Thursday April 8th, 2004

NEWS
SSS Warns Against Mass Action | Al-Mustapha Sues DMI for N100m | Fresh US Bombardment Resumes in Iraq | LG Polls: PDP Voids Election of Own Candidates | Protest as Shell Moves to Scrap 3 Directorates | 'No Plan to Extend Obasanjo's Tenure' | Ambassadorial Nominees Divide Senate | Ekiti Invasion: Bode George Misled Obasanjo, Says Lagos Govt | Pan Ocean: Foreign Shareholders Seek Protection | FEC Approves N500m Contracts for Erosion Control | I'm Ready to be Paid in Naira -Adeniji | NSITF Sets May Deadline For Computerization | Anti-Corruption Crusade, a Charade | Group Wants PDP to Dissolve Delta Exco | $242m Scam: No Case Against Anajemba, Lawyer Tells Court | Women Leader Canvasses Support for Haruna | MASSOB Takes Case to United Nations | I'll Abide By S/Court Ruling, Says Buhari | Abana Vs Obi: Judgment Reserved | Kogi Crisis: Widow Petitions NJC | Govt Debunks Allegations | Apologise or Keep off, Group Warns Fayose | Tinubu Introduces Road Safety in School Curriculum | Land Use Act for Review | More Minerals Discovered in Ogun, Says Gov | 'Police Commission Balances Gender in Recruitment' | NCC Opens Telecoms Institute | NDDC Boosts Bayelsa IPP | Abia Inaugurates Election Tribunals | 'Gombe Council Polls Free and Fair' | 2007: PDP Boss Supports Igbo Presidency | Causes of Maternal Mortality Identified | Judicial Panel Summons Lawal over SPEB Funds | LG Creation: CDHR Backs Lagos | Purported Hired Killer A Liar - Police | ANPP, UNPP Accused of Mayhem in Benue | Charly Boy Cautions Politicians | Xtians Urged to Support Govt | Azare Water Project for Completion Soon |
State of the States
Co-op Group Cries Out over Demolition of Piggery Pens | Igbinedion Made LG Polls Successful - EDSIEC | NAFDAC Destroys N120.5m Food, Drugs | FG to Establish 7,740 Projects in LGs | IPM Defends Civil Service Reforms | NDLEA Arrests 40 Drug Suspects | FRSC Launches Operation Braze-Up | NUJ Decries Upsurge in Crime Rate | Speaker Lauds Parliamentary System of Government | House Members Oppose Option A4 in Jigawa |
POLITICS
PDP Stalwart Wants LGs De-listed From Constitution | Edo SIEC Attributes Polls Success to Governor | Igbinedion Bags Award | INEC to Computerize Operation | Legalize Arms, Lawmaker Urges | CNPP Decries Burning of Palace | I'm PDP Member, Says Chairmanship Candidate | Budget 2004: When'll the Truce Be? |
e-BUSINESS
Are Phone Booths About to Die Off? | Re: Intercellular's Negative Billing | ITU Launches Global WSIS-2005 Fundraising Campaign | Study: TV May Cause Attention Deficit | Vodafone Extends UK 3G Coverage | Digital Switch 'Incentives' Urged | Firms Provide Bandwidth for SMEs, Big Coys | Deutsche Post World Revenue Hits 40 Billion | 20 Suspects Arrested in Anti-Software Piracy Raid | GDES Holds Customers' Forum | Icons of ICT for Launch May 14 | Risk Management in Developing Countries | Finally: "Welcome to Vodacom Phone Service...' | Groups Posts Web Site for Free Drug Access | New Software Detects Plagiarised Passages | Japan Sees High-Tech Toilets, Robots in Future Home | Wireless Internet Popular in SE Michigan | Internet and Service Delivery in Nigeria: The Issues | Microsoft Posts Tool as Open Source | Macworld Expo Boston Registration Opens | Microsoft to Release New Office Software | Dell Cuts Music Player Price By 20 Percent | Linux Unlikely to Unseat Windows Soon - Survey | Wanted: High-Tech Gadgets for New Internet Protocol | Microsoft Office System 2003 Launched in Lagos | BT Enters Software Business to Protect Film, Music | ...Deal with Sun Gives Both an Ally | New Netsky Worms Change their Stripes | Fear Over India Call Centre Fraud |
ARTS & REVIEW
Now for the New Rave | In the Citadel of Chaos | Victor Hugo: bicentinary of a Legend |
COMMENT
Obasanjo and the Circling Wind | ANPP's Tragic Somersault |
MARKET NEWS
Champion Breweries Records 49.79% Profit Growth | Blue Chips Boost Market Value |
MONEY GUIDE
Bank MD Confirms Robbery | CIBN Moves to Promote Savings, Investments | First Atlantic Bank Officials Honoured | EIB to Collect NITEL Bills |
EDITORIAL
The Plateau Crisis |
LETTERS
Police and Toll Gates | Addressing Poverty First | We Need Image Laundering | Avert Ethnic Crisis in Akoko-Edo |
COMMUNICATION
Google Introduces Free GMail Service | Computer Glitch Causes Overcharging of 0.8m Cards | NCC Urges Service Providers to Emulate Foreign Operators | Unionisation: Telecom Workers Issue Final Warning to PTOs | Samsung Introduces New Coloured Screen Phone | ...Unveils World's Largest Pdp Television | Bid Fails for on the Spot Supercomputer | Starcomms to Launch Internet Services Across Nigeria | Nokia to Meet Forecast Despite Sales Drop | Skype Announces Mobile Internet Phone Calls | 'Nigerian Market Great Opportunity for Bandwidth Optimizer' | MTN Group Appoints New COO | Vodacom at last? | 'We Envision Broadband Everywhere in Nigeria' | Bay Area Ranks No. 1 in WiFi Access |
CITY DIARY
Street Beggars Get Lifeline | Monarch Calls for Sustainable Devt | Lawmaker Canvasses Women Empowerment | Former NPA Boss Becomes Turakin Gwandu |
THISLIFE
Childbearing and the Natural Option | Utomi: It's a Question of Time | Savouring Lavonne's Best Moments |
SPORTS
Disappointment, Anger Trail NFA Board Meeting | Laloko Tasks NFA on Technical Department | NPA Sink further | Akide Makes FIFA XI | Musa Abdulahi delighted at Dolphins' Progress | Bauchi Shifts FASU Games | Okafor: The New Kid on the Hoop | UConn Women Give Huskies NCAA Sweep | Arsenal Try to Avoid Different Kind of Treble | Confederations Cup: | Abramovich Overjoyed at Win | Serena's Victory Marks Return to Script | Deportivo Thrash Milan 4-0, Lyon, Porto Draw | Hashemian to Sign for Bayern | Real Devastated by Shock Elimination |
EXTRA
The Conscience of the King |