surprisingly Lenovo went mute about the device. Now another set of renders of the device have leaked online showing once again the front view of the white colored variant, this time around while being charged.

The renders are similar to the previous ones which had featured in earlier leaks. The front physical home button still lies under the display and that is also rumored to have embedded under it a non-aperture fingerprint sensor. We are still short of renders of the back view of the device but the Edge’s appearance on TENAA did give us a glimpse of that.

The Lenovo ZUK Edge should launch any moment from now considering December 7 has come and gone. Whenever it does launch, the device will likely feature a 5.5-inch 1080p display and powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor backed by 4GB of RAM. There will also be 64GB of internal storage as well as 3,000mAh built-in battery with fast charging support onboard the flagship. In addition, the device is touted to come with USB Type-C interface, an 8MP front camera, 13MP rear camera and many other cool features.

Sign of a Major Layoff as Image of LeEco Employees Queuing Up Surfaces Online

LeEco is not in a pretty shape right now. The news is that the company is in massive debts following a company-wide memo where the CEO, Jia Yueting, mentioned the company’s growth expansion problem and also complained about individual work performances and redundancies.

If you have ever had to work for an organization which is facing financial difficulties or trying to restructure itself, once you hear them mention that certain positions are redundant, expect a layoff in the nearest future. They might deny it when you ask them or dismiss it as you being paranoid, but it is their way of quelling a possible panic-infused environment.

It appears a layoff is coming or has already even occurred at LeEco as an image of employees queuing up at the Human Resources center has been posted online. The rumor is that about 1400 employees have been asked to leave as a result of organizational restructuring.

The layoff will not only affect the company’s mobile sector but also its media arm. Sources say that the sports editor for LeEco Ao Ming has handed in his resignation.

News of the layoffs has affected the company’s stock, dropping by a record 9.9% to 35.01 yuan per share and picking up later to close at 35.80 Yuan per share. This morning, LeEco’s stock was suspended temporarily and the reason given by the CEO is that the suspension is due to to the company undergoing a new round of financing.

HTC 11 Expected Specs & Launch Date

There are currently no official words on the specs the HTC Ocean would feature but it would most likely feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset, probably the latest Snapdragon 835. The device is expected with a 4GB RAM and 32GB of expandable storage on the base version. Considering the three leaked code-names, the HTC Ocean may likely have more than one storage version. The device might also come with support for Google’s new VR platform Daydream.

In addition, the HTC Ocean would most likely use the USB Type-C interface and come without the 3.5mm audio jack. HTC did that on the HTC 10 Evo that was announced recently as well as on the HTC Bolt. The device will likely also feature a front sitting fingerprint sensor and will most likely run Android 7.0 Nougat out-of-the-box with  touch of the latest HTC Sense.

Furthermore, there is likely going to be more than one display sizes on the three different versions but we don’t have a specific figure for now. A rumor suggesting details of the display says the HTC 11 will sport a 5.5-inch display with a 2560 x 1440 pixel resolution just like the Pixel XL. There are rumors that there would be a curved display on one of the versions of the HTC Ocean. We also cannot say just yet if HTC will opt for an LCD or AMOLED display but latest HTC devices use LCD displays.

HTC 11 Code-named HTC Ocean: Latest Leaks

There rumors that HTC is already working on its next flagship which would likely be called HTC 11, taking over from its predecessor, the HTC 10. Details about the expected flagship are still a bit sketchy but the device is said to go by the code-name Ocean. The HTC Ocean code-named first featured in a leaked video (included) teasing an unknown HTC device.

The HTC Ocean was then confirmed as existing by popular tipster Evan Bass via a twitter post sometime in October. Later on, another popular tipster @LlabTooFeR also added his voice, even taking it further by revealing three code-names apparently for three different versions of the HTC 11. The three code-names include, Ocean Master, Ocean Note and Ocean Smart.

Meizu VP Says There’s No Curved 2k Screen Device Launching Today

The internet was abuzz the past few days with renders of a purported Meizu Pro 6 Edge device that quite frankly looked stunning. The device was said to have a curved display with 2K resolution as well as an Exynos 8890 chip onboard. The Pro 6 Edge was also rumored to likely launch along with the M5 Note today.

