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Item Open Access Weekly Trust Friday April 10 - Thursday April 16, 1998 Vol 1 No. 4(Media Trust, 1998-04-10) Weekly TrustWeekly Trust Friday April 10 - Thursday April 16, 1998 Vol 1 No. 4 Buhari forgives Abacha, IBB. Pg.1-2; Buhari: Time and old wounds. Pg.3; Lawyer nabbed for alleged forgery. Pg.5; Court convicts girl rapists in Zamfara pg.5; 900 civil servants lose case for reinstatement pg.6; Life after the civil service pg.7; Fuel scarcity: search for petrol brings sorrow to man pg.8; Is newspaper publishing possible in the North? Pg.9; Publishing in the north: The challenge of the 21st century, Dan Agbese, Editor-In-Chief, Newswatch pg.12; The state of publishing in the North pg. 14; Computer companies lose money pg.18; Japanese economy in trouble pg.18; President Clinton’s African safari pg.20; Oil windfall soon for Angola pg.21; Rwandans remember massacre pg.21; Another Philippino journalist shot by criminals pg.21; Koromah’s men on trial in Sierra Leone pg.21; So much available, yet so much to fear: France ‘98 First Round Group B Preview pg.22; FIFA presidency: CAF’s wrong steps pg.23; Pro-league: Battle of supremacy pg.23; Ritual killings: Time to act pg.24; No safety for northerners pg.24;Item Open Access Weekly Trust Friday April 17 – Thursday April 23, 1998(Media Trust Limited, 1998-04-17) Weekly TrustWeekly Trust Friday April 17 – Thursday April 23 1998 The Aminu Kano dairies. Pg.1-2; There is nobody like him - Lawan Dambazau pg.2; The entries: A taste of things to come pg.3; Military officer, woman face tribunal pg.5; Judge condemns court over judgment pg.5; Rehabilitation: Trade fair ground gulps N1.3 billion pg.5; Court orders former AG to pay debt pg.5; Briton swindles Idumota businessman pg.7; Culture: Irish priest acquires traditional title pg.11; Juggling the forces of darkness and light pg.12; FEAP and NDE: Two friends alike pg.13; Confusion in American Nigeria policy? Pg.15; Wada Nas visits Lawan Dambazau pg.17; Corps members serve more firms for cash pg.17; Student, Indian hemp dealer arrested pg. 17; Vision 2010 and its challenges pg.18; Clinton sex saga: The Israeli connection pg.20; Hammas on the offensive as pope calls for peace pg.21; IMF says world economy in good shape pg.21; Ireland marches towards peace pg.21; Hosts for one, two for one France ’98 First Round Group C Preview pg.22; Pre-World Cup friendly Bora confronts German machine pg.23; All eyes on Maiduguri pg. 24;Item Open Access Friday April 24 - Thursday April 30(Media Trust Limited, 1998-04-24) Weekly TrustThe story of a convention. Pg.1; we better take another line by M D Yusufu. Pg.3; Tunji Braithwaite’s swan song. Pg.4; Katsina LGs struggle to pay salaries. Pg.5; Fuel now N45 a liter in Sokoto? Pg.5; Govt commended over hajj. Pg.5; Does prison reform? Pg.6; Passport racket in Zamfara. Pg.7; Interview with Comptroller General of Immigration, Alhaji Sahabi Abubakar Dange. Pg.7 The Sisterhood (2). Pg.14; Why Bretch? And why not? Pg.12; ABANTU: People for Development. Pg.13; How UN CP acted own script. Pg15; Politicians offer fuel for votes. Pg. 15; The battle for Kano market Why chairmen are boycotting Adhama. Pg.16; University press to resume sales of books on credit. Pg.16; 5 soldiers, 4 others arrested for alleged robbery. Pg.18; Ebonyi to train traditional birth attendants. Pg.18; Appeal court nullifies sale of house over 1981 loan to buy car. Pg.18; FSP chairperson sets up marriage guidance council. Pg.18; The 'Northern* cross in Nigerian politics. Pg.19; Northern ‘Not-Abies’ not 'Notables. Pg.19; Where does Cambodia go after Pol Pot? Pg.20; Identity of Martin Luther’s assassin still a puzzle. Pg.20; Tony Blair first aid for Middle East peace process. Pg.21; Somalia back to old ways -kidnap, violence and confusion hold sway. Pg.21; Crashed Boeing 727 black box found. Pg.21; Dent on Irish peace treaty. Pg.21; Too many favourites for a group, yet.. France ’98 first round Group D preview. Pg.22; Eagle Cement, Jasper United in survival battle. Pg.23; National under-17 team Adults as toddlers? Pg.23; The 'Northern' cross in Nigerian politics. Pg.24; Convention politics. Pg.24;Item Open Access Friday April 24 - Thursday April 30 Vol. 1 No. 6(Media Trust Limited, 1998-04-24) Weekly TrustFriday April 24 - Thursday April 30 Vol. 1 No. 6 GDM: The story of a convention. Pg.1; we better take another line by M D Yusufu. Pg.3; Tunji Braithwaite’s swan song. Pg.4; Katsina LGs struggle to pay salaries. Pg.5; Fuel now N45 a liter in Sokoto? Pg.5; Govt commended over hajj. Pg.5; Does prison reform? Pg.6; Passport racket in Zamfara. Pg.7; Interview with Comptroller General of Immigration, Alhaji Sahabi Abubakar Dange. Pg.7 The Sisterhood (2). Pg.14; Why Bretch? And why not? Pg.12; ABANTU: People for Development. Pg.13; How UN CP acted own script. Pg15; Politicians offer fuel for votes. Pg. 15; The battle for Kano market Why chairmen are boycotting Adhama. Pg.16; University press to resume sales of books on credit. Pg.16; 5 soldiers, 4 others arrested for alleged robbery. Pg.18; Ebonyi to train traditional birth attendants. Pg.18; Appeal court nullifies sale of house over 1981 loan to buy car. Pg.18; FSP chairperson sets up marriage guidance council. Pg.18; The 'Northern* cross in Nigerian politics. Pg.19; Northern ‘Not-Abies’ not 'Notables. Pg.19; Where does Cambodia go after Pol Pot? Pg.20; Identity of Martin Luther’s assassin still a puzzle. Pg.20; Tony Blair first aid for Middle East peace process. Pg.21; Somalia back to old ways -kidnap, violence and confusion hold sway. Pg.21; Crashed Boeing 727 black box found. Pg.21; Dent on Irish peace treaty. Pg.21; Too many favourites for a group, yet.. France ’98 first round Group D preview. Pg.22; Eagle Cement, Jasper United in survival battle. Pg.23; National under-17 team Adults as toddlers? Pg.23; The 'Northern' cross in Nigerian politics. Pg.24; Convention politics. Pg.24;Item Open Access Friday December 4, 1998 Vol 1 No. 38(Media Trust Limited, 1998-12-04) Weekly TrustFriday December 4, 1998 Vol 1 No. 38 Secession bid Oodua plans to disrupt elections, Pg.1-2; Let everybody go his way - Oodua activist, Pg.2 -3; Our stand - Dr. Fasheun, Pg.4; We are ready for them -Police Commissioner, Pg.5 -6; Shagari condemns money politics, Pg.7; Don advocates fuel