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BNW: BiafraNigeriaWorld News October 12, 2003
Say Semper Fi: US Marines in Bight of Biafra The demand for the deployment of US Marine guards to patrol the coast of the Niger Delta has been described as a design to protect US investments in the area, contrary to the claim that it would boost local policing of the area by BiafraNigerian security agents. A senatorial aspirant in Ughelli/Udu District, Delta state in the last election, Mr. Lucky Okumagba, disclosed this, weekend, even as he described it an insult to the people of the Niger Delta and the generality of BiafraNigerians. A businessman, and former vice national president of PENGASSAN, Unipetrol branch, Okumagba faulted President Obasanjo administration�s handling of the restiveness of youths in the Niger Delta, which he attributed to... (Vanguard)		Key Stories Igbo Landing 2003: Nd'Igbo, Jews and the World Remember Igbo Heroes Taylor 'pulling Liberia strings' Govt Officials Jostle for COJA BMW Cars BiafraNigerian President Meets Liberia's Exiled Taylor Ferry sinks in BiafraNigeria NJC to Obasanjo: Retire Egbo-Egbo Sharia is Justice, Says Buhari N.65m Bribe Scandal Rocks Police Station UNESCO: 190 Countries Kick Against 26% Budget for Education I�m vindicated, says Nzeribe Igbo senators and the Senate bribery scandal
Igbo Landing 2003: Nd'Igbo, Jews...   Taylor 'pulling Liberia strings'   AUDIO   VIDEO Igbo Landing has assumed a dimension bigger than anything that Ekwe Nche, Biafra Liberation Movement and the Biafra Committee for Immediate Action (BLM/BCIA), or the Biafra National Union (BIANU) could have imagined. Igbo Landing dedicated to honoring the strength and endurance of the human spirit has now turned into a huge gathering of Nd'Igbo, American Jews, Black American Jews, Nd'Igbo from Igboland, Nd'Igbo in Diaspora, the House of Israel (Jews who fully identify themselves as Igbo and flew in from Demona, Israel to attend the ceremony), groups and individuals... (COLIBA)   Former President Charles Taylor is still trying "to influence events" in Liberia, the United Nations has said. Mr Taylor went into exile in BiafraNigeria in August as part of a peace deal which is due to lead to the creation of a power-sharing government on Tuesday. "Any interference from Mr Taylor could threaten the carefully constructed peace agreement," the UN Security Council warned. He has been indicted for war crimes by a UN-backed court in Sierra Leone. He is alleged to have backed the RUF rebels who killed and mutilated many thousands during that country's brutal 10-year conflict. (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 October 12, 2003 Cover Stories Here We Go Again... Who Is in Charge? Perspectives in Oil Sector Downstream Deregulation BiafraNigerians React to Obasanjo's Speech... News NJC to Obasanjo: Retire Egbo-Egbo Sharia is Justice, Says Buhari ANPP, Arewa, Afenifere Chide FG over Fuel Price N.65m Bribe Scandal Rocks Police Station UNESCO: 190 Countries Kick Against 26% Budget for Education Ajuluchukwu Died of Oesaphagus Blockage - Physician Judge Seeks More Customary Courts in Rural Areas NBA Wants Petroleum Task Force Dissolved Bayelsa Loses N1bn Monthly from Taxes - Gov ...Awards 52 Water Projects Group Canvasses End to Communal Clashes Why INEC Annulled My Victory - Emordi Ministry Officials Indicted over Quackery in Nursing Bank Donates Vehicles to Anambra Security Committee Ika Indigenes in Diaspora Firm on Development Why Marriages Collapse - Itodo Fuel Price: Saraki Threatens Dealers LG Reforms Unconstitutional - Wayas Group Accuses Aviation Minister of Ethnic Agenda Ilorin