Riches of HIS Grace

Ephisians 1 : 6 – 9

The important thing that sustains Christians is GRACE.

When Grace comes, many other things, like riches accompany it.

There is nothing that helps like grace. Why did other people try out something but failed? It’s because of grace that you succeeded where others failed.

God says that HIS grace is here. HE said that HIS grace is sufficient. A man with grace doesn’t suffer or struggle alone. Anything he does, grace steps in. Grace is accompanied by salvation. Know that if one misses salvation, which is totally free, the person will be speechless in the presence of GOD.

Titus 2 : 11

“For the grace of GOD has brought salvation to all”. But is salvation found with everyone?

Are you saved?

No matter how bad it is, when heaven come, salvation gets ushered in. Paul testified that he used to be a killer, but salvation came to him and he was saved.

-        Grace gives way to favour.

Look at Mary the mother of Jesus. The Angel confirmed that she was favoured. Nothing profits men as the grace of GOD, for it gives way to favour.

Look at Esther. Even in strange land with over 120 villages in the province, she got favoured to become the queen. The former queen was filled with pride. Are you aware of the fact that “He resists the proud but gives grace to the humble”?  From now on, humble yourself that you may be uplifted. Through humility, the day of upliftment came to Esther. The grace was before Esther. Have you asked, who would have recommended Esther for that position, as poor as she was?

Look at the Jews, GOD used the same Esther to liberate them.

Your status or beauty is not important here, all we need is Jesus in your life. Esther remembered grace that lifted her from dust to throne. She fasted. Then, prayers broke protocols.

Where your strength ends, grace will take over.

-        Gift of the Holy Ghost.

Spiritual gifts.  In Acts, it was recorded that the same Peter that denied Jesus Christ preached with boldness, after the reception of Holy Spirit.

GOD Bless you.

Abuja to Host Next CAF Gala Awards

ABUJA, Nigeria's Capital will host the next Confederation of African Football (CAF) awards gala dinner.

The event, the biggest of such gathering in the African football calendar, is scheduled for January 7.

It will be returning a year after it was held in Lagos.

During the event, footballers, coaches, teams and officials who distinguished themselves during the ongoing year will be honoured.

The biggest accolade will be the African Player of the Year and African Player of the Year (Based in Africa).

The winner will be decided by votes of the Coaches or Technical Directors of the National Associations affiliated to CAF.

The nominees for the African Player of the Year are André Ayew (Ghana & Swansea), Aymen Abdennour (Tunisia, Valencia), Mudather Eltaib Ibrahim 'Karika' (Sudan, El Hilal) and Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Roma).

Others nominated are Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon, Borussia Dortmund), Sadio Mané (Senegal, Southampton), Serge Aurier (Cote d'Ivoire, Paris Saint Germain), Sofiane Feghouli (Algeria, Valencia), Yacine Brahimi ( Algeria, Porto) and Yaya Touré (Cote d'Ivoire,Manchester City (reigning).

nominated for the African Player of the - Year Based in Africa are Abdeladim Khadrouf (Morocco, Moghreb Tetouan), Baghdad Bounedjah ( Algeria, Etoile du Sahel), Felipe Ovono (Equatorial Guinea, Orlando Pirates) and Kermit Erasmus (South Africa, Orlando Pirates).

Mbwana Aly Samatta (Tanzania, TP Mazembe), Mohamed Meftah ( Algeria, USM Alger), Mudather Eltaib Ibrahim 'Karika' (Sudan, El Hilal), Robert Kidiaba Muteba ( DR Congo, TP Mazembe), Roger Assalé (Cote d'Ivoire, TP Mazembe) and Zineddine Ferhat (Algeria, USM Alger) are also nominated.

All Africa

Diezani: EFCC seizes associates’ bullet-proof cars

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has seized bullet-proof vehicles, huge cash and jewellery from five prominent Nigerians fingered in the money laundering allegation against former Petroleum Resources Minister Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke.

EFCC and its British counterpart, National Crime Agency (NCA), are probing the suspects for allegedly conniving with Alison-Madueke to commit the crime, it was learnt yesterday.

The former minister was arrested in London on October 2 for alleged money laundering, bribery and corruption.

EFCC has restricted the movement of the ”high-profile” suspects to Nigeria, pending the conclusion of investigation.

Some of them may be extradited to the United Kingdom (UK), if the former minister is going to face trial.According to investigation, EFCC is still searching the companies and homes of more suspects linked with the former minister, following fresh clues.

Most of the areas under surveillance are in Abuja and Lagos.

A top source said: ‘’It is too early to declare whether they are guilty or not. But in line with international best practices, the EFCC has invoked the assets forfeiture clause in its Act to seize some choice bullet-proof vehicles, huge cash and jewellery from these suspects.

‘’The movement of the affected suspects has also been restricted to Nigeria pending the conclusion of investigation.

‘’The case at hand involves a high-net worth syndicate with tentacles across the strata of the society. But we are already cracking the investigation.’’

Asked if the suspects will be tried in Nigeria, the source added: ‘’It is uncertain or remote because the NCA has initiated a process in the UK, we will not want to duplicate the process.

‘’ If necessary, some of the suspects might be extradited to the UK for trial. This depends on NCA because EFCC is only collaborating with the agency.’’

