| July.31.2001 Saraki
denies canvassing dissolution of parties
Forgery
allegation against Gemade takes new turn ...as
deponent alleges forgery
July.30.2001
National
Assembly shuns private bills, passes 80 others
Adefarati
blames federal, states feud on political structure
Many crises of new political groups
Duke
gives Efiks deadline to name Obong
Awo,
Okpara, Tarka's ideals relieved as UPGA is revived
Why We Broke Away From National Frontiers —Unongo
Osun
PDP faults council administration law
INEC
chief assures on registration of new parties
July.26.2001
Imo PDP
chieftain withdraws, accuses party of corruption
July.25.2001
Afenifere,
NF, UND, others move to launch new political group
NF crisis
deepens: One faction forms NDP, another in talks with NSA
Oyo AD
crisis deepens
HURI-LAWS,
UAD ask MPs to stop SIEC from conducting LG polls in 2002
July.24.2001
2003: 10
Govs okay Obasanjo
Afenifere wants Abubakar, others summoned over Abiola's death
Odeda LG
chairman commends Osoba's leadership roles
Ex-commissioner
drags Ondo state governor to court
Offor,
others pledge helicopters, 150 buses to anti-Mbadinuju camp
Legislator
absolves Agagu from Ondo political crisis
Finnih
appointed scribe of Yoruba Leaders Forum
AIG orders
probe of attack on Fourth Dimension members
Yakurr LG
boss, councillors oppose planned removal by Duke
Cross
River Assembly Whip, Majority Leader resign
Speaker
laments frequent change of leadership in states Houses
July.19.2001
Taraba LG chairmen shun House
of Assembly invitation
Lar warns new political associations to steer clear of Middle Belt
INEC fixes date for Kebbi Senatorial, Assembly by-elections
July.18.2001
Adesina
vows to support Obasanjo, dares Afenifere
Why
North-East insists on Atiku Abubakar as President
Ex Bayelsa
Speaker suit: Gov, others say court has no jurisdiction
Adesina says
AD will win Oyo, Osun in 2003
Edo APP
flays attack on FDN members
Lar warns
new political associations to steer clear of Middle Belt
Taraba LG
chairmen shun House of Assembly invitation
July.17.2001
NF denies
election of national officers
Oyo LG
chairmen shun ALGON summit in South-West zone
Peace panel
begins work on political solution
Thugs
attack Aikhomu-led FDN members
LG boss
flays composition of A'Ibom SIEC
Handle
re-election bids carefully, PDP chieftain cautions office holders
2003:
Obasanjo seeks deal with Enahoro
MNR, Enahoro
yet to align with any party
Kwankwaso
warns religious, political extremists
July.13.2001
PDP guber ticket: AD govs tackle Afolabi
Reps
visit Ife over communal clash
Nothing can stop registeration of NPF as political party—Izuogu
Akwa Ibom Assembly approves N15bn supplementary budget
Afenifere
cautions members on indiscipline
Abia APP
threatens boycott of SIEC elections
National
Frontiers reorganises
Nation's
LG chairmen vow to complete four-year term
Speaker's
removal: Ijaw Youths Council warns Bayelsa House
Delta
House amends LG law
July.12.2001
Reps okay
N146b supplementary budget
Lagos Gov,
Deputy's face-off: Akerele
alleges lock-out from SEC meeting
House
summons ITF boss over N200m fund
AD govs
not interested in PDP—Adebayo
Edo APP
opposes bill to create vigilante force
•••Assembly
Speaker orders public hearing
Four
S-South govs list reasons for pursuing resource control
Kogi APP
endorsed Audu for second term
Makarfi
rules out judicial action against 10 suspended LG chairmen in Kaduna
July.11.2001
Reps
reopen talks on N5.4b presidential jet lDebate on supplementary budget deadlocked
National
Assembly’s finance team meets
N2.3b NEPA
FUND: I have been vindicated by witnesses, says Ige lAD gives him clean bill of health
Waziri
blames party crises on retired military officers
NSA okays
Igbo President for 2003
Ondo PDP
blames Adefarati for impeachment of LG chairmen
Marshal
Harry counsels ACF on presidential bid
July.10.2001
MPs hold
talks today over new presidential jet
Owambe
Govs
not accountable to FG, says Ibori
Lagos LG
chairmen threaten to sue FG over revenue allocation formula
Adamawa
House to probe Demsa LG chairman
Edo LG
chairmen, councillors endorse Igbinedion for 2nd term
'Alamieyeseigha
not interested in re-election'
July.09.2001
Presidency:
North East PDP backs Atiku for 2007
North
can't wait till 2007— Arewa•Dismisses Ciroma’s campaign for South•
North-East positions self
Professionals canvass National Conference
Deputy govs urged to emulate Atiku
The Peripatetic Governors
June.29.2001
Location
