Monday March 31st, 2003

NEWS
4,000 Suicide Bombers Head for Baghdad | IBB Restates Support for National Confab | Marginal Fields: Winners Get June Deadline to Pay | Election May Not Hold in 2 Warri LGs | Ayogu Takes on Nwobodo over Power Shift in Enugu | Fuel Scarcity Disrupts Traffic in Abuja | 2003: Buhari Group Accuses INEC of Disenfranchisement | Lagos PDP Campaign Group Tackles Tinubu | ANPP Accuses Govt of Plan to Frame Abaribe | Institute Boss Canvasses for Budget Commission | 'Co-operative Societies Critical to Poverty Eradication' | Nation's Woes Blamed on Military Incursion | CAN Urges Christians to Vote | April Elections: Afenifere Meets Today | Nwodo, Nwobodo Disagree over Zoning of Governorship | April Polls: INEC Tasked over Adequate Materials | Presidential Debate a Camouflage - Nwabueze | Rufus Giwa: PDP Calls for Calm | 'Water Is My Priority' | US-Iraq Face-off: Nas Commends Obasanjo | More Reactions Trail Buhari's Plan to Scrap NDDC | 3 ANPP Supporters Killed in Attack | PDP Senatorial Candidate Escapes Death | Plane Crash: Group Wants EAS Air Operator Licence Withdrawn | Police Uncover Plan to Escalate Warri Crisis | Globalisation: Don Chides Arewa Leaders | Why We Still Import Fuel - Gaius-Obaseki | Ngwa in Diaspora Back Abaribe | Enwerem Denies Sponsoring Candidates | House Candidate Promises Better Deal | Group Condemns Political Killings in South-east | Remo to Rebuild Razed Oba's Palace | 'N11bn Interest-free Funds Idle in Banks' | FG Releases N3bn for Water Scheme | I've Come to Baptise Politics -Adasu | Harry: Odili Clears Self, PDP | Tinubu's Arcade Commissioned | Police Arrest 31 Persons in PDP, ANPP Clash |
POLITICS
17 Parties Allege Plan to Rig Polls | Audu Hails Appeal Court Verdict, Foresees Electoral Victory | NDP Guber Candidate Promises Wealth Creation | Gani Accuses IG of Partiality | Lagos Guber: Razak Solicits Igbo Support | Ogun PDP Topshops Reconcile Ahead Guber Polls | Omisore: AD's Loss, PDP's Gain | Political Campaign: Mobile Bill Board to the Rescue | Afenifere: AD, PAC Position for Advantage | 'Incumbency Gives Obasanjo/Atiku Edge' | In Imo, Propaganda Takes Centre Stage | 'I'll Run a Slim Govt In Imo' | Jostle for FCT Senate Seat |
CITY DIARY
Battle for Oyekan's Throne Gets Fiercer | Adeoye Warns Aganist Illegal Road Blocks on Border Road | Ikoyi Rotary Donates Sewing Machines to Handicapped Pupils |
EDITORIAL
Strike is Not the Option Now |
LETTERS
The Senate and Corruption | Public Comments and Drainage Clearing in Lagos | Much Ado About the Asiwaju |
COMMENT
US-Iraqi Face-off and Nigeria | Social Infrastructure and Election Promises |
BUSINESS
CBN Worried as Insider-related Credits Hit N29bn | GTB Joins Foreign Counterparts to Provide $460m to Nlng | Customs Adamant on Release of Rice Consignments | Conflicting Signals Over Sun Insurance's Botched AGM | Germany's HVB to Spin-off 25 Per cent of Bank Austria | School Cert Holder Wins 'Millionaire' Draw | Inland Bank Wins ITF Excellence Award | Wadof Set for Software Exhibition | Zinox Starts Trade -in Promo | Unilever Nigeria Moves to Strengthen Share Capital | 5 Firms Seek N1.5bn from Investors in 1st Quarter | Hotel Group, Six Continents, Rejects œ2.8bn Cash Bid | 'Ban on Imported Fruit Juice, Plus for Local Brewers' | Earning Huge Forex from Gemstones Processing | Towards Attaining Self Sufficiency in Solid Mineral Production | Why Benefits of AGOA Elude Nigeria - US Diplomat | PR Review and the Act of Enlightenment | NBC Markets with Community Relations | Night of Critical Assignment | Intermedia Hosts Media Executives | Ogunkoya Becomes MD of Media Reach | The Nonsense that Passes for Advertising Wisdom | Poor Funding Hinders IST Activities | Operators in Abuja Exchange Cry Out for Compensation | Ndanusa Picks Holes in Monetary, Fiscal Policies | Lessons From the Agip/Unipetrol Merger | Public Offers, Sale of Securities Management in the Capital Market |
INTERVIEW
'We Need to Have Government-assisted Aviation Fund' |
MARKET NEWS
NSE Explains Stages of Public Quotation | Wall Street Drifts Lower |
MONEY GUIDE
As Nigeria's Debt Program Records Dismal Performance | Ecobank Barred from Import Duty Collection | First Atlantic Bank Hosts FICAN |
ARTS & REVIEW
Liz Taylor Waves Tinseltown Bye-Bye | TV Africa: An Inspired Two-Way Win |
SPORTS
BBC Tips Eagles for Tunisia 2004 Glory | Falcons Set for First Phase US Training Tour | Zimbabwe Marches On | Liverpool Rejects Rivaldo | Radebe's Agent Questions Bafana Bafana Suspensions | Butcher Writes Off Eriksson's Team | NFA to Name Salami's Successor This Week | Oduenyi Boosts Manson College With N50, 000 | Silvestre Claims Players are 'Pawns' | Junior Achievement Holds Run-A-Thon | Tunisia 2004: Zambia Ends Tanzania's Dreams |
EXTRA
The Warrior Nigeria Needs |