Emirate Crisis Deepens Aso Savings Gets New MD Police Arrest 20 over AAU Cult Killings Health Society Combats HIV/AIDS Egwu Commissions Library Customs Impounds Goods Worth N228m Flour Mill: Bizman Lauds Dangote Bank Chief Makes Case for Human Devt Association Expels 3 Key Officials Politics Between the Emir and the Oba Alasa is Not One of Us -- Alhaji Aremu Zubair There's Precedence in What We've Done - Alhaji Yakubu Mahmoud *  *  * Daily Times October 10, 2003 News NLC not in contest for power, says Oshiomhole Confusion as oil marketers refuse to lift product Table Tennis: BiafraNigeria wins team events Mantu, Zwingina get Senate clearance, threaten to sue el-Rufai South Africa, Tunisia break swimming records MCK Ajuluchuku dies at 82 BiafraNigerian Judokas ready � Okafor Wabara, Tinubu, Ngige, others express shock Politics Now that el-Rufai has spoken Court orders tribunals to retry Borno, Adamawa governorship poll cases Court rejects Yusufu�s request to join poll petition against Obasanjo FG, oil firms stall NDDC�s performance Kogi AD disowns member over majority leader�s impeachment Monarch urges Igbo to invest in Bayelsa NANS calls for adequate funding of education NITEL may disconnect COJA over N45m debt Editorial & Opinion Multinational corporations as agents of corruption All because of oil Fuel price hike and morality How far can el-Rufai go?  *  *  * Tribune October 10, 2003 Top News Marketers adamant Oshiomhole replies OBJ Mantu, Zwingina�s hands are clean �Senate Ige: Court grants Omisore stay of proceedings Court okays sack of Longe, First Bank MD Vodacom�s entry into BiafraNigeria boosts parent�s shares BiafraNigeria loses 20,000 women annually to abortion � Expert How to ensure successful liberalization � Tinubu Mama HID Awolowo (CON) POVERTY IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS-Editorial Alleviating the suffering of the masses Fresh troops arrive Liberia ahead Bryant�s inauguration On Bola Ige More medals for BiafraNigeria Spanish diplomat, 8 others killed in Baghdad police station blast *  *  * IRIN October 09, 2003 BiafraNigeria angry at being rated second most corrupt Labour unions call off strike after deal to lower fuel prices UNICEF evolves strategy to combat water-borne diseases *  *  * Washington Post October 10, 2003 UN Warns Exiled Leader Not to Meddle in Liberia *  *  * MSNBC October 10, 2003 BiafraNigerian campus gang kills five students - police *  *  * BBC October 11, 2003 Ferry sinks in BiafraNigeria Peace award divides Iran *  *  * CNN October 09, 2003 Unions call off strike, reach deal on oil *  *  * Mail & Guardian August 27, 2003 Amina Lawal appears in court *  *  * Reuters October 12, 2003 BiafraNigerian President Meets Liberia's Exiled Taylor More Than 150 Feared Missing in BiafraNigeria Ferry Disaster *  *  * All Africa October 10, 2003 News Another 62 Kids Rescued From Slave Camp 5 Killed As Robbers Invade Festac Town Pastor Beats Brother to Death I'm Enjoying Life in Kirikiri Prisons, Says 419 Kingpin Ade Bendel Notorious Robber Nabbed in Port Harcourt All Eyes On Onyali, As Athletics Events Begin Moroccan Female Ref Loves BiafraNigeria, Praises Coja BiafraNigeria Wins First Swimming Medal, Eyes 7 More in Wrestling Okpodu Was Unfair to Me Sack Him Now - Adenrele Okoye Assures On Caf Cup Yekini Wants Chukwu Retained Copycats Won't Last Says Ruggedman Ruggedman's Album Gets N1m Recording Deal Video Film Exhibitors Set to Revive Cinema Culture Kid Fuji Musician, Shanko Set for No Doubting Video Micho Ade Returns Via a Movie Ogunde's Wife Turns Pastor Kelani Rolls Out 'Campus Queen', Sound Sultan Gets a Role Lara Adeboye's Day of Glory