NEWSPAPER HEADLINES FOR TODAY THURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2016.

NEW TELEGRAPH

2017: presidency budgets N660M for electricity supply

Malabu scandal: ex minister, 12 othesr face jail terms in Italy

Train crashes into trailer in Kaduna

187 die during Christmas – FRSC

WIKE presents N470BN budget for 2017

THE AUTHORITY

Golden jubilee budget: capital projects take 70% of Rivers' N470 bn 2017 budget

Scarcity of dogs hits Ekiti as residents turn to dog meat

Why FG must act fast on abandoned projects – Igwe Orizu

Cash crunch: NFF to cut number of national teams

BLUEPRINT

Troops capture 1,240 insurgents in Sambisa

141 die in Kastina road accidents – FRSC

PROBE missing N500 M CHIBOK SCHOOL fund, SERAP tells EFCC

3 children die in Lagos fire outbreak

Police foil militants' attempt to bomb 3rd mainland bridge

NATION

Police foil plot to bomb Third Mainland Bridge 

Troops recover Shekau's Qur'an, flag 

Malabu oil deal: UK group alleges $523m went to ex-President's fronts 

Etete, 12 others set for trial in Italy 

Airline operators blame poor navigational aids for landing problems 

Nigeria won't let Guinea Bissau down, says Buhari 

Naira weakens to N490/$ at parallel market  

No more strike, Ado Poly students beg workers  

14 remanded in Ekiti for alleged terrorism 

 NHRC tells Fed Govt: it's time to end herdsmen attacks 

LEADERSHIP

Fall Of Sambisa: Army Captures 1,240 Boko Haram Fighters 

Yuletide: 187 Lives Lost To Road Crashes – FRSC 

Vehicle Importers Rush To Beat Jan 1 Ban Deadline 

Sokoto Launches N100m Community Health Scheme 

Jammeh Must Hand Over To Barrow Jan 19 – Gambian Opposition 

Berlin Truck Attack: Tunisian 'Linked To Anis Amri' Held 

Donald Trump Tells Israel 'To Stay Strong' 

Obaseki Inaugurates Dagomo's Elderly Care Center, Stresses Care For The Needy 

Shehu Sani Calls For Civilian JTF In Southern Kaduna 

Wike Presents N470bn Appropriation Bill For 2017 

THISDAY

Investors Meet in January on Brass LNG, Uncertainty Looms over OKLNG

Police Foil Plan to Bomb Third Mainland Bridge, Arrest Mastermind

NHRC Asks Security Agencies to Stop Herdsmen from Killing Innocent People

Nigeria will Not Let You Down, Buhari Assures Guinea Bissau

Fire Kills Three Children Locked in a Room by Their Mother

Timi Frank: Oyegun's Comment on Mega Party Reckless

Catholic Priest Leads Protest against Electricity Black out in Sapele

PUNCH

Nurse pulls off baby's hand during delivery

Naira reverses gain, drops to 490/dollar

What does Boko Haram's 'defeat' mean?

Passengers disrupt Arik's services at Lagos airport

Many blind candidates collude to cheat at exams, says WAEC

Sambisa: Army arrests 1,240 B'Haram suspects, recovers Shekau's Qur'an

Ambode ready to grant amnesty for cult members

187 died in 289 road crashes in nine days – FRSC

Customs seize N250m smuggled cannabis from Ghana

VANGUARD

Latest News 1,260 policemen from S-West protest transfer to northern states 

2017 budget: 115 Foreign Missions to gulp N48.899bn 

Army arrests 1,240 Boko Haram insurgents in Sambisa 

Witchcraft allegation: Community leader commits suicide 

No provision for new minimum wage in 2017 budget 

1,237 Nigerians stopped from entering Germany this year 

Imo 2019: Youths urge Ararume to contest gov polls 

Mega political dreams 

Okpozo's death heartbreaking — Uduaghan, Ibori, Omo-Agege, Ogboru, others 

A-Ibom Assembly makes case for victims of Itu communal attack 

Wike budgets N470bn for 2017 fiscal year 

N-Delta dialogue: Buhari in search of genuine Niger Delta leaders— Presidency

DAILY SUN

Police foil bid to bomb 3rd Mainland Bridge in Lagos

Buhari's top associates to go

2017 budget: FG to spend N100m on kitchen utensils for Aso Rock

2017: No going back on Biafra – BIM

Rivers rerun:  Escort commander, 20 policemen arrested, moved to Abuja

Harmattan haze: Airlines return to normal schedule as visibility improves

We have recovered Shekau's flag from Sambisa – Army

Civil war veterans send SOS to Buhari over 38 years unpaid pensions