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Benin City, Nigeria Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Benin City, Nigeria.

Results 1 - 20 of 116 in Benin City, Nigeria

  1. NationalRead the original story

    Yesterday | Guardian Newspapers

    Okah accepts amnesty, gets Yar'Adua's praise From John-Abba Ogbodo, Lemmy Ughegbe, Nkechi Onyedika and Kelvin Ebiri D ETAINED leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta Henry Okah, who has been on trial for some time now, has accepted the unconditional amnesty offer of the Federal Government.

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  2. Strike grounds hospitals, radio stationsRead the original story

    Wednesday | Vanguard

    By Funmi Komolafe, Sola Ogundipe, Victor Ahiuma-Young, Emmanuel Ovuakporie, Chioma Obinna, Simon Ebegbulem, Austin Ogwuda & Emmanuel Elebeke LAGOS - EFFECTS of the two-day-old strike of workers in the public sector were felt yesterday as teaching hospitals and medical centres turned back patients and discharged those on admission.

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  3. Sapele residents hail PHCNRead the original story

    Monday Jul 6 | Vanguard

    By Emma Arubi WARRI - RESIDENTS of Sapele metropolis in Delta State have commended the Business Manager of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria , Mr.

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  4. Only SNC can solve n-delta problem, says Asari-DokuboRead the original story

    Friday Jul 3 | Vanguard

    THE leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force , Alhaji Asari Dokubo, says peace may not come soon in the Niger Delta unless the convocation of a sovereign National Conference by the Federal Government.

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  5. NationalRead the original story

    Tuesday Jun 30 | Guardian Newspapers

    Uproar in Senate over AC, ANPP members' defection From Alifa Daniel and Azimazi Momoh Jimoh, Abuja T HREATS of legal action and disruption of legislative proceedings yesterday trailed the gale of defection of opposition lawmakers and governors to the Peoples Democratic Party .

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  6. Knowledge, attitudes and practice of breast cancer screening among...Read the original story

    Thursday Jun 25 | BMC Cancer

    Late presentation has been observed as the hallmark of breast cancer in Nigerian women and an earlier onset has been reported in this population.

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  7. Fuel marketers drags Edo govt to courtRead the original story

    Tuesday Jun 23 | Vanguard

    THE Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria , Edo state chapter, has dragged the state government to the High Court in Benin, over the recent inauguration of the Petroleum Monitoring Task Force by the state government.

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  8. NationalRead the original story

    Monday Jun 22 | Guardian Newspapers

    Govt blames oil firms for Niger Delta crisis From Kelechi Okoronkwo and Anote Ajeluorou I N what seemed a serious soul-searching, the Federal Government yesterday reappraised the hydra-headed Niger Delta crisis and submitted that negligence on the part of oil companies operating in the area led to severe environment problems like oil spillage, gas ...

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  9. CGM vs Ehondor: Who owns this land?

    Sunday Jun 21 | Vanguard

    FOR the Church of God Mission International Incorporated with its headquarters in Benin City, it appears that all is not well with the mission founded by the late erudite preacher and evangelist, Archbishop Benson Idahosa as the church is currently enmeshed in a land dispute with a senior Benin palace chief, Osarumwnse Ehondor, the Ehondor of Benin ...

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  10. NationalRead the original story

    Saturday Jun 20 | Guardian Newspapers

    Life Sentence For Protesting Soldiers: 'Cheating In Army Ruined My Career' -200609 By Godwin Ijediogor and Ajibola Amzat A T just 18, Esther Nkawor in 2004 had joined the Army in 2004 to serve her fatherland, with eyes on furthering her education to enhance her career in the Force.

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  11. Agent commits suicide over indebtedness to pool-forecastersRead the original story

    Saturday Jun 20 | Vanguard

    A POOLS promoter has set himself ablaze in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State over his alleged inability to pay customers who won in pools betting even as a 22-year old man was murdered by his uncle in Ualor-Oke in Esan North East council of the state.

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  12. JTF's Creek War is illegal - General IkponmwenRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Jun 19 | Vanguard

    By Simon Ebegbulem Brigadier General Don Idada Ikponmwen was former Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army and one of the leaders of the South South.

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  13. It's incorrect to label militants as criminals,Read the original story w/Photo

    Friday Jun 19 | Vanguard

    HUMAN rights activist and member of the Delta State Waterways Security Committee in Delta State, an outfit set up by the Delta State Government to create enabling environment for peace on the waterways of the state and also assist security agencies with intelligence information on the goings-on in the creeks, Comrade Omolubi Newuwumi is among the ...

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  14. Provocative New Nonfiction Addresses Spiritual DestinyRead the original story

    Friday Jun 19 | PR Newswire

    R. Dahra Hargaalga Snr. Discusses How to Reform Personalities Enduring Metaphysical "Black Hole" BENIN CITY, Nigeria , /PRNewswire/ -- The question of whether intelligence is hereditary has always shared dangerous, if not poisonous, territory with questions arising from research studies that show cognitive differences across racial lines.

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  15. Unintended Births on Rise in Nigeria, says StudyRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Jun 16 | Voice of America

    A new study says unintended births are on the rise among young Nigerian women. What'smore, early marriage and early motherhood remain common.

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  16. No man ever bought me anything - Jennifer Madike

    Friday Jun 12 | Vanguard

    By Chioma Gabriel, Deputy Editor and Sam Eyoboka JENNIFER Madike! Yes, the same ravishingly beautiful Lagos socialite who easily became the erstwhile drug czar and Rivers State governor, Police Commissioner Fidelis Oyakhilome's Achilles heel. 1 comment

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  17. Nigeria: 50,000 to Benefit From NDE ProgrammesRead the original story

    Thursday Jun 11 | AllAfrica.com

    Over 50,000 unskilled and un-employed Nigerians will benefit from programmes of the Na-tional Directorate of Employment , Mallam Abubakar Mohammed, Director-General of NDE has said.

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  18. NationalRead the original story

    Jun 10, 2009 | Guardian Newspapers

    Saro-Wiwa's family, others hail 'justice at last' By Francis Obinor and Kelvin Ebiri, Port Harcourt I T may be in joy or, maybe, in sadness, no one knows and will ever know.

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  19. Documenting present-day history: an interview with filmmaker AdimuRead the original story w/Photo

    Jun 8, 2009 | San Francisco Bay View

    ... of Ihen N'uri temple, we documented the visit of High Chief Priest Osemwegie Ebohon to the Bay Area from Benin City, Nigeria. High Priest Osemwegie Ebohon is a well traveled, controversial African traditional worshiper and native doctor. Our main ...

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  20. Edo wants JTF to check robbers, kidnappers' activities

    Jun 7, 2009 | Vanguard

    Edo State wants the Federal Government to fast track the processes that would enable the Joint Task Force , established by the state government to check the activities of kidnappers and armed robbers, commence operation.

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