| 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
polls: You are on your own, IBB tells patriots
Re-election:
Bid to stop Obasanjo gathers momentum *Interest groups in PDP float guidelines
January.12.2001
Rep
faults demand for state police, South-West AD lauds governors
Southern
govs blast FG over constitution violation :Vow to head for court
Council
boss gives account of stewardship
PDP
Chieftain lauds Obasanjo-over surplus budget
Edo House Speaker asks FG to declare stand on disputed oil fields
January.10.2001
Senate
panel moves to ensure probity at NDDC
Tinubu,
Osoba storm Enugu amid fuel scarcity
Arewa
forum blames insecurity, fuel crisis on corruption
Politician
Advocates Voting Rights for Expatriates
CD
rejects monarchs for national conference
Diette-Spiff
Counsels Advocates Of South-South Presidency
Deputy
governor denies gubernatorial ambition
January.09.2001
No
hope until Nigerians vote for integrity, says governor
Scribe
blames split in Arewa Forum on Obasanjo
Edo
Speaker, Obadan flay call for release of Bamaiyi, others
PDP to deliberate on Ekwueme's report Jan ending
Southern governors move forward, fine-tune strategy
Igbinedion faults LG bill passed by House
Atiku
pledges support for Ndigbo agenda
January.05.2001
Southern
Attorneys-General meet on federalism, other issues
Labour won't shy away from politics, says Oshiomhole
Why Senate delayed 2000 budget, by Kuta
Agenda for
Southern governors’ meeting ready
Cleric berates politicians over dividend of democracy
January.04.2001
North
won't support Obasanjo for second term —WADA NAS
North
Can't Try A Coup
'PDP
will not sanction agitators for resource control'
Men to watch
in year 2001
Fresh
Plot Against OBJ
Sharia: New
push for split of Kaduna
January.03.2001
Executive-Legislature
face-off MPs resolve to concentrate on duties
Adesina
lauds performance by AD governors
Why IBB May Come Back
Senator assures of improved poverty relief scheme
Why
They Are After AD
How
Obasanjo, Assembly came round to the 'new deal'
Ekiti governor pledges to replace withheld jeeps
Na'Abba's
Tormentor
AD's
Unending Trouble
January.02.2001
Nigeria's
victory is sure, Obasanjo sings
Afenifere, YCE face-off: Alayande
threatens to shun Adesanya
Okogie urges action on electoral promises
Chairmen oppose creation of new councils
Anyim
admits democratic problems, urges unity
Activist faults Arewa, northern governors on release of Al-Mustapha,
others
Ademowo
preaches national unity
PDP
may intervene as crisis between Katsina, councillors deepens
2003:
Oil Producing Areas group chief tells Obasanjo to forget South-South
Jostling
for 2003 election too early, says governor
AD
urges governors to give priority to citizens' welfare
Senator
wants probe of auto crashes involving ministers
December.29.2000
South-South bid for
Presidency in 2003 hot up
INEC warns against
creation of many LGs
AD chief explains row between Emir, Ilorin chiefs
Senate to Probe Presidency
AD chieftain denies
Obasanjo's involvement in party crisis
Impeachment :Onitsha
North LG hq sealed up, re-opened
South-South should
produce next president —Marshal Harry
December.28.2000
Decoys,
Scapegoats And The New Democracy
‘Kalu
shouldn’t bite the finger that fed him’
Presidency,
Senate differ on Police Service Commission
Oru
East All Peoples Party Chief Cautions Critics Of Obasanjo
Wole Awolowo
may join politics again
Court quashes suspension of Taraba Speaker
Ebonyi
House Committee Indicts Local Government's On Account
Anambra
Chairmen Pass Vote Of Confidence In Mbadinuju
Abdulkadir
was neverconvicted, says AD scribe
Why states
need legislative bureaucracy
Edo
MP Urges Colleagues To Support Resource Control
Governor
Sues For Unity Amongst Parties
December.27.2000
My
govt wont fail, says Obasanjo
Ex-milad, 400 others in Ogun State join PDP
Legislators
Overshoot Vote for Foreign Trips, Contingency
BCC: Senate committee shelves
trip to Indonesia
Fresh violence in Lagos, Kaduna averted• Over Abacha’s son,
Mustapha•25 arrested•Security forces placed on alert
Odili explains states' failure
to get oil blocks
Let's forget monetary compensation for past injustices—Latinwo
The
Men Who Control Nigeria
Obasanjo acts like a sole administrator— Senator Kadiri
Politicians intensify
preparations for 2003 polls
Issues and politics of Middle
Belt-Niger Delta pact
••Why
we can’t sanction him — Chief Whip, House of Reps
December.22.2000
Orji
Kalu expresses bid to seek re-election
Eastern youths warn against
Anyim's removal
PDP: Na'Abba faults Ekwueme's
report—Vows to hold public hearing on bribe scandal
Adesina accuses northern moslems
of fanaticism, discrimination
Wise men from the East
How PDP went to the dogs
Reps resolve to expose persons
behind bribe scandal
APP chieftain flays call for resource control
How to manage Nigeria's
diversity, by Anyaoku
Politicians have failed the nation —Okogie
Our findings, by Ekwueme panel —The verbatim Report
We have learnt our lesson,
says rights body boss
UNDP
boss gives recipe for survival of democracy
December.21.2000
Obasanjo
now a democrat —Mantu
South-South insists on producing
next president
Fresh facts on N12m vote for MPs emerge
‘Adefarati’s government
has failed Ondo State
Delta House suspends Okpe LG boss
for two months
How to take Nigeria out of the
woods
December.20.2000
MPs
re-order Budget 2001* Slash recurrent expenditure from N414.2b to N397.8b
Ministers Who Want to Be Governors
Reps to pass
appropriation bill today
Senate okays Ugochukwu as NDDC chairman
Enahoro Scores Parties Low
Executive,
MPs face-off would have been resolved if... —Ekwueme
I Have Strong Emotions for Federal Capital Indigenes ––
Bwari
Imo
gets new electoral commission boss
AD
Govs allege distortion of reports on revenue formula
Long Faces All Over
AD
crisis: Abdulkadir challenges Mamman's suit
December.19.2000
Abia
House considers four-year term for LG chiefs
Layi
Balogun: Who Did It Again?
Kalu, George may debate on
Obasanjo's performance
Presidency, Kalu's conflict caused
Onyema Olujie's substitution
Don't
Come To North, Oyo Governor Warned
Speaker debunks allegation of
fraud, as principal officers resign
Survival
of democracy depends on mass media
December.18.2000
Presidential aide’s rice gift causes stir in Senate
Resign Now, Adefarati Tells Abdulkadir
PDP
constitution proposes 5-year tenure for Gemade,others
South-South and
the search for an ally
36 state govs drag Obasanjo
to court •Over alleged illegal deduction of
allocations
New Political Grouping Emerges
2003
presidential election: Northern AD set to rebuff IBB’s comeback bid
I wouldn't accept the
responsibility if I were Oputa. . . supports U-50 hundred per cent —Justice Aguda
PDP crisis: Brokering truce
by presidential fiat
Okadigbo’s 'relief' and
Anyim’s burden of reconciliation
December.15.2000
PDP
can't toy with Nigeria's destiny —Obasanjo
'Obasanjo's Bid For Second
Term an Insult'
NDDC
boss: Senators soft-pedal
...As Ilorin Indigenes Affirm Yoruba as Lingua Franca
Budget 2001: South-West sidelined, says Afenifere, South-West-East
marginalised, says Ohaneze
Ministers
and the gubernatorial seats
South-east Legislators
Kick Against Budget 2001
Kwara Assembly Impeaches Two Officers
Ohaneze
Ndigbo reads riot act on Budget 2001
Deputy Speaker Tackles
Obasanjo On Budget Implementation
Court
defers ruling on bid to recall Anambra MP
Here Come Nigerian Senators, the Lords of Impeachment
December.14.2000
New political party emerges
Officials' suspension top agenda as PDP executives meet
Delta AD boss lists
programmes
Lamido:
The fears, anger and disappointment over his motive
Akande canvasses voting rights for Nigerians
abroad
‘Executive, legislature
yet to serve the people’
Nnamani restates supremacy of people's will
Anyim gives recipe for
foreign debt reduction
Delta House bans campaigns for dead Speaker's seat
Politicians woo NUPENG
No stopping the House probe, insists Yar'Adua
December.13.2000
Court restrains PDP
over suspended members
AD crisis
‘ll be resolved soon, says Jafojo
N54.5b
projects recommended for 109 senatorial districts
Fresh executive, legislature
face-off looms
There is only one AD, says
Guobadia
Bayelsa presents N35bn
budget estimates to House
Na’Abba
replies Obasanjo
Two PDP chieftains make case
for restructuring of polity
Ogun governorship: Yewa politiciansflag off campaign
December.12.2000
Why Budget 2001'll be delayed, by
Senate
Signs Suggest "Stormy
Party Meeting Coming Up
Vandalisation: Bayelsa
Assembly passes motion for enlightenment campaign
Eastern
Region Leaders in Crucial Talks
Nigeria's successful democracy to influence Africans
Democracy and
external debt management
Explosion story at
Govt House false—Bayelsa APP
Expert Identifies Causes
Of Executive-Legislature Feud
From
the Presidential Villa A Coup Against Ministers?
