NEWSPAPER HEADLINES, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2016

                            

VANGUARD
2 killed, mosque burnt as Igbo, Fulani clash in Enugu
Budget 2017: S-South, S-East get N52.8bn for road projects
DSS, Customs bosses in face-off over allegations of unprofessionalism, illegality
Fayose condemns leaking of phone conversations by DSS
Kaduna killings: Buhari can’t talk about everything – Adesina
Senate pushes for Diaspora voting in 2019
MASSOB to Trump: Save Biafrans from mass killing, intimidation
FG begins free medical services for poor Nigerians
Female teacher dies with four children on Christmas day

THIS DAY
Buhari Becomes Victim of Obsolete Landing Aids, Poor Visibility Stops Bauchi Visit
808 Killed in Southern Kaduna Attacks, Says Catholic Church
Abia Lawmakers Impeach House Speaker
Two Killed, Mosque Burnt as Igbos, Fulanis Clash over N100 in Enugu
CBN Stops Printing Small Denominations of the Naira over Exorbitant Cost
Customs Service: 40,000 Seized Bags of Rice Shared to IDP Camps
Navy Alerts Nigerians on Rising Cases of Stowaways Boarding Merchant Vessels
9,000 Poultry Killed in Kano over Bird Flu

PUNCH
No plastic rice in Nigeria, says NAFDAC
Naira among four worst global currencies in 2016
CBN sells $1bn to clear backlog of forex demand
N’Assembly fire extinguishers expired since 2012 –Investigation
Navy arrests 47 stowaways inside ship in Lagos
FG recovers 40 SUVs from ex-perm sec, NLC urges probe
Shekau vows to continue attacks, military dismisses video

NEW TELEGRAPH
808 killed in Kaduna crisis – Catholic Church
Revealed: how pastors fleece desperate spinsters
Wike: APC plotting to bomb my plane
Vice principle defiles teenage schoolgirl

THE AUTHORITY
FG plots to charge me with treason – Wike
Watch out for expired rice, customs serve alerts Nigerians
Anti-graft war: FG recovers 40 SUVs from ex perm sec
Eagles will do something new at 2018 world cup – Pinnick

NATION
Ambode opens 500-metre link bridge in Badagry 
Army dismisses Shekau’s video as mere propaganda 
808 killed in Southern Kaduna, Catholic Church alleges 
Nigeria imports rice, wheat with N1tr annually, says CBN 
Ahmed presents N135b budget estimate 
 Ajimobi presents N207.64b ‘budget of self-reliance’ 
Fed Govt recovers 40 SUVs, others from perm sec 
 Jammeh appoints six foreign judges to Supreme Court to hear his petition 
Sheriff: I’m the greatest casualty of Boko Haram 
40,000 seized bags of rice shared to IDPs camps, says Customs 
Court remands Cameroonian for boss’ death

LEADERSHIP
Senate Pushes For Diaspora Voting In 2019 
Presidency Refutes Report On Board Appointments 
Shekau’s New Video Mere Propaganda – Army 
ASUU Petitions EFCC N2bn Fraud At Ilorin Varsity 
Boko Haram Used Schoolgirls As Human Shields 
CBN, SEC Issue Guidelines On Securities Settlement 
Sambisa: Gov Bello Warns Againt Fleeing Terrorists 
No Plastic, Only Contaminated Rice In Nigeria – NAFDAC 
I Reserve N19 Billion For Workers’ Salary Challanges In 2017 – Gov Badaru 
There Is No Amount Of Legislation That Can Stop Corruption – Sen Dada

NIGERIAN PILOT
Shameful that DSS is now leaking Nigerians phone conversations – Fayose
Why we expel 35 Russian diplomats – U.S.
Republican House Speaker Ryan backs Obama’s Russia sanctions
Why I tried to kill myself – ex-world boxing champion
Pay backlog of stipends owed militants, Akpodoro tells FG
No plastic, only contaminated rice in Nigeria – NAFDAC
Shekau video mere terrorists propaganda – Army