Today's News Headlines [24th December, 2015]

THE NATION

*Fed Govt votes N47.5b for promotion, salary arrears

*War against Boko Haram largely won, says Fed Govt

*National transportation master plan coming, says Amaechi

*280 Nigerians died, 43 missing in 2015 Hajj

*Judge withdraws from Kanu's trial

*I can't win anti-graft war alone, says Magu

*Aloe vera, vitamins, others good for ulcer treatment

*NOUN gives hope to admission seekers

*Four varsities to start Welding in 2016

*Lagos public schools shine in chemistry contest

*NEPC briefs Osinbajo on non-oil export plan

*$3.4b MTN fine: Fed Govt to await court pronouncement

*Kaduna refinery supplies 3.2m litres of petrol

*Fed Govt to roll out growth plans for power, says BPE

*13 years after, Ige's killers still at large

LEADERSHIP

*NLC Rejects Re-introduction Of Toll Gates

*PMB, Dogara, Others Felicitate With Muslims At Eid-El-Maulud

*Rivers: Sacked Perm Secs Drag Wike To Court

*FRSC Deploys 36,000 Officers For Yuletide Season

*Court Nullifies Election Of Edo APC Lawmaker

*First Private Radio Station In Cross River Begins Test Transmission

*Building Of Schools, Legacy Of My Administration ' Aregbesola

*Regular Medical Check-ups Will Prevent Sudden Death ' NMA

*CBN May Devalue Naira Next Year As PMB Gives First Hint

*There Is Enough Petrol To Last Nigeria 24 Days ' NNPC

*FG To Create 250,000 Jobs From Railway

*2016 Budget Will Sustain Growth, Development ' LCCI

*U.S. Crude Stockpiles Fall Unexpectedly Sending Crude Prices Up

*Exercise Eases Hot Flashes During Menopause

*Speaker's Impeachment: Kogi Still In The Eye Of The Storm

THIS DAY

*Sokoto Customs Nets N1.2bn in 2015

*SEC Advises Stockbrokers on Direct Cash Settlement

*Bankers Urge CBN to Increase Dollar Supply to Attract Portfolio Inflows

*Is There Truly a Cog in PMB's Corruption War

*We Will Not Join Issues with MTN over Fine, Says Minister

*NLC Rejects Electricity Tariff Hike

*FG, Stakeholders Strategise on Measures to Tackle Water Shortage

*Yuletide: Security Beefed up Nationwide

*FG Trains Two Hundred Undergraduates in Taraba

*Gombe Spends N230m for Compensation on Seven Roads

*Technology Experts Seek FG's Intervention over Heightened Cyber Threats

*When will the True Ebola Heroes be Recognised

*Naira Appreciates on Parallel Market after CBN Dollar Sales

*Emefiele Appoints Abdulhameed Managing Director NIRSAL

*Despite Attacks, FG Says Boko Haram is Largely Defeated

*MTN and the Audacity of Impunity

NIGERIAN PILOT

*YULETIDE FSTIVITIES AND SECURITY CONSCIOUSNESS

*BOKO HARAM: WE'VE MET DEADLINE ' FG

*Biafra: Judge withdraws from Kanu's case

*HOW I HELPED BUHARI DEFEAT JONATHAN ' EX-NSA DASUKI

*NPA boss seeks stronger ties with South Korea

*Customs to sack 66 officers over drug addiction

*31 ships laden with petroleum products, foods expected in Lagos

*Fayose, 500 clerics pray for Nigeria's unity

*A' Ibom ex-militants kick against sack of Gov Emmanuel by Appeal Court

*APC berates Gov Dickson over security

*Mourinho: Fabregas takes legal action against Nevin ' Report

CNN

*One man's road from heroin to hope

*China Landslide families angry, frustrated

*Newly released documents reveal U.S. Cold War nuke targets

*Tornado destroys homes, flips cars

*Massacre relatives 'agree $1.5M deal

*U.S. facing 'unprecedented' ISIS threat

*Miss Colombia thanks fans after mistaken crowning

*Finding Jesus everywhere, even in a war zone

*Hillary Clinton, leave our grandmothers out of it

*Sierra Leone planing to bounce back after Ebola

*U.S. woman killed in Kabul wanted to help Afghans, sister says

*There's a man running around Tokyo dressed as a Xmas tree

