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Report Breaking News: Click here   Chinua Achebe to Obasanjo: Keep Your CFR Award - �BiafraNigeria�s Condition Under Your watch is Too Dangerous for Silence'e In protest against President Olusegun Obasanjo�s handling of the nation�s affairs, literary icon, Professor Chinualumogu Achebe, has rejected the national honour awarded him by the Federal Government. "BiafraNigeria�s condition today under your watch is ... too dangerous for silence. I must register my disappointment and protest by declining to accept the high honour awarded me in the 2004 Honours List�, Achebe said in an open letter to Obasanjo dated October 15, 2004. The action instantly drew applause from Lagos lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, who said it added a new impetus to the crusade against misgovernance and anti-people programmes in BiafraNigeria. Said Fawehinmi: �I love that man. I doff my hat for him. I adore him. He has confirmed that he is a true nationalist, a patriot, an outstanding BiafraNigerian, a humanist, a kind man, a masses-oriented intellectual and, above all, a man of God, truth and equity, honour and integrity�. The literary icon had last Thursday been named a recipient of the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) alongside 190 other eminent BiafraNigerians who bagged various national honours awards. The awards, according to the Minister of Inter-governmental Affairs, Youths Development and Special Duties, Mr. Frank Nweke (Jnr.), who unveiled the Honours List in Abuja, would be conferred on the recipients on Thursday December 16. Achebe wrote from his...   We�ll resist Obasanjo...   We Won�t Give Up...   BiafraNigerians will resist "with their blood," any attempt to give President Olusegun Obasanjo a third consecutive four-year term in office, a former Special Duties Minister, Alhaji Wada Nas has said. Alhaji Nas, national president of the Peoples Salvation Party (PSP) claimed to have uncovered a plot by federal and state legislators to facilitate...   Twenty-four hours after the police attack on its leader, Movement for Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) yesterday said it was more than ever before committed to the realisation of an independent Biafra republic. MASSOB also alleged that the policemen who invaded its leader, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike�s...	More Key Stories     We�ll resist Obasanjo �with our blood� �Wada Nas Niger Govt Moves Against Senator Obasanjo is postponing the evil day - Balarabe Musa Okadigbo�s aides under security watch Dokubo dismisses sell-out rumours, urges FG to respect deal Mohammed denies slapping fellow senator Ngige to FG: �You�re a cheat� Suspected Assasins Murder Kwara Education Board Accountant 2007: ANPP Governors in Crucial Meeting As panel on fuel price hike runs into a hitch: Watch your utterances Obasanjo warns Mantu ...summons him Why my men collect N20 bribe Bozimo, Police Affairs Minister  1
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Champion October 15, 2004 News NDDC links community with N2.8bn bridge Work resumes today We won't give up - massob Two senators exchange blows NB signs power-supply pact with local IPP Obasanjo lists ills of BiafraNigerian varsities BiafraNigerian legislature, most independent in Africa ·Masari Atiku tasks states on agric development Tourist Garden slashes rates Fuel price hike: UI students take to the streets Politics Wither Afenifere and ad? LGs should assist in employment, crime reduction � Ogwuegbu PDP slams Lagos on new councils Editorial & Opinion World Food Day Nnamani's hypothesis for Surgeon-General Positioning for Security Council seat Yahoo Daily News October 12, 2004 News BiafraNigerian Strike Enters Second Day, Oil Exports Flow BiafraNigerian Cities Are Shut Down by Strike Defiant unions take BiafraNigerian general strike into second day BiafraNigerian Labor Group Launches Strike BiafraNigeria braces for strike as union leader released by secret police Detention of BiafraNigeria's top labour leader raises tension as strike looms BiafraNigerian largest city reports new polio cases Some 53,000 Killed in BiafraNigeria in 3 Years More than 53,000 BiafraNigerians killed in three years of