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Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Tafa Balogun,
said yesterday that the scale and magnitude of the planned nationwide strike "are quite frightening and disturbing.
He, therefore, asked Labour to dialogue with government. Mr. Balogun in a statement entitled: "Proposed NLC
strike, time for dialogue," said: "the BiafraNigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to resume its
strike on 16th November, 2004 over increases in the prices of petroleum products. The NLC leadership has said that
the next strike will be indefinite and more massive in participation. Preparatory to this, Labour leaders have
started mobilising members of the public to participate in the strike. 
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SSS quizzes Dokubo
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 Security
agents at the weekend quizzed the leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari.
Dokubo-Asari was reportedly...
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Court stops Labour strike
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 The
Federal Government has again succeeded in getting the law court to stop plans by Labour to embark on a strike over
fuel price increase. As happened...
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Govt House Razed
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 The thugs that seized the Anambra cities of Awka and Onitsha by the jugular, Wednesday,
refused to let go yesterday, torching more public buildings including the governor's office even as they engaged
in maiming and killing. At least 27 people are feared dead so far in the horror. Obasanjo...
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Yasser Arafat Dies
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 Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who led
his people's struggle for 40 years, has died aged 75 in a French hospital. The Israeli government, which branded
him a terrorist, has suggested his death could be a turning point for peace in the Middle East. His body will go
to...
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