PUNCH
Gbajabiamila, the manipulator
Will there be Christmas for these Nigerians
Weeds take over mega bus terminals as Lagos fails transparency test
Bogged down by massive graft, poor maintenance, constituency projects remain a mirage
This is how COP 25 failed the world
Our involvement in xenophobia (1)
World Bank commends Gombe on NSHIP performance
Religious right violations watch list
Yari tackles Marafa over alleged plans to unseat Oshiomhole
Depletion of natural resources
Why Nigeria does not need a rubber stamp legislature
Banning imports, our best option
Ekiti NASS members promote farming in constituencies
Justice suffers delay in Nigerian courts amidst plenty IT solutions (1)
BMO slams PDP over comment on proposed pension utilisation
Labour leader tasks FG on rule of law
160 patients receive free surgeries from FETHI
PDP behind court order stopping Rivers congresses APC
Gains of rice policy
Digitalisationll improve health outcomes, sustainability
Lagos Assembly wants cooking gas sale regulated
FG reverses decision to sell oil asset stake
Thrusting recapitalisation down the throats of insurance firms
Uncertainty over PIBs fate as another decade ends
CBN clarifies reduction in current account charges, others
Airtel to raise $37.5m in Malawi IPO
Nigeria loses N88bn to oil terminal shutdowns CBN
Govts N3.46tn fiscal deficit worrisome, says MPC member
VANGUARD
Christmas: Pastor happy with large muslims turnout to celebrate with Christians in Kaduna
We convey pregnant women to hospitals on donkeys ‘ Bauchi communities
Nigerians understand and sympathise with me ‘ Buhari
I hope history will be kind to me and Nigerians ‘ Buhari
Two US lawmakers react to Sowore’s release
Gbenga Power greets Christians at Christmas, sues for religions tolerance
Christmas: Sanwo-Olu pardons 9 convicted inmates
WORLDBAY Technologies Launches GROCEDY, An Aggrotech Product To Fight Hunger In Africa
Merry Christmas, Mother Earth!
Osun Assembly reverses purported impeachment of council chairman
Plateau PDP lawmakers reject tenure extension for LG chairmen
Ancelotti wants Everton to aim for Europe
Twitter bans animated PNG files after online attackers targeted users with epilepsy
TikTok owner ByteDance denies it’s exploring selling stake in popular app
Italy education minister resigns over lack of funds for ministry
The scourge of open defecation in Nigeria: Need for immediate and urgent intervention
THE NATION
Issues that shaped education in 2019
Corps members warned against fake letter
Sundry Misusages XLI: Words not pluralized . . . plus more
Lagos secondary school feature in first model UN conference
SS3 girls fight for refurbished classroom block
Make history entertaining, Adichie tells teachers
Oando employees mark Volunteer day in adopted school
Let Christ guide your actions
Be virtuous like Christ
Christmas celebration not biblical, says Olukoya
How Buhari was swayed to release Sowore, Dasuki
Cleric urges Christians to participate in politics
Ogun compensates victims of Ita-Osu market inferno
Ondo Police combat ready
Women can lead Nigeria, says Ooni
Fun seekers throng Ibadan leisure spots
I will reverse my decisions whenever necessary, says Makinde
Nigerias Housing policy: Its calamitous, that it is!