Adesanya absolves AD
governors of non- performance
Delta House moves to
elect new Speaker
Inciting
the Old Against the Young
Yar’Adua taught
me to be loyal—C-Rivers Dep-Gov
Constitution doesn't
give room for compromise —OGUNLEWE
December.11.2000
Adesanya
assures on resolving AD crisis
Why I'm Not Losing Sleep
Over Impeachment- Anyim
Waku denies
moves to impeach Anyim
Northern AD
leaders rally round Abdulkadir
December.08.2000
PDP crisis deepens as Police
seal up secretariat
North in search of a leader
Squandering of the Yoruba
goodwill (2)
Abdulkadir Is A Disgrace
To AD
Abubakar, Northern govs are
hypocrites —AFENIFERE
And The Battle Goes On
Okadigbo group summons
Anyim, gives conditions for support
ecember.07.2000
Crisis looms in PDP, as disputed NEC meeting holds today
Senate "NICON
Group" gives Anyim deadline to change leadership style
Culture, Nigeria's greatest asset, say Atiku, Anyim
Why
Afenifere became socio-political, by Akinfenwa
December.06.2000
Obasanjo to sack ministers
with guber ambition
Middle Belt wants own identity says Lar
No plan to unseat Anyim, say senators
Reconciliation Moves Hit
The Rocks
Obasanjo cautions ministers on political ambitions
Na'Abba explains non-implementation of Habitat Agenda
Groups react to plot to
remove Anyim
Taraba Assembly suspends Speaker
Okurounmu Slams Obasanjo
Government
Ekpo Bassey, detained AD chieftain, misses bail again
December.05.2000
Senate asks FCT
minister to defend budget tomorrow
Abdulkadir
gets ultimatum to clear self of alleged fraud
Lagos Assembly faults
reprisal threats by northern governors
Presidential Committee
Faces Serious Complaints
North
Protests Fasehun's Release Intensifies campaign for reprieve for Al-Mustapha, others
OPC replies Arewa over Lagos crisis
Habitat forum
campaigns for democratisation of grassroots governance
Enugu
Lawmaker Suspended
'House Has Evidence Of
Alleged Presidential Bribe'
Detained
Politicians Loses Battle for Bail
Jigawa
Deputy Governor Escapes Death
We
must return to the 1963 Constitution’ Adedeji speaks on the way forward
FG
Urged to Woo More Women Into Politics
December.04.2000
Budget 2001: North get
N74.5b, southN59.2bs- South-East gets
least allocation
Stay Off, Falae Tells Aso
Rock Aspirants
Urhobo mobilises people for
future elections
Rumbles In Ihe Senate
Obiaruku community asks
Ibori to fulfil election promises
2003 Presidency: Atiku
Intensifies Drive For Northern Support
IBB's regime, his
verdict, and history's say
December.01.2000
Delta House Speaker,
Megbele, is dead
Senators Tackle Obasanjo
Over 2001 Budget
Falae, Olorode, others advocate
ethics for politicians, six-state structure
Senate refers budget to
committees, adjourns to December 12
Obasanjo Releases N2bn To
National Assembly
Court remands Bassey, AD
chieftain, in prison custody
Obasanjo Urged To Overhaul
Cabinet
Young politicians meeting not a gang-up, says Igbinedion, Waziri
November.30.2000
Let's have Igbo president in 2003 —Ex-House speaker
Falae to politicians: You have failed
Oputa panel hears case against Gowon's govt
Youth Group
Seeks Support for IBB
Senators insist on probe of budget execution
I’m not involved in any shady deal, says Balogun
Reps summon Gaius-Obaseki over N10b discrepancy in NNPC records
Mustapha lied, say Yoruba monarchs
Akande, legislators mend fence
Rivers
LGs boss accuses Houses of usurping functions
PDP can’t dethrone AD in Ogun
Legislator says no crisis in AD
November.29.2000
Reps
okay 2001 Appropriation Bill Dec 14
Governor
suspends Enugu North council chiefs
Enahoro,
Adedeji advocate National Conference without the govt..
Gemade
refutes report on presidential ambition
Okadigbo
speaks on executive, legislative face-off
Reps
end debate on budget December 14
Odili
advocates business ventures for parties
Gemade
disowns report on 2003 presidential polls
National
Assembly gets bill on spillages
Osun
lawmakers threaten to reject Akande's budget proposal
Nnamani
suspends Enugu North LG boss
Once
again, human rights take the centre stage
Political
ferment in the North
November.28.2000
Senate set for talks on 2001
budget
House Is
Nigeria's Only Hope, Says Nwuche
AD:
New executives’ absence stalls hearing
Pa Olawoyin Buried in Kwara... AD governors absent
AD
crisis: Court orders Mamman to serve notice on interested parties
Northern
group pledges to abort return of Babangida, Buhari to power
God
Will See Nigeria Through, Says Obasanjo
Ahmed
Sani for presidency
Day
Atiku United The North
Cross
River Police arrest AD chieftain for sponsoring violence
The
Northern Governors' Threat
Survey
indicates Lagosians’ contempt for politicians
Why
the Obasanjo Govt Has Performed Below Expectation - Senator
Removal
of Ebonyi Chief Judge is an abomination
November.27.2000
Nobody
can impeach me —GOV AKANDE
Awo's
Associates Re-unite At Olawoyin's Burial
Amalgamation
of North, South act of God, says Obasanjo
80
council chairmen referred to police
Arewa to
deliberate on detention of Abacha's son
Senate
wakes into a season of ideas
South-South
plans political party to pursue resource control
North-south
dichotomy threatens ID card project
APP starts
process to recall MP
Afenifere Denounces Four AD Governors...Says they are rebels
Assembly
Speakers frown at non review of revenue
Na'Abba
Warns Against Squelching Of Dissent
Gov.
