Friday May 14th, 2004

NEWS
Plateau: Obasanjo, CAN Leader Trade Blame | ...Presidency, CNPP Decry War Threat | Indian Polls: PM Concedes Defeat, Quits | Traditional Rulers Score FG Low | 2007: Daniel is a PDP Neophyte - Makarfi | FG to Make N13bn from Sale of Games Village | 2004 Budget: Complaints Flood House | Obasanjo Urges Private Sector Role in Education | Privatisation: 100 Operators Express Interest in NPA | Senate Condemns Killings in the North | ...House Opt for Back Emergency Rule | CAN Urges Members to Remain Calm | Obasanjo to Blame - AD | 'Govt 'll Deal with Perpetrators' | One Feared Killed in Lagos Suburb | Religious Crises,Threat to Democracy | Emir Sues for Peace | Gombe to Deal with Rumour Mongers | LG Allocation: Senate to Hold Public Hearing | Obasanjo Wants Stable Tax Policy | Senate Rejects National Honour for Afolabi | Obasanjo, Kalu Hold Talks | '2005 Budget to Be Signed January' | Dan Fodio's Jihad: Atiku Accuses Historian | 8 States to Benefit from $133m World Bank Aid | Activist Decries Discrimination Against HIV/AIDS Victims | Afolabi: Alaafin Consoles Oyinlola | Training Advocated for Efficient Broadcasting | Strike: Edo Police Boss Allays Fears | Canada Invests N1.35 bn in Africa | NDLEA Nabs 18 Drug Suspects | Ban on Importation Takes Toll on Marine Insurance | Expatriates,Business Fees Go Up | Ibori Reacts to Finance Minister's Allegation | ...Signs 2004 Appropriation Bill into Law | House Amends Electoral Act | NPA Requires N4bn for Calabar Port Dredging | Why Mass Action Failed- AD Chief | Dealers Want Kerosine Price Controlled |
State of the States
Lagos Budgets N601m for Flood Control | 'I Won't Recognise ALGON Exco' | 2007 Presidency: Markafi Got it Wrong - Ohanaeze | Moves on to Reconcile AD Factions -Akinfenwa | PDP, ANPP Supporters Clash Again | Stop Quest For Presidency - MASSOB |
BUSINESS
50 Percent of Agents Touts - Customs Boss | Food Sector Pays N14,000 Minimum Wage | CITN Seeks Empowerment of Tax Administrators | Labour Sets Agenda for Soludo | Ogbuewu, Chikelu Seek to Improve Nigeria's Image | Yankari Park: Takeover Bid Faulted | WOTCLEF Award Dedicated to Abuja Sheraton | 'How to Check Container Diversion' | Dock Workers Fight at Ports Over Election | NECA, FG, Labour Evaluate Policies, Relationship | Trans-shipment: 'Law Supercedes Guideline on Coastal Trade' | Branding Will Boost Tourism But... | Emirates Set to Join Board of Airline Representatives | Igbinedion to Sell Fruit Factory to Bendel Brewery | FAAN, Officials of Proposed National Airline Parley | West, C/African States Root for Air Travellers' Protection | World Airways Signs Another Lease Agreement for MD-11 |
WEEKEND REVIEW
The Demise of Africa's Madonna | The Magic of Dangerous Twins | Contestants Laud 'Ultimate Search' Process |
COMMENT
Senate, Nzeribe et al | Economic and Political Bankruptcy |
EDITORIAL
Fake Drugs: The Asian Menace |
LETTERS
Genocide in Sudan | Save This Democracy from Collapse | Women Can Do Better | Kalu, Inaugurate Elected Council Officials |
CITY DIARY
Warri, Nigeria's Once Celebrated Oil City, Stinks | Indian Community Donates N.25m to SOS Village | Army Chief Forges New Relationship with Manufacturers | Ogun Fire Service Saves N214.5m Property | Ogun SSG Donates Chairs to NUJ |
POLITICS
Lawmaker Chides Akume Over Communal Crisis | We Inherited N98m Liability - LG Boss | Option A4: Turaki Dragged to High Court | Plateau Crisis: Nas Seeks Prosecution of Culprits | Group Condemns Arrest of Poet | New LG Bosses Tasked on Accountability | How Masari Weathered Another Storm |
MARKET NEWS
US Firm Invests $3m via NSE | Wall Street Opens Lower |
MONEY GUIDE
CBN Convenes "Emergency Meeting" with Bank CEOs | Naira Gains 30 Kobo at DAS | Fire Guts CBN Kano Branch |
FEATURES
Our Encounter with HIV/AIDS - Oru Refugees |
HEALTH
Our Encounter with HIV/AIDS - Oru Refugees | Asthma Still on the Prowl Worldwide--Experts | Lagos Unfolds Plans to Commence Eye Tests | NAF Canvasses Blood Donation |
SPORTS
'Why S/Africa Will Get the Nod' | ...As Anxiety Grips 'Rainbow Nation' | Decree 101: 'FIFA is Guilty of Conspiracy' | NFA Board Summons Fashanu | First Bank Girls Depart for Brazil Tuesday | Germany 2006: Rwanda Game Goes For N10m | Cameroon Begs FIFA | Refs, Judges Protest Over Allowances | Festival Most Beneficial to Scrabble - Aka | Federer Reaches Last Eight | Greek Group Behind Athens Bombs |