Imo APC commends NWC for lifting suspension on Okorocha
Ekiti PDPs unending crisis
Yari, Marafa clash over Buhari
Greater Lagos Extravaganza kicks off one-week party today
Hertitude, play on parental abuse, shows in Lagos
Davido to perform at Kizz Daniel Live In Concert
Alibaba recalls story of being bounced at event
16 years after, Ogbunike CaveFest remembers Okadigbo
DPR aligns with ministerial mandate for industry
Firms, NLNG deepen knowledge in oil, gas
THISDAY
NFF, Rohr Shut out Willing Arsenals Lad, Saka, from Eagles
NBBF Applauds FG Gesture Towards Injured DTigress Star
WEDNESDAY 25TH AND THURSDAY 26TH DECEMBER 2019
More Than a Christmas Story
Boko Haram Attacks Borno Community, Kills Six, Abducts Two Others
Tambuwal Greets Christians at Christmas, Preaches Unity
Softcom Distributes AI Books to Lagos Schools
Firms Partner against Cyber Attacks in Nigeria
APC National Reconciliation Committee as Revenge Vehicle in Edo State
APC Seeks Probe of Clash between Protesting Groups
2019: Race for Capital Raising for Insurance Sector
Dasuki, Sowore Free at Long Last
THE SUN
Lyon, Brisibe and next government in Bayelsa
Fight over PDP Minority leadership gets messier
Christmas gift: Controversy as Oshiomhole rejects 4 cows, 10 bags of rice from Obaseki
Good governance: APC governors’ Forum rates Kano high
Sowore, Dasuki Release: Timi Frank commends US for intervention
Ooni of Ife says women have potential to be president of Nigeria
Come build with me ‘Udom appeals to opposition on Xmas
Plateau PDP lawmakers reject tenure extension for LG chairmen
How govt can grow SMEs, encourage investors ‘ Akinlade, Suru Group boss
NGO wants spread of devt to all geo-political zones
Universal Insurance gets NAICOM nod to begin agric portfolio
Why FG’ll attain higher budget implementation in 2020 ‘Agba
Basketball: NBBF applauds FG’s intervention for injured D’Tigress star
Retirement: Experts harp on need for early planning
Cheap oil wealth
2019 in review: Insurers halt N300m industry rebranding project for recapitalisation battle
Buhari not my enemy ‘Dasuki
Aswan forum: The suspicion in Buhari’s promise
Nigeria takes delivery of special mission vessel to tackle maritime insecurity
I hope history’ll be kind to me -Buhari
Ornua boss applauds FG for exempting dairy from VAT
The missing link: Rejoinder to Niran Adedokun
Third term agenda kicked off in September ‘Falana replies Garba Shehu
Agric group wants FG to legalise Cannabis export
Christmas: El-Zakzaky Shi’ites group attends Church service, presents gift
General Danjuma and the hole Nigeria is in and other matters
Why FG’ll attain higher budget implementation in 2020- Agba
Buhari’s SIP has brought governance to people -Iriase
GUARDIAN
Buhari greets Ganduje at 70
21 suffer carbon monoxide poisoning at French Xmas mass
China slams Pompeo criticism of Syria aid veto
Families of Sudan protest ‘martyrs’ await justice
Ewelukwa takes over at NBET as Amobi steps down
Erdogan visits Tunisia amid Libya tensions
Spain probes pool deaths of Briton and two children
Global stock markets coast through Christmas Eve
White-bearded ‘Merry Christmas’ bank robber throws cash at passers-by
Displaced Syrian grows mushrooms to feed family
DAILY TRUST
On the dearth of doctors
JUST IN: Oshiomhole rejects Obaseki’s Christmas gift
Cleaning the Augean stable at FIRS
Only PhD holders should use Doctor’s title (I)
Can somebody talk to our youths
Higher institutions abandon mandates for revenue
Edo revives tech education schools, hubs
NUC should arraign fake professors ‘ Prof Adeoye
Double-blind marking will end sex-for-mark menace ‘ Speaker
FG disburses N25m to 5 academies
Madonna University alumni get new executives
Continued discrimination against HND graduates worrisome ‘ NAPS
Sanwo-Olu unveils strategies to protect traffic officials from attacks
NEMA partners FRSC on accident free Ekiti
FCT minister felicitates with Judith Amaechi @49
Aduda felicitates with FCT residents at Christmas
Madarasatul ‘ Islamiyya graduates 22 students in Abaji
Christmas: Cleric tasks Christians on peace
