Thursday March 4th, 2004

NEWS
Armed Gang Attacks Benue Gov | ... It Was an Ambush, Says Akume | Taraba Dep Gov Impeached | The Other Victims | Nzeribe Writes Obasanjo, Wants Legislature Strenghtened | Why Obasanjo Has Failed Nigerians - Soyinka | Ige: Omisore Knows Fate March 24 | N58bn Debt: NDDC, Oil Firms' Row Deepens | Oil Reserve Cut: Shell Chairman, MD Step Down | Senator Uba Alleges Death Threats | Obasanjo, Ojukwu Seek Social Justice | NAFDAC, Customs Finally Unite Against Illegal Trade | Aminu, in Minna, Flags Off Better Life Project | 'Maintenance of Law, Duty of Executive' | Drama As House Member Loses Seat | House Summons CBN Gov | Senate Committee Averts N809m Budgetary Fraud | France Pledges Support For Haiti | Robbery: Delta Police Boss Indicts Politicians | Bunkering: 15 Russians Refused Bail | FG Revokes Undeveloped Residential Plots | Ogun PDP Suspends 18 Members | Abuja to Get Face-lift | AD Traumatised Us, Says Ekiti D/Gov | Burial Programme for Mbakwe Out | AD, PAC Not Barred, Says INEC | 'Why Ogunpa Contract Was Revoked' | Bauchi SIEC Gets Go Ahead | Stakeholders Agree on Peaceful Elections | Kwara: AD Maps Out Strategy | Lawmakers Woo NBA on Electoral Bill | LG Chairmen to Serve Two Years in Ebonyi | Gombe PDP Ready | NOA Cautions Politicians | Aggrieved ANPP Members Petition Etiebet | FG Awards Benin-Ore Road Contract | Air France Pledges Assistance to FAAN | Feuding Deltans Get Road Map to Peace | Gov Donates N1.5m to Late Journalists' Families | Globacom Rolls Out in Aba Today | 92 Banks Suspend Court Action Against NLC | NAN MD Defends Ministers' Dollar Pay | Duke Commissions N1.43bn Road | FG Approves N2bn for Owena Dam | NDDC to Spend N4bn on Roads | NEPA Explains Inefficiency to Delta Assembly |
STATE OF THE STATES
FG to Upgrade Benin Airport's Facilities | Council Polls: NOA Begins Campaign | Two Held Over Theft of 7-day-old Baby | Society Joins Fight Against HIV/AIDS | SIEC Shuns NOA's Election Forum | NUJ to Work Out Insurance Policy for Journalists | 'Enact Anti-Thuggery Laws' | 'We are not Against Land Acquisition' | Ex-Chairman Lauds Parliamentary System | Bafarawa Advises Unity Schools' Principals | Woman Petitions Obasanjo over Ejection | Assembly Approves 2004 Budget | District Head Drags Bayero to Court |
POLITICS
PDP Govt Wants to Wipe Out Opposition, Says ANPP Chief | INEC Urged to Adopt Continuous Voters' Registration Method | 2007: 'South-west 'll Back IBB' | House Leader Tasks Elected Officers on Performance | LG Polls: Aspirant Challenges Chairmanship Candidate | In Lagos, Parties Divided Over Council Polls | Lawmaker Counsels Banks on Unionism | 2007: Ijaw Congress Canvasses for Presidency | Kalu Seeks Better Equipment for Military |
e-BUSINESS
As Nigeria Begins Move Towards e-Government ... | Nigeria ICT 2004 Expo Holds this Month | 21st Century Starts Outsourcing Business | Akwa Ibom Deploys Cost-Saving Software | Emir of Kano Canvasses Support for Zinox | . Website for Healthy Living Launched | 'Ensure Telecoms Consumers Are Well Looked After' | UBA Capital & Trust and Resourcery Launch Broadband Service | 'We Use Same Components as Foreign Brands' | Samsung Guages Nigerian Market With Free Service Clinic | US Justice Dept Sues to Block Oracle-PeopleSoft Deal | A/Ibom Leads in Computerised Civil Service Payroll, Pensions | Internet to Mobile Phone SMS Debuts in Nigeria | Panabiz Introduces Workio Imaging System |
ARTS & REVIEW
The Picture is the Message |
COMMENT
Fundamentals of Nigerianness | Just How Safe Are Nigerians? |
MARKET NEWS
All-share Index Drops by 2.9 Per Cent | Hallmark Bank Moves to Expand Market Share |
MONEY GUIDE
NBM Bank Funds N2bn Housing Estate | Broad Bank Reviews Three Products | ICAN to Examine Role in NEPAD | Assurance Bank Wins Award |
EDITORIAL
The Lagos Gas Explosion |
LETTERS
Beyond Unilorin's Crisis | Saddam as a Tragic Hero | Challenge of Technology | WAEC, Release My Result Slip |
COMMUNICATION
UPS: Preparing for Silver Jubilee | NCC Plans Workshop on Stolen Handsets | Telecomnomics: the Fading Drum of Opportunity |
CITY DIARY
LASU Student in Attempted Murder of Ex-Lover | Judge Threatens Arrest of Police Forensic Expert | IPMAN_s N4.5bn Depot Begins Operation Month End | Cleric Calls for Support for Obasanjo_s Reforms |
THISLIFE
Shiites' Day of Tears, Sorrow in Iraq | A Nigerian's Adventures in US Govt | Counsel Devoted to Widows |
SPORTS
NFA: Galadima Backs FIFA, Ministry Silent | Akinyele Writes-Off Okpodu, Laloko for Top FA Job | NSSF Honours Winners | Globacom League: Goals Feast in Mid-week Crackers | Athens 2004: NFA Invites Pros | Man Utd Top Richest Clubs | Trinidad Confirms Comeback | Desailly Wants Euro 2004 Action | Ferrari Target Alonso | FIFA Warns Ghana over Legal Action | Leading African Football is Tough - Hayatou | GB Suffer Olympics Blow |
EXTRA
Leave Okonjo-Iweala, Adeniji Alone |