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NigerianNews Special ACD/AD Merger: The Intrigues And Pitfalls The on-going moves among two distinct parties, the Alliance for Democracy (AD) and Advanced Congress of Democrats (ACD) to work out an arrangement for political gains and unseat the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are proving a hard nut to crack, partly due to the internal scheming among the two parties such that a lasting working arrangement is proving rather difficult to accomplish. Daily Independent Obasanjo Sacks Gusau, Ogomudia, Wuyep The ghost of the third term still haunts Aso Rock, and it reacted to it on Tuesday by sacking National Security Adviser (NSA), Lt....Daily Independent Shake-up in military, presidency - Gusau, Ogomudia, Wuyep removed THE recently concluded third term battle reverberated on Tuesday as the Federal Government effected a major shake-up in the military and intelligence services in a move interpreted...Tribune AD leaders debunk merger with ACD Chieftains and elders of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in Ekiti State has rose from a meeting held at Oye-Ekiti and dissociated themselves from the alleged merger with the Advanced Congress of Democrats (ACD). Tribune Muktar Replaces Gusau as NSA President Olusegun Obas-anjo yesterday began to wind down his administration, making major changes that swept the National Security Adviser, Lt. Gen. Aliyu Gusau, out of office. ThisDay Major Cabinet Reshuffle Imminent Following the changes made in the office of the National Security Adviser and the armed Forces, there were indications last night that a major cabinet reshuffle which could see the exit of many ministers may happen next week. ThisDay Where Are the President�s Friends? Yesterday, Lt Gen. Aliyu Gusau (rtd), the only man standing amongst the musketeers or �Council of Elders,� that teamed up in 1998 to persuade President Olusegun Obasanjo to run for the office of President ThisDay US Explains Presence in Gulf of Guinea The United States Govern-ment yesterday explained its presence at the Gulf of Guinea where Nigeria�s biggest oil field, Bonga Project, is located, saying the move was to help Nigeria secure the area from terrorists and other maritime criminals. ThisDay NIGERIA PERISCOPES THE WORLD Nigeria sacks top security chiefs Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has announced a major shake-up of his country's military. BBC Iran's President: Europe Risks Emerging as 'Big Loser' of Iranian Nuclear Standoff Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Europe will emerge as the "big loser" of the Iranian nuclear standoff for siding with the United States. VoiceOfAmerica Al-Maliki tired of US excuses Iraq's prime minister has said his patience was wearing thin with excuses from US troops that they killed civilians by mistake, and his government would investigate the civilian deaths in Haditha. Aljazeera May 30, 2006 Come and Let Us Build by Dare Babarinsa It is obvious that those who are not qualified to run super market are today ruling many of the Yoruba States. The Yoruba people are still grasping with the chaos of the post-Awolowo era and they have not found coherent answers to the problems NigerianNews Special As INEC Explains Choice of April 2007... Iwu: Constitution Ties My Hands The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday expla-ined its choice of April next year for the nation�s general elections that will draw the curtain on President Olusegun Obasanjo�s tenure, saying it was in strict compliance with provisions of the 1999 Constitution. ThisDay Enugu PDP Peace Parley Ends in Fracas The bid by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national leadership to reconcile opposing groups in its Enugu State chapter suffered a major set back yesterday ThisDay Northern Groups: On June 12 We Stand Some civil society groups in Kaduna yesterday converged at the Kabala Costain cemetery, protesting the adoption of May 29 as Democracy Day. ThisDay �PDP Has Not Zoned Presidency� National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Ojo Madue-kwe, yesterday said the party had neither zoned the 2007 presidency to any geo-political zone nor narrowed the race to state governors and senators. ThisDay PDP govs meet on Obasanjo's successor today ABUJA� THE search for President Olusegun Obasanjo�s successor continues today in Abuja with the meeting of 27 PDP governors under the chairmanship of Governor Victor Attah of Akwa Ibom State.......Vanguard Alamieyeseigha ill as EFCC probes top politicians LAGOS� DETAINED former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, is