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Corporate Back.
October 31, 2004... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Douglas D. Bugingo The 37 companies under the umbrella of the prestigious Corporate Football League meet again this morning at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole for the second last outing...

Wamala Clocks 10 Years As Cardinal.
October 31, 2004... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Robert Mugagga Today, October 31, is Kampala Archdiocese Day and all roads lead to Rubaga Cathedral for the celebrations. This year, the day also marks 10 years since it was first announced...

Japan Outwits Uganda in Mallorca.
October 31, 2004... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Nsobya M. Ssebaggala Uganda 1 Japan 3 A bad beginning makes a good ending, so they say but that did not stand as Uganda, who faltered to Latvia in the opening round of the 36th World...

Fufa's Meet Finally Flops.
October 31, 2004... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Muhammad M. Dhakaba Fufa's extra-ordinary assembly flopped at the Kampala International Conference Centre yesterday. Delegates agreed to call off the assembly in respect of the Minister in...

Pay Risk Allowance - Ochora.
October 31, 2004... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Kabona Esiara The LCV Chairman, Lt. Col. Walter Ochora has asked government to pay more money to medical professionals who work in war torn northern Uganda. It would be an incentive to...

Rugby Cranes in Tough Dubai Group.
October 31, 2004... (From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM) Byline: Lillian Ikulumet The International Rugby Board (IRB) has released draws ahead of the Emirates Dubai 7s due December 2-3. Uganda's national team, the Rugby Cranes, are to take part in...

The Realism of Imbuga's New Novel.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Egara Kabaji The immediate concern of Francis Imbuga's latest novel, Miracle of Remera, is the HIV/Aids pandemic. Imbuga has, no doubt, found a fresh intriguing approach to this subject...

Draft Constitution Aims for All-Powerful Leader.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Oscar Obonyo The ruling coalition's controversial memorandum of contentious issues in the Draft Constitution, recommends a Government set up with an all-powerful President. "Executive...

Bett Defends Moi, Calls for Kalenjin Party.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Edward Koech Nominated MP Franklin Bett yesterday asked President Kibaki to stop powerful politicians in his government from harassing and intimidating former President Moi over misdeeds done...

Convict in the US Says Kenyans Lied for Favours.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Kevin J. Kelley A Kenyan convicted of US visa fraud is asking to be freed from prison on the grounds that Kenyans testifying at her trial were encouraged to lie in exchange for favours from...

Kenyans' Views On US Presidential Poll.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: David Mugonyi Kenyans are opposed to US President George Bush winning another term, a Steadman Research Services poll says. The US presidential elections will take place on Tuesday. ...

Bid to End Secrecy in Wealth Declarations.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Gakuu Mathenge A new round of wealth declarations by the President, Cabinet ministers and civil servants is scheduled to begin tomorrow, amid signs that this time the details might be made...

Ngilu And Kibaki Allies in New Narc Power Clash.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Oscar Obonyo A new split has opened up in Narc as officials loyal to President Kibaki quietly struggle for control of the ruling party against officials who support Health minister Charity...

DRC Move to Stop Passports Syndicate.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Dominic Wabala International drug traffickers and fraudsters are using forged travel documents to cheat Kenya's tough trafficking laws and rigorous bail system. The criminals use other...

Police Show Their Boxing Capabilities.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Francis Mureithi Kenya Police popularly known as 'chafua chafua' made their intentions of winning the Kenya Open boxing championship known when they landed seven boxers into the finals at...

Ngong Racecourse Comes Alive.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Grundy An exciting, historical and memorable event is set to take place this morning as the Jockey Club of Kenya marks 100 years of racing in the country. It is probably the first time in...

Maitha's Brother Gets Elders Support.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Elders from the family of the late Tourism and Wildlife Minister Karisa Maitha, yesterday backed his younger brother Steve Mramba to contest the Kisauni parliamentary seat. The elders, led by Mzee...

11 Kenyan Singers Picked to Battle for Kora Awards.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Orido The battle for the 9th Annual Kora All-African Music Awards has begun in earnest, with the announcement of the nominees in South Africa. Out of the record 36 Kenyan entries in the...