of new LG hq causes tension in Biase LG
Orumba North LG boss beaten silly in free for all fight
Reps condemn Nasarawa, Bauchi crisis, Akume confers with presidency
Afenifere
berates ACF over sovereign confab
AD govs
not partying abroad, Osoba replies Obasanjo
Ogun
Assembly expels member for decamping to PDP
Onitsha people make case for additional LGs
June.21.2001
Probe: House releases schedule for oil companies
AD
asks govt to expand loot recovery search, defends Ige
Senate
flags off hearing on INEC bill
Igbinedion rejects PDP nominees for commissioners
Adesina admits inefficiency of Oyo commissioners
NEPA
fund: My hands are big enough for Senate's handcuffs, says Agagu
Akande dclares readiness for public probe in Osun
Kano
House Speaker impeached for skin bleaching
Sarunmi berates Lagos PDP
leadership
Waziri expresses fear over decamping of
Dosunmu, others to PDP
AD urges FG to establish bureau
for recovery of looted public funds
June.20.2001
NEPA:
Senate panel summons Ige, Agagu
Delta
House asks Ibori to probe alleged threat to House committee
Kou
clans urge Obasanjo to intervene in case with Shell
Senate
charged, gets down to business
N2.3b
NEPA fund: Senate threatens to order arrest of Ige, Agagu lHow the money was lodged —PERM
SEC
Adefarati
rejects group's request to seek re-election
11
LG bosses sue Ige, Ciroma over deductions from allocation
INEC
allays fears over constituency delimitation in Rivers
Akande begins moves to reconcile with
Omisore
Why
we voted for a National Conference, by Mbu
Olunloyo
tackles Ige over steer clear order on PDP in South-West
AD
S-East caucus insists on sovereign conference
June.19.2001
Afenifere,
NF, Ohanaeze, UND move to form political party July 5
Council chiefs sue governors, assemblies over removal of colleagues
Internal
Senate politics not for me, says Ita-Giwa
Bayelsa APP threatens petition
over Speaker's plight
Jigawa APP gets new chairman
Enugu PDP endorses Nnamani for
second term
Imo PDP holds fund raising dinner
June 23
Reps member advocates unicameral
legislature
June.14.2001
Senate
stalls move on National Confab
Muslim
president: Igbo youths flay Buhari
Akande
seeks indigenes' support on development
Set up
caretaker committee for Anambra PDP, group tells national exco
House
of Reps asks FG to ban importation of textile, other materials
FG
takes over NPEP soon, says Anambra boss
Akinyele
blames Obasanjo's poor performance
on Nigerian factor
African
Centre for Democratic Governance wants true multi-party system
Senate
review committee tours S-South, laments frequent clamour for
constitutions
June.13.2001
Drama
as Senate debates N134b extra budget
Pro-democracy
activists mark 'June 12' anniversary in Osun, Lagos
Why AD was registered, by Akhigbe
Saraki
faces expulsion from APP
New
APP chairman sues for party unity in Kano
Adefarati
slashes bill on lawmakers' trip
No
dictator 'll emerge from PDP in 2003—Olabode George
Delta
House Speaker sheds more light on cause of Warri violence
Group
forecloses emergence of Northern president
Cross
River Assembly passes 13 bills, rejects 2
June.08.2001
Monarchs,
leaders to meet again over national confab
National
Frontiers, NSA to merge
Reps
step down bill on Health Scheme
AD,
APP alliance will sweep 2003 polls, says governor
Senate
panel vows to ensure NEPA meets December deadline
Oyo
PDP factions end feud, hold summit
Nigeria
may pay $43 billion on $13 billion debt, says legislator
June.06.2001
Senate
throws out Sovereign National confab debate
Ohanaeze chieftain canvasses all-Igbo party
Senate overrules monarchs' on confab, constitution
Mamman
faction of AD sets conditions for reconciliation
Kumo
resigns from PDP over expulsion of Awoniyi, others
Court adjourns Speakers' suit
Meroyi
dismisses suspension by AD
Waziri restates opposition to new parties
Igbinedion
suspends commissioners
Cooperate with Tinubu or quit, AD chairman tells Bucknor-Akerele
2003:
CRESSOP urges Obasanjo to
support South South bid for presidency
Democracy has favoured Nigeria, says Yobe governor
June.05.2001
S-East
not marginalised —Anyim
True
federalism, solution to Nigeria's problems —Adefarati
Hoodlums
invade Ondo PDP secretariat, attack party chieftains
June.04.2001
ACF suggests party registration within 14 days
Atiku, Tahir differ on causes of conflicts
Resource Control, SNC mar FG parley with political parties
South-East politicians get new leadership
Afenifere faults
Presidential Constitution Review Committee report