subsidy, Pg.7; Nas, The Guardian in court over Abacha story, Pg.7; KDSG assesses development projects, Pg.7; Traders in Gusau to benefit from N32 million largesse, Pg.7; Indigenous investors urged to invest in NNPC, Pg.8; British Petroleum buys Amoco, Pg.8; NIDB recovers 3 billion naira, Pg.8; Airfrance joins Nigeria Airways, Pg.8; New banks out-do old ones, Pg.8; All workers to enjoy revised new salaries, Pg.9; ALSCON loses over N100 million to strike, Pg.9; Claims and counter claims at the herbal medicine fair Pg.10 -11; Onosode’s Kano declaration, Pg.12; ABU 28th Joint Convocation, Pg. i –viii; El-Zak-Zaky: The politics of detention and repression. Pg.21, Re -Katsina: princes at war, Pg.22; In defence of FEDA pioneer Exco, Pg.22; Give us justice, good governance in Kano state, Pg.22; The Islamic movement: The real issues, Pg.23; MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICE: A New Beginning for Nigeria Economic development with social justice, Pg.24 – 25; Looting in Pakistan, Pg.26; Broken truce, Pg.27; Palestine to enjoy 3billion dollars aid, Pg.27; The Imam from London, Pg.28; 10.000 Athletes storm Owerri, Pg.30; Champions league final: ASEC ambush Dynamos, Pg.30; NFA wields the big stick help in continental club representatives recruitment, Pg.31; Tunisian club wins CAF cup, Pg.31; Achimugu cup national qualifiers begins, Pg.31; Lautai FC win Hassan Katsina Cup, Pg.31; The Islamic movement: the real issues, Pg.32.Item Open Access Daily trust:(Lagos State: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2001-04-02) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedNew population policy | pegs marriage for girls at 18; Yandaba clash in Kano; 2003: Obasanjo is not marketable-PDP stalwart; Sanusi Mato: Yakasai fights back from prison; Milosevic arrested; Parents ask ASUU to embrace negotiation; National ID cards kick off October; Rector wants better deal for polytechnics; Don’t succumb to excessive control -Bishopnwarns Govt-owned media; Northern petrol marketers call MASSOB’s bluff; Federal civil service may be re-structured; Man, 22,dies swimming in hotel; VC warns against university satellite campuses; Saudi authorities drive Edo pilgrims over CSM; FO re-awards contract for national ID; Nigerian youths threaten Obasanjo; Jigawa assembly suspends foreign trips for Gov., others; NUC security assault Daily Trust photographer; Fuel shortage and deregulation; ECOWAS’ Ivan the Terrible; Igbo: A race without a vision? NEPA in chains; Reflections on the Islamic financial system; The problem is Britain; 36 feared dead in Lake Victoria accidents; Somali gunmen free UN hostages; Iran summons UAE envoy; 38 die in Burundi fighting; Zimbabwean groups press for new constitution; Mubarak attacks US Mid-East policy; Dalai Lama provokes China; Britain postpones elections; B last kills 11 in Sri Lanka; Structural defects halt acquisition of Sofitel Hotel; Two Nigerian banks named in money transfer scam; ANAN Registrar admits differences with ICAN; FG urged to re-examine economic policies; FG urged to re-examine economic policies; NUB Recapitalisation : Shareholders sue CBN, three others; Poor technology hampers economic growth – Expert; Zambia Bank targets $3.8n HIPC debt relief; Plateau Govt., IFAD vote N59m for Bee conservation; NIPC investment forum to focus on developing SMEs; AFREXIMBANK commits N121bn to trade finance in Nigeria; Calabar EPZ to generate N1.21bn; Bankers urge govt. to sustain economic policies; Kafanchan: Singing waters of ‘River Wonderful’; First lady lectures on charity; Rural dev: Japan to invest in Plateau; Open a Northern campus here - Turaki tells ASCON; APP stalwart justifies Ogunshola’s removal; Rural dev: Japan to invest in Plateau; FCOEs to boost UBE - Chief Oshodi; Zamfara declares Muslim new year public holiday; NLC lambasts Tinubu over retrenchment; Committee of patriots’ co-ordinator demands apology for detention; Cultural orientation staff to undergo computer training; No second term for the Presiden-Sen. Waku; Nigerian insurance software debuts; Digitalisation of Lafia exchange to be completed in June; NNPC acquires aviation information systems; NITEL laments congestion in network; Arzika commends NCC; FG to establish IT agency; Cuba opens up to the Internet; Palm announces profits, job cuts; IBM launches quietest notebook drives; Nine arrested over internet child pornography; Chipmakers in speed race; Life of Beethoven; Dialogue on Igbo Literature; Nightingale’s Legacy; The Story of the New Nigerian Part VII; Bishop beats wife to coma; NYSC staff in court for causing death; Customs ACG appears before NITEL/M-Tel Commission of Inquiry; Trader jailed 2 years for receiving stolen property; Battered wife commends Human Rights Commission; Court restrains NUJ; Karl signs record deal for coaches; Bayern v United: The French Connection; Del Bosque honoured by contract extension; Toyota chasing Schumacher; Okocha, Babangida shun Bonfrere; W hy youth football’s faltering, by Ekarika; Mobil/University Athletics kicks off April 5; Abraka turf glows for Easter Polo; Badminton tourney gets new date; NCA to pick: players from cricket tourney; NFA boils over ministerial directives.Item Open Access Daily trust:(Media Trust Nigeria Limited,, 2001-04-03) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedObasanjo plans national conference; Nigeria Airways not for sale now; FG to probe 2001 hajj operation; ASUU: Normal activities in some Varsities; ETFN40bn probe goes public; 3 cops to hang for murder; Obasanjo, Atiku speak at Yar’Adua memorial lecture; Oil workers threaten nationwide strike; Supreme court declares Nasarawa traditional seat vacant; Incumbents and Elongated Tenure; Adamu B . Augie (1940-2001); Is this Sharia?; Why this crave to enslave Nigerians?; Re: Rediscovering the North; The many benefits o f Takaful; The joke is on Obasanjo; CBN and the many banking licenses; A Prophet and the gullible congregation; The many lies of IBB; Museveni is a thunderbolt; Foreign Office of our dream; Israel arrests Arafat’s guards; Museveni seeks funds for army; South African woman hanged for murder; Rwanda mourns genocide victims; Egyptian clerics ban surrogate motherhood; US rejects jet crash blame; 27 die at Pakistani festival; April: Media fools the world; Zapatistas return home; Milosevic fights