However, Meizu’s VP Huang Zhang has debunked news of any other device apart from the M5 Note dropping today. The Meizu VP via a Weibo post averred that talks of a curved screen device dropping today doesn’t have substance. The VP however promised that a topnotch device is what they will be unveiling.

ELE-BOX performs as amazing as it looks

We have already learned many things about the Elephone Ele-Box, the Bluetooth speaker from Elephone. But most of the information are about its design. A design that is objectively beautiful. The manufacturer claims that it isn’t all about the design. It is build quality and performance as well. This is apparent not only in the latest mobile devices of the company , but also in the Ele-Box.

Ele-Box is the first Bluetooth speaker of the company and it’s made with double color injection around the box, soft to touch, providing wonderful feeling. It comes with a 1000mAh battery,which can support 6 hours of continuous playback. The main feature of the BOX is fresh style as it’s not just a mini speaker to listen to your music. It is also a piece of art which will fit well in your home as it serves as a decorative too.

See: Why Italy's vote matters

In the year of political upheavals, there has been another popular uprising - this time in Italy.

Here is how the narrative goes: Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is the establishment figure. He has gambled on holding a referendum to win backing for his reforms. He loses, and resigns.

To some, this is the fall of the third domino: first Brexit, then Trump, now Italy. It marks, so it is argued, the onward march of the populists.

Renzi has had strong support from global leaders. President Obama rolled out White House pageantry for him and even the Germans, with whom Renzi has rowed over austerity, have been singing his praises.

The concern is that now Renzi has said he'll go, Italy's politicians will squabble, the country's fragile economy will suffer, borrowing costs will spike and once again Europe will be facing a crisis in the eurozone.

Waiting in the wings are anti-establishment parties like the Five Star Movement, which is promising that if it eventually wins power, it will offer a referendum on retaining the euro. The very idea of another vote sends shivers down the spines of Europe's leaders.

Five Star's leader, the former comedian Beppe Grillo, has spoken of an "era going up in flames". It is a similar sentiment to that expressed by Nigel Farage, UKIP's former leader, who declared after Mr Trump's victory that the "democratic revolution" was only just beginning.

There is no doubt that Italy needs reforming. The tangle of bureaucracy and judicial delays snares investment projects, reforms get diluted or blocked in the two houses of parliament, and the Senate, with its 315 members, needs shrinking.

But there were legitimate concerns that Renzi's plan would have led to a centralising of power. The winning party would have gained a premium of seats, ensuring an absolute majority. Five Star campaigners successfully argued that the "reforms serve to give more power to those who are already in power".

It would be wrong to see this referendum as a Brexit-style campaign about the EU. Some passionate pro-Europeans are among those who opposed Renzi's reforms.

The Italian prime minister's big miscalculation was to make the vote about himself. Many voters saw the referendum as an opportunity to punish a serving prime minister. Some critics say that he put Italy in danger unnecessarily.

The fear is that Renzi's resignation could tip Italy into an early election. And that might give the Five Star Movement and the anti-establishment Northern League an opportunity of success at the polls.

The prospect of two Eurosceptic parties gaining ground in the eurozone's third-biggest economy might well rattle the markets.

Government ministers will tell you that unemployment is inching down, that the deficit is falling and that labour markets have become more flexible. But the economy is 12% smaller than when the financial crisis began in 2008.

Italy's banks remain weak. The problem of non-performing loans has not been sorted out and the country's debt-to-GDP ratio, at 133%, is second only to Greece's.

It is not clear what follows Mr Renzi's defeat. Fresh elections will not automatically follow.

If uncertainty forces up borrowing costs, then the European Central Bank (ECB) stands ready to purchase government bonds. But any political vacuum will bring renewed focus on weak banks - and not only in Italy.

An early election could come in late spring, just as the British government triggers Article 50 and begins negotiations to leave the EU.

If there is a risk of further upheaval, the instinct of Europe's leaders will be to circle the wagons, to make life as difficult as possible for the UK. The past 10 days have witnessed a succession of warnings that the coming year for Britain will be "a tough ride" and "you cannot pick and choose what you want".