Akume woos Gemade, Waku, others
PDP
Female Leader Criticises Lagos Govt
Intrigues
as Kwara guber race hots up
‘We
will pursue resource control constitutionally’
Grudges
in Oyo over new board appointments
November.24.2000
Why
June 12 mandate was not actualised, by Akinyemi
Senators argue over N168b
core projects
Refrain from Unguarded Statements, Adesina Tells Office Holders
Media
and church are partners in progress — Bishop Adebiyi
The breakdown of religious
harmony — Awoniyi
Executive/Legislature tango:
Political and tribal hue of corruption
Between
Afenifere and AD, by Abdulkarim Daiyabu
November.23.2000
Bribery: MP
asks IG to arrest Na'Abba
Ruling Party Factions
Clash In Northern State
Na’Abba: Northerners Prepare
Obasanjo’s Political Coffin
AD: Mamman
asks court to nullify Abdulkadir's election
Temi Harriman
gives Na'Abba ultimatum on committee job
Group of northerners
protests moves to remove Na’Abba
NIGERIA: PEACE ON A ONE-LEGGED DEMOCRACY
Congress
moves against FC, Lawmakers
November.22.2000
Bribery
allegation: Court orders Na'Abba on House members
Kudos to the House of
Representatives
No regrets serving Abacha,
says Al-Mustapha
Probe of Na’Abba begins
Adesina
tackles Northern governors over comment on Lagos mayhem
Atiku denies eyeing
presidency, admits founding Arewa forum
MPs defer
debate on Budget 2001
Atiku denies
nursing presidential ambition
Court orders Reps to
report bribery charge to police
APP
factions clash in Zamfara
Lam Adesina, Benin monarch
berate Arewa Forum
Assembly gets bill on
sovereign conference
Anyim's Senate of
Irrelevance
Mamman quits constitution
review panel
November.21.2000
Power Shift: Not Yet Uhuru
War against
Na'Abba over —ATIKU—I and the Speaker are now one
Senators
Murmur Against Anyim
Gana warns
Obasanjo's critics
Gov
Adamu and the Nasarawa Experiment
Resign, MP
tells Mbadinuju
Of
Nigeria and the Biafra Spirit
Osun crisis:
Lawmakers reject AD peace committee
Na'Abba
in the Session of Solidarity
PDP seeks new
slogan to woo South-West
Absentee
Senators and Undistinguished Session
Abia INEC
boss makes case for new census in 2003
NDDC
Board: Reps Reaction, An Infantile Outburst
November.17.2000
Reps in fresh
N2m bribe saga
What I
don’t understand about Prof. Omoruyi — David Mark
Adesina
Predicts End in Afenifere–AD Impasse
Babangida
Eyes Presidency Again?
Why
I Backed out of NADECO –Gen Adebayo
Obasanjo
tasks Nigerians over democracy; confers national honours on 340
Leave AD Alone, Adesina Tells Adesanya
Lawal Vs People's Advocate: The Bitter-sweet Road to Peace
What the Middle Belt Agenda
should be — Hon. Abba Moro
Three
Forwer Commissioners, Legislative Assistant Detained
Na'Abba, ever So Intransigent
Waiting for
democracy dividend, by Peter Enahoro
November.16.2000
Diverse opinions will
form new constitution —Na'Abba
Falae counts out Obasanjo
in AD crisis
AD governors betrayed
Awolowo —Jakande
Presidency Withdraws
Na'Abba's Security Aides
Ekwueme, Na'Abba meet
MP denies
governorship ambition
Jakande's recipe for
national recovery
Gana Alleges Plot to Destabilise Govt
Bayelsa launches
peace campaign
Na'Abba backs calls for
restructuring
Tinubu advises AD
chairman to steer clear of Yoruba politics
Ex-administrator Joins
Politics, Declares for PDP
Congress moves
against FG, Lawmakers
AD wades into Ondo
House impeachment crisis
Kogi: Emerging pattern
in 2003 governorship race
Poor knowledge blamed
for legislature/executive feud
November.15.2000
Yoruba
elders, Arewa, Ohaneze hold talks soon
Akande laments state
of Osun crisis
Senate shifts budget
debate
Anti-Na'Abba group
renews bid for probe
Politics of new Naira
notes
Abdulkadir in Lagos,
parleys with Adesanya, Oyekan
President meets with
Yoruba Council of Elders
Osoba flays retired
military officers over comments on democracy
Police tighten security
around Ondo Assembly
Abdulrazaq denounces
nomination of few women for jobs
Adesina allays fears
on AD crisis
November.14.2000
Coomassie, others set
to rid north of Almijiri
Nigerians Not Familiar with Legislative Activities - Toyin
Opposition alleges victimisation
by Na’Abba Opposition alleges victimisation by Na’Abba
Political Leaders From
Across The Spectrum Discuss Future
My election severs AD
from Afenifere —Abdulkadir
Open Letter to Yakubu Gowon
'Obasanjo Not Behind AD
Crisis'
Councillors Vow to Sack Chairman
Ojukwu Calls For Sovereign
National Conference
November.13.2000
Govs, MPs meet on
Nigeria's future
Anyim, young leaders meet
on power control
Obasanjo's Government,
Most Corrupt-APP Boss
Senate probes councils
N-Assembly
incompetent to amend constitution —OJUKWU
Gowon, Nwabueze prescribe
path to durable democracy
AD Begins Fence Mending
Ekwueme panel demands
documents relating to House probe
Ojukwu calls for National
Conference
Kaka advises deputy
Govs. to obey their bosses
Bribery probe polarises
House
Afenifere, YCE Battle For
Recognition
Imo legislators in a
free-for-all fight
Bribery was a reality, says
Deputy House Leader
Enugu AD boss thanks
members over successful conduct of congress
Why we oppose House
investigation on bribery allegation’
Mamman is Obasanjo's
stooge, says Northern AD
Transforming the Nigerian
Polity: Imperatives of leadership
Lawmaker canvasses better
legislature-executive relations
Taraba speaker, deputy
escape impeachment
Obasanjo - Na’Abba
gulf: Ekwueme’s intercession and its dialectic
Stiff opposition
mounths in Katsina over creation of councils
The South-South caucus
and the bribery allegations against Odili
November.10.2000
Peace reigns, as Obasanjo
presents budget to Assembly
NCP vows to contest polls
Oyo, A' Ibom fault
purchase of vehicles for councils
Adesanya denies backing Mamman, hinges
stand on truth
Deputy governor averts
impeachment moves in Ondo House
Dariye seeks revival of
Middle-Belt, Edo ties
Fasanmi, Adebayo laud
Abdulkadir's election as AD boss
Na'Abba, Rep disagree on probe
of NNPC
‘National Assembly crisis
won’t derail democracy’
November.09.2000
PDP orders Obasanjo, Reps
to keep the peace
Obasanjo
shuns joint budget session—Proposes N894.2 billion
Lagos Speaker Dares Adesanya ... Says AD does not belong to Yorubas
alone
Obasanjo,
Na'Abba face-off worries Ekwueme
Mamman files suit against
Abdulkadir, as PDP defends Obasanjo
Centre warns against
North-South dichotomy
Delta House
orders Uvwie LG boss to swear in councilor
You
Are Crippling the Economy, Reps Tell Obasanjo
Odili
cautions against registration of new parties
History on hold as Bush, Gore
breast tape
Senate, House
ready for joint meeting with Obasanjo
Police Foil OPC Invasion of National Assembly
Bribery: MP
alleges threat to life
Osun House
divided over governor's impeachment bid
Mamora laments House's show of
shame
Senate ignores Lagos Assembly's
letter on emergency
Ige alerts
over past military leaders' antics
Obasanjo defers budget bill
address, goes to Kaduna
Legislator sues Speaker over
alleged irregular election
November.08.2000
Ethnicity: Bane of Nigerian Politics
Alleged bribery: Court stops
Reps public hearing
Obasanjo, Assembly trade
claim on budget bill
Ekwueme panel to sit in
camera
Some of Our Governors are Not Informed -- Charles
‘Yoruba
Council of Elders is long overdue’
House panel on NNPC
releases sitting schedule
PDP Government Has Not Performed – Rimi
... Probe is Illegal, says Okupe
Group decries Rimi’s
allegations on Lar
