Monday June 27th, 2004

NEWS
Presidency Not Zoned, Says Obasanjo | NNPC Boosts Finances with Credit Reduction | MTN Appoints New CEO for Nigeria | How Nigeria Can Help Us - Sao Tome | I'm Ready to Assist Security Agents - Uba | Masari Opposes National Conference | Probe NDA Finances, Staff Urge Obasanjo | Benue Crisis: CNPP Calls for Ayu's Sack | NITEL's N4bn Scam: Due Process Office Releases Details | Active Demand Boosts Oceanic Bank's Listing | HIV/AIDS: Nigeria May Lose N11.295b World Bank Grants | Refineries: Oil Workers Give FG Ultimatum | 'How to Erase Nigeria's Debt by 2015' | Offodile vs Egwuatu: Court Sets Aside Order | 'Why Violent Conflict Persists in Niger Delta' | Regional Conflicts, Major Challenge in Africa - UN Envoy | Probe NDDC, Group Urges FG | House Rallies Support for Child Rights Implementation | Tinubu Drags Ogunlewe to ICPC | Warri: Group Slams Govt, Task Force | Benue PDP Endorses Commission on Crisis | I'm Not Dead, Says Agagu | Donors Default in Liberia Reconstruction Pledges | 'Ethno-Religious, Labour Crisis Our Greatest Challenge' | I'm Ready to Step Into Afolabi's Shoes - Omisore | ALSCON: BFIG, BPE Sign Agreement Tomorrow | Party Chieftain Denies Attack on Unongo's Parents Grave | There Can't Be Two Governors in Lagos - Tinubu | Enugu Embraces Monetisation Policy | PDP Gets New Vice Chairman | Adamawa Inaugurates Committees on Land | Army General Identifies Bane of Nation Building | Igwe: Witness Accused of Making Conflicting Statements | NOA Tasks LG Bosses, Communities | Numan: Govt Faces Fresh Troubles on Refugees | FG to Spend N115m on Youth Centre | Army, Police to Combat Robbers in Enugu | Bayelsa to Prepare Civil Servants for Retirement | Marwa Gets Igbo Title | 2007: Group Wants Power Shift in Delta | Anyaoku Receives Madagasy Medal of Honour |
STATE OF THE STATES
Gov Urges Christians to Pray for Peace | Assembly Passes 14 Bills | NCWS Suspends PresidentNCWS Suspends President | Invest at Home, Lambo Tells Nigerians | FG, Oil Firms Set to Protect Facilities | 23 LG s to Contribute to Varsity Project | ASUP to Sustain Pressure on Poly Management | Gombe to Relocate Mobile Policemen | Young Journalists Conference Holds | Skills Aquisition Programme Graduates 4,000 | Dep Gov Warns Against Fertiliser Diversion | Contractor Summoned for Shoddy Job | NDLEA Wants Rehabilitation Centre Established | Cleric Seeks Peace Committees for Disputes | N7m Needed to Clear Environment | Seadogs to Honour Soyinka | N10m Fraud: Telecoms, Bank Employees Arraigned | Petroleum Products Monitoring Team Cautions NLC | Lawmakers Visit Ecological Sites | FRSC Restates Commitment to Road Safety | 73 Unilorin Students Get Federal Scholarship | Roads: Govt Advised on Transparent Public Tender | Assembly Losses Member | 'Piracy, A Threat to Book Publishing' |
POLITICS
'Why Anambra Crisis Persists' | We'll Continue to Close-mark Tinubu, PDP Vows | 'How Tinubu Was Re-elected' | Imperative of Peace, Security in Nation-Building, By Justice Oguntade | When Egwu, Shekarau Trade Words Over Kano Riots | 'How June 12, Shaped Democracy' |
CITY DIARY
Parents Allege Falling Standard at Queen's College | Suspected Kidnapper Set Ablaze | NAWOJ Takes Reproductive Health Campaign to Bauchi | Herbal Practitioners Back NAFDAC on Fake Products | Cleric Warns on Evils of Satan |
EDITORIAL
A Graft War Yet to Begin |
LETTERS
Deregulation With Inhuman Face | Banks' Unnecessary Stress | Letter to Iyorcha Ayu | Who Will Secure Our Democracy? |
COMMENT
Failing to Plan | What Manner of Profit? |
ARTS & REVIEW
Enwonwu's Excellence Goes to London | Hollywood's Troy: So Godless |
BUSINESS
Why Fiscal Policies Are Failing, By Insurers | CBN Advises Mortgage Operators to Merge | ISPS Code Non-compliance: Private Jetties May be Boycotted | Reflection on PR Activities in the Niger Delta | 'GTB's Shares are Irresistible' | Managing A Publicly Quoted Brand | Starcomms Brand Promotes Music | Marketing Standards Set at the Brandwagon | St. Moritz Style Awards Hold July 10 | National Focus Shifts to the Movie Industry | GTB: 14 Years of a Brand With Guarantee | BMA's Sponsorship Package Unveiled | Establishing A Paints-making Plant | InvestNigeria Fair and the Future of SME's | Emerging Challenges for Today's Bankers | ICAN Endows Accounting Chairs | CITN Inaugurates Faculty of Indirect Taxation |
MONDAY INTERVIEW
'Why Nigeria Needs A Credible National Carrier' |
MARKET NEWS
Omegabank Gets N1bn Deposit from Qima Account | Earnings Boost Wall Street |
MONEY GUIDE
Investment in Govt Securities Hits N143bn | Equity Bank May be Listed on the Exchange | Maccido Steps in at FSB |
FEATURES
In Adamawa, There is Calm After Storm |
SPORTS
Okocha Makes Nigeria Soccer History | Elections: Nnaji Drags NFA, Yabilsu to Court | Emir of Kano Backs Horse Racing | Baros Double Powers Czechs Into Semis | De Boer's Injury Serious | Athens 2004: NOC Satisfied with Nigeria's Preparation | Rioting Stops Cosafa Cup Tie | Ali Sets Up Panel to Investigate Jets Riot | Cameroon Remember Foe | Stars Shine at Sunny Wimbledon | NFA Receives League Trophy Thursday | Germany 2006: Algeria Name Squad for Eagles | Okpara Returns to Strasbourg | Beauty And The Beast | Asian Press Turn on Beckham | ...As Penalty Lands in Spain | Admits Media Pressure Exists | Dutch Copying Euro'88 for Success | Andrade sends Get-well Soon Message to Rooney | Why France Crashed - Platini | ...As Zidane Considers Future | Tigana, Blanc Tipped to Succeed Santini | French Loss Still Haunts Eriksson | Campbell Slams Ref |
EXTRA
Monica Lewinsky and I, By Clinton |