seriously ill and needs an urgent coronary artery bypass surgery to �forestall sudden cardiac death,� according .......Vanguard INEC insists on April 7-29 for 2007 polls ABUJA� THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed suggestions that its planned elections in 2007 are unconstitutional, saying the April 7 to 29 fixed for the elections ......Vanguard OBJ�s men in strategic meeting: Presidency open to all zones - PDP PRESIDENT Olusegun Obasanjo and his core loyalists in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), principally members of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party, met in Abuja...Tribune Ribadu slams Obasanjo - Over presidential library CHAIRMAN of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on Monday condemned President Olusegun Obasanjo for launching the presidential library fund...Tribune 2007 ELECTIONS: PDP Dumps Zoning Lifts Embargo On Campaigns � Dissidents Are Difficult To Woo � Makarfi � Obasanjo Prefers Southern President Daily Independent Nnamanis Clash At PDP Reconciliation Meeting Senate President, Ken Nnamani, clashed with his state Governor, Chimaroke Nnamani, on Monday in Enugu before the reconciliation...Daily Independent NIGERIA PERISCOPES THE WORLD African Union 'targeted' in Darfur Two attacks on peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur region show African Union are being targeted, a spokesman says. BBC Nearly 50 People Killed In Violence Across Iraq A fresh wave of car bombs and other attacks hit Sunni and Shiite areas in Iraq Monday, killing nearly 50 people, including two journalists for the American television network CBS. VoiceOfAmerica Karzai condemns Kabul protests Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, has blamed "agitators" for the unrest in the capital after at least eight people died in violence sparked by a fatal car accident involving US troops. Aljazeera May 29, 2006 NIGERIANS! LET�S LOOK TO THE PAST AND WEEP, BUT LOOK TO THE FUTURE AND HOPE by D. Akinsanya Juliuson HonDBA, IOM Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. This was said by John Acton, the famous historian. He did not go on to suggest that the opposite is also true. Absolute powerless is no guarantee of absolute impeccability. NigerianNews Special When I first discussed 2007 with Obasanjo, he banged the table and vowed that i must succeed him It was a chronicle of some sort last Tuesday evening in Abuja as Vice President Atiku Abubakar spoke to a team of journalists, including senior editors of The Sun Newspapers.. . .....\| The Sun Obasanjo: Qualities of Next President President Olusegun Oba-sanjo this morning listed qualities, which he said Nigerians could not afford to compromise while choosing the next President as doing so would reverse the gains of the last seven years of democracy in the country. ThisDay 24 Govs Face Trial Next Year, Says Ribadu About 24 state governors in the country will face corruption charges at the end of their tenures on May 29, 2007 when constitutional immunity from criminal prosecution which they currently enjoy expires. ThisDay INEC Lauds Senate Over Electronic Voting Chairman of Independent National Electoral Com-mission (INEC), Pro-fessor Maurice Iwu has commended the Upper House of the National Assembly for quashing the motion seeking to bar the electoral commission ThisDay As Nigerians mark 7 years of Democracy: Don't take things for granted �OBASANJO ABUJA�AS Nigeria celebrates the 7th anniversary of the return to democracy today, President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that citizens �must not take things for granted or assume that the .............Vanguard South South plots against North As the battle for 2007 presidency rages among the zones, Nigerian Tribune has gathered that the leaders of the South South geopolitical zone have mapped out fresh strategies to ensure...Tribune Atiku must be probed - PDP The commencement of reconciliation efforts within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) this week notwithstanding, the ruling party will not jettison the probe of allegations of anti-party Tribune Forget The Past, Obasanjo Urges Nigerians Defend Democracy, Tinubu, Others Tell Citizens � Mass Revolt Ahead, Warn Rights Activists Daily Independent Governors Meet Over Presidential Candidate Atiku Says Obasanjo Lobbied Him Over Third Term In 2003 � PDP Peace Panels To Visit Each State Daily Independent NIGERIA PERISCOPES THE WORLD Tsvangirai warns of bleak future Zimbabwe's opposition leader says his country is at the precipice, as it struggles with economic crisis. 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