• 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.