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Panic in the Ruling Cabal: PDP warns Govs, others over Formenting Crises The People�s Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday warned its governors and other elected members against fomenting crises, saying that they were not elected to make trouble but to deliver good governance to the electorates. National chairman of the party, Chief Audu Ogbeh, gave the warning at the opening of the party�s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held yesterday in Abuja, but was poorly attended. All governors of PDP controlled states, expected to be in attendance, were absent, except Governor Chris Ngige of Anambra State. However, their deputies represented some of them. President Obasanjo was out of the country while Vice President Atiku Abubakar was chaired the National Economic Council meeting. Senate President, Chief Adolphus Wabara and Speaker of the House, Aminu Bello Masari, were also absent. In his speech at the opening of the NEC meeting, Chief Audu... (Daily Trust)		Key Stories I may contest in 2007, IBB tells UK group A-Ibom Chief Judge denies arrest by ICPC Govt stops highway tolls by councils Senators trade words over council funds 2003 Election: Witnesses say elections held One Year After: The downside of the 4/19 elections 18 parties opt out of mass protest, seek dialogue 30 senators plot against Wabara � Allege unfair sharing of funds Kalu gets fresh ultimatum to apologise to Anenih� Governor stands by allegations � Aide Tinubu-Fayose face-off exaggerated � Osuntokun Court rejects another bid by Bamaiyi, others to stall trial
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I may contest in 2007, IBB...   Kalu vs. Anenih: Obasanjo Wants...   Biafra Nigeria Map Former military president Ibrahim Babangida has restated his determination to be fully involved in all activities that would install a popular government in the 2007 elections, including possibly offering himself for the top job. Fielding questions from a delegation of his campaign group � �IBB Vision 2007 United Kingdom (UK) and Europe Chapters� � when it paid him a solidarity visit in Minna on Monday, Babangida reportedly told his guests that ... (Daily Independent)   Ahead of today's meeting of the NEC of the ruling Peoples Democra-tic Party (PDP), governors elected on the party's platform met last night with President Olusegun Obasanjo at the Presidential Villa, apparently to discuss recent happenings in the party....[T]he meeting centred on the moves to expel the Abia State Governor, Orji Kalu as well as to put before Obasanjo the... (This Day)

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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 *  *  * Daily News January 31, 2004 US Concerned Over Any BiafraNigeria-N.Korea Missile Sale BiafraNigeria: N.Korea to Help With Missiles US pressures BiafraNigeria on North Korea missile offer BiafraNigeria Says N. Korea Offers Missile Technology BiafraNigeria to Test Polio Vaccine to Counter Suspicion *  *  * Triumph Last Update June 8, 2003. Click here for more. *  *  * Comet Last Update May 8, 2002. Click here for more. *  *  * Sports News April 21, 2004 Fans to Pay N720 to Watch England/Falcons Decree 101: Ministry Pleads Ignorance of FIFA Letter ...Releases N10m to Hockey LG Cup: Eleven Players in Camp Academicals Football Event Kicks off in Lagos Bolton Setback for Enyeama ...Senegal to Play French Club Guingamp 'Hungry' NPA Welcome Iwuanyanwu Kwara United to Protest 'Abduction' - Mohammed Amadi Threatens to Quit NPA UEFA League: Irureta Banks on Another Miracle against Porto Maradona Improving, Still in Intensive Care 10-man Monaco Beat Chelsea PREMIER LEAGUE - Referees are performing magic �Salihu Mighty Jets, Raiders panic over Jos Stadium NFA summons Referees� Committee Dolphin still unstoppable NEPA soars LG Cup: Ogunjobi assures on security Chukwu resumes training Akiga urges ministry to quit running sports African