Tuesday March 26th, 2002

NEWS
Sharia Appeal Court Frees Safiya | Drama as Kofo Graces Tinubu's 50th Birthday | Budget 2002: House Raises INEC's Vote by N8bn | NITEL: BPE Considers Management Contract Should IIL Fail Again | Ige: Brother Ready to Testify Against Keyamo | Shell, JV Partners to Inject Fresh $7.5bn in Nigeria | House Makes Fresh Move to Probe NNPC | Obasanjo Warns Against Imposition of Foreign Standards on Africa | Second Operator: Application for Bid Closes Today | Atiku Canvasses Free Trade Among African Countries | 2003: South-south, North-east Differ on Obasanjo's Decision | Police to Recruit 40,000 Men Yearly-IG | 17 Nigerians Die at Moroccan Borders | 2003: Obasanjo Is Man to Beat, Says Saraki | Oshiomhole: Let's Make Case for Nigerian Judiciary | Bribery Allegation: Court Discharges Okoye | Na'Abba:s Mint, Part of National Security | Govs, Deputies Need Cordial Relationship - Confab | Well Adjusted Youth Guarantees Peace, Says Gana | NYSC for Reorganisation | FG Turns Down N2bn Edo Loan Request | Abia Deputy Governor Denies FG Neglect Claim | Journalists Barred from Bribery Allegation Hearing | Borishade Sets Up Panel on Participation in World Fair | Minister Proffers Ways to Curb Weather Extremes | NDDC Plans N36 bn Projects in Niger Delta | NUJ Tasks Media on Democracy | Journalism Vital to Nation-Building - Adamu | 'Why There is No Police Presence in Obiaruku' | Abia Bars Two Reporters from Govt House | Panalpina Shipping Regains Licence | Makarfi Declares Stand on Second Term April | PDP Blamed for Presidency, House Feud | App Commends Alamieyeseigha's Pioneering Efforts | Ministries, Parastatals Ordered to Set Up Anti-corruption Units | Resource Control Not a Ploy to Rob FG - Attah | Delta Command Launches Operation Fire for Fire | '7,769 Die in Road Mishaps Nationwide' | Youths Threaten to Foil Senator's Ambition | Electoral Commissioner Pledges to Guard Electoral Rules | Council Establishes Sawmill to Generate Revenue |
STATE OF THE STATES
Advocacy Panel on Water Resources Management Set up | Why Akande Removed Me - LG Boss | Speaker Denies Being Served Impeachment Notice | Christians Urged to Be Tolerant | 148 Teachers to Undergo Training in Civic Education | Govt's Decision to Audit Lawmakers, malicious -- Tukur | Code of Conduct Bureau to Prosecute 2,098 |
POLITICS
Quit the Political Scene, Bode George Tells Afenifere | Offor's APF Set to Tackle Anambra Govt. | LG Workers Protest Non-payment of Salaries | ACF: No Longer a Rapid Responce Political Forum? |
BUSINESS
Coca-Cola to Build N3bn Plant in Imo State | 'Why NEPA Must Go Back to Old Tariff' | Credit Now Easy for SMEs, Says Makinde | Nestle Boss Optimistic About Economy | DHL Unit Executive of Maritime Workers Union Dissolved | Nigeria-Canada Trade Exceeds $250m in 2001 | Amid Rioting, EU Delegates Meet On Trade Issues | Nigeria-Canada Trade Exceeds $250 M in 2001 | NASSI Boss Urged NEPA to go Back to the Old Tariff | FedEx Red Star Express to Launch Website | One Million Visitors, 500 Firms Expected at Enugu Fair | Cadbury's Revenue Hits N13.2b | Growing Local Content in the Oil Industry | New Tariff: NEPA, MAN Prepare for Showdown | Commission Adopts Principles for Evaluating Food Safety | Abia Stakeholders Warn Against Govt Intervention in RUSEP | Expert Wants Extension Cost Shared | Lagos Commences Development of 6000 Housing Units | Structural Engineers Advocate Stricter Building Construction Measures | Durable Fittings Enter Nigeria's Building Market | Lagos Clears More Drains, Abandons Silt | Facility Management: An Engineer's View Point | Expert Explains Wealth Potentials for Investing in Shares | US Equities Give Up Early Gains | CBN Sanction Shrinks Demand at IFEM | Bankers Restate Confidence in the Financial System | Continental Trust Bank Raises Capital Base to N3.5bn |
LAW
From the Editor | NCC, NITEL and Interconnection Charges | Evidence at Variance with Averments in Pleading Goes to No Issue | Concession Based on Incompetent Ground of Appeal Should be Struck Out | Understanding the Anti-Corruption Act (2002) | Accused in Police Custody Must Have Unrestricted Access to Lawyer | Bankole Aluko's Enduring Impact |
ARTS & REVIEW
Victor Hugo: bicentinary of a Legend | Personal Notes of a Sojourner Poet |
COMMENT
Gains of the Owerri Summit | Distress in Banks: Fears & Facts |
EDITORIAL
ALGON's False Steps |
LETTERS
Facts and Reasons on Kebbi Aircraft Proposal | WAEC, Please Release My Result |
FEATURES
For Nigeria's Tomorrow, Battle Against Drugs | One More Job for Balogun |
CITY DIARY
Gani Charges Govt. on Insecurity of Lives, Property | Immigration Rewards Outstanding Staff | Igbo, Hausa Communities Move to Shun Ethnic Clashes |
SPORTS
Poor Organisation, Nigeria's Bane-Babayaro | Onigbinde to Recall Oliseh, Finidi for World Cup | Adegbengbe Secures C'Wealth Games Slot | Atiku Assures Hayatou of Nigeria's Support | Oriala, Bamidele's Crash Thrill Athletes | Police Averts Another Jos Riot Over League Match | Nwosu Optimistic, Calls for Prayers |
EXTRA
Who Wants Women in Politics? | PDP and Its Old Horses |