JOEL OBI AT TORINO FIGHTS ON

Despite being injury prone,no one in footballing circles doubt Joel Obi's all time ability as a footballer,he combs the entire blades of grass on the pitch for 90 minutes if fully fit and with about 103 appearance for Italian Seria A sides like Parma,Inter Milan and now Torino,many analysts think it is time he answers the questions many think a lot of people are actually waiting for but can he surmount his adversity?
His been capped 12 times at full international level for Nigeria

Victor Moses:How he missed out of the P.F.A player of the Season Poll in England

Book for Your newspaper copy edition of Paedia Express Newspapers with the story of the  Nigerian dashing Forward and International :Victor Moses on the politics that led to his missing out on the P.F.A Team despite being in the form of his life this season.
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THIS ADIIRE LOOKS GOOD

ADIIRE:LOOK OUT FOR THIS BEAUTIES IN AN AFRICAN MARKET

Adiire at its beautiful best worn to prove the essence of African textile and its relevance to the field of fashion globally

GT BANK HITS N50.39BILLION IN PROFIT

     OFFICIALS AT GT BANK AT A PRESS CONFERENCE IN SOME WHERE IN LAGOS,NIGERIA

Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges.

A review of the results shows positive performance across all financial indices, reaffirming the Bank’s position as one of the most profitable and well managed financial institutions in Nigeria. Gross earnings for the period grew by 39% to ₦104.66billion from ₦75.39billion reported in March 2016; driven primarily by growth in interest income. Profit before tax stood at ₦50.39billion, representing a growth of 64% over ₦30.68billion recorded in the corresponding period of March 2016. The Bank’s loan to customers dipped marginally by 2% from ₦1.591trillion recorded in December 2016 to ₦1.563trillion as at March 2017. Deposit from customers grew marginally by 1% from ₦1.986trillion in December 2016 to ₦2.012trillion in March 2017.

The Bank’s balance sheet remained strong with a 1.6% growth in Total Assets as the Bank closed the quarter ended March 2017 with Total Assets of ₦3.16trillion and Shareholders’ Funds of ₦546.9Billion. The Bank’s non-performing loans remained low and within regulatory threshold at 3.62% (Bank: 3.27%) with adequate coverage of 231.6% (Bank: 266.6%). Capital remains strong with CAR of 20.03%. On the backdrop of this result, Return on Equity (ROAE) and Return on Assets (ROAA) closed at 31.55% and 5.28% respectively.

Commenting on the financial results, the Managing Director/CEO of Guaranty Trust Bank plc, Mr Segun Agbaje, said that “Given the significant progress we made in 2016, we came into the year better equipped to navigate any further economic headwinds, and our performance in the first quarter demonstrates our ability to deliver sustainable long-term growth. We remain committed to maximizing shareholders’ value and delivering superior and sustainable return, guided by our founding values of hard work, discipline and integrity.

He further stated that “As we transform our organization into a platform for enriching lives, we are providing our customers with information and access they need to thrive. We are also leveraging our brand and networks to support small businesses through free business platforms and capacity building initiatives.

GTBank has consistently played a leading role in Africa’s banking industry and reported the best financial ratios for a Financial Institution in the industry with a return on equity (ROE) of 31.55% and a cost to income ratio of 38.75%, evidencing the efficient management of the banks’ assets. Overall, the Bank has enshrined its position as a clear leader in the industry.

 

In due recognition of the Bank’s leading role in Africa’s banking industry, owing to its bias for world class corporate governance standards and excellent service delivery and innovation, GTBank was  recognized in 2016 as the Best Bank in Nigeria by Euromoney, Most Innovative Bank in Africa by African Investor and Best Banking Group Nigeria by World Finance Magazine.

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brexit:New poll backs Paedia express series

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brexit:New poll backs Paedia express series
By Abdulmumini Adeku,

The News Office Desk of Paedia Express Multimedia in Lagos,Nigeria which hinted the world about the fact that the British will lose so much and the fact that the nation did not take a right decision on opting out of the European Union has being proved right just like in several other cases once again.

