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Using Human Rights To Reduce Poverty

By BELLA AKHAGBA
POVERTY is the greatest human rights scourge of our time. Human rights violations are both a cause and consequence of poverty. Human rights are increasingly accepted as part of the definition of what it is to be poor, as well as offering pathways out of poverty. In other words, human rights serve both a constitutive and instrumental function in so far as poverty and poverty reductions are concerned
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Magazine

Alas, Modern Man Resides Inside The Graveyard !!

 

The modern man today, is fixated about clothes, wristwatches, shoes, perfumes, homes, bank account, power, authority and influence. His health takes second place. He is not too interested in how living well naturally can boost it, enhance his physical fitness and his longevity. It is not surprising, therefore, he now dies like a chicken. Yes, because he ignores Democritus’ Doctrine, he virtually lives inside the graveyard, today.

 

 

 

I’m Still Occupying My Official Quarters In Govt House - Deputy Governor

By ANDY EGBON

EDO State Deputy Governor, Mr. Lucky Imasuen has described as uncharitable a recent publication alleging that he is already parking his belongings out of his official residence.

Police Warm Up For November 11

By MIKE OSAROGIAGBON

Political Party Leaders in Edo, Delta and Ondo states have met with police in zone ‘5’ to ensure orderliness and adequate security in and outside the Appeal Court venue during its ruling next week in Benin City.

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Edo Legal Year Opens In Benin

The 2007/2008 Legal year of the Edo state Judiciary was formally declared opened yesterday by the state Chief judge, Hon. Justice Michael Irobun Edokpayi.

Edo State Oil And Gas Presents 350KVA Transformer To Ogbeson

EDO State Oil and Gas Producing Areas Development Commission yesterday presented a 300 KVA electricity transformer to residents of Ogbeson Community as part of its corporate social responsibilities to the people of the locality.

MDGs Releases N1bn For Barracks’ Rehabilitation

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), released N1 billion for the rehabilitation of primary schools and health clinics in all the military barracks.

Northern Govs To Establish Science, Technology Parks

The 19 Northern Governors on Thursday resolved to establish Nigerian Science and Technology Parks in their states to fast-tract development in the region.

Edo Commerce And Industry Doles Out N20m To Co-operative Societies

By VICTOR OMOALU

The Edo State Ministry of Commerce and Industry has presented cheques valued twenty million naira to 100 Co-operative Societies across the three senatorial districts of Edo State with a charge to make judicious use of the money.
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Rotary Club Presents Wheel Chairs To Disabled

Cultists Kill UniAbuja Student

Pools Promoters To Appear Before House C’ttee On Monday

Barking And Dagenhanm: Training For Volunteers Hold Today
FUND RAISING: From Right: Hon. Justice Abdusalam Abiri (rtd), Presidentof Eminent Muslims of Nigeria, who stood in for the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, discussing with the Chief Launcher of the ceremony, Alhaji Hakeen Bello Osagie (left), while (middle) Mr. Alhassan Ikhelowa, Permanent Secretary, (ADP) Edo State who represented Edo State Governor, Prof. Senator Oserheimen Osunbor at the N500 Million Fund Raising ceremony for the completion of the Benin Central Mosque recently. Photo: PETER EZOMO.

Poly Can’t Award Degrees until...

By ABIODUN AFOLABI
Some measures have to be put in place before the nation’s polytechnics and colleges of Technology could be qualified to award degrees like the universities, said Rectors of Polytechnics and experts in technical education.

Senate To Visit Razed Market In Kano

 

The Senate today unanimously resolved to visit the three markets in Kano city that were recently destroyed in separate fire outbreaks.
Sports

English Premiership Week 12: Arsenal, Man United Rekindle Rivalry Today

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FIFA Denies Blocking Appiah Move

Speaker Assures Of Grassroot Dev In Sports

Kadiri Leads Sharks Against Pillars In Kano

Ocean Boys, Wolves Clash A Cracker -Ogala

Uwua In Abeokuta For More Points

Tornadoes Host FC Abuja

We’ll Work Hard For Early Promotion

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Hull City Battle Bolton Wanderers

Barton Vs Gabby Hits Climax

Life

Trigger Happy Policemen

By Ruth Akaeru
It is no longer abnormal for a man to hug his friend and the same time stabbing him at the back as this has become the case with the Nigerian Police Force and the citizens they are suppose to protect. They have suddenly becomes our enemy knowingly or unknowingly killing innocent and harm less citizens under the cloak of accidental discharge across the federation.
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Experience

IK, You Nearly Killed Me

By Austin Allens

I left the office quite early on Monday. I went to attend to my wife who had been in pains for two weeks. During this period, I help attend to the house chores. Sometime, I wake up late in the night to give a helping hand. But these things changed when the news of the demise Monday Edomwande, close friends reached me late last week..

The Nation

Leaders Turns Boxing Champion

By RICHARD OKORO EWEKA

MAY 29, 1999 would ever remain fresh in the minds of Nigerians as it was a day that the entire citizens witness and experience a peaceful transition from military to civilian administration after so many years of military dictatorship that had a retrogressing effect on the economy and as such affected the growth and development on almost all sectors of the country.

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Tribute

Remembering Late Aikhen John Uduehi

By pat okupa

I was initially“conscripted” into journalism for the Port Harcourt based Nigerian Tide by Messrs Roland Amaewhule, Tony Tebekaemi, Tons Fetepigi and Beisha Bell-Gam (all senior editors) in 1972, a year after my call to the Nigerian Bar.

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Women Aloud

Weddings: Nigerian Vs Western

By ABIBATU LAWANI

Nowhere does the contrast between traditional Nigerian values and attitudes and western ones, seem more apparent than on the institution of marriage, particularly on the actual wedding ceremony.

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Issues

Who Can Question The King?

ASKS RICHARD EWEKA, ANTHONY OLIGBO

Kabiyesi O!- meaning, who can question the King as his words are yea and Amen.
Typical of a traditional institution, a king is seen as the representative of the gods and his words is authority and unquestionable.

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Counselling

When We Are Exposed To Emotional Situation (2)

By O.C. Madu

Whether or not our feelings of emotion depend on feed back either from the visceral organs as the James-Longe theory presumed or from the facial muscles is just one of the many problems that continue to make emotions a topic of speculation and debate.

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