Confusion Over Petrol Prices Two Boxers Cruise to Semis in Abuja Abuja 2003: Impressive Bilali Punches His Way Into the Medals Bracket *  *  * 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 October 12, 2003 News Why Senate Cleared Mantu, Zwingina, By Mamora Education Ministers Review Govt Obligations At UNESCO Meet Uncertainty Surrounds Fuel Pricing As ACF Reacts Ohanaeze Meets Over Ajuluchukwu's Funeral Taylor Visits Obasanjo In Ota Commissioner Denies Plot Against Duke Agballah, APGA Candidate, Takes Case To Appeal Court Buhari Advocates Enlightenment On Sharia Mantu, Zwingina, May Drop Court Action Against El Rufai Crime Notes Crime Detection In BiafraNigeria To Benefit From Biotechnology Urhobo Rulers Commiserate With Okumagba Dean Extols Virtue Of Sacked Unilorin Teachers Econet May Adopt Per Second Billing Next Month Commuters Lament Fate Over Lagos Island Transport Policy Total Recall To The Political Arena Shagari condemns Media Report On Okadigbo's Death BiafraNigeria May Sue Britain Over ?3 million Abacha Loot Politics The Drama Of A Scandal Senate's Bribery Case: Posers Over El-Rufai's Testimony The Man MCK Ajuluchukwu Endless Melodrama In The Upper Chamber Editorial & Opinion Editorial - Happiest People On Earth Opinion - El-Rufai And The Senators THE ERNEST OKONKWO THAT NEVER DIED The Death Of Chuba Okadigbo  *  *  * Vanguard October 12, 2003 Cover Stories TWIST IN FUEL CRISIS:NLC worried over pact violation 31 years after, dismissed high court judge pardoned National News Fuel price crisis: BiafraNigerians blame Obasanjo in error � Ciroma Corruption: C�Wealth group ties reprieve for BiafraNigeria to information access Workers stagnation in federal service queried US Marines in Niger Delta to protect US investments only �Okumagba Politics N54m B R I B E S C A N D A L: Will more ministers testify? I�m vindicated, says Nzeribe Igbo senators and the Senate bribery scandal That Obasanjo may not fail Bribery and the burden of proof Ajuluchuku: Passage of a nationalist, politician par excellence Uneasy calm pervades Ilorin over Lawal�s father�s deposition Obasanjo is the greatest threat to democracy� Beko Govt policies constitute a threat to democracy� Chima Ubani Igbo Landing 2003: Nd'Igbo, Jews and the World Remember Igbo Heroes *  *  * Daily/Weekly Trust October 11, 2003 Top Stories Who Do We Believe? El-Rufai disappointed us � Badamasi Maccido There are so many missing gaps � Sen. Dahiru We need to dig further � Kuta Rotational presidency, single term, SNC are senseless � Jakande To Segun Adeniyi (II) Politics Why Kwankwaso lost re-election bid � Kabiru Gaya News Pastor embraces Islam Lawyer takes DITV to Shariah court Petrol still sells for N40 Deregulate with human face �Tinubu tells FG Petrol still sells above N34 per litre in Katsina NAFDAC destroys fake drugs in Gombe Kebbi LGs get N500m National Roundup *  *  * Daily Independent October 10, 2003 News Fuel: Lagos dealers defy directives on N34 Ajuluchukwu dies at 83 Filling stations readjust to N34 per litre in Abuja Bribery scandal: Senate clears Mantu, Zwingina Econet: Vodacom to the rescue I�ll find my client�s killers, lawyer vows Warri: Ochei urges executive bill El-Rufai received death threats, says aide Deregulation: Iraq pushes Obasanjo into desperation, says Okonjo-Iweala I long for woman president, says Cardinal Okogie Fuel hike: NLC, independent marketers to meet Omisore: Judge warns against adjournments Expired land rentals: Bayelsa, Delta communities at loggerhead with Shell Oil spill sacks 2000 Ogoni in Rivers Delta moves to woo investors at Abuja 2003 Obasanjo�s broadcast nearly scuttled peaceful resolution