Friday October 19th, 2001

NEWS
Obasanjo Caused Kano Riot, Says Rimi | Awo, an Inspiration - Atiku | Speakers to Govs: Dissolve Councils by January | Public Enterprises Cost Nigeria $600bn - el-Rufai | 104 Applicants Jostle for Private Refineries | Court Gives UK Go-ahead to Trace Abacha Loot | Obasanjo Urges African Parliamentarians to Fight Corruption | Stop Using Kerosine, Lagosians Warned | Union Pickets Insurance Firm, Alleges Victimisation | Appeal Court Upholds HIV Carrier's Appeal | Governor's Wife Escapes Death | PDP Chairmanship Race: Ogbeh Confers with Na'Abba, Others | NDLEA Upgrades Ports to Zonal Commands | Armed Gang Kills Two Policemen | Firms Ask Court to Stop CBN, SEC's Interference | UK Firm Pledges Support for Health Care System | US Terrorist Attack: Sign of End Time - GKS President | Obasanjo Calls for Greater National Integration | Rivers Pleads for Patience on Power Project | Govs Condemn Political Violence in Gusau | Capital Votes Release Will Fuel Inflation - Kpakol | Human Rights Commission Ends Public Sitting | Stella Obasanjo Advocates Peace in Ebonyi | NUJ Calls on Journalist to Fish Out Dele Giwa's Killers | PDP Suspends Disciplinary Action Against Members | Kuforiji-Olubi Denies Advising IBB on June 12 | Gemade Chides Critics |
The US Tragedy Update
Bush Signals Ground Assault | 'No Link Between Iraq and al-Qaeda' | Fire at Kabul Airport | Taliban Military Impounds Food Supplies | UN Warns of 'Race against Time' | 70 Afghan Civilians Killed - Taliban | Britain Writes-off Pakistan's Debt |
State of the States
NNPC Suspends Sale of Kerosine | Sani Restricts Hajj Slot to First Timers | Strike: Doctors Accused of Breach of Agreement | Commissioner Seeks Speedy Trial of Criminal Cases | Fornication: Woman to be Stoned to Death | 6 killed in Auto Crash | APP Chieftain Flays OPC's Threat of War |
POLITICS
LG Tenure: Speakers Position on 3 Years Faulted | 'Allow Governors to Serve Third Term' | Nwodo Cautions on PDP Convention | Electoral Boss Denies Allegation | Why Peace is Elusive in Ebonyi State - Council Boss | Victor Attah: Maturity is the Name of the Game | How It Happened, by Assemby Member |
BUSINESS
Security Beefed Up for Safe Airspace | Firm Commissions Container Handling Equipment | ITAN Flays CPN's Move to Regulate IT Industry | SEWUN: How Long Will the Divided House Stand? | ADH Appoints Ogunseye General Manager | MannyBank Promotes Managers | Another Onslaught Against Tokunbo Vehicles | FG Lauded for Customs' Autonomy, Destination Inspection | Holiday Makers to Enjoy Concessions on Cruise Vessels | Committee Worried Over Corruption at the Ports | JODLIC Trains 150 Dockworkers | NPA Boss Assures of Co-operation with Shipping Firms | Nigerdock Boss Laments Deteriorating State of Equipment | Maritime Workers' Union Sacks Scribe, Deputy, Others | P&I Clubs Cancel War Cover | Private Operator Calls for Logistics Support in W/African Maritime | Hangar Project'll be Completed Dec 1, Says Obafemi | BA Resumes Trans-Atlantic Concorde Flights Nov 7 | Money Laundering: How Outlaws Will Always Exploit Disparate Legal Systems | Railway Pensioners Send SOS to FG | CILT Seeks Act of Parliament | Truck Terminal Committees Submit Report | 'VICEE 500mg is One of the Best' ' | PENGASSAN Demands Reinstatement of Sacked SGS Workers | Increased Purchasing Power, Solution to Hunger - Tinubu | Mathey Dearsman Makes In-road into Nigeria | Price Losers Regain Control of Stock Market | Hallmark Bank Organises Staff Training | Demand Gather Steam at IFEM | City Express Bank, Banker to Econet Wireless | Prudent, Stanbic Banks Open New Branches |
ARTS & REVIEW
Lagos Writers Chant into a New Season | Censors Board Confronts Anarchy in Film Industry | An Evening for the Oldies |
COMMENT
Remembering Dele Giwa | Between Anyim, Osulor and Ebonyi Politics |
EDITORIAL
Hajia Gambo Sawaba (1930-2001) |
LETTERS
Re: Dariye's Diatribe Against Muslims | Cadbury's Faulty Advert on NTA |
FEATURES
Aguda: Burying the Dead, Honouring the Living |
HEALTH
The Trauma of Breast Cancer | Pharmacists Council to Censor Members | New Vitamin C Drug Launched |
RIGHT OF REPLY
Re: From Kabukabu Diplomat to Tuketuke Historian | Still on the Falcon and the Falconer |
SPORTS
Carnevale Deal Intact Despite Denials | Eagles' Nations Cup Camp Opens Jan. 2 | Amokachi Heads to US | Injury Sidelines Okocha for Four Weeks | NFA Top Jobs Up for Grab Next Week |