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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

S/African President: Top Prosecutor To Be Fired

 

PRETORIA – South Africa’s top prosecutor, who was suspended after he pursued corruption charges against the national police chief and the head of the country’s governing party, should be fired, the president said yesterday.

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EU To Launch Anti-Piracy Mission Off Somalia Coast

BRUSSELS – The European Union formally launches its anti-piracy task mission off the Somali coast yesterday, preparing to take over from the NATO flotilla guarding one of the world’s most important shipping lanes.

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Right Group: US Making Somalia Crisis Worse

NAIROBI – The United States and other foreign governments’ failed policies are exacerbating the crisis in Somalia, even as the country endures a deadly Islamic insurgency and rampant piracy, a human rights group charged yesterday.

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More Rioting Breaks Out In Greek Cities

THESSALONIKI – Riot police fired tear gas at youths smashing storefronts and throwing rocks at a police station in this Greek port city yesterday, one of scattered confrontations around the country on a third day of rioting sparked by the fatal police shooting of a teenager in Athens.
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Pakistan Arrests Suspected Mumbai Plotter

ISLAMABAD – Security forces overran a militant camp on the outskirts of Pakistani Kashmir’s main city and seized an alleged mastermind of the attacks that shook India’s financial capital last month, two officials said yesterday.
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Taliban Vows Violent Response To US Troop Increase

KABUL – The Taliban’s fugitive leader said the planned increase in U.S. troops in Afghanistan will give his fighters incentive to kill and maim more Americans than ever.

 

 

Eid-el-Kabir: Preach peace, harmony, Gov tells religious leaders

By ANDY EGBON
BENIN CITY – Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, has enjoined religious leaders in the state to continually impress on their followers, the need to live in peace and harmony with their neighbours, irrespective of their religious beliefs.

Govt not out to witch-hunt - Dep-Gov

By ANDY EGBON

BENIN CITY - Edo State Deputy Governor, Dr. Pius Egberanmwen Odubu, has said that there is nothing personal over the governance of the state and that the state government is not out to witch-hunt any person.

Council chairman’s son kidnapped

By JUDE EHEBHA

UROMI – Three weeks after the Secretary to the Esan South East Local Government Council of Edo State, Hon. David Aimiebenomon was allegedly gruesomely murdered by a traditional Chief in Ewohimi, the eldest son of Hon. Andrew Ojiemhekele, the Chairman of the local government, has been allegedly kidnapped.

 

Oyo PDP crisis: Sen Balogun rejects Akala’s Sallah gifts

By ABIODUN AFOLABI
IBADAN-It was a rude shock for Governor Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala of Oyo State as his efforts to use the Sallah festival to placate one of his political foes within the crisis-ridden ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state failed as the Sallah gifts consisting of rams and some bags of rice sent to Senator Lekan Balogun, were rejected and returned to him .

Enahoro advocates for House of chiefs

By FRIDAY OBANOR

AUCHI - Elder statesman and former Federal Commissioner of Information under General Yakubu Gowon’s administration, Chief Anthony Enahoro (CFR), has advocated for the restoration of the House of Chiefs as the Upper Arm of a bi-Cameral legislature at the state level.

Sawn Wood Dealers Association cry out over illegal collection

BENIN CITY – Despite the ban placed on illegal Revenue Collection in Edo State by the Comrade Adams Oshiomhole’s administration, the illegal act seems to be thriving as the perpetrators have refused to heed the warning by the government that persons caught in the act will face the full weight of the law.

Govt urged to enact law to back Igue festival

By MONDAY OISE/RABI USMAN/JULIA OMORODION

BENIN CITY – The Edo State Government and the State House of Assembly have been urged to enact enabling laws in support of the annual Igue Festival celebrated by the Benin people.

Medical Practitioner Identifies Cause Of HIV/AIDS

By VICTOR OMOAHI/EDO EGUAEVON/ ENDURANCE AIFESEHI


BENIN CITY - A Medical Practitioner, Dr. Suleiman Asemokhai has advocated the need for blood donors to ensure the safety of the patients in need of blood.
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Inside Edo

Ikpoba-Okha LG inaugurates environmental Sanitation C’ttee

Trad ruler extols Esan West LG Chairman

National

Operator Advocates Recapitalisation Of Mortgage Institutions

Science, Technology Necessary If ... Daniel

Mrs Shema Urges LGC Authorities To Assist Women

Wamakko Lauds Union Bank On Achievements

Ministry Targets 15 States For Municipal Waste Management

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.

eid-el-kabir celebration: Edo State Deputy Governor, Dr. Pius Egberanmwen Odubu (left) exchanging pleasantries with the Chief Imam of Benin Central Mosque, Alhaji Fatai Enabulele on the occasion of the celebration of Eid-el-Kabir yesterday. Photo: JAMES OMOREBOKHAI.

Lagos To Prosecute Collectors Of Illegal Levies

LAGOS - The Lagos State Government has stated that with effect from Year 2009, it would commence the prosecution of anyone found to be collecting taxes or fees outside what has been approved by the Lagos State Internal Revenue Services (LIRS)

Hajj: Two Nigerians Die In S/Arabia

LAGOS -Nigeria has suffered few casualtyies at this year’s pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia as two female pilgrims from the Lagos State contingent were recently confirmed dead..

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 .

 

 

Analysis

Yar’Adua: The Budget Of Rhetoric Failure

By OLAPADE AGORO

The proposed budget for the year 2009 of the sum of N 2.87 trillion based on $45 per barrel of crude oil export proceeds and in-corporating a record deficit of N1.09 trillion signals another budget of rhetoric failure.

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Insight

Barack Obama And African History

By CHARLES IKEDIKWA SOEZE

Before beginning this article as original ‘Warri Boy’ let me say here our well-known parable in the oil city of Warri, “play play, play play, turn to eat and go”. In other words, when Senator Barack Obama the son of a Kenyan father and American woman started his political campaign to become American President, some Africans thought it was a joke of the year.

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Editorial

Jos Mayhem

AS at Friday, December 5, 2008, over 300 people were reported to have been killed and several thousands displaced after Jos, the Capital City of Plateau State of Nigeria erupted in violence after the local government elections, which the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) was declared to have won.

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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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