Wednesday May 9th, 2001

NEWS
36 States' Speakers Sue National Assembly | ID Card Not Compulsory for Elections, Says Guobadia | NITEL to Invite Bids for GSM Equipment | National War College Turns Back US Military Team | Two Firms to Provide 30MW Emergency Power for Abuja | FCT Magistrates, Area Court Judges Embark on Strike | Babangida Does Not Own NSA - Akpamgbo | Apologise to Gowon, Arewa Tells Oshiomhole | Afenifere Has Not Joined any Political Group - Opadokun | Tinubu on Lagos Bar Beach | IMF's DMD Announces Resignation | Private Security Company Quits Job at Nigerian Mission in London | Suspension Order on Marshal, Ibeshi, Olawepo Stays - PDP | Igbinedion Backs Deregulation | Judicial Council Asks Court to Dismiss Sacked Judge's Suit | No Room for Robbers, Smugglers in Army - Ogomudia | State Cannot Prosecute Afikuyomi - DPP | Lagos Seeks N25bn from Capital Market | Abba-Gana Lists Gains of Infrasructural Development | Party Registration: Political Groups Told to Mount Pressure on N/Assembly | UBE Bill Passes Second Reading Amidst Opposition | ECONET to Launch Mobile Phone Service Soon | LGs Seek Greater Autonomy Through Constitutional Amendment | Tinubu to AD Decampees: You are Deadwoods | Fire Guts FAAN Accounts Section | Ndokwa Women Seek End to Marginalisation | Avoid First Republic Crisis, Akande, Deputy Warned | Oputa Calls for Confidence Building in Public Institutions | Niger Delta Youths Oppose Review of Constitution | Obasanjo Meets Bush Tomorrow | Obasanjo Inherited Corrupt Society - Ajuluchukwu | Continental Trust Hosts Tinubu | Nigeria Airways Acquires New Aircraft | Yoruba Group Opposes Afenifere on Boycott of Constitutional Conference | World Bank team Visits Ogun | Nigeria will Comply with UN Sanctions Against Liberia -- Minister | ASUU Strike: AD Asks FG to End the Impasse | Edo Assures Pensioners of Prompt Payment of Entitlements | Group Proposes May 10 as African Sickle Cell Day | NBA Accused of Frustrating Legal Aid Council |
STATE OF THE STATES
Govt Plans 10,000 Hectares of Cocoa, Oil Palm Plantations | Govt Expresses Worry over Sack of OMPADEC Staff | Kalu Mourns Victims of Auto Crash | Students Record 95% Failure in WAEC | Adesina to Shut Illegal Fuel Stations | Mbang Justifies Prevailing Peace in the Country | PDP blames APP over Postponement of By-election | Mobil to Meet Youths over Spate of Riots | Relations Weep for Drowned Students | HIV/AIDS Campaign Moves to Barbers' Shop | Police Investigate Murder of DPO | Commissioner Stresses Role of Journalists | Bako Seeks Dissolution of Primary Education Commission | Robbers Kill Two Policemen | Osoba Decries Lack of Federal Presence | Govt to Engage Cuban Eye Specialist | Council Workers Advised on Increased Productivity | Police Now to Prosecute Sharia Offenders |
POLITICS
Anioma: A Renewed Demand for State Creation | 'Obasanjo's Accusations will Scare Off Investors' | Corruption: Council Boss Defends Colleagues | Tinubu Urged to Call LG Boss to Order | Obasanjo is Unfair to Local Government Councils | Lagos APP: A Never Ending Puzzle |
BUSINESS
CBN Threatens Banks over Credit Bureau | CCNN Orders M800 Million Equipment | Bank Chief Cautions on SEC-NSE Face-off | CDB International: Challenes Before New Board | UACN: Towards Capital Appreciation | 'Arbitrage Does Not Exist in Nigerian Oil Industry' | Expert Raises Alarm Over State of Nigerian Economy | B.O.C Gases Reassures Investors as Take-off Bid is Put Off | Nigerian Breweries' Profit Hits N6.3 Billion | Discount Houses Insist on Expanded Scope | 'Disagreement over Valuation Stalled NUL's Quotation' | Onne Economic Free Zone Yields N3.3 Billion | Imo's Industrial Plan Gets Boost | Lead Appointed Receiving Bank | How to Attract Capital from the Capital Market | Trade Credit Vs Bank Loans | Second Coming of Global Bank | Asaba Textile: Selling Below Cost Price | Payment of Insurance Premium As a Contractual Necessity | Bankers Decry State of Economy | Equity Bank Storms Market with New Products | First Interstate Repositions for Excellence | South Africans to Invest $25m in Nigeria | Mannybank Opens Ikeja, Kano Branches | CBN Suspends Banks from Clearing | ...Triggers Low Forex Demand | Universal Banking May Move Up Banks' Risks |
TRAVEL & TOURISM
Aba Museum Beckons | FAAN Boosts Tourism, as Tour Operators Elect New Executive | Air Afrique Announces Fare Reduction |
ARTS & REVIEW
The Irish Traditional Grill | In Defence of Freedom | Chukwuemeka Ike: Thrills of a Harvest | Sunshine for the Potter at 70 |
COMMENT
Jerry Gana's Discordant Tunes | Relevant Issues on Ogun at 25 |
EDITORIAL
Zonal Presentations of the 1999 Constitution |
LETTERS
Communications Ministry Denies Inflation of Contracts | Averting the Battle in the Senate |
CITY DIARY
Police Recruitment Riddled with Fraud | Police Clamp Down on Fuel Hawkers in Lagos |
FEATURES
In the Throes of Discrimination | Playing Local Russian Roulette |
RIGHT OF REPLY
Let Gani Die in the Struggle |
SPORTS
Africa Urged to Get Organised for 2010 | We'll Help Eagles Destroy Liberia -- S/Leoneans | Toro Sure of Eagles' Qualification | Idowu Identifies Football's Stumbling Block | I Don't Run One-man Show -- Yusuf | Female Tourney an Eye Opener-Oneya | Kano Excited at Eagles' Camping |
EXTRA
Lest Anyim Forgets |