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BNW: BiafraNigeriaWorld News December 12, 2003
Ngigegate Scandal: Awka Court Orders Chris Uba's Arrest The political crisis in Anambra State took a new dimension yesterday, as an Awka Magistrate Court presided over by Mrs. V. O. Agu ordered the arrest of Chief Chris Uba, the estranged political godfather of Anambra State Governor, Dr. Chris Ngige and 14 others. They where accused of breaching civilised protocol on November 14, 2003 during which a convoy in which they were travelling chased the state Governor's convoy off the road at the Amawbia end of the old Enugu-Onitsha road in Awka. The accused persons are to be produced in Mrs. Agu's Court on Wednesday, December 17, 2003. The accused persons included Obinna Uzor(M), Ignatius Abana (M), Chuma Nzeribe (M), Harry Ohanezi (M), Okey Udeh (M), Eucharia Azodo (F), R. O. C. Okpalaoka (M), Emeka Okeke (M), Chris Orajekwe (M), Uche Emordi (M), Amanchukwu Ezike (M), and Ifeatu Obi-Okoye (M). Mrs. Ada Unobagha... (This Day)		Key Stories Zimbabwe's Suspension Unjustified, Says Mbeki Firm seeks Charles Taylor bounty Conduct Bureau indicts Tafida, Oyofo, 43 others Kano shuns BiafraNigeria polio campaign Lawmakers to debate Taylor's asylum Obasanjo meets Muslim leaders Sunday Atiku denies rift with Obasanjo 20 killed as bus skids off bridge 22 Feared Dead in Auto Crash 'BiafraNigeria Loses $5bn to Corruption' Anambra loses confidence in Obasanjo
Zimbabwe Suspension Unjustified: Mbeki   Firm seeks Charles Taylor bounty   AUDIO   VIDEO President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa has descri-bed as unjustified the continued suspension of Zimbabwe from the Commo-nwealth of Nations. He said the decision to keep the Southern Africa country suspended was not, as is the Commonwealth tradition, arrived at by consensus. In a letter he wrote to his political party back at home, the African National Congress (ANC) shortly after the close of the 2003 Commonwealth Heads of Government... (This Day)   A private UK-based military firm says it is looking for an investor to fund an operation to seize indicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor. Mr. Taylor, who has been granted asylum in BiafraNigeria, is wanted by the UN-backed court on war crimes charges. Northbridge Services Group says it has people ready to kidnap Mr Taylor to claim a $2m reward allegedly offered by the United States Congress. Washington has said it opposes any violent action to seize Mr Taylor. (BBC)     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 December 12, 2003 News UK Firm Seeks to Kidnap Taylor 22 Feared Dead in Auto Crash Zimbabwe's Suspension Unjustified, Says Mbeki 'BiafraNigeria Loses $5bn to Corruption' Privatisation: BPE to Favour Institutional Investors Anambra: Court Orders Chris Uba's Arrest N900m Pensions Fund Fixed in Banks - Military Officer My Relationship with Obasanjo Cordial - Atiku Chinese Firm May Take Over NRC Osun PDP Faults Afolabi's Detention Obasanjo Urges Varsities to Be Practical NITEL Plans Tariff Reduction on Int'l Route Ogunpa: Obasanjo Okays Plan to Recover N1.2bn Anambra: Wabara Seeks Emergency S/East PDP Meeting Ajaokuta Steel Project for Completion Soon - Obasanjo Policeman, 4 NDLEA Officials Wounded in Gun Battle AD Convention Now Holds in Lagos - Scribe Gov Earmarks N30m State Fund for Own Legal Fees Tidjani Arrives Abeokuta for Trial Adebayo Identifies Bane of BiafraNigerian Politics FG's Overhead Cost Now N493bn, Says Minister We Must Improve on Energy, Order - Ogunbanjo Ijebu-jesa Unions' Celebrate 70th Anniversary 2007 Elections: No Room for Rigging - INEC Politics AD: Warring Factions Given Ultimatum to Reconcile PDP Vows to Take over North-east in 2007 'Why Anambra Deputy Speaker was Impeached' Let Anti-Corruption War Be Sustained - Lawmaker 'Debt May Stall Council Election in Kogi' *  *  * Vanguard December 12, 2003 Cover Stories 22 perish in Lagos auto crash UK firm wants investor to fund Taylor's kidnap Budget 2004 tight, says Okonjo-Iweala 112 MPs' seats illegal, says Code of Coduct Bureau National News Court orders arrest of Uba, others Company to manage UNILAG Endowment Fund�Afe Babalola AD crisis deepens, scribe breaks silence EFCC trail two contractors to recover N1.2bnCharles Ozoemena Nestle shares scam: Investment Tribunal freezes