*Stop defection, Akpabio begs Tambuwal
*Obasanjo, an unrepentant troublemaker, says Clark
*Explosion, fire destroy Rivers' courts
*PDP BoT to intervene in Jonathan, Obasanjo rift
*Gunmen kill 30, burn 40 houses in Plateau
*Defection won't change APC senate minority status –Investigation
*Suspect hides 9.2kg drug in palm oil for export
*Ogun APC, opposition parties disagree over Amosun's performance
*Woman dies in Aliyu's office
*Jonathan's presidency is incompetent, says APC
*Budget scandal: Again, EFCC summons Kano government officials
*Health workers begin five-day strike Wednesday
*We didn't join APC for leadership positions –Nyako *Court restrains police, NDLEA, others from arresting Kashamu
*Oshiomhole presides over SEC meeting, denies sustaining injuries
Leadership
*Only 5% Of Delivery In Sokoto Is Done In Hospitals
*Insurgency: 27 Foreigners Arrested In Adamawa
*Buhari, Tinubu Set To Receive 1 Million PDP Defectors In Kaduna
*2015 Polls: Obasanjo May Back PDP Governor Against Jonathan
*A President Without Balls
*We've Not Endorsed Kwankwaso As APC Leader – Shekarau
*Another 2,300 PDP Members Join APC In Kaduna
*APC Members, Others Eager To Join PDP – Tukur
Vanguard
*Court remands pastor, 4 others over N6.5m theft, burglary
*We didn't join APC for positions—G5 govs
*Kidnappers demand N50m ransom to free 6-yr-old boy in Bayelsa
*Read Clark's letter to Obasanjo
*Court restrains IGP, DSS from arresting Kashamu
*Health workers declare 5-day warning strike from Jan 15
*Enejere's removal: UNN JAC wants FG to set up panel of inquiry
*3 escape death as commercial bus crashes into shop in Lagos
*Workers vow to shut Calabar, Onne, Warri Ports over alleged poor pay
*Mob kills man for shooting landlord's daughter to death
National Mirror
*New tax regime coming soon –FIRS
*Educational legacies of missionaries in Tiv land
*Stop further defection of PDP members, Akpabio urges Tambuwa
*Dearth of doctors, nurses hit Katsina health sector
*Anambra begins preparation for Saturday's LG poll
*Gunmen kill four policemen in Kaduna
*FG to take over Otuoke cottage hospital
*Poor legal system weakens fight against oil theft –NIMASA
*Expectation mounts over job creation in 2014
*2015: Buhari, Tambuwal unsettle APC
*G7 govs, nPDP never planned to defect but to tame Tukur's arrogance –Jaja
*China urges South Sudan ceasefire as peace talks linger
Guardian
*Explosion rocks Rivers' court
*Igbo leaders insist on new constitution
*Leadership change in N'Assembly likely
*Suspected Fulani gunmen kill 30 in Plateau community
*Health workers to begin five-day warning strike January 15
*PLWDs seek better deal, want special ministry
*UNN workers protest, want VC removed
*APGA, LP disagree over alleged plot to rig Anambra council poll
*Court restrains security agencies from arresting Kashamu
*Muoka urges Nigerians to move closer to God
*Mimiko seeks IFAD's partnership with Ondo
Tribune
*Explosion, fire at Rivers high courts •No explosion in Ahoada court –Police
*10 feared killed in Southern Kaduna crisis
*Last-minute lobbying over ministerial list
*Oyo govt orders closure of schools in LG
*Academic activities resume at varsities •As students, parents urge FG, ASUU to keep faith with agreement
*Workers begin strike in Nasarawa over promotion •It's not workers' right –Al-Makura
*Jonathan applauds increased Nigeria, China trade
*Pay our gratuity, DSC workers beg FG
*2014 budget not in the interest of Nigerians —SSANU
The Nation
*APC to Federal Govt: you're incompetent
*Rivers High Court bombed
*Cash crunch stalls work on Lagos- Ibadan Expressway
*30 killed in Plateau morning attack
*Setbacks cast doubt on Jonathan's political survival
*Igbo leaders reject Okurounmu Panel's report
*Bombs: Govt fingers Wike's group, others
*German Chancellor Merkel fractures pelvis in skiing accident
*Severe weather batters North America
*Monster waves slam into UK
*Sudan, South Sudan move to protect oil fields
*Rivers High Court bombed
*Another set on fire PDP, APC in blame game The political
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