KUNAL DESHMUKH: (WITH) THE LOINS OF PUNs & JABs..!!!

Oh dear! Excuse the typo error. I meant the Lions of Punjab since I am personally & always immensely impressed with men of courage, wisdom and vision. Somehow my title went into sounding into an innuendo.  I will choose the liberty of thinking that perhaps those with a sense of humour would enjoy this inconsequential comedy of errors!Infact, I do think that I posses a rather healthy and liberal sense of humour. What is life without a hearty laugh and comical twists of absurd yet funny incidents? Pick up the newspaper and it will tickle...

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Sahara Sebi - Imagine

Sahara VS Sebi Let’s Imagine! Imagine Charlie Chaplin not being the legendary comedian that he was. Or Arnold Swarzeneger not the action icon we all know him as. Imagine Sachin Tendulkar not being the celebrated cricketer but a regular 9 to 5 school teacher or if electricity was never invented. What would it be like if Newton had never discovered the Law of Gravity or Einstein had not made those elaborate inventions? What if Elvis continued driving...

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MEDIA STATEMENT - Honourable Asot Michael M.P.

MEDIA STATEMENT “On Thursday, April 3, 2014 several persons and I exercised our constitutional and democratic rights to attend a public rally, organized by the United Progressive Party (UPP) in Fort Road. “There are many other Parliamentarians to include Messrs Harold Lovell and Chandlah Codrington who have both, in the past, attended Labour Party public rallies. We always welcomed them because we believe that there was much to learn from our speakers. The UPP parliamentarians on the other hand have failed to demonstrate this level of maturity...

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Asot Michael - The Political Profile

Every now and then, the political landscape in our island democracies is visited by a rare breed of politician who epitomizes the spirit of service above self, who devotedly places his possessions at the disposal of those in need, who “walks with kings but never loses the common touch”, and who gets things done by “keeping his head about him” even as others are “losing theirs and blaming it on him”. Honourable Asot Michael has come up with the...

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Dangote, Zenith Bank, Quits Aviation to Invest in Kenya

Dangote Cement, Zenith Banks Plc, and Quits Aviation along with its global partner, Execujet, have expressed their desire to invest in Kenya. This emerged at the weekend during President Goodluck Jonathan’s three-day visit to the East African country. During an investment forum held in Nairobi, Kenya, the three companies pledged their commitment to invest in the Kenyan economy through their chief executive officers. Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, who was on the president's entourage, was said to have committed $400 million (N64...

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FCMB Group Plc reports N18.2bn Profit beforeTax in 2013, up 12% from Prior Year and Dividend of 30k per share

FCMB Group Plc has released its financials for the year ended December 31, 2013reporting a profit before tax (PBT) of N18.2billion, up 12% from prior year.  The group also returned to dividend payment, with proposed dividend of 30kobo/share. The Group reported improved earnings growth in 2013, in spite of the challenging regulatory environment. Net revenue rose 16% to N84.2billion over prior year.  Successful execution of retail strategy, growth of bancassurance and FinBank merger synergies provided necessary revenue growth impetus. The...

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Asot Michael – The Anti-Corruption Mission

Corruption is found in the government when instead of thinking about the interests of the citizens as a whole, the members of the government are chiefly interested in promoting their own selfish interests. Corruption is found in both public and private organizations and everyone starting from the clerk to the Managing Director of a company is corrupt in a way or the other. The clerk takes small bribes from the people who visit the office so that their work is finished early than the others who are waiting in a queue. Parents offer bribes in...

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FCMB (UK) Limited commences Commercial Banking Operations in London

First City Monument Bank Limited announced it has commenced commercial banking operations at its London subsidiary, FCMB (UK) Limited, following approval by the regulatory authorities in late 2013 to begin wholesale deposit taking for businesses and corporate organisations. These activities represent an expansion of its existing stock broking and corporate finance activities, which commenced in2009. A statement by the bank said, FCMB (UK) Limited...

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