• 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.