arrest; Taiwan welcomes Dalai Lama; Castro opens parliamentary summit; FG moves to clean up Forex market; Marketers defy NPA Chairman’s quit notice; American firms to invest in solid minerals; Emir offers land to foreign investors; NITEL to digitalise Lafia exchange in June; CBN sells N49b securities; NLNG awards contract for Finima expansion; Insurer bemoans Naira depreciation; Chevron to establish petrol stations; Societe Generale Bank issues free ATM cards; Atiku commends Cadbury for gas utilization; NITEL to connect 120 LGs with telephones; Soares tasks NICON management on Universal Banking; NNPC/CNL provides water to Orodo community; NACFA operates through ASYCUDA; ADB lends Ghana $50m for economic reform; Resource control is a national issue; Northern Yorubas warn on 2003 elections; FG approves rural telecommunication programme; Jigawa legislators dissolve pilgrims board; CSM claims 12 lives in Zamfara; Issuance of National ID card starts next year; Governor Sani decries begging amongst Muslims; Obasanjo seeks e-business help for industries; NEPA manager laments customers’ indebtedness; Kano govt, signs trade agreement with Malaysia chamber of commerce; Kwara awards N1.8b water contract; Guobadia and Chief Afolabi are threats to democracy –Gani; Conference on Islamic festivals underway; Igbo councillor in Sokoto makes case for traffic decongestion; Kwankwaso lauds Radio Nigeria; Old boys to set up education trust fund; We’ve no reason to import food; AD proposes bill on autonomy for INEC; 2003: Dosumu set to challenge Tinubu; APP set to resolve Kwara crisis; S h a r i’a : Katsina assembly to probe petition; LG boss condemns two-year tenure; Abdullahi seeks new image for AIDS patients; Herbalist blames orthodox doctors for neglect; Rep decries lull at Birnin-Kudu Federal Medical Centre; New malaria drug out soon – WHO; Computerised medical care; Arroyo opens palace to the people; No signs of recovery for Zimbabwe’s tourist industry; Echoes of sweet; The Story of the New Nigerian Part VIII; Beating inflation through patronage of okrika; Guidelines for purchasing goods and services; Current prices of food items in Wuse market; Police indict LG Chairmen; Detectives nab wharf thieves; Armed robbers kill 2 policemen; (Patrol team smash robbery gang; Aimar on course for return against Arsenal; Top golfers prepare for Augusta, as Woods, Singhs rest; Revenge the real goal in Bavaria; Rockets beat Wizards 96-86; No hope for Africa; Coker Secondary School wins Malta Guinness Cup; Visa problem delays Nigerian judokas; Kano govt, to separate male and female spectators; Iloro Grammar School captures Principal Cup; Libya shuns Eagles; Nim corporate take-over of sports associations jettisoned;Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper:(Lagos State: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2001-04-04) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedDeregulate and forget 2023; Obasanjo takes case to international community; Nigerians control US, UK internet market; Court stays proceedings in Mohammed Abacha’s trial; ASUU strike gets off to shaky start; ETF N40bn not missing –Accountant General; Senate approves one aircraft for Obasanjo; Gana advises OPC, MASSOB to seek peace; FG set to inaugurate new prisons; Muslim forum pledges legal assistance to detainees; Kano govt, demotes 200 civil servants; Nyame cracks down on opposition; Obasanjo urges Africa to be democratic; Abuja airport radar outdated; FG seeks Britain’s assistance on telecom, NEPA; Arrest the looming food crisis; Obasanjo and the deregulation brouhaha; Concord newspaper and Abiola’s death: The travails; Democracy, globalisation and debt burden; Boosting Nigeria’s Foreign Service; The right way to fight corruption; Obasanjo, time to change gear; Government’s ban on generators; A call to Governor Aliero of Kebbi State; Well-done, chairman Dutsin-Ma L.G.;Museveni is a thunderbolt(2); US silent on Mid-East peace; DRC rebels reluctant on treaty; Bus crash survivors blame high speed; Rebels end war in Sierra Leone; Israeli-Palestinian clash intensifies in Bethlehem; Clerics defend Kuwaiti singer; Strike halts Bangladesh; Buddha’s rubble on sale; Putin to unveil reforms; US awaits access to spy crew; US approves aid to Yugoslavia; Commission accuses UK of racism; Board uncovers Nlbn fraud at NMA; NNPC hits 33,200 barrels per day; PSTC protests suspension from capital market; NITEL generates N34 million monthly in Ilorin Territory; ...as SEC explains position on suspension; Chevron introduces lubricants; DAPPMA offers FG 210m litres storage facilities; Albarka completes airlift of pilgrims; NSE: First Bank leads the bulls in 1,567 deals; 'cargo allocation, ship acquisition fund; Project with GSM funds; Manufacturer advises FG on Naira depreciation; NUATE chief condemns privatisation of Lagos airport;… as KG moves to tackle it; Dogonyaro tasks northern entrepreneurs on investment; The colourful market at Kwoi; Dances of the desert; ‘Colours’ parade at the NDA; 4 MASSOB members remanded for alleged armed robbery; Govt mass transit operators kick against deregulation; Teachers call for special salary scale; Lagos ’ll appoint only judges of integrity – Tinubu; Resource control wrangle: Ogun State says Supreme Court lacks jurisdiction; Adoption of amana will stop corruption – Adegbite; Nasarawa governor counsels on peaceful co-existence; Gombe First Lady joins war against women trafficking; Albarka rounds off airlift of pilgrims; APP would sweep 2003 national polls - Dep. Gov.; Give yourself a beauty treat; Love’s conquests; Cook’s corner with Halima Yakubu; Beauty Queen to star in Taj Mahal movie; The Japanese Statue of liberty; The Story of the New Nigerian Part X :Calm in a raging Storm!; Soldiers held for impersonification; Burglary on the rise in Gusau; High Court starts hearing of alleged N1OOm theft; Councillors hold chairman hostage; Sharia court orders woman to pay her guard; Two students, carpenter jailed for theft; Almost four years after, taps in Wuse still remain dry; FCT ministry set to equip Abuja mini-stadium; Nigeria needs upright leadership to succeed – Minister; FHA workers express fear over possible scrapping of authority; Abuja Catholic Corps members appeal for support; Abba-Gana tasks Biu youths on peace; Nyanya residents protest over water