Political instability in Italy could, of course, prompt Europe's leaders to address what voters in Europe are saying but there has been little evidence of that so far.

The Italian vote is not about Europe or the EU but it will be interpreted as an indicator of the strength of the anti-establishment winds blowing through Europe in the aftermath of Mr Trump's unexpected victory.

Source: BBC News

Photo: Blasphemy? This picture has been causing big trouble on social media

Photo: Blasphemy? This picture has been causing big trouble on social media By | December 5, 2016

The picture below has been the subject of controversy on every social media platform. The picture depicts a chained naked woman holding the Bible.

Source: Olori Supergal

New Meizu M5 Note Poster Hints at M1 Note Design

Meizu is set to launch a new Blue Charm phone come Tuesday, 6th of December. The phone manufacturer released a new teaser image which hints at the Meizu M5 Note having a design similar to the M1 Note.

Recent rumors have said the Meizu M5 Note will come in two versions like the previous models: a standard edition sporting a polycarbonate body called the M5 Note name and another version clad in metal called the M5 Metal.

If the Meizu M5 Note is indeed going to share a design similar to the M1 Note, we should expect the same iPhone 5C glossy kind of plastic but which is available in bright colors.

The M5 Note will retain the 5.5-inches screen size the series is known for. It will however be settling for a smaller RAM, 2.5GB to be exact. There will be a Helio P10m processor under the hood and the phone will be powered by a 4000mAh battery.

'Zai wuya El-Zakzaky ya zauna a wani gari ba Zaria ba'

Kungiyar 'yan uwa Musulmai ko kuma Islamic Movement of Nigeria bai bin tafarkin Shi'a, ta ce, ta yi farin ciki da hukuncin da babbar kotun Abuja ta yanke na a saki shugabanta, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky.

A ranar Juma'a ne dai alkalin wata babbar kotun Najeriya, Mai shari'a Gabriel Kolawole, ya yanke cewa gwamnati ta saki Elzakzaky cikin kwana 45.

Sannan kuma a ba shi diyya shi da mai dakinsa ta Naira Miliyan 25 kowanennen su.

Kotun ta kuma umarci gwamnati da ta gina wa shugaban na IMN gida a duk inda yake so kasancewar an ruguje gidansa.

To sai dai wasu jiga-jigan 'ya'yan kungiyar sun fara yin tsokaci dangane da batun sake gina gidan a Zaria ko kuma a wani gari daban.

Malam Abdulhameed Bello wanda shi ne jagoran 'yanuwa musulmin a Zaria, ya ce, sun yi murna da jin hakan amma fa ba ya tunanin El-zakzaky zai so zama a wani gari sabanin mahaifarsa, Zaria.

Tun dai watan Disamba Elzakzaky yake tsare a hannun gwamnatin Najeriya, bayan wani farmaki da sojojin kasar suka kai wa mabiyansa bisa zargin yunkurin halaka babban hafsan sojin kasar.

Source: BBC Hausa

GALLERY: Gambia celebrates Adama Barrow election win

Gambians celebrate the victory of opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow against longtime President Yahya Jammeh in the streets of Serrekunda, Gambia, Friday Dec. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Gambians celebrate the victory of opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow against longtime President Yahya Jammeh in the streets of Serrekunda, Gambia, Friday Dec. 2, 2016. Jammeh, a man long accused of heading a government that tortures opponents and silences all dissent, promised to help Barrow through the transition period before retiring to his home village. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

In this photo taken on Thursday Dec. 1, 2016, Gambians line up to vote for presidential elections where Opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow faced longtime President Yahya Jammeh and third party candidate Mama Kandeh, in Banjul, Gambia. Voters in the tiny West African nation of Gambia cast marbles Thursday in an election widely expected to keep the country's ruler of more than two decades in power despite a unified challenge from the opposition. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

