NATION
*Direct payment of allocation to councils begins next month
*Two plane crashes in one day claim 180 lives
*Edun, Bagudu list benefits of Saudi-Nigeria parley
*NCC rules out hike intelecom tariffs in January
*Wike lashes Odili for taking sides with Fubara
*It is mischievous to accuse Tinubu of ethnicising NNPCL, says Omokri
*Saudi trip yields investments, jobs for Nigerians – Edun
*Why Christians should go into politics – Kumuyi
*Economic challenges over, Nigerians can expect better times in 2025 – Bagudu
*Wike to Odili: an elder statesman shouldn’t be a trader, sycophant
*Okpebholo’s electoral mandate ordained by God, says Akpabio
*Lagos will hold elections in 20 local govts, 37 LCDAs, says APC chairman
*FG commiserates with South Korea over plane crash
*Barau bids farewell to 70 foreign scholarship beneficiaries
*Why Kaduna is cleanest in northwest, by commissioner
*Ondo moves to recover assets from ex-appointees
*Police burst kidnappers’ hideout, rescue three victims in Nasarawa
*Approve forex benchmark for Hajj transactions, CSO urges FG
*Mumuni urges Tinubu to engage UN, AU over state-sponsored terrorism allegation
*Ekiti community laments lack of social amenities, seeks govt intervention
*Security tightened at Nigeria-Niger border amid alert on Lakurawa terror group
*Boat mishap: Aiyedatiwa distributes 6000 life jackets
*Isale-Eko Descendants Union launches job database for Indigenes
LEADERSHIP
*Calas Vegas Carnival Band Emerges Winner of Carnival Calabar 2024 Festival
*Stakeholders Differ Over Attack On Chevron Pipelines
*Aviation Crisis: Beyond Delays And Cancellations
*Federal Government, Stakeholders Move Against Kidnapping In Nigeria
*Federal Gov’t Commiserates With South Korea Over Tragic Plane Crash
*NMA, ANPMP Outline Ways To Solve Health Sector’s Challenge In 2025
*I Won’t Be Part Of Church Building Destruction – Oborevwori
*Katsina Consultative Forum Brainstorms On Taming Poverty
*Kano Welcomes 150 Foreign Scholarship Graduates
*How Court Verdicts, Off Cycle Polls, PDP Crisis, Others Shaped 2024 Politics
*2025: Experts Predict Stronger Naira, Lower PMS Prices
*Gov Adeleke Presents Staff Of Office To 41st Owa Obokun Of Ijesaland
*Federal Gov’t Extends Operating Hours For Owerri, Enugu, Other Airports
*Ex-US President Jimmy Carter Dies At 100
*As The New Year Approaches: We Should Hope For Better Days
*7 Reasons Why You Should Be Financially Independent
*Edun Hails Adeniyi, Says Customs Contribution Crucial For Actualising N49trn 2025 Budget
*Nigerian Monarchs Honour Kegites Club In US
*‘You Are A Trader, Sycophant’, Wike Blasts Odili
DAILY TRUST
*Allegations against Nigeria: More knocks for Niger military ruler
*Christmas strengthens interfaith bonds among families in Plateau community
*2027: APC will take over Rivers, Delta, Bayelsa, A/Ibom – Akpabio
*Wike tackles Odili over ‘turning Rivers into private estate’ comment
*LG autonomy will relieve your burden, Ogun PDP chair tells govs
*Coast clear for Ude to replace Anyanwu as PDP national secretary
*Tinubu in support of Oyebanji’s second term bid – Fayemi
*Nigeria’s security crisis: Why state police may be the answer
*When showmanship becomes diplomacy
*Flight disruptions and urgency for modernisation
*Presidential media chat: An unsatisfactory performance?