scarcity; Asokoro hospital due for commissioning this month; UNIABUJA, South Africa explore area of co-operation; Injury doubts over Smith; Champions on parade; McCarron wins title after epic clash; Latest WTA Tour; Agassi powers past Gambill; Agali, Shorunmu down with injury; Aku supports Gboko Heats ban; Chairmen complain over non-payment of affiliation fees; Kano Pillars defeated again in Bauchi; Pepsi Professional League; Sack NFA board now-Akinwumi;Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper Monday, August 6, 2001:(Lagos State: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2001-08-06) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedOpening old wounds at Oputa; Obasanjo orders arrest of retired generals; I have no presidential ambition –Atiku; Retreats to restore Forces’ dignity –Obasanjo; Presidency cautions sports ministry; FG votes over N11.24bn for roads in Gombe and Yobe States; FG promotes 890 in Nigeria Immigration Service, 366 in Prisons; Rain destroys farmlands in Kano; FG awards design contracts for federal roads; ABU, SSANU reach agreement; Jigawa spends N42m on mosques, religious materials; NUC boss backs university reform; School threatens to expel truants; Dredging the Niger will enhance Nigeria - US trade; Confessions at Oputa Panel not enough - Gov.Osoba; O p u t a : B e y o n d th e Ohanezea n d A r e w a ‘battle ’; Obasanjo in the world; Public relations, truth and credibility; Privatisation for who?; Moroccans renew allegiance to King Mohammed VI; Ayatollah postpones Khatami’s swearing-in; Soldiers rescue 13 Filipino hostages; Russia, North Korea deny missile threat; NEPA declares Enugu region worst in vandalisation; Shell records another spillage; Multinationals get directives on local content; Niger Insurance targets N1b premium; Management, workers jostle for 11% FG shares; NITEL investors can amend sale agreement; Don’t privatise NPA. MWUN advises FG; The defences of ancient Katsina; JARIRI: Surviving as nail-cutter in Nigeria; NSA condoles Emir over flood disaster; L a g o s to recruit 5 ,0 0 0 teachers; Indigenous contractors should sit up-Madaki; Benue NULGE demands more fund from FG; Kano provides seedlings to quelea birds victims; Navy reacts to Rasheed Raji’s ejection; Flood destroys houses in Sokoto; NUJ gives ultimatum to New Nigerian management; Treasury looters threaten stability of Nigeria—NO A Director; Presidential jet: N/Assembly was pressurised, says Girei; Gov.Audu signs Kogi varsity bill; Izuogu heads new Progressive Liberation Party; IT can improve health sector, food production; Legal and ethical issues on information communication technology convergence (I); What makes Orji UzorKalu tick?; War College pledges loyalty to civil authority; Court orders arrest of General; Niger CJ releases 45 detainees - in mates express thanks with faeces; Couple charged for child theft; Fake NDA cadet jailed for fraud, impersonation; Passenger stabs conductor in Yola; Two murder suspects remanded in Kirikiri; AIDS doctor calls patients to herbal cure; Abuja NLC pleads with minister on demolition; Zhawa advises civil servants on retirement; Igbo traders object suspension of Eze Igbo; Abuja to host Christian congress on African Unity; Finidi passes Ipswich medical; Oliseh caught up in transfer row; Williams, Hide set for showdown; Nigerian nails Real Madrid;Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper Monday, August 7, 2001:(Lagos State: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2001-08-07) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedOnly Oputa panel can compel former leaders to appear –Anyim; Sharia takes off in Kaduna; Over 160 delegates in Abuja for Commonwealth conference; Nigerians to consume 1.8m cubic feet of gas daily; Don decries low education standard in the North; TAC gulps $22.5m since 1987; Rep sheds light on Taraba skirmishes; 3 firms emerge winners in national stadium bidding; FG plans full-fledged postgraduate varsity –Borisade; PDP stalwart advises LG agitators; Nsukka LG workers protest zero allocation to councils; Court orders destruction of beer, gin in Funtua; Emir of Zazzau named UNN new chancellor; Nigerian customs loses public relations officer; President Clinton’s move to Harlem; Oputa and the human rights saga; Fighting escalates in Middle East; Iran: Emergency council meets to resolve presidential stalemate; Zimbabwe declares US restriction bill racist; Israel publishes list of most wanted Palestinians; 15 Chinese Doctors docked for alleged smuggling; British, Irish governments await Parties' backing for peace; Megawati enters palace, at last; Bolivia’s Banzer hands over power to VP; Australia's most wanted fugitive dies; India asylum blaze kill 25; CBN sells N42b treasury bills; Union Bank posts N7b profit; Revenue Formula: Lagos presses for review; Liberty Bank backs credit rating campaign; NAICOM, SEC may resolve differences soon; MWUN kicks against N5.8breposition credit for Nigerdock; Port clears over 3,000 containers; Aboki charges NMA pension board on disbursement; Idiroko Customs rake in N111m; Nigeria’s oil production fluctuates; GSM centre strategises ahead of Thursday’s kick-oft; CMB, Gaslink sign gas agreement; Plateau State at 25:Going down memory lane; Deputy Governor charges LG personnel; Senate to float medium to check one-sided publicity; Workshop participants recommend telecoms experts for security agencies; F G to re - in t ro d u c e w e ig h b r id g e s on fe d e ra l ro a d s; 2003: Nigeria must not vote unwilling leaders –Ali; Group opposes party registration by INEC; We will make party registration simple - Senator Girei; Odili gives recipe for survival of democracy; LG chairman urged to abide by three years tenure; FG decries unavailability of insecticide-treated bed nets; South Africa: 23 percent of pregnant women test positive to AIDS; UNICEF evolves new strategy for reducing infant mortality; Baby-friendly community initiative for launch today; Spate of strikes in health sector worries minister; Population is our priority –Nwosu; WHO to relocate office; 438 FG retirees receive pension; Safeguard democracy, Minister advises Abuja NBA; Nigerien women to shop for skills in Abuja; Aku may cancel associations’ elections; Gov. didn’t contest for NABA chairmanship -Edo DOS; Ogbe, Tornadoes coach, resigns