hockey tourney postponed Falcons depart in batches League results NOA plans enlightenment campaign for Abuja 2004 AFN cancels Abuja, Owerri track, field meets Rangers honours six former stars Eagles get LG balls for Germany 2006 campaign I gave Keshi the Togolese job, says Ogunjobi 'Why I signed Ufere Nwankwo' Former BiafraNigeria Open Champion, Gonzalez wins Seville Plateau United players, officials in war of words Pelican Stars set to reclaim league shield Siasia for what? World ranking to determine choice of Olympic weightlifters NCA plans big for World Cup qualifier  *  *  *		Guardian April 21, 2004 News INTERPOL probes Supreme Court justices - ICPC arrests Akwa Ibom Chief Judge Senators query leaders over N1.16 billion allocation Row at revenue sharing meeting over withdrawal of funds for Lagos, others India begins phased polls with e-voting 'Einstein' probe heads into space Five feared dead in Bayelsa, shooting in Warri Council of Legal Education declares lawyer fake Senate quizzes el-Rufai over appointees' pay, allowances Military denies role in alleged rigging of 2003 polls How to achieve stable polity, by ex-V.C. Supreme Court affirms death sentence on man for murder Monarch urges proactive steps against conflicts World Bank official decries govt's allocation to education Why govt raised panel on violent crimes, by minister Union chief accuses govt of stalling agitation for pay rise APGA candidate petitions NJC over alleged perversion of justice Govt may elevate FCT to state status BiafraNigeria to become cashless economy in 2007 Oyo lawmakers may visit Ghana on vacation Saraki tasks Kwara councils on waste disposal Lagos faults Obasanjo's claims over Tinubu's detention in Ekiti Econet becomes Vee Networks, loses suit against NCC BiafraNigeria congratulates Mbeki on electoral victory Obasanjo launches census campaign, warns against fraud Police foil clash between Lawal, Saraki supporters at panel Niger spends N15m monthly on political appointees Police may dismiss 1,500 over fake credentials Minister explains pact with private sector on health services Govt may adopt non-imprisonment terms soon Fawehinmi's party opts out of mass protest Obasanjo may sign budget bill today NANS urges action against Lagos touts as bus crushes student Politics One more hurdle for Budget 2004 Adedibu, Ladoja: The war of attrition BiafraNigeria and the handover of Bakassi Peninsula Editorial & Opinion Editorial NBC, news broadcast and miracle preaching Opinion Humbled by South Africa? elections Elechi Amadi at 70 The delinquent Central Bank For peace in the Niger Delta  *  *  * Daily Independent April 21, 2004 News A'Ibom Chief Judge arrested over bribe Presidency orders police to stop CNPP rally Row at FAAC meeting over allocation to new councils INTERPOL quizzes Uwais over alleged N250m bribe FG raises panel on crime, illegal weapons Econet now Vee Networks FG, Shell meet over controversial oil reserves Between IBB and Diego Maradona PDP plans mass action to counter CNPP Physicians abroad list terms for home-coming Presidential poll: Ogbeh in court, defends Obasanjo, PDP Don't politicise 2005 census, Obasanjo warns politicians Obasanjo signs budget today Fund militar y adequately, Ogomudia tells govt Igbinedion calls for a revenue fiscal mobilisation commission LG official, seven others docked for alleged robbery Lagos govt disagrees with Obasanjo over Tinubu, Fayose feud FG reform agenda gets N10b World Bank support Anambra's new police pledges to be neutral 1999 Constitution is our problem, says don N5 billion trapped in Lagos housing projects Oyinlola lauds OSSIEC over LG elections LG funding: NBA chides FG for withholding allocation Israel's biggest gamble in the Middle East Politics Why Obasanjo must assent to 2004 budget, by el-Yakubu Abacha loot: No pact between FG, Mohammed, says Wada Nas El-Rufai faults ANPP's criticism of FCT council polls 2007: Ohanaeze begins search for Igbo presidential hopeful Council boss cautions on