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Emergency Heightens Tension |
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Written by With Reports from BBC
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The declaration of a state of emergency in Ekiti State, following the impeachment of the governor for corruption, by President Olusegun Obasanjo is now believed to be raising fears that things may go terribly wrong ahead of the delicate elections in 2007. |
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Nigeria Badly Raped - World Bank |
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Written by ThisDay, Nigeria
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World Bank President, Mr. Paul Wolfowitz, said Nigeria has presented the world with a classic example of how people in a rich country could wallow in abject poverty, revealing that $300 billion oil wealth has been stolen from Nigerians in the last four decades of theft in high places. |
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Fayose Speaks, Anarchy Reigns |
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Written by AgainstBabangida.com, with reports
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The Obasanjo administration has flushed out four of its own governors - the latest involving the Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayo Fayose, is leading the nation to anarchy. There are now multiple contenders for power in Ekiti, as Fayose declares from hiding he is still the bona fide governor. It is interesting that minor pilferers face sanctions, while super plunderers, such as General Ibrahim Babangida, enjoy their loot. The World Bank has said over $300 billion has been stolen by corrupt leaders, and mostly is in the pockets of retired military officers, none of whom has so far been probed. |
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IBB's Ambition Suffers Setback in America |
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Written by Punch, Nigeria
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Indications emerged on Friday that the United States may not back the presidential ambition of ex-Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida. But the wife of the former military ruler, Mrs. Maryam Babangida, had initiated a cover diplomatic shuttle to lobby support for her husband in the US. |
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