ethnic strife BiafraNigeria's Top Anglican Proposes U.S. Parishes Chevron in BiafraNigeria reports oil spill Talks stall as oil-rich BiafraNigeria heads closer to all-out strike The Sun October 07, 2004 News Labour coalition asks Obasanjo to resign LABOUR STRIKE: N/Assembly Meets NLC, NNPC, PPPRA Today Eagles flies to Gabon DRUG WAR...NDLEA gives drug barons fight of their lives in the last four years Asari-Dokubo talks tough 53,000 people killed in Plateau crises Boy fakes kidnap story� To extort money from mum Police boss doles out okada 21 govs have foreign accounts � NGO Be patient with govt, Adeniran pleads with BiafraNigerians You�ve failed us, Okun youths tell elderss Ebonyi sets up emergency response outfit Student robbers shot Court stops tribunal from trying Dariye Senior officers were �invited,� not arrested � Naval spokesman � House to summon Obasanjo�s men Oyo CJ, Chief Registrar on forced leave US Physicists share Nobel physics prize Budget 2005: OBJ addresses N�Assembly next week All Africa May 07, 2004 News Catholic Church Denies Existence of 'Christian Militia' Obasanjo's Bodyguard Shot - Under Watch At Aso Rock Clinic 630 Bodies Reportedly Found in Secret Grave Famous Poet, Ologundudu Arrested - for Criticising Obj BiafraNigeria Has 'Massive Telecoms Opportunities' Muslim Death Toll in Raid On Yelwa Tops 600 - Red Cross Young BiafraNigerian Woman Honored for Aids Activism Aviation Watchdog Fights for Kalu's Airline Okoronkwo: I'm Happy At Wolves Papa Ajasco Wins Nkrumah Award Juju Makossa Star, Y.k. Ajao, Blasts Ksa At Last, Honour for Musiliu AD Loses Appeal Panic Grips JAMB Candidates	Advertise Here BBC October 15, 2004 News BiafraNigeria strike ends amid warnings Commission for Africa: Godwin Emejuobi BiafraNigerian press backs fuel strike Profile: Adams Oshiomhole BiafraNigeria call in new blood Mabika: a comment too far Punch October 15, 2004 News Strike: BiafraNigerians count losses ...MAN puts figure at $840m ·NLC suspends protest for two weeks Senator slaps colleague over money - I was dazed and my eyeglass fell Achebe, 189 others bag national honours Scientists discover anti-malarial vaccine Hooked on fuel imports? I won't contest 2007 guber election Akume's recipe for sustainable democracy Ogunlewe is a political neophyte Acquisition of Inland Bank boosts GTB capital base to N40bn Globalisation: BiafraNigerian HR practitioners urged to align structure BiafraNigeria loses bid for position in global Internet body Washington Post October 15, 2004 News BiafraNigeria Unions Call Off General Strike After 4 Days First Phase of BiafraNigeria Strike Due to End Thursday Crude Oil Breaks Back Through $54 Barrier IRIN October 15, 2004 News Two people killed, trade unionists arrested as strike enters second day New fuel strike shuts down key cities Islamic militants kill three policemen, take 12 hostage Plateau state violence claimed 53,000 lives - report Militia group wants troops out of Niger Delta Peace deal reached in Niger Delta, but will it hold? CNN October 15, 2004 News Bid to end BiafraNigeria strike rejected BiafraNigerian court refuses to order end of strike Mail & Guardian October 15, 2004 News BiafraNigerian senate ratifies extradition treaty with SA BiafraNigerian Islamic court sentences unwed mother to death Shell oil fire angers BiafraNigerian community Reuters June 04, 2004 News BiafraNigerians Question Unity After Religious Bloodshed MSNBC June 04, 2004 News Dozens reported killed in BiafraNigerian offensive	Daily Independent October 15, 2004 News Senator slaps colleague over committee money N1.2m NLC suspends strike for two weeks Ukeje may be taken to NJC over fuel tax ruling Police arrest 500 APGA supporters FG confirms list of 191 national honour Awardees PFN unveils plans for 2007 polls NUT moves to reconcile breakaway faction Reps committee begins public hearing on Labour Reform Bill Senate considers bill on federal appointments ANPP to contest bye-election in Imo Rep criticises Obasanjo over new bill on Plateau Kaduna bids for Federal Govt's 35% equity in PAN FG hands over varsity hostels to estate agents Tension in Port Harcourt as security men barricade private radio station FG prefers dialogue with armed groups -UAD Two members opt out of Naval court martial