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International

Zimbabwe Deadlock May Pull Mbeki Back Into Spotlight

 

HARARE - Zimbabwe’s logjam in forming a unity government could pull recently ousted South African president Thabo Mbeki back into the spotlight, as his help was sought yesterday to mediate a solution yet again.

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CAR Rebel Leader Says Amnesty Law “Unacceptable”

LIBREVILLE - A law passed in the Central African Republic to protect rebels and certain goverment officials from prosecution for some crimes is “unacceptable,” rebel leader Jean-Jacques Demafouth said Wednesday.

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France Tries “Islamist Militant Network”

PARIS - Four young Muslim men went on trial in Paris on Wednesday accused of operating an extremist network that planned attacks in Europe and sent volunteers from France to fight in Iraq.

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Al Qaeda Claims Algeria Bombing

DUBAI - Al Qaeda’s north Africa wing said it was behind a deadly suicide bombing in Algeria on Sunday, according to a statement posted on the Internet yesterday.
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Spanish Police Arrest 121 In Child Porn Raids

MADRID - Spanish police arrested 121 people in the country’s biggest-ever crackdown on child pornography, seizing discs containing millions of video and photo files shared by a network that distributed them in 75 countries, authorities said yesterday.
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EU Ceasefire Monitors Begin Patrols In Georgia

KARALETI - European Union monitors began patrolling Georgian territory yesterday and Russian troops allowed some of them into a buffer zone around the breakaway region of South Ossetia despite earlier warnings from Moscow they would be blocked.

 

 

Independence Celebration: Edos turn out en-masse

By THOMPSON ERHOMONSELE

BENIN CITY –The 48th Independence Anniversary celebrations in Edo State yesterday recorded an impressively large turn out of Nigerians at the Sam Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City for the celebrations.

Small arms proliferation: Nigeria calls for global action

UNITED NATIONS - Nigeria on Monday in New York called for a legally-binding global instrument to stem the proliferation of small arms in Africa .

 

FG to come up with policy on pollution

ABUJA - The Federal Government plans to come up with a national policy to secure the environment against air pollution, according to Dr Ogundayo Dada, Director, Pollution Control, Ministry of Environment, Housing and Urban Development.

Rivers govt lauds JTF over peace in the state

PORT HARCOURT: The Rivers State Government has commended the current efforts of the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) in the process of restoring law and order in the state.

Ministry releases recommended textbooks for schools

BENIN CITY – The Ministry of Basic Education in Edo State has released recommended textbooks for use in Pre- Nursery, Nursery, Primary and Junior Secondary Schools for both public and private schools in the State.

Expert wants foreign policy to favour Nigerians

 

LAGOS -As Nigeria marks her 48th Independence anniversary, a Foreign Affairs expert, Prof Peter Ogaba, has said that the country needed to redefine her foreign policy in the interest of Nigerians.

Foodstuff prices normalise after sallah

MINNA - Prices of some food items have dropped in some markets in Minna, a day after the Eid-el-Fitr.
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Sanitation: Edo Seeks partnership With Experts

Niger-Delta: Anglican Bishop Calls For Meaningful Dialogue

Police Arrest 2 Robbery Suspects

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National

Coy Plans To Develop Azumini Blue River

Increasing Cases Of Cancer in Women Worry Medical Expert

SPDC Certifies 96 New Technicians For Oil Industry

Work Commences On Ebong Foundation Centre

Enterprise: Senator Warns on Electricity Supply

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Nigeria @ 48

The Flight Of A Butterfly

By VICTOR OSARENREN
Not many Nigerians and keen observers of Nigeria gave independent Nigeria much of a chance for survival, given the visibly shaky foundation on which the young nation was based. Beginning with the pre-independence election of 1959, which was flawed and highly disputed.
Nigeria @ 48

Nigeria @ 48: How Independent Is Nigeria?

Ask FRANICS OSADOLOR
This question cannot be properly answered without knowing what independence is. According to Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, Independence means ‘to be independent’. And the dictionary went further to say that independent means “not dependent on other people —, not controlled by other people”. It also means, “not connected with each other; separate”.

