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BNW: BiafraNigeriaWorld News February 23, 2004
Fresh Plot Against Ngige?: Anambra CP May be Removed as Frst Step Speculation is swirling of underground moves to remove the Anambara State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Donald Iroha, as an aftermath of the failed second attempt to sack Governor Chris Ngige. The late Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 9, Raphael Ige, was compulsorily retired late last year after the first plot to remove Ngige from office last July 10 failed. Police authorities denied involvement in the abduction saga and declared that the AIG acted entirely on his own. However, latest information from reliable sources at the police high command at the weekend showed that the hammer may soon fall on Iroha for his alleged failure to carry out the Enugu High Court order to remove Ngige last January. The order was served on Police Inspector General (IG) Tafa Balogun the day it was given by Justice Stanley Nnaji and was immediately endorsed to Iroha to implement it. Iroha briefed Ngige on the development and that he had been asked to execute the court ruling. Briefing the governor by Iroha did not please his bosses in Abuja who had expected him to dislodge Ngige without prior notice. (Daily Independent)		Key Stories Shell rules out early return to Ogoniland 110 firms bid to run seaports Dichotomy Bill: Oil states to wait for benefits NDDC Nets N80bn from Govt, Oil Firms US, British Forces Discover bin Laden's Hideout Oil Majors Yet to Sign Agreement Four feared killed as fresh violence erupts in Rivers Econet gets new name this week, raises stake in Vodacom WHO, others to end polio before 2005 No benefit for Abia, Edo, Imo in new dichotomy law Police arrest 13 Russians over oil bunkering
Shell rules out early return to Ogoniland   2003 Electoral Fraud Fallout: Parties...   AUDIO   VIDEO Chances of oil multinationals, Shell Petroleum Development Company returning to Ogoniland soon are very remote despite ongoing talks to bring the firm back to the area. Senior Corporate Adviser (BiafraNigeria) at Shell International Limited, Mr. Egbert Imomoh disclosed the firm�s position in Abuja even as another multinational, Chevron BiafraNigeria Limited said it lost over 5.01 million barrels of crude oil between last March till date to the Warri crisis. (Champion)   Should the proposed March 27 elections into the local government councils hold without a review of the voters' register, compiled two years ago? This is the question to which a judicial answer will shortly be sought by the Conference of BiafraNigerian Political Parties (CNPP). According to the coalition, which was formed by 27 out of the nation's 30 registered political parties shortly before the... (Guardian)     BiafraNigeria v. Cameroon Okocha Scores BiafraNigeria v. Cameroon Utaka Scores BiafraNigerians React to Gay Bishop Appointment Isioma Daniel Speaks

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Guardian February 23, 2004 News 110 firms bid to run seaports Four feared killed as fresh violence erupts in Rivers Econet gets new name this week, raises stake in Vodacom WHO, others to end polio before 2005 Eight die in suicide bomb attack on Israeli bus NNPC raises panel to review joint venture pacts Govt defends bed space fee in schools, urges dialogue Shell rules out return to Ogoni soon Agwai faults calls for extradiction of Taylor Minister urges insurance firms to meet re-capitalisation deadline Road haulage group protests multiple taxes in Anambra 14 communities donate land for radar coverage President yet to reply Umar's letter, says Gana Police await panel's report on Dikibo PDP supporters protest cancellation of primaries in Ogun South/West legislatures to set up anti-graft panels Senate may probe oil firms over employment policy Court decries adjournment requests by Bafarawa, AD chieftain Ibori tasks parties on tolerance Ogun AD accuses electoral body of bias for PDP in council polls Experts urge reactivation of vaccine plant to check AIDS