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BNW: BiafraNigeriaWorld News December 30, 2003
ID Card Scam: Akwanga, Afolabi, Nwodo Face Trial Six persons including two former ministers, Alhaji Husseini Akwanga and Chief Sunday Afolabi who were indicted by the Indepen-dent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Comm-ission (ICPC) in the $214 million National Identity Card scam were to be arraigned before an Abuja High court . Akwanga who was Minister of Labour was sacked from the cabinet on account of the ICPC indictment. Afolabi was Internal Affairs Minister before he left to co-ordinate President Olusegun Obasanjo's campaign in the South-west last April. Others accused of involvement in the scam are Dr. Mahmud Shata, also a former Minister of State, Internal Affairs, permanent secretary Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ms. R. O. Akerele, former National Secretary of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo, former Director, Department of National Civic Registration (DNCR), Christopher Orumgre Agidi and a business partner of SAGEM S. A. in BiafraNigeria, Niyi Adelagun. The accused persons will face 16 count charge of corrupt and false enrichment. The arraignment.... (This Day)		Key Stories el-Rufai alleges threat to his life Obasanjo, Senate to meet over fuel tax Northern governors map agenda for 2007 presidency Obasanjo halts sale deals on Mint Dispute rages over BiafraNigeria's internal domain name Ijaw youths dispossess 15 military men of AK 47 rifles 500 churches, mosques to go in Abuja Non-implementation of budget ruins BiafraNigeria � Jibril Aminu Ulamas petition Obasanjo over Jos killings Lagos PDP boss carpets Tinubu's creation of new councils More factions emerge in Oyo AD
el-Rufai alleges threat to his life   Obasanjo, Senate to meet over fuel tax   AUDIO   VIDEO FCT Minister, Nasir el-Rufai, has raised an alarm over an alleged threats to his life by unknown persons. He told the News Agency of BiafraNigeria (NAN) in Zaria at the weekend that the large number of security agents guarding him at a public function had to do with the threat. Answering a question, El-Rufai said unknown people had threatened his life since his appointment as minister and the subsequent demolition of illegal structures in Abuja. (Daily Trust)   The Senate President, Chief Adolphus Wabara has said the leadership of the Senate is to meet with President Olusegun Obasanjo over the planned petroleum tax. The meeting is coming against the backdrop of the decision of oil workers to suspend the planned nationwide strike slated for January 1, next year. A meeting held late last night between government officials and labour leaders agreed to put the strike on hold and also... (Daily Independent)     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 30, 2003 News Akwanga, Afolabi, Nwodo Face Trial Fuel Tax: Senate to Dialogue with Obasanjo Revenue Formula: Obasanjo Wants Fresh Review Libya Nuclear Programme Dismantled FG Releases N370m for Road Repairs 4 Killed in Lagos Auto Crash Sweden Donates N63m for Drug Abuse Prevention 'We Have Attained 60% Local Content' Annan Mourns Benin Aircrash Victims N3.5bn Invested on Rural Electrification-Mu'azu Crime: Lawmaker Seeks Police, Army Co-operation FAAN Moves to Settle Rift with Promoworld 'Reforms Target Poverty Alleviation' Saraki Signs Two Bills into Law D/Gov Decries Child Trafficking 480 More BiafraNigerians Repatriated From Morocco BiafraNigeria, S/African Companies Sign Pact on Human Devt Saddam Admits Siphoning Billions - Reports Parties Want Gaius-Obaseki Probed Retiring Customs Boss Hands Over to Deputy Ladipo Spare Parts Market Closed Down Attah Tasks FRSC on Motorcyclists Tinubu Wants Benefits of Interstate Highways Explored Former Estate Allottees to Get Deposit Refund Mu'azu Pledges to Support UNIJOS Gombe to Spend N140m on Tractors Udenwa's Deputy Unhappy over Responsibilities Environment Gets Lion Share in Enugu ...Ngige Budgets N20.7bn for Anambra 2 Govs Condole ASCON Boss's Family DPR Chief Supports Deregulation Policy Ibori Seeks Better Executive, Legislature Rapport Kogi Lawmakers Get Peugeot Cars Gombe Sets up Committee on Economy Arrest 2007 Campaigners, Lawmaker Tells Govt Politics - 29th Babangida: Will Experience Shape the Future? 