Atiku Abubakar and the Northern Question
November.03.2000
Quit now, Na'Abba tells
Obasanjo
Representatives send
delegation to pacify Odili
INEC okays Abdulkadir as AD
Chairman
Lagos crisis:
Obasanjo’s reaction unfortunate, says Opadokun
Akande must go,
say Osun lawmakers
Senate, House
deplore shift in budget address
Reps: Rivers LG
bosses back Odili
Atiku, Mantu,
others float new northern body
APP wants
allegation of bribery against exco probed
PDP to punish
erring official
The twists and
turns of AD’s National Convention
Senator okays
House rowdy session
Plot to probe
Na'Abba thickens
My case against
Gov Adebayo’s convention committee —Yusuf Mamman
It's
diversionary, says Falana
Na'Abba asks
Obasanjo to resign, APP urges probe
They are
disgruntled elements —Gov Niyi Adebayo
The
President’s cane
November.02.2000
Mamman, Abdulkadir emerge AD
‘national chairmen’
Our stand on self probe to
save House —NLC
Legislator Argues For Stronger
All African Legislative Union
Sharia re-launch is putting
cart before horse, says
Reps bribery allegation:
Odili pledges to appear before neutral panel
Anti-Na'Abba Reps stage a
walk-out
Lagos Exco "Moves"
To Abuja
New calculations in AD
National Convention
Edo House rejects motion for
national conference
I'm ready for probe over
bribery allegation says PLO
21 Osun lawmakers sign
impeachment notice for governor
19 Northern Houses of
Assembly to meet over Na'Abba
Cabinet shake up imminent in
C'River
November.01.2000
Reps in 3-hour fight over
self-probe—Allege N500,000 bribe to each Rep
by executive —What House did was show of shame —OKUPE
Presidency, Odili deny
bribery allegation
AD: Adebayo, Yusuf hold
separate conventions
The case against
regional fundamentalism
Arewa Forum holds talks over
Lagos mayhem
Senate gives condition for
budget presentation
AD Convention: Court
declines to stop presentation of Lagos delegates
Reps in violent session
over Na'Abba
Group makes case for S-South
presidency in 2003
Why gains of democracy
elude Africans, by Falana
Niger House passes vote of
confidence on Na'Abba
Benue House Speaker makes
case for Union of African Parliaments
October.31.2000
Reps threaten Budget
2001—Anti-Na'Abba members' rank swells; obtains 217 signatures
Lagos riots not sponsored
by Yoruba leaders, says Tinubu
FG
Responsible for Fuel Scarcity, Says APP ...Insists on Obasanjo's resignation
A Senate of absentees
at sittings
President Obasanjo, Anyim,
Na'Abba in crucial talks
AD Convention: Yusuf, Song
team up against Abdulkadir
Court adjourns suit
against five legislators
NLC mobilises women against
Na'Abba
Senate to ensure
legalisation of inter-religious body
PDP chieftain debunks
northern leaders' claim of marginalisation
Tinubu vows to fight
anti-democratic forces
AD has transformed to
national party—Odu
Shun self-centredness,
Adegbite urges legislators
October.30.2000
Rep asks court to
compel arrest of Na'Abba, others
Obasanjo/Na’abba’s
rift: PDP’s truce bid fails•Feud referred to national caucus
Ozekhome Stresses Need for
Sovereign Confab
AD seeks national
outlook, pledges credible opposition
I will
respect the people’s verdict, by Adamu Song
PRESIDENCY IN 2003 What the Igbo want by Nwabu
Why I want to
lead AD, by Salisu Musa
Amuwo-Odofin Boss Happy Over
Local Government
Rule of law
essential for democracy, says Obaseki
Bumpy road to
convention
Why I Want to Be AD Scribe
-Imo
Chieftains
who are jostling to lead the party
The fight to
remove Na'Abba reaches critical stage
APC Chieftain Slams Danjuma
AD’ll
emerge from confab stronger, by Ohaneye
Borno House dismisses
NBA's ultimatum on governor's removal
AD needs credible
leadership, says Opadokun
The Politics of Census Figures
How Governor Kachallah Escaped
Impeachment
October.27.2000
I?ve
No Ambition to Return to House Now ?Buhari
Rioters torch
Borno Assembly complex
Reps join
issues with Obasanjo as NLC insists on 14-day
Fawehinmi wants
Babangida arrested
Corruption
And Nigeria's Overseas Image
Why I turned
down Obasanjo's offer —Falae
Reps flay
president's comment on House leadership
States
Should Have Own Constitution Saraki
Ex-deputy
governor elected Ogun AD chairman
The
Political Parties Exist in Names ?Iwuanyanwu
Mbadinuju
removes Nsobundu as head of education body
Impeachment
Axe Dangles on Osun Governor
Rivers House
moves to probe past govts
Musa
Endorses Probe for All Executives
The problem
with Afenifere, by Adewale Thompson
House
Would Not Probe Itself--- Ohuabunwa
Confusion as
Lagos AD congress factions elect own delegates
Obasanjo
and the Basis for Unity
Why they're
jealous of fenifere— Ayo Adebanjo
October.26.2000
Southern Speakers
meet to discuss resource control, others
2003, Gen.
Ibrahim Babangida Versus Pres. Olusegun Obasanjo
Reps in uproar
over calls for a probe
Assembly to
get 2001 budget next week
Lawmaker Slams
Federal Government Over Fasehun's Arrest
Why we want our
own LG —Ipele community
Police insist on
probe of Na'Abba
Middle Belt Not
North - Col. Madaki
General Gowon
Comes Under Attack
Reps fault Senate
on NDDC nominees
Covering Up the
Past
Mbadinuju not
eyeing second term, says aide
Armed Police
Deployment Causes Stir At Cross River Assembly
Na'Abba Warns of
Threat to Democracy
National
conference is the only panacea to violence — Senator Afikuyomi
October.25.2000
Conduct Bureau to probe Na'Abba,
others
Ex Military
Ruler, Babangida, Justifies Annulment of June 12 Election
Na’Abba
accused of disloyalty
Musa alleges
plan to install stooge as AD chairman
Reps to hold public
hearing on Abuja's status
‘PDP
working to resolve Presidency, House feud’
Three Senators
May Be Barred From Holding Office
NADECO chiefs
regroup in Lagos for Adebayo
In Lagos,
Presidential Delegation Declares No More Blood Will Be Shed
Police accuse
lawmakers of advance fee fraud
AD Stalwart
Denies New Party Rumour
Nwankwo,
Madaki canvass restructuring, credible opposition
Middle Belt,
part of North—Saraki
Na'Abba Concerned
Over Impeachment Threats
Anambra PDP
crisis resolved
Osun lawmakers
allege ethnic harassment by NDLEA
AD congress:
Oshun denies favouring any candidate
Lawmaker
cautions against change of Nasarawa capital
How ethnic
emotions overwhelmed senators
October.24.2000
Nigerian Workers
Wade Into Police, Assembly Row
PDP 'll ensure
participatory democracy — Gemade
Three
candidates in battle for AD chairman
Anyim, others
list gains of IPU Conference
Assembly Rejects
Forced Islamic Studies
Council chiefs
want to stay four years
Kure attributes
failure of PAP to politics, insincerity
Babangida On the
Block
Anyim urges team spirit in
nation building
Reactions To
Governor's Broadcast On Sharia
Hard Won
Reconciliation
Osoba denies
favouring section of state
What Ibrahim
Alfa told me about Abacha, by Soyinka
Reps chide
Senate over self probe
Enough Is Enough
- Atta
Ogun AD gets
elders' committees to resolve party crisis
October.23.2000
Let Nigeria
split, says angry Waku
Peace in
Kaduna, Markarfi’s joker
Adesanya denies
assault by militants
Obasanjo Turns
Down Sovereign National Conference
Dilemma of
South-South governors
Northern
leaders parley to secure peace
Jos, theatre of
political decisions
Politician
urges public officers to emulate Adamu
We cannot
afford to abandon the struggle — Gov. Igbinedion
October.20.2000
Senate grants
President emergency power over Lagos
Adebanjo,
Akinyemi reply Gana
