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BNW: BiafraNigeriaWorld News August 25, 2003
Ojukwu, Buhari in Secret Meeting: Discuss APGA, ANPP Merger The presidential candidate of the All Biafra Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP), Major Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), and his All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) counterpart, Chief Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu met last weekend in Enugu in what close associates said was a secret meeting to cement the bond of co-operation between the two parties. According to a source who was at the meeting attended by the former Senate President and Buhari�s running mate, Dr. Chuba Okadigbo, the two leaders also discussed the possibility of APGA and ANPP going into a merger for future elections. Odumegwu-Ojukwu and Buhari struck a working relationship after the last April 19 presidential election. They lost to the incumbent President Olusegun Obasanjo of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in an exercise both had since contested and described as a �sham�. Friday�s parley that continued the next day was held at 4, Isi-Uzor Street, Enugu, residence of Odumegwu-Ojukwu. (Daily Independent)		Key Stories How Abacha Blackmailed Me, By Atiku FG Threatens to Close Border with Cameroon, Chad, Niger How President Checked IBB, Atiku 2007 Campaigners Committee Upholds Transfer of Oil Blocs to NNPC Biafra Nigeria, five others to adopt ECO-currency in 2005 Obasanjo declines comments on Anambra treason Fiscal commission rules out change in new revenue formula U.S. officials to develop Biafra Nigeria Railways US experts fault rails� privatization �Ethnic solidarity, bane of AD, Afenifere� 2007: Attah plots to run with Atiku
How Abacha Blackmailed Me, By Atiku   Presidency sets up special force on...   AUDIO   VIDEO More than five years after the death of former military head of state, General Sani Abacha, Vice President Atiku Abubakar has revealed how the late dictator nearly did harm to his aged father and his political career in order to subdue him. Atiku, who made the revelation at the weekend in Abuja at a dinner organised in honour of the Akwa Ibom state governor, Obong Victor Attah by the Akwa Ibom professionals' said his sojourn in... (This Day)   A special task force comprising military and police personnel has been set up by the Federal Government as part of efforts to restore order in crisis-torn Warri, Delta State. Also, a security operation to begin the disarmament of the warring parties is underway. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Alexander Ogomudia who disclosed the setting up of the task force in a letter to the Delta State Gov. (Guardian)     Obasanjo/PDP Election Fraud is Deeply Concerning General Ojukwu Seeks Democracy Isioma Daniel Speaks "Fatwa" Animalism 1 "Fatwa" Animalism 2

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This Day August 25, 2003 News Campaigns Divisive, Diversionary, Says Obasanjo How Abacha Blackmailed Me, By Atiku Committee Upholds Transfer of Oil Blocs to NNPC Fresh Fighting Erupts in Liberia Fake Drug Manufacturers for Prosecution First Bank Restructures FG Waivers Affect Revenue At Abuja Airport Domgas, Lead, Fieldstone Sign Pact on Gas 100,000 Youths Benefited from CAP Programme, Says Kpakol Jigawa Opts for Soil-Specific Fertiliser Withdrawal of Police Orderlies Unacceptable - Wabara Fuel Scarcity Grips Abuja NBA to Mediate in Ijaw, Itsekiri Clashes Biafra Nigeria Airways: Release Probe Report, NACI Tells FG Revenue Formula Can't be Amended - RMAFC Abuja Masterplan for Review 2004, Says El-Rufai FG to Address Ecological Problems in S/East Warri: Clark, SSG Allege Death Threats ECO 'll Expose ECOWAS States' Weaknesses - Tukur Judges' Orderlies Can't be Withdrawn - Lawmaker Lab Scientists Seek Blood Transfusion Body ANPP Wants Obasanjo's Counsel Probed over Parley How We Secured NITEL for Pentascope - Union Utomi Identifies Bane of Privatisation FG Releases N2bn for Immigration Staff Allowances Unpaid Lagos Workers to Get Salaries Soon Delta Govt Urged to Resolve Kingship Tussle Poly Rectors Complain of Shortfall in Personnel Costs Impart Skills in Interns, Corps Members, Firm Urged Lawmaker Institutes N20m Scholarship