Tuesday August 20, 2002

NEWS
House Vows to Resist Military Coup | Sharia: Woman to Die by Stoning | OPL 245: Inquiry Into Disputed Oil Bloc Begins | '2003 Polls 'll Settle My Problem with Nwobodo' | US Position on Nigeria in Good Faith, Says Ambassador | NICON Hilton Under-priced | Obasanjo May Review Foreign Trips | Refineries to Be Self-accounting - Gaius-Obaseki | Motion on Impeachment, Long Overdue, Says Marshal Harry | Lagos Assembly Condemns Move | ... Ploy to Destabilise Democratic Process - Rivers Lawmakers | 'Call Most Irresponsible and Treacherous' | Let Electorate Decide President's Fate - Minister | Youths Pledge Support for Obasanjo | Baptist Convention Calls for Dialogue | PDP Chieftain Canvasses Compromise | FG Vows to Sack, Prosecute Corrupt Boards | ... Constitutes Board for Bank of Industry | Bribery Allegation: Judicial Council Clears Ade Alabi | Okadigbo Promises to Break NEPA Monopoly If... | Nigeria, Poland Seal Agreement on Coal Mine Rehabilitation | FG Dissatisfied with World Bank over Fadama Project | 'Nobody Died in Titi Atiku's Convoy' | Afenifere Denies Link With NDP, Others | 15 Bag Digital Banking Awards in Geneva | Adoration Tragedy: Catholic Shuns Peace Committee Report Ceremony | No Plan to Join PDP Says Osoba | Voters' Registration Holds Next Month, Says Guobadia | FG Moves to Improve Fire Service | Govt Sets Up Horticulture College Panel | 3 Policemen Shot By Bandits | Bizman Wants Lagos Sanitation Task Force Scrapped | NITEL Launches Customer Care Club in Delta | Senator Hails Plateau Peace Summit | Nigeria, UK in Joint Water Venture | Dariye Inaugurates Crises Probe Panel | INEC vs FG: Court rules on Jurisdiction Thursday | ... Tallen Sues for Forgiveness | OAU: NUC Fully Accredits 5 Courses Only | Bauchi, Plateau Join Polio Transmission States | Plateau Govt Decries Call for State of Emergency | Nigerian Mayor in US Counsels Nigerians on Democracy | Odili Laments Poor Handling of Emergencies | Kuti Seeks Reconciliation for Farmers' Factions | Girl, 12, Blames Parents for Rising Crime Rate | Locusts Destroy Farmlands in Jigawa | No SOMPADEC, No Second Term for Obasanjo, Says Group | Akume Condoles Ushongo over Ruler's Death | Impeachment: Group Threatens Legal Action Against Lawmakers | ...Movers Are Anti-party Elements - Oshinkanlu | Clergy Blames Crisis on Politicians | FRSC Chief Wants Federal Roads Repaired |
State of the States
'Hashidu Did Not Borrow to Execute Water Project' | Group Cautions on Church Demolition | Yar'Adua Warns Against Misinformation | Chairmanship Aspirant Commends Tinubu | Bafarawa Removes LG Caretaker Committee Chairman | Jigawa Upgrade Water Supply Facilities | Onyia Hails Nigeria's Ties With Guinea |
ARTS & REVIEW
A Study of Philosophy Beyond Stereotypes | The Story Behind the Glory | The Tongue of a Master Strategist | English Incorporated: Telling Those Mistakes to our Faces |
BUSINESS
MAN Condemns Dollar-denominated Payment | Shell Oil Output up 4% | NNPC Flags Off N2 Billion Fuel Retail Business | NWC Signs Trade Pact with South African Firm | West African Tourism Sector Gets Massive Boost | Czech Envoy Identifies Ways to Boost Bilateral Trade with Nigeria | ABB Electrical Holds Safety Seminar on Installation | Nigeria, Britain in Joint Water Venture | 130 Turkish Companies Flag off Export Products Exhibition | NACCIMA Holds Annual General Meeting in Aba | 'Exchange Rate is Our Greatest Problem' | 