Friday December 20th, 2002

NEWS
2003: Presidential, Guber Polls Hold First | Obasanjo's Style Divisive, Says Ekwueme | Ciroma Gives Reasons for Capital Market Tribunal | ANPP Convention for Jan 7 | Nobody Above Probe by Anti-graft Panel, Says Obasanjo | NITEL GSM Loses N8m to Fraudsters | Ige: Court Refuses to Stay Proceedings | US Denies Imposing Police System on Nigeria | Sharia Panel Begins Sitting in Lagos | Afribank Appoints Acting MD | Monarch Decries N/Assembly Rule of Law Record | Group Protests Unexploded Ammunition in Odi | Punch Queries Choice of Newspaper of the Year | Justice Indispensable to Nigeria's Survival - Tinubu | Cross River to Investigate Recent Cult Clashes | UNFPA Report Says Women are Poorer Than Men | Group Takes Enlightenment Campaign to Kaduna, Kano | Nwuche May Dump PDP If ... | Tinubu Campaign Group Woos Non-Yoruba | Exxon Mobil Distribues N40m to Groups | Senatorial Aspirant Withdraws | Lagos Closes Major Roads for Repairs | Ibori Advises Christian Pilgrims | Thugs Frustrate PDP Primaries in Eleme | 'We Stand By Senatorial Zoning Formula' |
Politics Extra... Ahead 2003
New Parties Call for Fresh Voters' Register | Rimi: Court Dismisses PDP's Stay of Proceeding Request | Ohanaeze Chiefs Urged to Watch Utterances | Ogunniya Wins PDP Primaries | Non-Incumbent Guber Aspirants: Court Rules on Jurisdiction Today | Keyamo Predicts 'Republic of Niger-Delta' | PDP Governors: Nwuche Carpets Party Leadership | Lagos Assembly Insists on Proper Resignation By Kofo |
BUSINESS
Graft Committee Targets Bonded Warehouses, Shipping Firms | IMF Announces New Lending Measure | 'Workers Expect Tax Cut in 2003' | Distributive Workers Ask Employers to Implement Agreement | FG Postpones Appointment of New Nitel Managers | NUEE Chairman Advocates for Employees Training | German Strikes Force Canceled Flights | Hoteliers Honour Alamutu, Former Chairman | '2002 is a Hard Year for Importers, Agents' | Anti-graft War: Customsmen, Agents May Clash at Ports | Uncertainty over Calibration of Aircraft | US Airways Pilots Back Cuts in Bankruptcy-Exit Programme | South African Group Offers Free Training for Nigerian Pilots | Road, Rail Realities at Yuletide | Transport Institute Honours Marwa, Banire, Others | Commissioner Calls for Concerted Efforts in Transport Development | China's Car Sales Hit One Million | Cadbury Award Holds Today | Wilfort Dark Ale Now in 33cl Bottles | FG Urged to Speed Up Road Construction | The Psychological Contract |
WEEKEND REVIEW
Music: The Rhythm of 2002 | Pepsi Boots Britney, Picks Beyonce |
COMMENT
The Virtues of Forgiveness | Egwu is on Course |
EDITORIAL
Who Controls Community Banks? |
LETTERS
Re: PDP Zoning to Irrelevance | Under the Guise of Privatisation | Four Day Corpse on Eko Bridge |
POLITICS
Durojaiye Wants Life Jail-Term for Election Fraud | Lawmaker Calls for Return to Parliamentary System | UNPP Aspirant Rates Party High | 'My Aim is to Guarantee Our Youths' Future' | 2003: Test Case for Guobadia | 'I 'll Restore Imo's Dignity' |
HEALTH
May &Baker Introduces New Product | Hope Rises on Cancer Vaccine | Sexes 'Feel Pain Differently' | HAPIC Holds AIDS Awareness Rally |
FEATURES
Towards Restoring the Glory of Anambra | Taking One Million Books to 10,000 Schools |
MARKET NEWS
Liberty Bank Embarks on Raising N2.5bn Fresh Fund | SEC Warns Issuing Houses Over Transfer of Shares | US Stocks' Rally Halt by Iraqi Jitters |
MONEY GUIDE
Oil Firms Boost Dutch Auction with $13m | Geneva Bank Closes, Denies Link to Drug Probe | Union Bank Emerges Best Agric Support Bank |
RELIGION
General Principles of Spending - 2 |
SPORTS
Falcons Seek Second Crown from Queens | Idowu Urges Support for Galadima | Zambia Battles Financial Crunch for Qualifiers | Akide Confident of Final Triumph | Shell Cup: Benue Clinches Semi-final Ticket | Babangida Transfer on Hold | Fashanu Eyes Pro League Post | THISDAY Strikers Shoot Down Warriors 3-0 | Premiership: Colour Riot at Anfield | ATP, ITF To Test for EPO | Cisse Leads the World |
EXTRA
Still on Civil Society: A Rejoinder to the Rejoinders |