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OVERNOR
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The
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!tptaIrirti at the 2012 World Food Oay In lbedan. DOled that hunger ronslitu led Ibr bu.k problem 0( SUSlmance ollife On 1M themr of
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World·, AJimobi. who wq _ , ' " by his deputy,
Old M~
Adq"mlO,
st.re:sard the need
10 rtIOW
a~llturefromsubmstmt't: to commercial ~
Uuou&h
agrirullumlooopenrn't:IL Aa:onlinA to him. ayiculture offen aU the opportunities 10 M Idf· ftll~. earn a 1Mn& and impnM! the 1I\-diboOO ol indMduals and thaw away
Stop lamenting Nigeria's backwardness - Jonathan OlAlckan Acktayo, Ahuja
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RESTDElI.'T
Goodluck
Jonathan 011 Wrd~y U'l.ed Ni~mans 10 stop tht."tr 1a1llt'n1i00n O'\"rr it.. poor 5tandl", lmon« its eonlf'mporaries. Il l' 'ltd with thr cooprn tlOll of all. h" IO"l'rnmenl could make sigllificall t clu.n~e that rould reposition Nigma Within four)'rII1"S..
JOfUIlhan o;pokto shortly ann~nn~ m the Chall1lUn 0( the I ~t
Cofmpe
Practko: Ind othn Rdaled Orrr~ ComrnisDon., Mr Ekpo Nla. and (hoe new prrmanrnt sec:ret.anesat Ihr Presidential VilLa, Ahuja Nil h.. b«n
tbr orrla' in KIm, capraol)" silla' No\""rmber 2q, 2011 lIis swn.nn,·m as thr'mMtanth'r m.innan was t...ed on his ronfinnalJllfl b). th. Sfonalr on Septenbn ,,8.2012 11tf' new pmnanml lnTf'tanes In! Ambassador John Gana (Niger). Mr John J~ (FJd li ), DtJames ~'U (Jmo). Am~ Sanni Bala (Kawna)and Dr Folash.de Y"nl· FAan (Kop) 11tf' PTftxient aclnuned that Ni«ma cnuld do brUnI!! a nation than what tI ('umnlly obuIinable 1If' Aid. .~l/c talk aboot Ihfo 6oa; whf'n Ni&~a was 011 the Mme le\.'d With 8Ofnt: oountric:!li. I think Wf' shoukl thl!!
lamt'nlll;on - II don not takt' rI1Ott' than 10 years 10 chan«t' a nat~ from whal otht'n ha\'t"doM "f \~n WIthin rOllr )Ta" Wf' an makr Aiplificanl chanlf' to ~tlOJl Nilma. I If' chll'l.ed the IppOtnleotS with Rein, their IIf'W poIUtm, as. pn from God (D'" 3rnTr 10 humanity, addin« that tMy must u.w the o pportumty to 'It:f\'r Nitmall5 raithfully, 1dt-n lif"yJlI« anuptJon as one of 1M stumblin,; bIoclu to the nallOJl·~ devdopmmt, Jonathan said .11 must IK' ~ady to fiy.t the ('lInkf'l'WOlT1l, Il l' Aid 1111 q.~lts of the .:leidy shook! learn R
10 isolalf' cnrrupt Jl""OPIf' in orot'f 10 di..~ra~~ rraoduH-nt pnM't1C"""1If' uid. -I \1SIl' Ihi.., ~lI~unlt)" top""-d WIth aU Nllmart5 Fflf" lI!I !?ally to conrronl rorroption tht- way """ ...-anl 10, f'W'I')body must bf' In\-o!''t''d All arms of 100'rml!l("nl th" neculive. judtciaf) . the pariiamml ant! all Ind,,"iduals, .u t'Ofl)OnIle bocbf'S inducLns noll';fJ\~nwnlll, oYil Socif'lv orpnl5lhollS, commumt,· and f'VnI faith· ba..'W'd orpnlSllions mU!il
be 11I\"Uh"rd
man""
· Ir ~ dnnalf' 10 yQU and \'OU a~ not sure of the 8OUra', I~ mUlTI
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RiveT" Stale. JO"o-emment
Thf' oompanies Wft"e .said 10 ha~ entemilDto an
undmtandins ¥11th the hose COftUIIUllltiel to br pI}i.n& oerlIIin if!yy u a WoIy 01 rompensaUng Ibml ror the mvironmrtlllU dqradation. Ilowcver, onr oC the invtSton., who :spoke 10
in Cabbat on Wedne8day. Mr Bened.Id ltamfum., aid the action cl ~mrnl was apab&e: of
T"q)Ol1m1
dmq aWolY in~ in
thrsta.te. IUmfum~wby
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should
criA* lll" cornmumtic.'s with 1M hen), taxation and extortion, inst-' clkJoldn& lnWl\m to know where
the
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paid into the
gO'"'fttImmt rolfe"! wrnt 10.
