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Global Hunger Index
Sub-Saharan Africa are falling a long way short of meeting the United Nations goals to cut hunger and child mortality by 2015, according to the new Global Hunger Index.
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MDC Jeers At Mugabe In Parliament
HARARE - MPs from Zimbabwe’s main opposition party heckled and jeered President Robert Mugabe, as he opened parliament five months after disputed polls.
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Drugs ‘Slash’ Malawi Aids Deaths
BLANTYRE - Distributing anti-retroviral drugs in Malawi has led to a huge fall in Aids-related deaths, an official says.
Mary Shawa told the Reuters news agency that 67% of those taking the ARV drugs are still alive.
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Dozens Feared Killed In Darfur Camp
DENVER - Barack Obama's campaign dismissed concerns about the impact of die-hard supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton on the choreographed show of unity Democrats were opening Monday at their nominating convention.
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Rwandan Election Campaign underway
BEIJING - China deported a group of foreign pro-Tibet activists as the Olympics ended, in what a campaign group described yesterday as a bid to prevent their plight from blemishing the
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Michelle Obama Shows Her Husband’s Personal Side
DENVER - Michelle Obama declared “I love this country” Monday as she sought to reassure the nation that she and her husband Barack share Americans’ bedrock values and belief in a dream of a better future.
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Gov Osunbor reshuffles cabinet
By THOMPSON ERHOMONSELE
BENIN CITY- Edo State Governor, Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor has approved a minor cabinet reshuffle which affected only four of the 14 commissioners in the state.
Ekiti Guber Petition: Tribunal gives ruling tomorrow
ADO-EKITI - The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ado-Ekiti will tomorrow Thursday deliver judgment on the validity of the election of Mr. Segun Oni as governor of Ekiti state.
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Ogbulafor pledges internal democracy in PDP
ABUJA - The PDP National Chairman, Prince Vincent Ogbulafor, has promised to ensure transparency and the rule of law at the rescheduled party’s congresses in Anambra State.
World Bank delivers GIS equipment to Edo Govt
ABUJA - The Speaker,House of Representatives, Mr. Oladimeji Bankole, has said that N1.5 trillion revenue generated by some agencies in the past 10 years was not remitted to the federation account..
War against crime: Police arrest 40 persons
BENIN CITY - It was a harvest of suspected criminals as well as arms and ammunitions, as Edo State Police Command, yesterday, paraded about 40 persons alleged to have committed various crimes across the state.
First Niger-Delta marathon race holds Friday
BENNI CITY-The first Niger Delta Marathon Race for the purpose of raising fund to recruit and train volunteer social workers for Edo State will hold on Friday, August 29, 2008 in Benin City.
Lady Osunbor charges youths on voluntary organisations
BENIN CITY- Youth –focused voluntary organisation have been enjoined to emulate the Nigerian Red Cross Society in making the Nigerian society a better place to live in.
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DONATION:Edo State Deputy Governor, Mr. Lucky Imasuen, receiving the Geographical Information System Equipment from the Project Director of World Bank Assisted Community Based Urban Development Project, Mr. Charles Odigie, yesterday at Government House, Benin City. Photo: JAMES OMOREBOKHAI.
Pilgrims Commission parleys with Edo CAN
By ANDY EGBON
BENIN CITY – Officials of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission on Monday, visited Benin where they had an interactive session with members of The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Edo State chapter.
OBSERVER GM assures CISHAN of partnership
By VICTOR OMOALU
BENIN CITY ––The Acting General Manager, Bendel Newspapers Company Limited (BNCL) Publishers of “The OBSERVER titles, Mr. Dennis Omoregie has assured the Civil Society for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (CISHAN), Edo State chapter, of publicity in its fight against stigmatisation and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS.
LAPO Receives N580m For Operations
BENIN CITY - The Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO), a Benin-based micro-finance firm has been offered a N580-million facility by the US-based Grameen Foundation to broaden its operations.
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Price Of Fresh Tomatoes Crashes In Delta
ASABA - There has been a 36 percent reduction in the price of fresh tomatoes in some major towns in Delta.
Custom Plans To Meet With FTZ Operator
CALABAR - Authorities of the Nigerian Customs plan to meet with the operators of the 23 Free Trade zones in the country to educate them on the regulations guiding the subs-sector.
The meeting, it was gathered, became necessary due to recorded cases of infringement
on regulations guiding the operations of the free trade zones.
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Village Econ Dev: NAPEP Earmarks N500m
ASABA - The Delta Coordinator of NAPEP, Mr. Austin Igbine, has said that N550 million has been set aside for the execution of the Village Economic Development
Solution (VEDS) scheme in the state.
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Positing Ward Head As Agents Of Development
By RABI’U SANI
In the Hausa hierarchy of traditional rulership, the ward head is the lowest in rank. He rules the Ungwa (ward) which is under the supervision of the Dagachi (Village Head), who is also under the Hakimi (District Head).
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Public Policy In Nigeria: The Way Forward
By OBOH SYLVESTER
Public Policy, in general terms, refers to an alternative choice or plan of action as well as principles that influence character and objective towards meaningful developments. On the other hand, policy making process involves a complex whole, ranging from problem identification, formulation, implementation
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Nigeria As Dumping Ground For Used Products
THE categorization of countries of the world into industrialized and developing, lies in their ability to manufacture goods and provide services not only to satisfy local
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CUSTOMS RECEIVES 150,000 APPLICATIONS FOR 5,000 JOBS
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