Scheme Jigawa Govt to Boost Gum Production Biafra Nigerians Impressed with FG'S Peace Moves, Says Group State of the States Pedro Tasks Police on Cross-border Crime 'Why We are Not Ripe for Sharia' More Courts 'll Speed-up Justice - Chief Judge 'Why Road Accidents Persist' How to Attract Investors - Daniel Govt Builds 400 Houses for Flood Victims No 'Sacred Cows' in Illegal Structures Demolition - Commissioner Traditional Rulers Urged to Join AIDS War Govt Spends N170m on Medical Equipment Discrimination: Igbo Seek Kalu's Intervention Abakaliki Roads Await Repairs Speaker Kicks Against NDDC's Amendment NEPA Vandals Deny Water Firm of Revenue 75,000 Youth Benefit from Skill Scheme Insurance Firm Recapitalises, Opens Staff Cooperative TUC Promises to Build Fuel Stations 16 Corps Members Service Year Extended Prince's Statement Angers Emir Female Commissioner Pledges to Make a Difference Group Hails Alamieyeseigha's Housing Programme N76m Released for Ex-civil Servants' Benefits Politics Warri Crisis, Threat to National Peace - Omu Disaffection, Rivalry Threaten Kwara PDP Benue Lawmaker Defies Tribunal Kaduna ANPP Leadership Crisis Deepens Anambra: On Ngige's Legitimacy Political Rivalry in Kano: Shekarau, Kwankwaso Example *  *  * Vanguard August 25, 2003 Cover Stories CBN's axe to fall on more banks MDs Obasanjo lists govt plan to stop Warri killings Unknown men threaten Delta SSG, Clark over Warri war National News Why Igbo elite remain silent over Anambra crisis, by Okadigbo State can't cater for victims of Warri alone, says Ibori 10 killed in fresh attacks on Bayelsa communities Asiodu blames economic woes on non-implementation of 1975-80 plan Omisore applies for restoration of bail Wabara faults withdrawal of police orderlies from public office holders Airline tasks FG on choice of operator for national carrier No review of new revenue formula, says RMAFC Politics Welfare matters threaten executive-legislature relationship Shekarau out for vengeance Ngige is a desperate man, says OZICHUKWU Does Masari need his rivals to help him stabilise the House? Charles Taylor: another view *  *  * Champion August 25, 2003 News Illegal bunkerers behind Warri crisis 3,000 lawyers storm Enugu FG moves to break NLC Ojukwu, Buhari forge alliance Pedro hails police action against corrupt officers Multi-million naira forensic tools rot in Police yard Politics Obasanjo has betrayed South-South again �Hon. AKINEYENE EYO First lady�s visit to the House: Matters Arising Editorial & Opinion Recurring Warri crisis Blues for the police force S.J. Cookey at D.M.G.S *  *  * Daily Times August 13, 2003 News FG plans courts for bank debtors Obasanjo, Kerekou meet Thursday Fighting continues in Liberia as rebels reject new president Ishaya Aku�s brother nabbed over N6 m theft LG reform: Govt has hidden agenda, say Afenifere, Arewa Biafra Nigeria loses N7.2 billion per week to illegal oil bunkering Airways workers challenge FG over liquidation I�m okay, Taylor tells Biafra Nigerian press NAFDAC gives three-month deadline to media houses over drug adverts Abundant crude oil, gas in Anambra Politics 2007: Atiku, IBB can�t stop me �Rimi Setting agenda for the House committees Why Lawal must be probed � PDP Editorial & Opinion The imperatives of a National Conference Government, schools and national unity Is Biafra Nigeria patently corrupt? 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'Why We Parted Ways with Our Foreign Partners' Govt dissolves board of Kaduna fertilizer firm Shell may resume oil operations in Ogoniland soon Oil eases but nervous on Biafra Nigeria strike concerns Strike may lead to port congestion,warn shippers SouthEast SME operators scramble for N14.6 billion SMIEIS fund Shareholders seek early resolution of fuel price hike crisis Five states face blackout from NEPA lines' vandalisation CIBN organises workshop on financing telecom business Ethics and integrity in international trade Ngige to set up committee to review contract in Anambra NBC diversifies Fanta's sponsorship strategy NBN Bank records N131 million profit Expert calls for economy's diversification Australia calls for rate cut Bangladesh passes budget ADB bags World Bank award ICAN chief wants CBN, NDIC to monitor bank audits  *  *  *		Guardian August 