Friday November 2nd, 2001

NEWS
PDP: Obasanjo's Meeting Inferior, Says Nwodo | Obasanjo Meets Bush Today, Says Don't Abandon Africa | Adesanya Reconciles Fasheun, Gani Adams | GSM: NITEL to Roll Out 120,000 Lines by March | Kano Police Set to Head Off Today's Protest | Toyo Traces Crises to Foreign Interest | Katsina Eyes Big Shares in Govt Firms | Ekiti NULGE Blames Strike on FG | Newsmen Get 12 Econet Handsets, Lines | Chapel Wants NUJ Council Probed | My Return Not at Gemade's Instance - Ibeshi | IBB vs Oputa: Gani Asks Supreme Court to Dismiss Judgment | Ebonyi Deputy Speaker Escapes Assassination Attempt | Maccido Decries Incessant Sectional Clashes | Ibori Recommends Dialogue Against Ethnic Crisis | Shagari Urges Viable Education Sector for Development | Bill to Stop Exportation of Charcoal Before National Assembly | Dons Sue Ministry of Education over Closure of Satellite Campuses | Anyim Decries Sharia's Selective Justice | ERA Blames Shell for Olomoro/Oleh Explosion | Hashidu Makes Case for Strategies to Check Desertification | Govt Impounds Non-CRI Goods | Na'Abba Advises Women on Empowerment | Population Boss Pledges Credible Census | We'll Stem Human Rights Abuses, Says Obasanjo | Explosion: NNPC Donates Drugs to Oyo | Ann Formalises DFID in Enugu | Privatisation: NCP Approves Committee to Check Implementation Problems | Electoral Bill: House Wants Ballot Papers Modified | Nal Merchant Bank Re-positions for Universal Banking | Gbenga Daniel Arrested | Politicians Have Failed Nigerians - Ita Giwa | Gemade Instigated Makurdi Riots, Says Akume | Industrialist Decries PDP Attitude to Niger Delta | Shell Scores High in Safety and Environment | Armed Robbers Storm OAU | AIG Pleads for Logistic Support Against Crime | Nwachukwu Advises Abia Politicians on Democracy | Gbenga Daniel Arrested |
The US Strike Against Afghanistan
Annan Calls for Quick End to Military Action | Anthrax: US Supreme Court Remains Closed | CIA Denies Contact with bin Laden | Megawati Decries Attacks | 130,000 Refugees Flee into Pakistan | 'Japan to Assist US forces' | Arafat Denounces bin Laden's Call to Arms |
POLITICS
The Patriots Bill is Injurious to Political Health -Nzeribe | DSM, AD Harp on SNC | Tinubu Appoints New LG Commissioner | Nzeribe's Challenge at 63 | Electoral Bill: N/Assembly Should Steer Clear of LG Elections | Things Fall Apart in PDPas Gladiators Battle for Control |
BUSINESS
NLC Restates Opposition to Aspects of Privatisation | EAS Boss Urges FG to Reduce Aviation Fuel Prices | RORO May Suffer Fresh Low Cargo Traffic | NLC Pledges Support for Unregistered Political Party | Akele's Group Canvasses Action Against Defaulting Company | NLC Pleads with ASUU Again, Supports NULGE, Nurses' Strikes | Insurance Firm to Reinstate Sacked Workers | New CEO Takes Over at Xerox Corp | Ford Jr Becomes CEO of Ford Motors | Tokunbo Vehicles: Importers Take Case to National Assembly | Ship owners warned of hijack-and-ransom attacks | Customs Agents May Embark on Strike Over new Licence Fees | Lilypond Port Terminal Booms | Making Our Airports Safe | Air Travel Still Preferred | SAHCOL's Two Years of Autonomy | Amako Airline Resumes Jeddah-Dubai Route | Panel Report Divides Nigeria Railway Corporation | Bus Operators Accuse LASTMA of Collecting Illegal Dues | Two Railways Workers, 4 Others Arrested for Stealing | Chisco Transport Repositions, Rewards Travellers | Police Nab Man for Faking Product | Gold Spot Orange and Gold Spot Frooty to Launch 35cl Pack | Customs and New Code for Freight Forwarders | Wema Bank Achieves Improved Performance Indices | Shell's Fund Depresses IFEM Demand | New Africa Merchant Bank Re-positions | Savannah Bank Unveil New Products at Fair | 20 People Rescued from Fire Outbreak in SEC |
ARTS & REVIEW
Music Finds New Rhythm for Life | ANA Review: A Journal of Controversy | Anthrax on Anthrax |
COMMENT
Appraising Gana and His Praise Team | Why we were not at Oputa (2) |
EDITORIAL
The Distress Scare |
LETTERS
NCP's Haste to Privatise Niger Dock | Re: Cadbury's Faulty Advert on NTA |
FEATURES
Frills, Fun and Pains of Night Journey |
CITY DIARY
Controversy over Robbery Suspect's Mental State |
SPORTS
Sack Eaglets' Coaches, Laloko Tells NFA | Unipetrol Budgets N2m for Tennis | Home-based Eagles Depart for London Sunday | Egypt Keeps Volleyball Federation Guessing |
EXTRA
This Hell of a Country, I Love It |