Monday Dec 15th, 2003

NEWS
How Saddam was Captured in a Hole | ...Family Members Tipped-off U.S Forces | AD: Mamman Faction Dumps Abdulkadir | Saddam 'll Face Justice, Says Bush | ...Turning Point for Iraq | Strike Threat: FG Summons PENGASSAN, NUPENG | Revenue Comission Wants Looted Funds in Federation Account | NIPC Scribe Assures on Foreign Investment | My Meeting with Mugabe after CHOGM, by Obasanjo | Okonjo-Iweala Lists Bane to Economic Devt | Contractor Alters Lagos Airport Terminal Design | Ports Concession: Minister Allays Workers' Fears | Dialogue, Panacea to Crisis-Obasanjo | Experts Seek Law on Fiscal Responsibiliy | Aso Savings' Deposits Hit N2bn | Anambra Crisis: Wabara, Ekwueme, Others Lead Reconciliatory Team | Obasanjo Expresses Concern About Polio Vaccine | Privatization: 'BPE to Confront Challenges' | Oil Spill: Mobil Lauds Supreme Court Decision | 6 Ogun Govt House Reporters Die in Autocrash | Tribunal Asked to Set Aside Nnamani's Re-election | Nigeria Airways: Olafisoye's Counsel Says Commission Illegally Constituted | Niger LG Polls Still Jan 10 | JP Chairman Faults Plan to Deregister Parties | Olawepo, Original Member of PDP - Mrs. Anenih | Mothers Urged to Respect Tradition | Police Nab 2 Human Parts Dealers | Two Journalists Faint at Tribunal Sitting | Yobe Govt to Build $30m Dam | Gombe Gov Woos Investors | Court Registrars Told to Shun Indiscipline |
STATE OF THE STATES
Let LGs Handle Primary Education, FG Urged | FG Urged to Evolve Genuine Democratic Culture | Pirates Device New Strategies | Govt Signs N900m Contract for Bridges Construction | 'Women, Children Target of Rights Violation' | LG Chairman Decries Pipeline Vandalisation | FG's Anti-corruption Crusade Commended | No Going Back on New LG's -Commissioner | Varsity Probes Students' Unrest | LASTMA GM on Forced Leave |
POLITICS
Group Moves to Drag INEC to Court over Parties' Accounts | I'm Still in Charge, Says Speaker | Clergy Passes Vote of No Confidence on Political Leaders | Alamieyeseigha, Igbinedion, Others Honoured | New Deal For Daniel Kanu | NOA Boss Predicts Better Days Ahead | Commissioner Seeks More Budgetary Allocation for Youth | Minna East Council to Set Up Vigilante Group | Retrenchment: Goje's Action in Order, Says PDP Chief | Battle For the Soul of AD Kick-starts 2007 Race |
CITY DIARY
Idomas Raise Alarm over HIV/AIDS | NDLEA Uncovers Indian Hemp Farms in Cross River | UNILAG Student Emerges Miss Ynot |
EDITORIAL
Corruption: A New Beginning? |
LETTERS
Re: Who Wants A Weak Naira? | The Menace of Traffic Congestion | Who Says We Are Happy? |
COMMENT
A Colonial Throwback | Some Questions for Mr President |
BUSINESS
Kalu Gives Conditions for NEPAD's Success | Customs Seizes Two Containers of Scrap Metals | Senior Civil Servants Support Labour Reforms | Adswitch Looks Forward to Promising Future | Former Commissioner, PR Practitioners Decry NIPR Woes | New Revenue Formula: Executive Summary of RMAFC's Report (4) | Grey Worldwide Wins Seat Account | TBWA Loses South African Tourism Account to 4 Agencies | Tantmo Holds Xmas Party For Customers, Kiddies | Kaduna NIPR Gets New Chairman | Marina Bank Unveils New Logo | OAAN Insures Member CEOs | USP @ Five: Advertising Not Branding, Says Brand Expert | Mr. Bigg's, Coca-Cola Pair Up For Xmas Promo | History of World's First Advertising Agency | Universal Trust Bank PLC: Making Hajj A Reality | Golden Mourn Family Fiesta Hold in Jos | War Over Marketing Act : Issues At Stake | 'Leasing Best Option for SMIES Funds Disbursement' |
MARKET NEWS
All-share Index Rises by 4.04 Per cent | IMB Morgan to be Listed on Exchange |
MONEY GUIDE
CBN Postpones Bankers' Committee Meeting | Don't Compromise, Ajekigbe Tells Bank Inspectors | ...Appoints 4 Banks for 2003 Christian Pilgrimage |
ARTS & REVIEW
NIPC Comes with The New Dawn | Behold The Inheritors on Stage | Ivorien Writer, Ahmadou Kourouma, Dies at 76 |
FEATURES
Warri Crisis and the Road Map to Peace | 'Road Construction, Paramount in Anambra' |
SPORTS
Ismaili Coach Slams Enyimba, Ref | Obasanjo sends Congratulations | ...Econet also | ...How team Fooled Ismaili Officials, Fans | Journalists Saved By Nigerian CAF Official | Nigerian Students in Egypt Shun Classes | Violence Torpedoes Egypt's 2010 Bid | Tunisia 2004: Ogunjobi in Italy for Martins | Nigerians Battle Hostile Fans, Cold | Kudos to Egyptian police | Enyimba Set to Appoint Aussie as New Coach |