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  • 7 – 2016-07-26 22:26:18 –

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that it has been compelled to further postpone the conduct of the suspended National and State Legislative elections in Rivers state, earlier tentatively scheduled for Saturday, 30th July 2016, due to recorded cases of violence, intimidation and a general atmosphere of fear in some areas where the […]
  • 2 – 2016-07-26 22:26:12 –

    Hon. Momoh Jimoh Lawal, the Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly has resigned from the office on Tuesday Lawal, who was the front man of the G-15 group of lawmakers, dropped his letter of resignation to the clerk of the House on Tuesday. The letter reads: “We are all aware of the needless […]
  • What The Sudden Spike In The TED-Spread Really Means

    Historically, blowing out short-term funding rates, whether measured by the TED Spread (the difference between LIBOR and 3 month TSYs), or the 3 month FRA-OIS spread, have been an indicator of funding stress and heightened systemic risk. This had been the case as long as 2010, around the time of the first Greek bailout, when […]
  • “Too Simple” Energy-Economy Models Give Misleading Answers

    Submitted by Gail Tverberg via Our Finite World blog, Does it make a difference if our models of energy and the economy are overly simple? I would argue that it depends on what we plan to use the models for. If all we want to do is determine approximately how many years in the future […]
  • Dead ‘Market’ Walking: Chinese Stock Volatility Crashes Near Record Lows

    When Chinese authorities took over the day-to-day management and support of their collapsing stock market in August 2015, it was not just volume that died. From over 110, short-term volatility in China’s major stock market – Shanghai Composite – has collapsed to single-digits this week. This is among the least volatile period in the index’s […]
  • Might The Donald Be Good For Peace?

    Submitted by Brian Cloughley (former deputy head of UN military mission in Kashmir) via Strategic-Culture.org, Donald Trump is erratic. We all know that. It is insulting to assert, in the words of Britain’s new Foreign Secretary, the erratic Boris Johnson, that he is «frankly unfit to hold the office of President of the United States», but he’s certainly unpredictable […]Read More
  • “We Live In A Dystopic, Orwellian Ball Of Crazy”

    Alt-Market’s Brandon Smith points out an interesting synopsis video by Melissa Dykes on the ever growing weirdness that is our world in 2016. Make no mistake, Smith reminds, humanity is being put into a state of constant vertigo; a psychological daze meant to keep us completely distracted from the reality that our cultural collapse is […]
  • Assange: “A Lot More Material” Will Be Released

    One month ago, when Wikileaks’ Julian Assange told ITV’s Richard Peston that he would publish “enough evidence” to indict Hillary Clinton, few took him seriously. And while Hillary has not been indicted – yet – last Friday’s leak has already managed to wreak havoc and has led to revelations of cronyism and collusion within the […]Read More
  • Judge Rules Bitcoin Isn’t Money Because It “Can’t be Hidden Under A Mattress”

    Submitted by Everett Numbers via TheAntiMedia.org, In a landmark decision, a Florida judge dismissed charges of money laundering against a Bitcoin seller on Monday following expert testimony showing state law did not apply to the cryptocurrency. Michell Espinoza was charged with three felony charges related to money laundering in 2014, but what appears to have […]
  • Bill Clinton Makes The Case For The Best ‘Darn Change-Maker’ He’s Met

    That Old Hoss Hillbilly Lawyer from Hope Arkansas still got the ‘orics ….    William Jefferson Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III; August 19, 1946) is an American politician who was the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Clinton was previously Governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and 1983 to […]
  • Dalung To Send Flight Tickets To Foreign-Based Athletes This Week

    Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Dalung To Send Flight Tickets To Foreign-Based Athletes This Week The Ministry of Youths and Sports on Monday in Abuja said it would later this week send flight tickets to foreign-based athletes billed for the Rio Olympic Games. This is according to a statement by Nneka Ikem-Anibeze, the Special […]