Brain Interrupted
By Bob Sullivan/Hugh Thompson
TECHNOLOGY has given us many gifts, among them dozens of new ways to grab our attention. It’s hard to talk to a friend without your phone buzzing at least once. Odds are high you will check your Twitter feed or Facebook wall while reading this article. Just try to type a memo at work without having an e-mail pop up that ruins your train of thought.
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Violence: A Major Threat To Nigeria’s Unity
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 IN recent times, the
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the problems of Nigeria is terrorism with the advent of Boko Haram. With it, Nigeria has become a country where violence is immortalized as a trademark, where merciless murdering of innocent people is daily news
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Strenghtening Love Among Families
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THE pivotal roles of families in promoting purposeful living and better society, perhaps, inform the United Nation’s decision to declare May 15 as the International Day of Families.
The aim of the UN action is to raise global awareness on the challenges facing families, while providing policy guidance on how to strengthen family-centred components of policies and programmes, as part of a comprehensive development approach.
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The Ability to Listen
DURING the darkest hours of the civil war, Lincoln wrote to an old friend in Springfish, Illinois, asking him to come to Washington. Lincoln said he had some problems he wanted to discuss with him. The old neighbour called at the White House and Lincoln talked to him for hours about the advisability of issuing a proclamation of freeing the slaves. Lincoln went over all the arguments for and against such a move. |
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Weekend Observer
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Saturday 25 May, 2013 |
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Between Skill Acquisition And Paper Certificates
 THE craving of Nigerian youths to acquire paper qualification at all costs became a focus of public discourse during the recently concluded orientation programme of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
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Is Gov Orji Intending for Reconciliation With The Probe Of Kalu
 IT was Hubert H. Humphrey (American 38th US Vice President under Lyndon B. Johnson (1965-69) and US Senator from Minnesota (1949-64, 1971-78). 1911-1978), who said that the essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent and probing concern for the future.
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Latent Causes Of Social Unrest In Nigeria
By Obode abraham Inosezilo
NIGERIA is a heterogeneous society made up of politically and ethnically exaggerated census projected figure of l6Omillion with a vast army of women, children and youths conveniently occupying the highest percentage of the population- old news.
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Money: Good Servant, Bad Master
By  By Uti Aniekan Udoh
MONEY is a pivot around which the whole world revolves. It is an indispensable tool that no one can live without. All over the world today, people require money to get the basic necessities of life. Money gets
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Balanced Diet:
Key To Feeling And Looking Good
DIET is the lynch pin of our health and beauty. If you are feeling well you are probably eating a balanced diet.
Healthy people are usually energetic, good natured and mentally alert. They have a clear skin, shiny hair and a good appetite. Good health depends upon our eating the right kinds, right amounts and right combinations of foods. If you are not sleeping well,
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FUNERAL SERVICE: L-R: Senator Tunde Ogbeha, Gov FUNERAL SERVICE: L-R: Senator Tunde Ogbeha, Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State and Senate President, David Mark at the Funeral Service of Dame Merry Oritsetimeyin Ehanire in Benin City yesterday.
Oshiomhole Commissions Block Of Classrooms
GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state yesterday commissioned a block of eight classrooms and a headmaster’s office renovated by the New Covenant Bible church at Evbuobanosa
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Insecurity Hinders Tourism Development In Nigeria - NANTA
ALHAJI Saleh Rabo, the President, National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies (NANTA) has said that the insecurity in the country was hindering the development of tourism sector.
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Political Parties Push for Local Government Autonomy
THE National Chairman, Accord Party, Malam Mohammed Nalado, said that civil unrest in Nigeria could be curbed by granting financial autonomy to operators of the local government system.
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Police Arraign Taxi Driver, 29, For Alleged Manslaughter
THE police has arraigned a taxi driver, Okpeyemi Sani, 29 of Games Village, Abuja, in a Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for alleged manslaughter
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Police Warn Public Against Procession In Rivers
THE Commissioner of Police in River, Mr. Joseph Mbu, has warned that individuals or groups who embarked on illegal procession in the state would be arrested and prosecuted.
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Man, 30, Bags 6 Months Imprisonment For Stealing 12 Goats
AN Ibadan Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 30-year old Patrick Robinson to six months imprisonment with an option of N5,000 for stealing 12 goats
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Curbing Terrorism In Nigeria
By HENRY BALOGUN
NIGERIA for many decades have been failing, invariably and failing conspicuously by it bondage to underdevelopment, corruption, violence and terrorism, without looking beyond into how to attain a harmonious perfection as a nation state. Events in the past two years or so has shown that the nation is certainly drifting towards anarchy.
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African Men, White Women:
What Is The Attraction?
By Cassius Lamai/ Odinukaeze Nnenna |
 AFRICAN
marriage to
the whites also known as interracial marriage is now very prevalent worldwide. Interracial marriage occurs when two people of different racial group marry. This is also known as exogamy (marrying outside one’s social status).
In the western world, there were laws put on ground restricting interracial marriages. Countries like Germany, The United States Of America and South Africa under the apartheid once frowned at this form of marriage.
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Gov Oshiomhole Conferred With An Award Of Excellence
By CLIFFORD AGBAJOR
An award of Excellence has been conferred on Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole by members of Edo State Association of International Students, United Kingdom (UK).
Be Fair, Oshiomhole Advises Media
By CLIFFORD AGBAJOR
Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has advised the media to always be fair in their reportage.
Edo State Government has said it would do all within its reach to ensure that retired Officers of the Department of State Services in the state are given a sense of belonging in the scheme if things.
Africa Day Celebration: Fayemi Tasks Africa To Take Control Of Its Destiny
GOVERNOR Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State yesterday stressed the need for the African Continent to take control of its destiny in the international arena.
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Property Consultant Says Policy Inconsistency Is Bane Of Housing Sector
A property consultant, Mr Chudi Ubosi, on Friday said that policy inconsistency was the bane of development in the housing sector in Nigeria.
Communities Enjoined To Take Advantage Of ACT Drugs
THE Coordinator of AFRIPRIDE a Non Governmental Organisation Ehis-Bright-Omoruyi has enjoined the people of Isiuwa community in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State
FG Plans New Tariff Regime For Industrial Sector
A new tariff regime aimed at increasing local manufacturers capacity and boost investments in the industrial sector is underway, The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Olusegun Aganga, said.
Vocational Education: Canada To Partner Edo State Govt
By OSAZUWA AKONEDO
CANADIAN High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Chris Cooter says the Canadian Government will partner Edo State government in the area of vocational training.
Igbanke Community Appeals To EDSG
IGBANKE community in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State have appealed to Edo State Government to intervene in the Public Power Supply
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The Imperatives Of States’ Creation
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By KAYODE OLAITAN (NAN)
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REQUESTS for the creation of more states in Nigeria have been made on many occasions.
There have been requests for the creation of Okura out of Kogi; Aba from Abia; Njaba and Orashi out of Imo; Adada from Enugu State; Toru-Ebe from Delta, Edo and Ondo states; Hadejia out of Jigawa and Katagum from Bauchi State.
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Managing Natural Disasters Through Space Technology
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By Ifeanyi Nwoko
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 BY most accounts, mitigation is the most cost-efficient method of reducing the impact of natural disasters.
Experts insist that if Nigeria has properly utilised its space resources, the impact of the natural disasters that ravaged the country last year would have been significantly reduced.
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