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Gov Oshiomhole’s Inaugural Speech

The Dawn Of A New Era In Edo State

 

BEING AN ADDRESS BY COMRADE ADAMS ALIYU OSHIOMHOLE AT HIS INAUGURATION AS GOVERNOR OF EDO STATE, ON WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER, 2008, AT SAMUEL OGBEMUDIA STADIUM, BENIN CITY.
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International

ADefiant Congo Rebels Stage Rally In Captured Town

 

RUTSHURU, Congo (Reuters) – Tutsi rebels staged a rally in a captured eastern Congolese town on Saturday in a show of strength and defiance after an offensive against government forces over the past month.

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Bush Blasts ‘illegitimate Mugabe

LIMA – US President George W. Bush on Saturday denounced Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s “illegitimate regime” and called for a new government that would represent the will of the country’s people.

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Medical Aid Resumes Behind Congolese Rebel Lines

GOMA, Congo – The distribution of medical aid to 40,000 people trapped behind a rapidly changing front line in eastern Congo has resumed after last week’s territory grab by the rebels, an aid group said Sunday.

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Over 1,000 Melanine Babies Still In China Hospital

BEIJING (Reuters) – Over a thousand Chinese infants are still in hospital receiving treatment for kidney damage caused by tainted milk, China’s Health Ministry said on Thursday, more than two months after the scandal broke.
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China Has Accelerated Computer Espionage
- Panel

WASHINGTON – China has accelerated computer espionage attacks on the U.S. government, defense contractors and American businesses, a congressional advisory panel said Thursday.
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Stocks Fall Further After Jobless Claims Jump

NEW YORK – Fresh worries about widening unemployment added to investors’ list of concerns about the economy Thursday. The major indexes each fell more than 1.5 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which lost 135 points.

 

 

Multi-Billion Naira Legacy Fund: Reps probe non - remittance

* Summons CBN, PENCOM

By KASSIM OMOMIA
ABUJA - The non remittance of interest rates accruing to the contributory pension funds deposited in the Central Bank before the fund administrators were appointed, has irked lawmakers following which they are probing the allegation.

Benin residents decry worsening
power outages

By MIKE OSAROGIAGBON

BENIN CITY – Residents of Benin have decried what they called excruciating and worsening power outages in the city, lamenting that the situation has affected their businesses, leisure and daily activities.

Port-Harcourt Airport: FAAN gets Dec 20 ultimatum

IKEJA- The Federal Government has given the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) up till December 20 to resume full operations at the Port Harcourt International Airport.

 

NICOLD urges FG to build more dams

ABUJA - The Nigeria Committee on Large Dams (NICOLD) yesterday called on the Federal Government to build more hydro power dams to end power problems in the country.

AU warns against coup in Guinea Bissau

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau – Mutinous soldiers fought their way into the fortified residence of Guinea-Bissau’s president in a three-hour gunbattle Sunday but did not hurt the head of state, a top official said.

Woman declared wanted for poisoning 2 children

YOLA - A middle-age woman in Song town, Adamawa, has been declared wanted for allegedly killing two pupils with poison, reports say.

Communities, Mobil disagree on mou


EKET (AKWA IBOM) - Four host communities to Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) in Akwa Ibom have rejected the unilateral amendment of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) earlier signed between the oil firm and the communities.

Good Governance: Ikpoba-Okha LG boss urges councillors to unite


IDOGBO- The Chairman of Ikpoba-Okha Local Government, Hon. Itohan Osahon, has stressed the need for closer collaboration between the council’s executive and legislative arms for efficient service delivery to the people.
Other News
Inside Edo

Bishop Imasuen marks 5th anniversary

Egor LG boss bags award

National

Jigawa Retires LG Officials Over Corruption

AC Commends Judiciary Over Judgment

Alao-Akala Presents 2009 Budget To House

Fashola Expresses Satisfaction Over Sura Loading Centre

Senate Confirms Shonekan

Issues On Development

Ridding Lagos Of Illegal Structures

By TORO OLADAPO/NAN
In line with Gov. Babatunde Fashola's campaign slogan of ''Eko o ni baje'' (it shall be well with Lagos State ), the administration has lived up to expectation of positioning the state capital as a mega city.
Natural Medicine

Positive Thinking: A Skill To Relieve Stress

By CHIOMA IGWE

Whether you view a glass as half- full, or half empty can affect how long you live, so it’s time to stop negative thoughts and practice positive self-talk.
Living

‘I No Dey Collect Coins!’

By Queenneth Aikhionbare
People don't use it any more. Banks do not give it out to people any more neither do customers take it from the banks because, the need more or less does not arise. Even the beggars on the streets do not accept it any longer. It is no longer a medium of exchange in the markets, the petty trader who sells in a kiosk does not accept it either.