Calm returns to
Lagos*Tinubu visits victims, consults with Northern govs
Al-Mustapha
petitions MPs over restriction on visitors
Federalism,
centralised election top report on constitutional review
Curfew in Niger
over Lagos crisis *Adesanya, Ajuluchukwu, others react
Lagos
lawmakers on peace drive
YCE: Thompson
replies Olunloyo
Obasanjo,
Na'Abba parley
Reps to
summon Minister over demolition in FCT
LG congress of
Lagos AD holds smoothly
October.19.2000
Gowon asked not
to accept Arewa leadership
Arewa forum
urges probe of Lagos, Ilorin clashes
Gov Adamu
carpets S-South on oil wealth
Anyim gets chief of staff
Phantom coup: I warned
Obasanjo—Abubakar
Anambra speaker denies role
in Okoye's recall bid
Olunloyo warns against
rival Yoruba group
Anyim wants more assertive
role for parliament
Clark, PDP chieftain urge FG
to rehabilitate N-Delta roads
Group flays IBB's claims
on democracy, human rights
House of Reps condemns Lagos
killings
Osun governor blames low
performance on debt, military
Why OPC attacked Hausas in
Lagos — Arewa
We are committed to success
of democracy —NAMANI
Lagos House divided over
invitation of soldiers to quell crisis
Politics of NDDC
nominations
Okigbo: A salute from
Ndigbo
October.18.2000
Reps pass no
confidence vote on Anenih
AD ward
congress: Adesina escapes mob attack
Senate okays
Isoun's nomination
Ubani,
Na'Abba's aide sues four Reps
Violence:
Lagos orders police, military patrol
Political
undertones of Obasanjo’s visit to Rivers State
AD faction
condemns party ward congress, petitions committee
APP urges
probe of clashes
Senate
President welcomes sponsored bills from operators
Govt to
convene National Conference soon, says Nwosu
October.17.2000
House refutes
report on budget
AD factions
to withdraw suits as congresses begin
Jeeps for LG
bosses arrive
June 12: IBB
still adamant
Rep sues
Na'Abba others over probe of oil firm
Middle-Belt
governors may form forum
MP sued for
seeking gratification
'Population
Activities Are Not Well Co-ordinated'
David Mark
denies involvement in June 12 crisis
Drugs: House
panel seeks report on members
Ondo House
passes confidence vote on Obasanjo
Sharia takes
off in Kebbi Dec. 1
Democracy
enhances the military , says deputy governor
Disquiet
In Assembly Over Police Action
October.16.2000
We Are Not
Contesting With The North, Says Tinubu
Ndigbo dump
confederation
Northern Pressure
Group Sends 'Peace Mission' To Yorubaland
The Untold
Contracts’ Story
As The
North Digs In, Prospect For Dialogue Brightens
Obasanjo should
have dialogue with North, says Balarabe
At the House,
Frontier of Battle Changes
PDP Chieftain
Cautions Nigerians Over Na'abba
Babangida's
Men Converge In Jos
Oil Well Politics
The Many
Questions for Mr. President
OPC Warns
Members Over Politics
Obasanjo, PDP
leaders meet on party culture
Legislators
Propose Four New Emirates In Katsina
How Southern
Governors Saw Their Meeting
Plans to
disrupt AD congress uncovered
Northern
Governors Back Arewa
Weekend Special
Obasanjo, PDP
leaders meet on party culture
Buhari storms
Oyo Govt House
AD panel sets
terms for voting
The Scramble
for Nigeria
October.13.2000
Obasanjo to
Falae: ‘I want you near me’ *Raises hope on bitumen exploitation
North
Rallies to Upstage South in 2003 Polls
Arewa faults
police invitation to legislators
US poll: Gore,
Bush pledge support for Nigeria
Northern East
Reps allege executive's 'ploy' to avoid probe
Old and young
in Yoruba politics
Okigbo: A
man of pure intellectual sense
House
North-East caucus declares support for Na'Abba
Kaduna
Won?t Adopt Sharia, says Governor
Federalism and
the Southern Governors’ Forum
Northern elders
fault Police invitation of legislators
NLC set for
battle over politicians' pay
AD
Convention Committee Pledges Fairness
Federalism and
the Southern Governors’ Forum: Reactions of some governors
Sharia:
Kano Assembly Members to Visit Kuwait, Others
NEPU leadership
clarifies position on party committee membership
October.12.2000
Move to begin
Sharia in Kaduna hots up —Govt sends 7
bills to State Assembly
Middle Belt
leaders applaud governors' summit
1967 State
creation was my idea, says Dappa-Biriye
Northern
Clique Thwarts Reps Self-probe ? Senator
Police can
invite legislators—NWOSU
Anyim defends
Senate's stance on police invitation
Group
Alleges Financial Graft in Lower House
Edo House wants
ex-military leaders excluded from Council of state
Arrest
of 24 over Intra-party Violence Confirmed
Presidency
advocates all governors' forum on Sharia, others
House of Reps
'll probe indicted officers — Masari
Mbadinuju
dissolves executive council
October.11.2000
Tempers rise on
IG's move to quiz Na'Abba
Ezeife denies
membership of new party
Tinubu tasks
Southern govs on federalism
Probe: Police
invite Okadigbo, Anyim, Na'Abba, 60 Senators
President To Flee
PDP, Form New Party?
Political storm
over ID card
DP at home
with the President's style, says Nwodo
Southern
governors unite on Sharia, VAT
Okoko, Ijaw
leader condemns Obasanjo's call on Afenifere, Ohanaeze
Council
bosses may sue govt over tenure
Southern
Governors End Meeting With Vague Communiqué
61 senators opt
to shun police invitation
I doubt if the
North is opposed to ID Card —Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe
PDP Executive
Committee May Dissolve
HID Awolowo,
FRA, Akinloye, others in Yoruba Council of Elders
Northern
Youth seek probe of past leaders
...Opposing it
is opposing development — Chief Jimmy Imo
Obasanjo Should
Be Fair to All - Fasehun
Presidency
can't stop our parley, say governors
APP won't be
join proposed Northern party, says scribe
Northern rights
group flays Arewa Forum over rift with FG
We’re not
in a hurry to return power to the North—Senator Onyeka Okorafor
Reps move
against IG's interrogation of Na'Abba
Obasanjo, House
And NNPC Probe
October.10.2000
We aren't
guilty on N2.7b houses—KUYE
Southern
governors meet to forge common front
Na'Abba, deputy
get 48 hrs to step aside
Presidential
Advisor Rebuts Charges Of Corruption
Gani, Olurin,
Ezeife disown Northern party
Mazrui Explains
North-South Views
Police say
Nzeribe is yet to substantiate allegations against Okadigbo
Minister tells
panel how N2.96b houses were bought
It's all lies
—D-SPEAKER
Our case
against Na’Abba, by Reps
Legislators Still
Maintaining Illegal Foreign Accounts, Senator Charges
October.09.2000
Ministers'
houses: Reps panel may summon Shinkafi, Jakande, others
The North feels
betrayed — Tanko Yakassai
Push for AD to
dump zoning
Anyim and
a Senate in the image
North floats
new party •Co-opts Gani, Beko, Olurin, Utomi •Ezeife, PDP topshots also enlist
Thugs disrupt
constituency briefing in Ilorin
Nigeria cannot
escape national conference — Ola Vincent
Thumbs Down for Obasanjo
Governors meet
in Lagos tomorrow
Federal cabinet
shake-up likely this month
Middle-Belt
Forum faults North’s claim on power shift
Presidency,
Assembly slash legislators' pay
Grievance
against Obasanjo is all over the country, by Balarabe Musa
Riot act to
Obasanjo splits Ohaneze
Senate President
Anyim’s New Deal
Why Obasanjo,
ministers stayed away from Yoruba summit At last, a Southern
solidarity
Abubakar
berates proponents of national conference
PDP chieftain
warns Senate on Kuta report
Anyim to House:
‘Probe yourself’ •Anti-Na’Abba forces regroup
North has
virtually been crippled— Musawa
Govt.