It was learnt that some NCA officials are in the country to work with EFCC on the case.
A source said: ‘’Some officials of the NCA are in the country for collaboration with the EFCC on this investigation of the allegations against the ex-minister.

‘’The EFCC has more knowledge of the terrain than the NCA in tracking down some of these suspects.’’
Neither the EFCC nor the NCA was willing to speak on record last night.

Alison-Madueke and four others have been under investigation. On October 2, they appeared before the NCA team in the UK.

The names of the four remaining suspects are being kept under wraps in ‘’order not to jeopardise investigation.’’
 

 

 

The Nation

NNPC sells 35% crude for its use – NEITI

Out of the 445,000 barrels of crude oil allocated daily to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, the firm sells about 35 per cent (155,750bpd) to meet its own needs, the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative has said.

According to NEITI, crude oil allocation to the NNPC should be reduced since the country’s refineries are performing far below expectation.

 

The agency’s out-going Executive Secretary, who is a minister-designate of the Federal Government, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this during the handing-over event at the organisation’s headquarters in Abuja as yesterday.

Crude oil price on Tuesday, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria, was $48.61 per barrel. If the NNPC exports about 155,750bpd (35 per cent) of its crude allocation for its own account, it means that the corporation may be spending about $7.56m or N1.5bn daily to meet its private needs.

Ahmed said, “We need to address the issue of domestic crude allocation. The domestic crude allocated to the NNPC is supposed to be used for local refining in our four refineries. But the refineries, over time, have been operating far below their refining capacities. May be there is a little improvement now, but it is very far below their total capacities; it is not yet up to 20 per cent.

“And the national oil company ends up going into swap agreements, oil processing agreements, using our crude oil and sending it to refineries outside our country so that the refined products come to Nigeria. My advice is that we should reduce the amount of crude oil that we allocate to the NNPC. Because when the crude oil is allocated, 20, 28 or even 30 per cent is refined and about 30 to 35 per cent of it is exported for NNPC’s own account.

“So, if we reduce what we allocate to the NNPC based on its refining capacity, you will encourage more capacity development for the refineries themselves. In the past, the revenue from the sale of domestic crude oil served as the major means of financing the NNPC’s operations. So, if we reduce that, the NNPC will have to look for some other ways to finance its operations and therefore it will be forced to become more efficient.”

Ahmed stated that Nigeria also needed to vigorously review and examine the management of fuel subsidy, stressing that it was open knowledge that the scheme had been fraught with corruption and was simply a drain on the economy.

Although she admitted that subsidy on petrol was a kind of service, which the country should provide tothe citizens, Ahmed was quick to state that the scheme had not served the interest of the majority of Nigerians.

Punch

Why EFCC Declared Ex-Pension Chief Maina Wanted

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday declared the former Pension Reform Task Team’s Chairman, Mr. Abdulrsheed Maina, wanted.

A statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said Maina is wanted for his alleged role in the fraudulent biometric contracts through which he and former Head of Service Steve Oronsaye and two others allegedly mismanaged over N2 billion of pension funds.

The statement said: “Maina was on July 21, 2015 charged alongside Oronsaye , Osarenkhoe Afe and Fredrick HamiltonbGlobal Services Limited before a Federal High Court on a 24-count charge bordering on procurement fraud and obtaining by false pretence.
“While Oronsaye and two others were in court and pleaded not guilty to the charge, Maina had been at large.

“However on July 21 when the court heard the bail applications of the accused persons, Maina through his counsel, Esther Uzoma, told the court that he was not at large, claiming that the EFCC had never invited him.
 
“Consequently, EFCC counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, pleaded with the court to prevail on the accused’s counsel to produce Maina in court as the commission had no clues as to his whereabouts.

“The court granted Rotimi’s prayers. Yet Maina continued to shun court proceedings, leaving the commission with no option than to declare him wanted.

“Indeed, since the commission filed charges against Maina, more damning evidence have emerged on how the ebullient former Pension Task Team boss siphoned pension funds using secret accounts in a new generation bank in Abuja.

“Two officers of the bank were quizzed two weeks ago. Commission’s sources said they made damning revelations of several opaque transactions through which Maina allegedly lined his pockets at the expense of thousands of hapless pensioners.”

The commission implored anyone with information on Maina’s whereabouts to contact any of its offices in Lagos, Abuja, Gombe, Kano, Port Harcourt and Enugu or report at the nearest police station.

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Do You Believe You Need Money to Make Money?

Top of the day to you.

 

How are you today? Be expectant!

I believe it is your turn to succeed like never before.

 

We have grown with a popular saying: You Need Money to Make Money! What is your take on this? Do you believe you need money to make money?

 

For me, I disagree on that. Why? Because money is not necessarily the first thing you need to make money. As a matter of fact, such thinking shuts down our minds from seeing possibilities.

 

Many people over the ages have succeeded phenomenally and achieved their goals, without money.

 

No wonder the children of Israel perished in the desert. Why?

Lack of Vision!

 

What you need most is not money at first, you need vision.

You need courage to do what your vision says. Be passionate about it. And unseen forces will come to your rescue.

 

 

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