Friday January 24th, 2003

NEWS
PDP Primaries: Court Throws Out Ekwueme's Request | Otokoto 7 to Die by Hanging | Budget 2003: Finance Ministry States Policy Thrust | Again, Ijaw Women Protest, Block Naval Base | Senate Holds Public Hearing on Audit Report | PDP May Self-Destruct, Say Bayelsa Elders | Na'Abba Supports Fresh Primaries in PDP States | Dockworkers Threaten Showdown over Missing Colleagues | CBN Chief Identities Community Banks' Problems | Kure Presents N22.8bn Budget | No Plan to Retrench, Igbinedion Assures Workers | Ilorin Bomb Blast: AIG's Testimony Dubious, Says Bukola Saraki | Gani Heads for Court over Keyamo, Nwakobia | Omegabank Branch Fire Outbreak Averted | NANS Threatens Protest Rally for ASUU | USTDA to Fund Solid Minerals Sector | 79 Banks Release N12.37bn for CBN's Equity Scheme | NOA Rally Almost Marred by violence | 3 Ex-Bakassi Boys Killed in Anambra | Tinubu Assures Foreign Investors of Govt Support | Group Decries 'Childish' Conduct of Politicians | IIL Loan: First Bank Faults Longe on Procedure | Gombe Speaker Pledges Speedy Passage of Bills | N150m Fraud Uncovered in Radio Kwara | Pressure over Running Mate Won't Work - Osoba | ASUU Strike: NAPTAN Sues for Peaceful Resolution | Adamawa: Academic Activities Resume | Aminat Lawal: Sharia Appeal Court Adjourns till March 25 | 'Lagos Judges Get Highest Salary' | MTN Invests N2bn in Niger |
Politics Extra... Ahead 2003
Prosecute Na'Abba, Agagu, Nzeribe, CD Tells ICPC | Why Kachalla Quit ANPP - Aide | Group Berates Ekwueme over Court Action | Ondo Guber Tussle: Court Grants Adefarati's Joinder Application | INEC Sacks 28 Officers for Impropriety | Enthrone Rule of Law, Anyim Tasks Politicians | Mbang Cautions Against Voting Along Religious Line | Why Oyinlola's PDP Ticket Was Quashed | Ohaneze told to Sanction Iwuanyanwu |
BUSINESS
Wage Review: Labour Ties Action to Budget 2003 | 'Expedite Action on Delta Waterways' Dredging' | How Viable Is Industrial Gari Production? | As Labour Seeks Employment Policy... | STB Result Defies Research Findings on Downsizing | Technical Expertise? Yes Interpersonal Skills? No | Mine Explosion Kills Three in US City | UniJos SSANU to Join National Strike | GM to Lay Off Workers at Michigan Plant | Equity Bank Elevates 87 Staff | SDI Broad Band Gets New GM | Willie is Hqsc's Ceo | Cellcom Appoints New General Manager | Bluewater Offshore Commiserates With NNPC Over Fire | Europe's Refinery Output Up 1.6 Per Cent | 22 Firms Bid for Supply of NNPC Product Tankers | Olu of Warri Pledges to Support NPA in Ports Dredging | Container Haulier Providers Tasked on Globalisation | Three New Amendments to IMO Regulations | NMA Boss Charges Workers on Hard Work | Hijackers: Marine Underwriters Consider ShipLoc | Police Boss Vows to Sanitise Ports | NPA Assures New Stevedoring Contractors of Prompt Payment | FG Urged to Implement Destination Inspection | Customs Agent Pleads for Review of Age Policy on Vehicles | 'Al Queda Militants Target Shipping' | Canada Constructs Container Inspection Facility | Master Stevedores: New Wine in Old Bottle? | Airlines Begin Sale of In-Flight Food | ...Face Increasing Pension Problems | Lufthansa Reduces Capacities in Continental Traffic | Full Flight Operations Resume at Kano Airport | British Airways Begins Inflight Internet Trial February 18 | KLM to Increase September 11 Surcharge By $3 | U.S Approves Alliance Between Three Major Airlines | Airbus to Deliver 300 Planes in 2003 | BA Announces N50,000 Promotional Fare on London Route | Nnaji Applauds Sosoliso's Operations at South-East Airports | 'Nigeria Airways, A Glorified Travel Agent' | The Threat to Economy Class Passengers |
WEEKEND REVIEW
Amazons in Obasanjo's Culture House | A Week of Troubles for American Stars | Mandela Concert Organisers Clam Up |
COMMENT
Ekwueme's Sacrifices and Shattered Dreams | The State of the Nation |
EDITORIAL
Britain and America's War-mongering |
LETTERS
Adefarati and His Promises | Softly, Softly, Makarfi | NITEL's Arbitrary Directory Charges |
CITY DIARY
Brown, Ibibio of Yoruba Origin | Community, Traditional Ruler Decry Neglect | Christians Tasked on Tolerance | Akabueze, Others Lose Final Battle for Freedom |
POLITICS
Disqualified AD Guber Aspirants Petition Abdulkadir | Presidency: Choose a Consensus Candidate, Group Tells Ohanaeze | Ohanaeze: A Race and Its Leaders | Guber Candidate: Crisis Looms in Kano ANPP | Anambra APGA Endorses Ojukwu, Others | Forum Plans Rally for Obasanjo in London | Incumbency Factor No Threat to My Ambition - Razak |
HEALTH
'We're Re-equipping Teaching Hospitals to Global Standard' | Govt to End Problem of Fake Drugs | Computer Boosts Memory By 10% - Experts | NAFDAC Holds Workshop for Bank Executives |
FEATURES
Broken Promises on 'Canal of Death' |
MARKET NEWS
NSE Places Agip Nigeria on Technical Suspension | IBTC Justifies Underwriting First Aluminium's Offer |
MONEY GUIDE
Naira May Slide Further at Dutch Auction | Eagle Bank Restructures | NAFDAC Commends Mannybank |
RELIGION
The Qur'an and Modern Science - 2 |
SPORTS
Atiku Closes Ibadan Polo 2003 | Abuja 2003: 50 Nations Confirm Participation | Chess Players to Tour Europe | Why Udeze Joined Struggling Club | Yobo Loses $60,000 Jeep | Els Lurks in Singapore | Globacom Assures on League Sponsorship | Shell Cup: Edo, Benue, Others Seek Final Ticket | Fourth Straight all-Williams Grand Slam Final | FA Cup: Farnborough Targets Gunners | Aghahowa Desperate to Leave Donetsk | Premier League Gets Insurance Cover | Shorunmu Injured! | Abuja 2003 Qualifiers Hit Final Strait |
EXTRA
The Trouble with Igbo Presidency |