• Minorities bid for the presidency. • Not a NEC affair. • The North must mot burn. • One Republic, many democrats: the North and South cannot agree over the presidency, so the minorities claim it. • Religious tension: quenching the fire. • IAR: reaching out. • Ward congress: no surprises. • NEC: One voter, one card. • Benue State: honey combers. • Professional books: Publishers shy away. • Banking: new measures harsh, butt timely. • Togo: triumph for democracy. • South Africa: no blacks, no whites. • India: the devil you know. • Philippines: the volcanoes speak up. • Middle East: Israeli defies the world. • Soviet Union: Gorby, Yeltsin: Friends or foes? • Save us from redeemers – Kabiru Yusuf. • How I made my millions – Aliko Dangote. • Victory for the watchdog. • Weightlifting: Grooming for greater tomorrow.