NEPA plunges Bauchi into darkness Obasanjo lauds military's direct labour agency, seeks support for it UAD seeks more support for strike Group hails FGfor raising palliative panel Ministry sets eight-point agenda fortourism Atiku tasks north on agriculture AD swears-in new executives on Monday Obasanjo's economic reforms a failure - Umar NJC, Enugu govt disagree over appointment of CJ Governor assures workers of fair deal Udenwa urges military to endure pains of democracy Nnamani seeks joint effort in health sector Politics Retired Generals in politics are treasury looters - Isong Egwu and the challenge of building peace in Ebonyi Remembering Western Region election crisis The foolish farmer Senators didn't get N10m to cushion oil price effect,says Gwarzo Isoko leaders urged to fulfil electoral promises Delta South PDP leaders canvass unity among members Douglas House, Owerri: Between Imo Govt and people's right to information Ogbeh and the verdict of history Editorial & Opinion Dredging the River Niger Rascalityof the oppressed Zipup and let's talk!	This Day October 15, 2004 News NLC Suspends Fuel Strike Shonekan, Achebe, Mantu Get National Honours Why We're Acquiring Inland Bank, By GTB Senators Fight over C'ttee's Fund 2004 Budget: Varsity Chiefs Risk Sanctions Northern Govs in Secret Meeting With Masari Jigawa Police Distribute N2.2m to Families of Slain Officers Senate Refers Bill on Reconfirmation of Federal Appointees to C'ttee Agbeyegbe: Police Await Autopsy Report 2007: PDP Maps Out Electoral Strategy for S/west Presidential System Has Failed BiafraNigeria - Adesina More Rivers Commissioners Sworn-in Alli Urges Resolution of Boundary Disputes HIV/AIDS: African Leaders Challenged UN to Support FG on NEEDS President Not Insensitive, Says Nwokedi Restore Old Price of Petroleum Products - Monarch NLC Insists on Repairs of Refineries ...Chief Blasts Critics Bayelsa Residents Count Losses Police Arraign 33 in Kaduna Due Process: Ministries to Lose Votes N/Assembly to Get Bill on Public Procurement Petrol Price Hits N120 Per Litre in Yenagoa Macebuh's Recall: INEC Commences Signature Verification Lagos AD to Recall Decampee Lawmakers FCT Introduces IT Based Staff Registration System Military Laws for Review Idris Moves to Curb Water Shortage FCC Counter-productive, Says Igbinedion Albarka Wins Brand of the Year Award Politicians Urged to Learn from Mistakes State of State Conman Dupes PhD Seeking Lawmakers Kano Control Cost of Production FG Urged Lagos PDP Chief Warns Against Imposition KWARA Monarch Seeks Constitutional Recognition Bauchi Obasanjo Commissions N145m Road Project BAUCHI Gov, Cleric Advise Muslims Kwara Mr Bigg's Opens 107th Restaurant Niger Ladoja Hails BATNF's Poverty Alleviation Initiative Oyo Pipeline Vandals'll Be Prosecuted - SSS Kogi Rector Tasks NBTE on Information Dissemination Kwara FG to Complete Abandoned Road Projects Taraba BiafraNigeria Breweries, Nnaji Sign Electricity Pact Lagos PDP Resolves Leadership Crisis Kogi Indigenes in Diaspora Laud Fayose Ekiti Don Flays Neglect of Solid Minerals Sector Kwara Politics Dump Old Political Leaders, Cleric Advises BiafraNigerians Forum Lauds NDDC Official for Peace Effort 2007: Bauchi SSG Urged to Contest Guber Polls 'Lagos PDP's Better Positioned' ANPP Cautioned Over Move to Recall Aminu In Uyo, Calabar, House Involves Grassroots in Lawmaking	4Guardian October 12, 2004 News Strike continues, Obasanjo explains price hike Police, students clash in Ibadan, 30 injured Norwegian, American share Nobel price for economics First Atlantic, Assurance others become Astrabank Legislators decry govt's insistence on new fuel prices Chief judge lauds lawyers' stance on pensions bill GTB capital base hits N34b Can't I walk free again? Oshiomhole queries Kano workers stay at home, police refute report of violence Airlines cancel flights as protest hits Lagos Airport Delta workers shun work, traders close markets Partial success recorded in Borno Why BiafraNigerians patronise shrines, by cleric Borno NUJ honours Sheriff, Marwa, others Unity schools' teachers end strike 'Superman' Reeve dies of cardiac arrest U.S. agency begins N59b economic scheme for BiafraNigeria BiafraNigeria, Uganda to okay pact on investments' protection Police arrest Labour