Friday March 21st, 2003

NEWS
US Strikes Target Saddam, Aides | Anti-war Protesters Cry Foul | Why We Withheld Ibori's Clearance, By INEC | OPEC Suspends Production Quota | Minister, 100 Others Escape Air Crash in Calabar | 20 Banks to Support NLNG With $460m | Guobadia, INEC Chiefs in Closed-Door Meeting | Iraq: Police Vow to Deal with Protesters | More Soldiers Deployed to Warri | Tinubu Defends Lagos AD's Position on Power-Sharing | Ige: Judge Decries Frequent Request for Adjournment | Akinsemoyin Lays Claim to Lagos Throne | Lagos CJ Chides BPE for Hiring Foreign Consultants | Obasanjo's Govt Has Done Well, But ... - NEIC | Jibril Aminu Chides Political Liars | Igbo Leaders Endorse Ojukwu, APGA | 2 Firms Bid for Oji River Power Plant | Alleged Fraud: Senate Committee Absolves IEA Directors | Oyekan: Don't Politicise Succession -George | Ondo Urged to Halt N30m Payment to Lebanese | Ganiyu Dawodu Widens Campaign Horizon | I'm Not A Political Chameleon - Kalu | Driver Escapes with Council's N1.5m | Educationist Seeks Liberalisation of Teritiary Education | Group Explains Nigerians Fears over April Polls | Ibori's Counsel Charges Press to Report Objectively | Osun Names New Governor's Office Complex After Bola Ige | Group Embarks on Voters' Education |
BUSINESS
African Ministers Seek New Approach to Maritime Security | Nigerian, Swedish Partners Float New Airline | NITEL Better Under Nigerian Management - GM | Ecomarine, A Replacement for NNSL - Williams | Atiku's Wife Seeks End to Child Trafficking Through Ships | Cabotage and the Task for Indigenous Shipping Firms | High Tides Add to French Oil Slick Woes | Fresh Crisis Rocks Freight Forwarders | Airlines May Be First Casualities of Iraqi War | British Airways, Others Suspend Flights to Israel | The Unwholesome Labour Trend at Calabar EPZ | How Labour, Govt Arrived at 12.5% Wage Increase | Obaseki: Stormy Clouds Gathering | Guinness Movie Hits Lagos | Africa Investment Forum 2003 Begins April 7 | New Appointments At Ecobank Nigeria | Anthony, NNPC Chief, Bags Global Award | The Beauty of Philately | 'NCAA Revocation of Falcon AOC Unacceptable' | Virgin Atlantic Relocates to Victoria Island | Council of Aviation Ministers Meet On Yamoussoukro Decision | United Airlines: The Experiment That Fell Through |
WEEKEND REVIEW
Yielding to the Allure of Photo Journalism | Curious Clauses in Super Story's Ronke |
COMMENT
The Feast of the Sycophants | Udenwa and the Opposition |
EDITORIAL
As America Defies the World... |
LETTERS
Alice Longe: A Woman of Virtue Goes Home | WAEC, Release My Result |
CITY DIARY
Ogun Council Budgets N.5bn for 2003 | Group Donates Cash, Materials to Orphanage |
POLITICS
Tinubu 's Rally Brings Lagos to Standstill | 'Why PDP Must Win Ogun State' | Tinubu, Bucknor-Akerele, Williams, Others for Debate | Obi, Senatorial Candidate, Alleges Move to Scuttle His Candidacy | Can Anyone Islamize Or Christianize Nigeria? |
FEATURES
Celebrating With the World on Water |
MARKET NEWS
Union Bank's Profit Hits N8.3bn in Third Quarter | US Stocks Jump as Ground War Begins |
MONEY GUIDE
Excess Liquidity Persists, Says CBN | Odua, Stanmark Reduce Stake in National Bank | Union Merchant Bank, FCMB Win SBA Award |
RIGHT OF REPLY
The Doctors' Soft Underbelly |
HEALTH
PCN Urged to Standardise Pharmacy Practice | Fresh Strike Looms in Health Sector | Emzor at 15, Launches Websites | Expert Alerts on ASDs |
SPORTS
Inter Bosses Hail Martins | NFA to Dispatch Undercover Agents to Venues | WC2010: Atiku Lobbies Private Sector | Obasanjo Orders Release of Abuja 2003 Funds | Premiership: United Set to Pile More Pressure on Arsenal | AFN Cancels Kaduna Meet | Premier League: Owunmi Dreams Title |