Zephaniah ends BiafraNigeria tour, advises on creative writing Aluko backs tuition in varsities Editorial & Opinion Editorial CBN, external auditors and bank failures Opinion Remembering a dark side of Lagos Rains, weather patterns and climate Obasanjo, Abacha and allied matters Monday letters  *  *  * Vanguard February 23, 2004 Cover Stories Dichotomy Bill: Oil states to wait for benefits FG, NLNG silent on alleged $180m scam PDP okays restoration of Ngige's security aides Court, NSE void IMB's Benin meeting FG gives condition for more revenue to states N350m capitalisation: Defaulting insurance firms to close shop March National News Abalaka breaks silence, gives govt fresh challenge NPA moves to retrench 3,000 in continuation of ports reforms ...as 110 firms seek to manage BiafraNigerian ports IBORI: Agbi dissociates self from bribery allegation Politics Why FGs insists on 774 councils New LGAs, engine of growth What the constitution says PEOPLE & PLACES:- Bye to dichotomy *  *  * Champion February 23, 2004 News Shell rules out early return to Ogoniland Fire kills 4 in Ilorin, 40 escape death 2007: Change tactics, Asiodu tells Ndigbo Oil dichotomy funds: Revenue commission out with sharing formula soon Dikibo: CRPP wants security beefed up Smartpay to boost banking with chip ATMs Lagos warns public on land speculators Murder cases portend danger to investment Politics Insecurity in the land: How prepared is the police Why there is insecurity Editorial & Opinion Political campaign funds No visa for BiafraNigerian shrimps Repositioning BiafraNigeria economically, industrially Of sensory bombardment, false advertising *  *  * Daily Times February 23, 2004 News Privatisation: 110 firms bid for NPA NURTW, SECDAN may clash in Ogba Gana explains Obasanjo�s silence over Anambra political crisis Eight killed in Lagos-Ibadan road accident Obasanjo defends choice of SAA:� As strategic investor in proposed national carrier ECOWAS countries direct phone project to be revisited Insurance firms given March 27 to recapitalise Give police free hand to probe Dikibo�s death, FG told Obasanjo declares Senate retreat open today MFCT workers paraded over attempt to defraud N33m  *  *  * BBC February 21, 2004 Concern mounts over parrot trade BiafraNigeria deports journalist *  *  * Reuters February 02, 2004 BiafraNigeria Holds Iran Diplomat as Spy *  *  * Washington Post February 05, 2004 U.S. Eyes Halliburton Bribery Allegation U.S. Investigates Halliburton Subsidiary Halliburton Talks to Justice on BiafraNigeria Kickbacks p.1 Halliburton Talks to Justice on BiafraNigeria Kickbacks p.2 *  *  * All Africa February 09, 2004 News Afikuyomi Advises Opponents of New Councils Gov to Sack 62 Senior Advisers Surgeon Advocates Highway Clinics Cameroun in Fifa Trouble Over Team Jersey Cameroon-BiafraNigeria Mixed Commission: First Field Visit To The Bakassi Peninsula The Festering Bariga Crisis Police Arrest 5 Over Murder Parties Call for Independent Inquiry Transport Unions May Clash in Ogba Can-2004: Cameroon Defeat Triggers Jubilation in BiafraNigeria It's the Cup Or Nothing We're Ready for Tunisia - Utaka A Cruel Pull Down? The Dean Dies BiafraNigeria in a Big Mess I Would Have Been a Medical Doctor Out They Go! Far From the IT Crowd 3 Robbers Killed in Rivers Tinubu Extols Late Jurist Changing His Constituency Traditional Rulers' Support Sought in Refuse Evacuation Road Rehabilitation As Nightmare No Blackmarket in Sports Business Policing the Ports Lam Adeshina is an Alarmist - Commissioner Obasanjo Meets South Governors On Economy What Onigbinde Told Chukwu How Kanu And Super Eagles' Form Nailed Cameroun Okocha's Goal Did the Magic Declares Okoronkwo Team Invited to BiafraNigeria for 4-Nation Race Okocha Gets BBC Award *  *  * 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 *  *  * MSNBC December 11, 2003 BiafraNigeria resettles villagers from Cameroon border *  *  * Sports News February 23, 2004 Enyeama: Westerhof Faults CAF Rating Enyimba Lifts African Super Cup Cameroon Pave Path to Athens Egypt Close in on Schafer