Monday May 19th, 2003

NEWS
ANPP, 17 Others Seek Patriots' Intervention | Experts Want CBN Split Into Two | Privatisation: Oil Companies to Take 51% in Refineries | Nigeria Airways: Aviation Workers to Shut Airspace | Lagos Obaship: Royal House Alleges Disruption Plot | Legislator-elect Blames FG, Assembly Feud on 'Immaturity' | Go to Election Tribunal, Benson Tells Buhari, Others | Barracks Renaming in Nation's Interest - Navy | 'Concessioning of Airports' Car Hire Operations Illegal' | Rimi Commends Voters for Voting Out Kwankwaso | House Rules: Na'Abba, Nwuche Dragged to Court | ASSBIFI Flays New Banks | Private Varsities Fees too High - Obasanjo | We Won't compromise Standard, Says Provost | Why I Didn't Contest Guber Polls Result - Nwuruku | Ndigbo Seeks Electoral Reform Committee | Kwara Presents Staff to 74 Upgraded Chiefs | 'Pick Men of Integrity as Ministers' | World Airways Begins Maiden Flight May 28 | Regional Telecoms Confab Holds in Ghana May 26 | Journalist Escapes Death as Robbers Raid THISDAY Office | Police Families Get N.68m | Nigerian Businessmen Besiege Poland | Cadbury Assures on Magic Flight | Lawmaker Sues for Peace in Warri |
BANKING REVIEW
Those Behind Citi Bank |
State of the States
Mayhem: Police Arrest 6, Declare 3 Wanted | Strike: NASU Won't Budge, Says Takor | Envoy Commends Society for Blind | NUPENG, Transocean Resume Talk |
POLITICS
Polls: Petitions Flood Tribunal Over C/R, North Senatorial Result | Lagos 'll Remain AD Stronghold - Olowu | Girei Warns Against Swearing-in Obasanjo | Macebuh Eyes House Deputy Leadership | Obasanjo's Aide Advocates Return to Family Values | 'Buhari's Call Inimical to National Unity' |
CITY DIARY
HIV/AIDS: Another Preventive Remedy? | Dwarfs Lament Prejudice Against Them |
EDITORIAL
Senate, the Court and ICPC Act |
LETTERS
Glorious Exit of a Benevolent Monarch | Re: Hamid Now ANAN President | Bode George and Honesty |
COMMENT
Agagu's Policy of Transformation | Letter to Imo Election Tribunal Chairman |
BUSINESS
93 Firms Now Operate in Onne Oil, Gas Free Zone | Currency in Circulation Hits N435bn | Insurance Companies Advised to Embrace Mergers | Setting Up Cassava Flour Processing Plant for Export | Gaslink Signs Sales Pact With 16 New Firms | Nigeria Hosts Bankmaster Regional Users Confab | Recapitalisation: A.G. Leventis Opts for Scrip Dividend, Rights | AngloGold in Merger Talks with Ghana's Ashanti | US Consumer Sentiment Report Tops Expectations | Investors in Mexico Record 21% Gains | Euro's Strength Slows Down Carmakers | London Ends Week Firmly Above 4,000 | IFC Invests $60m to Support Transelec Expansion Plans in Chile | SARS Slashes Taiwan's GDP Growth Forecast | CAP, Scandinavian Firm in Alliance to Diversify | Deflationary Spiral Feared as Japan's GDP Falls | Corporate Governance Code to Be Revised | Revenue Commission: An Insider's Views | Flash Detergent Re-launched | Why Japanese Companies Make Everything Except Money | Y&R CEO Michael Dolan Steps Down | WAPIC Insurance Embarks on Recapitalisation | ProGenics' GoVac Goes Live in Akwa Ibom State | M-Net Set to Launch Big Brother Africa | Microsoft Israel to Transfer $1m Ad Account | Toyota Pulls Radio Ad After Angry Calls | IN Convention Kicks Off | Dieste Wins Western Union Ad Work | Mediavest Gets Directv's $137m Media-Buying Account | Lawsuit Against Oreo Cookies Dropped | Ad Group Told It Owes Back Taxes | FCC Chief Denies Delay On Consolidation Vote | TBWA COO to Leave Network | NBC Demonstates Interest in Training | Procter & Gamble to Lather Up Ad Budget By 10 Percent | Law Enforcement Agencies Battle Internet Fraud | Autonomy Crafts Lifetime 2003 Upfront Campaign | Cordiant Given Two Months' Grace | Lowe Plus Draft Names Chief Operating Officer |
MARKET NEWS
Broker Worried over Poor Information Flow |
MONEY GUIDE
Fiscal Deficit: CBN Should Not Be Made Responsible | CBN Withdraws N44bn from the Economy | ADB Grants $500,000 to the Gambia |
ARTS & REVIEW
ITPAN Hosts Third Lagos Film Forum | Viewers Count Down to Big Brother Africa |
FEATURES
GSM in Nigeria: So Far, So What? | From Denmark Searching for Anointing |
SPORTS
Premier League: Presidency Wades In | Onyali, Edem Thrill Abuja Crowd | Convincing Wins for Rangers, Enyimba | Agali Scores, Olofinjana Dazzles | Athens 2004: Aghahowa, Yobo for U-23 | Mad Mike In 40m Pounds Knock-out | Athlete Dedicates Book to Late Aku | Badminton Invites 100 for Trials | Agali Scores, Olofinjana Dazzles | Schumacher Escapes to Victory | Seaman May Quit Arsenal | Eagles to Face Tunisia | NBA: Mavericks Seal Spurs Showdown | Sono Returns to Bafana Bafana | Coria Outclasses Calleri | Makelele Ready for Man Utd | Woods Slips Up in Hamburg | Akwuegbu on Fire |
EXTRA
So, What Did Obasanjo Promise Voters? |