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Bearish Market: A Goldmine For Long Term Investors

By AMADASUN ESE

The bears have come and has refused to go, it has however left a lasting impression on the minds of investors.
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International

Zimbabwe Opposition Boycotts Summit

 

JOHANNESBURG - Zimbabwe's opposition leaders boycotted a regional summit yesterday, arguing the session was too limited to "knock sense" into Robert Mugabe and make a proposed unity government a reality.

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Libya Seeks Russian Arms Deal

MOSCOW - Libya may agree to buy more than $2 billion worth of Russian weapons during a visit by Muammar Gaddafi to Moscow this month, Interfax news agency reported yesterday, citing an unidentified source in Russia's arms industry.

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Crew Held By Somali Pirates Healthy

DUBAI - The U.S. Navy says the 20 crew members held captive by Somali pirates aboard an arms-laden Ukrainian ship appear to be healthy.

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Israelis Kill 2 Palestinian Firebombers

JERUSALEM - Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian man in a West Bank village early Thursday, the third Palestinian killed by army fire in as many days..
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Egypt Draws Out New Mideast Peace Plan

RAMALLAH - Egypt has handed out its vision to rival factions of Hamas and Fatah for settling their rift, Palestinian sources said yesterday.
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N/Korea To Resume Nuclear Dismantlement

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea planned to resume dismantling its nuclear program Tuesday for the first time in two months, days after the United States removed the communist regime from a terrorism blacklist as a reward under a disarmament pact.

 

 

No financial crisis in Nigeria - FG


ABUJA- The economic team of the Federal Government yesterday said there is no financial crisis in the country, but admitted there are potential risk to the economy.

EDHA calls for drainages on roads

By FRIDAY OBANOR

BENIN CITY - Edo State House of Assembly has adopted the motion calling on the state government and other relevant authorities to construct drainages on all roads in their jurisdictions.

 


Return of Schools: Lawmakers make case for missions

By FRIADY OBANOR
BENIN CITY- A motion calling for the phased return of missionary schools to their original owners has been adopted by the Edo State House of Assembly.

President Yar'Adua may swap ministers

ABUJA - Not less than 40 per cent of ministers may swap portfolios in an impending cabinet reshuffle, according to a competent source in the presidency.


Egor mayhem:EDHA c'ttee places appearance deadline on Vice Chairman

By FRIDAY OBANOR
BENIN CITY - Chairman of the Edo State House of Assembly Ad-hoc Committee on Egor Mayhem, Hon. Emmanuel Okoduwa (Esan North East II) has given Mr. Pullen Igbinosun, one of the claimants to the Vice-Chairmanship position in the Egor Council area of Edo State upto Thursday this week to appear before it or face sanction.

Degema people of Rivers state trace origin to Benin

By MONDAY OISE  

BENIN CITY - The Usokun-Degema people in the present day Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State, have traced their ancestral home to the Ancient Benin Kingdom.


AAU graduates 416 laboratory scientists

By JUDE EHEBHA  


EKPOMA - The Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State yesterday graduated its first set of Medical Laboratory Scientists after 27 years of its existence. .
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Inside Edo

LG Boss Gives Order On Illegal Structures

Rector Seeks Closer Tie With BTW Management

FG Urged To Uphold Reform Agenda

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National

Delta Disburses N500m To Youths, Women

Delta CP Donates N500,000 To School

Climate: Nigeria Inaugurates Designated National Authority

Soludo, Others To Brainstorm On Economy

FG Faulted On Poverty Eradication

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Reflection

Oshiomhole And His Humour

By OKHAREDIA IHEMEKPEN
There are three good reasons why we must pray that Comrade Aliu Oshiomhole, the Action Congress 2007 gubernatorial hopeful does not become an ex-politician soon in the event of his failure at the appellate court where he is challenging the election of the Edo State Governor Senator Oserheimen Osunbor and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Perspective

Time To Reinvent The “Niger Delta Issue”

By BOBO SOFIRI BROWN
Being the text of a discussion by Bobo Sofiri Brown (Managing Consultant/CEO, GRAIN Consulting) as Guest Speaker on the topic “Effects of Militancy On the Economy of Niger Delta states” at the inauguration of the State Caretaker Committee of The Action Congress Party In Rivers State, Port Harcourt September 11, 2008)

Art

Local Film Production In Benin City

By EKAIWE IGINUA OSEMWEKHA
When you sat down to look at a special Benin video drama, you had unmistakably shaken your head and said, ‘why didn’t they produce this in English?” If it had been in English, it would have had a nation-wide coverage.

