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How James Turned N10,000 To N9.8 Millions

By AMADASUN ESE
James is a furniture maker in Benin City. In 1992, he decided to do what many of his friends called ‘wasting of time and money’ by investing in shares. He bought 5,000 units of First Bank shares at the rate of N2 per share which amounted to N10,000 with the help of one of his customers, Mr. Jude Omozusi.
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International

Zimbabwe Power Sharing Deal Faces Delay

 

HARARE- Key aspects of Zimbabwe’s power-sharing deal won’t go in effect until next month, a government-controlled newspaper yesterday, adding to concerns that President Robert Mugabe’s agreement to cede some power for the first time in 28 years will founder.

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Russia Signs Treaty to Defend Georgia Separatists

MOSCOW - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed treaties with Georgia’s South Ossetia and Abkhazia yesterday that committed Moscow to defend the breakaway regions from any Georgian attack.

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ICC Move Could Have “Far-reaching Consequences”

KHARTOUM - The leaders of Sudan and South Africa warned that failure to defer war crimes proceedings against the Sudanese president could have “far-reaching consequences” for the region.

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Mbeki Faces Pressure To Resign

JOHANNESBURG-South Africa’s President Thabo Mbeki has come under renewed pressure to resign after a High Court judgement. It has been suggested he used his political influence to prosecute his rival Jacob Zuma.
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Car Government, Rebels Begin Talks Today

LIBREVILLE - Peace talks between the government of the Central African Republic and a leading rebel group are set to resume in Gabon Monday after collapsing in August, the group’s leader told AFP on Saturday.
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Dakar

A court in Senegal has sentenced a newspaper publisher to three years in prison for printing “false reports” in an article claiming the president and his son had stolen government funds

 

 

EDHA receives supplementary budget

By FRIDAY OBANOR

BENNIN CITY - Edo State House of Assembly has received a Supplementary Budget of N16.3249, 245,000 billion from the Governor of the state, Professor Oserheimen Osunbor for consideration,

Free Healthcare for pregnant women: Osunbor flags-off scheme, Monday

By THOMPSON ERHOMONSELE

BENIN CITY – Edo State Governor, Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor will, on Monday September 22, 2008 at 10:00am, flag-off the free health care service for pregnant women and children from zero to five years old in the state.

 

Presentation of loans to Coops holds tomorrow

BENIN CITY – The inauguration of the Board of Edo State Co-operative Financing Agency Limited and Official presentation of cheques to the list of (loan) beneficiaries by the state Commissioner of Commerce and Industry, Dr. (Mrs.) Abieyuwa Osemwenkha, will take place tomorrow, September 19, 2008.

AC is totally confused - PDP Pub Sec

BENIN CITY – The State Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Francis Omo-Osunde Iyasere has described the claims and counter-claims being made in the media by the opposition Action Congress,

Alleged Denial of Rights: Elected Councillors cry out

 

BENIN CITY – The Esan Central Councillors representing Wards six and eight, Hon. Kelvin Usifola and Hon. Joseph Oriabure, who were returned by the Edo State Election Appeal Tribunal as the duly elected candidates, have decried the refusal of the council’s Legislative Arm to swear them in as full fledged councillors.

EDHA wants ban on use of GSM while driving

By FRIDAY OBANOR 

BENIN CITY– Edo State House of Assembly has adopted the motion calling on the state Government to ban the use of Global System of Mobile Communication popularly called GSM, by motorists while driving in the state.

