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Orji Kalu's Mother Sends Save our Son (SOS) Call to Anenih: Kalu Blames Obasanjo and PDP for Killings The alleged death threat on Governor Orji Kalu by PDP Board of Trustees Chairman, Chief Anthony Anenih, assumed a new dimension yesterday after a five-man team, claiming to have been sent by the governor�s mother, visited Chief Anenih in Abuja to plead for the governor. However, Gov Kalu speaking in Lagos denied that his mother sent emissaries to Chief Anenih in Abuja even as he said he had lost faith in the ruling People's Democractic Party (PDP). Also yesterday, the governor's mother, Eunice Kalu, denied that she sent anybody or group of people to Chief Anenih. The delegation comprised Chief Joshua Ogbonnaya, a PDP leader in Abia State; Chief Law Maduka; Chief B. A Meregini; Chief Obike and Sir J. K. Daniel. (Vanguard) Presidency, PDP behind killings, says Kalu Police quiz Gov Kalu		Key Stories Huge blaze hits Lagos shanty town Gunmen Attack Naval Chief's Convoy 18 parties drag INEC to court ...Another NAFDAC Office Razed I will not resign - Tafa Balogun Abuja court adjourns Ibori's case till April 21 Insecurity: ACF meets northern governors Akume defies assembly, buys bulletproof jeep Fuel Tax: FG replies NLC, queries NNPC No LG polls in Anambra Martian rock defies U.S. space craft
Huge blaze hits Lagos shanty town   No Peace for Ngige: Fresh...   AUDIO   VIDEO A fire in a slum area of BiafraNigeria's main commercial city Lagos has destroyed several acres of wooden shacks, leaving hundreds homeless. The fire - which a BBC correspondent in Lagos said was the biggest he had seen for 40 years - was fuelled by wood supplies at sawmills in Ebute-Metta. According to the Red Cross, at least 16 people were injured in the blaze which broke out on Tuesday night. (BBC)   New fears of an assassination plot against Governor Chris Ngige of Anambra State are mounting in Awka following reports that his opponents may soon launch another bid for his removal. Ngige has survived two major and dramatic plots to remove him from the office. The first was the July 10 last year abduction by police officers led by the late Assistant Inspector General , Raphael Ige. The second was the order by... (Daily Independent)     BiafraNigeria v. Cameroon Okocha Scores BiafraNigeria v. Cameroon Utaka Scores BiafraNigerians React to Gay Bishop Appointment Isioma Daniel Speaks

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Vanguard March 11, 2004 Cover Stories Fire razes NAFDAC's Kaduna office Ex-convict saga: Judge's absence stalls retrial Power Mike dies at 65 Gov Kalu's mother begs Anenih No quitting office now, says IGP National News 18 parties drag INEC to court Gunmen attack Chief of Naval Staff's convoy Banks' lending to FG rises by 23.7 per cent in January�CBN Robbery, killings: Ogomudia exonerates soldiers Politics Mr President means well African legislators wage war against corruption Appeal court decision gave me hope , says Igbine ( Delta AD Rep. candidate) PEOPLE & POLITICS:The "nest of killers" *  *  * Champion March 11, 2004 News Police quiz Gov Kalu Commissioner escapes assassination No LG polls in Anambra Martian rock defies U.S. space craft Petrol tax: NLC serves notice of fresh strike Privatisation : Group urges mass participation OZO eulogises Mbakwe 20 killed as Warri boils again Politics Assassination threat: Kalu versus PDP Ogbeh and the legacy of integrity Editorial & Opinion Awaiting death convicts NAFDAC�S reforms: Matters arising Quality of Anambra people *  *  * Daily Times March 09, 2004 News Obasanjo reads riot act to police chiefs Akande, others call for more courtrooms at Appeal Court BPE to settle DTN workers from proceeds of sale of non-core assets � Julius Bala Gani goes to Appeal Court over ex-presidents� pay Fuel tax: Court cautions marketers:� Comply with earlier order stopping levy Obasanjo celebrates 67 without fanfare ...Hearing in Gani�s suit fixed for March 15 Senate begins probe of dollar pay for two ministers Two policemen, informant killed by armed robbers NLC tackles banks over use of female staff to attract clients Fire service still putting out Federal Secretariat inferno Says