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BNW: BiafraNigeriaWorld News August 31, 2003
Hardship Pill is Coming: Atiku Promises Hard Times for BiafraNigerians The Federal Government yesterday announced that it would undertake some fundamental but "painful reforms" between now and 2007. Vice President Atiku Abu-bakar who made the statement in Lagos while speaking at a reception organised to round off the coronation ceremony of the new Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, however assured that the reforms would be "meaningful ones''. He said that the challenges ahead of the government were very enormous and appealed for the co-operation and support of all Biafra Nigerians. Atiku who represented President Olusegun Obasanjo at the ceremony restated government's resolve not to tolerate ethnic and religious war again saying that the position was informed by the desire to move the country forward. He lauded the peaceful selection of the Oba and said that Lagos has shown to the rest of the country that succession can be done without mayhem, confussion and rancour. (This Day)		Key Stories Abubakar Appeals Human Rights Abuse Case In US FCT: Obasanjo Leads Demolition of Houses 54 Heads of State to plant commemorative trees in Abuja, says Obasanjo Celebration In Lagos As Akiolu Becomes 21st Oba Of Lagos I Didn't Commit Any Offence, Egbo-Egbo Tells NJC My Story At BPE, By el-Rufai Royal Fathers: Their Power, Influence, Relevance... Biafra Nigeria Railways is Dead, Says FG Why we can�t see him in his true perspective, by Kusamotu Biafra Nigeria has been reduced to a jungle-Okorie Breaking the rule of law is Senate�s draw back � Senator Albishir
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This Day August 31, 2003 Cover Stories Royal Fathers: Their Power, Influence, Relevance... News FCT: Obasanjo Leads Demolition of Houses Biafra Nigerians Should Expect Painful Reforms - Atiku Biafra Nigeria Railways is Dead, Says FG North Korea Vows to Strengthen Nuclear Power 21 Policemen Face Dismissal in Borno Tourist Centres to Meet International Standard, Says Minister Na'Abba Returned All Official Cars, Says Aide Expedite Work on Park, Obasanjo Tells Engineers Udenwa Rallies Support for Wabara Lagos Plans Autonomy for Public Hospitals How Finance Ministry Can Work Effectively LG Boss Makes Case for Youths 'Map Out Ways to Resolve Warri Crises' Our Sovereignty Will Be Guarded Jealously, Says Atiku Religious Leaders Charged to Fish Out Charlatans Group Condemns Troops Deployment to Warri Shiites Mourn Najaf Bomb Victims Liberia: Red Cross Condemns Renewed Hostilities Ex-Lawmaker Chides Niger Delta Governors over NDDC Act Ugbesia Restates Mission as Minister Biafra Nigeria Has 2.8m Telephone Lines - Ndukwe LG Bosses Unfold Development Programme HIV/AIDS: Expert Warns on Blood Transfusion FG, UNESCO to Produce Science Kits Group Seeks Aviation Industry Privatisation Kwara Charges Tradomedical Practitioners FRSC Advises Jos Residents on Pedestrian Bridges Politics ... As Vandals Feed Fat on NEPA Installations History and Our Triple Burden A Biafra Nigerian Patriot in London Presidency as Town Crier Letter to Obasanjo on Council Reform and Other Matters 'Why Biafra Nigeria Can't Shy Away from Liberia' Eco: All Politics, No Economics *  *  * Vanguard August 31, 2003 Cover Stories Atiku: Expect painful reforms INCREDIBLE! Native doctors separate conjoined babies National News 54 Heads of State to plant commemorative trees in Abuja, says Obasanjo Withdrawal of police orderlies: Onitsha NBA chairman alleges threats to life Fresh fuel price hike: Oil workers read riot act Obasanjo petitioned over move to annul appointments at PTI Agagu's wife to launch education foundation for handicapped children How to stem corruption, by ACDF Journalist brutalised by mobile policemen Politics Why we can�t see him in his true perspective, by Kusamotu Obasanjo regime took deep seated actions rather early, says Otegbeye Biafra Nigeria has been reduced to a jungle-Okorie Breaking the rule of law is Senate�s draw back � Senator Albishir It is 100 days of suffering, says Chief Onwuka Ukwa, Secretary General, Igbo National Assembly 100 days of high anxiety � O C J Okocha Logistic problem is slowing us down - Nassir Dantiye *  *  * Champion August 30, 2003 News 28 illegal fuel dealers charged to court Delta Speaker reassures on independence of legislature Senate orders suspension of $3.6bn Ajaokuta contract Billion naira