Nigerian Women Should Be Given More Recognition - Madam Lagos

Lion Omuwa Elegon (Aka Madam Lagos) is one Nigerian woman whom you cannot easily ignore. Despite her limited education, Madam Lagos stands tall in the midst of both men and women. Bold, vocal and very friendly, Lion Elegon in this interview, relieves her experience on Nigeria's Independence day and pontificates on the way forward for the nation. She spoke with MATTHEW OKAGHA

48TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: R-L: Hon. Zakawanu Garuba, Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly; Governor Oserheimen Osunbor; his Deputy, Mr. Lucky Imasuen; and Hon. Justice Michael Edokpayi, Chief Judge of Edo State, during the 48th Independence Anniversary celebration which took place at Sam Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, yesterday. Photo: LUCKY AGIE.

Oredo LG chairperson urges prayers for patients

BENIN CITY – Chairperson, Oredo Local Government Women Development Programme, Architect (Mrs) Pamela Nosa-Ehima, has enjoined Nigerians to pray fervently for the quick recovery of patients in hospitals, even as the nation marks her 48th Independence Anniversary.

WCCM vows to change youths

By VICTOR OMOALU
BENIN CITY – A group of young people under the auspices of the Changers Christian Movement (WCCM), has identified the need to raise young generations that will change the nation, 10 ways in 10 years.

Lagos. - Guaranty Trust Bank has emerged the 2008 Best Bank in Mobile Banking at the Nigerian Telecom Awards. The Bank finished ahead of First Inland Bank and Diamond Bank.

Virgin Nigeria Acquires New Aircraft

IKEJA- The fleet renewal programme in the nation’s aviation industry has received a boost as Virgin Nigeria took delivery of its first EMBRAER 190 aircraft from Brazil.

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DESOPADEC Set To Industrialise Delta

By EUBALDUS ENAHORO

WARRI-The Executive Chairman of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Chief Wellington Okirika has reaffirmed the readiness of the oil agency to actualize its industrialization intention of its mandate areas as this remain one of the surest ways of creating employment and discouraging youths restiveness in the Niger-Delta region.

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Coca-cola Acquires China’s Coy

The Coca-Cola Company has agreed to pay $2.5 billion for Chinese juice maker Huiyuan, three times its value, in China’s biggest takeover by a foreign company.
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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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Nigeria @ 48

What Are We Celebrating @ 48?

Asks ABIBATU LAWANI
Nigeria is now fourth-Eight years old as an independent sovereign nation. How do you feel to have been born citizen of free country? From the stories you have been told and the comparison you have heard or read, do you think Nigeria fared better under British colonial rule or are you happy with the way things have been going since independence?

We Are Moving Away From The Crude Politics Of The Past- Hon Agbabi

By MATTHEW OKAGHA
Hon Anslem Agbabi represents the new generation politicians with a more pragmatic ideological philosophy . In this interview with THE NIGERIAN OBSERVER, the Lawmaker representing Akoko-Edo 11 constituency

Focus

Vision 2020: Is Nigeria On The Right Path?

By GRACE YUSSUF

As Nigeria marks its 48th independence anniversary, it is another opportunity to review its achievements, especially as they relate to its lofty goal of making it to the league of the world’s top 20 economies by the year 2020.

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Independence Anniversary Special

Nigeria @ 48: Not Yet An El-dorado

By HENRY BALOGUN

At 48 today Nigeria is still trapped in the web of poverty and under development. She is still saddled with acute socio-economic problems despite the countless promises by her leaders to ameliorate her sickening conditions. Yet Nigeria’s economy which is supposed to be engine room that would naturally galvanise her development is comparatively in the doldrums.

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Editorial

Flooding In Benin

As the rains peak, the problem of flooding has continued to wreak havoc on lives and property in Edo State despite genuine efforts of the State government to clear drains and construct new ones across the length and breath of the state.

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NIGERIA AT 48: NOT YET AN EL DORADO

 


No be lie bo!
Imagine at 48, na him man still dey suffer like this before I wack

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