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Gov Oshiomhole’s Inaugural Speech

The Dawn Of A New Era In Edo State

 

BEING AN ADDRESS BY COMRADE ADAMS ALIYU OSHIOMHOLE AT HIS INAUGURATION AS GOVERNOR OF EDO STATE, ON WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER, 2008, AT SAMUEL OGBEMUDIA STADIUM, BENIN CITY.
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International

Zimbabwe Declares National Health Emergency

 

HARARE – Zimbabwe has declared a national emergency over a cholera epidemic and health care system collapse, and is seeking more international help to pay for food, drugs and hospital equipment, the state-run newspaper said Thursday.

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Sudanese Minister Denies War Crimes Claims

LONDON – Sudanese minister Ahmed Haroun, accused of orchestrating war crimes in Darfur, denied any wrongdoing in an interview published Thursday and branded the allegations a colonialist plot..

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Kenya PM Calls For Mugabe Removal

AIROBI-Power-sharing in Zimbabwe is dead and it is time for African governments to oust President Robert Mugabe, Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has said.

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Russia’s Leaders Optimistic About Ties With US

MOSCOW – Russia’s leaders expressed hope Thursday that relations with the United States will improve after President-elect Barack Obama takes office, suggesting the Kremlin would respond quickly to new overtures from Washington.
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Indian Airports On High Alert After New Warning

MUMBAI – Airports in India went on high alert Thursday following fresh attack warnings as officials said India suspects two senior leaders of a banned Pakistani militant group orchestrated the deadly Mumbai attacks.
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Poll: Calif Gay Marriage Ban Driven By Religion

SAN FRANCISCO – Voters’ economic status and religious convictions played a greater role than race and age in determining whether they supported the Nov. 4 ballot measure outlawing same-sex marriage in California, a new poll shows.

 

 

Sacrifice for nation’s good, Chief Imam urges

By KESTER OGIESEWU with Agency Report
BENIN CITY – Nigerians have been enjoined to make the necessary sacrifice for the good of one another and of the nation irrespective of achievements or material wealth.

I m p e a c h m e n t: OBJ bastardised process - Former Speaker

By ABIODUN AFOLABI

IBADAN-Immediate past Speaker of Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Adeolu Abraham Adeleke has lambasted former President Olusegun Obasanjo for bastardising the Impeachment Clause of the 1999 Constitution for selfish political reasons.

Trad ruler calls for religious harmony

By MORRISON HAYBLE

SOUTH-IBIE - Nigerians have again been admonished not to see religious diversity amongst them as a channel for creating sectarian disharmony but as a means of promoting unity and peaceful co-existence.

 

Reps seek release of Nigerians in UK
prisons

By KASSIM OMOMIA
PORT HARCOURT - The police in Rivers State have confirmed the abduction of the mother of Sen. Lee Maeba in the early hours of yesterday.

Consulate to issue Nigerians e-passport

NEW YORK- Nigeria’s Consulate in New York said it will first register Nigerians resident in the U.S. before issuing them with the new e-passport.

Eid-el-Kabir: Fashola tasks Muslims on tolerance, love

LAGOS - As Muslims in Nigeria and Lagos State join their counterparts all over the world to celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Kabir, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has enjoined Muslims in the country to imbibe the spirit of tolerance, sacrifice and mutual love in order that the nation may achieve the security, peace and healthy environment needed for development.

Oshiomhole commends UBTH management

By ANDY EGBON

BENIN CITY – Edo State Governor Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has commended the ingenuity of management and staff of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) thirty five years after its existence.

Lagos - Badagry express way: Building owners plead for extension of vacation order


LAGOS - Owners of buildings and structures on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway have called for an extension of the December 10 vacation deadline given by the Lagos state government.
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Inside Edo

Council Boss Charges NIS On Illegal Immigration

Comrade Eriyo Leads Edo RTEAN

National

Measles deaths decline by 74 per cent, - UNICEF

Ministry to enforce Weights, Measures regulation

Lagosians Divided Over Eko Bridge Closure

ANPP Leaders Destroyed Party - Shinkafi

Abia Lawmaker Decries Low Allocation To Niger Delta Ministry

Perspective

Graduates Take To Fashion Design,
Beauty Trades

By MERCY OBOJEHREN
Fashion design and related beauty trades have been the exclusive preserve of young people who ordinarily and for reasons beyond their control take to such trades.
Issues

Vision 2020: Chinese Lessons For Nigeria

By SEGUN ARIBIKE (In Beijing) NAN

Pearl Market on Silk Street in Beijing , the capital of China , is a big sprawling facility with thousands of shops dealing in various types of goods. The shops are well stocked but the buyers are few, a fallout of the global financial crisis..