Retired General blames politicians for military incursion into politics
AD remembers Kudirat Abiola, wants autonomy for INEC
Itsekiri oppose splitting of Warri South LG
Gemade begins re-election campaigns
10 suspended LG chairmen sent on compulsory leave
No touts in my cabinet, says Igbinedion
May.31.2001
National Confab, the only way
forward, says Ekwueme
Obasanjo's
govt has failed— AD chairman
Senate
gets bill on council autonomy
Democracy
on course in Nigeria —Abubakar
4
zones back sovereign conference lAs Leaders of Thought meet in Abuja
Democray:
Not yet Uhuru, says Okadigbo
My
most trying moments —TINUBU
AD
raises panel to reconcile Ondo factions
Colourful
celebration of democracy in Ogun
Reps
may reject changes to NDDC bill
Duke
vows to install successor
Ekiti's
shuttle in democracy
Igbo
presidency: Igboezue makes case for national party
May.25.2001
Bayelsa
House of Assembly suspends three members
Stella
Omu leads Senate as President pro-tempore
All states should control their
resources—Attah
Mid-term and democracy dividends
2003: PDP
has no magic to win Ondo—Akinmunrele, AD chieftain
Alamieyeseigha
urges FG to convene meeting of ethnic nationalities
NF set
to woo IBB for 2003 polls
Kwara
assembly enacts remuneration law
ERA
counsels House of Reps on planned tour of N-Delta
May.24.2001
Senate
moves to stop cash gifts to members
Abia APP chief counsels on Igbo's bid for presidency
PDP factions clash in Taraba
Obasanjo
has failed, throw him out of PDP, says Rimi
Edo
councilors may sue House over LG laws
FCC
boss accuses state of marginalising local governments
Ebonyi House of Assembly okays 21
more LGs
Abia APP re-organises to win 2003
election
Okadigbo faults anti-graft panel on proposed trial
National Solidarity Association positions for
political party status
Makarfi overrules Kaduna House on
suspension of 11 LG chairmen
Review
of 1999 constitution a ploy to introduce unitary system, says Rivers INEC boss
May.23.2001
Arewa
tackles Northern govs on public funds
Igbo reply
Arewa over statement on civil war
Constitution
review: Afenifere shuns Ibadan sitting
Ini
PDP urges caution on planned return of LG boss
INEC bill:
Senators favour more parties
True
federalism solution to our problems, say Ibori, Ubeku
LG
bill: Legislators move to settle out of court
Adefarati awards self pass mark,
chides Obasanjo
Makarfi
alleges plans to cause chaos during 2003 elections
Adefarati
gives condition for Obasanjo's re-election
Bayelsa
House may query LG bosses over allegations of corruption
May.22.2001
Yoruba
Council of Elders probes election crisis in Ilaje
Supreme
Court can’t hear suit, states insist
Lagos
House asks FG, Assembly to arrest food crisis situation
Olabode
George condemns formation of state electoral commissions
PDP to expel
Tukur, Ibrahim, Etiebet, Ume-Ezeoke
Yoruba
Council of Elders urges members to attend zonal presentation of constitution
Alleged
corruption: Lagos, Kano council chairmen arrested
Agitation
for LGs brews crises in Delta
House
wants Ex-Heads of State barred from elective offices
Enugu
House submits views to Constitutional Review Committee
Lawmaker
warns politicians against self-succession bids
Plateau
govt constitutes 96-member elders' forum
May.18.2001
Yusuf heads Arewa Forum
Makarfi
Backs South-South Agitation for Resource Control
Isoko
leaders raise body to screen political aspirants
Obasanjo's
Views On IBB Smacks of Hypocrisy - APP Chieftain
North
demands reparations over civil war
'Why Obasanjo Deserves a Second Term'
Beware
of Babangida, Nyiam warns Nigerians
Enahoro,
Izuogu Canvass New Party for 'Progressives'
May.17.2001
INEC
favours Dosunmu & co
Falae gives
PDP wake-up call on economy
Ogunlewe,
suspended AD Senator reaffirms loyalty to party
2003:
Christians pledge to work against IBB
AD
decampees'll face people's wrath —OSOBA
AD chief
gives knocks to Nigerian parties
Ahead
May 29: Nothing to celebrate —APP BOSS
Oyo
North Senatorial district declares Yusuf's Senate seat vacant
Ogunlewe
dismisses his suspension by Lagos AD
Don't
blame all misfortune on opponents, Osoba counsels politicians
Nwite
declares interest in Ebonyi guber race
Edo
South Senatorial Progressives regroup, plot how to 'seize' power from c onservatives
Ogboru
states reason for joining politics
May.16.2001
Senate
probes Ige, CBN, others
23
injured, 12 vehicles vandalized in Kwara APP crisis
2003
polls: NSA vows to hijack any party if...
