▪ Football: FG scrap decree 101 ▪ Still on Muazu, Rimi and Bauchi roads ▪ Re: Katsina joint account system ▪ Where are the president’s men? ▪ A nation at siege with itself ▪ Tsunami tragedy and the Aceh-Indonesian face off ▪ Egypt hold talk over Saudi, Libya ro ▪ IAEA finds secret nuclear programme in Egypt ▪ Malawian party leaders face charges ▪ Poland, Libya form economic ties ▪ Moroccan king calls for religious tolerance ▪ Rebel group form single army in Burundi ▪ US death toll in Iraq reach 1,300 – Report ▪ Isreal warns settlers over evacuations ▪ German police raises fresh concerns over al-quaeda ▪ Gas explosion claim four in Iran ▪ Syrian files case against US general ▪ Thousands protest presidential election in Croatia ▪ Tsunami: World leaders in Jakarta for talks ▪ Europe observe 2 minutes silence for victims ▪ Fresh crisis claims 150 rebels in Nepal ▪ Man survive 8 days floating on sea ▪ Behold: A man with long toe nails ▪ Group urges Jimmy Carter to quit fishing ▪ Gunmen passes out drunk to end standoff ▪ NUB targets N9.3bn private placement ▪ HSBC, Standard Chartered vie for Korea First Bank ▪ SEC issues new directives on IPOs-pg 13▪ FOU, Ikeja impounds N210m contraband-pg 14▪ Kaduna plans Ceramic Industry-pg 14▪ OPS calls for healthy industrial base-pg 14▪ NEEDS is an unrealistic project-pg 14▪ Benue to build electric plant-pg 15▪ Oil prices fall ahead of US inventory data-pg 15▪ Shell saves $500,000 a month on ramp barge-pg 15▪ Morgan Stanley cuts Thailand growth forecast-pg 17▪ Recalling a visit to the Pearl- pg 20, 21▪ University distributes motor-cycles to staff-pg 22▪ Higher Education This Week: Great expectations for 2005-pg 22▪ VC insists on adherence to academic regulations-pg 23▪ NGO institutes scholarship scheme-pg 23▪ Education sector in 2004-pg 24▪ NAPS calls for swift passage of bill-pg 24▪ NUJ flays state of education in Jigawa-pg 24▪ Niger deputy governor commends ETF-pg 24▪ Commision harps on Nomadic education through radio-pg 24▪ Wuse new market relocate to Dei-Dei Jan 31-pg 26▪ Motorist fight task force officials over task-pg 26▪ Residents return after Xmas/New year break-pg 26▪ Number of FCT internet café’s rise-pg 26▪ C’ttee to get additional aircraft for Hajj operations - Acting Chairman-pg 27▪ NASS recommends special fund for FCT water project-pg 27▪ NGO hails Rochas, Kogi gov over developmental projects ▪ Centre begins Joint Higher Degree programme March 2005-pg 27▪ Students to enjoy prompt payments of allowances ▪ 13-man Committee on census setup ▪ Kano LGs employ 4,400 workers ▪ 500 received free eye treatment in Bichi LG ▪ N1.3m Zakat to be distributed to 13 wards ▪ Abandoned Islamiyya schools to be renovated ▪ Defaulting dredgers to pay N10m fine Tinubu, Adebayo want better welfare for Nigerians ▪ Police recover sucide victim’s body ▪ FG turns down request for pedestrian bridges ▪ Dabo apologizes to Dariye ▪Forum condemns police brutality on journalists ▪ Masari hinges development on peace, democracy ▪ Wada Nas, fearless vanguard of masses – NUJ ▪ Ekiti pensioners receive N812m ▪ Why people join cult- Royal father ▪ Idoma group vows to defend Ogbeh over rift ▪ Customs plan tough on smugglers ▪ Gov Attah commissions rural project ▪ Customs plans tough on smugglers ▪ Council chairman escapes robbery attack ▪ Jigawa records 181 road accidents deaths in 2004 ▪ Kaduna court discharges IBB assaulters ▪ Nasarawa acting gov tasks Christian pilgrims on religious practice ▪ Sokoto bars 6 pregnant women from hajj ▪ ‘Yams on petrol tankers unsafe for consumption’ ▪ Budget: Yobe gov.signs N5b provisional warrant ▪ Obasanjo appoints Lecky NHIS scribe ▪ Maiduguri LG mobilizes for census ▪ Yobe cancels school fees ▪ Why Taraba lacks federal project - Legislator ▪ Governor Sheriff’s car accident victim not dead – Physcian ▪ Surveyor faces forgery charge ▪ Obasanjo pays unscheduled visit to Ogbe ▪ FCT APGA disowns meeting ▪ Buhari, Bafarawa grace Badaru’s wedding ▪ Gov. Kalu, most detribalized Nigerian - Commissioner ▪ ANPP govs parley on party’s crisis ▪ APGA wants Anambra elected officials to leave office ▪ 2007: Sarumi advises Duke on third term ▪ Leadership crisis rocks IBB campaign group ▪ Group urges Zamfara gov to contest presidency ▪ Big guns ready for season opener ▪ Schumacher gives $10m in tsunami aid ▪ O’Neal’s season high leads Pacers past Bucks ▪ Moya beats nerves in opening win ▪ Dates set for 2006 African Nations Cup finals ▪ Linesman’s blunder denies Spurs victory ▪ Late Osman strike seals gripping Everton win ▪ Drogba puts Chelsea in touching distance of title ▪ Power tussle grounds activities in Glass House ▪ Okoye denies Enyimba switch ▪ Hockey celebrate world ranking ▪ Officials want consolidation of leadership status ▪ Hockey celebrate world ranking ▪ Ojo frowns at N25,000 monthly wage ▪ FIFA writes Galadima…threatens to ban Nigeria ▪ Ogunjobi, others to face EFCC ▪ Nigerians brace up for ban ▪ German teams scramble for Owomoyela ▪ FIFA, Galadima aware of reforms, Mohammed insists ▪ Cadet teams in danger ▪ Minister Shagari and the privatization of water