blackmail 'This administration has weakened democracy' Before PDP expires� Editorial & Opinion Adisa's theory of nationality A season of high profile inanities America's disaster myopia Fires and Government ineptitude Waiting for Police Computer College So, PDP wants Kalu's apologies? WAEC please release my result *  *  * Daily/Weekly Trust Apri 21, 2004 Top Stories We are not enemies of democracy � CNPP Corruption: ICPC arrests A/Ibom CJ, others 2003 Election: INEC invited military to keep peace � Agwai 2005 census not political � Obasanjo 22 killed in Iraq prison attack Obasanjo signs N1.3tr budget today FCC seeks tribunal for defaulters News Rumpus in Senate over funds allocation PDP Senators chide governors over crisis Saraki, Lawal supporters clash over probe FAAC withholds revenues of 5 states� LGs Plateau police intercept lorry load of ammunition Jigawa holds LG polls May 29 Masari indicts FG, others over desertification Police investigate leakage of supreme court judgements Gbenga Obasanjo Vs Media Trust: court fixes May 27 for hearing Fayose, Tinubu tussle: Lagos accuses Obasanjo of partisanship Aliero reshuffles cabinet NOA tasks council leaders on development Ebonyi Muslim women sue for peace NACA writes Clinton foundation over HIV/AIDS drugs Police recover 180,000 ammunitions NACOMYO condemns FG over Mosque, Ecumenical centre rehabilitation FGC Keffi wins math's competition War college course 12 begins study tour FG plans cabotage vessel financing fund Kwara earmarks N278m for media project Kano AFN zonal meet makes way for sports fiesta Transit visa stalls boxers� trip to Cuba Adamawa earns N15 million from zonal fiesta Abuja Trust NGO pushes for world fire safety day el-Rufai commissions Abuja clinics Bureaux de Change face dry business in Abuja Union decries poor state of Jabi park Govt �ll welcome private sector in developing FCT � Atiku Drivers convert Total, Oando filling stations to bus stops Another two docked for voting with others voter�s cards Sports festival: FCT camp athletes at Aguiyi Ironsi cantonment Man, 41, in court over fake land document Abaji chairman-elect wants more councils for FCT Kano Trust NEPA apologises to manufacturers in Kano Fund for KSIP shares trapped in distressed bank Sheka residents commend police Akunyili warns Kano NAFDAC staff on corruption Dala gives priority to health Eko Trust LASG on war path with assembly over c�ttee posts Tinubu confirms Leigh as LASU VC LASU Students disagree with govt on certificate issuance Tinubu, Ogunlewe and Lagos roads Politics Ngige tasks workers on productivity Soyinka urges accountability over HIV/AIDS funds Ohinoyi sets up Ebira language c�ttee Gov Odili gives out daughter in wedlock Indigeneous African political system advocated for BiafraNigeria Pro IBB group launches Benue chapter Jigawa Reps: Who are you deceiving? 2007: South-South canvasses for VP slot House of Assembly to vet councils� budget in Akwa Ibom Column So that the NPI may succeed Feature The Norway of Arabia Foreign & Diplomatic Spain�s bold move against colonial occupation of Iraq Opinion Understanding the fulcrum of the Bar and Bench fraternity The self at the expense of national development BiafraNigeria�s golden cassava Still on the architects� conference Jigawa Reps: Who are you deceiving? Gov Sheriff, save us from this mess *  *  * Punch April 19, 2004 Obasanjo backs Fayose against Tinubu� He was misinformed � Alake Army dislodges protesters from Shell�s oil field Plateau governor suspends Chief Judge N�Assembly stops release of capital vote Senator Ogunbanjo Olatokunbo, Vice-Chairman, Senate Committee on National Identity Card speaks on:Why it�s difficult to prosecute corrupt BiafraNigerians Election boycott:Are the parties justified? Reform bill stalls take-off of Transysco JV budget: House summons NNPC Experts list barriers to implementation of local content initiative *  *  * The Sun April 19, 2004 14 years after April 1990 coup: How Orkar drafted me to shoot