Friday April 27th, 2001

NEWS
We Have AIDS, But We Have Hope | Okadigbo Apologises to Senate, Escapes Suspension | Ige Asks NSE to Comply with Directive on Name Change | UN, OAU Propose Funds to Combat Disease | Civil War: Oputa Summons Army Chief Over Asaba Massacre | Etiebet Quits PDP, Launches NSA in Uyo | Igbo Want Commission on War Damaged Areas | Clinton Ties AIDS Fight to Debt Relief | I Will Talk About My Retirement Later, Says Malu | Governor Escapes Death As Detectives Unearth Bombs | Afenifere Expresses Fears over 2003, Reaches Out to Political Associations | Obasanjo Promises to Revitalise Railways in Two Years | FG, States, LGs Share N90.9bn for April | House Summons Danjuma over US Soldiers in Nigeria | NLC Blasts Politicians for Reneging on Campaign Promises | Akinrinade Restates Need for True Federalism | New Revenue Allocation Formula Out Soon | Defence Denies Alleged $57b Contract for Aircraft Refurbishment | House Stops Privatisation Of Nigeria Airways | 'It's Unethical for Doctors to Go on Strike' | Agbakoba Asks Court to Quash Guobadia's Appointment | Lawmaker Chides FG over Resource Control | UBE: FG Spends N200m to Train Teachers | NLC Nets N28m at Secretariat Fund Raising | 'Panacea for Educational Development' | N1.7bn Subscribers' Debt Hampers NITEL's Effectiveness | Five Persons Die as Car Plunges into Ogun River |
STATE OF THE STATES
ACF Urges Northern Governors to Subsidise Grains | 33 Federal Projects Abandoned | Shot Lawmakers Hospitalised in Okitipupa | Ibadan Shareholders Warn on NSE, SEC Crisis | Councillors Head For Court Over Amended LG Bill | APP Dissociates Self from Council Chairman's Suspension | Minister Blames Legislators over 'Go-Slow' in Agric Sector | Govt Spends N733m on Flood, Erosion Problems | S/African Product Makes Waves at Fair | FG Reaffirms Commitment to War on Malaria | Free Surgery for Hernia Patients | Lawmakers Seek Help for Rainstorm Victims | Adesina to Lead Tinubu's Re-election Campaign | Assembly Clerk, UNDP Adviser Sacked | Kalu Warns Securitymen against Harassing Fuel Hawkers | Committee to Probe Govt House Fire Set up |
POLITICS
On the Trail of the Nasarawa Governor | Kalu's Posters Were Pasted By Our Detractors - Aide | National Frontiers Meeting: Opadokun, Others Represented Us - Afenifere | ... PAM Dissociates Self from Awolowo, NSA | Ohanaeze Seeks Collective Responsibility as Panacea to Ethnic Massacre | Sharia: Musicians Caned for Playing at Wedding | Alleged De-registration: AD Cautions INEC | 'Nigeria Is in a State of Anarchy' | Obasanjo can Still Deliver -Pro-democracy Group | AD Chieftain Rates Tinubu over Jakande |
BUSINESS
NNPC Attributes Fuel Scarcity to Vandalisation of Facilities | Chikwe Warns Aviation Boards over Contract Awards | Invest More in Imo State - Udenwa | 'We Do Not Enter Into Collective Agreements' | MWUN Caretaker Committee Hands Over to Elected Officers | PENGASSAN Appeals to Govt Over Sacked PTI Staff | Retrenchment: Workers Plan to Pursue Matter Politically | Agbetuyi Bags Honorary DSC | 'Pipeline Vandalisation in not Illegal Bunkering' | Battling Corruption at the Ports Industry | Ship Building: Nigerdock Boss Laments Lack of Patronage | Customs to Commission Medical Clinics | National Clearing Agency Worries over Rising Debts by Parastatals | Maduekwe to Launch Book on Maritime | Kamba Becomes ASSOFF Patron as Agents Seek Co-operation | Denca Services Loses Top Executive | Why Traffic Jam Persists in Lagos - LASTMA | NRC Trustees Commence Payment of Gratuity | Cab Operators Complain about Route Charges | Germaine: A Challenge to the Haulage Industry | Deregulation Good for Nigerian Economy | TNT Boss Calls for Review of Courier Act | Menace of Harmattan Haze and Weather-related Incidents | Chikwe, Osoba, Marwa Bag Award Today | New Team Takes over South Africa Airways | NAMA Updates Billing System for Navigational Charges | Re: A Look at Met Dept's Autonomy | NSE Honours Ibru, Welcomes Razaq | Obasanjo Confirms Establishment of N50bn Bank of Industry | IFEM: Demand Gathers Steam |
ARTS & REVIEW
Aboard the Slave Ship | Zubby Revives Highlife in the Garden | Enter the Islamic Baytuzeenah | Tightrope Back Soon |
COMMENT
Fall of the House Committee on Education | Making Obasanjo Civil |
EDITORIAL
NITEL's Privatisation |
LETTERS
Odili, Harry and the Rivers People | Obasanjo Deserves Respect |
CITY DIARY
Three Scientists Make Nigeria Proud, Win Excellence Award | Adamawa Royal Father Raises Alarm over Collapsed Bridges |
FEATURES
New Democracy, Illusory Dividends? |
RIGHT OF REPLY
Re: The Logic of Mental Home |
SPORTS
Westerhof Offers To Rescue Nigeria | NFA Fires Bonfrere, Names Amodu, Keshi as Replacement | Associations Set for Election | Rivers Ready to Host Eagles |
EXTRA
Soccer as National Security |