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Item Open Access The African Guardian of 7th November, 1988. Vol.3, no.43(Lagos: Guardian magazine Ltd.,, 1988-11-07) GUARDIAN magazine limited• A rail behind time. • Triangular drama over apartheid. • Botha’s ‘breakthrough’. • Yankee, no deal: Nigeria unbending on wheat ban and increasing local production. • ‘Sanction’s not the question’: Ambassador Lyman says Nigeria, US should not get to that point. • Foot in the mouth: Police Superintendent Ogugbuaja gets the boot. • New laws on the scroll: Legal experts confer, seek resolution ofconflicting laws. • Concert of leaders: Forum discusses palliatives for ailing continent. • A toast for forty: University of Ibadan celebrates, but aches. • Sermon from the hills: Babangida tells offideological and religious extremists. • Sharia shakes Aniagolu. • Who cures the doctor? A rash of complaints as physicians fail to live up to Hippocratic oath. • The legal angle: Barrister Oshisanya says mistakes are no defences for negligence • AIDS: not yet a safety-valve, Faulty medical handling heightens the scare. • Now it’s war of words: Khartoum, Nairobi trade charges over support of rebels. • Deep in dilemma: Whichever way Israeli elections go,Palestinians areno betteroff. • No longer a gentleman’s game: Contestants resort to mudslinging as presidential race enters last lap. • Charting a new course: Kohl's Moscow visit promises improvedEast-West co-operation. • Termites of the economy: Foreign exchange merchants bite deeply into the naira. • Assuaging the thirst: Gongola State seeks loans for Yola water project. • A jolt from within: building expects unfold new techniques. • Can they cope?:Uncertainties over privatisation worry brokers. • New style drug adverts: Consumers' get ‘consult your physician’ warning. • Friendship through art: Bulgarian cultural troupe thrills Nigerians. • A nappy affair: kiddies all set for pears baby contest finals. • A painful inheritance: Musical drama captures Black past in beautiful idiom. • Images of the Sahel: Onabrakpeya explores relationship between man and environment. • Another Amina steps in: Al Bishak takes a revolutionary stance infiction.Item Open Access The African Guardian of 12th September, 1988. Vol.3, no.35(Lagos: Guardian Magazine Limited, 1988-09-12) GUARDIAN magazine limited The military and 1992 Bendel: Gods own state? Who is the real Maryam? Hard road to justice. Making up for lost time. Burundi: another grim harvest. Bashing the blacks: Ambassador Donowaki denies racial discrimination in Japan. Peace signals beam; Morocco, Polisario accept Un plan to end war. Verdict on a failed coup: planners of a coup to oust Late Kuntche jailed. Hassles of a cease-fire: peace talks deadlocked over positions on withdrawal. Mayhem in the air: a week of plane crashes in three continents. Harvest of fortune: PLO gets set for government-in-exile. How muc of the answer is MAMSER? The sweep of a new broom: Rasaki’s radical measures jolt Lagosian. A sharp shot: federal government fires Enugu council chairman. Sound off: Col. Mark cuts telephone lines, consumers protest. Will they ever go: Nigerians wonder if the military will ever let go. Checking banned politicians: Babangida’s warning receives mixed reactions from assembly members. The lure of power. Recipe for recovery: expert weigh options on resuscitation of the econoy. It’s cheap, it’s bad: low price lure consumers to fake goods. Advertising industry in Nigeria. Wanted: quotes from IBB, Nigerians call for memorable speeches from the president. Eyes on the crown: Lasisi beats Allotey, prepare for world title. Assault on masked men: the Adesanyan brothers say armed robbery can be contained through cooperation. Dogging the radicals.Item Open Access The African Guardian of 12th December, 1988. Vol.3, no.48.