Just recently  during the attack by the  lone wolf ,Khalid Masood  on politicians at Westminster in London in broad daylight ,this reporter again reiterated that the incident was most likely due to the crisis in the system as a result of the decisions  to go Brexit  as feelers suggested that there was a lot of grumbling in the system with riots in some parts of Britain.

But a new poll by research giants:You Gov is now saying that there is os much to  worry in the future for Britain afterall.

If you disbelieve then check Paedia Express reports titled:brexit:U.K. to lose vital war Arsenal in Clydebank,Scotland written and published on the blogspot :www.enmpaediaexpress.blogspot.com on the 21st  September,2016

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Majority of British voters believe Brexit was wrong decision, poll finds

Figures reveal 45 per cent of electorate oppose leaving the EU

• Lucy Pasha-Robinson

45 per cent of the 1,590 surveyed said they thought Brexit was the wrong decision PA Archive/PA Images

A majority of British voters believe Brexit was the wrong decision, according to a new poll taken 10 days after Theresa May called a snap election. 

The YouGov/Times survey found 43 per cent of voters believe Britain was right to vote to leave the EU. 

However, 45 per cent of the 1,590 surveyed said they thought it was the wrong decision. 

David Cameron claims he rid UK politics of poison by holding Brexit vote

It comes just days after YouGov found 44 per cent of people opposed leaving the EU, while the same percentage supported Brexit. The change points to falling support for the move, which was officially launched with the triggering of Article 50 last month. 

The percentage of people who do not know has remained steady at 12 per cent since 10 January.

The figures found opposition to Brexit to be at a record high, at a crucial time for the Government.

Ms May justified the 8 June election by saying the Conservatives were unified in their vision of Brexit, but Westminster was not, and that she needed a mandate to press ahead with two years of negotiations.

It comes as the Prime Minister achieved record-high approval ratings, and polls show she is destined to win an even larger majority in Parliament.

Her critics and members of opposing parties have derided her decision to hold another election as an opportunistic move, designed to crush the opposition.

At recent campaign events, Ms May has urged voters to opt for a “strong and stable government” and has refused to participate in televised debates, despite a petition calling for her participation reaching more than 115,000 signatures. 

FINN ELECTIONS RECENTLY AS RELAYED TO THE NEWS OFFICE DESK OF PAEDIA EXPRESS BY FINN JOURNALIST:TIMO SIPOLA

Finland goes to the polls on Sunday to elect Councillors in nearly 300 municipalities across the country. We'll have all the latest news and results throughout the day on this live blog.

Image: Timo Jaakonaho / Lehtikuva

klo 00:23: We're wrapping things up here, but we've posted a lot of the reaction and news over on our main article. The big story, of course, is that Jan Vapaavuori carried his National Coalition Party to an election victory, gathering nearly 30,000 votes--more than any other candidate in the country. Here's a taste of what the main figures had to say for themselves:
"The number of votes is so overwhelming that it's humbling. Of course it's clear that the mayoral race is also influencing the election result," Vapaavuori said.
"Among the big parties, the SDP is one of the few to have maintained support over 19 percent in successive elections," party leader and ex-union man Antti Rinne said of the results.
"We've had a clear policy to criticise the government for spending cuts and tax policies that increase inequality," Leftist leader Li Andersson told Yle.
You can read the whole story here.

klo 22:22: Yle's election forecast has been publihsed, and it suggests that the National Coalition Party is set to emerge as the biggest party. The forecast does come with a health warning, however: as turnout is higher than last time, and vote-counting is slower, than before, the forecast is much less certain than usual. The forecasted final vote tallies are:
SDP: 19.2%
NCP: 20.4%
Centre: 17.6%
Greens: 13.6%
Left: 8.9%
Finns: 8.2%
SPP: 4.9%
CD: 4.1%
Other: 3.2%

We've updated our story with quotes from Finns Party figures Timo Soini and Jussi Halla-aho:
"Politics is such that when you've been in 17 elections and won 16, the day will come when you don't win anymore. That day was today," he declared.
Halla-aho was guarded in his response to the early returns, however he acknowledged that even those results defied his expectations.
"At this stage the results are weaker than I would have expected," he told Yle.
However he noted that it would be foolhardy to forecast the final results on the basis of the early count. He said that he hoped the party would recover lost ground as the vote count proceeded, especially in Helsinki, where the party appeared to be lagging behind.

