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Baby Friendly And Its Benefits

By Gladys Osemwegie
Breast milk offer the best and most complete food for the infant. Since it also provides the infant with antibodies, breast milk helps to ward off the risk of illness, while the early introduction of other liquids and solids,
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Investment Forum

Unity Kapital Assurance Shops For N14b

 

LAGOS- Mr. Mohammed Kari, the Managing Director of Unity Kapital Assurance Plc, says the company plans to raise N14 billion from the capital market.

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Union Homes To Raise Funds From Capital Market

LAGOS- The Chairman of Union Homes Savings and Loans Plc, Mr Barth Ebong, has said that the company will be going to the capital market to raise funds through a public offering.

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FG Eyes 9% GDP Growth

LAGOS- The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, Mr. Remi Babalola, says the country is to increase Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate to 9 per cent.

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Virgin Nigeria Resists Order, Describes it As Subjudice

IKEJA- Virgin Nigeria says the fresh directive handed down to it to relocate its domestic operations from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) within seven days is sub judicial.

 

 

 

Internal Democracy: Edo PDP hails NEC's decision

By CLIFFORD AGBAJOR

BENIN CITY --The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edo State Chapter, has applauded the resolution of the 45th National Executive Committee meeting of the party in Abuja, recently, which came out with the decision to commit itself strictly to electoral guidelines and constitutional provision on issues(s) of nomination.


Edo Acting Governor presents N28m cheques to students

EKPOMA --Edo State Government yesterday presented the sum of N12m to students of the state origin in Edo State-owned Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. The gesture to indigent students of the University was in

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Legal opinions differ on Bakassi

ABUJA - A cross section of legal practitioners yesterday in Abuja urged the Federal Government to respect the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and hand-over Bakassi to Cameroun.

Student drowns in Osse River

By Mike Osarogiagbon

BENIN CITY- A student of Edo State College of Agriculture, Iguoriakhi, in Ovia South West Local Government Area of the state has reportedly drowned in a river near the institution's main campus.


Educ Secretaries drum support for Gov Osunbor

 

EKPOMA- A vote of implicit confidence has been passed on the Governor of Edo State, Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor by the National Association of Education Secretaries of Nigeria (NAESECN), Edo State branch. The Association comprises all the Education Secretaries in Edo State.

UBTH warns on unclaimed corpses

BENIN CITY – The management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, has warned that it would dispose off, in a manner it deems fit, unclaimed corpses in its hospital’s mortuary.


Plans to dump nuclear wastes: NEMA urges Nigerians to be alert

BENIN CITY – Following inability to reprocess all the wastes accruing from her power plants, there are indications that the Ukrainian Government may resort to the dumping of her nuclear waste in developing countries like Nigeria.

BURSARY AWARD: Edo State Acting Governor, Mr. Lucky Imasuen, presenting cheques to the Vice Chancellor of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Prof. Daniel Aigbomian (left) as Bursary Award for final year students of the University in Ekpoma yesterday. Photo: JAMES OMOREBOKHAI.

 


Okumagbe reacts to newspaper report

By James Takpe

 

AGENEBODE - The Palace of the Okumagbe of Weppa-Wanno has described the content of a news report credited to Ivioghe Community in Weppa Wanno Kingdom as not only unfounded, misleading, untrue but a feeble attempt to malign the impressive pedigree of His Royal Majesty, Dr. George Oshiapi Egabor,

EDSG to address infrastructural decay in schools

IGARRA- The newly re-constituted Edo State House of Assembly Standing Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, has concluded its familiarization tour to Edo North Senatorial District of the state.

Sports

Nigeria Dares Brazil In Beijing

Siasia To Make Changes

Nsofor Targets USA Win

Bassey Warns Uanzekin

Uanzekin Gets Siasia Backing

Enyimba Suspend Ajibade

Onighinde Faults Preparations

Olympics Exceeded Expectations - Bush

Ronaldinho Sees Chance To End Olympic Drought

US Relay Quartet Finally Punished

Italian Players Plan Strike

Reds Urge Barry To Hand In Request

Redknapp Moscow Link Rubished

NFF Dig In Over Globacom

Business

Zain Brand'll Bring Benefits To Nigerians -Ligali

LAGOS- Following the rebranding of Celtel Nigeria to Zain, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr. Adebayo Ligali, has explained that all Zain customers will experience and enjoy a similar and consistent quality of service, reliability and standards of excellence wherever they live, work and travel in the Middle East, Africa and globally.

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Investors Lament Effect Of Third Mainland Bridge Closure

LAGOS- A cross-section of players in the country's economy on Tuesday lamented the negative effects the closure of the Third Mainland Bridge was having on the movement of goods and services in Lagos, the nation's commercial nerve centre.


Lull In Capital Mkt May Continue -Expert

Perspective

Political Insincerity And Poverty Alleviation

By EKAIWE IGINUA OSEMWEKHA

The slogan called poverty alleviation has become an enjoyable way by which the people in the corridor of power employ in misleading the downtrodden masses of this country. There are no evidences of its reduction but a mane ting in the official circles by the very forces that perpetuate the scourge.

 

Analysis

Commerce Ministry Braces For Vision 2020

By GRACE YUSSUF

One of the cardinal programmes of the Yar'Adua administration is to make Nigeria one of the top 20 global economies by 2020. Tagged Vision 2020, the programme is being pursued with vigour as the government and its agencies brace to attain the target.

Editorial

PSC And Nuhu Ribadu's Demotion

THE ripple effect which trailed the announcement of the demotion of the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu has drawn public ire and concern whether government was right in its decision or it is a mere case of a witch-hunting exercise purely targeted at the former EFCC boss.

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Fire razes onitsha spare parts market -news

Ejikamogu-o! E be wan too tey self. Well, thank God say no be the main market again.