(Lagos: Guardian magazine Ltd.,, 1988-12-12) GUARDIAN magazine limited• The Duke Vs Mr. Bush. • Andy Akporugo: we saw it coming. • Show of might: Americans defy UN, refuse Arafat entry to New York. • Boost for perestroika: SupremeSovietgrants morepowers to Gorbachev. • At last, a premier: Bhutto becomes first woman leader of Islamic Pakistan. • Still in the red: Huge deficit expected in the 1989 budget. • 1989 Budget: what should fee in it. • MAN in pains: manufacturers seek more protection to stay afloat. • Budget ’89 and growth. • Old songs, new tunes: MaitamaSule re-asserts the trouble with Nigeria.Item Open Access The African Guardian of 14th November, 1988. Vol.3, no.44(Lagos: Guardian magazine Ltd.,, 1988-11-14) GUARDIAN magazine limited• Fela: U-turn at 50?. • Mamser: VJhowants it killed?. • Andy Akporugo: Intellectual puppetry. • Wise talk from the west: Helmut Schmidt talks on economic crisis in developing nations. • Celebrations in limbo: UN optimism no guarantee for Namibia’s immediate Independence. • Preparing for poll: Pakistanis in a frenzy as partisan politics returns. • Doves yet to perch: Kabul under threat of Soviet reoccupation. • The great scuffle: Americans to elect their 41st president after an unusual electioneering. • Ugly face of the race: Manipulation bycampaign staffcreates problem of choice. • Ravaged by hunger: an abandoned child’s unnecessary march to death. • Coolingdown itching feet: Passengers agonise over new airfare rates. • Armour against coup: conference suggests ways of barricading soldiers in the barracks • Not yet, hangman: Lagos high court grants temporary respite to condemned youths. • Onoja in Katsina: Action, 100 days after,more action. • A monarch departs: Sultan Abubakar III passes away, but influence lingers. • Nectar in the throne: Sokoto princes cross swords to capture the sultanate. • Again, the debt problem: African economic woes re-echo at Otta Forum. • Curbing the abuse: Government introduces measures to check expatriate quota. • And now, a drop: Trading at the Exchange drops lowest in three quarters. • Little comfort from the poet-president: Ezenwa-Ohaeto's use of Pidgin confirms a growing trend. • Climbing to the peak: Lagos night club marks one year with charity gig. • Back to nature: Rural settings dominate theme of art exhibition. • Night of stars: funds keep away several award winners. • Feast of fragrance: Local perfume, cream producersfight foreign competition.Item Open Access The African Guardian of 19th September, 1988. Vol.3, no.36.(Lagos: Guardian magazine limited, 1988-09-19) GUARDIAN magazine limited• Rev. Jackson: a dream unstuck. • Change of guards. • The crisis yet to come. • Street kids: concerned citizens seek a solution to increasing number of delinquents. • Candies without sugar: airfares increase sparks off snickers smiles and frowns. • Reviving for action: alleged assault on their chairman put Lagos teachers on the war path. • Okoli’s tale of woes: Newbreed publisher narrates ordeals in the hands of security agents. • Running scared: Dukakis munts new campaign to stop dwindling fortunes. • In turmoil: Buma’s creeping revolution gathers steam. • Dogs of war: Iran, Iraq now face internal enemies. • Fresh moves at Fevrier: West African leaders for peace between Liberia and Sierra Leone. • Bitter chill visits Chile: protesters challenge Pinochet’s extended mandate. • Fear for civil unrest: death of political prisoners heightens tension. • The resilient Olympic spirit. • The souls of the show. • For gold and glory. • Profit is not the objective: Ambassador Oh says South Korea is hosting the Olympics to promote peace. • Said Aouita: the magician. • Tough one for Nigeria: big charge, new hopes and old-time wishes. • Stars away from Seoul. • At the mercy of politics: modern Olympic finds a strange bed partner. • Korea: a gold already. The host flaunts an impressive sheet of successes. • The woman are coming: female takes jobs hitherto reserved for men. • Wasted society in colours: Oguibe joins the attacks on the generation. • The Netherlands/Nigeria: partners in trade. • Win one, lose one: first bank in a legal tangle. • Pains of freshness: employers go for experienced personnel. • Politics of pressure: Berlin hosts IMF, World bank meeting of buoyant and depressed economies. • Can it cope: Major reforms needed to put life in NSE. • Warming up for Hi-tech: body launches fund for technological take-off. • We are Latin Africans: ban Ambassador reaffirms his country’s roots in Africa.Item Open Access The African Guardian of 31st October, 