VISIT: Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria and Chairman, Board of Trustees, PDP (right) Governor Oserheimen Osunbor, (middle) and his wife, Lady Ussieh Osunbor, during the visit of Chief Obasanjo to Edo State last Friday. Photo: GABRIEL ASIKA.


Immigration/Prisons services recruitment:62 Edo indigenes shortlisted for interview

By KESTER OGIESEWU
BENIN CITY - Interview for the final selection of 30 short listed Edo State indigenes for Immigration Services and 32 short listed for Prison Services who participated in the Physical fitness and attitude test into the superintendent cadres has been scheduled to take place between Monday October 27, and October 29, 2008.

NEMA Wants Disaster Mgt Included In Rivers School Curriculum

Port Harcourt - Following the increasing spate of disaster across the globe, primary and secondary school pupils in Rivers State are to be exposed to issues of disaster management.
Sports

Abuja Immigration Embarks On Playing/Training Tour

ABUJA - The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Chief Charles Ugwuh, says the trade volume between Nigeria and China is over $3 billion.


Jonathan identifies Major Challenges Of SMEs

ABUJA -The Vice President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, has acknowledged that lack of access to finance is one of the major challenges confronting small scale industrialists.

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Customs Net N185.08bn From Import Duty

ABUJA -The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) realised N185.08 billion from import duty between January and September this year.

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DPR Harps On Local Content Policy

LAGOS - The Chief Executive of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Alhaji Aliyu Sabo-Birni, has urged the government to initiate measures to promote the local content policy.
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LG Seeks Review Of MOU With Exxon Mobil

om) - Esit-Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom has called on ExxonMobil, an American oil company operating in the area, to review it Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the host communities.
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Enugu Approves N440M For New Taxi System

HANOI- A delegation of about 60 Nigerian businessmen will visit Vietnam from October 20 to 26 to seek opportunities for business and investment.
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ASSBIFI Issues Fresh Threat To Banks

LAGOS - The Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) has threatened to clamp down on banks that prevent employees from joining unions. ASSBIFI National President, Mr. Sanni Lasisi, said this at the maiden celebration of the "World Decent Work Day in Nigeria " in Lagos.
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Nutritional Health & Dietetics

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By O. C. MADU
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Gender Issues

Women And The Challenge Of HIV

BY VICTOR ADEOTI (NAN)
The HIV and AIDS pandemic is said to have claimed more than 20 million lives worldwide in the past 20 years.

Thoughts & Tips

Let’s Plan Better Future For Nigerians

By MONDAY ESON

As much as we recognize the disaster caused on the dwellers in the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria from petroleum exploration, we also agree that there has been many years of neglect to control these hazards as a result of the unsettled atmosphere, especially in the government . But now that aspect has been taken care of as we all have combined to achieve the need for a civilian government.

 
Issues On Development

Introduction Of Traffic Light In Benin City

Eranga Omo-Ehiabhi Isaac

The recent face-lift given to Benin City through the installation of traffic lights in major roads of Benin City, has attracted a lot of admiration from the urban dwellers. This was part of the electioneering promises made by the executive governor of Edo State – Professor Oserheimen Osunbor during his electioneering campaign.

Editorial

Need For Environmental Health

WE are in era where it is generally accepted that it is in our nature as Africans to be dirty. That probably informed the general saying in pidgin English that "disease no dey kill African man." That the average Nigerian city and living environment is dirty, is an understatement.

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