In
Lawm aker , grou p s fa ul t 1999 Cons t itut io n Sodiq O)"f'if'kr
A ME.MRER of Ihe LI~nor; .l"1...."italt'IIOWI""nlA."l'K'lIIh.... M n Adtofunnu!a\1,Tl'jllO'Wl. altd aclYOCM'\· ha\"" said I...... IQ9I) C(l.. ~IIluhOIl promote""IIlI"q\UlIII) hrt",,"," thf' mall' lind ff't1Uif' ~<tatf'dlhl.'lla rorum 011 0\,1 8I1OI"t). \-;""""P'inl on thfo alTlf'ndmf'"llt oJf llwNilM"1..ln IqqoQ (on.~tllutlf"tll 011 Wt'dll"lb~ in 1..lI~<15 AttonIm« In tm-m. thf' propR'Il'd 1Ifm'IIi1nl""lll shookl ~k III 1lbCt' nnpnrta~ on hf.th
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III' ..id, ·We in the All Farmers Awxiatioo of Nileria, partnrrs and fronllinr stAkeholden in the a&riC busine. will conlinlX': to livor the sUIte
bas ah ut 15 rompanies in Abnkpa 1..ocaI Go\-rmrnenl Arft ofthi' SCate.
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"LOR brachina reYeI1lJr JIKlonminin&.theeru.
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III' uKi ~1!l(T NI«..t,. 10 aU. slIkehflkt...rs 1II11!>1 nmkf' SUn! thai Ilw- nalmn I<""IS In where iL< mnlf'm l)(JTI~
proatanlme5 SUOCftd.
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the 2012 World Food Day. A«ommz to him, ~menl requiru the c:oopmIlion of til to make
comparues
Thr
the ICPC boA lhat n... would DOC mt""fff'ft" in t ...... I<1"11_ ofthecommiRllnn J('ONthan ur-,.f'd lhopennanenl ~11f"II In avotd mLq.,kt'!! in lhctr "Ib. SI)1nl weh tUt «O'\"fflilTlf'nl
~ doni INIl... ml.qa"". the offiaals nlU'<1 al80 mau 'm~ WI thr- nallon 1.<; not
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gJYmtmentourfuJlsupport and coopention.
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rncourallnl Ihal pN"'"oOn In be corrupt. So I lwh~ If all Ni,.f'rian.s work I~nhrr. """ will bt' Ihlf' 10 Tt'duct' corruption.·
whlk- 1'1"'nl II) (""I\.'m11' (jllli
of aAricu huml JJfOIfIl1llll1t 10 ensure food Mnlrit, and poymy reduction in thr ,ule 1be mte Qginnan of MAN. Mr. Sam lu}""an&,. .ated thil al the onpn&
various
mytw-lH" -If YOU do lhat.
do thnr JOhoI ",.·11 1If' howto\.,.,. WOInwd thai
.1. choipter 01 AIl Fartrlrf1; AModalion of NiIrria Wedncaday Aid it would supporttheimr'emenution
!he
10 o;ortlf'bodl ¥l"hr- !ll')tntt olllK'Ol11"" '00 don·t !mO¥!. that is ml' IhmlUn~ lhal i ..
aWolrdf'd a«Jin.'<1 il b.-call.....