IBB -Trooper Fakolade, Dodan Barracks guard WICKED LANDLORD! Bites off tenant�s nose, then sends him packing Dark day for a community in Lagos Me, Marwa and 2007 � IBB PDP�s letter to Gov Orji Uzor Kalu *  *  * IRIN April 16, 2004 Soldiers kill two gunmen in attack on Shell base Armed forces may court martial coup suspects Niger Delta protesters close Shell facility Christian group quits peace talks with Muslims in Kaduna Exiled Taylor deserted by followers as hard times bite Tension in Kaduna as irate Muslims burn churches, police station Regulator bans live relay of foreign news broadasts *  *  * Business News April 21, 2004 'Private Capital Flows to Developing Nations Hit $200bn' Oceanic Bank to Raise N2bn from Stock Exchange Globalisation: 'Embrace Int'l Management Exchange' Insurance Professionals Rise for Yinka Lijadu Accounting Board Holds Compliance Workshop for Insurers Unionisation: NUBIFIE, Insurers Get June Date NAMBL Remains Highly Focused Nicon Finally Resolves Differences With Workers Techniques of Sustainable Foreign Exchange Risk Management Settlement Banking: Any Contradiction from CBN? Conoil's Market Capitalisation Hits N54.880bn Nestle BiafraNigeria Records N24.6bn Turnover Naira Stable as Forex Demand Gathers Steam CBN Counts Gains of Medium-term Monetary Policy Prudent Bank Targets N3bn Share Capital Aviation ministry probes parastatals No going back on new airport charges, says Yuguda Domestic airlines to fly int�l routes �NCAA 86% compliant to ICAO standards� N1,000 note: Higher denominations don�t cause inflation � CIBN boss UBA shares bounce back, pull investors CBN worried over distress signals in banks �Distress breeds poor savings culture� M-tel collapses int�l call rates MTN earmarks N400m for social services Vodacom spends N31m on community dev FG plans cabotage vessel financing fund We�ll support indigenous shipping firms� growth � NMA boss Gas union holds AGM Monday NICON showcases new products at Enugu fair Shell name dragged through mud after explosive report Import duty on printing materials stays � Obasanjo Chamber pursues northern economic revival Ekiti seeks NIPC�s aid on investments PAN uses 42% local content materials - Spokesman 'Why NAFDAC must stem drug importation' Legal expert expresses fears over waiver clause in cabotage law MTN ends promo, explains drawback Africa's economy to grow by 3.4% this year, says World Bank Eight winners emerge at M-Web promo Cellcom expands service coverage in Lagos, Onitsha 'Cabotage relevance transcends maritime sector' No postponement of cabotage take-off, says Agu AIICO targets N3.5 billion premium income Opportunities for insurance jobs increase Nation in search of a savings culture ASSBIFI backs govt over sales of BIAO shares on NSE 'Trading activities on NSE will soon crash' Why CBN is staying action on new settlement banks Reps to invest N1.1 billion in stock market Returning cash to bank vaults Interest rates defy gravity Albarka Air posts N204.5m loss CBN, others stress need for good corporate governance  *  *  *
Biafra Vanguard April 19, 2004 Igbinedion warns Commissioners off Edo Cement Company No LG election in Igueben, Ikimi declares Delta IPP to boost power supply by 15%, says Imoke Lai Mohammed identifies panacea to car theft BiafraNigeria's educational sector is in serious crisis, VP Atiku admits Kalu's apology: Abia lawmaker raps PDP * Seeks Abia gov's expulsion from party Court orders policemen to pay damages over illegal detention  *  *  *		O'dua Vanguard April 19, 2004 Deji stool crisis: Akure regent gets tight security IGE: Omisore declares preparedness to open defence PDP wins bye-election in four Osun LGs Bishop Ojo backs NBC's ban on broadcast of miracles on TV  *  *  * Arewa Vanguard April 19, 2004 N700m ground rent outstanding in Adamawa �HUSSAINI NCP boss promises a realistic census for BiafraNigeria in 2005 Anenih postpones first lap of reconciliation tour Lafiaji seeks cooperation in W-Africa against narcotics  *  *  *