Lagos
AD suspends senator
Hope rises as
Abdulkadir, AD govs hold talks over crisis
Senator
cites presidency, INEC in Dosunmu, others' decamping
May.15.2001
Odili
wants Edo, Delta in Council of Eastern States
I'm
ready for fresh polls, boasts AD boss
Tinubu
berates Senate committee chairman over comment on Dosunmu, others
Balogun
blames Adesina for Oyo AD crisis
Ilaje
Ese-Odo LG: PDP, AD councillors sworn-in for same ward
Afikuyomi
explains why he sued Senate, Anyim
May.14.2001
Guobadia must quit INEC,
says Agbakoba* Gets court order to challenge him
Opposition
Leader On Next Bid for Presidency
Igbo
Presidency: 'Anyim, Okadigbo are obstacles'
South East leaders back Igbo presidency
Why
PDP is losing
Eastern
leaders meet, preach unity
Cut
Afenifere’s nominees list to national confab, Ooni told
Can
PDP stop National Frontiers?
2003:
Return of Generals
Anyim
Pius Anyim: The burden of office
Retired
General as President is an asset, says Senator Ogbeha
Civil
society has no confidence in non-military politicians —Gen. Ishola Williams
May.11.2001
Decampees
must vacate Senate, House, says AD
Ohanaeze
raises nine panels to pursue Igbo interests
Why
we oppose Senate on councils' tenure, by Mamora
Stop
funding campaigns with govt resources, INEC tells parties
AD
chieftain wants special bitumen block for Ondo
May.10.2001
Rowdy
session, as Reps reject bill on resource control
Mamora explains speakers' decision
to sue Senate
Three
AD senators, Rep decamp to PDP
Ojukwu, Nwabueze, Okadigbo for S-Eastern leaders
meeting at Port-Harcourt
No
plan to delimit constituencies, says INEC
First
PDP boss named as head of Anambra reconciliation committee
Afenifere
denies merger with other groups
Human
rights activists opt for elective politics
Lagos
DPP objects to suit against Afikuyomi
Yar'Adua
and the lure of second term in Katsinae
May.09.2001
N-Assembly,
state MPs at war over LG tenure —36 State Houses of Assembly tackle National Assembly
at Fed. High Court
FORMER
Senate President Chuba Okadigbo may be forced to apply for contempt proceeding
Afenifere keeps
doors open for parley with new political groups
No
party can upset AD in Ogun State —Osoba
Reps
member, Ogbeide makes case for free education
C'
River councillors, chairmen on warpath over plans to block creation of new LGs
APP chieftains want state electoral commission scrapped, berate govt over
naira
Adamu
inaugurates five-man management committee to run Toto LG
Registration:
National Solidarity Association may sue INEC
May.07.2001
AD urges governor to revive Abia
hospitals
Emerging political groups
challenged to declare ideologies
Delta
Igbo canvass 42-state structure
Senate: Opposition mounts
against Anyim’s leadership
Your govt is worse, Mandara
tells Obasanjo
I am
not thinking of second term yet, says Adefarati
Nigerians will decide our future,
says Isa Jafaru
May.04.2001
Senate asks Anyim to publish accounts
Mbadinuju, APP allege threats to
lives
Govt deducts N30b from council accounts, says Osoba
Party
supporters clash in Zamfara
Officials
bar Kalu-for-president canvassers from Govt House
Edo varsity sacks 10,000 students over admission scam
April.27.2001
Okadigbo
apologises to Senate
Malu & co fired for security reasons —FG*Northern senators
protest sack as Gani faults new appointments
Ohanaeze differs Igbo participation in constitutional presentations
Abacha's
ex-MILADs, cronies form party
AD launches 10,000 membership cards
Tinubu deserves second term in Lagos State—Lam Adesina
Revenue
Allocation: Military culture has blindfolded govt, says Adamu
'River
House issues seven day ultimatum to Duke on recall of Auditor-General
April.25.2001
Senate asks govt to try Okadigbo, others
Akande challenges PDP to declare party account
Feud over Ilaje council polls claims 10
Gani
condemns FG's planned zonal conference
Why progressives haven't ruled Nigeria, by Mbakwe
Politicians converge in Kano for Murtala
Abeokuta
North LG chairman accuses Obasanjo of sabotaging plans for his re-election
Resource control: The north sounds jolted, gets