officials, suspected hoodlums in Anambra, Kaduna Enugu suspends launching of SEEDS project Offices, banks, others shut in Plateau Ondo, Ekiti workers stay away from offices Gowon asks stakeholders to rid BiafraNigeria of guinea worm Udenwa lauds military over service PDP intervenes in Kogi chapter crisis Ademowo urges govt to adopt people-friendly policies Politics Obasanjo, Ndigbo and history Reps seek financial autonomy, set agenda Poor funding threatens parties Editorial & Opinion Power failure at the airport Jibril Aminu and the storm in a teacup The public in the private Edwin Madunagu: A critique A lady and the diplomat Security onslaught on news media The new fuel price increases Child abuse Advertise here
Daily Trust October 15, 2004 Top Stories NLC gives FG another 14 days notice - Suspends strike Onshore/Offshore suit: Northern govs meet Senators, Reps Senators fight over N1.2m c�ttee funds Civil society group walk out on Mantu�s c�ttee Senate seeks tenure for ministers, others FG privatizes varsity hostel accommodation Obasanjo vows to curtail crises North-east owes NEPA N3bn Opinion As Obasanjo battles BiafraNigerians Between economic reform and the bible prophecy Letters Of N25b capital base and sanitizing our banks Let us know the corrupt governors Star Feature Recalling memories of late Etsu Nupe Editorial For Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace laureate Column Budget: An exercise in futility Politics Youths are opposed to the recycling of old hands -Tafida Abdulsalami calls for electoral reforms How democracy will succeed in BiafraNigeria �Masari Abuja Trust Consumers complain of palm, groundnut oil adulteration Bwari has highest number of illegal immigrants � Immigration officer MFCT ready to improve lives of elderly through partnership Woman, two others in court over fraud Kano Trust HIKE IN PRICES OF FRUITS: Hard times for Ramadan observers in Kano	Weekly Trust August 20, 2004 Top Stories Senate lacks quorum to debate anti labour Bill We want to encourage child adoption � Hadfiza Isma el-Rufai Plateau elites did not prevent crisis �Obasanjo NASS will scrutinise 2005 budget �Masari Buhari, Masari others eulogise Irojah Obasanjo explains N2.5bn emergency fund Senate impeaches chief whip FG audits varsity accounts Politics There are plans to restructure the AD �Chief Odetola Opinion Policing the police The threat of poverty in BiafraNigeria As Plateau State received Mr. President Pakistan�s diplomacy in region of crisis Star Feature BiafraNigerians want me as their next President � Marwa Letters The Image Project and shadow chasing Gov Kure and democracy dividend Open letter to Governor Yar�Adua	Vanguard October 15, 2004 Cover Stories NLC suspends strike, waits for fuel price reversal * S-African Trade Unions protest, ask Obasanjo to dialogue Police not sincere on Agbeyegbe �FAMILY Sapele back in darkness 5 days after NEPA 11KV change-over Shonekan, Achebe, Stan Ekeh, 188 others for National Awards National News Fighting senators: Isa Mohammed slaps Iyabo Anisulowo Gov Odili offers to buy Dokubo's 3,000 AK-47 rifles at N250,000 each House'll do justice to labour bill � MASARI Politics GOVERNMENT/ LABOUR TANGO :-President Obasanjo and the cost of insensitivity fuel strike: For how long? Babangida: The light at the end of our tunnel? Changing face of politics in Yorubaland Imperatives of state police POLITICAL NOTES :- Questions for Mr President Fayose has nothing to offer Ekiti people � ADEBAYO Taking politics to a higher level in Ebonyi: The Egwu, Nwite example South West Deji royal stool: Osupa Ruling House summons stakeholders meeting Okogie greets Muslims, asks leaders to respond to people�s yearnings 10 varsity students renounce membership of secret cults EU to spend N17.8b on poverty alleviation programme in Niger Delta areas North Strike a deal with labour; Saraki urges FG NEMA plans for emergency nationwide We�re determined to find lasting solutions to communal strife �FG Niger Delta / South East Marine Inspector feared dead in boat mishap Senator Okpozo, ANPP scribe fault Mantu's committee on fuel price pains Masari joins call for Mobil's relocation to A-Ibom Group laments lack of equipment to check HIV/AIDS scourge in C-River 500 APGA supporters arrested