NAPTIP honours Lady Osunbor

By DOROTHY EGBOBAMWONYI
BENIN CITY – The Wife of the Governor of Edo State, Lady Ussieh Osunbor has been honoured with an award of Anti-Human Trafficking Ambassador, by The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP).
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Inside Edo

Irhirhi community reacts to statement

Edo NOA gets substantive director

Probe: We’ll Not Be Deterred - Okiye

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National

Nigerian Roads, Death Traps -NURTW

Troops Ready To Protect Lives, Property In Rivers

Coup Victims Demand Compensation

NGO Seeks Free Medical Treatment For Raped Victims

Panel On Akwa Ibom Airport Promises Fair Hearing

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Focus

Decongesting King’s Square:

The Nosa Ehima Initiative

By O’RAY OSAWE
Benin City, popularly called the Ring Road because of the ‘ring’ nature of the road which circles the National Museums and Monument, is a boisterous beehive of activities.
Thoughts And Tips

Let’s Entrench A New Social Order

By MONDAY ESON
To keep Nigeria as one country united in purpose, is a task that must be done by all Nigerians. There is hunger, despair, looting, cheating, violence, vandalism and other vices in the land.

COURTESY VISIT: Edo State Governor, Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor (right) with Hon. Justice Isaac Aluyi, former President, Customary Court of Appeal, Edo State and leader of a delegation of retired Judges in Edo State, during a courtesy visit to the Governor at the State House, Edo State on Tuesday. Photo: LUCKY AGIE.

Protecting forest reserves:Task Force on Forestry appeals to stakeholders

By solomon asowata
BENIN CITY – The Chairman, Edo State Task Force on Forestry, Chief Henry Okoror, has charged Forestry stakeholders to collaborate with the Committee towards ensuring rational utilisation of forest products in order to protect the raw material base of wood industries in the state.

NABTEB releases May/June 2008 results

By CLIFFORD AGBAJOR
BENIN CITY- The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB), has released the May/June 2008 NBC/NTC Examination results.
Sports

Globacom Premier League: Enyimba In Ocean Battle

LAGOS - The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has expressed its concern over the manner the Federal Government handled the relocation of Virgin Nigeria’s domestic operations to the local wing of the Murtala Mohammed Airport Ikeja.

Capital Market: SEC Introduces Market Makers

ABUJA - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has introduced “market makers” as part of the new guidelines to check the price glut in the capital market.

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CBN Tasks Micro-finance Banks

KADUNA - Maj. Gen. Nnaemeka Maduegbunam, the Director-General of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), Kaduna, has identified economic advancement as the outfit’s main concern.

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Glo Launches Profitmax In Key Cities

LAGOS - Still savouring its success story within five years of its roll-out of services in Nigeria , National Telecommunications operator, Globacom has crashed call rates for commercial phone operators.
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BAGCO Invests N837M On Plants, Machinery

LAGOS - The Nigerian Bag Manufacturing Company Plc says that it has invested N837 million on plants and machinery in the last six months..
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FG Ban On Edible Oil Still In Force

LAGOS - The Federal Government has assured that it will continue to enforce the ban on the importation of edible oil to encourage local production.
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LG Disburses N2.1M Loan To Entrepreneurs

FASKARI(Katsina State) - Faskari Local Government in Katsina State, has distributed N2.1 million as loans to “grassroots entrepreneurs,’’ the Council Chairman, Alhaji Nafi’u Garba, has said.
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Analysis

FOI Bill: Matters Arising

By ANDY EGBON

To self governing societies, a major test of a nation’s freedom is the degree of liberty people have in speaking, writing and publishing. 17th and 18th century thought in much of Western Europe and America turned to faith in man’s reason as the safest basic for government, and if man was rational, indeed, he needed access to a maximum flow of information and opinion as a basis for making decision.

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Education

Falling Standard Of Education In Nigeria:
Who Bears The Blame?

Asks IMONOFI MOMODU

Before we can adequately and meaningfully contribute to this topic above, we must first and foremost understand the key words of the topic before tracing who is responsible for the “falling standard of education in Nigeria”.

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Editorial

Increase In Bank Fraud

A recent report of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) indicates that a total of 741 cases of attempted fraud and forgery, involving N5.4 billion, $35,406 and 150 Euros, were reported by banks to regulatory authorities during the first six months of 2007.

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POLICEMAN KILLS 34-YR-OLD MAN IN BENIN MEGA STATION - News

 


Oh my God!
Assassins dey kill, police dey kill innocently, na who come kill pass now?

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