Group Opposes Bid to Anoint Biwott.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: George Omonso Nandi elders from Tran-Nzoia District yesterday rejected a move to anoint Kanu MP Nicholas Biwott as a community elder. They denounced a group of elders who on Friday, in...

Council Unhappy With Aids Adverts Targeting Youth.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: John Kariukis The National Aids Control Council is unhappy with the new TV commercials from Population Services International, which are targeting children and youth. The first to ran is...

Life a Gentle Cruise in Botswana.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: John Fox Hello, Sir," the man said. "Welcome back!" Impressive. He was the Front-of-House Manager of the Gaborone Sun. A man with a smart black suit, a crisp white shirt, and a neat black...

Imminent Death Put to 'Good Use'.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Yusuf K. Dawood Diseases and death are dreary subjects but I recall a patient of mine who put his incurable disease and his imminent death to "good use". His name was Charles Pickford and it...

Battle Over Religion in American Presidential Election.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Joe Babendreier During the final debate for the United States presidential election, the two candidates talked more about religion than any other topic. Since a journalist was asking questions...

Bush's Many Unfulfilled Promises to Poor Africa.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Gitau Warigi Despite his demonic reputation outside the United States, President George W. Bush has not been too unkind to Africa though, as with all his predecessors, he is full of promises...

Weaving Fashions of Power.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Ngunjiri January 2000 and Jackie Obiero was upbeat with great expectations. Her husband Alloyce Obiero was coming home from Cote d'Ivoire, where he worked as the financial director of...

A Journal Dedicated to Promotion of Literature.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Stephen Partington It's always humbling to have one's prejudices generally trashed and, this morning, I'm feeling slightly corrected. This is because I, to some extent in my writing, tend to...

Anglo-Leasing: How Mwiraria Got Away.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Njeri Rugene The House was in an uproar as MPs debated whether or not to remove the name of Finance minister David Mwiraria from a PAC report on the Sh2.7 billion Anglo Leasing scandal. The...

Ultimatum On Government Houses Expires.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Oscar Obonyo The ultimatum given to civil servants to purchase or vacate government houses expired yesterday and now uncertainty awaits those who have not obliged. Hundreds of current...

Siang'a Turns Down Fat Job Offer.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Stephen Ouma Kenya's Moro United coach James Siang'a, who was appointed to handle Tanzania national team, Kilimanjaro Stars, has turned down the job. Last week he also turned down a similar...

Top Ten List Again But for the Wrong Reasons.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Carol Mandi We've gone and done it again. We've made the top ten list. But hang on to your champagne bottles just a moment because we are getting a reputation for becoming famous for all the...

Guru Nanak Rally Now to Cost Less After Sponsor Steps in.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Simba Union Club has reduced the entry fee for the Guru Nanak Rally following a sponsorship deal with LG Electronics and its local distributor, Hotpoint Appliances Ltd. The final round of the 2004...

Special Report.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Gakuu Mathenge Strange it may appear that a person with a million shillings to spend invests in a herd of cattle or goats, especially the wild-roaming species that noveurich millionaires of...

Fuel Price Hits Highest Mark Ever.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Lucas Barasa The price of oil in the local market hit the Sh75 mark a litre for the premium brand yesterday, the highest price ever in Kenya. Diesel which traded at Sh60 a litre in early...

What US Poll Means To Us - Uganda.
October 31, 2004... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Kenyans, like the rest of the world, will be keenly watching as Americans conduct their presidential election tomorrow. Like most other Africans, Kenyans would prefer Mr John Kerry to the incumbent, Mr...

Fight Cervical Cancer, Women Urged.
October 31, 2004... (From Zimbabwe Standard - AAGM) Byline: Rutendo Mawere CERVICAL cancer which is gender specific and preventable, accounts for 28% of all cancers and 80% of gynaecological cancers in Zimbabwe and is the second commonest cancer after...

ZSAPD Grapples With Sponsorship Scarcity.
October 31, 2004... (From Zimbabwe Standard - AAGM) Byline: Our Own Staff The Zimbabwe Sports Association for People with Disabilities (ZSAPD), currently grappling with an acute shortage of financial resources to back its various sporting disciplines,...