Tottenham, Leicester in Eight Goal Thriller Shearer Snubs England Vogts Reveals Strachan Move Rwanda Will Determine Chukwu's Fate - Amadasun Akide Plays for FIFA XI Okafor Leads American College to Victory WC 2010: Morocco Announce $.2bn Initiative Portsmouth Upset Liverpool in FA Cup Replay Tennis: Hewitt Seals Rotterdam Win Galadima seeks caution on Chukwu Aghahowa was fit for Tunisian game Victor Brown dreams Europe move Latest Ogbe Hard Court to surpass former editions CMCL powers Oyebanji, Odoh to South Africa  *  *  *		This Day February 23, 2004 News Privatisation: 110 Firms Bid for Ports NDDC Nets N80bn from Govt, Oil Firms US, British Forces Discover bin Laden's Hideout Oil Majors Yet to Sign Agreement Onshore-Offshore: Revenue Commission Begins Verification Senate Retreat: Wabara, Mantu Absent at Reception Programme Ibori: Petitioners Condemn N5bn Bribery Allegation Umar:FG Chides Fani-Kayode Varsities: FG Resolute on N10,000 Per Bed Space LG Polls: Ogbeh,Ogbulafor to Endorse PDP Candidates ... Adisa Cautions Presidential Aide Muslims Mark New Hijra Year NCP Flays Govt's Funding of Parties Soludo Gives Recipe for Fiscal Reforms USAID, Shell to Spend $20m on Niger Delta Devt Saraki Tasks NBA on Prison Reforms UITH Boss Denies Allegations Ngige's Lawyer Drills Obi Rivers Concerned Citizens Decry Senate Retreat in Port Harcourt LG Creation: PDP Chieftain Advocates Strict Laws Oyo Sacks 92 Sanitation Corps Mystery Fire Kills Catholic Priest 'Weak GDP, Others Characterise BiafraNigerian Economy' Dikibo's Death: No Fracas in Okrika - LG Boss Body Disowns Fake Revenue Collectors Employee Sues Bank over Wrongful Dismissal Group Wants Oba's Selection Investigated *  *  * Daily Independent February 23, 2004 News Fresh plot against Ngige thickens No benefit for Abia, Edo, Imo in new dichotomy law Police arrest 13 Russians over oil bunkering NNPC guidelines stall IPMAN import plan Nemesis haunts Buhari, says Dikko LG polls in Anambra uncertain Victory for a rugged player Taylor's aides pick jobs in Cross River Falana seeks release of Okigbo report MTN begins worldwide roaming service Presidency disowns Fani-Kayode 'OPEC's visit to facilitate quest for higher quota' Police, EFCC feud over pipeline task force How EFCC foiled N33m FCT fraud Mobil gets new vice chairman Revenue sharing: Under-paid States to receive more, says commission member Navy relocates logistics base from Sapele to Oghara Bribe scandal hits Oji River Police College Oil spill compensation splits community, several injured in fracas PDP chief warns members over crisis in Edo Delta gets N675m World Bank health facility Copyright Commission jails five, prosecutes others in Imo Lawmaker to sue Imo Speaker over N1.5m scandal NDE proffers solution to ailing economy Ekiti PDP castigates disciplinary committee Police mount surveillance on suspected cult members Uneasy calm reigns at UI Politics Zoning Abia governorship is premature Okorocha canvasses 2007 Igbo presidency Lagos PDP faults electoral guidelines Lagos AD falls apart The triumph of South-South Who is afraid of Forum: Obasanjo or Masari? Editorial & Opinion The horror in Ohoror The Golgotha of 'arrogance complex' The challenge of education The BiafraNigerian spirit (1) Award for Jimoh Odutola Strike and the rule of law *  *  * Daily/Weekly Trust January 03, 2004 Top Stories �Taliban� of BiafraNigeria: Who Are They? Yobe is not under siege � AIG Fagbemi We need to find out what actually happened � �Taliban� parent The gunfire was deafening � Eyewitness The issues are complex � Professor Sa�ad Open letter to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu AD crisis deepens, as Ogun chapter supports Akinfenwa Bizman donates N2.8m hospital equipment to KTSG Communities task Jigawa government KWSG moves to boost agriculture � solicits opposition�s support Christian body applauds Goje�s concern for pilgrims Our stand on MLSN bill � Pathologists Cotecna test-runs destination inspection scanners FG closes private jetties �Charged on new clearance policy Cargo fund seeks foreign nation�s