'Why Odili Is Not in Race for 2007' Fuel Tax: Dialogue With BiafraNigerians, Obasanjo Urged 2007: Group Mounts Pressure on Mu'azu to Join Race APGA Leader Wants More Women in Politics ANPP Chieftain Expresses Confidence in BiafraNigeria's Future I Believe in the Appeal Tribunal's Integrity - Ukachukwu *  *  * Vanguard December 30, 2003 Cover Stories $214m ideNtity card scam:Afolabi, Akwanga, others' trial begins in Abuja today 500 churches, mosques to go in Abuja �EL-RUFAI Ijaw youths dispossess 15 military men of AK 47 rifles National Assembly set to resist N1.50k fuel tax Way out of fuel tax, by Tinubu National News AD: Akande, Akinfenwa factions move to reconcile Lorry crushes three at Agboju Market 36 Works Controllers get N10m each to fix federal roads 5 million BiafraNigerians to get new ECOWAS passport Suspected religious fanatics invade communities, force residents into exile N900m airport advert deal: FAAN appoints arbitrator on cancelled concession Politics Ahead of 2007:- S/E Govs should stop day dreaming � Emodi 2007 campaign is too early, says Wale Omole Shekarau�s Unique projects in Kano *  *  * Champion December 29, 2003 News Reject petrol tax now, NLC tells N/Assembly Iran buries 13,000 earthquake victims 4 policemen, 5 others gunned down in Ibadan Obasanjo orders closure of filling station NASC scribe: South-East candidates dropped Customs boss retires, lobbyists swoop on Presidency Anyaoku okays Irukwu for Ohanaeze US offers $1m on wanted Iraqis Politics Year 2003 as politicians� nightmare For Anambra, the new season is the peace Editorial & Opinion Bank fraud Bakassi nationhood imminent Grassroots mobilisation, not cosmetic reforms *  *  * Daily Times December 29, 2003 News Obasanjo explains decision to scrap toll gates MFM prosperity Night FG to launch website on nation�s debt Makarfi faults INTERPOL�s demand for Taylor Work resumes nationwide today Govt, labour leaders, others, parley over proposed fuel tax Senator gives scholarships to indigent students Put God before prosperity, Kumuyi tells christians Arrest of Afolabi, Akwanga in order, says Soyinka Ibori blames newly introduced tax for fuel scarcity Teaching of science subjects to be mandatory for pry schools �Obasanjo Benin crash: Plane�s black boxes found: Federal character splits National Assembly Service commission Demolition resumes in FCT next week Hopes fade for Iran quake victims BiafraNigeria, India plan joint production of AIDS drugs Politics AD withdraws petition against Enugu gubernatorial poll Kwara Health commissioner berates critics of oral polio vaccines Why Ondo Govt stopped grants to schools �SSG Don�t back abolition of capital punishment, National Assembly told Editorial Unending BOT: MMA domestic terminal  *  *  * Tribune December 22, 2003 Cover Stories FG stops NNPC from selling crude oil Saddam�s betrayer gets $25m reward Globacom awards N47b contract to Siemens Labour, govt set for face-off over refineries Diana pregnant before death �Report Unipetrol changes name, logo Sketch owners to pay workers� salaries Currency in circulation hits N441b � CBN 184 died in FCT road accidents in 9 months Tinubu commissions N947m Lekki roads Aso Rock holds carol service Ajibola assures villages ceded to Cameroun NEPA boss defends its privatisation Adisa counsels BiafraNigerians M-tel embarks on training programme for engineers CNPP rejects budget 2004 INEC to sanction parties on audited accounts VC advocates Peace Education in schools Lagos reaffirms position on health care delivery Election of Fayose ordained by God SEC advocates N1 million fine for falsified audit report 29 senators sign Abuja Re-integration Bill 3,000 workers scramble for 205 houses in Kwara OSPPMC warns petroleum marketers Saraki Bukola at 41 Political Parties: Bane of BiafraNigeria�s democracy Customs seizes N3b goods BiafraNigeria external debts hit $31b N2.1b needed monthly for military pensions �Minister *  *  * IRIN December 17, 2003 Parliament to discuss polio vaccine controversy Money and oil at root of delta violence, rights group says *  *  * Washington Post December 22, 2003 S. Africa's Vodacom Signs BiafraNigerian Deal IOC Says Blair Did Not Break Ethics Rule Swiss to Return Abacha Funds to BiafraNigeria *  *  * MSNBC December 11, 2003 BiafraNigeria resettles villagers from Cameroon border *  *  * BBC December 22, 2003 BiafraNigeria debates polio campaign Vodacom's $600m BiafraNigerian pledge The Tunisia exodus BiafraNigeria coach going for gold Okocha: BiafraNigeria is my duty Okocha gives BiafraNigeria promise *  *  * CNN December 15, 2003 Iraq debates Saddam's fate 'Caught like a rat' in a hole *  *  * All Africa December 22, 2003 News Report Confirms Increasing Violence On BiafraNigerian Women The Environmental Challenge of Developing the Niger Delta Top