*Miss Iraq wins despite death threats

*Key ISIS city under attack

*Two terror arrests in Australia

*A radio show host may have fixed Nigeria's worst problem

*New law in India would try teens as adults for rape, murder

*Ex-NATO head: ISIS is not America's fight

*Amnesty: Hundreds of civilians killed by Russian strikes in Syria

*Kardashian Christmas card: 'All you need is love

DAILY MAIL

*Madonna goes to court to force  ex-husband Guy Ritchie to return son Rocco, 15, to New York after  teen 'says he wants to stay with Dad in England'

*Americans are DRINKING themselves to death:  Alcohol poisoning and cirrhosis 'deaths hit  record high'

*Tiffany Trump jets off to North Pole  with mom

*Which drug is most likely to kill YOU?  Calculator predicts overdose risk by state, age  and substance - and those aged 45 to 54 are  at greatest risk

*Texas teacher in 'desperate bid to cover up her affair with student'

*Pathologist portrayed by Will Smith in film  Concussion believes 90% of NFL players have  some form of long-term head trauma

*Mickey Rooney's family at war as  his last wife accuses his stepson of faking his  will - then KILLING him

*UK: Six dead in Christmas tornadoes:

*Obama greets starstruck hikers as he treks one of Hawaii's most difficult trails during his  two-week family getaway

*Charlie Sheen admits he caught HIV because  he was 'irresponsible'

*Stony-faced woman, 24, who mowed down  dozens and killed one with her car on Las  Vegas Strip makes first court appearance  charged with murder

*Bill Cosby faces yet another lawsuit: Sammy  Davis Jr.'s former lover sues over 'lies' about  1970s rape claim

ENTERTAINMENT

*2015 celebrity baby announcements - CNN

*500 Days of Kristin, Day 333: Kristin Cavallari Daily - Gawker

*AMVCAs 2016: Battle of the titans - Vanguard

*Another British Muslim Prevented from Flying to the United States Without Explanation - Gawker

*Ashton Irwin: #WeLoveYouAshton is trending because someone leaked singer's address online - Pulse

*Beast of No Nation actor, Abraham Attah wins Black Film Critics Circle Award - NET

*Bieber: Fans should back rival charity song in UK No. 1 race - Associated Press

*Beyonce's Christmas Card

*Chris Brown Dedicates Little More Video To Royalty - Guardian

*Chris Paul and Kevin Hart took 500 kids shopping for Christmas - Business Insider

Chrissy Teigen announces the sex of her baby with hubby John Legend - ET

SPORTS

*AAFs Davies steps aside amid Russian drugs row - Daily Trust

*Adekuoroye battles Kit in India Wrestling League semis - Daily Trust

*Akwa Utd yet to get cash, houses after historic cup triumph - Nigerian Pilot

*Anderlecht tables 2m Euro for Osimhen - New Telegraph

*Australia to host U.S. at former grand slam venue Kooyong - Yahoo

*Blatter: I've finished my work in football - New Telegraph

*Boboye promises fair play for Abia Warriors - Daily Trust

**Fabregas: I didn't stab Mourinho in the back - Vanguard

*Bryant leads Lakers, Raptors hold off Mavs - Daily Trust

*Chelsea in Drogba talks with Montreal - BBC

*City can sign Messi 'Caballero - Tribune

*Depay distances himself from 'party boy' reputation - Goal

*Dirk Nowitzki Passes Shaquille O'Neal for No. 6 on All-Time Scoring List - Bleacher Report

*Djokovic, Williams crowned ITF's world champions - Nigerian Pilot

*Fabregas: We Let Mourinho Down - Leadership

*Go On, Look In The Mirror!' Hiddink Charges Chelsea Flops - Leadership

*Goal Nigeria Player of the Year Nominee: Ahmed Musa - Goal

*Gold medalist alleges plot to deny her Olympics ticket - Daily Trust

*Guardiola agrees City deal - Vanguard

*Hiddink ready to axe underperforming players - Goal