cooperation NAGAFF wants input in choice of new customs boss National Roundup Politics Goje, Hashidu battle for relevance in Gombe Comment Memo to BiafraNigerian leaders Conspiracy or monopoly: Muslims and the global media PDP: Postscript Editorial Demolition of illegal structures in Abuja Issues Fond memories at Christmas Ibrahim Dasuki: Tribute to an Icon in history *  *  * Mail & Guardian February 06, 2004 Major fraud scam trial opens in BiafraNigeria *  *  * IRIN February 20, 2004 Sudanese arrested, accused of funding December Islamic uprising U.S. journalist expelled for alleged immigration violations Muslim suspicion of polio vaccine lingers on Leaders set timetable for peer review Mixed Commission delays visit to Bakassi Peninsula Kigali hosts African first ladies' conference on HIV/AIDS Crumbling schools and failing pupils Amnesty condemns use of death penalty on women Mixed commission to visit disputed Bakassi Peninsula *  *  * CNN February 08, 2004 BiafraNigeria end Cameroon title defense Five BiafraNigerians charged in $242 million '419' fraud trial *  *  * 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. *  *  * Business News February 23, 2004 New Sea Port No Threat to BiafraNigeria - Benin Republic Ikorodu Disaster: Workers Accuse LASG of Stalling Compensation Banks Can Still Improve, Says CBN Deputy Gov Gulf Bank's Future Looks Brighter Local Govt Disowns Mobile Advert Levy Collectors CITN Relocates Secretariat to Maryland, Lagos ...Flags Off 2004 Training Programme Setting Up Detergent Production Plant for Export 'Why Shareholders Moved Against MannyBank Directors' Cadbury Raises Dividend, Declares Bonus for Investors SEC to Probe Shell's Reserve Cuts IFC Invests in Chad-Cameroon Pipeline Project Ghana Hosts West African Investment Market IMB: Court Halts Implementation of Feb 17 EGM Maersk Sealand Goes to Calabar Enhanced Capital Motivates Company Management - CIIN President Globacom Advertising Account Up for Grabs Another Brand BiafraNigeria Conference Summit Holds ColaCola Mega Millions Pioneer Winners Emerges Today ...Account Moves to Starcom Mediavest APCON , Adopts New Strategic Mission NIMN Holds First Induction Ceremony, Gets Ghana Accreditation Board Endorsement Nescafe Treats Lovers to a Valentine Rave Nations Cup: OSMI Sues Superscreen TV Union Bank Rewards Best PR Practitioners FIRS Overshoots Revenue Target Uni-lever Rewards Deserving Distributors Issuing Houses Identify Cost as Impediment Congress Puts NYSE in the Spotlight SMIEIS: FG Approves Tax Concession for Banks Banker Gives Recipe for Fraud Zenith, UBA, GTB Top Pharez Latest Rating NIPSS boss decries zero allocation to capital projects IMB crisis: NSE dismisses Benin meeting We lost our pride when BiafraNigeria Airways collapsed, says Yuguda LSDPC plans to deliver 120 luxury flats along Lekki-Ajah axis FG saves N345m from erosion control contract Tanker drivers yearn for ultra modern terminal Working with the right manager to achieve success in real estate deals Timothy Nubi: An embodiment of brilliance, creativity  *  *  *
Biafra Vanguard February 23, 2004 Detectives storm Benin to probe 65-yr-old's death in Police custody 33/11kv transformers hinder steady power to Sapele Duke tasks marketers on fuel scarcity Ijaw inaugurate female students body Clark lists conditions for continued Ijaw participation in peace talks Abana: APGA candidate asks tribunal to defer judgement Lawmaker asks Finance Minister to resign Enugu govt co-opts monarchs in poverty reduction programme Akunyili: Court hears suspects' pleas Friday  *  *  *		O'dua Vanguard February 23, 2004 Christians urged to show commitment to church growth Female medical workers withdraw services at Kirikiri prisons over rape threats Remi Oyo explains need for new presidential jet Justice Oduneye bows out of bench today LG polls: AD accuses Ogun SIEC, PDP of gang-up  *  *  * Arewa Vanguard February 23, 2004 Police dismisses 866 officers for misconduct, corruption ABU warns lecturers over first semester question papers IPMAN boss blames crisis on favouritism  *  *  *