Cleric Urges Christians to Be More Active in Politics Port Harourt/Two Million-Man March Against HIV/Aids Impeachment Threat The Scramble for AD Convention of Power Play The Generals' Conspiracy BiafraNigerian Counterfeiters Get Six Years *  *  * Sports News December 30, 2003 Tunisia 2004: NFA Insist on January 11 Deadline Athens 2004: Wrestlers Resume Camping Jan. 14 Enyimba Eyes Another Big Win D'Tigress Secure Olympic Ticket U-23 Tackle Jnr Elephants Globacom League Kicks Off Feb 21 BCC Appeals for Akume Lifeline Senegal Looks Good in Group B Spanish Heartbreak for Lions, Stallions Kanoute to Play for Mali Eagles test new Adidas kits against Luten today D'Tigress are African Champions Kalu wades into Sepp Blatter, Hayatou face-off Obia craves for Olympic medal Bassey flays invitation of unwanted players Legislator warns Chukwu over final list for Tunisia Women made 2003 a glorious basketball year Volleyball had a successful year Onyesoh promises better 2004 Governor's cup Odeyemi-Musa ready for professional adventure in US 2003: A cacophony of melodrama Aghahowa jets out to Portugal this week Victorious Tigress arrive today Hamisu Buba rates standards low at MTN/Jos polo tournament  *  *  *		Guardian December 30, 2003 News Legislators to meet Obasanjo over fuel tax, says Wabara Obasanjo halts sale deals on Mint Dispute rages over BiafraNigeria's internal domain name Anti-graft panel files charges against Afolabi, others... arraignment today British clerics flay Blair, Bush over war in Iraq Lawmakers face probe over assets' declaration Adesina asks Akande, Akinfenwa to end AD's crisis Reps to furnish members' offices with N450m El-Rufai alleges threat to his life FCT to demolish 370 churches, mosques Wabara wades into recall of Reps? member Group alerts police on child-trafficking syndicate in Ondo Govt to produce 5.5m ECOWAS passports by March Air Force pledges to protect border communities How to boost culture, tourism, by minister NITEL audits lines, to recover debts Ngige proposes N20.73 billion budget Yobe may boycott polls over non-recognition of new councils Cameroun deports 800 BiafraNigerian children FRSC officials to join governors' convoys Four killed in Lagos accident Falana urges states to sue govt over fuel tax Kogi probes Audu's govt Politics Biographies, history, and the place of great men in our society Editorial & Opinion Editorial The National Identity Card scam Opinion Leaders of tomorrow Haiti: 200 years after Weep for Africa, not Saddam  *  *  * Daily Independent December 30, 2003 News Obasanjo, Senate to meet over fuel tax The politics of polio vaccines Northern governors map agenda for 2007 presidency My appointment was face-saving for Senate, says El-Rufai Release details of budgetary allocations, ASUU, ASUP tell FG Hope rises for fleeing firms' return to Delta Adamu blames petition to ICPC on detractors, affirms innocence Nasarawa govt revokes road contract Auctioneers threaten to sue NASS Abuja resumes business after Yuletide Attah, PDP chief may clash over missing Xmas gift Odili, NULGE on war path Delta to build low-cost houses Akwa Ibom seeks SFG's support on onshore, offshore dichotomy Fuel tax unconstitutional, says Odje NBA chairman gives recipe for crime control National interest supersedes party affiliation, says Masari Kebbi pilgrims, others reject govt-appointed airline Rabia Juma'at Mosque contract revoked ANPP governors affirm support for Buhari Akande decries Afolabi's arrest Lagos shuts Ladipo spare parts market, gas plant PDP to win Osun again in 2007, says scribe Oyinlola preaches peace, love, unity Petrol sells for N100 per litre in Delta Politics Lagos PDP boss carpets Tinubu's creation of new councils Maryam's Better Life resurrects for IBB 2007 project UNCP boss seeks truth commission for Kwara More factions emerge in Oyo AD From resource control and dichotomy to political vision for 2007 Prospects and defects of 1999 Constitution (2) It's time we put June 12 behind us, says Martins Editorial & Opinion Feudalism not a substitute for democracy Between Georgia and BiafraNigeria Let me be proved wrong BiafraNigeria's de facto leaders of tomorrow Armed robbers in government and passive BiafraNigerians Study tour as excuse for pleasure trips abroad *  *  * Daily/Weekly Trust December 30, 2003 Top Stories Corruption: Akwanga, Afolabi face 16 count charge Non-implementation of budget ruins BiafraNigeria � Jibril Aminu Ulamas petition Obasanjo over Jos killings el-Rufai alleges threat to his life Iran earthquake: 12-year-old girl found