FEBRUARY 1, 2002
-Explosions: Soldiers attack Brigade Commander …Atiku forced to leave
*Diversion of relief materials alleged
*535 still missing – Red Cross
-Reps rule out public hearing on explosions
-Policemen in Calabar on strike
*What the Oaths Act says
-Interest rate: Banks defy CBN
-NNPC, Total FinalElf sign pact
-Fuel: Appeal Court hears NLC’s suit March 19
-Daewoo wins N28bn Bonga field contract
February 2, 2002
-How girl, 4, survived in the canal
…13-month-old brother drowned
-Explosions nearly killed Diya, wife
*Bedroom shattered, cars damaged
-Police attack SSS men as strike spreads
February 3, 2002
-Another mayhem in Lagos: 14 feared killed, four houses burnt in OPC/Hausa clash
-Police strike: IG suspends leave
-Fire guts $400,000 Red Cross warehouse
-Oddities of Lagos tragedy
*75-old accident victim treks kilometres
*Housewife loses 7-month pregnancy
-Eagles set to black out Stars
February 4, 2002
-Explosions latest: US, British experts arrive
*More bombs detonated
*Probe panel submits reports Feb 11
*Insurers relax rules for victims
-Auditor-General: Obasanjo may present new candidate
-Hausa, OPC clash: Death toll rises
-Supreme Court can’t determine state boundaries – Karibi-Whyte
-FG needs N10bn for military pension
-Inter-bank debt now N100bn
-Construction firm, 300 others apply to build refineries
-10 arrested over police strike
-Army warns men against insubordination
-Uwais’ aide died of heart attack – Autopsy report
February 5, 2002
-Hausa, OPC clash: Red Cross recovers 55 bodies
*10 more killed
*Soldiers deployed
-Obasanjo, Blair to discuss debt relief, trade
-Lagos explosion: Missing map hinders salvage work …UN team arrives today
-Banks charge MTS N43m interest in two months
-Police strike: Minister, IG face Senate today
*Ring leaders for trial soon
-NCC shifts release of information for fixed wireless
-Exchange rates: Reps recommend N127 to $1
*Ciroma, Sanusi shun summons
-I’ve no hand in Ige’s death – Ooni
-Shake up under way in military
February 6, 2002
-Hausa-OPC clash: 1,000 houses destroyed
*Confusion in Lagos as rumour spreads
*Tinubu, Sultan sue for peace
-Explosions: Bomb experts hit brick wall
*Oke-Afa to become tourist centre
-Exchange rate: FG, bankers oppose naira devaluation
-NITEL public offer to raise N35bn BPE
-States can’t supervise LGs –Obasanjo
-UACN pays N21m penalty, takes over Festac ’77 Hotel
-Explosions: 12 arraigned for stealing victims’ property, extortion
February 7, 2002
-Communal clash: 5,000 displaced
*Security beefed up in Lagos, Kano
-FG cuts budget by 14%
-World Bank, IMF, Nigerian banks hold talks
-Explosions: Bomb experts stop work
-ABB, NEPA, UNILAG in N280m power pact
-Policemen threaten another strike
-Atiku and I are one – Obasanjo
February 8, 2002
-Blair rules out debt pardon for now
*Unfolds blueprint for partnership
-‘VIP’ cell phone: Prison officer gets the boot
-Ige: Suspects may be charged next week
-NLC vs FG: Court stops proceedings
-Legislator threatens CNN reporter
…clash senseless – Obasanjo
-Bankers move against cheque frauds
-ASUU demands independent probe panel
-National Assembly releases N56bn for health workers’ pay
February 9, 2002
-US Army General joins bomb disposal team
-Police to sue ECONET, MTN over scam calls
*Foreigners lost N1.1bn to fraudsters last year
-Mayhem: FG protests CNN coverage
…SSS invites reporter
-Senate opposes Obasanjo’s request on legislators’ pay
-Idi-Araba mayhem: Niger Republic declares 30 missing
February 10, 2002
-Woman survives after three days in mortuary
-Lagos mayhem: Death of a good Samaritan
-Man, 18, rapes 12-month-old baby
-Violence: Obasanjo, security chiefs meet
-Twins, mother, 13 others burnt to death in auto crash
February 11, 2002
-IMF begins appraisal of Nigeria’s economy
-Licensing for fixed wireless services opens
-Explosions: Insurers seek FG’s assistance
-NITEL: today’s D-Day for IIL
-Reps summon minister over N4bn police allocation
-Oputa panel submits report before May 29
-Obasanjo attacks Afenifere, Ohanaeze, Arewa
-Ige: Court hears Fryo’s suit over access to Keyamo
February 12, 2002
-NITEL: IIL misses deadline for payment
*Cites Ige’s killing for delay, wants extension
*BPE invites Telnet
-Forex scam: Senate plans tougher sanctions
-Danjuma, Ogomudia face Senate today
-10 more held over police strike
*FG releases N4bn
-Free-for-all at PDP peace talk
-Obasanjo, security chiefs meet Tuesday
February 13, 2002
-They’re after my life – Gani writes I-G
-Constitution review panel submits report June
-NITEL: IIL gets second chance
*Telnet rejects BPE’s offer
*CBN accused of favouring First Bank
-Bar exam: Suspects interrogated
-NCP bans sole bidders for privatised firms
-Fire guts Jos main market
-Legislators can’t fix own salary – Obasanjo
-Explosions: Committee nets N400m
February 14, 2002
-Ige: Agunloye faults Ooni
-FG, banks move to bridge forex gap
-Strike: I-G may have been queried
*Junior police want probe
-Anti-graft panel tries judge for corruption
-Bar exam: Reps begin probe
-First Bank loses N2bn in two days of trading
