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Sunday Diet

Meet Others’ Needs For Your Breakthrough

By ERNEST IKHUREIGBE
The Holy Bible states in Gen 8:22 “while the earth remaineth seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease”. There is a season of sowing and reaping.
Woman’s Forum

Obesity: A Threat To Marriage?

By Gloria Omoruyi

The first time Toyin met Esther he would have sworn she was much older than him. All her body endowments were out of proportion.

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View Point

An Appraisal Of Edo State UBE

By JEROME OBOMIGIE

The basic aim of government of any nation is to reduce the sufferings of her citizenry to the barest minimum.

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EDHA Tasks LG Boss On Projects

By THOMPSON ERHOMONSELE

Towards making an appropriate recommendation to the Edo State House of Assembly, its Standing Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs told the Chairman of Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area, Hon. (Mrs.) Itohan Osahon to submit relevant documents relating to projects executed by her administration to it.
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Why I’ll Not Take Any Title For Now - Bankole

Rt. Hon. Dimeji Bankole, Speaker, House of Representatives, said he refused to take any chieftaincy or honorary awards while in office to avoid distraction from performing his function to the people of Nigeria.

Don’t Hold Election in January, Don Urges FG

Dr. Lawali Abubakar, the Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto Chapter, has urged the Federal Government not to make holding 2010 election in January mandatory.

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Ajumogobia, Clinton to Meet This Week

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Odein Ajumogobia, and the U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton are to meet in Washington D.C. this week.
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Constitutional Amendment, A Continous Process -Bankole

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, has said that the recent gazetting of the first amendment of the 1999 constitution has not foreclosed further review or alteration of the document.

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Police Arraigns Two Suspected Kidnappers

By OKOH INNOCENT

THE Police Divisional Headquarter in Ubiaja, has arraigned two suspected kidnappers before an area Customary Court district, sitting in Ubiaja, Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State.

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Don Identifies Antidotes To Hunger, Malnutrition In Africa

By JUDE EHEBHA

AS a way of fighting hunger and malnutrition in Nigeria and Africa continent, a university don, Prof. Abraham Onigbinde has called for increased broadcast air time to scientific education on food and health.

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Lawmaker Vows To Ensure Victory For AC

By ogbemudia james

THE councilor representing Imiegile Okpella (Ward 5) of Etsako East Local Government Area, Edo State, Hon. Dirisu Abudu Iraq has promised to work tirelessly for the victory of the Action Congress (AC) in the next general elections.

President Goodluck Jonathan (right), shaking hands with Pastor W.F. Kumuyi, General Overseer, Deeper Life Bible Church, while middle is the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) President, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor during a presidential prayer breakfast yesterday.

Jonathan Confirms Eugene Juwah As NCC Executive Chairman

By EMMA OKENYI

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan’s nominee and Chief Executive Officer of Cititel Networks Communications Ltd, Dr Eugene Juwah, has been cleared by the Senate paving way for him to become Nigeria’s new telecoms regulatory czar.
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2011 Election: NIGCOMSAT Proposes Modified Secret Balloting System

The NIGCOMSAT has proposed the adoption of a modified secret balloting system in the 2011 general election. .

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Military Task Force Storm Kidnappers Hide-Out, Rescue Victim

The Joint Military Task Force in the Niger Delta region has rescued a kidnap victim in an early morning raid at a kidnappers’ hide-out in Rivers, an official said.

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Memorial Lecture For Late Iyalekhue Debuts
By DANIEL EDOBORi

THE first remembrance and memorial lecture for late Barr. Anthony O. Iyalekhue who was assassinated in Benin City on 30th July 2009 was held at the council hall, Iguobazuwa the administrative Headquarters of Ovia South West Local Government Area.

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Reps Approves N240b NDDC Budgets
By KASSIM OMOMIA

The House of Representatives has approved an increased budget of N240.5 billion for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for 2010 fiscal year by N4billion as against the initial sum of N236.5 billion forwarded for consideration by the Commission.

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Igueben LG Boss Promises On Economic Development
By VICTOR OMOALU

As a way of partnering with the State Government to boost infrastructural development and better the lives of his staff as well as the generality of the people of the locality especially the youths, the Chairman of Igueben Local Government Area.

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Issues

The True Face Of Poverty

By OSADOLOR FRANCES

How much can we talk about poverty? How often shall we be talking about it? It is a discussion for every other day. It is never exhaustible talking about it. The day we shall stop talking about poverty, it means we have arrived at our el-dorado-that is, it is comfortably well with everybody.

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Politics & Issues

Oshiomhole: The New Face Of Politics In Edo State

By OGBEMUDIA JAMES

Any realist in Edo state nay Nigeria must have grip with the reality that a messiah has taken over the mantle of leadership in Edo state. This is because even the blind can testify that the social and infrastructural development that has taken place in the heartbeat state in the last twenty months is unprecedented.

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Opinion

The Child And Today Society

By BERNADETE IDIALU

The holiday period is once more upon us; it is supposed to be a period where students and teachers can at least have their rest, socialize and come back to normal school activities in a refreshed state of mind. This is no longer the case.

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Perspective

Transforming Poverty To Prosperity

By Emma Okenyi

In an effort to address the problem of poverty and promote sustainable development, the United Nations Millennium Declaration was adopted in September 2000 at the largest ever gathering of Heads of State and Government, committing countries both rich and poor to some specific goals.

 

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