Tuesday December 11th, 2001

NEWS
Electoral Law in Credibility Test | NDDC No Welfare Board, Says Obasanjo | MTS Licence Revalidation A Mistake - Minister | Mohammed Abacha in Hospital for Kidney Ailment | Police Nab 4 NDLEA Officials over Hemp | ASUU Replies Obasanjo over Criticisms | NBA Decries Al-Mustapha's Verbal Assault on Judge | Onyia Visits Wrecked World Trade Centre, Lays Wreath | NBA Decries Al-Mustapha's Verbal Assault on Judge | 'Private Sector, Engine of Economic Growth' | UNDP Pledges N700m to Nigeria | FG Owes Pensioners N11.4bn | Police Smash Forgery Syndicate | NEPA to Generate 7000mw by 2003 - Obasanjo | UNDP Urges Obasanjo to Sign 'Original' Electoral Bill | Obasanjo, IFAD President Launch New Initiative on Poverty | A Month Old Baby Stolen in Church | Judge Condemns Use of Ethnic Militias | Nigeria Signs MOU on Environment Protection | Thugs Invade Osun Assembly | Adamawa NULGE Threatens Fresh Strike | Electoral Bill: PLP Chieftain Condemns Ban on New Parties | Katsina Govt Recovers Illegal Loans from Officials | Ekiti By-election: AD Win Shows Love for Party - Adebayo | Land Speculators, a Threat - Oba of Benin | LG Service Commission to Report Corrupt Officers | Ex-Biafran Soldiers Not Pensionable, Says Minister | Annan to Nations: Respect Your People's Rights | Presidency Summons Police, SSS, INEC Chiefs over Bye-election | New Varsity Sets Up Teaching Clinic, Computer Courses | 320 Graduands of Idia Scheme Bag Soft Loan | Clergy Advocates National Confab | Robbers Renew Attack in Katsina | Chevron Holds AIDS Awareness Rally | AP, Unipetrol, NOLCHEM Owe NNPC N17 bn | Shell Bags N62 bn Contract to Refurbish Afam Power Plant | Nigeria Launches Africa's First Generic AIDS Drugs Trial | Ethnic Crisis: Obasanjo Defends Troops Deployment | Nigeria, E/Guinea to Resolve Dispute | Seven Feared Dead in Abuja Market Inferno |
The US Strike Against Afghanistan
Somali Faction Ready to Join War Against Terror | Islamic Party Demands U.S Quit Pakistani Bases After Taliban Fall | US Temporarily Transfers Command Hq to Kuwait | Omar Believed on the Move with Small Numbers of Followers - Clarke | Eight Arrested at Anti-war Demo in Britain |
State of the States
Rector Flays Disparity in Sharing ETF Proceeds | Trouble Makers Told to Fear God's Wrath | Security Situation at Airports Improves |
POLITICS
South-East Set for LG Polls Next April | Lawmaker Berates N/Assembly Over Tenure of LG | PDP Inaugurates Johannesburg Chapter | Akitoye Congratulates Ogbeh, George | Some House Members Are Not Serious-Jibrin | Playing the Judas |
BUSINESS
Julius Berger Wins NNPC Contract for Petrol Stations | 'Ethnic Conflicts, Insecurity Depress Foreign Investors' Morale' | Presco Industries to Invest N2.5b in Oil-Palm Plantation | FG, Rivers, Bayelsa States Urged to adopt Affirmative Action | Unilever , Hope World-wide Raises HIV/Aids Alarm | Ragolis Repositions, Defends Use of PVC in Bottling Water | 'Agriculture Should be Handled as Serious Business' | Agip to Stream 100m Barrels Okono Field | Lagos Power Demand Shoots Up to 2,000 MW - NEPA | Opec Seeks Bigger Output Cut from Outsiders | Angolan Oil Boom Little Consolation to War-Weary Inhabitants | NEPA : The Ides of December is Here | Half-year Results Boost Totalfinaelf Nigeria | US Stocks Wobble in Choppy Trade | Chevron, NLNG Lift IFEM with $17m | New Nigeria Bank Repositions | Ehimeakhe Explains UBN Offer of Extension |
HOME & REAL ESTATE
Lagos Land Use Charge Law Faces Stiffer Opposition | FHA Begins Sale of 1000 Abuja Housing Units | FG Urged to Protect Environment | Shagamu-Benin Expressway Needs Rehabilitation | Estate consultant's N7.25 Suit Resumes | Okopido Turns 54, Renews Battle for Sustainable Development | Lagos Govt. Demolishes Church Building | Building Performance Evaluation : A Necessity | Netherlands Gives Backing to UNEP World Summit on Sustainable Development | Architects' New Executive Council |
LAW & JUDICIARY
From the Editor | We Hold your Brief | Judiciary not Prepared for Challenges of Privatisation | Accused Becomes Accuser | 'Court of Appeal will not Interfere with Trial Court's Discretion' | 'Court of Appeal will not interfere with Trial Court's Evaluation of Evidence' | Safiyatu's Conviction Untenable Under Sharia |
ARTS & REVIEW
In the Light of Brave New Mothers | The Story and Pedagogy of Oil and Gas |
COMMENT
African Union for African Youths | How Lawful are Strike Actions? |
EDITORIAL
The Fanatics in Osogbo |
LETTERS
Congratulations, Governor Tinubu | Let Anenih Be |
FEATURES
Is Liberalisation the Magic Wand? |
CITY DIARY
I Have Been Fair to All - Edo Council Boss | Apostolic Church Agent Refutes Thuggery Charge |
RIGHT OF REPLY
Still on Lagos Property Tax |
SPORTS
I Weep for Nigerian Coach, Amodu - Pele | Nigeria Can Host 2010 W/Cup - Hayatou | NFA Invites 'Blacksheep' Oruma | Oneya, Okpomo in England for Tutorials on Administration | NOC AGM, Illegal-Adefope | ...Election Must Hold - NOC | AFN, Mobil Splash Scholaships on Athletes |
EXTRA
The Reign of Anarchy |