practical
Edo
House asks Finance Commissioner to sit up
Isoko
get Leaders of Thought on political affairs
April.02.2001
Why
Gemade, others lost battle for second term
Senate panel to assess abandoned steel projects
Ohaneze
threatens to boycott talks with Obasanjo
2003:
More join Akwa Ibom guber race
PDP's
convention and matters arising
Inec
lacks power to register parties, says Adesanya in Asaba
Released
pro-IBB campaigner demand apology from FG
March.29.2001
What
Southern governors want, by Tinubu
Court
restrains APP from suspending Bafyau, others
State
of the nation and tasks before Obasanjo
MPs oppose PDP executive's plan to extend tenure
Speakers
may sue senate for extending council chiefs tenure
Senate
gets INEC bill on electoral reform
Gana
directs enquiries on Okorocha's sack to Obasanjo
Sarah
Jibril, Farouk canvass more parties
March.28.2001
PDP
Convention won't entertain G-12 counter motion—Nwodo
Four
years enough for Obasanjo to perform—Senator Albishir
Pro-democracy
activist advocates return to 1960, 1963 Constitutions
Senator
Adamu Augie, 60, dies in motor accident
Obasanjo
approves election of Mayor for Abuja
Senators
dissociate selves from resource control saga
March.27.2001
Guobadia
is a threat to democracy — AD
Balarabe Musa says voters should
determine terms of president, governors
PDP
perfects plans to win Kogi guber seat
Osun governor backs Ige on resource control suit
2003:
Odili's adoption in order, says ex-officio member
APP
may sanction Nzeribe
Northern
APP govs want removal of electoral commissions in constitution
APP to
probe Nzeribe over campaign for Obasanjo
170
legislators suport single term tenure
Delta
dep. gov, commissioner held hostage by youths
AD
Reps members laud Enugu govt's performance
Anambra
Reps members oppose second term for Mbadinuju
March.26.2001
APP
governors unite against deregulation
Arewa stands for oppression—
Afenifere
2003
PRESIDENCY :South plans joint candidate
The
trouble with APP, by Yusuf Ali
PDP
govs oppose extended tenure for Gemade, others
PRESIDENCY 2003 :Will
Ndigbo support Nwachukwu?
Family
petitions Anambra governor over APP chief's death
Move
to draft Orji Kalu into presidential race heightens* South-east reps spearhead bid
Obasanjo
approves five major projects for south-east
AD,
Fawehinmi tackle Afolabi, INEC chairman
William,
guber aspirant seeks common front for PDP groups
Katsina
PDP holds congress amid row
Igbo
presidency: Eastern elders council storms Owerri
Nigeria is ultimate
beneficiary of Obasanjo’s re-election— Gov Adebayo
Minister
cautions Igbo over agitation for presidency
Why APP is losing members in
Kwara' by Jimoh
Igbo
Rediscovery Through Self Re-Examination
March.22.2001
Deputy Speaker, policemen
wounded in Atiku's convoy crash
2003:
Anglican Church frowns at automatic ticket for Obasanjo, Govs
Council
executives may be dissolved before Dec
Reps
summon Chikwe
Senate,
experts proffer options
Igbo
group makes case for three new states
Oyo,
C'River governors in fresh row with lawmakers
Assembly
committee on constitution review calls for recommendations
Ali
Monguno wants states abolished
Group
contests INEC's power on party registration
Afenifere
scribe condemns planned AD, APP
merger
Mbadinuju
and the battle over politicisation of Anambra vigilance group
March.20.2001
No
Igbo candidate for 2003 polls, says Ajuluchukwu
Order
of precedence bill may split Obasanjo, Senators
Constitution,
source of friction between govs, deputies says Akerele
Ignore
Nzeribe, Gana tells Nigerians
CD
wants Adesina to list achievements
Abia
plans electoral commission
March.19.2001
Anyim,
Egwu assure on political harmony in Ebonyi
2003:
Arewa'll have say on next president
Anyaoku
forecloses presidential ambition, partisan politics
Southern
govs meet again in Benin-City on March 26
Tinubu
hinges lasting democracy on resource control, true federalism
Agbakoba queries Guobadia's eligibility as INEC boss
Ogunsola
remains Kwara APP chairman, says Saraki
2003 polls: Afenifere berates endorsements for Obasanjo