-NITEL: Sanusi, El-Rufai, others to face Reps
-2,500 displaced Idi-Araba residents return
February 15, 2002
-Shake-up in the Army
*GOC, head of explosions panel, 298 others affected
-Govt’s spending inimical to GDP – Minister
-Certificate forgery: S’Court rules in Gani’s suit May 10
-Governors score economy low
-Danjuma shuns Senate panel
-Obasanjo orders release of Reps’ pay
*House to probe presidency
-explosions stall Mainland Bridge contract
-Olagbaju: Trial of suspected killers begins
-Senate gives N4bn extra to INEC
February 16, 2002
-Danger! Another armoury may explode soon – Senate alerts
-Why IIL was given second chance – Minister
-Ige: Police may arrest Keyamo
-Oba dies of poisoning … Nine months after coronation
-Rotimi panel probes ministers’ alleged acquisition of FG’s land
-US sends 60 bomb experts from Afghanistan to Nigeria
February 17, 2002
-Let this be the last – Tinubu
-Tears, wails as 114 bomb victims go home
-Keyamo arrested
-Police, governors head for showdown
February 18, 2002
-Ige: Keyamo moved to Abuja
*Osun legislator arrested
-Nigeria’s external reserve drops to $10bn
…loses N40bn to forgery
-Explosions: Army ignored warning signals
-Crises: FG probes allegations of sabotage
-Mass retirement at CBN
*2,000 workers affected
-My achievements – Obasanjo
*Speaks on state of the nation today
-Customs seizes 5, 924 live ammunition
-Residents cry out over traffic jam on Lagos-Abeokuta road
February 19, 2002
-Amodu sacked, Eagles disbanded
*I have nothing to say – Amodu
-CBN liquidates Savannah Bank
*Savannah goes to court
-FG records N273bn deficit in three years
-Senate to probe presidency, Danjuma, others
-Ige: Keyamo’s trial opens today
*Says, I’m holding a live wire
-N50m capital base likely for finance houses
-Explosions: Foreign experts arrive today
-I-G, predecessors meet
February 20, 2002
-Law confab stalls Keyamo’s trial
*NBA wades in
-NNPC, Elf, FG meet over oil, gas
-Kuta report: National Assembly clerk heads for court
-Savannah Bank: Military pension trapped
-Police recover 1,350 explosives
-Ige: More Osun legislators face arrest
-NITEL: IIL loses $136m
*BPE faults comparison with CIL
-Reps, Obasanjo’s face-off may delay budget
-Oputa panel treats 10,000 petitions
February 21, 2002
-Keyamo arraigned, granted bail
*Risks three-year jail term, vows to fight on
-Unpaid salary: Reps win round one, get Senate’s backing
-Police to promote 16,000
-No ID Card for 2003 polls – FG
-Bonga project: Nigeria may lose $5bn
-Savannah Bank: 10 financial institutions may lose funds
*We didn’t lose money – Army
-Swiss bank freezes $60m Abacha loot
-Guber aspirant arrested over N10m INEC money
February 22, 2002
-AD governors, Enahoro hold talks
-2m Moslems in Arafat for hajj
-Ige: Aduwo takes up Agunloye
-Liquidation: Court rejects Savannah Bank’s plea
-Bakassi: Cameroun urges court to uphold existing legal instrument
-NNPC signs production contract with two local firms
-Robbers kill eight policemen in Lagos
-Alleged N500m fraud: Court okays bid to arrest Ondo ex-commissioner
February 23, 2002
-Bakassi: Cameroun tenders 100 maps at World Court
-Ige’s guard identifies suspected killer …in police cell
-Savannah Bank: Quoted firms count losses
-2003: Ex-governor warns on dangers ahead
-Electoral Act repeal: States to continue with suit
-Security: 6 former IGs write Obasanjo
February 24, 2002
-This’s carrying a burden!
-Doctor detains dead patient …over unsettled bills
-Remove Obasanjo, risk anarchy – C.C. Onoh
-Ige: Why we can’t make investigations open – Police
-Strike: We’ll fight for indicted policemen – Oshiomhole
-NECO boss gets threat letter
February 25, 2002
-Local Government: INEC cautions against early polls
-Reps complete probe of ministries next week
-Police demand N358m to equip bomb unit
-NITEL pays N3.8bn interest on loans
-AD governors reject Afenifere merger plan
-Mass retirement stalls CBN debt conversion
-Court rules on SEC, NSE suit April 22
-Reps probe BPE over N5bn subvention to NSPMC
February 26, 2002
-Ige: Afenifere alleges cover-up
-FG backs CBN against Savannah Bank
*CBN wants court to dismiss suit
-Ports privatisation: World Bank consultant urges caution
-Allimi, VON D-G, attacked by robbers
*I-G begins nationwide tour
-NITEL: Rimi, Sarumi, Mark, others face probe
-LG polls: Kalu insists on April date
-2003 polls: PDP levies aspirants
February 27, 2002
-Explosions: Residents may be moved
…as experts prepare to detonate more bombs
-Nigeria offers 24 oil fields for bidding
-FG appoints 30 new electoral commissioners
-How we revived Ibru – Doctor
-We won’t pull out of AD – Afenifere
-Tinubu in Abuja to discuss security
*Commissioner resigns
February 28, 2002
-Police strike: Senate probes N1bn allocation
*Officers move to avert strike
… Clears Agunloye
-Damilola: Court rejects witness’ evidence
-Reps salaries: Obasanjo releases extra N26m without cash backing
-Budget: Na’Abba justifies delay
-Emirates opt out of NAL deal
-30,000 imported mobile booths for national ID card scheme
-N500m scam: Court halts Ogedengbe’s trial
