Thursday December 13th, 2001

NEWS
Secession Threat Irresponsible, Obasanjo Tells Ojukwu | Electoral Law: Braithwaite Calls for Mass Protest | NITEL: IIL Pays $131.7m Ahead of Deadline | Death Penalty Awaits bin Laden - U.S | Abacha Loot: FG Files Defence | Foreign Loans: House Asks Obasanjo to Stop BPE | Waku Rules Out Second Term for Obasanjo | Group Wants Alabi to Hands Off Al-Mustapha's Case | Benue Killings: Traditional Council Withdraws Tsav's Title | NLC Denies Report on Fuel Price Hike | US Builds N12m Clinic in Abuja | ... Advises FG on Privatisation | FG Warns Envoys Against Diplomatic Breaches | UNILAG Voids Korean Outreach Degrees | Police Alert on Religious Crisis in Lagos | Dafinone Calls for Establishment of Niger Delta Bank | FG, ExxonMobil Re-negotiate IPP Deal | FRCN Promotes 417 Staff | Italy Moves to Save Safiya | Govs Have No Power to Dissolve LGs - Constitutional Lawyer | Stop Demolition of Churches Now - Okonkwo | NUJ Blasts FG over Insecurity, Unemployment | Police Beef Up Security in Banks | Emulate WAMCO Initiatives, Says Mrs Atiku | Emulate WAMCO Initiatives, Says Mrs Atiku | Nigeria is Not Food Deficient - FAO Envoy | Robbers on Rampage in Katsina | Donors Give Gov's Wife Fake Cheques | Arinze Congratulates Muslims on Ramadan | Suspect in De Klerk's Murder Appears in Court | Ex-Zambian President's Wife Sues for $400m | Taylor Rules Himself Out of Dakar Ecowas Summit |
The US Strike Against Afghanistan
American Taliban Says Al-Qaeda Biological Strike Days Away | No Reason to Take War On Terrorism to Somalia - Annan |
State of the States
Ibori Advises Christian Pilgrims | Assembly Spots Errors in Budget | Tafawa Balewa Clashes: Police Chief Assures Returnees | Attorney-general Resigns | SPEB Boss Urges Workers to Wake Up | Memorial Public Forum for Mofe--Damijo | Govs Meet Monday to take Stand on Electoral Bill | Scan Metal Detectors for Luxury Buses Parks | Ex-minister Sues for Peace | NEPA Registers 9,000 New Customers | Speaker Accuses Deputy Gov of Plot to Kill Him | Communities to Fund New LGs- Commissioner | Commissioner Hails Eleganza's Support for Education Dev | Pilgrims Face Hard Times in Jerusalem |
POLITICS
PDP Convention: Why We Adopted Consensus Option | Enugu Gov Accuses Nwobodo of Lawlessness | Gombe Assembly Passes Three-year Tenure Bill for Las | Politicians, Lawyers Condemn Electoral Law | The Sun Shines Again on Ayu | Niger Delta: Defining a Fresh Perspective |
e-BUSINESS
Epochal Year for African Telecoms (II) | Online Vehicle-tracking System Debuts in Nigeria | Oracle Paints Bull's-Eye for Hackers | Lawyers for Microsoft, Apple Face -off | Tranter Commends ITAN on CISI Initiative | CWL Group Counts Successes, Envisions Future | One to One Appointed Distributor for CRM Product | E-Delta is a Colossal Waste - Expert | Microdynamics International Opens Shop | Winners Emerge From ValuCard Electronic Draw | CBC Launches Warranty Pact with Sun Microsystems | Capital Market Offers Viable Options for Funding Projects - Ndanusa | US Stocks Slip After Profit Warnings | CBN Moves to stop Travellers' Cheque Abuse | Bank Chairman Urges Oil Firms to Employ Host Communities' Indigenes |
COMMUNICATION
More African Countries Adopt Alcatel's GSM Infrastructure | GSM Association Applauds Commitment to Open Architecture | Why Privatisation is Good for NITEL | An ERP Suite in the Nigerian Market | MTN's Network Quality Is Superior, Says Eleso |
ARTS & REVIEW
Tour Operator, Ferdinand Rabie wins Big Brother Contest | Rotterdam Redefines the Cinema |
COMMENT
New Partnership for Africa's Development | Democracy and Rural Development |
EDITORIAL
Still on the Tiv-Jukun Crisis |
LETTERS
Ayinke House of Deceit | Suggestions to FG on NYSC |
THISLIFE
Safiya's Death Sentence Tests Sharia's Soul | A Life Devoted to God's Work | Monye: Insurance as a Way of Life |
CITY DIARY
Battle over Control of TBS |
SPORTS
Juventus Closes-in on Olisadebe | Kuffour's Comment Angers GFA | Bosnian Begs to Play for Nigeria | Babayaro Torn Between Country, Club Again | PSG Coach Begs Okocha to Stay | ...NFA Board Meets Next Week on Him |
EXTRA
Here We Go Again... |