Tuesday May 18th, 2004

NEWS
Obasanjo Declares Emergency Rule in Plateau State | Soyinka Asks Obasanjo to Resign | ... Why Security Stopped Mass Action | N108bn in Excess Crude Account - Minister | Petrol: Marketers Demand N60 Per Litre | Oil Thieves Set Shell Well on Fire | $3bn Invested in Telecoms, Says Adebayo | Oshiomhole Embezzled NSITF's Fund - Wabara | Iraqi Governing Council Leader Killed | Dariye Faces Impeachment Threat | Tinubu Meets Religious Leaders, Pleads for Peace | Gov Warns Traditional Rulers | Crisis Threatens National Unity, Says Masari | Emir Expresses Concern over Religious Crisis | Kaduna CAN Condemns Obasanjo's Utterances | Clerics Urged to Preach Tolerance | 'Punish Perpetrators of Violence' | 2007: Igbo 'll Present Common Front - Kalu | 'Why Pension Schemes Fail in Nigeria' | 2007: Campaigners Affirm IBB's Readiness | Benue Crisis: Saror Calls for Probe | ...S/East Urged to Present Consensus Candidate | Atiku Inaugurates C'ttee on Oil, Gas | NUC Decries Poor Students' Communication Skills | 'Return N172 m to Customers, CBN' | Police Impound Container With Arms | Alleged Bribe: Akwa Ibom CJ Wants ICPC Restrained | Speaker Condemns 2007 Presidency Agitators | Egwu Anchors Social Dev on Education | Bunkering: 6 More Witnesses Testify | Presidency Should Be Open to All - IBB Coordinator | Rivers Econ Summit Kicks Off | Miracle Broadcast: Court Asked to Stop NBC's Directive | Igbo Group Chides Oshiomhole Over Wabara | Edo NUT Berates Hand-over of Govt Schools | Club Moves to Fight HIV/AIDS | FG Urged to Encourage Book Writing | We Didn't Kill Commissioner's Wife - UITH |
STATE OF THE STATES
Oyinlola Offers Jobs to 2,500 Graduates | NACA Launches 5-Year Strategy Against AIDS | NDLEA Seizes 500kg of Cocaine | Pharmaceutical Firm Sues NAFDAC | Rivers Warns Environmental Violators | Gov Promises Affordable Heathcare Delivery | Odili Seeks Traditional Rulers' Support for Peace | N139m for Teachers' Salary Arrears | Policemen Crushed to Death | Foreign Firms Support Delta State's IT Project | NPA Repositions for Challenges Ahead | LG Boss Warns Against Factionalisation | TUC Flays FG's Insensitivity to Price Hike | 'Stop Blaming Obasanjo for Economic Woes' | Culture Ministry Proposes Hall of Fame | More Winners Emerge As Guiness Promo Ends | Odili Announces N10m Donation to Industrial Unions |
STATE OF THE STATES
Tijani: Benin Hands Over Obasanjo - Bello Convoy's Attackers Others | Emir Urges Peaceful Co-existence | Oba Market to Get 5,000 Stalls | Church Calls for Conflict Resolution Commission | Increased Investment in Education Advocated | 419: EFCC Moves to Take Over Ajudua's Case | Assembly to Carry Out Census Campaigns | Hausa Leader Preaches Peace | Court Dismisses Appeal Against Emodi, Anosike |
ARTS & REVIEW
A Metaphor for National Development | Okome Calls for Papers for New Book |
BUSINESS
Review Sharing Formula for VAT Proceeds - CITN | 'Electricity Generation Unbundling Due 4th Quarter ' | Increased Oil Prices: 'Local Market Not Affected' | Elf to Raise Output from Amenam to 125,000bpd | Chevron Pays Angola $300m to Extend Lease | Shell Launches $10m Energy Fund for SMEs | EC Probes Spain's Aid Plan for Coal Industry | Local Firm Acquires Right on Drilling Technology | Stakeholders to Address Downstream Sector Challenges | Siemens Appoints Distributor for Power Products | Who Benefits from Rising Oil Prices? | Total Oil to Invest N1.5tr in Nigeria | Franco-Nigeria Chamber Urged to Boost Non-oil Trade | Thuraya Fleet Management Systems Now in Nigeria | 'Livestock Diversification Combats Food Insecurity' | SERI Calls for Reform of Procurement Policy | Atiku Backs Belgium/Nigeria Expo | Investment: Ibori Woos OPS |
PROPERTY & REAL ESTATE
'Africa is Least Urbanized Continent' | FMBN Scales Restructuring Hurdles | Grant Pioneers N1.7bn Estate on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway | Workers' Housing Dream Set to Materialize | Developer Conceives Covenent Gardens in Abuja | Nigerians Urged to Imbibe Maintenance Culture | UPDC's N548.70m Estate Puts Shine on Lekki | Nigeria's Most Stylish Building Bags Award | Banks Provide life Line to Property Development |
POLITICS
Communal Clashes Undermine Devt, Says Saraki | IBB Mourns Okpe Monarch, Continues Consultations | Akume Sued Over New Revenue Law | Plateau/Kano: Comments Induce Violence - Maduekwe | Bayelsa Assembly Backs NAFDAC | George'll Face Justice After 2007, Says Tinubu's Aide | Ogun Speaker Scores Assembly High | Warri: Crisis Has Political Undertone - Ibori's Aide | Me, A Coupist, Never - Saraki |
MARKET NEWS
GTB Declared as Stock of the Future |
MONEY GUIDE
'New Insurance Act 'll Heat Up the System' | Morgan 50 Share Index Grows by 40.09% | India Election Depresses Stock Market by 11% |
COMMENT
Call for a Genuine Constitution | Between Foreign and Nigerian Legislators |
EDITORIAL
Odu'a's Controversial Rail |
LETTERS
Multiple Taxation in Cross River | Coping With Fayose's Humility | Ngala Needs Social Amenities | Public Officers' Shameful Conduct |
LAW
NEPA v EDEGBERO: Should the Supreme Court Overrule Itself? | 'It's Untrue that BPE Prefers Foreign Lawyers' | Fundamental Rights Enforcement Commenced Only With Leave Application | Re: We Are Either a Democracy or We Are Not | ICSID and Unitisation in the Upstream Sector | Redefining the Offence of Rape | Are the New Interconnectivity Rates Legally Effective? |
CITY DIARY
New Lagos CP Draws Battle Line With Activists | When First Lady Dines with Destitutes | Assembly Committee On Rainstorm Submits Report | UNN Introduces Dress Code |
FEATURES
In Bayelsa, Its Era of Rice Farming | Towards Rehabilitating Area Boys in Mushin |
SPORTS
Unity Cup: Ogunjobi Alleges Sabotage Over Okocha | 'Don't Toy With Germany 2006 Qualifiers' | ...As FA Begins Foreign Coach Search August | Ibori Showers Naira Rain on Victorious Athletes | Pro-League Committee Meets Thursday | Bolton in Summer Clear-Out | First Bank Players Face World Test | Another French Jam for Junior Tigers | New Real Blow for Beckham | King, Carragher Make England's Euro 2004 Squad | Milla Cautions S/Africa |
REPLY
Not So Much For Democratic Culture |