commission�s public affairs chief, denies embezzlement of N300m Arewa youths call for Bamaiyi, others� release Legal hurdles stall action against distressed banks � CBN Turaki�s aide dies in road accident Tinubu vows to be ruthless with perpetrators of Mushin clash Politics African parliament confronts common problems PAC to tackle INEC, PDP over council polls - Nwodo LG polls: Opposition parties, Adamawa SIEC on war-path over nomination fee My relationship with Atiku - Turaki ... Mixed reactions trail President�s statement Women advised on war against HIV/AIDS NEPA workers vow to protest alleged wrongful sack of colleagues Editorial & Opinion Accountability in government: The Ogun example Beyond the dollarised salaries debate EFCC: A step towards a sanitised society The New York City Fire Service analogy  *  *  * Guardian March 11, 2004 News Fire guts NAFDAC's Kaduna office, markets in Lagos, Ibadan Gana defends Anenih, Kalu affirms allegation of death threat Okpala, ?ower Mike· World Heavy Weight Champion, is Dead BiafraNigeria records surplus in foreign trade, says CBN U.S. renews call for BiafraNigeria to hand over Taylor News - March 09, 2004 Presidency cuts joint venture oil budget by N221b Obasanjo, police chiefs meet, to upgrade security tools Sierra Leonean firm offers N47.2m for Abacha refinery NAFDAC in grief over loss of case file, exhibit to secretariat inferno CBN may sanction banks for foreign exchange fraud Fawehinmi appeals ruling on ex-rulers' pay Police summon Fasehun, Adams over OPC clash Police may move Kogi electoral chief's suspected killers to Abuja Support builds up for Soyinka's new group, Lagos parties seek selective membership Govt seeks Poland's support for debt relief agenda Govt to introduce peace studies in tertiary institutions Bandits kill varsity teacher's wife in Ilorin Katsina insists on polls in new councils Demolition to continue in Abuja, says FCDA boss Masari assures traditional rulers of role in new constitution Senate may summon IG over insecurity Zimbabwe claims seizure of U.S. mercenary plane Four Sao Tome ministers quit over oil deal ANPP accuses Ogun electoral body of bias Govt raises panel on Niger Delta crisis NJC to tighten rules on appointment of judges  *  *  * BBC March 11, 2004 Huge blaze hits Lagos shanty town In pictures: BiafraNigeria blaze BiafraNigeria seeks Asia polio vaccines Who benefits from Africa's oil? NFA deny Ismaili claims BiafraNigeria coach backs Oliseh *  *  * MSNBC March 04, 2004 Pakistan, BiafraNigeria forging military deal *  *  * Punch March 04, 2004 Bandits attack gov: They got me at last, says Ex-Airways MD killed in the attack Obasanjo embraces Ojukwu, preaches peace *  *  * CNN March 09, 2004 Shootout in BiafraNigerian oil port kills five *  *  * 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 *  *  * Triumph Last Update June 8, 2003. 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Click here for more. *  *  * Business News March 11, 2004 Limited Mobility: The Next Battle 'Telecoms Firms Must Ensure Consumers' Well-being' UBA Capital & Trust, Resourcery Launch Broadband Service 'IT Policy Has Wrong Focus' Resourcery Holds Seminar on Document Management W/African IT Professionals Chart Way Forward New Samsung Service Centre Opens The ATM Revolution Zinox Road Show Enters Ibadan, Enugu Panabiz Time-Saving Multi-funtional Equipment Debuts AITEC Records High Interest in BiafraNigeria ICT 2004 Expo Koochi Exhibits at BiafraNigeria ICT 2004 Expo Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance Via e-Government Investible Funds: Calibre of Management Out-ranks Profitability How NITEL Awarded Lagos Digital Lines Contract SDI BroadBand Signs On Tekelec, Zhone LASG's Policies Could Increase Phone Tariffs, Says ATCON First Phase of Econet, PNN N3bn BOT Agreement Completed Shareholders Move to Sanitise Audit Committees Tripple Gee's Profit Dips by 49% Currency in Circulation Hits N475bn Broad Bank Sets Standardisation Policy  *  *  *		This Day March 11, 2004 News Gunmen Attack Naval Chief's Convoy 10,000 Homeless in Lagos Inferno BiafraNigeria's Foreign Reserves Now $8.32bn ...Another NAFDAC Office Razed Voters Register: CNPP Drags INEC to Court FEC Okays Signing