Monday January 8th, 2001

NEWS
No Crisis of Confidence in Aso Rock - Okupe | Bamaiyi Takes Bail Bid to Supreme Court | I Will not Witch-Hunt Past Government, Says Kufuor | Crisis Brews Again In Zangon-Kataf | Oyo SSG, Koleoso Escapes Assailants' Bullets | Why Sarumi Can't Be Charged to Court - Okiro | Kano Dep Gov Demands Creation of More States | Kalu, Mbadinuju Differ on Federal Presence in South-East | Osun Sacks 1000 Civil Servants | Commissioner Hand-over Notes in Borno | Borno SSG Explains Disagreement Between Govt, Labour | Vasectomy Gains Ground Among Nigerian Men | Sharia: Cow Thief to Get Judgement in Katsina | Yobe Gov Calls for Closer Ties of Kanuri Nations | Presidency Assures South-South on Benefit of Democracy | Jigawa APP Accuses Govt of Frustrating State Sugar Cane Scheme | Okorocha Donates Vehicles to Handicapped | Visitation Panel Faults Kaduna Poly on Accreditation | Embrace Dialogue, Alamieyeseigha Tells Ijaw Youths | NGO Urges Imo to Utilise Derivation Fund | Imo Awards Three Road Contracts | Alamieyeseigha Appoints APP Chieftain Board Chairman | Nigeria's Preparations for AGOA Impressive - Expert | Udenwa Dissolves Cabinet |
BUSINESS
Local Oil Firm, Irish Partner Unable to Resolve Dispute | South African Airways Applies to US Transport Dept | 'Make Telecoms Development Part of Poverty Alleviation Programme' | From Banking Hall to e-Platform | Bond Market to be Active Again | Share Prices May Continue Upward Trend | Access Bank: Making Good of Bad Situations | Naira Denomination : Let there be More Coins | Stock Market in New Year Upswing | Akintola Williams Adetona Isichei & Co Adopts New Identity | NMB Shareholders Get Full Dividend from NDIC | CBN Withdraws N28.9bn from Circulation | Demand for Forex Drops at IFEM |
POLITICS
Leaders Sing Revival Songs for Comatose Kogi PDP | Council Boss Warns FG over BPE Deductions | 2003 Guber Election | The Situation in Osun State is Not Hopeless - Odanye | Akwa Ibom Rekindles Old Rivalry |
ARTS & REVIEW
Lifting the Pall | Behind the Voice of Culture | Mary Slessor Resurrects in Amana - Mba | In Love with the Stage |
COMMENT
ECOWAS Without Mauritania | Obasanjo and 2003 |
EDITORIAL
2001 Appropriation Bill |
LETTERS
Rural Banking: A Dream Not Realised | Incredible Donation to PDP | A Word for Anenih's Critics |
CITY DIARY
John Orume: A Journalist's Escape from the Claws of Death | Police in Ebonyi Arrest Suspected Robbery Kingpin | New Secretary General of Catholic Secretariat Takes Over |
FEATURES
What Manner of Predictions? | Under 'Friendly Fire'? |
SPORTS
Diffrent Strokes in Two Cities | SBC's Delay Worries NBBF Officials | ...As Pupils Converge in Benin | Nigerians Want Kanu's Invitation | Mgbolu Expatiates on Kanu's Exclusion | Sango, Malu for YSFON Awards |
RIGHT OF REPLY
Why All Eyes Are on NITEL |