Summit
canvasses eight regions, constituent assembly
Oyelese escapes attack by PDP members
'Shagari's
autobiography and the inside story, by Isyaku Ibrahim
March.14.2001
National Assembly yet to receive
N4.5 billion budget
Suspension:
PDP caucus declares no victor, no vanquish
Arrest Nzeribe now —
Agbakoba
Panel
wants one term for president, governors, others
Precedence Bill: Senate set to overrule Obasanjo's veto
AD
senators deny decamping to PDP
Okadigbo
leads Igbo discussion on 2003 elections, MASSOB
Obasanjo
will disappoint sycophants, says Nwosu
Unregistered
party sues INEC, seeks inclusion in ballot for 2003 elections
AD
leaders to meet on resource control, others
Cross
River governorship seat not vacant, says Duke
Kaduna
electoral tribunal rejects APP request to nullify Sabo-Gari by-election result
March.09.2001
Court hears suit on INEC's power
to register party, others
Presidency,
Reps Set For War
Ibori
warns against acrimony in PDP
Peaceful
voters' registration in Ilaje as residents call for extension
Righting
the wrongs through group activism
Female
council chief dismisses impeachment threat
Sustain
Democracy You Enthroned, Win Urges Journalists
Politicians
plan movement to defend democracy
Imo
AD tackles Udenwa over sanitation
INEC
denies N12m bribe in recall of C'River deputy speaker
We
are addressing the cause of the conflicts, says Adefarati
What
it takes to lead Urhobo, by Okumagba
March.08.2001
I'm not in govt to 'eat', Ige tells Afolabi
Obasanjo's
Re-election Campaign Kicks Off
OMPADEC was a fraud, says Isoun
Igbinedion
Has Failed
APP To
Punish Pro-Obasanjo Governors
March.07.2001
APP canvasses mass action
against deregulation
Narrow
Escape For Enugu Speaker
Court
stops PDP national convention
Oyo
AD factions in free-for-all combat over leadership
Atiku
denies report on North east development
C'River
AD accuses governor of ineptitude
March.06.2001
AD
denies pact with PDP on 2003 presidency
Afolabi asks
Ige to resign for naming PDP in AD crisis
Arewa stands against fuel price deregulation
Gana,
Ezeife others float party
Afenifere
restates stand on true federalism
For Bisi Akande, The Worst Is Not Over
Obasanjo's
re-election depends on Yoruba mass movement to PDP—Agagu
Akande sued
for not handing over power to Omisore
Ex-Speaker
calls for free education at all levels
Senate
'll oppose plan to deregulate fuel price— Senator Ovie
New
NGO, Edo youths for Democracy emerges
South-West’s
only woman council boss removed
Edo
PDP endorses Aguele, faction emerges
Journalists
shut out at Imo PDP Congress
APP
members decamp to PDP in Kogi State
March.02.2001
Senate
panel disagrees with Obasanjo on fuel prices
CDHR alleges threats to Obasanjo, activists' lives
APP accuses FG of instigating intra-party crisis
AD won't adopt Obasanjo, says Abdulkadir
Omisore vows to act as Osun governor
NLC, others to float party
My position on Obasanjo and Igbo President, by Chinwoke Mbadinuju
Senate panel promises better constitution
Why
councils need to be autonomony, by Nwakodo
Borno: Playing politics with hajj operation
The politics of oil: who owns oil, Nigeria, States or Communities ?
March.01.2001
1999
Constitution pays lip service to federalism—Osun govt
Osun governor hands over to SSG, leaves for Mecca
APP
accuses Delta House over Budget 2001
Group
insists on Itsekiri as Delta Speaker
New order on ministers, aides' trips
Labour advocates more parties
Lagos
PDP frowns at Williams as guber candidate for 2003 elections
Delta budget is fraudulent, says APP
Labour leaders berate minister over deregulation
I’ve
no hand in Ijaw crisis, says Gov Odili
Afenifere, Kusamotu warn against increase in fuel prices
February.28.2001
Group
warns against installation of non-Itsekiri as Speaker
Judge cautions on bid to recall ex-Deputy Speaker
Senate wants request for eight jets
Integrity, Obasanjo's greatest asset, says Edu
Between
IBB and Gani
AD, group support calls for resource control
The
long wait for democracy dividends
Has
Obasanjo forgotten his sermon on Olumo Rock?