In this photo taken on Thursday Dec. 1, 2016, election volunteers wait for the polling to close for presidential elections, where Opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow faced longtime President Yahya Jammeh and third party candidate Mama Kandeh, in Serrekunda, Gambia. Voters in the tiny West African nation of Gambia cast marbles Thursday in an election widely expected to keep the country's ruler of more than two decades in power despite a unified challenge from the opposition. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

In this photo taken on Thursday Dec. 1, 2016, election volunteers seal ballot drums after counting the votes for presidential elections, where Opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow faced longtime President Yahya Jammeh and third party candidate Mama Kandeh, in Serrekunda, Gambia. Voters in the tiny West African nation of Gambia cast marbles Thursday in an election widely expected to keep the country's ruler of more than two decades in power despite a unified challenge from the opposition. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Gambians celebrate the victory of Opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow in the streets of Serrekunda, Gambia, Friday Dec. 2, 2016. Gambia's opposition candidate has defeated longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh in the West African country's presidential vote, an upset victory that could lead to the first transfer of power in more than two decades, the head of the election commission announced Friday. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

In this photo taken on Thursday Dec. 1, 2016, Gambians line up to vote for presidential elections where Opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow faced longtime President Yahya Jammeh and third party candidate Mama Kandeh, in Banjul, Gambia. Voters in the tiny West African nation of Gambia cast marbles Thursday in an election widely expected to keep the country's ruler of more than two decades in power despite a unified challenge from the opposition. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Gambians celebrate the victory of opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow against longtime President Yahya Jammeh in the streets of Serrekunda, Gambia, Friday Dec. 2, 2016, an upset victory that could lead to the country's first transfer of power in more than two decades. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Gambians celebrate the victory of opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow against longtime President Yahya Jammeh in the streets of Serrekunda, Gambia, Friday Dec. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Gambians celebrate the victory of Opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow against longtime President Yahya Jammeh by hitting a teddy bear symbolizing the defeated president , in the streets of Serrekunda, Gambia, Friday Dec. 2, 2016. An opposition candidate was declared the winner Friday in Gambia's presidential election, an upset victory over longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh that could lead to the first transfer of power in the West African country in more than two decades. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Gambians celebrate the victory of Opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow in the streets of Serrekunda, Gambia, Friday Dec. 2, 2016. Gambia's opposition candidate has defeated longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh in the West African country's presidential vote, an upset victory that could lead to the first transfer of power in more than two decades, the head of the election commission announced Friday. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Gambians celebrate the victory of the opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow against longtime President Yahya Jammeh in the streets of Serrekunda, Gambia, Friday Dec. 2, 2016, an upset victory that could lead to the country's first transfer of power in more than two decades. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Gambians celebrate the victory of Opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow in the streets of Serrekunda, Gambia, Friday Dec. 2, 2016. Gambia's opposition candidate has defeated longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh in the West African country's presidential vote, an upset victory that could lead to the first transfer of power in more than two decades, the head of the election commission announced Friday. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Gambians celebrate the victory of Opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow in the streets of Serrekunda, Gambia, Friday Dec. 2, 2016. Gambia's opposition candidate has defeated longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh in the West African country's presidential vote, an upset victory that could lead to the first transfer of power in more than two decades, the head of the election commission announced Friday. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Gambians celebrate the victory of Opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow in the streets of Serrekunda, Gambia, Friday Dec. 2, 2016. Gambia's opposition candidate has defeated longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh in the West African country's presidential vote, an upset victory that could lead to the first transfer of power in more than two decades, the head of the election commission announced Friday. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Gambians celebrate the victory of Opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow in the streets of Serrekunda, Gambia, Friday Dec. 2, 2016. Gambia's opposition candidate has defeated longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh in the West African country's presidential vote, an upset victory that could lead to the first transfer of power in more than two decades, the head of the election commission announced Friday. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Gambians celebrate the victory of Opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow against longtime President Yahya Jammeh in the streets of Serrekunda, Gambia, Friday Dec. 2, 2016. An opposition candidate was declared the winner Friday in Gambia's presidential election, an upset victory over longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh that could lead to the first transfer of power in the West African country in more than two decades. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Gambians celebrate the victory of opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow against longtime President Yahya Jammeh in the streets of Serrekunda, Gambia, Friday Dec. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Gambians celebrate the victory of Opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow in the streets of Serrekunda, Gambia, Friday Dec. 2, 2016. Gambia's opposition candidate has defeated longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh in the West African country's presidential vote, an upset victory that could lead to the first transfer of power in more than two decades, the head of the election commission announced Friday. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Gambians celebrate the victory of opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow against longtime President Yahya Jammeh in the streets of Serrekunda, Gambia, Friday Dec. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