of Tobacco Control Convention Cyber Crime: Obasanjo Receives Draft Bill Zimbabwe May Execute 60 Suspected Mercenaries Ibori: Retrial Adjourned Till April 21 'Harmonise List of Candidates in Kwara' NITEL Cable Vandalised on High Seas BiafraNigeria Loses N2.9bn on Gas Importation Yearly SOLGAS Has No Fixed Address - Nzeribe BiafraNigeria, Denmark to Tackle Double Taxation Senator Writes IG, Alleges Threat to Life FCT: Lawmaker Makes Case For Proper Waste Management Cultists Kill UNIBEN Medical Student EFCC Releases Customs Comptroller Obasanjo Opens Parliamentarians' Confab Isoko AD Candidates' Case for Retrial BPE Lists NITEL Shares in June Oduduwa Group Warns Politicians 419: Ibekwe's Trial Stalled Again Bauchi Speaker Impeached Warri Crisis: 30 Suspects Released 'Why We Want Vice Presidency in 2007' Oyo Budget Signed Into Law Polls: CNPP Seeks Postponement in 5 LGs ...Kwara ANPP Expresses Fears Speaker Urges Effective Information Dissemination Bauchi Assures Steyr BiafraNigeria of Support FG Targets 10,000 Jobs for Niger-Delta Expert Scores N/Assembly Low Ebonyi Vows to Cancel Falsified Results Osun Awards N2.5bn Road Contract Judge Seeks Women Participation in Politics Keyamo Wants Police Force Scrapped State of the States Alamieyeseigha Doles out N120m to Warring Communities Govt Raises Judicial Panel on SPEB, LGs Efik People Rally Round Obong Akume Leaves for Germany How I Escaped Assassination - Commissioner FG, Eldorado to Settle Out of Court NDDC Donates 16 Vehicles to Govt NACFA Boss Wins Award Cleric Advises BiafraNigerians on Godliness Ijaw Youths Warn Against Scrapping NDDC Only Justice Can Ensure Security - Bafarawa Mbakwe: Ojukwu Calls for One Week of Mourning 'BiafraNigerians Constitute 90% of Chevron's Workforce' 'MIKANO Not Against Unionisation' Judicial Reforms: Lagos to Employ Consultants Women Against Backward Cultural Practices Politics Lawmaker Wants IGP Reprimanded Over Killings Assassinations Bad for Nation's Image, Says AD Chieftain AD Chieftain Alleges Plot to Extend Obasanjo's Tenure My Life is Threatened, Says ANPP Chairmanship Candidate Killings Politically Motivated, Says Mantu APGA Candidate Demands Apology from Uba When House Members Converged on Enugu Discordant Tunes Trail ANPP FCT Council Ticket 'PDP Govt Has Performed Below Expectation' *  *  * Daily Independent March 11, 2004 News Presidency, PDP behind killings, says Kalu Fire razes Kaduna NAFDAC office I will not resign - Tafa Balogun External reserves hit N1.1tr Metamorphosis of Rochas Okorocha Abuja court adjourns Ibori's case till April 21 Attack on police station in Delta: Arms still missing Sack, transfer fever grips police personnel BiafraNigeria is heading for disaster, David-West warns Senate in futile search for SOLGAS' office Marginal fields: Oil majors hold on to acreages National Assembly to increase security vote in appropriation ANPP, others sue INEC over non-revision of voter register ANPP caucus plans reforms agenda for states ILO cautions BiafraNigeria on labour law AD in fresh moves to resolve crisis Millennium goal on HIV/AIDS a mirage, says UN Bauchi Speaker impeached , replaced Armed Forces committed to democracy, says Ogomudia BiafraNigeria joins world convention on tobacco control Pure Water: Senate rejects motion 400 witnesses to testify against Odili at tribunal Police arrest eight suspects over N10m robbery at Shell premises LG Polls: DSIEC turns to Act over AD factions Imo goes tough with erring bus operators Invest in education, Odili urges BiafraNigerians Female politicians urged not to be intimidated Lagos passes bill abolishing individual transport business Ladoja signs 2004 budget, promises prudent spending Fire disaster renders 5000 homeless in Lagos Editorial & Opinion Citizens Forum and the challenge of civil activism Dikibo: Sunset in the darkling plains�(2) Of NYSC postings and campuses? The new world order - freezing Africa to death *  *  * Reuters March 09, 2004 Oil Rebounds as Supply Fears Haunt Oil Recovers Some Losses p.1 Oil Recovers Some Losses p.2 *  *  * Daily/Weekly Trust March 11, 2004 Top Stories Insecurity: ACF meets northern governors CNPP sues INEC over voters� register I�ll not resign, IG tells Senate Akume