Tuesday January 21st, 2003

NEWS
INEC Reports 2m Fake Voters to Police | Ekwueme Takes Obasanjo, PDP to Court | FG, States, May Contribute to Special Funds | Bayelsa Gov Sues Uwais | Abdulsalami: Generals in Politics Good Omen | Trailer Falls Off Bridge | FG, ASUU Parley Deadlocked | Two More Firms Express Interest in ALSCON | FG Cautions GSM Operators on High Tariff | N30bn Needed Annually for Road Maintenance - Madaki | Lawal Alleges FG Plot Against Non-PDP States | Onshore/Offshore: Ibori Backs Call on Obasanjo to Sign Bill | Groups, Aspirant Carpet PDP Governors on Mbadinuju | Firm Buys FG Shares in Abuja Estate | FCT Dissolves Old Wuse Market Panel | Blackout:NEPA Seeks Alternative to Gas | Isoun Calls for Bilateral Partnership | Red Cross Warns on Flooding | Police Suspend Redeployment of Commissioners | 5 States Get N4.8bn for Repairing FG Roads | ETF Disburses N5.4bn to Varsities, Others | Hajj: First Batch Off to S/Arabia | Seatbelt: FRSC Impounds 350 Vehicles | Maduekwe Welcomes Devt at Neighbouring Ports | UNCTAD Pushes for Customs Computerisation | World Bank Harps on Judicious Use of Facility | NOA Boss Urges Leaders to Eschew Thuggery | NLC Backs Health Insurance Scheme | Osun D/Gov:AD Chieftain Hails Adewoyin's Choice | Robbers Kill Major, Two Others | Lawal Commended for Unravelling Financial Scam | Ibori Chides Teachers over Strike Action | Summit on Women Participation in Politics Under way | FG Wades into Airways/Air Atlanta $10m Debt Crisis | Dariye Blames Pre-1999 Loans for Poor Finances | Miss World Riots: Court Discharges 22 | Etiebet Accuses Attah of Mismanagement | Ex-LG Boss Denies Thuggery Claim | Niger Delta May Secede, Group Tells FG | Ken Saro-Wiwa's Mum Dies | Guber Aspirant Pledges 27,000 Jobs | Elite Tasked over Social Miscreants |
Politic Extra ... Ahead 2003
2003: House Directs Police to Request for Special Funds | Mantu Chides Parties for Not Rejecting Corrupt Politicians | Speakers Bar Enugu Factional Colleagues | New Osun D-Gov Sworn in | Ajuwa Clinches LDPN Presidential Ticket | Presidency: Dariye Dismisses ANPP Challenge | Buhari Urges Voters to Register |
ARTS & REVIEW
Ballads In Memory of a Legend | ANA Hails MTN's Books Aid to Schools | Hollywood Gets Set for Big Night of Golden Globes |
BUSINESS
NLNG, EU Seal Pact for Restriction of Gas Resale | Recovery Invisible, Firms Write Off 2003 | WorldBank/IMF, MAN Plan Resource Centre for Nigeria | ICSAN, Capacity Builder, Gets Recognition in Govt | The DNA of Effective Leadership | Seven-Up Fleet to Hit 946 in March | Company Forecasts Expected to be Dim | FG Urged to Enhance Creation of New Businesses | ABB Sets Aside $1.2bn to Settle Bill | Venezuelan Troops Storm Coca-Cola Plant | BAT's Zaria Factory and the Fear of Closure | Neimeth Donates State-of-the-art Thermometers | OTC to Focus on Worldwide E&P Issues | BP Plans 15% Job Cut in U.S. Oil Fields | Demand for Crude Oil on the Increase, Says IEA | South Africa Mine Output Down 0.6 Per Cent | Shell Set for Global E & P Revolution | Who Gets What as Oil Quota War Erupts | Venezuelan Oil Strike Costs Govt $4bn in Revenue | Growth in Deepwater sector to Double in 5 Years | Realising Agric's Full Potential Through Adequate Funding (2) | Farmers to Fight Poverty as Research Partners |
PROPERTY & REAL ESTATE
Construction Development Bank's Open in Six Months | Gas 2004 Flare-Out: FG Begins LNG New Trains | Government's Intervention Sought in Ailing Construction Industry | Study Hints Threat To Rural Water Supply | Housing the Nigerian Population: Problems and Prospects | Refuse Return to Lagos Streets |
POLITICS
Emergence of Generals Worries Coalition | PDP Chieftain Counsels Ogun on Investors | PDP Convention: 'Why Benue Did Not Vote for Gemade' | House Candidate Unfolds Plans for Ibadan | Aspirant Canvasses Regional Revenue Allocation Formula | C/River Deputy Gov. Calls for Calm | Ransome-Kuti Calls for Dissolution of INEC | Ekiti PDP Guber Candidate Sues for Cooperation | Delta AD: A House Divided against Itself? | 'Why PDP 'll Win Ekiti' |
MARKET NEWS
Power Failure Hinders Equity Transactions | London's Blue-Chip Index Slips into the Red | UACN's Turnover Hits N12.8bn in 9 Months | Stocks Down, Oil, Gold Get a Boost | Tech, Oil Drive Europe Lower |
MONEY GUIDE
Foreign Investors to Inject N2.5bn in Peak Merchant Bank | Nwosu Becomes First Atlantic MD | CIBN Examines Monetary/Financial Policies |
COMMENT
For Abaribe, the Path of Honour | Enemies of Nigeria Airways |
EDITORIAL
For Safety on Wheels |
LETTERS
The Ogun AD Primaries | Attention, Anambra State Government | Coping with Northern Political Tricks |
LAW
Is INEC Validly Constituted for 2003 Elections? | 'I' m Worried About April Elections in Nigeria' | Court Has No Jurisdiction to Expand Boundaries of Litigation | Breach of Duty of Care Actionable in Law | Procedure for Summary Judgment Should Not Lead to Rough Justice - (Continued from last week) | Milton Ohwovoriole, San v The Federal Republic of Nigeria & 3 Ors | Solicitors Demand for Federal High Court in Ekiti State |
CITY DIARY
Group Takes Peace Crusade to Troubled Lagos Districts | Of Caesar, Tax and Tax Evasion | Kalu Confiscates Private Building in School Premises | Brown, Ibibio of Yoruba Origin | Community, Traditional Ruler Decry Neglect | Christians Tasked on Tolerance | Akabueze, Others Lose Final Battle for Freedom |
FEATURES
Otokoto seven: Judgment Day Beckons | When Ekiti Expanded Honour's Roll | FHA's Mustapha at 48 |
SPORTS
Eagles to Hit Kenya for Malawi | Shell Cup: Teams Arrive Lagos for Finals | NBBF Rejects Globacom Sponsorship Deal | WC 2010: Obasanjo Back's Bid - Odegbami | Gumel Open: Emmy Cliff Sweeps Honours | Abuja 2003: AFN Charge Athletes on Performance | Udeze Puts Club First | S/final Show Down no Grudge Match - Houllier | Aussie Open: Moroccan El Aynaoui Stuns Hewitt | I'll Be Back - Hewitt |
EXTRA
Rivers: What is Harry's Marshall Plan? |