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...nation Commonwealth's punitive suspension of Zimbabwe is unlikely to force any dramatic changes. Mugabe's Minister of State for Information, Jonathan Moyo, described it as "meaningless." For Mugabe, the Common-wealth move - recommended by South Africa's Thabo Mbeki, Nigeria's Olusegun Obasanjo and Australia's John Howard - conveniently averted the possibility of further sanctions from Commonwealth members such as Britain, Canada and Australia. The European Union and the United States have drawn up "smart" sanctions, which would include a travel ban on Mugabe and senior members of his ZANU-PF party and a freeze on their assets abroad...
...fire spreading from a nearby market were "premature," said Defense Minister Theophilus Danjuma. As the shaken, rumor-filled city grieved for its dead, the commander of the Ikeja barracks appeared on state television and denied that the blasts were the start of a coup attempt against President Olusegun Obasanjo. As the week ended, the embattled leader?s troubles grew when national police - citing pay and other grievances - walked off the job in Lagos and other areas. After troops were ordered to assume police duties, the strike began to crumble. THE E.U. "Second Class" Aid Countries hoping to join the European...
...NIGERIA Tit for Tat Nigerian soldiers gunned down at least 130 people, including women and children, before President Olusegun Obasanjo ordered them to stop. The killings were to avenge the hacking to death of 19 soldiers sent into Makurdi, capital of the central state of Benue, to keep warring Tiv and Jukun tribes apart...
...NIGERIA Calm after Riots Business resumed in the city of Kano after community leaders agreed to end violence between Christian and Muslim gangs. Police said 32 people died in recent clashes that drove thousands of people from their homes. Red Cross estimates put the toll far higher. President Olusegun Obasanjo toured the northern city after the riots, which began as anti-American protests...
Through the initiative, the scientists will also work with Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Nigerian Ministry of Health to educate the public...