**LOCAL NEWS**
DAILY POST
*Armsgate: EFCC boss vows to recover all stolen public funds
*We cannot drop corruption charge against you – Reps tell CCT Chairman
*Owo FMC workers threaten to embark on indefinite strike over abduction of colleague
*Police alerts of planned violence in Lagos, bans processions, carnivals, fireworks
*Boko Haram: IDPs to return to their homes in 2016 – Buhari
*Social Media Bill threatens Nigeria’s democracy – NGOs warn Senate
*PDP accuses APC of planning to cause trouble in Bayelsa
*We are not interested in ruling Nigeria, give us Biafra – IPOB
*Kogi: Oyegun explodes, says APC may replace Faleke
*If N50trn will fix Nigeria, go and borrow – Ben Bruce tells Buhari
*Man bags life imprisonment over 200g of hemp
*Lagos court arraigns car dealer over alleged N8m fraud
*Woman kidnaps child in Benue, apprehended after selling him for N700, 000 in Abia
*EFCC charges man to court for swallowing $115,000
*Court dissolves 12-year-old marriage over wife’s extra-marital affairs
*Woman detained after reporting neighbour’s death at police station
*U-23 AFCON: Nigeria edge Senegal in semi-final, qualify for 2016 Olympics
*Tyson Fury stripped of IBF belt
*Manchester United should be embarrassed about playing in Europa League – Ferdinand
*Doping: Lagos plans medical lab for testing of athletes
*Italian police mistook us for minors – Aki, Paw-Paw
*I have been harassed by women – Segun Arinze
*British scientists confirms existence of new sexually transmitted disease
*Focal officer says 70% of HIV positive persons do not disclose status
VANGUARD
*Arraignment: Dokpesi pleads not guilty
*For fairness, equity, Edo Central should produce next gov
*I'll secure victory at the tribunal ' Wada
*How we uncovered fraud in pensions payment 'Oshiomhole
*Govs must pay minimum wage 'Oshiomhole
*2016 Budget: 'N6trn proposal achievable with prudent management, transparency
*Amuneke shuns NFF's offer to coach Flying Eagles
*Oliseh to join Eagles camp late
*50 teachers killed, 520 schools, 1000 classrooms destroyed by B-Haram ' Borno Govt
GUARDIAN
*Oshiomhole seeks Okonjo-Iweala, ex-officials' trial over arms deal
*Britain implores Nigeria to pass disability bill
*Disease specialists identify post-Ebola threats
*President releases N407.076 billion for fuel subsidy
*Lagos shuts religious houses, hotels over noise pollution
*Suspected miscreants meet Waterloo
*More Nigerians will succumb to kidney failure, say experts
*Previous govt breached the trust of Nigerians, says Buhari
*Labour charges Buhari on review of workers minimum wage
*Osinbajo, Fashola for Lagos Bar dinner
*Agali, Udeze, Red Ribbon Coalition join Coca-Cola to kick out HIV/AIDS
*Virus infection stops Oliseh from Eagles camp
*Electricity workers earmark N1.5b for developmental projects
*Puma By Rihanna To Showcase At New York Fashion Week 2016
*Super Minister Babatunde Raji Fashola Reveals His Action Plan For Nigeria
THE CABLE
*Okonjo-Iweala: Dasuki asked for $322m
*'Abacha loot' to be spent on military operations
*Oshiomhole asks Buhari to probe Okonjo-Iweala
*Oyegun to Faleke: Audu's death shut you out
*Buhari needs to borrow N50trn and develop Nigeria 'overnight', says Ben Bruce
*Inside IDP camp, life is a mess
*I know nothing about 1% TSA charge, says Emefiele
*Omoya, UI medical student, wins 1st 'Fisayo Soyombo inter-varsity essay contest
*After 6 months, Lawan breaks silence at senate
*Buhari approves N407bn to end fuel scarcity
*'New PIB' strips president of discretionary power to allocate oil blocks
*Oil down to $35 as Nigeria benchmarks at $38