In this photo taken on Thursday Dec. 1, 2016, election volunteers carry three ballot drums to count the votes for presidential elections, where Opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow faced longtime President Yahya Jammeh and third party candidate Mama Kandeh, in Serrekunda, Gambia. Voters in the tiny West African nation of Gambia cast marbles Thursday in an election widely expected to keep the country's ruler of more than two decades in power despite a unified challenge from the opposition. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Gambians celebrate the victory of opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow against longtime President Yahya Jammeh in the streets of Serrekunda, Gambia, Friday Dec. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Gambians celebrate the victory of opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow by tearing down a poster of longtime President Yahya Jammeh in the streets of Serrekunda, Gambia, Friday Dec. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A poster showing longtime Gambian president President Yahya Jammeh is seen along the street in Serrekunda, Gambia, Friday Dec. 2, 2016. Gambia's opposition candidate Adama Barrow has defeated longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh in the West African country's presidential vote, an upset victory that could lead to the first transfer of power in more than two decades, the head of the election commission announced Friday. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

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Source: News24

Dole mu hana Larabawa kwarara cikin Amurka —Trump

Shugaban Amurka mai jiran gado, Donald Trump ya lashi takobin yin duk abin da zai iya yi wajen kankare 'yan ta'adda daga Amurka.

Ya kara da cewa "wasu mutane da ba mu san asalinsu ba suna kwararowa daga gabas ta tsakiya, saboda haka dole ne mu dakatar da su."

Mista Trump ya sake nanata batun da ya rinka yi a lokacin yakin neman zabe wato "america ce gaba da komai."

Sai dai kuma mista Trump ya yi hani dangane da kin jinin wani mutum saboda abin da ya yi imani da shi da kuma amfani da mummunan furuci ga mutane.

China ta caccaki Donald Trump kan Taiwan

Ma'aikatar harkokin wajen China ta ce ta shigar da korafi kan wayar tarhon da shugaban Amurka mai jiran gado Donald Trump ya yi da shugabar kasar Taiwan.

China na kallon Taiwan a wani bangare nata da ya balle.

Dokokin Amurka sun sa kasar ta katse duk wata hulda da Taiwan a hukumance tun a shekarar 1979.

Amma kwamitin karbar mulki na Mr Trump ya ce Trump din da Shugaba Tsai Ing-wen sun bukaci yin "hulda ta kut-da-kut da juna kan kasuwanci da siyasa da kuma tsaro", lokacin wayar da suka yi.

China ta ce ta mika "koke na musamman" ga gwamnatin Amurka.

Kamfanin dillancin labarai na Xinhua ya ambato mahukuntan kasar China na bukatar Amurka da "ta yi takatsantsan kan huldarta da Taiwan domin gujewa abin da zai shafi dangantaka tsakanin China da Amurka".

Tun da farko dai wasu rahotanni sun ce ministan harkokin wajen China Wang Yi ya bayyana wayar da shugabannin biyu suka yi a matsayin wata "babbar yaudara daga bangaren Taiwan."

Trump ya taya Taiwan murna
Mr Trump ya wallafa a shafinsa na Twitter cewa Ms Tsai ce ta kira wo shi domin ta yi masa murnar lashe zaben Amurka.

Masu magana da yawunsa sun ce shi ma ya taya ta murnar zama shugabar Taiwan a zaben da aka yi a watan Janairu.

Wayar da Mr Trump ya yi kai-tsaye da shugabar Taiwan abu ne da ba a saba ganin wani shugaban Amurka ya yi ba.

