Wednesday February 26th, 2003

NEWS
Ige: All I Want is Justice, Says Wife | Obasanjo in Owerri, Declares War on Assassins | NCP Appoints Adviser for Sale of MV Abuja | INEC Redeploys 13 Commissioners | Nigeria Rated Low in Economic Freedom | Six Die in Warri's Renewed Ethnic Clashes | Senate Gets New Onshore/Offshore Bill | Ibru: Mohammed Abacha Heads for Appeal Court | Iraq: Bush Gives Condition for Peace | Lagos Pilgrims Protest in Mecca | Polls: Obasanjo Presents N2.9bn Supplementary Budget | Arewa Seeks Extension of ID Card Exercise | FG Plans Big for Oke-Afa Canal | Govt Arrests 21 Dubious Fuel Dealers | Pfizer Drug Test Victims Take Fight to US | Slain Nigerian Diplomat Honest, Says Czeck Writer | Oshiomhole Loses Car to Robbers | Drug Abuse on the Increase in Africa -- INCB Report | Legal Aid Council Demands Release of AIDS Patient | Officials Tout National ID Registration Forms | Police Arrest 20 OPC Members | AD Defends Tinubu's Land Use Tax | Duke Dismisses Opposition in Guber Race | Why I'm Challenging Tinubu - Dawodu | House Tackles Malabu's Petition on Oil Bloc Licence | Agents Begin Shaky Strike at Ports | ...As Customs Records N4.39bn Revenue Surplus | Okadigbo Slams Obasanjo over Sharia | GSM Network Finally Takes off in Ilorin | Lagos Judge Sued over Property Ownership | AP Suit: Court Rules March 13 | Saraki Picks Ogundeji as Running Mate | Group Condemns Auditor General's Removal | Borishade Launches WAEC Website, Internet Connectivity | Bizman Sues FAAN N5m Over Torture | UN, STB Design Crime Control Strategy | Daniel's Campaign Gets N100m Boost |
Politics Extra ... Ahead 2003
Why Obasanjo Should Not Be Re-elected, By Nwobodo | We Have a New Deal With Obasanjo - Kalu | Nwuche Urges Politicians Not to Subvert Electoral Process | ID Card: Afenifere Seeks Extension by 2 Weeks | AD 'll Lose 3 States to PDP, Says Omoboriowo | Okadigbo Carpets Group as Agent of Destabilisation | Nwuche Lobbies Ogbeh over House Ticket | Polls: NOA to Enlighten Parties on Elections |
POLITICS
Group Canvasses Shift in Election Date | Christians Urged to Pray for Peaceful Elections | APGA Women Leader Reaches Out in London | Ojukwu's Campaign Train Moves to Lagos | ANPP Candidate Vows to Develop Afikpo Constituency | Moghalu Picks Running Mate | 'I am the Choice for Lagos West' | Fagbenle Promises Better Deal for Osun Central | Next Senate Will Revisit Fundamental Constitutional Issues - Ucha |
BUSINESS
Ethics Committee's Hammer Falls on Broad Bank | 'Actuaries Want to Be Involved in Pension Planning' | FG to Introduce New Trade Policy | Setting Up Cassava Flour Processing Plant for Export | Can Metropolitan Bank Sustain This Growth? | What Do You Gain from Stocks? | What Value Do You Get for Banking Your Money? | Oceanic Bank: Banking with Solid Assets | BCN Puts Delisting from Stock Market on Hold | Bermuda Insurer is Solo in IPO Market | CarnaudMetalBox records Mixed Performance in Half Year | IPWA makes N0.3bn IPO, projects N48m Profit for 2004 | Rift Opens Over Bank of Japan Frontrunner | Goldman Says Euro Entry May Raise Taxes | Ethics, Professionalism and the Banking Industry | 'Our Findings on the AP Crisis' | Bailey Warns Insurance Brokers to Heed Rules | Explosions Have No Direct Impact on Actuarial Profession - IAA | CIIN Boss Appeals to Governors to Raise Level of Insurance | Linkage Assurance to Raise Capital from Stock Market | NAIC Extends Areas of Coverage, Pays N32 Million Claims | OptiCare Launches New Vision Benefit Products | NAMIC Advocates New Topics at Meeting |
ARTS & REVIEW
2003 Grammys: The Fight Africa Couldn't Win |
COMMENT
The Rigging of April Elections | A Thought for Nigeria |
MARKET NEWS
Market Declines Further by N17.9bn | Nigerian Ropes Records N15m Profit |
MONEY GUIDE
Chevron Sells $6m as Naira Continues Free-fall | ACB International Bank Charts New Strategies | Pedro Holds Last AGM at First Atlantic Bank |
DEVELOPMENT
Bringing Women In.... | UN Calls for Global Effort to help Africa Battle AIDS | Insecurity and the New Development Agenda in Africa | Debating the 1999 Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria |
EDITORIAL
As the Campaigns Begin |
LETTERS
What Does ASUU Want? | PDP Convention and Igbo Agenda | Who is a True Messiah? |
EDUCATION
A Curriculum on Morality and Ethics | Widow Invites Entries for Fatoyinbo Award | Jolly Phonics Comes to Nigeria | 47 Students, School Win BIC Promo Prize | Ciroma Commends Maths Centre | FG Urged to Dialogue with Unions in Education Sector | Mirinda Talent Hunt Begins |
CITY DIARY
Bomb Explosion Victims or Opportunists? |
FEATURES
Managing Disasters through Preparedness |
DIPLOMATIC MATTERS
People Determine Success of a Constitution - Abubakar |
SPORTS
I'll Be Ready for Malawi - Kanu | Stakeholders Meeting: Federation's Chairmen Protest | S/Africa Look Past Eaglets | 'Gives Us Victory' | U23 Team Leaves On Friday | Gambia Friendly: NFA Waits on Osoba | Mascot Unveling Sponsor Secured - Adamu | Ivanisevic Suffers knee Injury | Changes to Germany 2006 Website | UEFA League: Inter Out to Halt Barca's Record-Breaking Run | Egypt to Face Brazil | Pakistan Labour to Victory | Gambia Make History |
RIGHT OF REPLY
Yes, AD Can Become a Truly National Party |