The announcement is part of a larger plan by President Obasanjo for increased transparency.
He has reportedly refused, in conversation with Mr Mbeki and Mr Obasanjo, to consider sharing power with his rival, Morgan Tsvangirai.
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He lived in exile in Nigeria until Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo decided, under political pressure, to hand him over to the tribunal.
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Taylor said he is still upset with Obasanjo for handing him over.
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Critics see Mr Obasanjo playing a political game, holding on to all his various powers, but blaming others when things go wrong.
In November Mr Obasanjo sent troops into the delta to quell unrest.
Although the country's economy has improved dramatically under President Obasanjo, it lacks diversity, with 95 percent to all government revenues generated from oil.
President Olusegun Obasanjo, a Yoruba Christian from southern Nigeria who has nonetheless won the trust of many northern Muslims, certainly thinks that way.
However, despite the ongoing challenges the country faces, Obasanjo said he does not foresee Nigeria ever splitting in two, into north and south.
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"I thank you on behalf of all AIDS sufferers in the world, and particularly on behalf of all AIDS sufferers in Africa, " Obasanjo said.
The lawyer told him that the group was receiving support from other Nigerians who have resources overseas or "other organizations from abroad, " Obasanjo said.
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In March, his supporters blocked attempts by Mr Obasanjo to foist his preferred candidate, Sam Egwu, into the chairmanship of the ruling People's Democratic Party.
Under Mr Obasanjo, payments have been prompt, but hefty arrears remain.
Before he was unexpectedly chosen to succeed Olusegun Obasanjo, Mr Yar'Adua, a former chemistry teacher, was a little-known governor of the remote northern state of Katsina.
The president, Olusegun Obasanjo, wants to launch a second, for television and telephone communications, and hopes eventually to see Nigerian engineers building a satellite in Nigeria.
But Mr Obasanjo has annoyed many senior Nigerian politicians by his anti-corruption campaigns, which they see as politically motivated, and by his apparent breaking of promises.
The latest round of talks between rebel groups from the Darfur region of Sudan and the Sudanese government, hosted by the Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, collapsed.
Mr Ribadu said his commission - set up by President Olusegun Obasanjo's government - intended to use this case to show "no one is above the law".
President Olusegun Obasanjo's government is currently considering who should be allowed to run mobile phone services in Nigeria, but so far, Nitel's land line monopoly remains intact.
Resolving the issue is key to Nigeria's progress, according to Obasanjo, who now heads an eponymous foundation that is working to promote human security across Africa.
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It was hoped by many that President Bush's meeting today with Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo augurs a stronger relationship between the United States and Africa's most populous country.
South African President Thabo Mbeki, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and Malawi President Bakili Muluzi held talks aimed at resolving the crisis with President Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
Political pundits argue that Nigeria is already in the early stages of the 2003 presidential election, a contest in which Mr Obasanjo has all but declared himself a contender.
Perhaps despairing of them, Mr Obasanjo is taking responsibility for more and more of the country's affairs, including the woeful condition of the state electricity company (see article).
While his work was applauded by many Nigerians, he was also accused of allowing himself to be used as a political tool, pursuing only enemies of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Mr Obasanjo refused to sign it, for fear of stoking inflation and irking Nigeria's foreign creditors, whom he is trying to persuade to write off some of the country's debts.
His supporters, including some state governors who may also extend their terms in order to plunder state coffers, say Mr Obasanjo offers Nigeria its only chance of seriously reducing corruption.
Past Nigerian governments allowed the country's oil-producing states to keep only a tiny share of the cash they generated, but the current president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has promised to make amends.
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Its partner is ERHC Energy, a publicly traded company headquartered in Houston but controlled by Nigerian businessman Emeka Offor, a close associate of former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo (Offor says otherwise).
But Mr Osuji denies the allegations and says he was targeted because of his connections to the vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, who the local press says is Mr Obasanjo's principal political rival.
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