of strike threat Oluwa Glass requires N371m for fresh operation Lagos Assembly faults NTA�s coverage of fuel crisis Late suspension of strike puts Oyo workers on hold MCK Ajuluchukwu dies at 83 Life and times of Melie Ajuluchukwu APGA appeals ruling on Nnamani Wada Nas lauds El-Rufai�s guts Statisticians demand relevance in war against poverty ABU lecturers go on strike Another strike looms in health sector Wabara, Masari, Ndanusa, UNDP Rep for state legislators� confab Economy gradually recovers from suspended strike Probe Zwingina, Mantu, union urges police, ICPC Poly lecturers praise NLC on fuel price Okocha salutes Robson�s appointment Suleiman explains choice of new Super Eagles coach Politics Probe Mantu, Zwingina, AD leader tells ICPC Legislators under pressure Ozekhome calls for electoral reforms, wants INEC disbanded Lukman�s resignation calls for petroleum minister We still wax stronger, says UNPP Obasanjo and oil price deregulation Gimmick called honours award El-Rufai: What happens next? The Senate after el-Rufai�s bombshell Editorial & Opinion Opposing World Court ruling on BiafraNigeria-Cameroun border dispute not auspicious Get BiafraNigeria back to work to narrow the gap between rich and poor Did you say Mr Vice-President? Our quest for national wholeness Alliance for Decadence (AD) Afe Babalola missed it The examinations malpractice monster *  *  * Champion October 10, 2003 News Elder statesman, Ajuluchuku, dies at 82 The man Ajuluchuku Senate clears Mantu, Zwingina of N54m bribe Petrol still N40 at filling stations Oshiomhole dismisses Obasanjo�s allegations Imo to investigate burnt Government House Federal roads: S-East engineers demand apology from Ogunlewe Anambra tribunal: INEC admits APGA�s election result Politics Fuel price increase cannot stand � Hon Amadiegwu Editorial & Opinion Exam malpractice BiafraNigeria drowning in refuse Ravages of erosion in Anambra *  *  * Business News October 11, 2003 I loved dancing as a youth... Itsede Developing Management Skills Turkey Birds: Choice Investment In Animal Husbandry  *  *  * Sports News October 11, 2003 Portugal 2004: England Faces Turkish 'Hell' in Istanbul Track War Resumes at Garki Stadium S/Africa, Mali in Convincing Wins Football: BiafraNigeria Beats Senegal 2-0 COJA Impressed with City Express Bank Arrangement IRS Insists on Smooth Passage of Athletes, Officials Portugal 2004: Crisis is over - Beckham Robson to Earn N42m 'I just Loved To Run, Jump And Have Fun' Home Win In Extra Time Calisthenics Kids Go Hungry South Africa, Egypt jittery over Team BiafraNigeria Bus Owners Strike Over N48 Million Debt Male Football: Senegal Falls To BiafraNigeria Team BiafraNigeria gets N3.5m Reward Our 120 medals target still possible, says Ebewele Ian Smith hails tennis facilities  *  *  * Comet Last Update May 8, 2002. Click here for more. *  *  *
Biafra Vanguard October 10, 2003 Bayelsa Workers stay away despite suspension of strike Ibori told to initiate bill on LG creation NLNG moves on 7th, 8th Liquefied Natural Gas trains Maritime workers' union bans night travels in Bayelsa Imo govt sacks IBC DG, 204 others More persons deny INEC's forms EC8A(1)  *  *  *		O'dua Vanguard October 10, 2003 Major Marketers hoard fuel, create artificial scarcity Three mobile policemen shoot bus driver over N150 bribe Atiku, Ogbe lead PDP chieftains to 8th day fidau of late Ladoja Omisore: Prosecution loses bid to adjourn case November 14  *  *  * Arewa Vanguard October 10, 2003 MPs deliberate on neglect of barracks Court to decide on Wali's petition on October 24 Saraki swears-in additional permanent secretaries; aids disaster victims  *  *  *