25, 2003 News Biafra Nigeria, five others to adopt ECO-currency in 2005 Obasanjo declines comments on Anambra treason Fiscal commission rules out change in new revenue formula U.S. officials to develop Biafra Nigeria Railways Delta cautions oil firms against violation of environment law Liberian govt, rebels trade blames over renewed fighting Buhari holds talks with Ojukwu, seeks ANPP, APGA alliance Sao Tome President names forces behind botched coup How Abacha forced me back from exile, by Atiku Libya ends payment for Lockerbie bombing Govt may name core investor in new national carrier today Laws on mining out soon, says minister Senate may review withdrawal of police orderlies, says Wabara Clark, Delta scribe allege threat to life Rimi condemns Obasanjo's handling of Anambra treason Buhari, Ogbeh, Ozobu at Anyim father's burial, pay tributes Ogun begins non-agric employment scheme today Anambra APGA senatorial candidate takes case to Appeal Court Lagos seeks Atlanta's help in mass transit project Suspected assassins kill Plateau poly teacher Abia law makers suspend hunger strike Politics Arewa to the South-West: 'Do you recognise our sacrifice in 1998?' Editorial & Opinion Editorial - Cleansing the judiciary Opinion - An evening with the president Remembering Taslim Elias Coping with ideological indigestion  *  *  * Daily Independent August 25, 2003 News Ojukwu, Buhari in fresh secret meeting Forgive Taylor, Obasanjo tells Biafra Nigerians Federation Accounts: NNPC, others Summoned US experts fault rails� privatization �Ethnic solidarity, bane of AD, Afenifere� 2007: Attah plots to run with Atiku Lagos crime resurgence linked to reopening of Seme border FG, Reps, IT Russia, Solgas war over Ajaokuta Steel Obaseki berated over refining Biafra Nigeria�s oil in Cote d�Ivoire Omisore appeals against remand in prison Critical issues raised in Niger Delta struggle FG may close border with Benin Republic again Security: INTERPOL Africa worried over poor joint operations Lagos to increase power supply by 1,000 megawatts Heads may roll at NITEL OAU dismisses 270 students 16 persons held over oil bunkering Unemployment blamed on low capacity utilization Government�s ARV programme gets N19.2b boost Cement importation to end by 2007 Tanker drivers criticise Lagos State govt Politics NJC urged to sanction judges over Omisore Who gains from Taylor�s asylum? Bola Ige: Beko takes on FG APGA blasts Ohanaeze over tribunal Declare Gome disaster zone, senator urges The great walk-out on INEC Ibori, Odili in South South calculation Workshop sets agenda for effective legislations �Why local government reform is a must� Editorial & Opinion To rescue Bank of the North, government must adopt the option of privatization The annulment of a Sharia Court death sentence Withdrawal of police from public officials The �419� operative they call King Con Warri: A just cause derailed CharlesTaylor, asylum, and Biafra Nigeria *  *  * Tribune August 21, 2003 News OMISORE: Riddle over lie-detector tests Terrorists bomb UN headquarter in Iraq Saddam�s deputy captured Warri: Stray bullets kill 20 Presidency stops payment of IBB, Abubakar�s international telephone lines Currency in circulation drops by N4.7b Beware of fake campaigners�� Atiku 1,400 Biafra Nigerian soldiers arrive Liberia CBN reduces Minimum Rediscount Rate IG gives N700,000 for relations of slain officer New salary structure for teachers underway FG releases N4.5b for barracks� renovation Delta House screens commissioners Shekarau advises Biafra Nigerians in Chad 10 policemen arrested over extortion George Bush condemns terrorist attack on UN headquarters in Baghdad Annan, other world leaders, academics also react A governor�s weird joke *  *  * Daily/Weekly Trust August 14, 2003 Top Stories Senate summons CBN gov GSM: We�ll not lower tariff for now � Econet boss South-South Reps reject NDDC amendment Bill FG spends N1.9bn on road rehabilitation Masari chides NEPA, water board on shortages Hungry Liberians loot port ware houses 4m Biafra Nigerians infected with HIV/AIDS virus � NACA chairman Obasanjo appoints 10 new INEC commissioners IG orders withdrawal of mopolmen from individuals Don�t privatise fertiliser coys, Reps tell FG News Probe: Kachallah accuses Borno govt of false