over team funding; Golden Greene breaks pain barrier; Sports Ministry seeks Eagles World Cup Programme;Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper, Wednesday, January 18, 2006:(Lagos state: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2006-01-18) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedRegime change necessary in democracy – senate; Hajj: 18 Nigerians confirmed dead in Saudi Arabia; Rimi: Kano bizman in police net; Dokubo defiant in court; adulterated drink kills five in Kebbi; Ladoja moves to regain seat in Abuja High Court; trust dialogue holds tomorrow; Failed banks owners are unforgivable –Obasanjo; 50 lawmakers in averted air crashes; Buhari’s tour shelved; Al-Mustapha: Trial continues today; Armed robbers hijack bus in Abuja; AkunyiIi: police declare 7 wanted; cook in court for stealing computer laptops; Nigeria must not cease to exist; no sharp practices in FCT land sales; Re-BON’s merger rip-off; Targets and Nigeria’s banking sector; Gbenga Obasanjo: I stand by my story; More Kenyans face food shortages; Africa warn on coffins’; Human rights group calls for former Senegalese PM ‘s release; SA to seize ‘corrupt’ asset; Deputy expected to take over Saddam trial; Pakistan, India in talks over Kashmir; N. Korea’s leader in Beijing; Israelis kill Palestinian militant; Ex-President Ford in hospital; US alliance with Pakistan strained; Russia, China urge for caution over Iran; New investor takes over Kaduna fertiliser coy; Iran nuclear crisis touches world economy; NMA tasks shippers on cabotage vessels registration; Aviation taskforce to investigate agencies; Abuja commodities exchange takes-off soon; raid on internet coy rattles Japan stock market; Saudi King to visit China to discuss oil; FG urged to probe death of Rimi’s wife; Kano NLC condoles Rimi; police arrest two Beninoise over child trafficking; Lawmaker refutes plot to impeach Gov Tinubu; LASG spends N64m on street lights; who said what at Sarduana’s 40th anniversary?; Katsina NYSC to hold next orientation at permanent site; Ex-commissioner gets chieftaincy title in Nasarawa; group cautions minister over alleged falsehood; Ajayi Crowther University opens today; Sultan calls for more industries in Sokoto; Adamawa agog for Atiku weddings; Tsav seeks support for MUP against 3rd term; journalists make case for democracy; we won’t recognize Akala as Oyo governor – TMG; Hajj: Rep condemns diversion of feeding money; three snatchers of cell phones nabbed in Akwa Ibom; Kabo enforces strict excess baggage policy in Jeddah; NIPOST marks Pan Africa Post Day today; 2007: I will contest against Buhari — Kalu; Duke worries over poor performance in SSCE; Complaints galore over sale of FCT houses; Obasanjo to inaugurate SCC water pipe factory; Ogunlewe wants alternative road funding sources; AIPDC to auction Wuse market shops; Army housing scheme ’ll solve accommodation problem –Arm Director; France sends biggest contingent; Milla hoping to lift Cameroon; Group B: wounded Lions seek revenge; Siasia gives ‘password’ for Eagles victrory; Mastroudes warns Ministry, Galadima; NFL postpones elections indefinitely; Galadima: CAF petitions Sambawa.Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper, Monday, January 30, 2006:(Lagos state: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2006-01-19) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedOyo crisis: Ladoja remains gov – Court; EFCC: court freezes Plateau govt accounts; trust dialogue holds today; Drug addict kills father; air crashes: Senate c’ttee threatens arrest of aviation official; four killed as unrest heightens in Ivory Cost; Jigawa offers to return indigenous immigrants; NDP kicks against confederal system; Fire guts Sabon Gari market; 2007: parties should determine power shift-Awoniyi; two in court over embezzlement of N2.3m; I’m not guilty of treason-MASSOB leader tells court; man bags three months for stealing motorcycle; car snatching on the increase in PH; Robberv averted in Adamawa; police shoot one, arrest five on alleged murder mission; a vote for Abuja property tax; Taraba 2017: let the central zone produce next governor; The police we deserve; still on bad news from Gombe; Sharon’s breathing tube replaced; US officer tried over Iraqi death; Pakistan confirms militant deaths; women killed in Sri Lanka attack; anti-UN demonstrators on rampage; zone of no-confidence; UN mission wary of confidence zone; man kisses dangerous snake; vampire seeks governor’s job; Bush challenged on spying policy; police probing alleged kidnap plot; Republicans unveil lobbying curbs; Bolivia president sacks army head; Chile: another woman triumphs in Santiago; Delta Steel Coy begins production; Nigeria to get two more refineries –Kupolokun; Insurance firms may be reduced to 50; Sanusi now First Pensions Fund chairman; FG yet to decide fate of NITEL; Kaduna refinery for sale this year; impeachment will spread to other states -Gambo Magaji; Okonjo-Iweala tasks Laura Bush on Nigerian image abroad; NASS restricts visitors: Its not a village square —Sgt at arms; Senator Tsauri sick, flown to Germany; Media outfit present gifts to handicapped children; NBC threatens to withdraw licenses of DBN, Channels, others; Saudi did not impound our aircraft -MD Kabo Air; NCC tasks GSM operators on operations; Tinubu allays fears over land reforms; 4 years after: LASG to enforce ban on Molue; Taraba donates N50m drugs to hospitals; Foreign account: Kalu asks Tribunal to dismiss charges; Lack of values mar Africa’s dev – Obasanjo; Pension: use Trustfund, NLC urges workers; Anambra to assist outstanding corps members; exit politics as Obasanjo, PDP’s conundrum; Adamu becomes FIFA Executive C’ttee member; Nigerians hail Adamu’s election; Galadima threatens legal action; Lawal gatecrashes into Eagles XI; Okocha to pave way for new generation; Lemerre only coach surviving from last finals; Group C: Easy pickings for Tunisia?.Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper Friday, January 19, 2006:(Lagos state: Media trust Nigeria Limited, 2006-01-19) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedOyo crisis: Ladoja remains gov – Court; EFCC: court freezes Plateau govt accounts; trust dialogue holds today; Drug addict kills father; air crashes: Senate c’ttee threatens arrest of aviation official; four killed as unrest heightens in Ivory Cost; Jigawa offers to return indigenous immigrants; NDP kicks against confederal system; Fire guts Sabon Gari market; 2007: parties should determine power shift-Awoniyi; two in court over embezzlement of N2.3m; I’m not guilty of treason-MASSOB leader tells court; man bags three months for stealing motorcycle; car snatching on the increase in PH; Robberv averted in Adamawa; police shoot one, arrest five on alleged murder mission; a vote for Abuja property tax; Taraba 2017: let the central zone produce next governor; The police we deserve; still on bad news from Gombe; Sharon’s breathing tube replaced; US officer tried over Iraqi death; Pakistan confirms militant deaths; women killed in Sri Lanka attack; anti-UN demonstrators on rampage; zone of no-confidence; UN mission wary of confidence zone; man kisses dangerous snake; vampire seeks governor’s job; Bush challenged on spying policy; police probing alleged kidnap plot; Republicans unveil lobbying curbs; Bolivia president sacks army head; Chile: another woman triumphs in Santiago; Delta Steel Coy begins production; Nigeria to get two more refineries –Kupolokun; Insurance firms may be reduced to 50; Sanusi now First Pensions Fund chairman; FG yet to decide fate of NITEL; Kaduna refinery for sale this year; impeachment will spread to other states -Gambo Magaji; Okonjo-Iweala tasks Laura Bush on Nigerian image abroad; NASS restricts visitors: Its not a village square —Sgt at arms; Senator Tsauri sick, flown to Germany; Media outfit present gifts to handicapped children; NBC threatens to withdraw licenses of DBN, Channels, others; Saudi did not impound our aircraft -MD Kabo Air; NCC tasks GSM operators on operations; Tinubu allays fears over land reforms; 4 years after: LASG to enforce ban on Molue; Taraba donates N50m drugs to hospitals; Foreign account: Kalu asks Tribunal to dismiss charges; Lack of values mar Africa’s dev – Obasanjo; Pension: use Trustfund, NLC urges workers; Anambra to assist outstanding corps members; exit politics as Obasanjo, PDP’s conundrum; Adamu becomes FIFA Executive C’ttee member; Nigerians hail Adamu’s election; Galadima threatens legal action; Lawal gatecrashes into Eagles XI; Okocha to pave way for new generation; Lemerre only coach surviving from last finals; Group C: Easy pickings for Tunisia?.Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper Friday, January 20 2006:(Lagos state: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2006-01-20) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedTrust dialogue: bad leadership cause of corruption – Speakers; FIFA stops Feb 17 NFA splinter election; 3rd Term: Senators quiz Mantu; Dariye probe: EFCC presents exhibits; Oyo crisis: MUP calls for nationwide strike; EFCC probes aviation ministry, parastatals; Saudi evacuates Jigawa pilgrims from collapsing building; fire guts Falluja market in Adamawa; fuel scarcity hits Port Harcourt; SIECs oppose tenure extension for LG officials; N500 billion recovered from corrupt Nigerians- Ribadu; media trust chairman wants EFCC laws reviewed; Jega tasks masses on fight against corruption; Obasanjo must go in 2007 –Awoniyi; investigate the president, Galadima tells EFCC; incompetence: Mr Obasanjo, please clean up this house; Ladoja’s impeachment: Implications for the judicial process; the agony of stigma; enough of deceitful act by our so-called amala democrats; memo stokes ‘terror flights’ row; EU under fire over human rights; US moves diplomats out of Europe; Ivorians keep up anti-UN protests; battle in Northern Kenya Leaves 38 dead; UK cuts Ethiopian government aid; Stolen car recovered 37 yrs after; couple to drive round the world; villagers shun man they believe is dead; three top al-Qaida operatives killed; Fatah, Hamas to avoid violence on vote day; Iran ‘wants nuclear compromise’; Adamu urges less dependence on oil; guidelines delay insurance sector consolidation; Global infrastructure urges efficiency in ports operations; Premium pension targets civil servants; FTAN unveils new tourism development programme; NMA, NAMA position for search and rescue management; WTO to hold public hearings on Boeing-Airbus dispute; Port manager gets FTTA award; UNICEF official advises Nigeria on vaccine funds; Turaki vanguard consoles Rimi; assembly queries Auditor-General over pension funds; pay police to avoid strike, Tinubu tells FG; on husband beating; marriage: a major source of HIV infection; End of the year party: what children say; Gov Sheriff has right to tamper with LG funds –Legislator; Police Affairs Ministry awards CCTV contract; Akwa Ibom pays N500m revenue to FG; Hajj: Kabo returns 1,448 to Sokoto; NASS vet to take position on electronic voting; NAFDAC assures harsh regulation on foreign products; FG seeks new law on same-sex marriage; textile workers condole Rimi; Makarfi pledges to rebuild burnt Zaria market; FIFA’s ban imminent over Galadima; NFA splinter election guidelines out; Mido is Egyptian idol, says coach; Nigerians react to FIBA draw; Group D: West African affair; Sambawa leads Nations Cup delegation; Okocha tips Obafemi to explode.Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper, Monday, January 23, 2006:(Lagos state: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2006-01-23) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedfirst son, Adamu, is dead; no squabble in my family – Rimi; police deny arresting Rimi’s son; Kano reacts over calamity; man confesses killing Rimi’s wife; 3rd Term: We’ll go by amended constitution—Gov Sani; Oyo crisis: Soyinka leads mass rally today; CAN opposes third term; constitution amendment: public hearings should be suspended—Aruwa; Atiku weddings: IBB tasks politicians on moral virtues; three jailed for vandalizing NNPC pipeline; Mbadinuju ill, absent in court; Endangered clan of their excellencies; Nigerian muslims in UK express dismay on this year’s hajj; ministries,agencies shun satellite data; no raised cancer risk from mobile phones; one injured, as Hisbah clash with musicians; stop sabotaging Shekarau, NUT warns LGs; Collapsed building kills 6 month-old baby,7 others; Nigeria, Ghana rekindle rivalry; we’re ready for Ghana – Eguavoen.Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper, Tuesday, January 24, 2006:(Lagos state: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2006-01-24) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedANPP reps challenges constitution review c’ttee; NITEL sale to be revisited – BPE; female student stabbed to death; MUP begins GSM campaign against 3rd term; N290 billion: CNPP calls for independent probe of NNPC; 3rd term: Governors did not meet in Bauchi – Zailani; Hajj stampede: Saudi to pay N4m to victims families; monetization: Obasanjo indicts ministers; bail application: MASSOB leader knows fate Friday; man in prison over rape of seven months old baby; police will flush out bad eggs; robbers raid Benue secretariat, cart away 9m; police foil robbery attempt, arrest drug dealers; motor park workers charged with civil disturbances; two brothers arrested for armed robbery; police nab 72 motorcyclists for flouting curfew order; the south must tread softly; Imo platform, PDP and 2007; letter to president Obasanjo; Governor Idris and critics; please, give Governor Goje a chance; Iran: what next for the nuclear ‘diversion’ game?; Israel warns Iran on nuclear work; Hamas campaign focuses on corruption; suicide car bomber kills three in Baghdad; building collapses in Kenya killing eight; DR Congo troops fight each other; Liberian leader breaks rape taboo; Egypt releases Sudanese detainees; graft claims rock Kenyan cabinet; Canadians to elect new parliament; Chile’s Bachelet Buoys women's hopes; Osama ‘endorsement’ boosts book’s sales; US Havana messages outrage Castro, Turkish court drops charges against Pamuk; woman arrested in “kill for a job” case; Marijuana show aims for new high in Amsterdam; marriage builds wealth more than being single?; eight nabbed for no pants subway ride in New York; animal rights activists stage nude protest; Africa must be free of conflicts, hunger, disease and want; NDIC set to liquidate city express bank, others; ING to advise Access Bank on retail I banking; CBN may blacklist more bank chiefs; Jimoh Ibrahim confirms interest in NITEL; ownership tussle persists as Kaduna Fair nears; N.Delta group demands $1.5bn from shell; FG reviews technical fund performance; Peugeot 207 debuts, to succeed 206; Toyota introduces Camry 2007; clogs in insurance sector recapitalization; IMF delegation to visit Zimbabwe; murder of Rimis’ wife politically motivated –residents; Kano sets up c’ttee to reposition Rimi market; Shariah commission boss commends KNSG over tricycles; Turaki’s suspension a joke –ANPP; cleric advocates over-hauling of Hajj operations; Hajj: return flights to Kano slow; Ladoja: we will wait for the court before we react –FG; Obasanjo endorses tourism development fund; controversy rocks chairmen tenure in Benue; Gov Mu’azu decries insecurity; FG to relocate two prisons; senate task NACRDB on loan recovery; Nigerian becomes BBC’s Africa and M/East editor; treason: Dokubo goes on appeal over trial judge; Confusion mars distribution of national ID card; 3rd term: Shinkafi calls for grand alliance against Obasanjo; Obasanjo condoles Oniyangi family; why corruption persists - Gov Sheriff; NBTE to accredit federal training centres; NPC takes awareness campaign to markets; Sokoto govt tasked on onion, tomato factories; NHRC governing council chairman sworn in; Masari charges poly students onstudies; 2007 election will be peaceful - Emir of Gwandu; census 2006: NPC give modus operadi; national theatre tops BPE agenda this year; Bayero tasks FG, states on electricity, water; Etiebet is leading ANPP to extinction-Bafarawa; Eagles dim stars; threat of early exit hangs over Morocco; Bafana coach castigates players after defeat; Mastroudes slams Africa’s world cup reps.Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper, Wednesday, January 25, 2006:(Lagos state: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2006-01-25) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedthird term: Awoniyi backs northern govs; Rimi’s wife: my son is insane- mother of alleged killer; Hajj 2005: reps quiz N5bn loan to NTCH; robbers kill policeman escorting corpses to Sokoto; Pregnant mother, 4 children, others perish in fire; Niger Delta: one dies in clash; VP’s ex-ADC’s whereabouts unknown; Obasanjo names ministerial nominee; Police arrest 23 pipeline vandals; Odili wants law to limit litigation charges; man in court over death of cyclist; corruption: PDP vice chairman discharged, acquitted; Meningitis hits Sokoto; PDP has no hands in 3rd term campaign; return of pilgrims in Sokoto zone epileptic -Kebbi dep gov.; Hajj: can we ever get it right?; 2006 Hajj: shame of Sakkwatawa; governments, politicians and people of Kano/Jigawa; the ungrateful hornbill; give Africa chance to grow; S/Korean province plans aid for mail-order brides; Man jumps from moving jetliner onto tarmac; this crook gets an “A" for originality; drunk-driving suspect flees in police car; Uganda rebels kill eight UN peacekeepers; UNICEF appeals for $805m in aid; rescuers hunt for Kenya survivors; Venezuela leader hosts world social forum; Europe ‘knew about’ CIA flights; conservative party wins in Canada election; dozens dead in Balkan train crash; Nigeria’s domestic debt hits N1.5 trillion; Legacy becomes pension fund administrator; committee on trade malpractices gets new chairman; Non oil exports generate N115.1bn; FG appoints Ovia chairman Infotech advisory c’ttee; FG approves 6 depots for Niger Delta; NSE plans electronic trading floors for Uyo, Bauchi; how banks can check online fraud; NGO vows to battle unemployment; c’ttee orders NYSC to move to permanent site; KNSG to execute N40m project in each constituency; Collapsed Buildings: Lagos Assembly seeks FG’s help; ministry prioritises completion of road projects; NUP insists on strike; 2007: storm in Borno as Kachallah, Kumalia, others join PDP; rent hike increases hardship for Abuja tenants; Obasanjo bans importation of steel water pipes; FCT houses: FCTA releases 20,000 letters of offer to civil servants; foreshore estate beckons for patronage; El-Rufai approves c’ttee for new schools in FCT; managing Abuja market fire disasters; the changing face of Abuja; Adamawa Gubernatorial aspirants oppose zoning; c’ttee to settle Bafarawa, deputy rift arrives Sokoto; Bauchi investment coy gets new MD; PDP may die a natural death-Birma; Politician gives N250,000 for reconstruction of Yola market; Hajj: FG to recover $3m from Trans Air; Attah commissions N120m projects in Akwa Ibom; Makarfi boosts water supply with $41m vehicles; Kanu reconciled to substitute role; Drogba leads Cote d’Ivoire to second win; Ghanaian press bow to Eagles; Sylla warns Guinea of complacency.Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper, Thursday, January 26, 2006:(Lagos state: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2006-01-26) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedAttack on Agip was robbery –FG; third term: Don’t cave in - northern reps tell gov; no funds for public hearings – Mantu; investors sack NICON Insurance mgt; Ajaokuta: Solgas threatens to reopen case against FG; ACF meets with northern politicians; FG yet to sign Crown Agents contract; three CPs urged to stop extortion; four jailed for oil bunkering; ICPC docks LG chairman, wife for alleged corruption; Rimi’s wife: We are making progress- Ehindero; robbers go wild, use welding machines to rob banks; Apo Six: Danjuma killed traders with AK 47 rifle —witness; ANPP postpones NEC meeting; Nigeria’s polio case worsen; Goje disowns ‘Yankalare; the increasing level of insecurity in the Niger Delta; Ambassador Obi Odu vs IBB golf club; Gbenga Obasanjo vs Atiku: the salient questions; politics of Iran’s nuclear programme; Councillor Bala deserves commendation; Chris Ngige and Anambra 2007 election; Census 2006: has north been rigged out already?; the north and presidency in 2007; Iran welcomes Russian enrichment offer; alleged motel burglar leaves room number; Ohio man floored by gas bill for $8,095; Iran defends planned it holocaust conference; impressive turn out at Palestinian parliamentary poll; Berlin, Monrovia and Santiago: challenge of states woman’ship; Ajaokuta power plant begins production; national transport commission underway – BPE; BPE shorlists six advisers for NIPOST; Niger Delta, oil crisis and 2006 budget; Shekarau inaugurates Kano economic summit; collapsed Building: LSHA summons landlord, govt official; Tinubu unveils plans to tackle environmental problems; TMG wants Nigerians to boycott constitution review; PDP members decamp to ANPP in Jigawa; councillors deny protest over allowances; Army detonates American explosives in Kebbi; Yobe: PDP vice chairman expelled as crises deepens; Rimi s wife: we are making progress-IGP; foreign scholarship: commissioner lambasts aggrieved students; Duke denies Obasanjo’s third term bid; FG inaugurates IT advisory c’ttee; fans, administrators praise Eagles; Guinea on a roll after South Africa win; Kiefer survives five-hour battle; new pretenders falling flat; Utaka: I’m ready for Zimbabwe; watch out for a better Eagles; tenure extension: the predictable end.Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper, Monday, January 27, 2006:(Lagos state: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2006-01-27) MEDIA trust Nigeria limitedNiger Delta: Talks with militia in progress – Obasanjo; Aviation fuel scarcity delays pilgrims return -Kabo Air; Oyo govt account: Akala raises preliminary objection to Ladoja suit; 2007: Senate c’ttee wants polls to hold in Dec 2006; FCT police arrest 34 robbers 22 others; Staff dupes National Hospital N3.7m; Police tighten security on Sokoto-Gasau road; STB staff jailed 14 months for cheating; Omoruyi tackles Ribadu on past leaders; NBTE commends Obasanjo, NASS over parity in polytechnics; NASS tasked on voting rights for Nigerians in Diaspora; 2007: Revalidate your PDP registration - Goje urges; Power shift and Nigerian masses; Bush taking Bin Laden threat seriously; US military ‘at breaking point’; Alleged crack dealer uses business cards 32 minutes ago; Michael Jackson spotted in robe and veil; Thailand couple with creepy passion to wed; Palestinian poll in pictures; ICPC returns N75m to national treasury; BPE urges estate valuers to improve; Customs target N197bn in 2006; is NITEL sale finally on course?; Kano’s 2006 hajj in the eyes of a pilgrim; LASG gives AP 7-day ultimatum on road rehabilitation; Aja crisis: N U R T W factions clash again; children and moral decadence; Impeachment: Ngige decries roles of Oyo CJ, legislators; NAFDAC seals shops, impounds drugs; Plateau youths call for Dariye’s removal; UBE commends FG over teachers’ training; Gov advocates review of political office holder salaries every 5 years; Catholic Church frowns at emphasis on condom; Kwara reads riot act on due process; Delta elections: Supreme Court throws out Ibori’s suit; Gov. Saraki charges public officers on honesty; Former IGP blames insecurity on FG; Eto’o eyes goal-scoring record; We must avoid Cameroon at all costs, says Michel; LeRoy’s passion for African game endures; Gutsy Henin ousts Sharapova to reach final; Feindouno scores late winner for Guinea; Eguavoen sticks to Ghana battler; Obasanjo and the Same-Sex Nonsense .Item Open Access Daily trust newspaper, Monday, January 30, 2006:(Lagos state: Media Trust Nigeria Limited, 2006-01-30) MEDIA trust Nigeria limited2007: North-East deserves presidency –Atiku; CBN to redesign Naira; constitution review: C’ttee members to get N50,000 per sitting; muslims mark new year; N/Delta militia declare ceasefire; Taylor not Liberia’s priority- Sirleaf; ANPP in fresh leadership crisis in Bauchi; court stops el-Rufa’i from demolishing late minister’s property; probe NNPC, Afenifere urges NASS; why we strip victims naked – robbers; robbery threatens banking in Nigeria – Rep; 2007: are northern govs scared of the South?; Sir Ahmadu Bello: leadership per excellence; FRSC and seat belt craze in Zaria; ministerial nominee for Benue; Saddam walks out in trial uproar; man with 11-woman commune had stun gun?; Hamas floats Palestinian ‘army’; BON shareholders approve merger with Unity Bank; CBN mops N93.7bn from system; NICON pledges prompt claims payment; Nigerian coys eye foreign stock exchanges; NIA to introduce motor insurance data; SEC set for2006 capital market conference; UBA spends Nlbn on merger integration; Nigeria, Iran crisis push oil to $67; Ado Bayero lectures to replace annual horse-racing; Kano ANPP executive sworn-in; LASG iets up mobile courts on waste disposal; Political parties and the defeat of democracy in Nigeria; GSM: W/Africa to enjoy harmonise tariff Dec.; NEMA to test-run disaster preparedness; Senegal spirits high to down Eagles.