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Intimacy

By ISAH STELLA O.

Betty paused a moment as her eyes filled with tears before she answered the question of why she and her husband were still happily married after twenty years. "He is my best friend," she said. "I feel closer to him than anyone." Betty went on to describe what accounted for this feeling of closeness

ISSUES

Impact Of Fuel Subsidy Removal On Students

OKUONGHAE OMORODION

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Subsidy is the money paid by a government or organization to make prices lower; reduce the cost of producing goods etc. It is a form of assistance paid to a business or economic sector.

PSYCHOLOGY

Religion Without Christ

By PRINCE BAYO OKUO

Some People refuse to do away with the old Adamic nature of man despite the fact that they go to Church to worship. People go to Church both morning and evening, wear robe and sing in the choir, learn to keep the Ten Commandments. Yet they tell lies, steal and kill. Some people are appointed as Pastor's warden but do not know God

PROPERTY AND HOUSING

Things To Consider Before Flipping Real Estate Properties

By Henry Agbeso

FLIPPING is the name given to the act of making quick profit by buying a property, then selling it straight away for more, often between exchange and completion, avoiding stumping up any more than a five per cent deposit. Flipping word alone may cause anybody concerned in the real-estate market to quail.

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SUNDAY DIGEST

The Need To Build A New Nigeria

By FAMOUS IGUISI

For the past 50 years of Nigeria's independence, it has groped in darkness with little or no sign of change. Quite unfortunately, and surprisingly too, a high percentage of Nigerians have allowed themselves to be fooled several times by forces of confusion and treachery.

LIFE

Younger Looking Skin

By SG OBOYO

Age gracefully with these ten tips for keeping younger looking skin Learn how to stay younger, look younger and keep it through these tips.

POLITICS AND ISSUES

Justice And Peace: The Bedrock Of Peaceful Co-Existence

By REV. FR. FIDELIS ORIABURE ARHEDO

Being a paper presented by the Provincial Coordinator, Justice, Development and Peace/Caritas (JDPC), Very Rev. Fr. Fidelis Oriabure Arhedo on the occasion of this year World Day of Justice and Peace, organised by the Uromi Diocese of the Catholic Church, at the Catholic Chancery, Uromi, recently.

ENVIRONMENT

Ozone Depletion: Causes, Effects And Solution

By FAMOUS IGUISI

The ozone layer protects the Earth from the ultraviolet rays sent down by the sun. If the ozone layer is depleted by human action, the effects on the planet could be catastrophic.

INSIGHT
Be Yourself By HELEN BAZUAYE Being yourself and knowing who you are and understanding the fact that God brought you into this world to fulfill your destiny is the key to breaking forth. Once you know who you are, you will be careful
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LIFE
Boost Your Libido
By SG OBOYO
Doing it The Natural Way "It's an interesting hidden problem,". "Men who have a reduced sex drive don't want to talk about it, and the women with them don't want to talk about it either. The women are afraid if
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ICPC To Monitor Budget Implementation

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related matters Commission (ICPC) says it will henceforth monitor budget implementation in government offices through Information Technology (IT).Mr. Ekpo Nta, the Acting Chairman of ICPC, stated this at the weekend in Abuja at the commission’s 2012 budget defence before the House of Representatives Committee on Anti- Corruption, National Ethics and Values.

Nta said the commission would also use IT to track activities of its staff nationwide.

He attributed the paucity of funds suffered by the commission to lack of understanding of its functions.

“With better understanding of what our roles are in this country, we will begin to see the kind of funding that is genuinely required to drive the anti-corruption war.’’

Nta said the commission would redesign its systems to step up the fight against corruption in the country.

On the NNPC, he said the commission would ensure that all cases of corruption were put in permanent check.

He said the commission would need international assistance to carry out a successful review of the happenings at NNPC.

According to him, every Nigerian has a role to play in the fight against corruption which has become endemic in the country.

Nta said that in its renewed resolve to fight corruption, the commission had ensured that its personnel were free of corruption, adding that no operational vehicle had been bought by the commission in the past four years.

“I will prefer a situation where we cut down money for maintenance to procure new vehicles.’’

Rep. James Faleke (ACN-Lagos), the chairman of the committee, promised that the National Assembly would ensure that the ICPC got all it required to function effectively.

“As a Parliament, we will make the anti-graft system work as Nigerians have lost confidence in the ways things are done.’’

He said that Nigerians expected the commission to help check the menace of corruption in the country.
Reports say that the N25 billion allocated to the commission and three other agencies by the budget office was described as grossly inadequate for the agencies to function effectively.

The other three agencies are Code of Conduct Bureau, NDLEA and EFCC.

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