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Company Registrars:
How They Can Help You

Every public company appoints
a registrar that maintains the register of shareholders. Some set this up in-house, but most out-source it so as to focus on their core business interests, while professional hands manage functions relating to the register of the company.
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International

S/Africa Backs Mbeki As Zimbabwe Mediator

 

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa’s new leader Thursday backed former president Thabo Mbeki as the mediator in Zimbabwe, saying he would revive a stalled key power sharing deal he brokered last month.

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Bombs Kill 24 In Baghdad

BAGHDAD - Suicide bombers targeted Shiite worshippers as they left morning prayers Thursday at two Baghdad mosques, killing 24 people and wounding more than 50 others, police said.

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India Ban Smoking In Public Places

NEW DELHI - India banned smoking in public places on Thursday, leaving public health officials with a much tougher task: get the nation’s estimated 120 million smokers to stub out their cigarettes.

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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.

 

 

EDHA suspends Egor LG Chairman

By FRIDAY OBANOR

BENIN CITY - Edo State House of Assembly has handed out a two-month suspension order on the chairman of Egor Local Government Council, Hon. Crosby Eribo, his sitting Vice Chairman, Hon. Pullen Igbinosun and the former Vice Chairman. The parliament returned, via a resolution, a forthnight ago, Hon. Kingsley Igbe, as vice-chairman.

Any Nigerian can be N-Delta minister

- Senator

Calabar - Any qualified Nigerian can be picked as Minister of the newly-created Ministry of Niger Delta, Senator James Manager, said yesterday in Calabar.

 

Judge with fear of God, Cleric tells judges

By THOMPSON ERHOMONSELE
BENIN CITY ––Judges in the country have been advised to always pass judgments that are fair, just, devoid of sentiments and with the fear of God.

Running of schools Osunbor makes case for missions

By THOMPSON ERHOMONSELE

BENIN CITY – Edo State Governor, Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor has stressed the need to review the policy of handing over mission schools to the original owners.

Supplementary budget scales second reading

By FRIDAY OBANOR
BENIN CITY - The year 2008 supplementary budget sent to the Edo State House of Assembly by the state Governor, Professor Oserheimen Osunbor has scaled second reading.

Anglican communion honours Gov Osunbor

By THOMPSON ERHOMONSELE

ASABA – Edo State Governor, Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor has been honoured with the Provincial Merit Award of Excellence and Integrity by the Ecclessiastical Province of Bendel, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion.

57th birthday: Lawmaker urges prayers for Osunbor, family

 

BENIN CITY – As Edo State Governor, Professor Oserheimen Osunbor marks his 57th birthday; a lawmaker in the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon. Anslem Agbabi has urged the people to continue to uphold the governor, his family and the state government in prayers.
Other News
Inside Edo

EDSG set to re-introduce Young Readers Club

Ikpoba Okha LG boss abolishes levies on hawkers

Oredo LG Chairman assures Ewuare Pri Schl of assistance

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National

PDP to boycott Lagos council polls

NDLEA Arrest Five Trans-boarder Drug Traffickers

Tinubu Denies Rumour Of Plans To Defect
To PDP

Aba North Targets N50m Annual Revenue

Tanker Drivers Suspend Plying Road

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Encounter

We Have The Cure For Desert Places
- Rev. Akhigbe

By HENRY BALOGUN
Rev. Benson and Pastor Kay Akhigbe are co-head of firm foundation, a Christian Mission based in Benin City. In this encounter with the Nigerian Observer Rev. Benson Akhigbe speaks on the vision and the ideas motivating and engineering the firm foundation to aim for higher and higher heights in its service to God and to mankind.
Nutritional Health & Dietetics

The Problems Of Urinary And Kidney Stones

With O.C. MADU
Urinary stones present problems. Dietary factors are responsible at least in part for the formation of stones and also certain dietary restrictions may reduce the likelihood of their formation in susceptible persons.

THANKSGIVING SERVICE: Edo State Governor, Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor, Barr. Omoruyi Omonuwa, Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Edo State, and Hon. Justice Samson Uwaifo (rtd), during a Thanksgiving Service by Judges of the Federal High Court of Nigeria to mark 2008/2009 Legal Year which took place at St. Matthew’s Cathedral, Benin City yesterday. Photo: LUCKY AGIE.

