*****TODAYS NEWSPAPER HEADLINES*****



*****NIGERIA TRIBUNE*****
New report says 2,411 pilgrims died during Hajj stampede, 274 Nigerians involved As Nigeria’s total debt now $64bn, says Debt Management Office
Nigerian arrested in India for kidnapping Rwandan woman As EFCC gives Tompolo one week to appear over N13bn land deal with past government
7-month-old baby dies as fire razes 3 houses in Lagos
Court adjourns trial of father who allegedly raped, impregnated 14-year-old daughter
Oyo police parade 22 suspects over kidnapping, armed robbery
Tenant breaks bottle on landlord's head, lands in court
Lagos internal revenue closes down 4 firms for not paying N6.86m tax
Court sends 4 men to prison custody for stealing 16 heavy- duty generators worth N30m
WAEC gets new Head of National Office
Slok Airline will return —Kalu



*****PUNCH*****
EFCC begins fresh probe into Dokpesi’s N8bn sport deal
CBN plans soft loans for one million graduates
Naira slides to 257 against dollar
Osun pupils chase teachers with guns
Stop stealing our songs, D’banj’s manager tells Olamide
Reps pass 130 bills for first reading in one day
My sister poured hot water on herself ─ Medical student
Governor’s performance’ll shock Lagosians – APC
Water transport key to solving gridlock – Ambode



*****VANGUARD*****
CLO to FG: Deploy energies to crush B/Haram, not armless IPOB protesters
DAVID MARK: Middle Belt youths condemn Appeal Court judgment
Umudara community to fight unemployment with skill acquisition
Ortom suspends e-system
Renewable power solution’ll underdevelop Africa —Ayade
Bayelsa poll: Murray-Bruce vows to drag perpetrators of violence before ICC
Power: Lagos adds 220MW, inaugurates advisory c’ttee
Labour calls for review of power sector privatization
Senate, Reps battle over Frivolous Petitions Bill
Bail request: Dokpesi knows fate Monday
ALLEGED $2bn arms deal PROBE: EFCC to summon Okonjo- Iweala
BIAFRA: No Nnamdi Kanu, no dialogue with FG —MASSOB, IPOB
Senate, Reps battle over Frivolous Petitions Bill
Elite frustrating Buhari’s reform agenda —Agbakoba
Bayelsa poll: Call your aides to order, candidates tell Buhari



*****THE NATION*****
PDP, Reps, Anenih, Ayu, others named in N30b ‘loot’
Govt investigating Dokpesi for another N8b fraud allegation
Ex-director: I delivered $47m in 11 suitcases to Dasuki
Bad day for senators, reps at Appeal Court
Soyinka: disobeying court orders is invitation to anarchy
Nigerian youths wasting away, says research
NCAA warns airlines, pilots against adverse weather
Tukur, Baraje, Shuni deny awarding multi-billion rail contracts at hearing
UNN, UniAbuja, YabaTech, others under probe
House orders employment of 176 injured immigration applicants
N13b NIMASA land scam: EFCC invites Tompolo
Death sentence: Rev King knows fate Feb 26
APC knocks Fayose for ‘breach of protocol’ at budget presentation



*****DAILY SUN*****
Senate hails CBN gov for admitting TSA abuse
Boy, 18, goes wild for failing to win lady’s love
FG tasked to encourage local content policy in oil, gas
Kogi speaker impeached
Onu tasks agencies on patent
Appeal Court upholds Saraki’s election
It’s victory for the masses, says Youth Vanguard
Abia North: Jubilations as Kalu wins at Appeal Court
Bayelsa: Redeploy DIG, CP – Guber candidates
Keshi loses wife to cancer



*****GUARDIAN*****
Adadevoh’s Karis: Worthy honour for an amazon
Starving nation, virgin resource: A sad tale of Nigeria’s Freedom of Information Act
Experts forecast gloomy future for crude oil prices in 2016
PDP asks INEC to disqualify Sylva
• REC’s whereabouts unknown • ‘Why APC lost six councils
‘Why $210m telecoms firms’ merger deal failed’
Cassava can trigger industrial revolution, says NCGA president
Shipping Coy attacks LIRS officials to prevent closure over N4.07m unpaid taxes
‘SMEs franchising, tool for economic growth’



*****PEOPLES DAILY*****
WAEC appoints new Head of National Office...
Power tussle consumes Kogi Speaker, deputy
Arms deal: Court refuses to grant Dokpesi bail
Census not feasible in 2016 – NPC
28 Nigerian varsities among best in Africa – Bogoro
Oshiomhole to NBA: Stop protecting corrupt Nigerians
TSA: CBN rejects 1% commission by REMITAL
It’ll be disastrous If APC fails Nigerians – Dogara
Group urges INEC to conclude Bayelsa polls within 72 hours
NERC inaugurates Advisory Board to set local content benchmark for power operators

Source - http://www.nuelsblog.com/2015/12/news-paper-headlines.html?m=1

nice update