Thursday May 23, 2002

NEWS
Another Plane Crash Kills 5 in Calabar | ...Expect Massive Purge, Says Chikwe | Commercialisation: NNPC Opens New Joint Venture Account | Sky Air: Second Time Unlucky | INEC to Review Voters' Register July - Guobadia | History of the Aircraft | FG Releases N1.3bn to House | Drama at Aso Rock as Atiku Shuns Omisore | Party Registration: Associations Beat INEC Deadline | Ume-Ezeoke Reaffirms Presidential Interest | Rural Telephony Project Takes Off With $200 million Chinese Loan | Abacha's Killer Squad Kept Surveillance on Gani - Katako | Senate Gets Obasanjo's N11.5bn Request on Foreign Missions | Ezeife Canvasses Abolition of On-shore/Off-shore Dichotomy | Party Registration: 33 Associations File Suit Against INEC Today | Lagos Referendum: Speaker May Announce Results Today | 2003: Middle Belt Youths Want Okadigbo for President | Malu to Testify on Tiv/Jukun Crisis Today | Rites of Passage for Lady Ademola | PDP Stalwart Faults Ogbeh on Legal Actions | APP Changes Name to ANPP, Raises N142m for Convention | Ibori's Opponents are Feather-weights - Commissioner | Navy to Destroy Barges, Tanker over Illegal Bunkering | Stella Obasanjo Calls for Support to Stem Maternal Mortality | MASSOB Bars Iwuanyanwu, Okeke from Igbo Functions | 150 Policemen Sacked for Corruption | Mbadinuju Revokes Free Education, Introduces School Fees | NDLEA Destroys N5m Drugs in Kaduna | NLC Kicks Against Privatisation of NEPA, NPA, Others | Youths Attack Dariye's Convoy | Customs Warns Officers Against Strike | Robbers Attack Luxury Bus, Kill 7 | Fawehinmi Foundation Awards N9m to Institutions | Guinness Plans 150m Pounds Fresh Investments | Assembly Perfect Plans to Impeach Turaki | Bond Loan: Abia Commerce Chambers Back Kalu | Party Registration: Absence of Electoral Act Will Cause Confusion - Wada Nas | Katsina Spends N500m on Drainage System | Transport Owners Seek FG's Assistance | International Deposit Insurers Get Association | PENGASSAN Issues 7-Day Ultimatum to National Oil | Adamawa Takes over Payment of Federal Judicial Officers' Salary | Students' Against Irresponsible Behaviour | Forget NEPA's Privatisation, Enugu Residents Tell FG | Ekiti SPEB Chairman to Appear Before Commission | 'Nigeria, Cameroun Inseparable' |
STATE OF THE STATES
'Plateau State, Home of Illegal Mining' | Govt to Deal with Erring Contractors | Council Chairmen Seek Court Injunction on Dissolution | Nurses Call for Payment of Arrears | Group Adopts Abaribe for 2003 Abia Guber Race | Adefarati Shelves Creation of New LGs | Monarchs, Others Kick Against Secretariat Take-over | Party Chieftain Urges PDP to Emulate AD and APP |
e-BUSINESS
Wireless Networking: Options Available in Nigerian Market | CPI Commences Oracle 9i Training | HP Moves to Consolidate Hold on Market | China Mobile Adds Eight New Networks | Octagon Technology Hosts SWIFT Seminar | ....SWIFT Will Capture Market - CEO | Cracking CDs With Magic Markers | Dalex Holds Inaugural Meeting with Dealers | Dell Optimistic Despite Fall in Profits | MetroLAN Plans State-of-the-Art Apple Systems | Oracle Displays iLearning Capabilities | Veritas Software Unveils Worldwide Partner Programme | CTO 2002: Microsoft .NET Acclaimed Most Cost-Effective | LogOn, Nigeria's First Prepaid Internet Card, Debuts | 60,000 Printers Sold in Nigeria Annually - Oki Chief | Intel Chipsets Bring Lower-Cost PCs |
COMMUNICATIONS
95 Per Cent NITEL Subscribers to Go Pre-Paid | Supreme Court Lets Verizon Case Proceed | Reltel Pledges Continued Improvement in Services | Broadwing's Shares Plummet | Analysts Applaud Sale of Siemens Unit | Postmaster-General Meets Head Postmasters | Marconi Seeks Last-Ditch Deal |
ARTS & REVIEW
Charly Boy and NDLEA Sing the Song of Peace | From Jerusalem with a New Awakening |
COMMENT
Crooks in Banks' Boardrooms | Beyond Operation Fire for Fire |
THISLIFE
What Happened to Mobile Phone Etiquette? | A Vice Chancellor and His Many Battles |
EDITORIAL
Desertification in the North |
LETTERS
The Loot Recovery Negotiations | Encouraging Our Local Languages |
POLITICS
PDP Chieftain Replies Nwachukwu over Obasanjo | Obasanjo for Book Launch on Awo | Group Advocate Youths Involvement in Politics | Youths Urged to Emulate Past Leaders | Aspirant Vows to Liberate Lagos State Women | Lagos PDP Faults Tinubu over Borrowed Funds | IBB 'll Return to Aso Rock -Akinyele | Lagos: The Conduct of a Referendum | 2003: We Need a Level-Playing Field Aspirant |
MARKET NEWS
Shareholders Extol Fola Adeola's Leadership Qualities |
MONEY GUIDE
TotalFinaElf Pumps $5m into IFEM | Metropolitan Bank to Leverage on New Products | Oboh Solicits ASSBIFI's Support |
SPORTS
Wonderboy Takes His Turn | Ogbeche's Goals Save Eagles | No Wimbledon for Hingis | Algeria Sacks Coach | Igbinedion Heads World Cup Delegation | Guinness Releases N5m Cheque to NFA | CBN Tennis: Maku, Osadume Confident | Injuries Continue to Hit England | Henry Faces Fitness Deadline | Batistuta Grabs Argentina's No. 9 Shirt | Ljungberg Returns After Injury | Portuguese Star Fails Dope Test |
EXTRA
A Dirty But Very Good Deal | A Dirty But Very Good Deal |