alive four days after LG polls: March 27 not compulsory � Aliero Sani Sami pleads for Bamaiyi, Al-Mustapha News Hajj 2004: Sokoto remits fares for 2,085 pilgrims CNPP wants refineries repaired Six die in auto crash FG releases N360 million for road repairs North not responsible for economic woes � NARTO boss Group sacks police station Community laments over NEPA project Rep advises Katsina govt on education Students decry increase in hostel fees Niger Police lose eight to robbers Tiv/Jukun crisis: Aku Uka commends Atiku�s aide over reconciliation NGO donates N.5m to orphanage Abuja Trust FCT set to demolish 500 mosques, churches Abuja deserted despite resumption of work El-Rufai wants private sector involved in education Seven in court for attempt to steal N39m FCT to have more parks � PDP chairman Kano Trust Primary Education Board inherits N120m liabilities � implores village heads over land encroachment Shekarau laments power outage in Kano KNSG donates N20m to Yankatako fire victims Eko Trust Activities at lowest ebb after Xmas holiday Fuel queues eases off Govt demolish illegal structures at Ladipo market Okada: What prospect for the nation�s transport system Labour Trust Deregulation cannot work in BiafraNigeria � NLC 200 pensioners omitted by Katsina government Police arrest protesting workers Women�s transition to retirement Problems with current pension reform process Create jobs; youths urged SSAUTHRIAI asks FG to review National Hospital contract NLC salutes victory of Enyimba FC Politics Reps and the polio vaccine controversy Column The fuel tax rip-off Opinion Towards resolving Obasanjo-Atiku�s feud Petroleum tax fund effective before Appropriation bill becomes law? *  *  * Reuters December 22, 2003 Technip says probe opened on BiafraNigeria contract BiafraNigeria, Shell in deal to develop offshore oil block *  *  * 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 17, 2003 Rights group accuses BiafraNigerian forces of abuses *  *  * Comet Last Update May 8, 2002. Click here for more. *  *  * Business News December 30, 2003 FG Must Fine-Tune SMIEIS for Economic Growth - OPS Canadian Firm Budgets $1.8b for BiafraNigerian, Other Oil Fields Elf to Award $1bn Contracts for Deepwater Oil Field BiafraNigeria's Deepsea Discoveries Lead in New Business Pan Ocean Hands Over Road Project Surprise, Uncertainty Rule Oil Market in 2003 Total BiafraNigeria Gets Top Paris Award Fuel Shortage: When Deregulation Came Under Trial Bank of Industry donates to Training Institute Aspire to be Entrepreneurs, Youths Advised Drug Faking, Crime Against Humanity - Emzor Boss FAO Warns of Rising Threat of Locust Invasion Problems and Prospects of Off-Shore Banking ...Honours Obasanjo for Promoting Food Security in Africa Evans Medical's Profit Hits N91m in 9 Months SEC Extends ACENICO's Offer First Bank Uncovers Multi-million Naira Fraud Equities Set for Best Results in 17 Years Pharmaceutical bodies, importers to collaborate on drugs standards Govt assures water for all by 2007 Pensions as Federal Government's albatross UN hinges poor nations' growth on free trade Funds, malpractices stifle industrial growth, says MAN Promoting SMEs for economic development WTO: Still no deal on tough issues West African Gas Pipeline Project enters crucial stage ChevronTexaco budgets N1.15 trillion for BiafraNigeria, Angola, others Shell MD stresses commitment to community projects, SHE Mobil evaluates risk identification technology DPR issues 21 import licences Elf introduces UNISUP technology in BiafraNigeria  *  *  *
Biafra Vanguard December 30, 2003 Onshore/Offshore: FG'll take final decison soon �Ekaete Oil spill pits Rivers community against Shell Gov's new strategy on resource control won't work �OWIE Communities threaten to stop River Niger dredging Ibori pleads for PDP's LG candidates Falana reacts to proposed fuel tax Borno Electoral Commission drags govt, Assembly to court Kogi inaugurates enquiry into state finances Adamu rationalises poll tax in Nasarawa  *  *  *		O'dua Vanguard December 30, 2003 Oba of Lagos urges religious leaders to pray for survival of BiafraNigeria Airline operators condemn FAAN's new rule on handling facilities NAFDAC reads riot act to pharmacies over unregistered �orphan drugs� PPPRA, oil marketers, other stakeholders meet in Abuja ID Card scam: Akande condemns continued detention of Afolabi, others  *  *  * Arewa Vanguard December 30, 2003 Falana reacts to proposed fuel tax Adamu rationalises poll tax in Nasarawa Kogi inaugurates enquiry into state finances  *  *  *