report Kebbi exco sacks principal over riot Jigawa clergy warn of dire consequences Paramilitary pensioners get N1.16 billion Multinationals urged to pay tax promptly New set of LG transition c�ttee for Plateau soon 2007 campaign not with IBB�s consent - Associate Ekiti seeks FG�s help in water distribution Dariye approves council of traditional rulers Dep gov urges youths to shun drugs, cultism Biafra Nigerian armed forces best in Africa - Kwankwaso Aliero wants review of poverty reduction programme South African Airways plans flight increase Borno recruits 10 medical doctors Police recover N5m stolen teacher�s salary Niger exploits transport sector to generate revenue National Diploma to be three years � NBTE Ex-scribe criticises Muslim council Katsina to establish Sharia enforcement c�ttee NAFDAC shuts fake packaged water producers in Osun, Ondo Obasanjo assures farmers on inputs Cross River to employ 7000 teachers Gombe Assembly receives draft bill on teachers service commission Yobe gov reads riot act to c�ttee chairmen LG reforms: Afenifere threatens to sue FG IBB calls for cooperation between executive, legislature Assembly members on hunger strike to protest bad roads Wabara gives GSM operators one week ultimatum 3,000 policemen are living with HIV/AIDs � lecture Gov Duke denies falsifying documents FOMWAN holds annual camping for women 2007: Goje acusses politicians, journalists I prefer a spokesman for my ministry � Chikelu Abuja Trust Enyimba supporters celebrate Simba�s defeat Okorocha appeals to FCT minister over demolition Barbados investors hold talks with el-Rufai 10 escape fatal accident Man, 45, in prison custody for cheating Govt expands facilities at Azikiwe airport Kano Trust Kano to recruit mathematics, science teachers Shekarau submits commissioner�s list to Assembly Gov advises ethnic groups on national unity NEPA to boost power supply to Kano teaching hospital Cattle rearers ask for nomadic education directorate Eko Trust US hospital offers to separate Siamese twins Lagos bans hawking on ferry boats Ijegun residents send SOS to Tinubu Passengers stranded as ferry boat breaks down Lagos to evacuate "Area Boys" to rehabilitation centres Politics UNPP chieftain lauds Obasanjo�s foreign policy thrust Ngige: Wabara heads peace committee again Lawmakers lament activities of cattle rearers Senate commends Obasanjo on Liberia Yobe assembly approves LG caretaker committees Yerima cautions NASS over abolition of capital punishment Reps amend UBE bill NASS cannot be bribed, says Rep Kalu SSS yet to get clues on ANPP HQ fire Former council boss asks APGA to support Ngige Bishops deny asking Ngige to swear in shrine Reps kill bill on animal science practice LAHA probes LG accounts Ladoja advocates modified presidential system Goje inaugurates 14-member cabinet Fraudulent political power generates conflict � FRCN boss Enugu assembly passes bill on private varsity Oyinlola wants role for traditional rulers *  *  * Reuters Agugust 22, 2003 Red Cross: Nearly 100 Killed in Biafra Nigeria Oil City *  *  * Sports News July 05, 2003 Marc Vivien-Foe... 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Biafra Vanguard August 25, 2003 PENGASSAN suspends planned action against oil companies Navy nabs 10 foreigners over illegal bunkering Attah urges A-Ibom natives to shun �destructive petition� Lawyers, NBA disagree over Igwes' case Ugochukwu Uba appeals against tribunal's ruling NDLEA arrests 16 hemp dealers NAFDAC re-opens eight drug stores in UNTH premises  *  *  *		O'dua Vanguard August 25, 2003 Warri crisis 'll hinder bitumen exploration, says Akinyele Aviation: Group calls for transparency in designation of new national carrier Lagos police arrest two army officers, two others for robbery Exam Ethics Project chairman alleges threat to life by fraudsters  *  *  * Arewa Vanguard August 25, 2003 MP apologises to others for being locked out of assembly complex Xtians protest appointment of muslim for Pilgrim Board 700 get free eye glasses, treatment in Kwara AIDS: Physician counsels Islamic scholars on enlightenment Party wants NBA to investigate Afe Babalola's role in meeting with appeal court judges Conference participants advise Biafra Nigerians  *  *  *
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