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Learn From Mr OsasogieBy AMADASUN ESE
Last week, I featured a story of James, a furniture maker in Benin City, whose investment of N10,000 in First Bank shares, made him a millionaire. As a result, my phone has been bombarded with questions ranging from how to invest, which stock to buy, about stockbroking firm etc.
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Bush Confident Bail Out Bill Will Stabilise Economy
WASHINGTON - Key supporters of a Wall Street bailout package prodded lawmakers to approve the plan hours ahead of a difficult House vote yesterday, with President Bush saying it is needed to “keep the crisis in our financial system from spreading throughout our economy.” Full Story
Obama Inches Ahead In Tight RaceNew York - Barack Obama has picked up steam. Over the past two weeks he’s seen a small but steady rise in the polls. Immediately after the Republican Convention, the Illinois senator trailed his rival John McCain by three points in the various daily tracking polls. Senator Obama is now up by as many as six or seven points. Full Story
UN Nuclear Inspector Urges More Openness From IranHARARE- Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister designate Morgan Tsvangirai said Saturday that a new power-sharing government must be formed within days to avert a humanitarian crisis. Full Story
US Destroyer Monitoring hijacked Ship Off SomaliaMOGADISHU - A heavily armed U.S. destroyer was stationed off the coast of Somalia on Sunday, making sure that pirates there don’t remove tanks, ammunition and other heavy weapons from a hijacked Ukrainian cargo ship. Full Story
Finland Mourns Victims Of School ShootingHELSINKI - Finns at Sunday church services mourned the victims of a school massacre in which a lone gunman killed nine fellow students and a teacher before shooting himself. Full Story
Austrians Vote In Early ElectionVIENNA - Austrians were voting in parliamentary elections yesterday that analysts say could bolster the standing of the country’s far-right and give the main ruling parties their worst results in years.
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Gov Osunbor lauds rapport between EDSG, MuslimsBy THOMPSON ERHOMONSELE/
MONDAY OISE
BENIN CITY ––The Governor of Edo State, Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor has lauded the cordial relationship between his administration and Muslim community in the state, saying the support, prayers and goodwill he has received have contributed to the success of the present administration. Muslims mark Eid-El-Fitri with prayersBy KEN ABU
BENIN CITY - Activities to mark the end of the 30-day Ramadan fast were observed yesterday at the Ikpoba slope Muslim prayer ground when the Chief Imam of Benin, Alhaji Abdul Fatai Enabulele offered prayers for Muslim faithful in Benin City in celebration of the Eid-El-Fitri.
Nigeria pledges support for Ghana’s polls
Abuja – Mr. Musiliu Obanikoro, Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Ghana , has pledged the country’s readiness to ensure free and fair election in Ghana.
Malaria may affect Nigeria’s realisationof MDGS - World Bank
ABUJA - World Bank Group President, Robert Zoellick says malaria may impede Nigeria ‘s drive to realising the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. Gas flaring: Nigeria loses 2.5 billion cubic metres daily OWERRI - Senator Osita Izunaso, Chairman House Committee on Oil and Gas, has observed that the country is losing about 2.5 billion standard cubic metres of gas daily to flaring.
Industrial nations boost climate funds with N713 billion
Abuja - Leading industrialised nations have pledged more than N713 billion (about 6.1 billion dollars) to the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), says a statement issued yesterday by the World Bank. Delta group rejects INEC’s delineation BENIN CITY – A group of Deltans from Delta North Senatorial District, resident in Ekpoma, Edo State, under the aegis of Delta North Forum, has rejected the proposed delineation by INEC, of state electoral constituencies in Delta State..
Chief Imam appeals to Oba of BeninEsan S-East LG boss boosts electricitySanitation Monitoring Unit begins evaluation exerciseMore...
Task Force Arrests 17 Touts In AirportI-G, A-G Do Not Interfere In EFCC Work-WaziriNAFDAC Destroys N14m Drugs In KadunaFalae Condemns Creation Of Niger Delta MinistryNDLEA Intercepts 582 kg Of Indian HempMore...
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EID-EL FITRI CELEBRATION:The Chief Imam of Benin Kingdom, Alhaji Abdul Fatai Ikponmwosa Enabulele, leading the prayers at the Ikpoba Slope prayer ground to mark this year’s Eid-El Fitri celebration yesterday. Photo: MOSES OBOH. Service conditions for journalists: NUJ meets October 13,15
ENUGU - The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) will meet in Calabar between October 13 and October 15 to formulate conditions of service for journalists.
Oredo LG expresses concern over flood-havoc BENIN CITY – Oredo Local Government Council has expressed concern over the destruction of property worth millions of Naira caused by the ravaging flood that swept through parts of Benin City recently recording at least two deaths and scores of wounded persons.
Nwosu Slams Soccer Fans Over AmoduAkinyele Blasts Gimba’s DetractorsOnigbinde Vows To Develop Nigerian FootballChampions League: Wenger Wary Of Tough GroupScolari Sweats On Attacking DuoArsenal Boss AngryChampions League’: Arsenal, FC Porto Clash In EmiratesAab Tackle Man UEtuhu In Love With LondonBerbatov Happy With ProgressWatford Sign SodjeMetsu Takesover In QatarNewcastle Appoint Kinnear As Manager
Oil Workers Kick Against Sale Of PPMC Gas CoyLAGOS- Oil and Gas workers have described the planned sale of the Nigeria Gas Company and the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company as a “defective step. Full Story
Access Bank Opens Subsidiary In ZambiaLAGOS: Access Bank Plc, Nigeria ’s 6th largest bank by assets has further consolidated its operations on the African continent with the opening of a full – fledged banking subsidiary in Zambia after fulfilling all regulatory requirements. Agric Show To Address Food Scarcity, Finance-AdamuABUJA- Addressing the problem of food scarcity in Nigeria will be the focus of the National Agricultural Show 2008. Full Story
Afribank Outlines Strategies To Sustain GrowthLAGOS - Shareholders of Afribank Nigeria Plc celebrated a good financial year with praises for the Board and Management for the high level of efficiency, good returns and rewards declared by the Bank during its 2007/2008 financial year which ended March 31st, 2008. We Will Sanitize Banking Sector -NDIC Recently the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) embarked on capacity
building of its in-house lawyers to facilitate quick debt recovery.
In this interview with Financial Journalists, the Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Corporation, Alhaji Ganiyu Ogunleye bares his mind on the benefits of
the training and other various measures to sanitize the banking sector. EXCERPTS…
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Mortgage Banks Target Informal Sector ABUJA- The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) has said its new mortgage policy is targeted at the non-salaried informal sector.
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NLC Advises Imo Govt On Tax OWERRI- NLC has advised Imo against imposing heavy taxes on the proposed 15 per cent salary increase for workers in the state.
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NB Plc Declares N7.6b Interim Dividend Lagos - Nigerian Breweries Plc has declared an interim dividend of N7, 562,562,340, that is N1.00 per ordinary share of 50 kobo each in the share capital of the Company.
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LULU, timid and incompetent
-Senate committee
We don hear!
But wetin e still dey do there then? Until our football die finish, abi?
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