Friday February 7th, 2003

NEWS
President Stripped of Powers to Appoint ICPC Boss | Mbadinuju May Get Ambassadorial Appointment | Powell Speech Splits UN | Police Recover More Explosives in Lagos | Obasanjo to Review 12.5% Wage Increase | House to Resolve NNPC , Revenue Commission Disagreement over N300bn | NLC polls: 27 Unions Endorse Oshiomhole | ADB Loan Commitments in Nigeria Hit N249bn | US-Iraq Crisis Not Religious, Says Minister | V-Cs Wade into ASUU, FG Face-off | Power Output Hits 4,800 MW, Says NEPA MD | Suit Against Lagos for February 10 | Army Intercepts Truck Load of Arms | Osun Indigenes Decry Deductions from Federal Allocation | Uzodike Wins Anambra UNPP Guber Ticket | Atiku Lauds Chevron-Texaco's Development Plan | Obasanjo Re-affirms Commitment to Education | Privatisation: Bidding for Cross River Estates Begins | Adamawa Speaker Resigns | Ige: Court Fixes Omisore's Suit for February 13 | Varsity Education Paralysed as SSANU Joins Strike | Don't Rig Elections, PFN Boss Tells Politicians | Gbong Gwon: Plateau Denies Hidden Agenda | Overseas Trip: Adefarati Places Workers on Half Salary | Group Advocates Development of Igboland | Atiku Pledges Support for Leon Sullivan Summit | Lawal Approves Salary, Leave Allowance | NSO Approves New Mosquito Net |
Politics Extra... Ahead 2003
INEC 'll Make or Mar April Polls - Nwachukwu | 'No Petition Against Tinubu Yet' | Consensus Presidential Candidate Impossible - Ohanaeze Chieftain | Saraki Vows to Unseat Gov Lawal | 11 AD House Members Lose Re-election Bid | Residents Praise Court Ruling on Turaki | Obasanjo visits South Africa Today | PDP to Down-size Manifesto - Ogbeh | 2003: ANPP Submits List of Buhari, Okadigbo to INEC |
BUSINESS
Aviation Records Huge Capital Flight | How Nigeria Can Be Self-sufficient in Sugar - Dangote | Stevedores Complain of Harassment, Intimidation | Men Who Will Rule NLC | L & T Approach to Retaining Good Workers | Workers Demand Import Restriction on Finished Steel | Keep Your Customers By Taking The Heat | Cadbury Promotes Management Staff | Dangogo Elected Into IPRA Council | Institutes of Quantity Surveyors, Architects Honour Eternit | NURTW Boss Explains Causes of Clashes at Parks | NEPA RCM Rewards Staff for Improved Cash Collection | Reals Pharmaceutical Employees Rewarded | Committee Set Up for Nigerian Economic Summit | NIPR President Commends Union Bank | Mr Bigg's Plans Special Eid El Kabir Package | NAPE, AAPG to Hold Confab on Deepwater Operation | Experts: Spain Wrong to Tow Stricken Tanker to Sea | Celestial Ship Roams the Heavens | Giving a 'State Burial' to N501m Frozen Chicken | Freight Forwarders Commend FG on Vehicles Import Policy | Cruise Ship Illness Hits Hundreds | Tokunbo Vehicles: When Government Bows to the Will of the People | Problematic Ships May Be Sactioned | Fears of Container Congestion Hit Mombasa Port | Snow Festival Commemorates Black Ships | 'We Were Sacked for Fighting Corruption' | Finland Seeks EU help Over Oil Tanker Spill Fears | Piracy Watchdog Steps Up Pressure on Jakarta | Nigerdock Donates to Orphanages | Media Confer Award on Maritime Personalities | Aero Pilots Begin Flight Inspection for NCAA | Airfare Cheaper Than Train Ticket in Europe | Air Atlanta Debt Legitimate, Says Former Airways Boss | Freight Forwarders Urged to Withdraw Case Against FAAN | Boeing Offers Assistance With NASA Probe | US Airways Posts $794 Million Loss | Ryanair 'to Overtake Air France' | 'Absence of Political Will Bane of Nigeria Airways' | Tourism: Where Nigeria Got it Wrong | World Tourism Hits Record Last Year | Blair Attacked Over Comment | TTA Members Demand Consultation | Blair Attacked Over Comment |
WEEKEND REVIEW
A Dance for the Prince of the Artsville | Michael Power: Behold Africa's 007 | Modise Joins Akinsemoyin, others on Carte Blanche |
COMMENT
The Dichotomy Bill: A Call to Reason | America: Pre-empting the Inevitable |
EDITORIAL
No to War on Iraq |
LETTERS
Mr. President, Pensioners are Suffering | Anenih's Last Laugh | Time for PDP to Act Fast in Girei LGA |
CITY DIARY
Mixed Feeling Trails Osu's Re-deployment | Edo Communities Threaten to Boycott Elections | Royal Father's Coronation Anniversary Flops in Akwa Ibom | Ajegunle Youths Task Govt on Problems |
POLITICS
ANPP Senatorial Candidate Promises New Legislative Direction | Goje Woos Opponent for Support | Failed Assembly Aspirant Alleges Gender Discrimination | Benue Govt Justifies Sack of LG Transition Chairmen | Don't Meddle in Delta Affairs, Pro- Ibori Group Tells PDP | Audu Campaign Organisation Predicts Landslide Victory | Anambra PDP Guber: Who Will the Cap Fit? | 'Governors Have Hijacked Parties' | Exiled Enugu Legislators Bemoan Plight | Omoru Repositions ANPP in Delta State | Anti-Party: I'm Ready for Sanctions, Says Bashorun |
FEATURES
Up From the Valley of Death |
MARKET NEWS
Nestle Share Scam: SEC Bans 8 Brokers, Others | Wall St Stocks Head Lower |
MONEY GUIDE
Obaze, Equity Bank MD, Takes a Bow | Inflation Declines Further, Says CBN | Naira Loses 14 Kobo to Dollar at DAS |
RELIGION
Haj As an Exposition of True Love |
SPORTS
Controversy Trails Failed Globacom, NFA Deal | Atiku, Tinubu Grace MTN Polo Fiesta | WC2010: Nigerians Will Decide - Odegbami | Davis Cup: Nigeria Primed for Uganda | Unipetrol, Lagos Island Lead in Low Goals | Eriksson Camp Denies Barca Talk | How Galadima Saved Salami's job | Zamalek Battles Without Hassan Twins | Houllier Blames Strikers for FA Cup Ouster | Udeze, Okocha in Premiership Tango | Eagles Sets New C/wealth Record | Jackson Loses Unbeaten Record | Hewitt Eyes 'Quick kill' in Sydney |