1988. Vol. 3, no 42(Lagos State: Guardian magazine Ltd.,, 1988-10-31) GUARDIAN magazine limited• Where did we go wrong?. • Undiplomatic omissions. • Head-count blues. • The Gender Question. • Fighting shy of fate. • Pain in the NEC: electoral body fights to maintain credibility. • Flight into the doldrums: Nigeria airways’plane crashlands, management seeks solution from all. • Wages of wavering: Christians look beyond Nigeria to fund Abuja Centre. • A monarch’s shopping list: King Moshoeshoe seeks aid and closer economic co-operation between Nigeria and Lesotho. • Too close for comfort: Abuja structures provide easy access to a president’s life. • Dreams die first: Abuja’s gradual transformation lures some, repels others. • Thumbs up for the Democrats. • The logic of security. • A knock on apartheid: White rugby chief’s trip to Zimbabwe jolts racists. • In search of friends: desperate racist leader visits Cote d'Ivoire. • Week of disasters: Thirty die in air crash in Rome, 160 in India. • Uncertainty is the word: As the race nears end, both candidates hope for last minute surprises. • No love lost: Queen Elizabeth visits Spain but political tension between the two kingdoms remains. • Saudi Arabia reconcile. • Quashing the quacks: Influx of unregistered estate agents leads to litigation. • In aid of the farmers: government plans insurance scheme to check agricultural risks. • The wheel of the economy. • Memorials for Giwa: Journalists mark the anniversary of his death. • Tortuous march: Inventions cry for commercialization. • Journey to the origins: Ife inhabitants rededicate themselves at the Olojo festival. • Stemming the tin tide: Tin producer-nations seek better market for the industry. • A rise, a burst: as oil price firms up, EEC threatens OPEC. • Cheerless road to Riyadh: Nigeria yet to perfect strategy to lift Fifa/Coca Cola Cup. • Sting of the graphic warrior: cartoonists criticize society through their art. • Chase for Giwa’s killers: Fawehinmi enlists the power of the written wordItem Open Access The African Guardian of 3rd October, 1988. Vol.3, no. 38(Lagos State: Guardian magazine limited, 1988-10-03) GUARDIAN magazine limited• Beating about the bush • Race in sleepland: campaigns of US presidential candidates fails to excite voters. • Gale of agony: hurricane Gibert takes high toll. • Kids in brothels: teenagers take to prostitution. • Gun verdict: soldiers oust Haitian, Burmese regimes. • Who’s next: choosing of a new president runs into a political impasse. • Danger still looms: delays in Ogunpa channelization project cause nightmares. • Storm in a test-tube: medical associatin rages over transplant baby feat claim. • Labour in shackles: administrator’s mandate to restructure unions draw flaks. • Banks to the rescue: NITEL uses the banks to collect its duty bills. • Juicy morsels in the vault: Savannah bank set with fresh plans to attract customers. • Shift in strategies: hope for improved dealing at the NSE. • Humanizing the prisons. • Trails of nationhood. • Democracy: the ultimate gold, Nigeria still on the trail 28 years after independence. • Where lies the answer: Nigeria’s economic recovery remains a mirage. • Life after SAP: anniversary thoughts on the economy. • Foibles of food: lack of foresight stall Nigeria’s agricultural output. • A disturbing vision: Arthur Nzeribe bares his mind on the Nigerian polity. • Twinkle, twinkle little stars: kid performers hit Nigeria’s musical scene. • Crusading photography: smart-Cole’s photo collection mirrors the society. • Olympic blues: for Africa there’s little cheer in the games. • Mourning WAI with relish.Item Open Access The African Guardian of 24th October, 1988. Vol. 3, no. 41(Lagos State: Guardian magazine Ltd.,, 1988-10-24) GUARDIAN magazine limited• A rail behind time. • Stemming apartheid’s new thrust. • The Press and the third Republic. • Aid for a firm base: Nigeria considers World Bank finances for technical education. • A shine on the presidency: 'Babangida sets tone for the promised new pace. • A case for Nolle prosequi . • A grandmaster’s game: Kaunda gets set for yet another term. • Storm over an election: growing opposition imperils forthcoming municipal