encourages legislators to break the law—Sen. Ogunlewe
October.06.2000
Govt denies
N2.9b vote for ministers' houses
Presidency defends large
cabinet
Waiting for democracy
dividends
No probe, no peace
—REPS
For First Time,
Woman As Chief Whip
Senate ends
debate on Kuta report
Northern
leaders berate Afenifere, back Obasanjo
Kuye blames
Bunu over N2.9bn houses
Bayelsa
governor insists on resource control by South-South
Absence of case
file stalls MOSOP leader's trial
Senate refers
Kuta's report to new panel
Benue House
asks Akume to dissolve cabinet
Delta House
orders Ndokwa East LG to return Hq to Aboh
Balarabe Musa
calls for parley between Obasanjo, north
How Obasanjo
should tackle the Arewa Consultative Forum, by Omo Omoruyi
Yusuf, Yadudu
in NEPU mobilisation Committee
Old and young
in Yoruba politics
Court
adjourns Enwerem's suit
40TH
ANNIVERSARY BOYCOTT: Obasanjo, Shagari, IBB, others in talks
October.05.2000
Northern Reps
back Na'Abba, oppose probe
North May be
Realigning
Surulere
councillors to invite Chief Judge over charges against chairman
The Polity Is
Still Shaking Ambassador
AD may
announce convention date next week
Nzeribe, Kuta
Report And the Presidency
Group
advocates forum for Middle Belt governors
Not Yet a True
Democracy
Esan
community seeks new council
North-west
Political Leaders Reaffirm Faith in Nigeria
Again,
executive bills take centre stage
Nigeria,
corruption and Transparency International
October.04.2000
Kuta Report:
Nzeribe petitions IG, Attorney-General —Reps say he is the 'evil messenger'
N1.3b council
funds: Minister replies Osoba
Reps put
Presidency on notice over fuel importation
Court orders
arrest of PDP leader for contempt of court
INEC urged to
register independent candidates
Senator accuses
Obasanjo of marginalising S-East
Assembly Probe:
Nzeribe seeks arrest of Okadigbo
October.03.2000
How Obasanjo
okayed N2.7b houses —REPS **Reps benefitted from same scheme, says FCT
Kuta
Report: Senate is a logjam
Okupe, Obadan
react to ex-leaders' absence at independence celebrations
Why we call
another Yoruba meeting— ELDERS
Conference
lists measures to safeguard democracy
President
Wants Senators Accused of Corruption To Face Trial
Northern youths
blast Arewa group
Councillors
advocate new revenue formula
Northern
Politicians to Meet in London
Undercurrents
at the pan-Yoruba congress
Independence:
Emphasise on unity, Nnamani counsels
Southern
Politicians Arrogant, Says Former Northern Governor
Borno council
bosses sue legislators over 2% deduction
October.02.2000
Senate may
vote on Kuta report this week
Interrogating
Nigeria's founding fathers
Na’Abba
absent at Independence Day celebrations
Labour
parleys with Reps, insists on probe
Shagari,
Buhari, IBB’s emissaries to meet Obasanjo •Over rift with North
Tinubu blames
Nigeria’s woes on bad leadership
Senate holds
hearing on human rights
Nigeria: From
NNDP to PDP
Senate travel
abroad to verify debt
All efforts to
have a unified Nigeria have failed—Akinjide
The challenge
of our liberty By Hon. Ghali Umar Na'Abba
Olawoyin,
Fasanmi, Adebayo, others blame failed leadership for Nigeria’s woes
‘Why
Abuja is in a muddle’
We must have
unflinching faith in democracy
NNPC probe
takes Executive, legislature back to the trenches
The Lagos race
course: Crossroads of a political heritage
September.29.2000
Senator
alleges plot against government
No ID card, no
Yoruba votes, says Adesanya
Executive
Can't Escape Probe, says Dep Speaker
South-South
federal MPs warn Obasanjo on delay of NDDC
Oputa panel
begins hearing in October
APP moves to
withdraw from Obasanjo's govt
Monarch,
lawmaker insist on probe, lawyer sues Na'bba
Nigeria
celebrates forty fool years
Ekiti
PDP Factions Differ on Dissolution of Executive
PDP members use
acid to settle scores
Igbo
Day: Time for Sober Reflection
Arewa forum
is a pressure group, says Senator
We want to
break the cycle of poverty and instability - Gen.
Babangida
Honoured
in Enugu, Anyaoku relives contact with Abacha
Catching up
with the past
Reach
Out to Other Power Bloc, Yoruba Advised
Go public with
your facts, Omoruyi tells David Mark
September.28.2000
Police must
prosecute indicted senators, says Nzeribe
AD National
Convention: Waiting for INEC?
Borno
house, chairmen battle over council law
Probe: Rep
sues Na' Abba, others
Sharia: the
Politics of Control
As Yoruba
leaders meet in Ibadan
Kuta
Report: Okadigbo, Nzeribe Exchange Words
PDP Chides
Critics of Obasanjo's Debt Cancellation Crusade
Impeachment,
Tool Used to Disgrace Ndigbo, Says APP Scribe
Post-transition
elections are challenging, says Guobadia
Obasanjo And
the North
Council
chiefs deplore exclusion from accounts committee
Katsina PDP
Protests Imposition of Chairman
September.27.2000
SENATE N175M
CONTRACTS SCAM: Nzeribe indicts Na'Abba
Oil licences:
House replies Obasanjo
Bayelsa
Assembly accuses govt of hijacking state fund
AD faction
accepts non-recognition of National Executive Committee by INEC
Lafiagi advises
PDP leaders on Kwara chapter crisis
Musa, Otegbeye,
others fault INEC on registration
Fifth
Pan-Yoruba Congress: Time for a race to make hay
September.26.2000
Adesina warns
Arewa Consultative Council against provocative utterances
House
monitors budget, faults implementation
AD may sue
INEC over dissolution of executive, says Mamman
Reps challenge
Obasanjo over oil contracts
Gowon, Atiku
lead push for new North
Agitation
for new parties and challenges facing INEC
Fawehinmi
restates presidential ambition
Why we pardoned
Ige, by Opadokun
INEC's
dishonourable —AD
Oil licence
allegation: House asks Obasanjo to mention names
The Senate
probe and I, by Sam Aluko
Accept
criticisms, APP chairman tells FG
Delta APP
wades into council crisis
Assemblymen
want oil licences, says Obasanjo
September.25.2000
PDP replies APP
on Obasanjo’s alleged poor performance
Okadigbo’s
group plots Anyim’s ouster
President may
withhold assent to precedence bill
FG not truthful
on nation's finances —Razaq, APP chief
Adesanya
accuses INEC of bias
PDP outlines
truce terms for Obasanjo, Na’Abba
Back Against the Wall
Youths group to
transform into party
INEC
intervention exposes AD gladiators and their underbellies
Owo people will
choose their ruler, says Ajasin’s daughter
NATIONAL ID
CARD: North’s fears over 2003 polls
PDP is no
threat to APP govt in Borno —Majority Leader, Abdulkarim
"Duke has
no hand in speaker’s impeachment"
Oil Politics and
Environmental Hazards
INEC should resist the
opposition — Ezeife
Using National
ID Card as voter’s card is wrong — Kaita
Truth
commission bill’ll be initiated in Senate — Senator Alih
North’s
fears are justified, by Ajuluchukwu
Kwara South
decry neglect
Weekend Special
North backs
MPs’ attack on Obasanjo
APP's attack
on Obasanjo ill-motivated, says PDP
Eletu seeks NEC
intervention in Kwara PDP crisis
Senate begins
probe of executive
Towards
resolving the crisis in Imo state PDP
Today is
independence Day —Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Senate,
Executive now at peace — Mantu
Let's build a
united Nigeria—Yakubu Gowon
Ex-Speaker's
aides resist attempt to retrieve cars
The
North’s grouse
September.22.2000
Na'Abba heads
African group as C'wealth legislators meet
Arewa alleges
sidelining of the North
Nigeria:
Looking up to America in Vain
Waiting
for Abia's fourth Speaker
Why
Senate Must Review the Kuta Panel Report - Sen Dansadau
For the
parties, no peace in sight
September.21.2000
Resign now, APP boss tells
Obasanjo
Ebonyi Assembly wants
suspended chairman recalled
Kano alleges marginalisation
Ibru: Absence of
defendants, lawyer stalls proceeding
Obasanjo advised to focus on
economy
Edo Assembly adopts measure
to stem lateness
Katsina House sets up
committee on UBE
‘Solution to
Nigeria’s problems lies in true federalism
September.20.2000
Senator
Adesanya report of rival Afenifere
Politics
is God?s Calling - Mbang
INEC may
appoint caretaker committee for AD
A
president's many hurdles
PDP's NEC wades
into Anambra leadership crisis
Governor Osoba
warns LG chairmen not to deal directly with FG
Borno
Assembly investigates corrupt council bosses
Abia
Speakership Job up for Grabs
Detained PDP
chieftain granted bail in Zamfara
Alayande
denies heading new Yoruba party
New twist in
Anambra PDP crisis as exco endorses sack of chairman
September.19.2000
MP wants CBN's
clarification on missing debt files
Threat
to Probe Fuel Importation Jolts Aso Rock ...As presidency lobbies Reps to backdown
Akande,
Speaker criticise politicians’ pay
Lawmaker,
others warn against troops deployment to Niger Delta
PDP warns Osun
governor to make peace with striking workers
Anyim for
Commonwealth business forum
Plateau's
contract probe report gathers webs
AD chieftain,
Eric Aso laments crisis
Monarch
intervenes in Ekiti PDP crisis
Sharia has
reduced crime rate in Zamfara, says Governor Ahmed
Council
Boss Defends No Confidence Motion on the President
C'River House
tackles Duke over electoral promises
September.18.2000
Governor,
speaker frown at new pay
Obasanjo
accused of ingratitude, North’s marginalisation
PROBE: Na'Abba
blocks Reps access to records
Problems With
Leadership And Party, Says PDP Secretary-General
Self
probe; A house in the eye of the storm
APP dares PDP
over threat to govs
Nobody
influenced Kuta Panel– Senator Osunbor
Senate
Okays National Assembly Service Commission
Zamfara Sharia
legal system is adulterated — PDP chieftain
Speaker angry
over member’s criticism
House Members
Blocking Financial Records In Probe
PDP 'll soon
collapse —Babangida
Benue
legislators shun sitting despite Speaker’s presence
Southwest,
root of AD's crisis, says Egolum
Ekiti
PDP Boss Reclaims Seat Amid Gunshots
Insincerity,
the bane of AD, says Nathaniel Aina, party chieftain
We
Did Not Offer Bribe to NLC, ? Rep
Should INEC
control political parties?