February.27.2001
Rep loses suit to enforce House probe
Tinubu
slams Northern govs, Gana over resource control
Govt disburses N159.283b from Federation Account
It's
too early for 2003 polls' campaign — Anyim
Real dangers to Nigeria's unity, by Tinubu
Bloody
clash over suspension of Ondo AD chairman
Ondo
youths join call for Adefarati's second term
Ijaw
youths give conditions for Obasanjo's re-election
AD, PDP in alliance for 2003 elections, says Otegbeye
2003:
Delta Central, South Igbo hold mini rally
Senate panel to review privatisation of NPA
February.26.2001
Retired military officers laud
Senate's decision to stop ex-heads of state pensions
Groups to float party over resource control
Legislature has no oversight powers , says Agabi
Presidential
retreat:Obasanjo urges Ministers to change attitude to governance
Na'Abba backs state police, wants SGF post scrapped
S-South
quest for resource control must be realised — Alamieyeseigha
Groups
end parley on resource control
Reps begin probe of indicted civil servants
Obasanjo lauds Abubakar lecture series
Ijaw
leaders petition Edo House over bid to rename communities
Delta
House: Election of new speaker underway
Kwara
PDP elders jostle for disputed chairmanship
February.22.2001
2003 polls: N-Central PDP Govs get
Gemade's nod
Electoral
Body Secretary Sacked
Ita-Giwa resigns from senate committee
How Igbo can win presidency in 2003 —Mbadinuju
House
summons Gana, Chikwe over Rochas Okorocha
FIDA moves to increase women participation in
democracy
Osun Deputy Gov vows not to resign
Group challenges Bode George over Williams'
guber bid
A'Ibom Dep Gov gives conditions for
re-electing Obasanjo
February.21.2001
Maduekwe
makes U-turn, votes for Igbo presidency
Oshiomhole
warns Govs
Osun:
How Ige battled to save Akande
Oyo AD
warns against hike in fuel prices
FG/states
face-off worries Edo House
S-East
MPs will canvass for presidency, says APP Whip
February.20.2001
Fuel:
House distances self from deregulation
Nwuche, AD chief oppose deregulation
Reps
split over move to increase fuel prices
Tinubu canvases new constitution, autonomy for states
Sango
returns to Jos, not decided on politics
Stability
of democracy depends on durable constitution—Nwuche
We'll
keep faith, PDP boss assures on democracy
Okilo
makes case for morality in politics
Saraki
endorses Lawal for second term in Kwara
February.19.2001
Saraki endorses Lawal for second term in
Kwara
ALGON wants Senate to specify tenure, others
The
president's second term and dynamics of succession
Governor canvasses one term for president, others
AD boss, others laud Yusuf,as family fixes burial date
Sango returns to Jos, not decided
on politics
February.16.2001
Governors
storm Ilorin for talks on 2003 elections
2003 polls: AD shuts door on Babangida
2003:PDP group decries calls for Igbo presidency
AD Senate
leader rallies the troops to firm up torn party
Okilo wants six presidents, Mohammed, 108 States
Okilo
advocates ‘presidential council system’
February.15.2001
AD
budgets N500m, seeks end to rancour
Bajowa solicits support for Obasanjo
Why PDP is against SNC, state police, by Gemade
Ondo:
AD crisis invokes memories of past political mayhem
February.14.2001
Representatives set for self purge
PDP adopts Obasanjo for 2003 presidential election
The
South-South: A new vision, advice to political leaders
February.12.2001
S-East govs back call for Igbo president in
2003
Atiku, AD chiefs deny pact with military
Senate
Packages N50bn Welfare Scheme
Afenifere
faults Obasanjo on national confab
Igbo must produce next president, say governors
Ohaneze
Ndigbo Encounter, A Credible Beginning
We'll
field presidential candidate in 2003, says PDP women leader
Aikhomu
Group Will Shake The Nation - Alile
Bayelsa
drafts blueprint for senatorial districts
Why Obasanjo must accede to SNC, by Afenifere
Odili's
Sermon On Year 2003 Elections
Obasanjo, ministers, scribes for retreat
Oyo
PDP crisis resolved, Elders Council inaugurated
Ekiti PDP, lawmaker allege marginalisation in federal appointments
Opposition
To Obasanjo's PDP Ticket Foreclosed?
February.09.2001
PDP, NCP want Akande, Omisore
suspended over contract scam
Reps
pass Secret Cult Prohibition Bill
AD
to fashion modalities for council elections
Osoba
backs bid for new presidential jet
AD
raises monitoring panel, as Mamman faction berates INEC
Anambra
orders displaced Onitsha traders back to stalls
Northern
youths chart new political course
February.06.2001
PDP
chieftain explains why Obasanjo won't appoint PLOs
Babangida
Is More Popular Than Obasanjo
Igbo set to produce next president
IBB -
Ojukwu 2003 Ticket?
Kano APP chieftain supports South-East presidency for 2003
Obasanjo:
Will He Get Another Term?
Kano
State House suspends Bunkure LG chairman
February.05.2001
Atiku's
men dominate cabinet • Why Ciroma, Ige, Danjuma are retained
Senator explains ADs support for Obasanjo
2003
Presidency: APP shocked by
Obasanjo/military alleged pact* Urges inquiry
Fuel scarcity is disgusting, says AD scribe
We are committed to changing
Nigeria, says Fani Kayode
Awolowos political family lives, says Afenifere
Outrage over OBJ's new team*Build
up to the reshuffle
'Alleged
hidden agenda motivated PDP’s constitution amendment'
How Igbo can get out of marginalisation, by PDP chieftain
Who is
afraid of ideology?