*Matters surrounding Sayawa Chiefdom in Bauchi State
*Why we gave MTN approval to disconnect Exchange — NCC
*2025: CPPE warns businesses against forex volatility, others
*2024: High operating costs, multiple taxes stifle telecom sector
*NCC keeps mum as Starlink proposes rates hike again
*Kaduna govt empowers 4,912 women
VANGUARD
*Cartoon: Sarge and future plans
*Prospective retirees tipped on how to process lump sum payment
*Anthony Asiwaju: 40-year Inaugural Lecture that humanised African borders, by Owei Lakemfa
*Global condolences as 179 die in South Korea’s worst plane crash
*Nigerians go for air fryers as cost of vegetable oil soars
*Competition between Dangote, NNPC, reason for petrol price drop — IPMAN
*Wike to Odili: I brought you back to life politically
*Seyi Tinubu reviewing guard of honour, gross violation of military tradition — Atiku, George
*Naira’s free fall threatens 2025 fiscal plan
*Olaopa’s views on Babalola and Farotimi
PUNCH
*CBN misappropriated N2.7tn interests on Ways and Means – Auditor-General
*My mother, son died one week after daughter’s wedding – Jigawa gov
*Anxiety over Kyari’s tenure as NNPC GMD
*I was kidnapped for refusing to sell land – Anambra community leader
*Martins blesses Osimhen’s multi-million naira Lamborghini
*FG sympathises with S’Korea as 179 die in plane crash
*I brought you back to life politically, Wike slams Odili
*Ex-US president Jimmy Carter dies at 100
*Lagos will conduct LG, LCDA election in 2025 – APC
*New Owa-Obokun gets staff of office, begins rites
*Troops destroy 20 illegal refineries, arrest eight in N’Delta
*Nigeria, others face education funding gap – W’Bank
*AfreximBank advocates empowerment opportunities for youths
*Nigeria-China currency deal may undermine AfCFTA, group warns
*Govt opens Renewed Hope Housing bid in 17 states
*NUBIFIE decries poor contract staff conversion rate in banks
THE SUN
*Elders shouldn’t behave like sycophant, Wike tells Odili
*Mozambique unrest: Nigerian calls for FG’s intervention
*Stop being angry with yourself
*Government needs to re-examine Humanitarian Affairs ministry – Ebegba
*Okpebholo’s election victory ordained by God – Akpabio
*Political gladiators to watch in 2025
*Nigerians going through hell to survive – Onovo, 2015 NCP presidential candidate
*2025: Why I want to be Anambra governor – Okwuosa
*Range Rover Electric prototypes in rigorous hot-weather testing
*Changan UNI-K wins ‘Feature-Rich SUV of the Year’ title at TAS Business Awards
*Four-star Global NCAP rating makes Polo Vivo one of safest cars in its class
GUARDIAN
*Lagos churches, mosques, nightclubs to get noise permits
*Sokoto gov assents to 2025 budget, promises more projects
*Security expert seeks tact in handling Niger’s terrorism accusations
*Police bust kidnappers’ hideout, rescue victims in Nasarawa
*Oyo records 222 deaths, 304 road crashes in 2024
*CPPE projects tight monetary conditions in 2025
*Igbo traditional ruler lauds Katsina gov for inclusive policies
NIGERIAN TELEGRAPH
*Election To Hold In 20 LGAs, 37 LCDAs – Lagos APC
*Missing Seven-Year-Old Girl In Sango-Ota Found
*Ogoni Cleanup: HYPREP Harps On Improved Access To Quality Healthcare
*N’Delta Oil Pollution: Over 60% Suffers Negative Health Effects, Biodiversity – HEDA
*Agbeluyi: Political Leaders Should Lead Consultations On Tax Reform Bill
*Bonga Deepwater Project: Analyst Worried Over Likely Environmental Degradation
*Cashew Exporters Target N4.1trn Earnings In 2025
*Abuja Chamber Tasks FG on Business-Friendly 2025 Budget
*Uwaleke to FG: Redirect N113bn for Vehicles in 2025 Budget to Infrastructure
*NDLEA Intercepts Two Boats Loaded With Illicit Drug Consignments At Eleko Beach
*Troops Arrest Zamfara Terrorists’ Ammunition Courier
*Auto Crash Claims 13 Lives In Ondo
*Police Rescue 13 Kidnapped Victims In Kwara
*Amotekun Confirms Kidnapping Of Anglican Priest, Wife, Children In Ondo
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