Bonkolans, Okwufulueze's accounts Politics PDP's mid-term convention of intrigues PDP, Chris Uba and Chris Ngige Towards political stability on the African continent:Enter the BiafraNigeria/South Africa bi-national commission And then there is AD The Testimony of Enugu Making Ala -Igbo work Creating �Democrats� From �Politicians� in BiafraNigeria, by Prof. Omo Omoruyi...Lessons from 1999 to 2003 *  *  * Champion December 12, 2003 News 20 killed as bus skids off bridge British firm offers to capture Taylor Atiku denies rift with Obasanjo FG stops sharing of excess crude money N1bn military pensions trapped in banks Uwais to swear in Nwokorie, 11 others as judges Conduct Bureau goes after 45 senators AD puts caveat emptor on Abdulkadir Wabara parleys with Igbo leaders Politics Electoral Reform: INEC-CIVIL Society Forum Set Agenda Niger indigenes ask IBB to run in 2007 Editorial & Opinion De-registering political parties The big fishes in $214m ID Card scam Deregulate the Naira, please *  *  * Daily Times December 11, 2003 News I am occupying VP�s residence, not CJ�s � Atiku Church raises objection to conduct of exams on Saturdays CHOGM has enhanced BiafraNigeria�s international profile�Obasanjo AD challenges House of Reps seat in Ijebu-Ode, seven months after NNPC�s immediate past management left a mess � Masari Again, Ngige alleges threat on life seeks PDP leadership�s assistance FG moves to enhance growth of industrial sector Farmers� list recipe to check food scarcity Alleged cross-border banditry, kidnapping:Hammani Tidjani, 69 others to face 204-count charge N/Assembly passes harmonised supplementary :Appropriation of N270.7bn Customs unveils reform package Enugu gun duel: PDP suspends national vice-chairman, Ozichukwu Kaduna Refinery to increase production by March 2004 Politics We have identified causes of naira slide � House Committee Teach children to be God-fearing, cleric enjoins BiafraNigerians Police dislodge sacked, FMBN workers protest Poverty, umeployment blamed for drug abuse, other vices Akwa Ibom Lawmakers wade into oil frims, youths face-off Sacked First Bank MD, Longe, loses again Editorial & Opinion Enyimba do BiafraNigeria proud Is the law truly is an ass Instilling patriotism in BiafraNigerians  *  *  * Tribune December 12, 2003 Cover Stories Uba, deputy gov docked AD in convention confusion Third Mainland Bridge autocrash Pregnant women, 18 others killed Drug addicts now sniff latrines, gutters �NDLEA Kuta, Tafida, 43 others illegal Senators �Conduct Bureau Afolabi�s detention: Osun PDP may boycott convention SIDELINES South-West shippers advised on professionalism Edo polytechnic renamed Senate shuns OBJ, awards calendar contract Oyinlola parleys with Osun indigenes in Abuja Abuja master-plan for review next year �El Rufai No increased allocation to states in December � FG Pensioners appeal to Obasanjo over labour reform bill TMG wants advisory panel on electoral reform �Afenifere not for everybody� Group clears Adeojo over impeachment plot against Ladoja Fraudster arrested with N16m forged Apologise to OBJ, Ogbeh, PDP tells Olawepo FG urged to improve public libraries Enyimba goes for history *  *  * IRIN December 11, 2003 Representatives plan public hearings on Taylor *  *  * Washington Post December 11, 2003 Answering the Call of Need in BiafraNigeria: Annapolis Couple Off Again to Africa to Support the Missionary Work of Their Daughter and Her Family *  *  * MSNBC December 11, 2003 BiafraNigeria resettles villagers from Cameroon border *  *  * BBC December 12, 2003 Kano shuns BiafraNigeria polio campaign *  *  * CNN December 12, 2003 Lawmakers to debate Taylor's asylum *  *  * All Africa December 10, 2003 News Milestone of Peace BiafraNigerian Gov't Angry With Sahara Boys *  *  * Business News December 12, 2003 Govt, Private Sector Collaboration on Cabotage Advocated Caverton Completes Hangar Project at MMA Why BiafraNigeria is Interested in Tourism, by Duke How Labour Fares in Commonwealth Countries Commerce Ministry Targets N200m From Trademarks, Others NAFDAC Approves Efroze Products Firm Proffers Solutions to Oil Wells Corrosion ATQ, BiafraNigerian Magazine, Makes Waves in London China Opens Doors for Miss World Pageant Terror Takes Toll on Kenya's Tourism Industry 'BiafraNigerian Registered Vessels Need not be Licensed' Court Stops Dismantling