Edo Gov stresses importance of peace, security

By THOMPSON ERHOMONSELE
BENIN CITY – The new Assistant Inspector-General of Police Zone 5, Mr. Suleman Fakai yesterday paid his maiden visit to the Edo State Governor Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor at the Government House, Benin City.

Govt believes in rule of law - SA

By ANDY EGBON
BENIN CITY ––The Special Adviser to Edo State Governor on legislative Matters, Hon. Gabriel Oloruntobi has said that the present administration has a strong belief in the rule of law and separation of power.
Sports

Afuze Mini Stadium: Gov Osunbor Pledges Early Completion

Stella Obasanjo Memorial Cup Tourney Kicks Off Today

Wikki FC Management To Build Secretariat

Oyo Targets Celtum Tennis Title

Zenit Deny Match Fixing Claims

OM To Complain Over Fans’ Treatment

Nakamura Urges Celtic Optimism

Our Eyes On AYC-Rabiu

Fergie Feared Neville Would Quit

Rock Foundation Lift Dr Ogbemudia Cup

Uwua Gets Ultimatum

Plateau Utd FC Eyes Promotion

FIFA, UEFA Reject Polish FA Solution

Business

Nigerian Banks Climb Up In Ranking

LAGOS - Africa’s banking sector, miraculously spared the fallout from the subprime disaster, continues to consolidate growth and improve performance. The total assets of the 100 banks that appear in our rankings reached $856bn – a rise of 36% over last year while aggregate Tier 1 capital rose 47% to $60.6bn.

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Price Of Fresh Tomatoes Crashes In Delta

Asaba - Price of tomatoes in Asaba, Delta, has gone down to N6,000 for a large basket from N7,000, according to a survey carried out by newsmen.

Afribank Re-organises For Better Value, Growth

LAGOS –Two years ago, under the present management, Afribank Nigeria Plc embarked on a wholesale transformation programme to retake her pride of place in the financial services industry.

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Ecobank Promises Early Issuance Of ETI Certificates

LAGOS - The Managing Director of Ecobank Nigeria Plc, Mr. Offong Ambah has assured subscribers to the on-going parent company, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) cross border hybrid offer that the pan- African banking group would do all in its powers to issue share certificates as soon as the offer ends.

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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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Issues On Development

Health Care System In Nigeria

With Eranga Omo-Ehiabhi Isaac
Despite the improvement of health care management in Nigeria, a lot still have to be done. this is because many Nigerians still find it difficult to gain access to good and affordable healthcare facilities. But before we go further, it is imperative for us to first of all take a cursory look at the meanings of Health and Healthcare.
Gems Of Truth

Health And Disease (1)

By BALOGUN HENRY
On the path of spiritual enlightenment, the health of the individual aspirant or the seeker may be considered as critical factor in determining whether he can travel along the path, or may as a matter of ill health drop back as the case may be, sooner or later.

Thoughts & Tips

Where Do We Go From Here?

By MONDAY ESON

Last week, our dear nation Nigeria marked her 48th Independence Anniversary.
As usual, the occasion of the nation’s Independence Anniversary celebration offered another opportunity for Nigerians to reflect on the state of affairs in the country.

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Perspective

Oshiomhole’s Many Blunders On Edo Govt

By LUCAS IYAYI

The Edo State government is not against criticisms but such criticisms should be constructive and borne out of patriotism, love for the people. But in recent times, the former NLC President, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole in his normal manner had embarked on a selfish campaign to malign the administration of Osunbor in Edo State.

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Editorial

Killer Mosquito Coils

NIGERIANS woke up sometime ago, to read in the National Dailies, of the circulation of killer mosquito coils in our markets.

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Nigerian Observer Poll
Should President Yar'Adua resign considering his present health condition?

Yes
No
Note Sure

OKUTA (LAST -O-)

EDOS CELEBRATE WITH OSUNBOR AT 57. -NEWS

Na so!
Na who know the value of Kola-nut dem dey give kola-nut as gift.

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