'Dialogue, Panacea to Niger Delta Crisis'.
October 31, 2004... (From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Christopher Isiguzo Irked by the increasing cases of youth restiveness within the Niger Delta region of the country, the Niger Delta Youth Assembly (NDYA), has called for a peaceful dialogue...

Govt to Conduct Earthquake Survey.
October 31, 2004... (From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Kingsley Nwezeh Federal Government has expressed its readiness to conduct geographical survey signal on the possibilities of earthquake occurrence in the country. Already, government has...

Ogunlewe Pledges Regular Funding for Road Projects.
October 31, 2004... (From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Bennett Oghifo Minister for Works, Adeseye Ogunlewe, has assured that the year 2005 would witness more rapid progress in road maintenance and construction, as more and regular funds will be...

Attah Reconstitutes Civil Service Commission.
October 31, 2004... (From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Efem Nkanga Akwa Ibom State Civil service commission has been reconstituted with a charge on the members to improve on their past performances. Also sworn in were Chairman State Primary...

Criminality, Not Crime-Wave, Rising in Edo - Police Boss.
October 31, 2004... (From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Omon-Julius Onabu Amid growing concern over the crime-rate in Edo State, especially with incessant armed robberies and killing of policemen, state police commissioner, Mr Paul Ochonu, has...

FG Earmarks N20bn for Barracks Rehabilitation.
October 31, 2004... (From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Segun Awofadeji Federal Government has earmarked N20 billion for the rehabilitation of barracks for the Armed Forces and Police nationwide in next year's budget. Chairman, National...

FG's Rejection of Cushioning Measures Insensitive - NLC.
October 31, 2004... (From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Juliana Taiwo Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has described as highly insensitive Federal Govern-ment's virtual rejection of the report of the Independent Consolidation Committee for Cushioning...

Kerosene Dealers Seek Subsidy On Product.
October 31, 2004... (From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Mary Ekah Kerosene dealers in Lagos State have raised an alarm on the rising price of the product as evident in various depots in the city. The dealers who are operating under the...

Bank Boss Lauds Haruna Over Devt.
October 31, 2004... (From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Abel Orih Idoma The opening of various branches of banks in Adamawa State has been described as evidence of growth of the economy. Governor Boni Haruna made this assertion when he received...

NANS to Tackle UNN Over Fees Hike.
October 31, 2004... (From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emmanuel Ugwu National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has joined forces with students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka over the consolidated fees crisis rocking the...

Journalists Berate African Leaders.
October 31, 2004... (From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Kingsley Nwezeh After two days of brainstorming in Abuja, African broadcasters turned in a verdict of no confidence on African leaders for its use of the media for fire brigade purposes during...

Emergency Rule: FG Asks Alli to Prepare Handover Note.
October 31, 2004... (From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: George Oji, Chuks Okocha And Funmi Peter-Omale Ripples of Friday's meeting between President Olusegun Obasanjo and elders of Plateua State at the Presidential Villa, Abuja may have ended on a...

Land Dispute: Lawmakers Seek Obasanjo's Intervention From Chinedu Eze in Abakaliki.
October 31, 2004... (From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM) Ebonyi State House of Assembly has urged President Olusegun Obasanjo to intervene in the protracted land dispute between the people of Ngbo clan in the state and the Agilla people in Benue State, which...

Britain, Crucial to Education in Nigeria - Osuji.
October 31, 2004... (From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Iyefu Adoba Education Minister, Professor Fabian Osuji yesterday in Abuja lauded the quality of British education saying that Britain is important to education in Nigeria, just as the British...

Nigeria to Host W/African Science Ministers.
October 31, 2004... (From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Julcit Onigbogi The first ever conference of Ministers of Science and technology from the West African Sub-region is billed to hold in Abuja from November 1-4. The conference is being...

'Stop Using Us for Selfish Ends'.
October 31, 2004... (From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Chinedu Eze Women leaders in Ebonyi state have accused their male counterpart of using women to actualise their political goals and after dump them without giving them political positions that...

