NEWSPAPER HEADLINES FOR TODAY FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2016.

THE DAILY TIMES

Buhari shuns S'East summit

FG urges states to clear salaries with Paris Club refunds 

DSS accuses Wike, Saraki's aide of plot to breach national peace

Ambode ratifies child protection policy

Beheaded policeman: fish out killers, Wike orders

THE AUTHORITY

I'm ready to die in defence of democracy  – Wike

Buhari absent as S'East economic and security meeting

Selfish leaders threathening Nigeria- SAO Tome principle joint venture  – Report

CAF seat: FG hasn't endorsed Pinnick, says Dalung

Christians, security agents intensify preparations for Christmas

NEW TELEGRAPH

Buhari to govs: pay workers' salaries with N552bn refund

DSS: Wike , Saraki's aide plotting violent unrest

CAN kicks against Nigeria's headship of Islamic organization

Cameroun houseboy stabs mistress to death

Presidency orders probe of NNF's accounts

NATION

Christmas: Workers battle governors over salaries 

Buhari to governors: pay from N552b debt-service refunds 

Alleged treason: Wike, DSS clash 

How DSS operatives arrested Saraki's aide, by colleague 

Digital Switch Over: Broadcast media to rake in $400m 

Igbo in Akure kick against 'plan' to install Eze Ndigbo 

Lagosians rush to get Lake Rice 

Saraki: I won't condone lawlessness 

Presidency budgets N978m for travels. 

Psychiatric hospital records more mental cases 

Lawyer writes Senate, AGF on Magu's status 

LEADERSHIP

Magu's Rejection An Attempt To Undermine Anti-corruption War 

Bagudu, Ambode's Efforts Bear Fruit As Lake Rice Reaches Market 

Digital Switch-Over Will Boost Economy, Information Versatility – PMB 

Saboteurs Threaten Devt Of Nigeria-Sao Tome/Principe JDA 

YULETIDE: Cash Crunch Hits Banks As Long Queues Exacerbate Withdrawal 

Flashpoint: Gun Wielding FRSC Official, Perish That Thought 

Over 5,000 PDP Members Defect To APC In Kogi 

Ebonyi: Umahi Lays Foundation For Memorable Christmas And New Year 

CBN Issues Guidance Note To Banks On IFRS 9 Implementation 

DSS Alleges Plot To Disrupt Activities In Abuja By Wike Supporters 

PUNCH

Togolese arrested for land grabbing in Lagos

Taraba workers shut down secretariat over unpaid salaries

Stop Taraba, Kaduna, Zamfara killings, FG orders IG

Mother, two children killed in Ogun crash

Policeman kills driver for refusing to give bribe

Troops kill four female suicide bombers in Borno

Our govt slow but progressing, says Osinbajo

Preach tolerance, Ambode tells religious leaders

THISDAY

Ibori, UK Prosecutors Heading for Stalemate

PMB Asks States to Clear Workers' Outstanding Salaries with Paris Club Refund

Tighten the Noose on Credit Risk, CBN Tells Banks

Army Issues Alert on Boko Haram Suspects Fleeing Sambisa Forest

Buhari Gives Approval Impose of Curfew in Parts of Kaduna

Nigerian Broadcaster, Ore Oduba, Sparks £500,000 Bidding War between BBC and ITV after Strictly Come Dancing Victory

VANGUARD

Emmanuel proposes N365.251bn for 2017 fiscal year 

Crisis brews in Ondo over plan to install rival Eze Ndigbo 

Keep hope alive, Osun APC urges citizens 

Bayelsa govt blames banks for delay in salary payment 

Govt lauds indigenous firm on job creation 

No going back on June 2017 Digital Switchover deadline — Buhari 

No evidence backing alleged plastic rice — Health Minister 

Rivers re-run violence: Wike inaugurates commission of inquiry 

There is nothing stopping FG from initiating fresh charges against Ibori – Lawyers 

Muslim Ummah urged to emulate Prophet Muhammad 

Herdsmen will not be allowed to intimidate our people — Dickson