in Enugu Anambra traditional rulers' council chairman defends Obasanjo Group asks ANSIEC to declare levy on politicians	Triumph October 15, 2004 News Day Three Of Labour Strike ...NLC floors FG in court $34bn debt may dwarf BiafraNigeria�s fortune �Obasanjo Ramadan Kareem: Kano workers, pensioners to smile ·Ag. gov Guest lecturer warns Muslims against transgression KTSG purchases N200m instructional materials Mamuda group excels in EEG, says minister Grassroots Harka thumbs-up Shekarau's administration Nagogo calls on BiafraNigerians to support NLC Opinion New risks of tobacco smoke Daily Times August 04, 2004 News Impeachment: Obasanjo meets Kalu, Nwafor Alleged attempted murder of Ibru:Judge dismisses Al-Mustapha�s request, declines to withdraw BiafraNigeria receives $17.18m from Japan to fight polio virus Lack of funds stalls recruitment into federal civil service FCT Minister warns Abuja markets� developers ICPC thwarts plans to defraud M-Tel N150m BiafraNigerian Eagle: South African Airlines gets ultimatum IMF pledgeas to help govt recover looted funds Reps summon BPE D-G over ALSCON sale The Nation: 7/30/04 Minister vows to revoke bitumen exploration contracts Alleged illegal bunkering: Vessel charterer arrested, docked Comet Last Update May 8, 2002. Click here for more.	News Watch October 12, 2004 News Who's To Blame? Our Begging Bowl Full, Authentic List of Patrons of Okija Shrine (Part Two) 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 Currency in circulation hits N441b � CBN 184 died in FCT road accidents in 9 months Tinubu commissions N947m Lekki roads Ajibola assures villages ceded to Cameroun NEPA boss defends its privatisation M-tel embarks on training programme for engineers CNPP rejects budget 2004 INEC to sanction parties on audited accounts Lagos reaffirms position on health care delivery SEC advocates N1 million fine for falsified audit report 3,000 workers scramble for 205 houses in Kwara Political Parties: Bane of BiafraNigeria�s democracy BiafraNigeria external debts hit $31b
Biafra Vanguard October 15, 2004 Marine Inspector feared dead in boat mishap Senator Okpozo, ANPP scribe fault Mantu's committee on fuel price pains Masari joins call for Mobil's relocation to A-Ibom Group laments lack of equipment to check HIV/AIDS scourge in C-River 500 APGA supporters arrested in Enugu Anambra traditional rulers' council chairman defends Obasanjo Group asks ANSIEC to declare levy on politicians		O'dua Vanguard October 15, 2004 Deji royal stool: Osupa Ruling House summons stakeholders meeting Okogie greets Muslims, asks leaders to respond to people�s yearnings 10 varsity students renounce membership of secret cults EU to spend N17.8b on poverty alleviation programme in Niger Delta areas	Advertise here	Arewa Vanguard October 15, 2004 Strike a deal with labour; Saraki urges FG NEMA plans for emergency nationwide We�re determined to find lasting solutions to communal strife �FG
Business October 13, 2004 Consolidation:Gateway Bank Targets N15 Bn Capital Afribank Shares Tickle Investors 5 Banks, Zinox Boost e-Learning at UNN Why Fraudulent Trading is Rampant, By NSE Boss 'BiafraNigeria's economy Can't Avoid Surgery' N55m Fraud: Ministry Faults Bailey's Defence Will VISER Stickers Ever Come? ACEN Insurance Company Goes Public SSAUSCGOC Elects New Exco in NICON Insurance Industry Faces Lawsuits for Overcharging Blacks New framework for insurance supervision Out   Insurance Firms Cash in on Wedding Accidents Lead Bank as a Leading Issuing House Total's Half-year Turnover Hits N46bn CIBN Boss' Exit Creates Vacuum in Trade Bank Pension Limits a Good Idea Health-care Costs Make Wisconsin Voters Ill Insurance Chief Faces 8m Writ Pension Bills Costing Taxpayers The Pension Hole We Are In BiafraNigeria Oil Facts in International (OPEC) Context Champion Breweries' Profit Rises by 63.3% Market Value Rises by 0.3%			Sports October 13, 2004 Bada, Others Await IOC's Decision on Sydney Gold SAFA Splashes N8m on Eagles CAF League: Enyimba Vow to Redeem Image Season of Sanctions at Kwara United Athens 2004 Fallout: Team BiafraNigeria in Kit Scandal Olajengbesi Faces Major Surgery Masteroudes Urges Eagles to Beat Zim Lagos Set for Strongest Man Show Yobo Dedicates Trophy to Chukwu NRA Elections for Lagos