Monday April 19th, 2004

NEWS
Obasanjo: Why Al- Mustapha's Held By DMI | 2007: Atiku Bids for Time | Fuel Imports: NNPC Sacks 7 Over $108m Fraud | Afolabi Flown Abroad for Treatment | Why Release of N97.5bn Capital Budget was Suspended | Anenih: PDP Stays Action On Kalu | Geneva Bank Freezes Pan Ocean Account | Ige: 'I'm Ready for Trial' | Al-Mustapha: 20 Prison Officers Redeployed | Hamani Tidjani: IGP Dispatches Detectives to Cotonou | Bill to Enforce Greater Local Content Coming | EFCC Sets Up Unit to Assist Customs | Africa Sets 2020 as Target for Food Security | 'Tertiary Institutions Receive Largest Budget Allocation' | Mass Action:Imo Police Warn CNPP | New Power Plant to Generate 330 Mega Watts | IG Can Arrest Anybody, Says Okogie | Federal Education Allocation Unfair - World Bank | EFCC Boss Risks Contempt Charge | How to Eradicate Cultism in Schools - Marwa | 3 Held over N40.9m Fraud | '25,000 Await Trial Nationwide' | Kwara PDP Disowns Deputy National Publicity Secretary | Anambra NBA Warns Politicians | Group Flays Obasanjo over Anambra Crisis | ...Wins EuroMarket Award 2004 | SIEC Boss Defends LG Polls | Rep Wants FG to Address Poverty | Wabara Decries Fallen Standard of Education | Ex-minister Calls for Women Empowerment | DigiCore Launches Vehicle Tracking Technology | Revenue Allocation: Egwu Canvasses Equality Principle | Daniel's Wife Decries Cultism | Kwara Votes N2.2bn to Settle Foreign Debts | Lagos Ignores FG Order on Road Beautification | CNPP Shuns Bye-elections in Osun | Kogi Assembly Orders Audu's Arrest | Pedro Tasks Nigerians on UNICEF Report | Plateau Assembly Okays Budget | Group Advocates Responsible Governance | Book on Niger-Delta for Launch | First Bank Wins Award | Cleric Seeks Alternative Accommodation for Demolition Victims |
STATE OF THE STATES
SPEB: Witness Indicts Sarakite Group, Others | Encourage Post-Graduate Education, Oil Companies Told | Heart Expert Advises Nigerians on Routine Check | Group Condemns Murder of Palestinian Leader |
POLITICS
2007: Ebonyi Assembly Okays S/East for Presidency | Duke, Assembly Disagree over LG Amendment Bill | One Year After, Election Petitions Still Unresolved | 2007: The Shape of the Contest in Imo | Forum Condemns Call for State Police |
CITY DIARY
Passport Village Gives Way at Last | Idahosa, 3 Others Storm Abia, Imo |
EDITORIAL
Killing New LGs in the Cradle |
LETTERS
NTA and the Deaf | NEPA, Save Our Soul | Ipokia's LG Elections: Matters Arising | Police killings at Ikere-Ekiti |
COMMENT
Of Crime and Poor Earnings | A Minister Versus LASG |
ARTS & REVIEW
An Enchanting World of Colours |
BUSINESS
Privatisation: 'How to Avoid Industrial Crisis' | MAN Seeks More Involvement of Local Firms | Obstacles to Destination Inspection, By Stakeholders | ARMCO Campaigns to Make Retirement Pleasurable | Econet Wireless PR Pitch: Quadrant Regains Account | Nigeria Hosts Africa's PR Eggheads | Banks, Celebrity Journals Hold Forum | Setting Up Fruit Juice Production and Packaging Plant | Promotion Respondents Get Rewards | Marketers on Judges' Council for '04 Cannes Ad Festival | Maltina Takes Campaign to Inter-House Sports | Tequila Launches Customer Satisfaction Initiative | APCON Set to Publish Names of Erring Members | Coke Suspends Dasani Distribution in Europe | Rosaab to Award Scholarships to Students | Making The DTH TV Available for All | World's Most Established Classy Writing Instrument Brand | STB Increases Stock Market Value by N24.2bn | Failed Policy Reforms in Emerging Market Economies - IMF | Flour Mills Raises Investors' Expectations |
MARKET NEWS
Nestle Disagrees with FG over Ban on Imported Items |
MONEY GUIDE
SMIEIS: Afribank Invests N300m in 11 Coys | Fortune Bank's Rating Explains Rosy Future | Manny Bank Reintroduces Telephone Banking | Intercontinental Begins Western Union in 26 Branches |
FEATURES
Moving Towards Privatisation of Refineries |
SPORTS
FIFA Sanction: Sports Ministry Panics | Oruma Wins French League Cup | Chukwu's Contract: Let's Wait Till August - Galadima | Athens 2004: Nigeria Bids for Two Weighlifting Slots | Controversy Over Equity Bank Tennis Tourney | Mary Akor: Torn Between Nigeria and USA | Athletes Need Grants Not Camping - Akhigbe |