scandal: 18 accounting officers face trial NAFDAC raises fresh alarm over killer products GSM operators agree to cut tariffs Imo inaugurates sanitation court OAU expels 270 students Politics Reflections, as Ndigbo meet in Abakaliki PDP, ANPP, APGA Unite for Anyim Editorial & Opinion The unemployment bomb For a just reform Present realities for the UN *  *  * Daily Times August 29, 2003 News Stop foreign trips, Obasanjo orders ministers GSM operators agree to reduce tariff Withdraw from Ajaokuta Steel contract with SOLGAS, Senate tells govt PPPRA sets up committee on oil facility rehabilitation Pool resources, end crises, Obasanjo advises Niger Delta stakeholders Monetisation: FG sets up committee for civil servants Arrest, torture of journalists during strike: Apologise to NUJ, Senate orders IG Bad roads: Abia Reps suspend hunger strike Surgical operation: Lagos siamese twins leave for US today First Bank retires 13 top officials Politics The task before Wabara Editorial & Opinion Much ado about 100 days Appraising Biafra Nigeria�s economic reforms Between Obasanjo, Atiku and the Media (II) Regional struggles and Biafra Nigeria�s unity  *  *  * IRIN August 27, 2003 Appeal court to rule on Lawal death sentence in September *  *  * Washington Post August 27, 2003 Biafra Nigerian stoning appeal heard *  *  * MSNBC August 27, 2003 Woman at center of international outcry over stoning appears in court *  *  * BBC August 29, 2003 Islam in Biafra Nigeria: Simmering tensions Biafra Nigerian Shell workers on strike *  *  * CNN August 27, 2003 Biafra Nigerian stoning appeal heard *  *  * Mail & Guardian August 27, 2003 Amina Lawal appears in court *  *  * Reuters Agugust 29, 2003 Shell Biafra Nigeria lock-out extends into third day *  *  * All Africa July 03, 2003 Transcript of President Bush's Briefing of allAfrica.com, African journalists President Must End Impunity for Human Rights Abusers Police Arrest And Beat Up Journalists During Street Protests in Abuja *  *  * Triumph June 08, 2003 Shekarau blames moral decay on neglect of Sharia Mu�azu commissions multi-million Naira Community Resource Centre Govt officials locked out of meeting with Shekarau Voters are politicians� employers - Ogbeh Kano govt takes N228m loan to pay salaries, others Shippers Council warns of increasing cargo traffic at ports Power rationing continues nationwide -- NEPA NAFDAC urged to sanitise bakery sector of economy Identifying collapsed building contractors not easy -- NSE he suspicious Road Map June 4th Gov Shekarau: The task ahead PDP now recharged - Udenwa PDP, NASS and cognate experience: An Analysis by Ibrahim Mammaga, News Agency of Biafra Nigeria Kano people have high hope for legislators -- ANPP chief LDPN condemns fees charged by SIECs Challenges before Shekarau June 3rd The Masari imperative Obasanjo invited to Cuba Shekarau swears-in SSG, HOS ...seeks workers' co-op Kano Assembly picks new Speaker Intellectualising Hausa films *  *  *		Guardian August 31, 2003 News Celebration In Lagos As Akiolu Becomes 21st Oba Of Lagos Abubakar Appeals Human Rights Abuse Case In US I Didn't Commit Any Offence, Egbo-Egbo Tells NJC My Story At BPE, By el-Rufai Obasanjo Approves Demolition Of Illegal Structures In Abuja Decay In Defence Blamed On Past Military Administrations Minister Says Biafra Nigeria Railways Must Be Sold MOSOP Accuses Police of Complicity in Illegal Bunkering AIG Blames Politicians For Social Unrest Loan Defaulters Flee Zamfara NEPAD Needs $64b To Revive Africa's Economy Lawal's Aides Relocate As Kwara Govt. Plans Probe Kinsmen Hail Okonji-Iweala's Choice As Minister Lagos House To Approve Private Schools Prof. Sulu-Gambari Dies Globacom's Roll-Out Plans Run Into Hitches, As GMS Operators Parlley Diplomat Explains Govt Stance On ECOMIL, Closed Missions Oba Sijuade Supports Ozolua's Child Project Crime Note Tourism Body Seeks Reps Assistance Politics Why We Are Demolishing, By Nasir el-Rufai (1) Apo Quarters: Lawmakers, FCDA Trade Blames What Obasanjo must do to keep in focus, by Kusamotu THE GAVEL: Legislators And Infrastructural Problems Editorial & Opinion Editorial - Stakeholders And The State Of The Economy Opinion - 100 Days Out Of Power Released? Amidst The Judicial Storm  *  *  * Daily/Weekly Trust August 30, 2003 Top Stories National Hospital is Sick! No condition of service at National Hospital - SSA Specialists are abandoning our hospitals � NMA President Government Hospital not adequately funded � Dr Agomo