Food s ecurity en.
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DOC pYr a cht...fialn(,)" IIIif'
0( !Wlmf'official, ...t.o did
bun~
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frown on It
Edo fires 41 school inspectors Ja m r" A:tA n ia. Be.n l n
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Stalt' Gm.'rrnm(' nl. on Wmnf!!iday, 5aid II ~lif'\-ro 41 Zollal ImlPK10n and Chid 1D$IJf'd:on of F..ducatioll .nd Loc:a.l C'lOYt'mmf'nl F..du(';Iuion Offittrs of their Ippomllnf'nts fur non ~ortIUIneund nr&lilf'nCt'
o(dutv Ihf' Otief 10 G<n'f'mor Adams Oshiomhole, Mr Pelrr OktUI1I. said "''lllII in i'OlItlnuAhon of on~oi ll~ sallllisalion of Ihf' qllte education sector ~ declS.an, acconJlIIK 10 Okhira in I SCllt1"ncnl, ""''' 1I1f' outromf' of a conllnuinl prrfonnan~ AIMIIIIII lhe 5talf' OkhiTi QI<I I...... ,00Trnor demott'd the Vier- PnOCII)."}1 of New Era eollCf,f', Mr 5 E illabur. rrom Gmdt' I.evt'l 1510 Grade Lewl 14, · for I)('~nl I pcfprlual lair· comrr 05hiomhfJIt:. had during a ITIf't'Ilni "-111i tlif' Thr
insptdon Ind offi~" al Ihf' Qo\~n1t:fl1 1I00000, &mn. pm4ested Ihll thtTf' WQuld hr Idministrali\~ chan«f' m Ihr ill<;pcnoratf' 111111 oflhf' ministry 1If' WlII!! quoted U 53\1111 Ihat. obYioliS from ...·hal h't" 8f'ft1 looa, and
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10 agist t~ ... ho wanllo work 10 I"f'mam Ind lhost' who don·1 ¥I':1nlto ....ork 10 «0 hOlnf' - "'..do Sialf' (;m't"lTIlTlf"nl hall klst mllho n!! o( n:ura of lu,Ja\'t"nf moll"' ~usr of rnur failu~ to do ,"Our dUlies"
Army parades octogenaria n , othe r s for kidnapping in Edo 011
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Pr~ Sen-rtlln
rrom whal YOU\'r loid nlf' lhal )'OU\'f' all breached your ba.... ie dlll~, whd ~ 10 momlor sdtooIs and filf' ba...k rq>art."I. which arwmll olhf'rtllinp' should mdudf' I1'ports O. lhoM1're-w'1I1 and abarnt so thai ~O'o't'rnnlnll ('lin tale slrp$
of lheot Nill"fU Anm. Rf'mn, F.do Stalf'. o n W('dll~la), 1).1radrd
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... ho had btoen la}"ln« !iN"gf' 10 Edo ~lIld I"lItita mtf'5 Comrnandrt" of the Hn~k,
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Vmahl ¥It.ilr JMradin~ 1M "'1""W"ds ..tel the fNI war. ~ (..lioYIin,; ""' ~"'lml 01 ncwh K'qUlIl'd lraclun& !i}'Slt'fI\ in tl)f'51dl" Amonl the hoodlums. two saKI. Wf'~ I ~· ,-ear. .oltl Wlleh tinctD'". kidna llJ'l'". dnll de:ilf'n Ind annf"tl
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mililllry uniromt!l for any IIIITImilitaryacti\il)~·
who
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