Some of Today's Newspaper Headlines December 18, 2012

Some of Today's Newspaper Headlines December 18, 2012

PUNCH

*Police disqualify SSCE, Third Class holders from recruitment

*kidnappers contact Imo over actress

*Lagos impounds 6,972 motorcycles in three months

*FG, Lagos agree on Lekki Seaport

*Govs demand role in helicopter crash probe

*Ondo tribunal okays joint inspection of electoral materials

*Party interest killed electoral reform committee report – Uwais

*Kidnappers abduct four expatriates, Nigerian in Bayelsa 

*How Ajimobi won 2011 Oyo gov poll – Tokyo

*States should control police –Senator

*Health workers’ protest politically motivated –NMA

*Politicians encouraging terrorism –Aregbesola

*FG to ban packaged sugar importation in January

*Petrol supply inadequate as Christmas approaches – Marketers

*2012 subsidy claims to reach N1.23tn – PPPRA

*Wife of conductor killed by policeman seeks justice#

*No clue to TV presenter’s whereabouts– Police

*Children, women protest planned demolition of Ogun estate

*True entrepreneurs are doers, not dreamers, Awosika tells graduates

*OAU at 50: Akinkugbe, Omole charge alumni to support institution

*UNIABUJA graduates students with multiple carryovers —Panel

*Nigerian graduates not as bad as people claim – OOU VC

*Four Britons arraigned for bribing Lagos, Rivers officials

*Katongo wins BBC award, expects easy ride against Nigeria

*Nations Cup: Keshi targets 10 NPL players

*‘We’ll use locally-assembled computers for identity registration — Onyemenam

*What is the life of a Nigerian worth?

*Energy saving tips this Yuletide

 *Helicopter crashed on 15th trip of the day –Source

 *Police disqualify SSCE, Third Class holders from recruitment

* How Ajimobi won 2011 Oyo gov poll – Tokyo

 *No clue to TV presenter’s whereabouts– Police

 *Kidnappers quizzed my mum on subsidy payments –Okonjo-Iweala

VANGUARD

*Nigeria starts printing of new encoded yellow fever card

*4 charged in UK for bribing Nigerian officials over tax

*FERMA MD speaks on `zero potholes’ on roads

*Kidnappers keep Imo dep gov’s aide 4 months after

*Race for PDP BoT Chair: Between moderation and desperation

*Electoral reform: Political interest killed my report – Uwais

*NNPC cautions IOCs against false accusation

*Six Hyundai Heavy workers kidnapped in Bayelsa

*PDP: Another script to cage Govs

*Court upholds right to hear case against selection of FUT, Minna, VC

*‘10.1m children dropped out of school in 2012’

*Lagos Speaker’s trial: I found cash registers – EFCC witness

*Cynthia: Court grants bail to Pharmacist

*FG bans importation of raw sugar from January 1

*Aregbesola, workers on collision course over new taxes

*Bandits snatch N15m from Delta LG

*Imoke’s aide blames environmental disaster on FG

*Plateau indigeneship non-negotiable – Sen Pwajok

COMPASS

*Osun workers poised for showdown with Aregbesola over tax, consultancy

*Four charged in U.K. for bribing Rivers, Lagos’ Internal revenue officials

*Community kicks against Amosun’s plan to demolish 300 buildings

*Bode George: Between a good name and material acquisition in leadership

*Etihad Airways named world’s leading airline for the fourth consecutive year

*Aero wins Best West African Airline of the Year 2012 

*OPEC Fund approves fresh $103.5m to boost socio- economic development in Africa

*Delta’s in Virgin Atlantic 49 % purchase prises open the valuable London Heathrow hub for SkyTeam?

*SEC vows to unveil any perpetrators of abuse in capital market

*Asset managers may takeover indebted mobile operators

THISDAY

*Govs to Appoint Consultant to Probe Helipcoter Crash

*Okonjo-Iweala: My Mother was Abducted over Subsidy Claims

*Uwais: Political Interests Killed My Report

*Actors Guild Plans Protest over Nkiru Sylvanus Kidnap

*Bakassi: Nigeria, Cameroun to Speed up Boundary Demarcation

*Helicopter Crash: ANPP Urges Thorough Probe

*NNPC: We Won’t Bend Contracting Procedures for IOCs

*Four Charged in UK for Bribing Nigerian Officials over Tax

*Judge Rejects Apple Injunction Bid vs. Samsung

*Inflation Defies Monetary Tightening, Rises to 12.3%

*YTD Gains: Nigerian Stock Market Leap-frogs Kenya, Others

*Banks, Operators to Acquire Fraud Prevention System

*Ecobank, Zenith, GTBank Bag Best Performing Awards

*Financial Education Helps Women into Boardroom Positions

*Fear of Fresh Fuel Crisis Mounts over Volatility in Price

*Nigeria, FAO, Others Sign Food Security Pact

*When Shema Stunned Obasanjo

*Ndigbo and Kalu’s Call for Unity

*Obama Makes New Fiscal Cliff’ Offer, Deal May Be Near

*Kwara PDP Condemns ACN Fracas in Ilorin

*Appeal Court Orders Retrial of Edo Service Commission’s Case

*PDP Sweeps Benue Council Polls

LEADERSHIP

*Ministers Panic As Jonathan Calls Emergency FEC Meeting

*Kaduna Deputy Governor: Emirs, Elders Make Case For Yakowa’s Wife

*Ministers Panic As Jonathan Calls Emergency FEC Meeting

 *6 Killed In Auto Crash In Malumfashi

*2012: FG To Spend N1.23 Trillion On Fuel Subsidy Payment

*Ahmed congratulates Buhari at 70

*Yakowa/Azazi: Reps To Probe Helicopter Crash

*Trade Ministry Unveils New Auto Policy In 2013

*My Mum Was Kidnapped Over Unpaid Fuel Subsidy – Okonjo-Iweala

*How Delta Dealt With Flood Disaster — Uduaghan

*Oldest Man In Benue Dies At 122

*Leadership Correspondent Wins SEC Award

*NBA Backs Call For Review Of NDDC Act

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GOD BLESS NIGERIA!!!