'FG'll Not Entertain Cash Call Arrears from JV Partners' | Merger Collapse May Sink PGS | OPEC Nears Consensus on Output Increase | ChevronTexaco's Angolan Production Still Down | Enhancing Power Generation Through Private Sector Participation | NLNG Gas Carriers' Registration and Operation | Opec Oil Output Still Rising - MEES | How W/African Gas Pipeline Project 'll Operate, by Chevron | World Bank Recommends Strategy for Agric Devt in SSA | Early Warning as Weakest Link in Disease Surveillance Systems | Cassava Production to Yield $5bn in Five Years | FG Urged to Place 10-year Ban on Textiles Importation | Nigerians Hungry and Angry - Commissioner | Lagos Motorists, Commuters Complain of Bad Roads | Jigawa Independent Power Project to Come Onstream | China Gas Talks to Begin | Shell, Sinopec Sign Draft Contract for Oil Products Joint Venture |
PROPERTY & REAL ESTATE
WSSD: Nigeria's Coastal Villages to Benefit from 19 Projects | Abuja NIOB Talks Building Techniques | Imo Housing Project: Buyers to Take Possession September | UN Report Cautions on Damaging Development Trends | Don Recommends Access to Land, Mortgage | AHCN's Alternative Solution to Housing Finance |
POLITICS
Ekiti House Suspends Three Legislators | 'Greed and Lack of Transparency Cause Crisis in Polity' | Adamawa Govt Vows to Remove Michika's Bad Legacies | 'Why Obasanjo Should Step Aside' | House Doesn't Understand Obasanjo, Says Agunloye | Na'Abba Can't Impeach Obasanjo - Hon. Macebuh | Obasanjo Should Caution His Men in South-west-Adebayo | Na'Abba Can't Impeach Obasanjo - Hon. Macebuh |
MARKET NEWS
UTB's Paid-up Capital Hits N1.06bn | Bush Aides Back Investor Tax Breaks |
MONEY GUIDE
CBN May Raise Banks' Capital Base | CBN Offers $85m at Dutch Auction | Gatewaybank Collects Revenue for Oyo |
COMMENT
Who Advises the President? | Odili, Nwuche: The True Story |
EDITORIAL
The Coming of the Second National Operator |
LETTERS
Empowering People in a Democracy | Shagamu-Benin Expressway Needs Serious Attention | FHA, Shame on You |
LAW
NBA: The Trials, the Travails | Developing and Sustaining a Dynamic and Virile Nigerian Bar | Govt Must Dismantle Ethnic Militias - Okocha | When is There Capacity to Make a Will? - Cont'd from last week | Failure to Record Use of Interpreter Won't Vitiate Trial | Mandamus: Applicant Must Show Evidence of Demand and Refusal | Cabotage Bill, 2002: Before Its Final Passage | Cabotage and the Issue of Waivers |
CITY DIARY
LASTMA: Battle to Ease Lagos Chaotic Traffic | Gana Enjoins Christian Pilgrims to keep to Rules in Holy Land | Govt Charged on Widow's Welfare |
FEATURES
Amazons: Still On the Starting Blocks | Removing the Root of Violence | Osama's Son Also Rises? |
SPORTS
Bolton Manager Slams Okocha | Rusedski Takes Indianapolis Title | ... As Hewitt Threatens to Quit Tennis | Libya Plans to Co-Host CAN 2006 | Keane: I Have No regrets - McCarthy | Pillars Fans Disown Baita Over Eagles | CAF League: Ahly's Mission Impossible | Taekwando Classes for Kids | Onigbinde Has No case - Ogunjobi | Chukwu Heads to London | Falconets Hold Japan to Draw | NCA Names Players for African Tourney | Heineken Tennis: Fans Bank on Jegede | NTTF Plans Big for Players | Argentine Coach Seeks Redemption | Beem Holds Off Tiger's Challenge | ...Woods Pays Tribute | Coulthard Questions Montoya 'Hype' | Beckham in Airport Row with Utd Fans |
EXTRA
Obasanjo is Not Impeachable | From Zamfara to Sokoto |