Wednesday October 16, 2002

NEWS
The Patriots to Obasanjo: 'Reconsider' 2nd Term Bid | Bakassi: Senate Demands Presidential Briefing | Oshiomhole Foresees Bloody Polls in 2003 | PDP Raises Fresh Panel on Impeachment | Ige: 3 Suspects Want Murder Charges Quashed | FG 'll Not Fund NNSL, Says Maduekwe | Nigeria Loses N10bn to Strike - Employers | FG Restates Need to Encourage Private Investors | 'Take Sharia States to Supreme Court' | Anyim, Na'Abba Move Against Anti-impeachment Lawmakers | 2003: Nobody Can Stop Osoba's Re-election, Says Tinubu | Strike Threat: Minister, NITEL Staff Parley | FG Plans New Trade Policy | Japan Donates $5.8m for Water Supply | Anenih Asks Engineers to Improve Roads | AD States May Hold LG Polls Dec - Akande | 7 Killed in Police, Drivers Clash | Court Stays Trial on Savannah Bank Suit | 150 Passengers Escape Death Aboard Ship | Customs Rakes in N28bn at Onne Port | Insurance: NSTIF Warns Defaulting Employers | Poly Students Warn Anyim, Others to Stay Away | Vandal Electrocuted at Gas Turbine Station | Two Killed in UNIJOS Cult Clash | Senator Accuses Obasanjo of Neglecting Ekiti | Tobacco Firm Gets Presidential Pat over $150m Investment | Northern Governors Seek Another Chance for Voters | HURI-LAWS Hails Independent Candidates Clause | Tinubu Commends Eko Club in New York |
For The Record
Why Obasanjo Shouldn't Run in 2003, By The Patriots |
State of the States
Why Elected Leaders Loot Treasury, By Bafarawa | Female Politicians Urged to Honour Husbands | CBN Chief on Ways to Prop Wamz | NULGE Strike a Sabotage, Says Govt | 2003: Famuyibo to Flag off Guber Bid Oct 24 | Arewa Youth Commend FG on Mohammed Abacha's Release | Ibrahim Launches Campaign for Return Ticket | ...ANPP Adoption of Hashidu Explained | Journalists Union's Crisis Deepens |
POLITICS
2003: 'IBB, Bafarawa, Ali 'll Ruin ANPP' | Ogun Guber Aspirant Promises Wealth Creation | Youths Insist on Igbo Presidency | Kachalla to Declare Second Term Plans Soon | Igbinedion's Adoption Stands - Edo PDP | ...Edo Central Backs Ordia | In Ekiti, Combatants in High-Stake Battle | An Aspirant's Pact with Her Constituency |
BUSINESS
Financial Corruption Widespread, Says Report | '100 Percent Examination Reducing Import Fraud' | Afribank: Shareholders Advocate In-house Managing Director | Preview: Global Markets Face Earnings Stream | London Sets Code for Audit Practice | Nigerian Breweries' Post-tax Profit Hits N3.5bn in Half Year | Dollar Rangebound as Investors Turn to Earnings | Dominium Building Society Guns for Higher Stake | 'Iraq Strike Would Shake Oil Markets' | FG's Achievements in Financial Sector | Alcoa's Fortunes Decline | Igbo, Yoruba, And the Sociology of Markets | Can Direct Sales of TCs Stop Forex Abuse? | Give NNPC Account to Local Insurers - NAICOM | 'Invest in Insurance for Profitability' | Top British Insurers Act on Volatile Markets | Flood Insurance Errors Can Wash Away Profits | Firm Seeks Reconciliation of Account with Omega Bank | LG Electronics Ranks 6th in Mobile Handset Market | Trust and Guarantee Increases Share Capital | Nem Insurance Posts N284m Gross Premium | Lucent Cuts Raise Bankruptcy Concerns | Carlton and Granada Okay Merger Terms | GE Sees Low Economic Growth in 2003 | Dresdner Bank to Shake Up Corporate Unit | Atiku Commissions Fidelity Bank's Regional Head Office | IHC - Holland Dredging Seminar Holds Tomorrow | FEGNO Wins Press Print and Graphic Award | Market Forces Depress Indicators as Shareholders Review Portfolio | FG Extols Juli Pharmacy's Giant Strides | Hyundai Wins Backing for Chinese Plant | Nike Takes First Amendment Case to Supreme Court | Pricewaterhouse Coopers Beefs Up Tyco Auditing Team |
ARTS & REVIEW
Literary Portrait of A Laureate | A Poet Dances to the Song of a Riverbird | A Princely Heart Of Kindness |
COMMENT
Fulfilment in Self-sacrificing Service | Nigerian Economic Summit: A Preview |
MARKET NEWS
Market Capitalisation Dips By N7.024bn | Omegabank Holds AGM Tomorrow |
MONEY GUIDE
Naira Depreciates Further at Dutch Auction | CIBN, NJI Organise Seminar for Judges, Bankers | Consolidated Discount Holds AGM | City Express Bank Embraces Yenagoa |
TOURISM
First Lady Predicts Good Fortune for Tourism | Delta to Explore Tourism Potentials | Kenya Airways Launches New Product | British Airways in Xmas Promotion |
EDITORIAL
Rivers' Independent Power Project |
LETTERS
What Does the North Want? | Lagos Traffic Congestion: The Way Out | Do We Have Govt in this Country? |
EDUCATION
Who Needs A World Bank Loan? | No Half Measures As Covenant Varsity Opens Its Doors | Official Dates for Education India 2003 Announced | 153 Schools Benefit from Mirinda Programme |
CITY DIARY
Tears, Sorrow as Kids Drown in Makurdi Soakaway | Firm Donates Korans to Group | Police Contributions to NPF Bank Intact - Chairman | Katsina Provides 30 Rural Communities with Electricity | Bible Society Raises Alarm over Piracy of Bibles |
FEATURES
Human Rights Violations Gone With the Wind | Nigerian Roads: Valleys High, Mountains Low |
RIGHT OF REPLY
Re- Unresolved Issues in Privatisation |
SPORTS
Discordant Tunes Trail Proposed NFA Elections | Abubakar Sponsors Veterans Cup | FA Finds Keane Guilty | Blatter Axes Hayatou's Man | NAF Week | NFA Shifts U-23 Camp to Zamfara | Civil Service Games Begins Tomorrow | Grief of the Lions | Obasanjo Names Abuja Street after Emedolu | I'm Still in Charge - Ladipo | Beckham Walks Tight Rope | CBN Release Funds for Football Competition | Okocha's Teammate,Tofting Jailed | Portugal 2004: Injury Worries for Eriksson, Trapattoni | CAF's Fresh Start | Pires Returns | Figo Praises Tunisia | Asian Games End with Calls for Peace | Dokic May Miss Melbourne Again |
EXTRA
Off-shore Oil: Waiting for Political Solution |