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BiafraNigeriaWorld News  April 25, 2003 2003 Poll Results
MASSOB to FG: 'Prove That Uwazurike is Alive' The nothern regional headquarters of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has asked the Federal Government to show proof that the group's leader, Chief Ralph Uwazurike, was still alive. Security agents recently arrested Uwazurike in an encounter during which some members of MASSOB reportedly lost their lives. In a statement in Kaduna yesterday, MASSOB said, "if on the other hand Chief Uwazurike is still alive, Gen. Obasanjo and the BiafraNigeria Police must be compelled to take him to court, in accordance with the rule of law which the President swore to defend." The MASSOB northern representative, Mr. Leonard Ukatu, and executive secretary, Mr. Godwin C.A. Igbokwe, jointly signed the statement in which the group equally demanded that formal charges be brought against Uwazurike. The statement said, "holding Chief Uwazurike beyond 24 hours after a court verdict, is a breach of his fundamental human rights. (This Day)		Key Stories Buhari heads for court PDP expels Gemade   Fuel Crisis: Why NNPC Can't Sanction Major Marketers OPEC Raises Output Quota ANPP, APGA to seek legal redress ...Awuse Wants Elections Cancelled Saraki Inaugurates Transition Panel ANPP Wants Probe, Requests Finger Print Experts I didn't lose Oyo guber polls, says Lam Adesina The hard road to victory in Bayelsa Tariq Aziz, Iragi's deputy primier, in U.S. custody
Winnie Given 5-Year Jail Term   Court Told: Dismiss Ekwueme's Appeal   AUDIO   VIDEO Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, former wife of Nelson Mandela, has been sentenced to five years in prison by a South African court for fraud and theft. One year of her sentence is suspended, and under the terms of the judgement she will serve a minimum of eight months in jail, with the rest taking the form of community service. (BBC)   President Olusegun Obasanjo has appealed against the judgment of an Abuja High Court which held that it had jurisdiction to hear the suit instituted by Chief Alex Ekwueme, challenging Obasanjo's election as the Peoples Democratic Party (PD) presidential candidate for the general elections. (This Day)     Obasanjo/PDP Election Fraud is Deeply Concerning General Ojukwu Seeks Democracy Isioma Daniel Speaks "Fatwa" Animalism 1 "Fatwa" Animalism 2

NATIONAL ASEEMBLY AND OTHER 2003 ELECTION RESULTS Gubernatorial Senate House of Representatives Local Government 2003 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS Click on map above or state below for details Abia Adamawa Akwa-Ibom Anambra Bauchi Bayelsa Benue Borno Cross River Delta Ebonyi Edo Ekiti Enugu Gombe Imo Jigawa Kaduna Kano Katsina Kebbi Kogi Kwara Lagos Nasarawa Niger Ogun Ondo Osun Oyo Plateau Rivers Sokoto Taraba Yobe Zamfara Federal Capital Territory

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