Tuesday March 25th, 2003

NEWS
Ibori Was Never a Convict, Says Court | Allied Troops Close In On Baghdad | THISDAY South Africa Releases Preview Edition | Warri: NNPC, Oil Chiefs Hold Emergency Meeting | House Accuses Oil Companies of Defrauding FG | Dawodu's Son Quits Tinubu's Cabinet | NITEL Staff Shelve Strike | NBA to FG: Improve Condition of Judges | Police Kill 3 Robbers in Lagos | Ribadu Heads Economic Crime Panel | NIPC Lists Roles, Achievements | Abacha Loot: Court Refuses FG's Application for Stay | 'Nigeria 'll Benefit from Hosting Commonwealth Meeting' | Shun Violence, Shagari Urges Youth | Devt Unions Give Nnamani Pass Mark | Workers Strike: Akande Petitions Obasanjo over PDP's Role | Bane of Funds Mobilisation Identified | AD Chief Citizen Calls for Adebayo's Second Term | Shoot NEPA Line Vandals on Sight, Police Told | 'Corruption, Bane of Progress in Imo' | Palace Burning: Alake Rebukes Sagamu Youth | Democracy Energises Telecom Sector, Says Ndukwe | UNILORIN Gets N150m FG Special Grant | Parties Flout Conventions on Women - Forum |
Politic Extra ... Ahead 2003
Nigerians Should Ensure Peaceful Conduct of Elections - Obasanjo | ...As Atiku Takes Campaign to Ogun | We Won't Cede Any South-west State to PDP -Adesanya | 12 Persons Injured as PDP, AD Clash in Ondo | Nigerians Urged to Support Transition Time-table | Coalition of New Parties Holds Talks Today | Williams Promises Equal Opportunities for Citizens | Ojukwu Denies Plans to Rig Elections |
State of the States
Oyekan: Erelu Locked Out of Palace | Group Tasks Youth on Democratic Values | Bafarawa Urges Supporters to Make Peace | NACCIMA Hosts Obasanjo Today | DA Alerts over Rigging Plans by Area Boys | 'Science Holds Key to National Growth' | LG Committee Boss Denies Assassination Plot | Adesina, Ladoja Lock Horn in Guber Debate | 'Hostilities in Niger Delta Can be Averted' | Ogbonnaya's Wife Vows to Uphold Husband's Mandate | Group Endorses Maduka for House | Guber Candidate Promises to Improve Standard of Living | Dina Promises to Uplift Ijebuland | Political Violence Blamed on Elite | Econet Donates N3.5m to Kanu Foundation |
BEHIND THE NEWS
Odyssey of a Political Fighter | The Legal Battle | How Ibori Was Framed, By Tafa Balogun |
ARTS & REVIEW
Dancing to the Rhythm of a New Dawn | Hope Renewed in The Prime Minister's Son |
BUSINESS
Shell Targets $1.93 Per Barrel Oil Production Cost | Ops, Lagos Govt Resolve Land Use Charge Law Dispute | Expert Calls for Caution on Nigeria's Adoption of GMOs | Cassava, Africa's Effective Way Out of Hunger | Presco Projects Oil Palm Output'll Rise to 85,000 Tons | More Efficient Agricultural Water Use Urged | Will Agricultural Biotechnology help? | BAT Investment, a Result of Our Seminars - NIPC Boss | Bournvita 'Children's Magic Flight' Due in Kenya | Bitumen Exploration Finally Takes Off in Nigeria | Oil Industry Buckles Under Communal, Global Crises | Ensuring Hitch-free Bid for NEPA's Third EPP | National Assembly Closes N300bn Oil Money Saga | Elf Managers on Trial For Theft | Gaius-Obaseki, NNPC and Products Distribution | Russia's Crude Oil Production up 11 Percent | Formosa Invests $10m, Introduces Eight Products | NCP Meets with NACCIMA, Pledges Protection of Local Industries | NITEL Staffers Say Management Take-over'll Make Nigerians Suffer | Cowbell to Build Biggest Factory in Lagos |
PROPERTY & REAL ESTATE
National Assembly Urged to Pass Bitumen Development Agency Bill | Building Collapse: "Blame Standards Organisation" -NIOB | Crittal-Hope Introduces Innovative Lifestyle Products | Lagoon Home Opens Ikeja Branch | Lagos Residential Areas Turn Business Places |
POLITICS
'Why We Support Obasanjo/Atiku Ticket' | Daniel Laments Menace of Area Boys | Tomoloju Unveils Plan for Agege | Can Anyone Islamize Or Christianize Nigeria? | EU Is Interested in Nigerian Polls - Envoy | 'I Dropped My Presidential Ambition for Senate' |
MARKET NEWS
NSE Lists Gulf Bank's 3.7bn Shares | Offers for Pineapple Firm Extended | Global Equities Sink on Extended War Fears |
MONEY GUIDE
ICAN Makes Case for Maritime Accounting Standard | Oceanic Bank Sends 10 Pearl Account Holders Abroad | Dollar Falls as Investors Turn Cautious | ACB International Bank Hosts MMAN Meeting |
COMMENT
Obasanjo/Atiku: Continuity of What? | A Case Against Saddam |
EDITORIAL
Shagamu/Warri Violence |
LETTERS
Politicians and Politics of Deceit | Voting for Corruption | Of Fuel Scarcity and US-Iraq War |
LAW
Educating Ourselves on the New ICPC Law | 'Nigerians have no Reason to be Poor' | Parties in Original Action Swap Places in Counter-Claim | Filing Fresh Point Not Canvassed at Lower Court Requires Leave | Ministry of Justice Tackles Issues in Justice Sector Reforms | Franklin Atake: Distinguished Jurist, Consummate Politician | Tribute to the Late Justice Chief Frank Atake | BPE Has Sold Our Talents Cheap, Says Tinubu |
RIGHT OF REPLY
Harry: ANPP is Crying Wolf | PDP Cannot Deceive the People |
FEATURES
Okerenkoko: Battle on The Jungle Island |
SPORTS
Aiyegbeni, Akwuegbu Arrive for Malawi | Eagles to Play Mexico, Australia | NOC Honours Abiola, Adejumo, Others | Weak Heart Condition Threatens Star Athlete's Life | Babayaro's Second Chance | Rooney Delights Eriksson |
EXTRA
Marshal Harry: An Update |