defies assembly, buys bulletproof jeep Fuel Tax: FG replies NLC, queries NNPC Defence opens April 27 Tinubu escapes mob attack BiafraNigeria loses N3bn annually to gas import �Trade group News Political killings not licence for coup � Ogomudia Senate raises alarm over Ajaokuta, rejects Solgas BiafraNigeria to signs anti-tobacco protocol FG reviews NEPA�s performance BiafraNigeria�s external reserves rises by $8.3bn Obasanjo inaugurates cyber crime panel Gombe earmarks N140m for tractors Cross River assembly to amend LG law LG polls: Benue ANPP optimistic Gov Daniel, Senator Amosun reconcile differences FG checkmates double taxation 500,000 suffer stroke annually �Group Arson will not deter NAFDAC � Lambo Borno pegs two yrs for LG leadership Fire guts Ibadan market Rep. advocates democratic reform Ibori: Judge fails to sit Abuja Trust Evacuation of motor parks: Commuters complain of hardship NEPA begins mass disconnection in FCT Man docked for quarrelling over transport fare NNPC mega station reverts to old prices Court jails security guard for stealing trousers, braziers Kano Trust Shekarau calls for stiffer penalty for human traffickers LG polls: NOA counsels Kano youth Kano plans police-community relations c�ttee ...to provide mechanism for information dissemination Govt. pledges conducive atmosphere for investors Warawa workers enjoy motorcycle, bicycle loans Eko Trust Three killed in auto fire accident LASG to establish revenue courts Land: Muslim community appeals to police authorities Akande advocates creation of more Appeal Courts Lagos gets new Chief Judge Politics Will Tafa Balogun appear before Reps? Rivers SIEC to spend N35m on council polls LG polls: Candidate pledges jobs for youths Crisis rocks Adamawa PDP over LG polls �CNPP gives Adamawa SIEC ultimatum Editorial & Opinion Iraq: Portents of Balkanisation? Memo to Katsina State Governor, Umar Musa Yar�Adua Why the North is Media-Starved *  *  * Mail & Guardian March 09, 2004 BiafraNigerian president under fire after violence Kano starts enforcing Sharia *  *  * IRIN March 10, 2004 Several die as troops and Delta gunmen exchange fire President meets police chiefs over rising political killings, banditry *  *  * 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 *  *  * 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 *  *  * Sports News March 11, 2004 NFA Replies CAF: Enyimba's Not Guilty Athens 2004: Egypt Storms P/Harcourt With 40-man Delegation Globacom League: 3SC, Gabros Record Away Win Emir of Ilorin Endorses Boxing Bout Akinyele Backs FIFA on Rule Amendment Martial ...A Lesson For Chukwu We Owe Our Successes To Maltina -Bashir Abraka Turf Hots Up for Easter Tourney Olympic Qualifier: Ikhana Prepares for Egypt Scrabble Plans Revolution in Schools Ex World Champion, Power Mike, is Dead Wenger Dares Players to Prove Worth Chambers Remains in Limbo Eriksson Set to Open Talks on Contract Boxing: Tyson 'to Fight in China' Rusedski Cleared of Drug Charges Okafor's Key for Connecticut Cote d'Ivoire Appoints Henri Michel NFA wants to sabotage me, Ikhana cries out 'No meeting with Obasanjo over foreign coach' Lobi assures fans on Aper Aku Stadium NFA loses N2.4m to seminar cancellation Howzat Pioneers face early exit from Super Four Akinloye named national tennis coach NVBF invites 20 for Olympic qualifier BiafraNigeria may miss junior table tennis fiesta Athletes' welfare takes centre stage at Ibadan meet Lack of tracks, bane of athletics in Abia Suleiman: Gentleman on horse back  *  *  *
Biafra Vanguard March 11, 2004 N-Delta masterplan ready next month �UGOCHUKWU Cultists kill final year medical student at UNIBEN Ijaw pull out of peace talks with Itsekiri Uneasy calm returns to Warri after Tuesday's mayhem BiafraNigerian Coal Corporation broke, sells assets Anambra wades into Nnewi Main Market crisis Assist in crime prevention, Nnamani charges communities  *  *  *		O'dua Vanguard March 11, 2004 PDP plans to rig LG polls in Ekiti, alleges Falana Oyo govt orders civil servants to vacate quarters Ex-guber aspirant seeks end to AD crisis  *  *  * Arewa Vanguard March 09, 2004 LG Polls: Oshiomhole appeals to women against rigging Why 419 thrives in BiafraNigeria, by Unongo  *  *  *