September.15.2000
Reps okay probe
panel on fuel importation
National
Assembly suspends sitting
Restructuring
Afenifere
HOUSE CODE OF
ETHICS: Twists and turns of a probe
Vote of no
confidence can't remove Obasanjo, says Gana
Making
governors' association work—An American perspective
Senator slams
Aluko on N4m contract
The House of
Ghali Na'Abba
Kebbi lawmakers
orders indicted LG chairmen to refund N7m
September.14.2000
Probe: Reps
bribe union leaders— Oshiomhole—Na'Abba okays 56 chairmen of committees
PAP: Aluko
drags PDP to court
Allies
Battle to Save Governor Kwankwaso?s Job
Senators
divided over Idris Kuta Panel Report
Kaduna Assembly
begins probe of own finances
Senate resumes
debate on Kuta report
Executive,
legislature face-off good for democracy, says Zamfara's Gov Sani
September.13.2000
Politics of
probe
Gemade
accuses Zamfara, Kebbi of victimising PDP members
House of
Reps' Split Personality
Don't plead for
my release, says detained PDP chieftainy
Legislators
order council's accounts frozen
Obasanjo's
rule yet to benefit Nigerians, says APP chairmanship
Have the
Legislators Been Fair?
Legislature can
only appropriate, not disburse funds — Tayo Oyetibo
Senate
invites Martins Kuye over 2000 budget figures
Temporary
speaker presides at Abia house of assembly
Reps Allege
Forgery
Council
scribes protest new pay
September.12.2000
Revisiting
conference of ethnic nationalities
Anyim under
pressure over committees
AD kicks
against deadline for national convention
Kalu back,
seeks more Christian participation in politics
Assembly angry
with Bunu on FCT land allocation
Nobody can
recall me from Senate, says Aluko
Resolution
of Abia Assembly feud not in sight
Senate resumes
debate on Kuta panel report
Senate
leadership rules are weak, says Ali
Why
Legislature-Executive crisis will continue
September.11.2000
Senate
softpedals on screening of members’ credentials
Bauchi Council
chairman accused of forging certificate
We Must Maintain Our
Independence
Don't fight
Obasanjo Ohaneze warns Anyim
White Paper on
Kuta report coming
PDP is a vote
winning machine, says Dan- Musa
Reps can't run
away from probe —Sen. Dosunmu
President Gani? Yes!
INEC insists on
ultimatum for AD convention
Witch-hunting
or house cleaning?
Obasanjo
remains president at the pleasure of the North, says Abdulkadir
Removed C/River
Speaker, deputy go to court
September.09.2000
Atiku berates
state legislators over graft
SENATE
LEADERSHIP: Okadigbo bounces back to "power"
Jinadu
proposes assembly-sponsored bureaucracy
Probe
campaigners map plot against Na’Abba
AD may re-zone
chairmanship to South
September.08.2000
Students issue
Reps 24-day ultimatum to conduct self-probe
Lagos House
Speaker lauds role of legislature
M.T. Liman,
Stella Omu emerge as Senate Leader, Whip
Gov desina
calls for self-probe by Federal House
New C'river
House Speaker, Deputy sworn in
Uproar in
Kaduna Assembly
Senator accuses
Anambra of using Bakassi Boys for politics
Orji Kalu urges
House to resolve feud
Cross River
Speaker, deputy impeached
House Code of
Ethics Waiting to sing the redemption song
I’m not
Tinubu’s candidate, says Ogunleye
September.07.2000
Reps order
audit of all govt accounts
*House motion mandates Auditor-General
Violence in
Zamfara between APP, PDP
Senate okays
Liman as new leader
Senator Aluko
denies embezzling N74.2m
Court adjourns
Okadigbo's case against Kuta
New Senate
leadership urged to close ranks with Okadigbo
C'River House
Speaker, Deputy sacked in rowdy session
PDP elects new
Senate Leader Yesterday
Crisis rocks
Anambra PDP over resignation of chairman
House of Reps
gets N2b
Lawmakers'
proposed probe of executive 'll fail—Aya
Fawehinmi calls
for change as NCP is launched in Lagos
New parties
can’t gain ground before 2003’
September.06.2000
Reps tackle
executive on fuel; okay probe panel
Only
auditor-general can probe us, says Na’Abba
Legislators
ready to work with executive — Sen. Dogowa
PDP senators
fail to elect principal officers
Probe: Aide
says Obasanjo has nothing to hide
Senate: Debate
on Kuta's report resumes lAluko defends self
Rep alleges
ministers’ overtures to oust Na’Abba
House of Reps
planned probe of executive unconstitutional,
says ex-Senator
September.05.2000
Senate
resumes debate on Kuta report
Senator Advocates One Term for President
Senate
probe sets high standard in governance—PLO
Federal Government
Releases $20m to National
Assembly In Gesture of Reconciliation
Adesanya,
Falae, Ige asked to intervene in AD crisis
Group
decries legislators', presidency face-off
Senate
committee on gas deplores lack of gas policy for Nigeria
September.04.2000
Na’Abba:
Impeachment plot thickens
Reps divided
over probe of executive
Let's
investigate once and for all —Hon. Anyanwu
House summons
Sanusi over sacked CBN workers
Okadigbo aborts
Senate's moves to discuss Clinton's speech
NA' ABBA
—The politics of probe
The leadership is not
corrupt — Hon. Ofodile
Na’Abba is
hiding something — Hon Abubakar Sadiq Yar’Adua
Northern AD
backs Gov Adebayo-led convention committee
September.01.2000
Kuta alleges
plot to kill him
Reps goof over
N2.9b housing grant —KUYE
Okadigbo,
Ita-Giwa open defence
Okadigbo,
others may be prosecuted
A'Ibom PDP
chieftain asks FG to probe how allocations are spent
Panel studies
list of 61 houses bought by Presidency
Vote of no
confidence is a weapon against Obasanjo —LAWAN
Reps to probe
executive
2nd Governors'
Forum Can they see clearly now?