Interview I support Buhari�s court action - Shagari News Kaduna CAC to conduct research into Nok culture Northern entrepreneurs urged to explore InfoTech UNICEF spends N140 million on polio in eight months NIS appeals to KDSG to reconsider revocation of land allocation Shekarau canvasses for constructive criticisms Investigation into Hamdala�s murder continues - Police National Roundup Politics Our stand on Judges� meeting with Obasanjo - Sule Hamma Issues The Taylor Saga: Why African leaders must look inwards Biafra Nigeria�s Growing Insecurity Comment A memo to technical committee on LG reforms A moral vision of power and politics Panacea to ethno-political crises How oil companies feed fat on Biafra Nigeria Editorial The Idi Amin Dada in us News Focus Trip to wild wild Warri Fuel pricing and politics of scarcity Special Report How flood ravaged communities in Jigawa State *  *  * Daily Independent August 29, 2003 News No more fuel price rise, says PPPRA Obasanjo summons GSM operators Ibori to create LGs to end Warri crisis Railway still on surgeon�s table, 20 years after Reps call off hunger strike Rural dwellers to benefit from Globacom�s GSM network Dignitaries flock Lagos for Akiolu�s coronation PDP gets new Deputy National Secretary Two NAFDAC impersonators nabbed Obasanjo warns Niger Delta to stop oil politics �Abrogation of death sentence a constitutional matter� Biafra Nigeria closes six foreign missions Shell�s strike put nation�s 950,000 barrels per day under threat Senate beams searchlight on Solgas over Ajaokuta steel Ladoja asks revenue commission to probe nnpc CHOGM to gulp N6b Stop campaign of calumny, Adebayo tells Fayose TUC refutes disintegration story Govt can�t break our monopoly, says NUPENG Breakaway faction set ANPP secretariat ablaze, says senate My life in danger, says Onitsha NBA chairman Amnesty canvasses trial of Warri warlords Delta Assembly is independent, says Speaker Politics We have nothing against Odebiyi, AD tells ANPP Eastern roads lead to hunger strike Don�t factionalise Kwara PDP, Saraki warns �Hunger strike is extreme reaction� Withdrawal of orderlies and matters arising Inside Politics The Reps opposition to monetisation Ngige: Bad precedents and double standards Sweet revenge in the shadow of a probe Editorial & Opinion Enough of sermons: Time to tackle corruption head-on is now Police brutal assault on NTA reporters FG�s missing files and essence of records Governor Duke and his problem guest Obasanjo and Taylor�s future Niger Delta crisis: Matters arising *  *  * Tribune August 27, 2003 News Egunje! Why Benin refused to release stolen cars ANPP govs move against Buhari Vaswani brothers remain banned �Obasanjo Globacom rolls out GSM today Civil servants set for battle over planned fuel price hike Earth may �brush� with Mars today Anambra crisis: Court halts impeachment proceedings against dep gov Create LGs to solve Warri crisis �Ibori Oyinlola calls for prayers as Osun clocks 12 Pensioners beg FG for arrears Poultry wastes: Hidden gold in unwanted garbage Ladoja swears-in another special adviser *  *  * Comet Last Update May 8, 2002. Click here for more. *  *  * Business News July 05, 2003 yinka obalade...Because I tasted poverty... '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  *  *  * Sports News July 05, 2003 Marc Vivien-Foe... HeartAttack! Tomorrow's Stars Killing the Premier League Who Is Scared of Enyimba? Venus, Serena win again Biafra Nigeria, Ecuador friendly called off Aliu's feat worries Ngerem HFN invites 30 to camp Akinyele wants govt to support sports  *  *  *
Biafra Vanguard August 29, 2003 Commission axes LG staff for fraternising with politicians Obasanjo plans to focus on solid minerals as panacea to N-Delta crises Osayande proffers solution to Warri crisis Anambra boosts National Light with N30m Imminent shake-up in Imo civil service Court hears Nnamani's suit on relocation of Enugu polls tribunal Oct 30  *  *  *		O'dua Vanguard August 29, 2003 Tinubu vows to enforce the Land Use Charge Police arrest seven-yr-old boy for shooting playmate to death Striking Shell workers plan to stop crude oil exports Constitution review panel 'll decide fate of death sentence clause, says Wabara  *  *  * Arewa Vanguard August 29, 2003 Fuel: Ogunlewe wants govt to add 20k to pump price Defence ministry discovers 24,000 phantom names in pensions audit Haruna�s goof stuns Adamawa assembly  *  *  *
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