China tana da daruruwan makamai masu linzami jibge suna kallon Taiwan, kuma ta yi mata barazanar yin amfani da karfin soja idan ta nemi zama mai cin gashin kanta.

Source: BBC Hausa

Gree Phone Featuring Snapdragon 835 Chip Rumored As Underway

Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 835 chip and it wasn't surprising that the Samsung Galaxy S8 is said to be the 1st device used for the new system-on-chip.This isn't surprising that Xiaomi's next flagship is rumored to be tge 1st domestic device to use the chip.What is coming out as a surprise is that Gree, a relatively less known electronics manufacturer will use the SD 835 chip on its next Gree phone.

Gambia's president swept from power after two decades in charge

Gambia's autocratic leader Yahya Jammeh, who once declared that he would rule over the country for "a billion years", has been swept from power in a stunning defeat at the polls.

The country's electoral commission declared Adama Barrow, a former British security guard and a property developer, the winner of a presidential election held on 1 December with 45.5% of the vote.

Jammeh, who has yet to make any public comments since the result was announced, has ruled the country since 1996 when he seized power in a military coup. The incumbent received 36.7% of the votes cast, according to Alieu Momarr Njai, the head of Gambia's electoral commission.

"Having received 263, 515 votes out of the total votes cast in the election, I hereby declare Adama Barrow newly elected to serve as president of the republic of the Gambia," Alieu Momarr Njai told Reuters, adding that he thought Jammeh would concede.

Human rights groups have sharply criticised Jammeh's rule over the country. “For many years the people of Gambia have suffered numerous abuses, including horrific human rights violations and oppression," said Sabrina Mahtani, Amnesty International’s researcher for West and Central Africa, who is currently in Gambia.

"The last two weeks have shown how much Gambians of all parties value free speech," she said. "There is a huge obligation now for the future administration to transform the human rights situation in Gambia, freeing political prisoners, removing repressive laws and entrenching newly found freedoms."

Source: The African Report

Nigeria’s future bright – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday in Ibadan reiterated that Nigeria’s future was bright in spite of the pains caused by the economic challenge the country was currently experiencing.

Osinbajo gave the assurance in Ibadan at the burial ceremony for Prophetess Christiana Abiara, the wife of Prophet Samuel Abiara, the General Evangelist of Christ Apostolic Church Worldwide.

The deceased died on September 3, and was aged 70 years.

The vice president said there was nothing good that comes without pains, adding that the current hardship was “ a road to bliss and will soon pass.’’

He thanked God for the life of the deceased whom he said worshipped God as a Christian and bequeathed such on her children.

Osinbajo, who commiserated with the family on behalf of the Federal Government, said that Prophet Abiara had continued to serve God faithfully and would continue in this service inspite of his loss.

He said, “Abiara is one of the fathers of faith in the country. He prays everyday for the people and the country at large. His prayers have helped us a lot.

“When I was nominated as the Vice Presidential candidate of my party, he was the second person I contacted after Pastor Enoch Adeboye. He counselled and prayed for me.

“Sir, you have chosen to serve God and I pray you will see it to the end. May God bless your seeds.”
Source: Dailypost

Six key issues facing Trump's Pentagon pick

How will President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, retired Marine general James Mattis, steer America’s largest bureaucracy and the world’s biggest war machine through what likely will be turbulent years to come?

Here are six of the most pressing issues that will land on Mattis’s plate if he is confirmed:

– Iran – Mattis is hawkish on Iran and has publicly called it the “single most belligerent actor in the Middle East.”

The former Marine general, who commanded a division during the invasion of Iraq, has blamed the deaths of some US troops on Iranian support for Shiite militias in Anbar province.

And Mattis has accused Tehran of continuing to finance extremist networks that are destabilizing the Middle East.

Trump has slammed the Iran nuclear deal, and Mattis has also challenged it.

He has said the White House isn’t doing enough to counter Iranian military moves in the region — and is likely to push for a hard line against the Islamic Republic.

– Defeating the Islamic State group – During the campaign, Trump said he would “bomb the shit” out of the IS group, pledged to kill the relatives of suspected terrorists and to torture captives.