CONVOCATION: Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, Edo State Governor (left) in a handshake with the Chancellor, University of Benin, His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar III, Sultan of Sokoto, during the 33rd and 34th Convocation Ceremonies of the University of Benin, which took place at the weekend in Benin City. Photo: GABRIEL U. ASIKA

Observer Acting GM assures AIDS Committee

By VICTOR OMOALU/ NELSON NORMAN LIVINGSTONE
BENIN CITY – As part of its awareness campaign towards sensitizing the people on the need for them to know their HIV\AIDS status, the World AIDS Day Committee has embarked on nation-wide tour to ensure that the people become aware of their HIV/AIDS status.

Victims Of Pol Violence: Ex-Legislator set to offer legal service

By CLIFFORD AGBAJOR
BENIN CITY - A former member of Edo State House of Assembly in the botched Third Republic, Hon. (Barr.) Dele Igbinedion, has promised to offer free legal assistance to all those who suffered from violence during the 2007 elections, regardless of party affiliation in Edo State.
Sports

That Colombia/Nigeria Match: Before The Clash: Toro, Onigbinde Disagreed Over Eagles Withdrawal

Colombia Defeat Not Bad Result - Oliseh

Fashola, Eaglets To Honour Tella

Men’s Tennis Game More Interesting Than Women’s - McEnroe

ICooreman Eyes Champs League Spot

Nigerians And The Domestic League (1)

Fatigue Dealt With Us - Chukwu

NPL Scores Week 10 High

Gov Obi To Host Paralympic Medallist

... Coach Confident Of Qualifying

El-Merreikh Sign Worgu

Akwa Retain Uwua

Battersea Boxer Out Of Coma

Business

Ex-Minister Calls For Intervention In Market Crisis

LAGOS - Amb. Isaac Aluko-Olokun, a former Minister for National Planning, says that government interventions are more effective in influencing the direction of the capital market than market forces.

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Tourists Urged Nigeria To Invest Its Crude Oil Earnings

LAGOS - Some Nigerian and foreign tourists have urged the country to invest proceeds from its crude oil export on the development of infrastructure and security.

Trade Integration, Key To ECOWAS Single Currency

ABUJA - Prof. Chukuma Soludo, CBN governor has said in Abuja that trade integration was necessary if ECOWAS would realise the dream of a single currency for the sub-region..

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Hoteliers Lament Low Patronage By Carnival
Participants

ABUJA - Mr Tomi Akingbogun, President, Hotel Owners Forum, Abuja (HOFA), has in Abuja, blamed the low patronage of hotels on poor organisation of the ongoing Abuja Carnival 2008.

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Zain Promises To Assit Nigerian Youths

LAGOS - Mr Norman Moyo, Chief Marketing Officer of Zain Nigeria, has promised that the company would go the extra mile to help Nigerian youths to realise their dreams.
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Auto Dealers Appeal To LASG Over Planned Relocation

LAGOS - The Autozuma Motor Dealers Association has appealed to the Lagos State Government to reconsider its planned relocation of auto-dealers to Mowo, on the Lagos/Badagry expressway.
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Widening Of Tax Net To Check Quack
-Lawmaker

LAGOS - A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Adeola Olamilekan, has said that the widening of tax net by the government was to ensure payment of taxes by all, especially the tax evaders.
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NPA Blames Cargo Upsurge On Vessel Congestion

LAGOS - The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has said that vessel congestion in Lagos channel is due to excessive Cargoes entering the country through Lagos ports..
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Lesson

The Consequences Of Medical Negligence

By OGHENEDUO DESTINY

Medical practitioners have substantially increased the tempo of terminating lives of patients who are always in the hospitals for proper health care, following the delay and careless handlings of patients, thereby fostering and inflating death rate annually.
Living

Financial Compatibility: Till Debt Do Us Part

By Queenneth Aikhionbare
ONE in three couples are financially incompatible She might not like his friends, he can’t stand her compulsive cleaning, but it’s usually financial incompatibility that’s the clincher when it comes to couple’s relationship doubts .

 

 

Incontrovertible Truth

The Trouble With Nigeria

By Godwin Ubiaru

My experience on Tuesday, 11th March 2003 with our company driver, Mr. Godwin Irabor, along the Ijebu-Ode-Shagamu Expressway, while on an official assignment to Lagos, made me to remember the motto of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka — “To Restore The Dignity Of Man” and Professor Chinua Achebe’s book, “The Problem With Nigeria”, I think that’s the title.

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Perspective

Let Us Begin Afresh

By EUGENE OJOBO

Edo State is at a cross-road. Even if the house has not fallen, it is self-evident that the edifice is tottering. We are in the grip of a collapsed system of values, general disillusionment, self-doubt and apprehension of the reality, that something just has to be done before we can re-discover ourselves by setting in motion a process of rebirth and rescue of our dear state.

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Editorial

Removal Of Immunity Clause

IMMUNITY clause, taken in its literal sense, means that special provision in a statute book conferred on an occupant of a seat, be it social, religious or political; to enable the occupant perform his/her assigned duties unhindered.

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Police check points resurface on our roads -News

That na True!
Abi dat oga I.G. order, make dem dismantle all check-points dat time no dey again?

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