Friday June 4th, 2004

NEWS
Labour Is Threat to Democracy, Says Atiku | Crude Oil Prices Drop by 9 percent | ID Card Scam: Akwanga, Shata, Others Re-Arraigned | Plateau: Our Intentions Noble, Says Obasanjo | NNPC Shuts Enugu Depot over Killings | Court Accepts Review of Taylor's Asylum | Anambra: I Was Told What to Say - Witness | Maccido Blames Religious Crisis on Politicians, Poverty | NNPC to Sanction Marketers over N29bn Fraud | Anambra Crisis: PDP Summons Ngige, Uba, Others | N19b Abuja Airport Contract Threatened | Warri: Govt Warns Trouble Makers | Obasanjo Salutes Al-Bashir, Garang on Power Sharing | Open Varsity Council to Revisit Tuition Fees | FG Disburses N75m to NDE Graduates | Another Jail Break Averted At Kirikiri Prisons | 660 Nigerians Die in Peace Operations - Army Chief | 'NEPA Owes Nigeria Gas Company N5.9 bn' | BRT May Replace Metro System | Obasanjo Seeks More Support for SMEs | 'No Hike in Insurance Premium Price' | Rewane: Why Suspects Statements Were Copied-Police | NANS Faction Disowns Ogunlewe's Award | FG EXpects Equal Revenue from Oil, Gas | Kano Crisis: Muslim Students Call for Caution | Churches Urged to Help Fight Cultism | FG Gets $400m Grant for Solid Minerals Devt | 'How to Make Police More Effective' | 'Ex-LG Chiefs Regroup for Nigeria Not for IBB' | Odili Wants More Indigenes Employed in NNPC | Kogi: Assembly Urged to Avert Trouble | US Donates N131m to Fight HIV/AIDS | Edo Offers Aid to Women with HIV | Community Petitions Obasanjo over Police Assaults | 3 Wounded as Policeman Shoots at Fleeing Bus | Olorunnipa's Death Unfortunate - Olorunfemi | Politician Hinges Nigeria's Future on Igbo Presidency | Assembly Orders SIEC to Conduct Elections |
State of the States
Why Nigerians Are Impatient With Govt - Saraki | Haruna Assures on Protection | Impeachment: Assembly Suspends Four Members | Govt Votes N300m for Water Project | Assembly Advised to Avert Trouble in LG | 'Uphold SCOA's Prayers Against NLNG' | Illiteracy, Cause of Crisis in Nigeria - UNICEF | My Demotion, An Act of God - Ex-emir | Fayose to Aides: Shape Up or Ship Out | Haruna Charges Varsity on Revenue Generation | Group Canvasses Civic Education in Schools | Miracle Broadcast: Lawyer Drags NBC, Minister to Court | Why Nigerians Are Impatient With Govt - Saraki |
BUSINESS
FG Blacklists World Airways | CRSG, Lead Bank Sign N4 Billion Tourism Bond | Cabotage: Govt Says Waiver Provisions Won't Be Abused | Employers Explain Poor Performance of Beverage Sector | Apapa: When Pollution Ravages Seaport | Cabotage: Anxiety Mounts as Govt Delays Release of Guidelines | NMA DG Recommends IT for Sea Training | Coastal Shipping: Is Transshipment 'Cabotaged'? | How to Make Goods Clearance Quicker, by Agents | Institute Inducts 110 Members, Promotes Export Trade | 'Sport for All Nigeria Tourism Drive Needed' | Minister Woos Korean Investors, Calls for Cultural Exchange | Travellers Awards Ceremony Holds | City Vying for Tourism Income | Travel Industry Brightens over Summer | Egypt Creates Protected Tourism Zone | Magnum Trust Bank Gives Kiddies Special Treat | Supermaster Provides Stabilizers for Estates | Abioye Bags Fellowship of ICAN | American Ex-Im Bank Finances First B777 in Africa | Travellers Awards Voting Begins | Afrik Air Links Set to Fly West Coast | MD Seeks Rise in Steyr's Capital Base | Sona Breweries' Distributors Win Cars |
WEEKEND REVIEW
Bonfire of the Vanities | A Matrix of Talents | A Feast of Culture | Nova's Recording Deals in Talent Hunt |
COMMENT
Chikelu and Monetisation Policy | After Dariye, Who Next? |
EDITORIAL
Taylor and the ICC |
LETTERS
The Cost of Ethnic Violence | Tribute to Liman Ciroma | A Dictatorial Act | Repair Ere Ijesha/Ibokun Road |
CITY DIARY
Why We Can't Give Police Recovered Arms - Bozimo | Sorrow, Anger as Commuter Bus Kills Bike Rider | Tinubu's Wife Charges Nigerians on Disability |
POLITICS
Tinubu, AD Lawmakers Hold Crucial Meeting Today | Democracy: Lawmaker Gives Nigeria Pass Mark | Ebonyi Assembly Faults Group | Plateau: Islamic Scholar Foresees Crisis | How Democracy Can Survive, By Experts | 'Odili's Govt is People-Oriented' |
MARKET NEWS
IMB Inter'l Bank Boosts Banking Sub-sector | US SEC Delays Vote on Board Election |
MONEY GUIDE
NAOC Boosts Forex Market with $8m | Standard Trust Bank Posts N2.6bn Profit | Gulf Bank Scholar's Children Rewarded |
FEATURES
For Two Firms . . . Battle Royale over Tenancy |
HEALTH
Community Seeks Govt Assistance on Healthcare | Firm Introduces Acupuncture Magic Needle | Governor's Wife Launches Combantrin Kids Club | Akwa Ibom Unfolds Plans for Health Sector |
SPORTS
NFA Makes Eagles Bonus Top Secret | New Chelsea Boss Set to Dump Babayaro | Athens 2004: Onyali Pleads for Nku | Minister Charges Eagles Against Rwanda | NICON-Universities Football League Resumes | Rotimi Eyes Number One | Utaka: I"ll Play Anywhere | Dementieva Beats Suarez to Final Spot | McEnroe: It's Tennis 'n Tantrums | It's All-Russian Final as Capriati Falls | Doping Officials Turn Focus to Montgomery | Euro 2004: Raul Hopes to Put Poor Season Behind | Rivaldo Now Keen on Bremen | Beckham Dismisses Injury Concerns | Keshi Drops Brazilians | Euro 2004: Raul Hopes to Put Poor Season Behind | Rivaldo Now Keen on Bremen | Beckham Dismisses Injury Concerns | Keshi Drops Brazilians | Thai PM Abandons Lottery Plan to Finance Liverpool | Singh, Woods to Square Off at Memorial Tourney |
EXTRA
On the Search for New Customs |