election. • Going for the jugular: Bush, Dukakis finalise last-lap battle strategies. • New kind of troubles: protesters demand political reforms. • In search of oil stability: OPEC moves to curb quota abuses. • Bottlers’ battle: soft drink makers renew jostle for customers. • Jelly to Lever’s elbow: Lever Brothers swallows Chesebrough Industries. • Sharia: man or God’s battle? The politics and the intrigues. • Face to face with a grim fate: the fears, arguments and backlash. • Sharia: What it is not, In spite of differinq views, Sharia exists as a body of laws. • The good, the ugly: in other lands, sharia pacifies or provokes. • Clothing the nation. • An innovative era. • Law of forward vision. • Strokes of the brush: artist searches for solutions through paintings. • Worries of a writer: Achebe's essays assail racism.Item Open Access The African Guardian of 26th September, 1988. Vol.3, no. 37(Lagos State: Guardian magazine Ltd.,, 1988-09-26) GUARDIAN magazine limited• Holding on the trump card. • A bash for Ali. • Waiting for the newbreed. • Managing the rear: Maryam provides guidelines on military matrimony. • Even roses have thorns. • A rail behind time: Nigeria railway system puffs and pants under severe neglect. • Journey in a snail land: traveling by Nigeria railway taxes ones patience beyond limit. • Railway is Kafanchan: a strong bond of affection exist between the town and dwellers. • Homage to the past: artist projects himself from the past. • Dazzling the countryside: better life fair raises hopes and questions. • Maryam’s leadership. • The price of negligence. • Wonder in the works: Egbin gas station promises constant power supply. • Eyes on the sky: government considers request for satellite surveillance. • Feud in the kingdom: Modebe’s deposition raises fear of disintegration. • Cheerless guardsmen: army takes charge as confidence in police recedes. • Different strokes: Howo tours Africa as Thatcher hammers the commonwealth. • Set for challenges: non-aligned mantle of leadership falls on Yugoslavia. • New game plan: Dukakis unfold new campaign strategies. • Rangoon in disarray: opposition leaders snub government election plans. • Papal misadventure: Pope’s Southern African tour runs into embarrassment. • Sunset on serenity: upper class tenants in Lagos now shift abode.Item Open Access The African guardian of 10th October, 1988. Vol.3 no 39(Lagos state: Guardian magazine limited, 1988-10-10) GUARDIAN magazine limited• The Military: Will they ever go? • Street kids. • MAMSER: Who wants it killed?. • Holy smoke. • Chess or power game. • Aerial mishap. • Award for IBB’s aids. • Africa: the victim as villain. • A battle of wits: Presidential aspirants debate on TV. • Caught in the web: Russia in dilemma over Armenian demand for separate republic. • New alarms of starvation: Locust invasion deflates hopes for bumper harvest. • Last gasps of a monarch: Emperor Hirohito awaits death's cold grip. • Hunger on the prowl: World Bank reports foresee gloomy future for Africa. • The power, the fury: Pharmacists, doctors disagree on medical bill. • Wise talk too late: Ayida speaks on national self-sufficiency from vintage. • Third tier gets fresh tonic: Transition programme steers along with cheers. • Aturu goes to court. • A vital but missing link. • The expert’s dilemma. • Not yet glory. • A Lie for a won: officials find a short cut to success. • Dwindling oil fortunes: Lukman expresses concern over falling price. • Now a reprieve: Creditors agree to reschedule Nigeria's debts. • Fresh knock for reforms: accountant queries civil service restructuring. • Slight upsurge in trade: Increased volume of shares brightens hope tor companies. • Touch of the trigger: Father's gun explodes on son’s playmate. • Art for cash: Nigerian works go commercial at Sinsemilla fair. • Radiance in the home: interior decor gets a boost in Nigeria. • High flying dopey Seoul: use of drugs taint XXIV Olympiad. • ‘Not yet banned”: High Commissioner Jurschewsky says proper investigation awaits Johnson. • Oriental wonder drug: officials react cautiously to Chinese discovery. • Strides in journalism: Duyile provides a history of the Nigerian press. • Why we failed.