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The Unity In Edo House Of Assembly, A Reflection Of A common Principle -Hon Okiye
By HENRY BALOGUN
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Mbeki To Query Mugabe’s Ministry Allocation
JOHANNESBURG - President Robert Mugabe’s allocation of key ministries to his party will be discussed when former South African president Thabo Mbeki meets Monday with Zimbabwe’s political leaders, Mbeki’s spokesman said.
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...Zimbabwe Opposition Condemns Mugabe
HARARE - Zimbabwe’s outraged opposition accused President Robert Mugabe of killing off a power-sharing deal on Sunday after he unilaterally handed key ministries to his own party.
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Palestinian Leaders Call For Reconciliation
DAMASCUS - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said yesterday the rift between his mainstream Palestinian faction and archrival Hamas must end. The Hamas leader, meanwhile, said the time is right for reconciliation.
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N/Korea Off US Blacklist After Nuke Inspection Deal
WASHINGTON - After North Korea relented on nuclear inspection demands, the U.S. on Saturday erased from a terrorism blacklist the communist country President Bush once branded part of an “axis of evil.”br />
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European Leaders Meet On Financial Meltdown
PARIS - European leaders were due in Paris yesterday for a summit that would mark their last chance to hammer out a coordinated financial rescue package before their panic-stricken stock markets reopen. Full Story
Developing Countries Feeling Fallout From Meltdown
WASHINGTON - Searching for ways to tackle the unfolding economic crisis, global finance ministers are turning attention to the fallout in developing countries and poor nations.
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Edo Guber Election: Appeal Court adjourns for judgment
By THOMPSON ERHOMONSELE
BENNIN CITY ––The Appeal Court sitting in Benin City yesterday adjourned for ruling at a date to be communicated to the parties in the appeal filed by Edo State Governor, Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor.
Reps Speaker seeks probe of State, LG accounts
ABUJA - The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Dimeji Bankole, has called on the EFCC to beam its search light on unspent funds from state and local governments across the federation..
Power Probe:
OBJ rejects
report
ABUJA - Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has rejected the report of the House of Representatives Committee on Power, saying its conclusion contained unsubstantiated allegations.
We’ll reposition police - Osayande
By MONDAY OISE/OSAMUYIMEN JOSHUA
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RECEPTION: Edo State Governor, Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor (left), with Prince Solomon Aguele, former PDP Chairman, Edo State during a reception for the Governor by Esan Youth Coalition which took place at Ambrose Alli Hall, Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area recently. Photo: LUCKY AGIE.
UNICEF advises Nigerians on diarrhoea
ABUJA - Hand washing with soap has been scientifically proven to reduce by 44 per cent diarrhoea morbidity globally, the UNICEF said yesterday in Abuja .
2008 pilgrimage to Israel:Pilgrims Board begins screening
BENIN CITY – Ahead of the November 15, 2008 proposed departure date for Edo State Christian pilgrims to Israel, the state Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board yesterday commenced screening of intending pilgrims.
LAGOS - The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has accepted to dialogue with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the need for Registrars to deposit the electronic registers of shareholders with the Central Securities Clearing Systems (CSCS).
World Bank Launches New South-South Initiative
LAGOS - Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Ghana, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has commended Union Bank of Nigeria PLC for its immense contributions to the socio-economic development of Nigeria, describing the Bank as an economic engine-room of the nation.
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Soludo Explains Crunch In Capital Market
ABUJA - The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) , Professor Chukwuma Soludo has said that the dwindling fortune of Nigeria’a Capital Market was as a result of divestment by institutional investors.
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Union Bank Offer Put On Hold
LAGOS - Investors bracing up for the proposed public offer of Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) Plc may just have to wait a little longer as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is delaying in approving the necessary documents submitted by the bank for the fund raising
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Aero Acquires Another Aircraft
LAGOS - Aero Contractor Airlines has taken delivery of another Boeing 737-500 aircraft, the second in a month, just as it won the Best Security and Safety Conscious Airline in Nigeria and Central Africa Region award.
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NSE To
Appraise 15 Requests For IPO
LAGOS - Quotations committee of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has met to consider applications from 15 companies that had notified the Council of the Exchange of their intentions to raise funds from the capital market.
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ASSBIFI Issues Fresh Threat To Banks
LAGOS - The Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) has threatened to clamp down on banks that prevent employees from joining unions. ASSBIFI National President, Mr. Sanni Lasisi, said this at the maiden celebration of the “World Decent Work Day in Nigeria “ in Lagos.
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Safeguarding Your Family From Infidelity And Polygamy
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Polygamy, a kind of marriage in which a man marries more than one wife is gradually taking different forms.
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Harmonious Cities
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QUEENNETH AIKHIONBARE
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Recently,
Edo State
celebrated the World Habitat Day with the rest of the world. This year’s theme which was tagged Harmonious Cities, was geared towards creating awareness, |
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Time To Move Nigeria Forward
WE are living in a world of uncertainties where active philosophies of today will become obsolete concepts of tomorrow. |
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When Nations Kill Their Own
By Gareth Evans
| At the height of the bloody suppression by the Burma (Myanmar) regime of protesting monks last year, the heated question was whether the international community |
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Need To Strengthen The NYSC
ONE legacy that has endured in the last three decades in Nigeria, is the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) scheme.
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EDOS CELEBRATE WITH OSUNBOR AT 57. -NEWS
Na so!
Na who know the value of Kola-nut dem dey give kola-nut as gift.
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