▪ Ogbeh escapes impeachment ▪ Ngige, Uba suspended ▪ Controversy trails meeting outcome ▪ Police manhandle journalists, one hospitalized ▪ Doctors’ strike: Hospitals record 20,000 deaths ▪ Baghdad regional governor assassinated ▪ Calls for Ngige’s resignation unconstitutional- speaker ▪ FG raises C’ttee on Tsunami, donates 41m ▪ 3425 Nigerian Pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia ▪ Mrs Abacha, Masari, ANPP condole Nas’ family ▪ FG urged to resolve doctors’ strike ▪ Plateau Ulamas condem killing over land dispute ▪ NEPA owe FG N8bn in taxes ▪ How police manhandled journalists at PDP NEC meeting…yesterday ▪ Anambra probes 2004 mayhem- ▪ Farmers doubt government’s commitment to agriculture ▪ Ogun registers 1,562 pilgrims for Hajj ▪ NDLEA impounds consignment of Indian hemp ▪ NLC cautions FG over economic reform ▪ Nigeria, Canada to cooperate on boundary matters ▪ OBJ oil refinaries and posterity ▪ King Oki’s resurrection: The chickening of a witness ▪ 2007: The middle belt factor ▪ The media and census 2005 ▪ Thriller in Palestine ▪ Sudan to sign final peace pact Sunday ▪ Algeria arrests ‘radical’ Islamic leader ▪ Ugandan govt seeks peace talk abroad ▪ Somalis not ready to leave Kenya-leader ▪ Bus crash claim 25 in Burundi ▪ Airport accident causes relief delay in Aceh ▪ Guru pledges $23m Tsunami relief ▪ Britons killed in Iraq attack ▪ Isreali army kill seven Palestinians Gaza ▪ Turkey, Isreal to strengthen ties ▪ Powel hails quake relief efforts ▪ Court backs Pinochet murder trial ▪ Police arrest rebel leader in Peru ▪ Elephant save Tourists from Tsunami ▪ Woman starts fresh career at 96% ▪ Tsunami hero arrested ▪ Aviation minister targets N3.1bn revenue ▪ Lagos airport to serve as sub-regional hub-Yuguda- ▪ Tsunami: Chinese airline continues emergency airlift ▪ Trade bank trade debtors’ case to presidency ▪ NEPZA boss laments policy inconsistencies ▪ Cross river has great economic potentials- Envoy ▪ Saudi oil reserves may top 461bn barrels ▪ New York stocks struggle amid dollar rally, merger ▪ Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda sign tax free trade pact ▪ Libya sign holiday complex deal ▪ Turkey beats IMF-backed inflation target ▪ Britain proposes G8 debt moratorium for Tsunami countries ▪ US-Asia imports not by Tsunami ▪ Oil prices steady in New York, dive in London ▪ Samsung develops world’s largest organic LED panel ▪ Dollar bounces back ▪ Prof Oyibo: Homecoming of world’s largest science icon ▪ “Sustainable housing delivery in Nigeria: the challenges and opportunities”-pg 23▪ Pure water satchets generate 30 percent Lagos waste ▪ international summits over Tsunami holds Jan ▪ New Lagos road to boast socio-economic activities-Controller-pg 24▪ Architects trade words over building plan approval-pg 24▪ 2004 Books enjoy a great year in Kenya-pg 25▪ Author explores authors and country in acclaimed new novel-pg 26▪ Kabo airline rescues stranded FCT pilgrims-pg 28▪ Abaji area council budget N1 billion for 2005-pg 28▪ Construction worker caned for stealing N95,000-pg 28▪ Two persons loses private parts to beggers-pg 28 ▪ Gwagwalada area council procures cholera vaccines-pg 28▪ First lady task 16yrs old mother over education ▪ Plateau privatize tourism-pg 28▪ FRSC urges repair of office complex-pg 29▪ FRSC urges repair of office complex ▪ Niger Fadama project targets 200 communities-pg 29▪and Lodoja tasks workers on service-pg 29▪ Ungogo LG to begging, unemployment ▪ JIgawa Assembly considers Justice sector reform bill-pg 30▪ Women advised to circumcise children in the hospital ▪ District head task parent on education-pg 30▪ Man sentenced to 50 strokes for theft-pg 30▪ One killed in area boys boxing day fracas ▪ Withdrawal of airport bus operators ‘cheap blackmail’ – LASG-pg 31▪ Student decry imposition of internship fees ▪ NGO institutes N5m scholarship scheme-pg 31▪ Justice necessary for reconciliation – Oputa -pg 32▪ Jigawa export free zone ready for operations – Turaki ▪ Kadpoly gets Deputy Rector ▪ Minister introduces scholarship scheme for orphans ▪ Youth forum demands Ogbeh’s resignation ▪ 2007: AWYF vows to draft IBB ▪ EI-Amin little drops PRP for PDP ▪ Senator wants more autonomy LGs Katsina ANPP supports Buhari’s plan for appeal ▪ Souith-south politicians support Northern Presidency ▪ Rusedski to face Federer in Qatar ▪ James stars in Cleverland win ▪ Hewitt angry at Aussie official ▪ Australian open courts will be fastest ever-organisers ▪ Maccarone makes switch to Siena ▪ Redknap looks to son to beat the drop ▪ Benitez confirms Morientes interest ▪ Oliveira replaces Luxemburgo at Santos ▪ Villa ‘set to say’ Pompey’s Faye ▪ Blatter ready to head FIFA until 2011 ▪ Cech’s balance help tighen Chelsea’s grip title ▪ Wenger sees test ahead for Chelsea ▪ Ogunjobi drums up support for new mgt ▪ NFA crisis won’t distract us – Siasia ▪ Metz targets Ogbuche ▪ WBA must plays to win, says Kanu ▪ Ikhana rejects N80m for Kwara ▪ Disu: I will prove my critics wrong ▪ Empty National Stadium awaits staffers ▪ The press, the president, Oputa and the generals