Abducted Abaji chair’s brother escapes from kidnappers den
Kano, Calabar free trade zone almost complete- NEPZA
Onu challenges Nigerian entrepreneurs
Workbarn to help 500 young Nigerians secure Jobs by 2020
SIFAX injects N8bn into customs cargo clearing process in Lagos port
Why Kada City pulled out from NNL ‘ Adams
Anthony Joshua vows to defeat Tyson Fury
Akpeyi confirmed Kazier Chiefs first choice goalkeeper
Man United complacent against mid-table teams ‘ Lingard
Bauchi FA chair urges ex-internationals to get involved in football administration
BLUE PRINT
Airport cooperative mulls 200% membership drive increase
Education gap: Turning information to action
Popular rapper shot dead on Christmas
AFN shocked by Coach Obeya’s death
In Biu, Troops foil Christmas attack, kill 48 insurgents, arrest 3
Liverpool to wear Golden Club World Cup Badge
Joshua set to retire from boxing after 15 more fights
Football for Girls Campaign 2019: Oshoala promises more
Iwobi out for 3 weeks
US Monastir wants $1 million for Okpotu
Christmas: Ebonyi commissioner donates bags of rice, wrappers to Afikpo residents
Strange! Woman, 58, stops menstruation in 2006, gives birth in 2019
Bayelsa: Lyon laments attack on Jonathan’s residence, urges military to unmask attackers
Plateau PDP lawmakers reject tenure extension for LG chairmen
CAF Confed Cup: Rangers off to Mauritania for Nouhadbibou clash
Frank urges EU, US, others to encourage release of more prisoners
Aremu commends FG over Sowore, Dasuki release, urges democratic culture
$2.1m arms deal: Dasuki opens up, says ‘With my release, I’m ready to defend myself
Ganduje remains APC’s best performing governor ‘ Rating index
2019: Buhari, ASUU clash on state of the nation
Kogi/ Bayelsa polls an implication for election security management ‘ CLEEN
10m girls to benefit from int’l educational programme
Corruption: Movement wants AG office equipped with requisite staff
Centre trains Journalists on counter hate speeches
Pantami hails CBN’s review of bank transactions
Makinde tasks religious leaders to avoid crisis
How inmates make millions, buy houses, train children in varsities while in prison ‘ Enobore
Breaking: Oshiomhole rejects Obaseki’s Christmas gift ‘ Gov’s aide
SPORTS
10 of the best offbeat moments in sport in 2019 – Daily Times
12 big sporting moments in 2019 – Punch
A crime!’ – Klopp hits out at Man City’s holiday fixtures – Goal
Akpeyi confirmed Kazier Chiefs first choice goalkeeper – Daily Trust
Alalade undergoes successful surgery in Argentina – Peoples Daily
Ancelotti wants Everton to aim for Europe – Vanguard
Anthony Joshua vows to defeat Tyson Fury – Daily Trust
Arteta reveals Xhaka was on his Man City transfer list – Goal
Asante Kotoko’s Yacouba adjudged Ghana Premier League top star – Goal
Australian Open: Prize money tops 38m with bigger share for earlier rounds – Peoples Daily
Basketball: NBBF applauds FG’s intervention for injured D’Tigress star – The Sun
Bauchi FA chair urges ex-internationals to get involved in football administration – Daily Trust
Bell considers legal action against UK Athletics – Peoples Daily
Chukwueze, Ndidi, Ighalo Share Love At Christmas – Complete Sports
Dennis rules out January EPL move – Punch
EPL: Arsenal’s squad to face Bournemouth on Boxing Day revealed [Full List] – Miss Petite
EPL: Arteta’s lack of experience ‘doesn’t mean anything’ to Howe – New Telegraph
EPL: Man Utd’s squad to face Newcastle on Boxing Day revealed [Full List] – Miss Petite
EPL: Mourinho has added nothing to Tottenham ‘ Nicholas – Miss Petite
Eze losses out on Championship’s Young Player award – Daily Trust
Eze Misses out on Championship’s Best Young Player Poll – Peoples Daily
FRIN Ibadan emerge 16th RIGAN Games champion – Daily Trust
Giroud to dump Chelsea for France Euro 2020 Squad – Peoples Daily
I’m satisfied with my performance as a Coach in 2019- Amapakabo – Peoples Daily
Ibenegbu confident Rangers will bounce back – Punch
Joshua approached to fight in Congo – Punch
Kanu loses daughter to malaria – The Cable
Klopp: I am the luckiest man alive to be a part of Liverpool – Goal.