Friday February 2nd, 2001

NEWS
Obasanjo Says No to SNC, State Police | Abubakar, ex-Head of State, Greets THISDAY | House Queries Obaseki, PPMC, over N150bn Missing Revenue | N140m NLC Bribe Scandal: Panel Interviews Anenih, Oshiomhole | Oputa Panel: Shell Denies Arms Importation, Rights Abuses | There is Nothing Wrong with 'Secret Pact' - House Member | Assembly Constitution Review Committee for Nationwide Tour | 2003 Election: Odili Reaffirms Support for Obasanjo/Atiku Ticket | Our Rapport with Obasanjo is Unconditional - Na'Abba | BPE Denies Reports of Job Cuts in NEPA | Why OMPADEC Failed, By Horsfall | Judge Orders A-G to Commence Trial of 67 Armed Robbery Suspects | Layi Balogun's Suspected Killers Arraigned | Counsel's 'Conflict of Interest' Stalls Petition against Chevron | Agbakoba Picks Hole in Electoral Bill | Stella Obasanjo Pledges Relief Materials for Benin Kerosene Explosion Victims | Ibori Signs 2001 Budget Into Law | Fake Army Pensioner Nabbed | Police Arrest Four Fake NNPC Officials | Chamber of Commerce Seeks $855m GSM Proceeds for Lagos | Igbo, Ijesa are Twin Brothers - Aromolaran | Archbishop of Canterbury Calls for Caution in Sharia Implementation | NURTW Threatens Strike over Fuel Scarcity | Decentralise Muslim Pilgrims Board - Ahmadiyya | A Time to Say |
POLITICS
Marginalisation: When the Hunter Becomes the Hunted | Kwara PDP Resolves Crisis | Niger Delta Youths Vow to Fight for Resource Control | PDP Chieftain Challenges Gana over South-east Contracts | NGO Seeks Second Term for Obasanjo | Pipeline Vandalisation: Council Boss Indicts Police | Akwa Ibom APP Suspends Vice Chairman | Nigerian Leaders Blamed for Economic Woes |
BUSINESS
Immigration Repositions for Foreign Investment | NICON, IGI, UNIC Dominate Non-life Insurance | American Finance Experts Due in Nigeria | Maiduguri Crash and Obasanjo's Magnanimity | Lagos-NY Route: Nigeria Airways, SAA Reach Truce | SAHCOL Saves N5m on In-house Equipment Repairs | NAMA Board Assures on Flight Safety | Rationalising the NSITF Rates Review | Chrysler's New Boss Faces Crisis | Duke Seeks Free Port Status for Calabar Port | Olabode Sues for Peace in the Niger Delta | Opposition to Wharf Landing Fees Mounts | Dock Workers Now Enjoy Enhanced Salary | JODLIC Vows to Sanction Erring Stevedoring Contractors | NPA Determined to Recover N4bn Owed by NNPC | Business & Maritime West Africa Debuts | SGBN Promotes Bakare, Kadiri, 74 others | Chevron, NCF Honour Edu | 7-Up Rewards 40 Staff | SON Appoints Angya Secretary/ Legal Adviser | Brokers May Face Sanctions | CBN Moves Up Rediscount Rate Again | CBN Buys US$24.7m from Banks | Union Bank Commits N6 Blllion To SME Financing |
ARTS & REVIEW
PMAN's CNNI Wink in the Dark | Celebrating French Music | The Meaning of Flute |
COMMENT
The Bank Chief as a Metaphor | Anenih, Orji Kalu and Amanze Obi |
EDITORIAL
Magazu, Zamfara and Sharia |
LETTERS
Building a Viable Nation | Government's Intransigence on Equity | Obasanjo Should Brace Up | The Changing Face of the Press |
CITY DIARY
Cross River Christians Denounce Govt-organised Christmas Festival | Ministries Tasked to Rid Co-operative Societies of Fraud | 36,000 Nigerians Treated for Psychiatric Ailments at Aro Last Year |
FEATURES
African Conflicts: Making Peace with Women | Youth Unemployment: Ibori's Novel 'Surgery' |
SPORTS
Ghanaians in Diaspora Vow to Crush Eagles | Koreans Want Logo Dispute Resolved | FIFA Holds Anti-racism Conference | Asagoe Upsets Coetzer | Plessis Gives NLS Passmark | Enthusiast Wants SBC Sponsorship Retained |
EXTRA
The Menace of e-Mail | Lucky for the Second Time |