ANPP Crisis: 'Useni's a Coup Plotter'.
October 31, 2004... (From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Chuks Okocha and Saka Ibrahim Yobe State governor, Alhaji Bukar Abba Ibrahim, has described Lt. Gen. Jeremiah Useni (rtd), member Board of Trustees of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), as...

Female Dons Frown At Assault On Anisulowo.
October 31, 2004... (From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Segun Awofadeji Nigerian Association of University Women (NAUW) Bauchi Branch has condemned the recent assault by Senator Isah Mohammed on his co-senator, Mrs. Iyabo Anisulowo, Chairman of the...

Ogun Earmarks N28m for School Laboratories.
October 31, 2004... (From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM) Ogun State government is to spend a whopping N28 million on the provision of science laboratories equipment in fortified rooms of 500 primary schools across the 20 local government areas of the state. ...

NAU Suspends Two Lecturers, Sacks 200 Students.
October 31, 2004... (From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Onyekamuo Authorities of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU) Awka, have suspended two senior lecturers of the University for extorting money from students in their classes to enable...

As MTN Rakes in N6bn Profit Monthly...
October 31, 2004... (From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Samuel Famakinwa And Tayo Ajakaye The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Friday quizzed, for several hours, present and past directors of VMobile Nigeria, leading to the seizure...

Five Firms May Get OPL Approval.
October 31, 2004... (From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM) Amidst controversies surrounding the issuance of oil prospecting licenses, more than six wholly indigenous firms may scale the hurdle for the final approval of the much sought after oil prospecting...

That Transparency Report.
October 31, 2004... (From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Igbinidu There are some issues that Nigerians are united on. One of them is the need to fight and reduce incidents of corruption to the barest minimum. The consensus stems from the...

Democracy And the Rule of Law.
October 31, 2004... (From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Thompson Ayodele Politicians are quick to say Nigeria's democracy is still young and that it needs to be properly nurtured. This is quite true. Unless everyone behaves and plays according to...

N25bn Capitalisation 'Ll Make Banks' Reliable - Don.
October 31, 2004... (From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Bayo Adeleke The N25 billion capital base order to banks by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is a very tall one as it will ensure they become solid, reliable and protective of depositors funds....

Indomie Restates Commitment to Education.
October 31, 2004... (From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM) De-United Foods Indus-tries Limited, makers of Indomie Instant Noodles said it would continue to invest in the Nigerian educational sector by supporting schools partnering with the Indomie Schools...

It's about delegation.
October 31, 2004... (From Israel Business Arena) Byline: Gali Weinreb and Hanan Lifshitz In the physical world, when we send letters, someone comes, pick them up from the mailbox, and delivers them to the addresses. We've gotten into the habit of...

Ahead of 2007: My Greatest Fears - Census Boss.
October 31, 2004... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Sufuyan Ojeifo, Abuja AHEAD of 2007 polls, Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Chief Samu'ila Danko Makama, has put the fate of the 2005 census in the hands of the political...

Egwu Slams FG: You've Been Unfair to Igbo.
October 31, 2004... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Ozoemena THE Chairman of South East Governors Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, Chief Sam Egwu, at the weekend took a critical look at the activities of the Peoples Democratic Party...

Dariye: Stakeholders Oppose Emergency Rule Extension.
October 31, 2004... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Taye Obateru THE state of emergency imposed on Plateau State on May 18, may not be extended after all and this is authoritative. In fact, the Administrator, Major-General Chris Alli (rtd), has...

Fresh Strike: FG Begs Labour.
October 31, 2004... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Wale Akinola, Victor Ahiuma-Young And Charles Ozoemena NLC decides today LEADERS of Labour and Civil Society Coalition (LASCO) will today converge in Lagos to fix a date and the duration...

Missing MT African Pride Saga: the Monumental Revelations.
October 31, 2004... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Kingsley Omonobi Abuja *Navy topshots bare it all Recently, following the disappearance of an illegal oil bunkering tanker, MT African Pride, with 11,400 tons of crude oil and detained on...