Mattis, however, has told Trump that he doesn’t agree and the president-elect has seemed to cool on his torture pledge.

Mattis may struggle to come up with an anti-IS plan that diverges massively from the one already being pursued by the Obama administration — namely, to bomb IS targets and train and equip local forces to kill the jihadists.

We will “pursue aggressive joint and coalition military operations to crush and destroy” IS, Trump said in his foreign policy statement.

Trump last year suggested sending US troops into the region to snatch oil fields, but his public plan does not mention this.

– Military spending boom? – The US military is by far the world’s most powerful and most expensive — with bases spanning the globe, an annual budget of more than $600 billion and about 1.3 million active-duty troops.

China is the world’s second biggest defense spender, but with an annual budget that is about a quarter the size.

Trump said Thursday that his administration “will begin a major national effort to rebuild our badly depleted military.” He wants more ships, troops, planes and weaponry.

Mattis would oversee a surge in active troop numbers, with the Army growing to 540,000 under Trump’s pledges (up from the current planned number of 450,000) and an increase of ships and submarines to 350 (up from 308).

Trump also wants more warplanes and a “state of the art” missile defense system. US arms firms have seen stock prices surge amid a broader market rally.

But Trump’s plans to boost spending would require Congressional approval.

– Demanding more from allies – During his campaign, Trump accused NATO members and Asian allies of not paying their fair share to long-standing alliances underpinning regional security.

But since his election, Trump has dialed back some of this rhetoric.

A first order of business for Mattis would be to clarify with allies just what the new administration’s position is.

The United States maintains hundreds of bases and military sites around the world and currently has more than 200,000 military personnel deployed across dozens of nations, including 28,500 in South Korea and about 50,000 in Japan.

– Afghanistan – Fifteen years and hundreds of billions of dollars since the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, the security situation in the country remains fraught and Afghan security forces are struggling to contain a resurgent Taliban.

President Barack Obama was forced to slow a planned withdrawal of US troops, and about 8,400 will remain in the country when he leaves office.

Afghanistan got scarcely a mention during the campaign, but Trump on Thursday indicated a reluctance to intervene overseas.

“We will stop looking to topple regimes and overthrow governments, folks,” he said. “Our goal is stability, not chaos.”

Mattis, who has led troops in Afghanistan, had criticized Obama’s plan to pull forces from the country.

– Russia – Trump has openly praised Russian President Vladimir Putin’s leadership abilities and was accused by his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton of being a “puppet” for America’s longtime foe.

Russia has seized Crimea, carried out military exercises on its border with Eastern Europe and has for more than a year conducted an intense bombing campaign in Syria to prop up President Bashar al-Assad.

It remains to be seen whether Trump could ask Mattis to find ways to better coordinate with Russia in Syria or elsewhere, an idea once unthinkable for the US military

Source: The Guide News

Nigeria: Kotu ta umarci gwamnati ta saki El-zakzaky

Wata kotun tarayya da ke birnin Abuja ta umarci hukumomin tsaron Nigeria da su saki shugaban kungiyar Islamic Movement of Nigeria ta 'yan Shi'a Sheikh Ibrahim El-zakzaky.

Kotun ta bukaci a saki El-zakzaky nan da kwanaki 45 ba tare da wani sharadi ba.

Alkalin kotun Kolawale Gabriel ya ce tsarewar da hukumomi ke cigaba da yi wa El-zakzaky tun watan Disamban bara haramtacciya ce kuma ba ta da hujja a karkashin dokokin kasar.

Haka ma ya umarci hukumomin da su biya shi da matarsa kudi Naira miliyan 50 a matsayin kudin fansa na tsare sun da aka yi a haramce.

A shekarar da ta gabata ne dai sojojin Najeriya suka kama shugaban 'yan Shi'ar bayan wata arangama da magoya bayansa a Zaria da ke arewacin kasar.

Akalla magoya bayansa 349 jami'an tsaro suka kashe a lokacin tarzomar.

Kungiyoyin kare hakkin bil'adama na gida da waje sun yi Allah-wadai da lamarin, sai dai sojojin sun kare matakin da suka dauka.

Source: BBC Hausa