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186,798 PVCs unclaimed in Bayelsa —INEC  By Samuel Oyadongha YENAGOA—Bayelsa State office of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said no fewer than 186,798 Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, are unclaimed in the state. INEC PVCs To this end, the commission has commenced the distribution of PVCs at the various wards in the state. The  state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Cyril Omorogbe, who disclosed this in a chat in Yenagoa, said: “We have received 295,318 PVCs. Of this, we have distributed 108,520 PVCs with a balance of 186,798 PVCs left. “But the commission has commenced the distribution of PVCs at the various registration (ward) headquarters in the state to ameliorate the challenges face by coming to INEC offices in the local government areas to collect their PVCs.” He urged all “registered voters who have not collected their PVCs, those who did transfers and also cases of defaced and lost PVCs to visit the town halls of thei...

STOCK MARKET CRASH Fixed income market rises by 27% 2019 polls to determine market direction — Operators By Nkiruka Nnorom THE bearish market in the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, in 2018 may have resulted in unprecedented rise in activities at the nation’s fixed income market during the year. Financial Vanguard’s investigations show that as at December 31, 2018, turnover at the OTC fixed income and currency market rose by a significant 26.9 percent to N165.15 trillion against N130.17 trillion recorded in the corresponding period in 2017. This came as activities in the equities market fell by -17.8 percent as the major indicator – the All Share Index, ASI, declined to 31.430.50 points at the close of last year’s trading from 38,243.19 points a year ago. The floor of Stock exchange Investment analysts are of the opinion that due to the heightened political atmosphere, most of the portfolio investors, who exited the equities market, pitched their tent in t...

See Nigeria's Position In FIFA's Latest 2019 Ranking Nigeria is still at 44th place on the first 2019 ranking released by FIFA on Thursday. The Super Eagles are still the fourth best team on the African continent according to the latest ranking,  which was shared on the website of the world’s football governing body. The ranking of the African teams has remained static, with Senegal still leading the pack, followed by  Tunisia and Morocco. The Congo Democratic Republic is the fifth best team in Africa, according to the  FIFA ranking. On a global scale, Belgium retained its number one spot ahead of World Cup winners,  France. Brazil came in at the third position with 1676 points. Croatia came fourth, while England rounded  off the world’s list of the top five teams. Source: https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/01/see-nigerias-position-in-fifas-latest.html

Buhari’s report-card and the Esama hypothesis up date by The Guardian  Buhari Everybody, or almost everybody, reading this piece ought to know His Excellency, Sir, Chief, Dr, Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, CON, CFR, LLD, D.Litt, GCKB; The Hon Chancellor, Chairman Board of Regents and proprietor of Igbinedion University, and The Esama of Benin. I hope I succeeded in assembling all his titles and I apologise if his appellation has taken 10% of this article. He is a colourful and flamboyant entrepreneur, known in those days for Okada Air (commercial motorcycles got their alias-okada-from his airline), Canada-Dry  soft drinks, Igbinedion hospital etc etc. However, beyond all this, very few people still remember the Esama Hypothesis, which is where my interest is today. Lucky Igbinedion, a member of the class of ’99 had the singular dishonor of being the first member of his class to be convicted for corruption. Never mind that the sentence was laughable as he was se...

Investors anticipate higher yields on TBs as N786bn hit interbank market *Banks lose N660bn current account deposits By Babajide Komolafe The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is expected to offer higher yields on treasury bills to be auctioned this week in a bid to mop up N786 billion inflow into the interbank money market this week. This follows the unsuccessful liquidity mop up efforts of the CBN last week, as the Open Market Operations (OMO) treasury bills auctioned were largely undersubscribed. For example, the N60 billion worth of OMO bills offered by the apex bank on Tuesday attracted just N10.7 billion subscription, despite the attractive rates on the offer. The 107-day bills were offered at 11.9 percent, while the 170-day and 317-day bills were offered at 13.5 percent and 15.0 percent respectively. Also the on Thursday the apex was only able to sell N308.24 billion OMO bills though it offered     N400 billion worth of OMO bills comprising ...

South African Football ‘Giant’ Masinga Dies At 49 In this file photo taken on February 08, 1998 South African Phil Masinga (R) escapes with the ball as Angola’s Paulo Jorge looks on during the African Nations Cup in Bobo-Dioulasso. Former South Africa star Philemon ‘Chippa’ Masinga died on January 13, 2019 aged 49 in a Johannesburg hospital from cancer, the national football association said in a statement. Eric CABANIS / AFP Former South Africa star Philemon ‘Chippa’ Masinga died Sunday aged 49 in a Johannesburg hospital from cancer, the national football association said in a statement. “We have lost a giant of South African football,” said football association president Danny Jordaan. “This is a sad day and I am gutted. “I saw him last Sunday before I flew to Dakar (for Confederation of African Football activities) and although Phil was not feeling well, he was in good spirits. “Before saying goodbye, I promised ‘Chippa’ that I would visit him again sometime this ...

#LagosDebate: ‘I Am My Own Person’, Sanwo-Olu Insists He Is Qualified To Lead Lagos Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has insisted that he will not take instructions from anybody or group in leading Lagos if elected the governor of the state. He made the assertion on Sunday in response to a question about his emergence as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the poll scheduled to hold in March. Speaking during the Platform’s governorship debate, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Jimi Agbaje had queried the ability of his APC rival to lead the state. He said, “I believe the question is to look at Lagosians and say I am going to be in charge, that the bulk is going to stop on his table.” But the APC candidate swiftly saying, “Mr Sanwo-Olu had had a unique opportunity of running the state budget; I am my own person.” He further listed his achievements as a commissioner in Lagos, including the introduction of the Lekki Free Trade Zone. Other proj...