Tuesday March 12th, 2002

NEWS
IGP to Robbers: It's Now Fire for Fire | Southern Govs Vow to Resist Coup | Why House Blackmails Obasanjo - PLO | Benue Speaker Resigns | Enron: Andersen Puts Self Up for Sale | FG to Withhold Funds from Striking Tertiary Institutions | Danjuma Moves to Reform Military | 2003: APP Presidential Candidate to Emerge July | Abba Ibrahim Seeks Military's Partnership for Democracy | States Differ on Anti-graft Law | Anyim Visits Taraba on Peace Mission | All Media Summit Underway, Says Ekpu | Emir Urges Nigerians to Buy Shares in Privatised Firm | Nigeria Needs N65bn to Fight HIV/AIDS | Wuyep Urges NAF Personnel to Be Steadfast | NCP, NULGE Give Akande Ultimatum over CJ Appointment | Yobe, NAPEP Resolve Differences over Programme Implementation | OPEC Oil Prices Up | National Oil Budgets N500m for LPG Depots | Ige: Court Rules March 21 on Suspects' Request | Controversy Rages over Senators' Pay | 2003: Party Seeks N500m | Nnamani Inaugurates Panel on Tragedy | AD Tackles Police over Ban on Rallies | Council Polls: Segun Awolowo Calls for Caution | Osoba Hails FG's Decision on IMF Supervision | Prayer Ground Deaths: Nwodo Calls on FG to Investigate | Senators, Others Locked Out of Obudu Ranch | 60m Nigerians to Get ID Cards | Commissioner Orders Arrest of 127 Students | Amicable Resolution of District Headships Urged in Plateau | Bank Faces N200m Suit over Forced Resignation | Adamu, Abubakar Crisis Deepens | Fish Out Ige's Killers, Obasanjo Told | Borno Seeks Military Assistance on Porous Borders | Ex-NNN Workers Await 2002 Budget | Akinyele Marks Fourth Anniversary of Wife's Death | 'Savannah Bank's Fate 'll Scare Foreign Investors' | Cracks in OPEC over Production Quotas | INEC Commissioners Are PDP Members - APP Alleges |
STATE OF THE STATES
House Recommends Recall of Sacked IPCR Staff | V-C Seeks Adequate Funding for Varsities | Govt to Build Houses for Disabled Persons | More Graduates Put Aside Certificates, Take to Trading | Udenwa Tasks Women on 2003 Elections | Two Apprentices Die After Taking Oath over Missing Jack | Invitees Go Home Disappointed as Bridegroom Shun Wedding | High Rate of Marriage Failures Worries Nigerians | Akume Resumes LG Tour | Commissioner Pleads for Free Treatment of Fibroid | UNN Receives N119 Million From Education Tax Fund | Stop Stigmatising HIV/AIDS Victims, Nigerians Told |
POLITICS
Benue Speaker Fingered in Alleged N1.5m Scam | Tinubu Canvasses Women Participation in Politics | Nigeria Risks Losing Bakassi - Attah | Thoughts of a Partriach at 75 | Ibori's Achievements Speak for Him -Aide |
BUSINESS
Trade with Taiwan Favours Nigeria, Says Envoy | NNPC Bails Out DPR With N535m | IITA to Position Nigerian Farmers for Self -Reliance | Traders Shun Education Programme Designed for Them | MDS Seeks to Satisfy Logistical Requirements | Lagos International Trade Fair to Hold at Permanent Complex | Gates Foundation Donates to Aids Prevention in Nigeria | Two Top Executives Bow Out of Unilever | TotalFinaElf Aims Higher for Amenam Field | Striking a Balance Between Market Stability and Investment | IMF or No IMF, Deregulation Goes On | Safety Assessment, Critical Control of Milk and Cereal Products | Shell Oil Output Dips 30 Per Cent to 520,000 BPD | Global Steel Production Hits 70.6m Tons | U.S. Says $18-$25 Oil Will Spur Economic Growth | Bimba Agromix Develops Feed Premixes | Experts Rub Minds on Poultry Water Management | Bearish Transactions Depress Highly Capitalised Stocks | NITEL's Systems Collapse Stalls IFEM Trading | Platinum Offers Development Options to Kano | Mannybank Appointed Nitel Subscribers' Payment Bank |
LAW
From the Editor | We Hold Your Brief | Savannah Bank: Is CBN/NDIC Action Right? | We'll Fight Corruption to its Logical Conclusion - Akanbi | Appellate Court Won't Substitute Own Findings of Facts For Those of Trial Court | Charterparties Must Agree to be Bound by Identifiable Terms | Prison Reform Laws Lack Political Will for Implementation | NCC Revalidation of MTS Licence Ill-Advised | Why Do We Bother? | Lagos Bomb Explosion: How Liable is the Fgn? | 'No Going Back on Human Trafficking Eradication' - Titi Abubakar |
ARTS & REVIEW
That Home Videos be Made as Films | Yet Another Masterpiece from a Nobel Laureate | Broadcasting Challenges for the Private media |
COMMENT
Anumudu's Thesis and Imo Zoning | Ige and the Anglican Hypocrisy |
EDITORIAL
Task Before Electoral Commissioners |
LETTERS
A Time for Change | COREN and Fake Engineers |
FEATURES
Jerusalem: Sweet, Holy City of Conflicts |
CITY DIARY
Burnt Imoh's Family Wants Her Corpse for Burial | Eastern Christian Summit Comes on Stream |
SPORTS
FIFA Grants 1.5 Million Swiss Franc to Eagles | Nassarawa Eyes Medals in Edo Festival | Olukanmi Lectures Eagles on Patriotism | NABA Scribe, Coaches on Collision Course | UI Budgets N2b for Nuga Games | Laloko Writes off Okpara from New Eagles | Onigbinde Invites 55 Players for World Cup | Eagles' Camp Opens March 18 in Otta | Aghahowa Returns to Donetsk | We Met Empty Treasury - NFA Scribe | FIFA Audit Not a Probe - Blatter | Ahly in Poor Shape for Super Cup |
EXTRA
Testimonies Speak Louder Than Prophesies | PDP and the Status Quo |