Tuesday December 25th, 2001

NEWS
Shock, Grief, Disbelief Trail Ige's Assassination | FG Deploys Troops | Questions, Questions, Questions... | Tiv Killings: 14 Shot in Nasarawa | Alleged Corruption: Group Asks Adefarati to Resign | 40 Die in Robbers' Barricade | LSWC Boss Decries Vandalism of Waterworks | 'Why Yewa People are Few in Civil Service' | Federal Pensioners Send SOS to Obasanjo | Alleged Corruption: Group Asks Adefarati to Resign | MAN Chief Seeks Govt Backing for $1b Foreign Loan | Police to Provide Security Inside Train | MAN Chief Seeks Govt Backing for $1b Foreign Loan | Police to Provide Security Inside Train |
The Bola Ige Assassination
Osun: A State in Unending Crisis | ...Let's Look Beyond Osun Crisis - AD | Reactions from Abroad | Ige's Last Moments | Nigeria Has No Comfortable Democracy, By Bola Ige | Obasanjo Visits Ibadan Today | My Father Lived a Remarkable Life - Son | Afenifere to Call for High-Powered Commission of Inquiry | IG Raises Special Investigation Team | Why Ige Was in Ibadan, By Elayo | Uwazuruike Holds Govt Responsible | Return to the Wild, Wild West? | How Ige Was Assassinated - Gana | Ige, the Quintessential Artiste | The Story of Kaduna Boy | Ige Could Have Been Killed - Omisore |
State of the States
Tinubu Pledges to Transform Riverine Areas | NAFDAC Seals Off Seven Shops in Onitsha | APP Candidate Wins Councillorship Bye-election | Hospitals Turn Back Patients | Gov Advises Jerusalem Pilgrims | Funtua Main Market on Fire | Govt Bans Picnics for Security - ssg |
POLITICS
Emulate Okpara's Virtues, Anyaoku Advises Politicians | Poor Conditions of Living Threaten Democracy - AD | Wada Nas Joins APP, Vows to Fight Obasanjo | Gombe Creates Traditional Rulers Forum | Tears As Okudu, late Pilot Goes Home | My Relationship with Governor Akume-Benue Speaker | States Have no Power to Create New Local Governments and Dissolve Old Ones |
BUSINESS
Final Investment in W/African Gas Project in 2003 | MAN Seeks Duty Payment on Raw Materials at Point of Use | How to Check Dumping - May & Baker MD | Marine Stewardship Council Concept for Sustainable Fishing | MSC to Ensure Sustainable Fishery in Nigeria | Golden Guinea Breweries AGM Ends in Stalemate | Rivers/Bayelsa Citizens Urged to Embrace Privatisation | Unilever, Raises HIV/Aids Alarm to Corporate Nigeria | Japan and China in Eleventh Hour Trade Agreement | NNPC: Facing the Challenges of the Times | Downstream Oil Sector Liberalisation: Seeking the Middle Ground | Drilling in Bonga Field Yields Fresh 600m Barrels | Conoco to Spend $110 Million at Oil Refineries | Steel Industry Discussions Do Little to Ease Global Glut | Enron's Bankruptcy Raises Borrowing Costs for Energy Firms | Oil Problems Bubble Up in Angola | Oil Price Crash: OPEC Revenue Drops by 19 Percent | Oil Price Expected to Stay at $18 Without OPEC Cuts | Market Plunges on Christmas Eve | US Stocks Rise in Light Holiday Trading | Naira Loses Another 25kobo at IFEM | Indo -Nigerian Merchant Bank, Now Inmb Bank Ltd |
HOME & REAL ESTATE
Experts Urge Standard Environmental Regulatory Process | Anyaoku Visits Conservation Foundation | Fokas Construction Develops N125m Housing Units | Group Decries Church Demolition, Call for Compensation | Global Warming, Second- Hand Importation of Goods | NAFOWA Commissions Computer Centre | RS Foundation States Imperatives of Radiation Protection | Abuja: A Planner's Impression | Lagos Govt. Demolishes Church Building | Building Performance Evaluation - a Necessity | Netherlands Gives Backing to UNEP World Summit on Sustainable Development | Architects' New Executive Council |
LAW & JUDICIARY
From the Editor | We Hold your Brief | Notable Cases of 2001 | Echoes From 2001 | The Roles of Arbitral Panel and Counsel |
ARTS & REVIEW
A Framework for Nation-Building | Rockwells Recovered from Brazil Art Thieves |
COMMENT
The Deep Lessons of Christmas | What is the Essence of Christmas? |
EDITORIAL
Peace and Goodwill this Season |
LETTERS
Merry Christmas |
FEATURES
Behold, Today is Christmas | Celebrating Christmas the Canadian Way |
CITY DIARY
Paying the Supreme Price for Honesty | New African Episcopal Church Head to Reform Doctrine | Community Wants Son Dead or Alive to Serve as Priest |
RIGHT OF REPLY
Why Senate Can Legislate on LG |
SPORTS
Camara to Replace Okocha in PSG | Lone Star Tries Elephants for Size | Caf Extends Time for 2006 Bids | Liberia Plots Nigeria's Fall, Plays Cote d'Ivoire | ...As Zambian Pros Arrive for Preparations | Ghana, Nigeria Clash in Accra | Chandaria in Florida for Golf | Basketball Confederations Converge in Tanzania | Clubs Quarrel over Player's Prize Money | Finidi, Afolabi Arrive January 2 | Nigeria's Failure Will Break My Heart - Okocha | Commerce Minister Meets NCA on TBS Oval, Thursday | African Cycling Champion to Race in Nigeria | Black Stars Shun Friendly for Xmas | CAHB Sets New Rules for Hosting Right |
EXTRA
Rethinking Nigeria at Christmas |