Sunday March 31st, 2002

NEWS
I Cannot Implement Budget As Passed, Says Obasanjo | CBN Sanction: Foreign Banks Suspend Forex Deals with Nigerian Banks | British Queen Mother Dies at 101 | Nigerians React to Supreme Court Verdict on LG Tenure | At Andersen, Success Backfires | INEC Recruits Ad Hoc Staff For Elections | Local Govt Tenure: We Made Mistake - Senator | Enugu Crisis: Nnamani, Nwodo Trade Blames | Damilola: Second Accused Acquitted | S/African Firm Invests N195m on Nike Lake Resort | Okogie Calls for Greater Devotion to God | Nnamani Preaches Accommodation, Tolerance at Easter | Igbo Leaders Urged to Assist Disabled Ex-Biafran Soldiers | Pray Against Violence, Audu Urges Nigeria |
STATE OF THE STATES
INEC Commissioner Urges Youths to Eschew Political Violence | UNDP Worried Over Cases of VVF in Ebonyi | Why I Appointed Speaker As Acting Governor- Egwu | Abia House Gives Kalu 24 Hours to Sack Finance Commissioner | Supreme Court Ruling: Egwu to Swear-in Chairmen of New Councils | Israel Defies UN over Offensive |
COVER
Can Arewa Stop Obasanjo? | Why Obasanjo Has Not Been Fair to the North, By Bafarawa | The Atiku Connection in Kaduna Guber Race | Why Kaduna is Central to Nigeria-Makarfi | 'Why I want Makarfi Out' |
ARTSTAND
A Place for the Art in Democratic Satire | Wrought Iron- A New Concept | Udemba and his Art of Politicking | Bronze Babes found in French Waters |
CONTROVERSY
Buhari: Can He Make A Better President? Rejoinder |
HEALTH
NAFDAC In the court of Pharmacists |
WEEKEND BUSINESS
Nigerian Banker Who Takes Over Credit Suisse Unit |
INTERVIEW
The Man Tinubu at 50 |
SPECIAL REPORT
Safiya's Acquittal: Sharia also have a human face |
COMMENT
Obasanjo and the North-West | Demands of Transparency in the Telecoms System |
LETTERS
Advancing Nigeria Backward with Education | Kudos to Mugabe | Work and Blessed Escriva |
MOTORING
Honda CR-V:Recreation Room | Totalfinaelf Assures Motorists of Better Services | The MPV in Volkswagen Golf | Lanre Shittu Offers Purchase Incentives |
DISCOURSE
Towards 2003 Elections: Articulation of Issues and Responsibilities |
SUNDAY POLITICS
2003: When the gods Spoke to Obasanjo |
SUNDAY COMMENT
Imbibing the Lessons of Easter |
RELIGION
The Ministry of Judas | Corruption Corrupts |
SPORT
Ogbeche Predicts Excellence for Younger Players | Arsenal List Kanu for Transfer | Government Blamed over Athletes' Doping | UNIC Chief Lauds Aku's Presence at Classic | IBB-Open: Iyonagbe Cruises on in Style | Cadbury Cup: Air Assault Wins, Train Moves to Abeokuta | Trenko, First Atlantic Bank Lead Others to Abuja | Esiri, Dangote, Abubakar Clash for Patrons' Prize | Ojora, Dawule, Hassan Battle for MVP Award |
TOURISM
Paradise Reclaimed Lekki Nature Centre Goes Back to the Jungle | Standing on a Rock | Travails of a New Agency |
INSIGHT
Nigerian Mint: To Sell or Not to Sell? |