*I'm the worst thing that has ever happened to ISIS, says Trump
*US war veterans to get penis transplant
*PMB budgets N500bn for 'vulnerable Nigerians
*Lai: Military has 'largely' crushed Boko Haram
*Fashola plans 'little' toll on federal highways
*Online publishers say senators 'are idle
*22 Nigerians bag distinction from Dutch business school
*El-Rufai sacks Kaduna state VIO for corruption
**WORLD NEWS**
CNN
*Madonna's surprise concert on Paris street
*FBI: U.S. at greatest threat since 9/11
*Trump: Public and 'many Muslim friends' agree with ban
*Muslims face perfect storm of hate
*How Iraq mistakes fueled ISIS rise
*San Bernardino unites as Trump divides
*$2 million for a Wu-Tang Clan album
*2 held in Australia terror raids
*Paris: Bataclan bomber had been in Syria
*Kim Jong Un sends girl band to Beijing
*Two men find 100,000 euros in river
*Spike Lee: 'Don't want Trump anywhere near' nuclear codes
*ABC turns 'Dirty Dancing' into a musical
*The closest thing on Earth to Mars
*China: No plans to stop blocking foreign websites
*Google, Facebook, SpaceX, OneWeb plan to beam Internet everywhere
*Champions League: Chelsea and Arsenal into last 16
*The rise and fall of FIFA's Sepp Blatter
*Trump to meet Israel's Netanyahu
*Pentagon chief: ISIS not contained
*Is Donald Trump a fascist
ABC NEWS
*Girl Who Lost Family in Fire Only Wants Christmas Cards as Presents
*Sheriff: Cop's Wife Caught on Video Stealing Packages From Neighbor's Porch
*The life and times of the Duchess of Cambridge.
*Mark Zuckerberg Expresses Solidarity With Muslims in Facebook Post
*Jeb Bush Has an Unlikely Group of Supporters: Millennials
*Deployed Military Dad Surprises Kids While Taking Photo With Santa
*Bodyboarder Makes Dramatic Rescue of Surfer in Hawaii
*Some celebrities never seem to age.
*Festive Family 'Sleighs' Choreographed Christmas Dance to Justin Bieber
*Muhammad Ali Responds to Trump's Muslim Ban Proposal
*Chicago Mayor Apologizes as Judge Delays Ruling on Another Police-Involved Video
*Kris Jenner Opens up About Her New Grandson Saint West
*Trump Backlash Spreads to Scotland, UK
*President Obama Calls for End to 'Bigotry in All Its Forms'
*Trump Insists Muslim Ban Is About Safety, Not Religion
*3rd Paris Attacker Identified as a French Citizen
ROUND UP
*144 years of marriage and divorce in America - Business Insider
*3 Banks To Gain 15% After Rates Rise - Forbes
*A Eulogy For Dead Standalone Apps - Techcrunch
*A former Facebook exec just got a big boost in his effort to legalize marijuana in California - Business Insider
*A small part of PayPal shows tech companies are capable of doing what banks used to do (PYPL) - Business Insider
*America's iconic war machine - BBC
*Angela Merkel's incredible rise from quantum chemist to the world's most powerful woman - Business Insider
*Anonymous is planning a 'trolling day' against ISIS - Business Insider
*Argentine president to address supporters amid criticism - Business Insider
*Arnold Schwarzenegger: Republicans need to stop treating climate change like a political issue - Business Insider
*Arrests in Albania over massive opposition protests - Al Jazeera
*Artist Ai Weiwei believes activism helping change China - Business Insider
*Beijing Declares 'Red Alert' Over Pollution: Haze Visible From Space - Forbes
*Being sad or stressed 'will not kill - BBC
Best and Worst Airlines For Holiday Travel 2015 - Forbes
*Billionaire Bush donor begins personal anti-Trump campaign - Business Insider
*Boxing legend Muhammad Ali is not impressed with Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric - Business Insider