You Can Be the Blackman's Messiah If.
October 31, 2004... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Fola Alade * Fola Alade's open letter to Obasanjo YOU'll please excuse me making this letter open and public. I have my reasons. I was very impressed by your great toast at Olu...

Thunderstorm in Aba, As Enyimba Tackle Esperance.
October 31, 2004... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ademola Olajire The Enyimba International Stadium, in the eastern Nigerian town of Aba, will be filled to over -flowing proportions this afternoon as reigning African champions Enyimba face...

Situating the Political Blitzkrieg in Edo Over 2007.
October 31, 2004... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South South Borrowing from the expression of the renowned author, Professor Chinua Achebe who recently rejected an award from the Federal Government , things have...

Reporter's Diary: Transparency International 'Goofed'.
October 31, 2004... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Habib Yakoob Abuja Last week, a very good friend of mine and an enemy of the Obasanjo government called me on my mobile to ask: "what the hell is wrong with you, why are you supporting the...

Oil Crisis: The Challenges of Another Strike.
October 31, 2004... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Kingsley Anaroke THE nation may be on its kneels again this week, if the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) is able to mobilise followership to protest what has become the Federal Government's...

I Want 70 Per Cent of Our Air Time to Be Devoted to Playing Our Indigenous Music - Odion Iruoje.
October 31, 2004... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: BENJAMIN NJOKU The state of the nation's music industry has left much to be desired. Our indigenous music is steadily journeying into extinction just as the electronic media in the country is...

Democracy Windfall Through Governance Project.
October 31, 2004... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Taye Obateru THAT some Nigerians will redefine democracy to mean "government of the elected by the elected for the benefit of themselves and their group", no doubt, expresses the depth of...

Agbeyegbe: We Are Putting the Jigsaw Together, Says Lagos Police Boss.
October 31, 2004... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Emma Nnadozie, Lagos State police commissioner, Mr. Israel Ajao, says his men are putting the jigsaw on the murder of the pilot activist, Jerry Agbeyegbe, together. ON the claim that a...

I Wanted to Be LG Chairman, Not Governor - Gov. Jolly Nyame.
October 31, 2004... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Sam Umukoro He was dressed to kill. His brown suit fitted him like a second skin and his boots emphasized his good taste in no uncertain terms. Rev. Jolly Nyame, Governor of Taraba State...

Oil And the Republic.
October 31, 2004... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Obi Nwakanma AS Nigerians stayed at home some weeks ago in protest against the insensitivity of their current rulers over the oil question - precisely the brash increases in oil prices...

Cordelia Ejakita is Miss Commonwealth.
October 31, 2004... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Jemi Ekunkunbor NINETEEN year old Cordelia Chinonye Ejakita, a pharmacology undergraduate of the University of Port Harcourt has emerged Miss Commonwealth 2004. This native of Delta State was...

African Anglicans Bishops' Bold Statement On Gay Marriages.
October 31, 2004... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Sam Eyoboka THE controversial issue of homosexuality threatening to tear the Angilcan Communion into fragments which was not originally scheduled for discussion dramatically took the centre...

Nigeria's Quest for Stability: The Challenges Ahead (2).
October 31, 2004... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Ebenezer Babatope The first part of this essay was published in our last edition. 1960 - 1966 (January 15) THE British ensured that the new Nigerian state that came into existence on...

How Edo North PDP Defined Its Political Direction for 2007.
October 31, 2004... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Henry Umoru POLITICAL interests are being defined in the build-up to the next rounds of elections in 2007. The environment in Edo State is not different. There had been accord and even...

Succession Crisis Sparks Tension in Ekiti.
October 31, 2004... (From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM) Byline: Wale Akinola TRAVELLING from Ilesa in Osun State to Ado-Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State through Ijero, you will most likely pass through Ido-Ekiti unnoticed. This is because of its...

War Vets Leader Accused of Murder Further Remanded.
October 31, 2004... (From Zimbabwe Standard - AAGM) Byline: Our Own Staff The case of Manicaland war veterans leader James Kaunye, who is accused of attempting to kill John Muringanise, a Rusape resident, resumed recently with the magistrate remanding...