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Obasanjo, Plateau House To Meet On Dariye(Ogbeh Panel Submits Report)
By Kodilinye Obiagwu (Lagos) and Isa Abdulsalami (Jos)
PRESIDENT Olusegun Obasanjo has invited all the suspended members of the Plateau State House of Assembly for a meeting at the Aso Villa, Abuja, on Monday.
Judge Rejects Govt.'s Plea To Vacate Order on Abacha's Loot
From Saxone Akhaine, Kaduna
A bid by the Federal Government to make a judge order a stay of action of his own judgement failed yesterday at the Federal high Court, Kaduna.
Fears Heighten Over Arafat's Health
By Nkechi Nwosu, Foreign Affairs Editor
CONFUSING signals on the bill of health of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat yesterday pointed to a state of hopelessness, implying that he may never return home alive.
Anambra Assembly Declare Hunger Strike Over Ngige's Security Details
FROM CHUKS COLLINS, AWKA
BARELY two months to the first anniversary of the withdrawal of the security details of Anambra State Governor Chris Ngige, members of the state House of Assembly have embarked on a seven-day hunger strike to press home demands for their restoration.
Police In Kano Warn Hisba Outfit On Sharia Implementation
FROM ADAMU ABUH, KANO
THE Police in Kano yesterday warned the Hisba committee not to over-step their bounds in the implementation of the Sharia legal code.
Akume Pledges Stronger Govt, Church Ties
AN era of a stronger relationship between the Benue State government and the Church is set to begin.
Why Obasanjo Seeks Openness In Govt, By Aide
BY BISI ALABI WILLIAMS
THE quest by the President Olusegun Obasanjo administration for openness is borne out of the need to show that government can be devoid of favouritism and other forms of corrupt practices, said his Senior Special Assistant on Budget Monitoring and Price Intelligence Unit, Mrs. Obiageli Ezekwesili.
Bayelsa Deputy Governor Seeks Scrapping Of Character Commission
FROM WILLIE ETIM, YENAGOA
BAYELSA State Deputy Governor, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has called on the National Assembly to replace the Federal Character Commission with a Minority Right Commission.
Expert Canvasses Retraining For Public Health Workers
By Seye Olumide
A medical expert has observed that there is a need for the training of public health officials in Nigeria with emphasis on building a professional cadre that can deliver essential public health services at the grassroots level.
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Aviation Fuel Scarcity Grounds Domestic Flights
By Wole Shadare
AT the domestic wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos yesterday, many passengers were stranded. Those who trooped there for trips to various parts of the country met their flights cancelled.
OPEC To Monitor Impact Of Bush's Re-election On Oil Price
THE impact of the re-election of President George W. Bush on the movement of oil prices is to be monitored by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC),
the organisation's President Purnomo Yusgiantoro disclosed this yesterday.
Bello For Burial Today, Tinubu, Ajibola Pay Tributes
BY IDOWU AJANAKU, LAGOS, SAXONE AKHAINE (KADUNA ) AND CHARLES GYAMFI (ABEOKUTA)
THE body of the late erstwhile Chief Justice of the Federation Justice Mohammed Bello will be flown into the country and buried in Kaduna today according to Islamic rites.
Akure Monarch-elect Sues Ondo, 18 Kingmakers
FROM JULIUS ALABI, AKURE
THE Deji-elect of Akure land, Adegbola Adelabu has taken the Ondo State government and the 18 Akure kingmakers to an Akure High Court. He is seeking an injunction restraining them from giving approval for the new selection of Deji of Akure-land as recommended by a group of people who formed a peace committee.
Police Arrest, Quiz 19 OAU Students Over Protests, VC Narrates Ordeal
NINETEEN students of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife have been arrested by the police following a protest last Wednesday over the alleged refusal by the authorities to re-instate the eight union leaders expelled from the institution. The students also had, as part of their grievances, the non-release of their last semester results and non-payment of staff salaries for three months which led to the refusal of lecturers to release their results.
Igbo Presidency: Moghalu Cautions Ndigbo On Nzeribe
FORMER National Secretary of All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Chief George Moghalu has chided critics of the choice of Senator Arthur Nzeribe as chairman of the committee raised by the South-East caucus to screen and recommend more suitable candidate(s) for the 2007 presidency. The caucus had unanimously picked the maverick politician at its September 9 meeting in Umuahia.
PENGASSAN Faults Shell's Claim On Strike
SENIOR workers in Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited (SPDC) has refuted claims by it's management on the crisis in the company.
Police Avert Lynching Of Officer In Lagos
By Olawunmi Ojo
ATTEMPTS by commercial motorcyclists (Okada) to retaliate the alleged brutalisation of one of their members by a policeman was averted in Lagos yesterday.
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