Archivi.ng | P.M NEWS, Monday, April 17, 2000

Newspaper from 2000/04/17

The text discusses various issues related to Nigeria, including:

1. A group of 19 senators from the Alliance for Democracy (AD) failed to carry through their protest of the huge alteration of the Year 2000 budget on the floor of the Senate due to their "selfishness and lack of tact."
2. The leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has been blamed for the failure of the AD senators to carry through their protest.
3. The leader of MASSOB, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, has declared that the Igbos and the entire Easterners should no longer regard themselves as Nigerians.
4. Over 300 Itsekiris from Orere Community in Delta State stormed Lagos, threatening to burn down Conoco Oil Company located at Osborne Road, Ikoyi.

Overall, the text highlights various political and social issues in Nigeria, including conflicts and protests related to the budget and the rights of ethnic groups.

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The text discusses various issues related to Nigeria, including: 1. A group of 19 senators from the Alliance for Democracy (AD) failed to carry through their protest of the huge alteration of the Year 2000 budget on the floor of the Senate due to their "selfishness and lack of tact." 2. The leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has been blamed for the failure of the AD senators to carry through their protest. 3. The leader of MASSOB, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, has declared that the Igbos and the entire Easterners should no longer regard themselves as Nigerians. 4. Over 300 Itsekiris from Orere Community in Delta State stormed Lagos, threatening to burn down Conoco Oil Company located at Osborne Road, Ikoyi. Overall, the text highlights various political and social issues in Nigeria, including conflicts and protests related to the budget and the rights of ethnic groups.

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