Tuesday February 4th, 2003

NEWS
How Lagos Explosion Occurred - Residents | Residents Flee Warri | How We'll Attack Iraq, By US Generals | Buhari Wants Presidential Polls Adjusted | Nigeria Exports 25m Barrels of Crude Oil in 2 Weeks | I am Not a Coupist, Says Ekwueme | 2003 Budget: House Plans to Raise Capital Vote | Lawmaker Hails France, Germany Peace Efforts | House 'll Wade into Govt, ASUU Face-off -Na'Abba | Primrose Group Pledges Allegiance to PDP | Gani, Others Can't Sue, Says INEC | AD Clears Tinubu of Drug Peddling | 'Withdraw Suit on Primaries, Panel Tells Aspirants | Mohammed Abacha Wants Case on Loot Reassigned | FG Confers Citizenship on 87 Foreigners | NLC to S/Court: 'Civil Servants Participation in Politics Commendable' | 217 Persons Murdered in 3 States Last Year - Police | Ex-Commissioner Wants AIG Removed | LG Buys Refuse Disposal Van | Abacha Loot: Court Dismisses FG's Objection | Lagos Guber Ticket: AD Objects to Onitiri's Suit | Navy Facilities in Sorry State, Says Minister | Security Alert at Aso Rock, as Students Protest | Adesina, Others Conspired Against Me - Senator | Government Urged to Design Policy on PLWHA | Ekwueme Failed to Rally Igbo Support, Says Iwuanyanwu | Teachers Institute to Train 180,000 Teachers | Traditional Council Cautions Against Provocative Comments | 'Only Oshiomhole Can Suspend Workers' Strike' | Lawyer Drags NITEL to Court over Excess Phone Bills | Group Pledges Support for Obasanjo's Re-election | 5 Tertiary Institutions Receive 50 Computers | Akande, Adesina Absent at Atiku's Installation | Police Arrest 35 over NURTW Clash | Apologise to Nigerians, Lawmaker Tells Senate | SSANU Blames Varsity Crisis on FG | Hajj: Last Batch Flies Out |
ARTS & REVIEW
Mandela's Autobiographical Movie Costs $40m | Coping with Trauma in Orthopaedics |
BUSINESS
Ajaokuta Steel: FG Tasked on 'Int'l Conspiracy', Sabotage | NNPC, Two Others Float $3.5bn LNG Plant | Nigeria's Shift to Gas Projects 'Hurts' Schlumberger | Afcott Rules out Price Increase over Vitamin A Fortification | 'Advance Fee Fraud, Greatest Threat to FDI Inflow' | Glaxo SmithKline Sets N3bn Sales Target, Rewards Distributors | GM Chief Vows to Stick to Incentives | Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers Elects New Leaders | Chernobyl: Experts Discuss Effects of Nuclear Accidents | Shell Commends Nigerian Engineers | Gulf of Guinea: Nigeria Says Treaty With Sao Tome Intact | Nigerian Oil Fields Lift ExxonMobil's Reserves | FG Roles Out Incentives to Boost Coal Production | Chevron Budgets $6.5bn for Exploration in Nigeria, Others | TotalFinaElf Introduces New Lubricant | NNPC: Of Transparency and Quarterly Reports | World Bank to Rescue Troubled LPG Marketers | Bananas Not on Verge of Extinction, Says FAO | FAO to Enhance Developing Nations' Negotiating Skills |
PROPERTY & REAL ESTATE
Road Management, Government Needs An Extra Mile | Wood Dust Added to Cancer List | Mixed Reactions Trail LASG Decision on Mast Registration | Housing Summit to Encourage Long Term Finance | CBN Gov Lists Sources of Fund for Housing Development | UNO Makes 2003 International Year of Fresh Water |
POLITICS
Why I Have Not Chosen Deputy - Osoba | 'Why PDP Govt Failed' | Bode George, Ashorobi Blamed for Lagos PDP Crisis | House Candidate Hails Rejection of 5-Year Single Term | PDP to Tackle Unemployment, Says Ogbeh | Osun PDP Guber Tussle: 'Oyinlola Not Yet Candidate' | Group Canvasses Tinubu's Re-election in April | 'Our Grouse Against TMG Report' | Osun Guber Controversy: The Real Issues | How the Parties Stand in Rivers |
MARKET NEWS
NBC Makes Clarification on Alleged Fraud | US Stocks Extend Gains on Economy |
MONEY GUIDE
CBN's Tight Monetary Stance Takes Toll on Banks | Bank of North Waives Charges for Pilgrims | Trade Bank Re-engineers |
COMMENT
Killer Instincts at Work | Democracy and Leadership |
EDITORIAL
INEC and Processing Fees |
LETTERS
How to Check Police Excesses | Discrimination Against Nigerians by Air France | Letter to Ekwueme |
LAW
Death Penalty Should be Abolished | ...It Would be a Big Mistake | 'Civil Servants Shouldn't Partake in Partisan Politics' | Charge Amendment May be Made without Injustice to Accused | Tribute:Kola Balogun, Life Committed to Politics | Re: Are Buhari, IBB Eligible to Contest the 2003 Presidential Elections? |
CITY DIARY
Lagos:Another Black Sunday | My Govt Will Wage War Against Abortion, Says Owie | ...As Esan People Gets National Platform | NNPC Donates to Deaf Pupils | Disabled Call for more Govt Attention | Ekiti Appoints New Head of Council of Obas |
FEATURES
Building the Total Man | Christian Perspective in Governance and Development |
SPORTS
Globacom Finally Withdraws League Sponsorship | Shagari Hails MTN/Lagos Polo Fiesta | GB Faces Tough Davis Cup Test | Swaziland 2004: Cameroon Marches on | Trappco Draws 5th Chukka, Confronts El-Amin Army | Abuja 2003: Gymnastics Targets 45 Medals | Meridian Cup: NFA to Meet over Eaglets' Humiliation | Akiga Defends Budget Today | ...Expected In Lagos for MCC/Nigeria Match | Valentine Upstages Favourites | Edo Wins Nnamani Gymnastics | Rangers Budgets N100m for 2003Campaign | Tigana's Future in Doubt | England Tired of Seaman, Set to Rest Him | Fergie Was Unfair to Me - Yorke |
EXTRA
Ekwueme, His Traducers and Seducers | If Only ICPC Can Be Independent |