Obasanjo at UN, Seeks Permanent Seat for Nigeria
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President Olusegun Oba-sanjo yesterday in his address to the General Assembly of the United Nations declared that Nigeria is qualified to be a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
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Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has appointed a special adviser on the volatile oil-rich Niger delta, amid a spate of kidnappings of foreign oil workers in the region.
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UNITED NATIONS The United States has gone on record saying UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan should remain on the job, a week after President Bush pointedly chose not to voice such support.
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A court rules President Olusegun Obasanjo cannot sack his deputy for joining an opposition party.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, fending off Republican demands for his resignation over alleged corruption, said Thursday he will expand U.N. support for Iraqi elections if need be. He said he was not offended that President Bush did not ask to see him during this visit to Washington.
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22 December 2004 - As his top envoy continued meetings with Iraqi officials in Baghdad ahead of elections scheduled for 30 January, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today that the Iraqi people &quot;have a chance for the first time in a long
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Wednesday expressed his belief that it was possible for Japan to win a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council without rewriting its constitution.
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A Libyan minister tells the United Nations General Assembly that it deserves a permanent seat on the Security Council.
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UNITED NATIONS: India launched its bid for a permanent United Nations Security Council seat on Tuesday, saying that an increasing number of countries were supporting it and arguing that expanded membership was crucial for addressing new global threats.
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The United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, has declined to give a firm commitment about increasing the number of UN personnel in Iraq ahead of next month&#39;s elections in the country.
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan rejected calls for his resignation from several US lawmakers, saying Tuesday he will ``carry on&#39;&#39; at the helm of the United Nations for the next two years.
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Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo called for lawmakers to approve the deployment of up to 1,500 peacekeeping troops to Sudan's war-torn province of Darfur, as Khartoum pledged to restore order there.
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President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo is visiting Finnish political leadership in Helsinki on Wednesday.
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Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday proposed to give a greater role to African Union (AU) troops in restoring peace to Sudan&#39;s Darfur region on the eve of talks between the Sudanese government and rebels.
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ABUJA, Nigeria -- President Olusegun Obasanjo is clear about his plans after finishing his second term and overseeing the national election in April: He will retire to the pastoral life of a gentleman chicken farmer.
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Nigeria's Senate is to investigate graft allegations made by President Obasanjo against his vice-president.
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Top Japanese officials on Wednesday welcomed the United Nations&#39; proposal to increase the number of UN Security Council permanent members, as the move is favorable to Tokyo&#39;s ambition to become a member country.