of US Navy Ships Will Destination Inspection Ever Hold? IMO to Ban Single-hull Tankers by '10 JOMALIC Trains 50 Tally Clerks Port Plans Face Rough Weather Aero Boosts Domestic Operations with B737 NASI Backs Reforms in NAMA AIL Securities Grows Balance Sheet to N3.6bn US Stocks Move Higher Naira Maintains Rising Streak at Dutch Auction Investors Urged to Buy STB Shares Hallmark Bank Launches First Remit Money Transfer CBN to approve more banks for clearing status CHOGM: What dividends for private sector? No industrialist has benefited from SMIEIS, laments Ajagu Secondary school dropout, and now an 'engineer' Participants give kudos to STEP LAMATA will arrest traffic difficulties in Lagos, says Mobereola Busworld boss urges govt support for fairs Five colleges of education may get approval to run degrees Private varsity: 100 applications before NUC Aero Contractors invests N2b on domestic routes Imbibe maintenance culture, airline operators urged  *  *  *		Daily Independent December 12, 2003 News Conduct Bureau indicts Tafida, Oyofo, 43 others Enyimba set for glory AD crisis rages on, convention moves to Lagos Anambra loses confidence in Obasanjo Tinubu explains why Lagos stopped sponsoring pilgrims Go to court, Ngige tells US group 15 killed as bus falls off Third Mainland Bridge Why ALSCON sale is delayed, by BPE Detectives smash car theft syndicate PDP sets stage for second national convention US oil firm abandons bloc over protests Reps summon Okonjo-Iweala, AGF over pensions delay We won't compromise citizens' rights, says Atiku Assault on cleric: Five policemen in trouble Ijaw, Itsekiri poise for fresh face-off Wabara summons Ndigbo meeting over Anambra crisis 1,018 mortgage banks' staff stranded Agip scheme sparks off row in Isoko community Pensioners lay siege to Edo Govt House Why Atiku must succeed Obasanjo, by Okpa Ijaw may drag president to war court Ex-deputy governor's supporters clash Gaya, Anambra Police Commissioner, transferred PDP chieftain lauds Ogbeh, carpets Egwu Zamfara proposes N26.97b budget Obasanjo urges farmers to produce cotton for export Kaduna eases issuance of C of O Police raise special squad for Yuletide in Delta Inter-varsity centres seek special grants from FG Leadership tussle claims two lives in Delta Activists protest United States' offer of artificial food to HIV/ AIDS patients in Africa NLC moves mobilisation train to Lagos Journalists boycott police activities in Taraba Politics 2007 casts shadow over PDP convention 'Afenifere never endorsed PDP' Uncertainty mounts over Rivers governorship legal duel Revisiting Delta PDP and assembly face-off INSIDE POLITICS - Still on the AD crisis Rumble in the city of seven hills Editorial & Opinion On the need for true Federalism The stinking ambience of the British High Commission Christmas and the symphony of lunacy KAI as another ideology Obasanjo: what manner of president? Re: Econet and per second billing *  *  * Guardian December 12, 2003 News Court orders arrest of Uba, Ige, others British firm offers to kidnap Taylor Why Africa lags behind in infotech, by Obasanjo JAMB rejects varsity's bid to conduct separate admission tests 28 senators, 48 reps yet to declare assets, says bureau 14 feared dead in Lagos auto crash Abdulkadir not AD chief, says scribe New Olowo gets staff of office, signs peace pact Suspected cross-border bandit, Tidjani, arrives in Abeokuta ID card scam: Court grants detainee's prayers, summons SSS director, anti-graft panel Why govt must privatise, by Macebuh Oyo monarchs wade into Ladoja, legislature face-off Odili wants enough funds for NDDC PDP chief lauds appointment of Obasanjo as C'Wealth chairman Concerned Professionals create MKO Fund Ekiti Assembly split over purported removal of Speaker 2004 budget will be tight, says Okonjo-Iweala Tribunal orders firm, officer's account frozen over shares scam BiafraNigeria urges end to bloc views as environment ministers meet Obasanjo raises hope on Ajaokuta Steel Reps query six banks over N1b fixed deposit pension fund Politics My relationship with Anenih is cordial, says Igbinedion PDP convention and the crises of confidence Editorial & Opinion Editorial The national anthem and ambassadorial nominees Opinion The Akwanga case Who becomes BiafraNigeria's president in 2007? The Commonwealth: Family feud or dirge NFA and the