Encounter

Good People Must Go Into Politics- Hon. Ise-Idehen

By HENRY BALOGUN/ABIBATU LAWANI
Honourable Jude Ise-Idehen is a member of the Edo State House of Assembly representing the people of Ikpoba Okha under the platform of Action Congress. In this interview with The NIGERIAN OBSERVER, he took a holistic view of legislative business in Nigeria and the outside world. He also bares his mind on the level of development in Edo State and other salient issues relating to Government.

PILGRIMS: Muslim Pilgrims pray on a rocky hill called the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, December 7, 2008.

Edo First Lady to flag off immunization programme

By MORRISON HAYBLE
AGENEBODE - Arrangements have been concluded for the visit of the wife of Edo State Governor, Mrs. Clara Oshiomhole to Agenebode, Headquarters of Etsako East Local Government for the official flag off of the Integrated Measles Vaccine Immunization Programme.

Cleric calls for law to back PLWHA

ABUJA- The Most Rev.Gabriel Niamte, the Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Zazzilam in Ghana, has urged African governments to make laws to empower People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).

ABUJA- Dr Bayo Akinnola, Chairman, Lafarge Cement has called for a ban on the importation of cement.

Globacom Selects Acision For VAS In Ghana

LAGOS- Globacom, Nigeria’s National Operator, has selected Acision, the world’s leading messaging company, to provide Value Added Services (VAS) for its new mobile network in Ghana.

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NACCIMA Decries Shotfall In Oil Revenue

LAGOS- The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has decried the statement credited to the Federal Government considering increases in taxes to fund the shortfalls from oil revenue in the year 2009 budget.

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Arik Air Sets Up Operational Control Centre

IKEJA- Nigeria’s flag carrier, Arik Air, has set up an Operational Control Centre (OCC) to help track its aircraft in skies all over the world as it commences inter-continental flights next month.
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Auto Dealers Appeal To LASG Over Planned Relocation

LAGOS - The Autozuma Motor Dealers Association has appealed to the Lagos State Government to reconsider its planned relocation of auto-dealers to Mowo, on the Lagos/Badagry expressway.
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Widening Of Tax Net To Check Quack
-Lawmaker

LAGOS - A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Adeola Olamilekan, has said that the widening of tax net by the government was to ensure payment of taxes by all, especially the tax evaders.
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NPA Blames Cargo Upsurge On Vessel Congestion

LAGOS - The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has said that vessel congestion in Lagos channel is due to excessive Cargoes entering the country through Lagos ports..
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Incontrovertible Truth

An Encounter With Elemental Being

By Godwin Ubiaru

Ezi-ukwu compound in Amaogudu village was dead silent except the chanting of the few children keeping Nwannadiya and her new born baby boy company.

Living

Women’s Work Place Fashion: A Man’s View

By Queenneth Aikhionbare
I am not here to give you advice on what to wear to convey that competent business impression. You can get that information from books or from any other reliable place. I’m here to tell you, from a male friend’s perspective, the clothing styles you
wear to work that are a detriment — to your career, not to mention a distraction (at best) or an eyesore (at worst) to your coworkers.s .

 

 

Essay

The Evolution Of Prostitution

By Eranga Omo-Ehiabhi Isaac

Prostitution is a form of non marital sexual activity characterized by financial reward and absence of long-term fidelity between the parties. This definition includes neither promiscuity without material gain nor concabingage, in which a couple lives together as husband and wife or, in some legal systems, in an inferior form of marriage in which the man does not convey his rank or quality to the woman, although many discussion of prostitution will include one or both of these.

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Government House Diary

Our Compassionate People’s Governor

By FRIDAY OBANOR

We salute the courage of the Comrade Governor, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole for using his wisdom effectively to initiate the visit to the families of three persons who lost their lives to political thuggery during Saturday April 14, 2007 Governorship election in Edo State.

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Editorial

Nigeria’s Democracy

IN today’s Nigeria, there is an overwhelming evidence that all Nigerians, irrespective of status, are concerned about the political future of their country. They are aware that the development of the right democratic values and practices can help Nigeria to create that sustainable environment that will provide Nigerians with transparent opportunities to build better lives. There is no alternative to making Nigeria work for all Nigerians, along the lines of democracy.

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Nigerian Observer Poll
Should Governor Adams Oshiomhole Probe Osunbor's Government?

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OKUTA (LAST -O-)

Police check points resurface on our roads -News

That na True!
Abi dat oga I.G. order, make dem dismantle all check-points dat time no dey again?

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