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9th March, 2019 Guber Elections, Kerosene for Votes in Abia State.

In apparent bid to buy voters for Saturday’s governorship election, Abia State governor Okezie Ikpeazu is reportedly providing “free” kerosene to residents(allegedly).

The governor has also ordered state employees to attend a meeting by 12 noon today and come along with their permanent voter cards (PVC), reports say.

Abia State civil servants were reportedly sent the following message:

“Plse be informed that the Gov in Company of the HOS will be visiting All Civil Servants in Abia at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Secretariat on Wednesday 6th March,2019 by 12:00 Noon,come with your PVC.Inform any staff you can remember and have the contact (sic).”

It is believed the governor will, at the reported meeting, intimidate or induce (with money) voters into choosing him come March 9.

An Ikpeazu-branded tanker was, also on Wednesday, spotted distributing kerosene to potential voters in Umunkpeyi.

Some residents who received the domestic fuel said it was not free as Ikpeazu would be expecting them to repay in votes come Saturday.

“But I am happy to receive this kerosene and still vote my conscience on March 9,” said, a resident and mother of two.

“All we want is a governor who can give us an economy in which no one would have to share kerosene during election period, and Governor Ikpeazu does not seem to be that governor.

“We need change,” she said.

Appeal Court takes final decision on PDP, Atiku’s access to INEC electoral materials

A three-man panel of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja on Wednesday granted presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubajar access to all materials used in the presidential elections.

The decision was made after the panel heard the ex-parte motion filed by Atiku Abubakar, seeking an order granting them access to inspect the electoral materials used for the February 23 polls.

Suijnight's blog recalls that Atiku had demanded that materials used for the February 23 presidential election be inspected.

Justice Abdul Aboki, head of the panel, in delivering its ruling ordered INEC to allow the appellant access to all electoral materials to enable him file and maintain an electoral petition, Channels Tv reports.

However, the court refused prayers 3 to 5 which sort for scanning and forensic audit, stating that a forensic audit does not fall under the terms envisaged by section 151 of the Electoral Act.

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Nigeria Maintains Oil-Revenue Forecast Despite Output Decline.

Nigeria Maintains Oil-Revenue Forecast Despite Output Decline
Nigeria assumes 2016 crude output of 2.2m b/d at $38/barrel
Buhari signed record 6.1-trillion naira budget last week
Nigeria maintained revenue forecast for this year’s budget based on daily oil production of 2.2 million barrels despite output falling over the past month, reaching a 20 year low currently.

The government of Africa’s biggest economy is keeping price assumptions at $38 per barrel, Budget Minister Udoma Udo Udoma told reporters in the capital, Abuja, on Thursday.

Nigeria recently dropped to second place behind Angola as Africa’s largest oil producer following a resurgence in militant attacks and leaks in the nation’s oil-producing Niger River delta region. Damages inflicted on oil infrastructure run by companies including Chevron Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell Plc have “massively diminished” income, according to oil minister Ibe Kachikwu who said Thursday production was standing at 1.4 million barrels per day.

Budget minister Udoma presented details of Nigeria’s biggest ever budget of 6.1 trillion naira that President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law last week. The budget gap, equivalent to 2.14 percent of gross domestic product, will be plugged with foreign and domestic borrowing. “The 2016 budget will be supported by other fiscal, monetary, trade and investment policy actions that will facilitate accelerated growth and sustainable development,” Udoma said.

Nigeria’s revenue is estimated at 3.85 trillion naira and corporate tax at 1.88 trillion naira in this year’s spending plan, Udoma said.

Growth of Nigeria’s economy already reeling from a drop in crude prices is forecast by the International Monetary Fund at 2.3 percent this year.

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Victor Moses Scores to equal scores for Chelsea against PSG

Thibaut Courtois was the hero in Charlotte, scoring the winning penalty and saving two of PSG’s in the shoot-out following an exciting 1-1 draw in normal time.
The goalkeeper kept out spot-kicks from Jean-Christophe Bahebeck and Thiago Silva before blasting the 14th and final penalty into the top corner, handing the English Champions the victory against the French champions.
In normal time it was Victor Moses who cancelled out Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s opener. The Swede fired home a rebound midway through a first half mostly dominated by the Parisians.
Chelsea were much improved after the break and deservedly levelled when Cesc Fabregas expertly picked out a fine Moses run, whose subsequent close-range volley was crisp and clinical. Falcao then came on for his first appearance in a Chelsea shirt and impressed. He was also one of six Chelsea players to score their penalty having stepped up first.
The starting line-up included the back four that began so many games together last season, and behind them, as Jose Mourinho had promised, was Begovic. Cesar Azpilicueta completed 90 minutes for the second game running. As in New Jersey, Moses began out wide, while there were first starts of the summer for Nemanja Matic, Eden Hazard and Diego Costa.
PSG’s team had plenty of familiar faces, none more so than David Luiz. Ibrahimovic captained.
PSG had two penalty appeals waved away in 30 seconds after Cesar Azpilicueta became the game’s first booking, and with the Blues seemingly still rattled at the back Verratti ghosted in unmarked but scooped an impudent effort wide.
The French side’s good period continued when Augustin stole a march on Ivanovic behind our defence. There he went eye to eye with Begovic, who had shown another important goalkeeping attribute by racing off his line alert to the danger. The Bosnian’s big frame blocked the shot.
He had one more bit of work to do before the interval, stretching low to his left to divert a Moura daisy cutter wide of the post.
Three fresh Chelsea faces came out for the second half, and one, Begovic’s replacement Courtois, was immediately in the action, gathering a shot from PSG sub Thiago Motta at the second attempt. Kurt Zouma and Ramires were the other newcomers.
The occasionally fractious nature of the game continued when Adrien Rabiot and Aurier went into the book for bad tackles on Hazard and Diego Costa respectively. The striker pounced on a loose Paris pass and picked out Fabregas whose shot was blocked; Moses following up fired wide.
Those same two players linked up to perfection moments later, however. It was Fabregas with the cross, perfectly weighted, and Moses with the movement and confident first-time volleyed finish that brought the equaliser. The winger’s celebration was as spectacular as the link-up play that preceded it!
Five minutes later the Chelsea supporters in the Bank of America Stadium had reason to roar almost as loudly as they did for the goal when Falcao was introduced.
The Colombian was immediately involved, impressively winning possession back and finding fellow sub Loic Remy. His shot was low and hard and needed saving. Not long after, with Chelsea now well on top and looking dangerous with every attack, Falcao had an effort of his own blocked. The chance was created thanks to his good movement in the box.
Two other South Americans introduced by Mourinho then linked up to good effect as Oscar from deep picked out Juan Cuadrado’s penetrative run. He opted not to shoot having raced clear and the opportunity passed.
Penalties loomed. The closest either side came to preventing them was in stoppage time when PSG’s Christopher Nkunku stung Courtois’ palms with a long-ranger. But penalties it was.
Falcao and Azpilicueta got Chelsea up and running confidently but with PSG scoring their first three spot-kicks Cuadrado’s subsequent miss could have proved decisive.
Instead Courtois denied Bahebeck and so on the shoot-out went. Five more penalties – including Remy, Oscar and Willian for Chelsea – were scored, before Courtois seized the initiative. First he kept out Thiago Silva’s effort with ease, then smashed his own shot into the roof of the net, as though taking a goal-kick. It was an emphatic end to an enjoyable encounter.