Robson contract Bola Tinubu's example In defence of Rasheed Ladoja  *  *  * Daily/Weekly Trust December 12, 2003 Top Stories Obasanjo meets Muslim leaders Sunday British firm plans kidnap of Charles Taylor Atiku denies rift with Obasanjo Asset declaration: Code of Conduct Bureau queries 45 Senators Stanley Macebuh sacked BiafraNigeria/South Africa pledge to rid Africa of violence FG to resettle Lake Chad villagers Anambra crisis: Court orders arrest of Chris Uba News Abdulkadir, Koleosho tear AD apart NIPOST, River Basins for commercialisation Polio vaccine controversy: Datti Ahmed challenges NMA on competence Pension board admits withholding funds CLO renews anti-Obasanjo campaign Shekarau denies bribing assembly Detained UAD official released, narrate ordeal Ashakacem begins operations again NLC urges FG to settle pensioners Edo INEC prays for late commissioner Agencies urged to fight HIV/AIDS Abuja Trust Operation-keep-Abuja-clean arrest beggars Traders, hawkers resurface after CHOGM Move Berger junction traders to Utako market, says market manager FCDA staff charged with criminal conspiracy, breach of trust 45-year old man docked for stealing handbag Kano Trust KNSG releases N100m for rehabilitation of hospital laboratories Two Coca-Cola distributors win 300 crates Shekarau dismayed over south-west�s non-implementation of Sharia AIG charges officers to justify their promotion Eko Trust LASG suspends demolition of illegal structures Five injured in Badagry communal clash FHA demolishes illegal structures in Festac town Daily Trust man rescues Ngerem strikers nets four goals Senator warn against deregistration of parties APGA refutes report on national chairman INEC begins preparations for 2007 polls Niger govt promises free, fair LG polls PDP, executive marginalise NASS - Bugaje Akwanga�s sack cosmetic � Rep Column ACF and Awoniyi Editorial CHOGM: Misplaced mission *  *  * Reuters December 12, 2003 Econet eyes up to $1.87 bln damages in BiafraNigeria spat Mbeki lashes out at Commonwealth's Zimbabwe stance Zimbabwe's Mugabe leaves exit plans wide open p.1 Zimbabwe's Mugabe leaves exit plans wide open p.2 World Bank Urges Crackdown on Government Corruption *  *  * 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 *  *  * Mail & Guardian December 08, 2003 Mugabe quits Commonwealth Commonwealth meeting 'just talk' Commonwealth agonises over Zim 'To hell with the Commonwealth' *  *  * Comet Last Update May 8, 2002. Click here for more. *  *  * Sports News December 12, 2003 Sand Storm Keeps Enyimba from Cairo Junior Internationals Boost Ismaili Arsenal Fears Nobody - Vieira S/Africa Names Nations Cup Squad Mike Umeh Deplores Eagles' Preparation Flight Hitch Delays Basketball Team NOC Says Obi Deserves ASJU President MTN Sponsorship Thrills Ikoyi Club Obafemi's absence won't affect Eagles, says Ogunjobi Nku still relevant to BiafraNigeria's medal chase - Ojokolo Enyimba on the threshold of history Obasanjo, Atiku, Ibori, 72 others bag sports merit awards Super Eagles 'll perform well in Nations Cup, says Disu National women basketball team leaves for South Africa today My father dragged me into golf, says Eben-Spiff Enyimba: One more hurdle to cross Enyimba stranded for four hours in Egyptian village One shift too many Bashir Musa, Sule Umarpraise MTN sponsorship Dairo laments NTF inability to get sponsorship for players  *  *  *
Biafra Vanguard December 12, 2003 4 NDLEA officers, policeman wounded in gun duel with illicit drug dealers Task force clamps down on leaders, Ijaw allege Reps plan to increase FG's contribution to NDDC Chevron/Texaco hostage taking, act of terrorism � Alamieyeseigha Gov Egwu orders payment of workers' Dec salary Pipeline vandals invade community in Ebonyi Wabara meets Igbo leaders tomorrow NAFDAC raids fake drug label printing house  *  *  *		O'dua Vanguard December 12, 2003 Owo royal tussle resolved as Agagu presents staff of office to Olagbegi Jose extols virtues of new generation journalists as Dosunmu turns 70 Oyo House Majority Leader raises alarm over assassination plans Oyo traditional rulers express solidarity with Ladoja  *  *  * Arewa Vanguard December 12, 2003 Pensioners appeal to FG to pay arrears Sokoto 'll complete all projects in process�GIDADO Chijuka makes case for military China indicates interest in BiafraNigeria Railways  *  *  *