August.31.2000
FG okays
prosecution of Okadigbo, others *Senate opens debate on Kuta's
report
Reps move to
probe N2.9b housing grant to ministers
Senate votes
out party leaders
Speaker's aide,
PLO differ on ADC's arrest
Bauchi House
summons SSG over relocation of institute
Clinton's
visit: Lessons for political leaders
Water politics
hurts Festac
August.29.2000
Senate defers
debate on Kuta report
How to tackle
militia groups' menace, by Lagos Speaker
Rivers House
Speaker states reasons for demolition of Rainbow town
National
Assembly, stadium contracts: Architects may go to court *Ikeja Airport too
August.28.2000
“I Will Fight
Back”: Says Okadigbo
The visit is to
Obasanjo, not Nigeria —Sen. Afikuyomi
...We need you
— Anyim
Visit has more
political implications than economic —- Prof. Asika
CAN dares
Na’Abba, Reps over vote of no confidence
August.25.2000
APP orders
senators to refund excess allowance
Presidency
frustrated Banigo, says Senator Brigidi
Okadigbo
hands over to Anyim, leaves N831m
Vice
President Atiku accuses state assembly of extortion
Nzeribe
affirms senators got N5m each for furniture
August.24.2000
Reps defer
debate on vote of no confidence
Anxiety over
Senate contracts probe report
Senate
rejects panel's request for nationwide tour
Chidinma
Ibegbu House of Reps Cannot Escape Probe, Says Mbang
Senator Okpozo
canvasses law against decamping
Clinton: Reps
shift battle with Obasanjo
NBA
Condemns Executive- Legislative Feud
Suspended LG
boss to refund N9.8m
Court orders
withdrawal of privileges from ex-Abia Speaker, deputy
Co-operate
with N/Assembly, Mantu Tells President
Senate gets
team on Clinton’s visit
August.23.2000
Reps debate
no confidence vote on Obasanjo today
New party woos
IBB, Shagari
Reps
Deny Supporting Fuel Price Hike
Reps move to
discredit Obasanjo
Senate clears
Chief Whip of contract inflation
23
Senators Yet to Submit Certificates for Screening
Obasanjo
congratulates Mantu
August.14.2000
Battle for
Senate Leader begins
Chuba
Okadigbo's sins, by PDP •He became vindictive and arrogant •Betrayed colleagues
Senate
worries over Kuta panel report
APP
vows to sanction senators involved in contract scam
Protesters
in Adamawa seek council boss removal
Kaduna
Refinery: Assembly to probe N17b job
What Anyim must
do to hold the Senate, by Senators
How
we out-smarted anti-probe forces — Kuta
Contract
scandal a national embarrassment says Tukar
Senate
President can emerge on monthly basis —Sen. Nwite
August.11.2000
Anyim emerges
new Senate president *Ibrahim Mantu okayed to deputise
Dr Okadigbo
accepts his fate
The
Investigator: Senator Idris Kuta
Crisis
Rocks Surulere Council
The change
from Okadigbo to Anyim
Assembly bans
cameras, conversations, reading at
galleries
Na'Abba sets up
body to review constitution
Anyim
apologises to APP, AD senators
Reps pledge to
back new Senate president
Kuta refutes
reported request for file by police
Na'Abba
Under Pressure
PDP
Clears Aluko, Owie
Senate probe
panel members visit Obasanjo
PDP hails
Senate over choice of Anyim, Mantu
August.10.2000
PDP okays Anyim
for Senate
Reps shun
debate on Senate crisis
Mbata elected
Acting Senate President
Okadigbo back
in Senate; NLC mounts pressure for trial
PDP tips
Anyim, Mantu for Senate President, deputy
How Law failed
Okadigbo
Senate: Let's
move forward, Ohaneze scribe advises
House panel
to probe abandoned digital phone
projects
New Senate
President emerges today
All not lost
for Okadigbo —Mbadinuju
Senate probe
is beginning of anti-graft crusade, says Nwodo
What I went
through, by Idris Kuta
August.09.2000
Anti-Okadigbo
forces get new facts
Senators
impeach Okadigbo, Abubakar, Mamman resign
Anxiety,
tension at Senate session
I Lost
Confidence in Senator Kuta During Testimony -Senate Director
Obasanjo,
Gemade deny role in Senate saga
Assembly
plans seminar on executive, legislature relations
Senate
to Probe Okurounmu's N185 Bribery Allegation
August.08.2000
Senate
finance director faults panel's findings
Decision on
probe: Senate urged to be fair
Enwerem may
regain Senate Presidency
Okadigbo says
Kuta's report is phoney
Tight security
at National Assembly
Kuta Panel
rejects N185m bribe
Okadigbo boasts
of drama, sorrow as Senate debates Kuta's report
Separate
defense for Okadigbo, Abubakar
August.07.2000
Senate panel
member alleges bribery attempt
Probe seeking
Reps change game plan • Opt to publish fraud details
National
Assembly Clerk, others may escape sanction
LEAD STORY -
DESTABILISATION PLOT AT THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Embattled
Senate leadership politicks with Probe Report
Senate
Presidency and Igbo politics
Race for Senate
Presidency: Senate caucus tips Wabara
How N16m
Christmas gifts were spent, by Abubakar
Senate ‘ll
come out clean, says Senator David Mark
Why House
shunned probe of its leadership
Senators speak
on the self-purge
First female
speaker faces impeachment threat
August.03.2000
Debate of Kuta
panel’s report begins next TuesdayDebate of Kuta
panel’s report begins next TuesdayDebate of Kuta panel’s
report begins next Tuesday
Uproar as Reps back
Na' Abba
Missing Kuta's report stalls
Senate debate
Commission without Character
Ita-Giwa threatens to sue
Kuta panel
Senate
Probe: Findings, conclusions and recommendations
Senate debates report on
Tuesday
August.01.2000
PDP leaders
meet ahead Senate panel's report
Senate begins
screening of anti-graft panel members
Mantu
absolves executive in Senate probe
Lawmakers
probe member's utterances
July.31.2000
Wabara,
Nwachukwu, Anyim position to replace Okadigbo
Okadigbo lied
on M175m contract, says senator
Reps Panic
Over Probe Of Contracts
Probe
That May Mar The Senate
I didn’t
award street light contract — Okadigbo
July.28.2000
Gani,
Agbakoba Laud Senate Probe Committee
Senate
Probe: Okadigbo's Testimony Before the Panel
House
Members Risk Sanctions over Contracts
I
am Innocent, – Okadigbo
July.28.2000
Aluko lied,
says Enwerem
Abubakar,
Waku, Owie deny contract scams
CONTRACT SCAM:
Aluko lied, say Enwerem, Abubakar, Waku, others
Okadigbo’s
deputy defends N35.9m welfare package
Tinubu warns
lawmakers against contract award
July.27.2000
Senate spends
N7m on gardening, says member
13 Senators share N319m contracts
Those who
shared Senate N650m contracts, by Aluko—Shagari chides MPs
I am innocent
says Chuba Okadigbo
Senate may
invite Babangida over $4 billion debt buy-back deal
Senate raises panel to probe
membersSenate raises panel to probe members
Why I can't
honour Reps' summon, by Anenih
July.26.2000
Senators
begin testimony today
Senate
Probe Unveils Can of Worms• Contract scandals rampant
Assembly probe
told how N30.6m insurance deal was sealed
‘Gani,
Usman Agbakoba, got N15m to defend Okadigbo’
Reps
Split over Enquiry
Senate probe
sends shivers to House of Representatives
National
Assembly Awards 44 Illegal Contracts •Okadigbo, others testify today •Gani,
Agbakoba, Usman paid N5m each |