klo 20:45: Our story has the latest vote tallies, updated every 20-30 minutes. For more up-to-the-minute numbers check the Justice Ministry's website (in English) or Yle's own results service (Finnish only).
Current results show advance votes and some of the votes cast today. Traditionally older people tend to vote in advance, with young voters turning up on the day.

klo 20:19: SDP leader Antti Rinne is beaming from ear to ear right now, as his party leads in preliminary results.

klo 20:17: Green Party leader Ville Niinistö thanks the party faithful for what looks like a decent election result, with 10.3 percent of the vote nationwide.

klo 20:11: Preliminary results show big losses for the Finns Party compared to both the 2015 parliamentary election and the last municipal elections in 2012. Here's our initial results story:
Preliminary results in Finland's local elections suggest the co-ruling Finns Party has lost a big chunk of support since the last parliamentary election in 2015, when the party polled 17.7 percent of the vote. The party is struggling to match the 12.3 percent it recorded in the last local elections in 2012, with nearly half of the expected votes counted.
You can see up to the minute results on national and local levels here.

klo 19:36: Yle's television coverage is underway on TV1.Here are the final preparations:

Anni Sinnemäki (left) and Jan Vapaavuori were the two leading candidates to become mayor of Helsinki.

klo 18:46: One big prize on offer in tonight's elections is the post of mayor of Helsinki. The parties have agreed that the group with the most votes in the city will have their candidate installed as mayor, and the polls indicated the race will be a straight fight between the Green Party's Anni Sinnemäki and the National Coalition's Jan Vapaavuori.

klo 16:59: And here's our story on the difficulties with electronic voter registers in up to 15 municipalities:

Finnish voters have to pick a candidate and write their number on their ballot paper.

Several voters found themselves in an unexpected pickle when they turned up to vote in local government elections Sunday morning. The country’s central electronic voter register informed officials that some people had already cast a ballot, although they argued that they had not.
It later emerged that the misinformation came from a glitch in the electronic voter register, which has been used in elections since the turn of the millennium.
According to the Justice Ministry, which supervises elections in Finland, officials encountered problems with the electronic system in 10 or 15 municipalities across the country. Two electoral officials told Yle that some voters became upset when they were forced to wait for the problem to be solved.
In Nakkila in the Satakunta region of southwest Finland, it took 15 minutes to sort out the glitch, during which time voters left the polling station. Local government officials were then forced to call voters in an effort to get them to return to the polls.
"We have had many dress rehearsals, and even advance voting went off without any problems. The problems began today," said Annika Rauma, secretary of the Central Election Commission in Kaustinen in central Ostrobothnia.

klo 16:30: We're getting reports that between 10 and 15 municipalities had difficulties with the electronic election register they use to keep track of voters. During the outage some voters were inaccurately told they had already voted, and left the polling station. Officials are urging any voters turned away due to technical difficulties to go back to their polling station to vote.
More on this story as we get it.

klo 14:49: Yle is reporting that counting of advance votes has already begun. Those votes should be counted by the time polls close at 8pm, allowing preliminary results to be published almost instantaneously.

klo 13:15: "Election coffees" or vaalikahvit are a peculiar Finnish tradition in which voters celebrate democracy by going for a coffee and something sweet after they've cast their vote. Social media is of course the number one forum for posting photos of your meals, and here's a selection of Finnish Instagram users' election coffees.

klo 13:10: The polls are open in Finland's municipal elections, with voters flocking to the polls. Here's our story on election day, which is actually the final day of voting--many Finns have already cast their ballots in advance.
Over 26 percent of eligible voters – or 1.1 million people – have already cast their vote in advance voting, which took place in Finland from 29 March to 1 April. Election researcher Sami Borg from the University of Tampere predicts that the voting percentage may climb past 60 percent this year, up from the 2012 election turnout of 58.3 percent.