PDP
has not been able to manage success — Sen. Wali
Anambra PDP backs Obasanjo, flays Kalu
Why
Igbinedion should forget re-election — Ogiogwa
How
far can Obasanjo's new team go? *ROAD
February.02.2001
Agbakoba to contest election as
independent candidate
Former Enugu House speaker
suspended
February.01.2001
Arewa
moves against Ige, Anenih
National conference coming soon, says Dafinone
January.31.2001
Ekiti plans cabinet change, NCP to protest against Akande
Na’Abba
in new reconciliatory gesture
Northern
governors and quest for national unity
Why they had
to go
January.30.2001
Obasanjo
Forbidden Second Term
MASSOB
threatens 2003 elections
APP leader lauds governors call for change of leadership
Obasanjo,
Atiku for PDP ward congress
Obasanjo's
Re-Election Not Foreclosed By North - Lawal Kaita
Constituency
may recall ex-speaker in Cross River
Gains
of democracy, priority in 2001 legislative year—NWUCHE
Senator faults governors on resource control,
Sharia
Gemade
Urged To Sanction Ali
AD chieftains in
free-for-all fight at Ibadan
Senate
Sets Conditions For Ministerial Clearance
January.29.2001
National
Assembly accounts for probe soon
INEC set for new parties registration
Edo
AD makes case for free education
Two Cross River councils lose maces
Afenifere
blasts northern Govs over Fasehun
Northern AD chieftain endorses state police
•••Delta
State MP threatens legal action
Ekwueme,
Awoniyi differ on 2 yrs of democracy
PDP faults mass sack in Plateau
Tough
times await would-be ministers in Senate— AD Leader
Anambra
PDP vows to resist govt interference
January.25.2001
Board
of Internal Revenue Bill divides Ogun House
Obasanjo bids ministers farewell, drops Okupe
Adesanya flays AD decampees to PDP
Anambra
PDP crisis: Court stops interference in state chairman's functions
PDP chieftain urges focus on food security
January.24.2001
My dad has
no political ambition, says Ibb’s son
Saraki’s
trouble-shooting mission in Ilorin
‘Why
House of Reps deservesto be probed’
Lagos AD
refutes story of decamping
‘Southern
governors’ resolution amounts to confederation’
Bauchi
Council bosses clash with party leaders
PDP plans to
snatc h Lagos from AD
January.23.2001
NLC
forms Labour Party
Shagari resigns from partisan politics
U-50
politicians vow to repeal anti-youth laws
Northern governors urge end to ethnic politics
Oyo
PDP asks SSG to apologise over assassination alarm
MP
refutes report on S-South govs
Intimidation'll
not compel us to probe self, says House Committee chairman
January.22.2001
Ohanaeze lists promises of 2001 Budget for Ndigbo
Obasanjo,
Will He Get Another Term?
Senate orders Peugeot 406 for members
Cabinet
Reshuffle, Ciroma, Anenih, Ige May Retain Portfolios
Enugu governor absolves Obasanjo of blame on Igbo marginalisation
Senator Backs Ogun West for Governorship 2003
Obasanjo
Splits Igbo Leaders
January.18.2001
Group canvasses Obasanjo's second term, parties warm up for council
election
Babangida
Could Run For President - House Speaker
Abdulkadir scores Ondo governor low
Seeking
A New Social Contract For Nigeria
Marginalisation: South East Legislators, Ministers may clash
Lawmakers
to monitor 2001 budget
Abuja
May Get Elected Mayor in 2003, Bill for National Assembly Soon
Abdulkadir promises end to Osun AD crisis
To
cultivate positive side of ethnicity
Budget:
Legislators will insist on faithful implementation, says Kadiri
January.17.2001
Ikeja
council boss suspended
Anyim unveils Assembly's plan for 2001
IBB’s
presidential ambition has no APP’s backing, says Saraki
Decide on retired generals, Shagari tells electorate
Ondo
commissioner, council chairmen in row over fund deduction
Group urges mass participation in democratic process
APP yet to
recover from alliance backlash
2003:
Adiukwu overhauls campaign machinery
New forum
emerges to push Kwara’s case
January.16.2001
President, at Armed Forces Day, treats Na'Abba, others to anniversary cake
Presidency:
Igbo PDP tells North to forget 2003
20 injured as Osun AD meeting ends in fracas
Pro-Democracy
Groups Gang Up Against Babangida's Return To Power
APP begins repositioning for 2003 election
Turaki
Is Killing Jigawa
North-South governors unite on restructuring, says Adebayo
January.15.2001
Biafra
remains worthy choice if ...—OJUKWU
Alleged
marginalisation: Obasanjo bows to North’s demand
Adesanya,
Ige close ranks to strengthen Yoruba
Adiukwu’s
admirers in AD decamp to PDP
Pro-democracy
groups gang up against IBB's return to power
Abia
plans centre for black race
2003
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