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ASUU continues reconciliation meeting with FG
Nigerian team wins badminton tourney in Ghana
Bakassi Strike Force surrenders arms
Atiku promises youths 40 per cent appointments
One soldier dead as troops kill four Boko Haram terrorists
National Assembly workers’ strike threatens 2019 budget presentation
Three boys ‘gang-rape’ girl, 8
51% of world’s population connected to internet
Presidency: we’ve created 12m new jobs
Pastor remanded for ‘defiling’ twins
‘Police, FRSC, others abet rice smuggling’
Osun election dispute: PDP, Adeleke tender result sheets from 27 local govts
Ogun PDP governorship crisis: Appeal Court delivers verdict today in Adebutu/Kashamu suit
We will beat PDP, Agbaje roundly in 2019, says Sanwo-Olu
‘Drug abuse, cultism can lure youths into crime’

Punch News

NASS crisis: Power, water supplies restored, businesses remain closed
BREAKING: Police take over National Assembly, barricade entrances
76th birthday: Give me more time, Buhari begs Nigerians
Fear of ICC made Jonathan to concede defeat –Falana
Police arrest ‘doomsday prophet’ for causing panic
Baby among eight dead in Mumbai hospital fire
My youth minister won’t be up to 30 –Atiku
76th birthday: Go back to Daura and rest, PDP tells Buhari
Nigeria to export unutilised power to West African countries
Herdsmen killings: AI blames FG for 3,641 deaths
Amosun and the politics of attrition
Sex-for-mark professor jailed for two years
Gunmen attack Kaduna village, kill 14, injure 21
I’m not responsible for your failure, Jonathan tells Buhari
CUPP screens six parties as 10 others endorse Atiku
2019 polls: I won’t cheat like I was cheated, says Buhari
Biggest mistakes businesses make on Instagram
Tinubu wants three million votes for Buhari in Lagos
Police detain activist for murder four years after acquittal
Amosun and the politics of attrition
Court remands pastor who defiled church member’s twin daughters
Kidnapped Anambra man found dead in forest
Agent defrauds US visa seekers of N3.5m
Alleged rapist impregnates 12-year-old girl, opts for out-of-court settlement
Command seeks measures to tackle car vandalism in Lagos
I’m not responsible for your failure, Jonathan tells Buhari
CUPP screens six parties as 10 others endorse Atiku
2019 polls: I won’t cheat like I was cheated, says Buhari
NASS crisis update: Chambers open, lawmakers in, workers out
Biggest mistakes businesses make on Instagram
Diamond, Access Bank to conclude merger mid-2019
NEXIM Bank to disburse $1bn to Nigerian exporters, others
NCAA probes Air Peace Lagos-Enugu flight incident
Practical steps to export your products
LCCI decries low Nigeria/Dubai trade volume

Vanguard News

Breaking: Tension as Police barricade N/Assembly gate
FG spends N2.6trn on fuel import in nine months
Report on 3,600 killed in herdsmen/farmers’ clashes: Buhari, Army join forces against Amnesty Int’l
Your incompetence responsible for your failures, Jonathan tells Buhari
Corruption : FG writes UK Crime Commission, wants five Senators probed
2019: I know what it is to be cheated at polls – Buhari
South East’s Storm In The Teacup
Presidential Debate: How Obiano, Oye Betrayed APGA —Obasi
Breaking: Tension As Police Barricade N/Assembly Gate
Dogara Asks Buhari To Constitute North East Development Commission
I’m Deeply Grateful, Buhari Writes Nigerians
FG Spends N2.6trn On Fuel Import In Nine Months
Troops Take Over Jema’a LGA In Kaduna After Gunmen Attack
GENCOs Doubt Electricity Improvement In 2019
ACCESS–DIAMOND BANK M&A: Banks’ Share Prices Skyrocket
Overruling Buhari On Electoral Act Impossible—Rep
Ondo: Kidnappers Want N100m For 3 Civil Servants, Release Poly Lecturer After N4m Ransom
Pastor Accused Of Defiling 12-Yr-Old Twin Girls
NASS Leadership Directs Police, SSS To Secure Complex For Today’s Plenary
2019: Dogara Urges Gombe Electorate To Vote Based On Experience
Trouble Makers Using Media Platforms To Propagate Negative, Divisive Messages – Buhari
AfDB’s 115m Euros For Rwanda’s Water
Nations Agree To Spur Trade In East Africa
Atiku, Buhari Bicker Over Corruption Allegations
India Provides $1.4b Assist Maldives
Ghana’s First Lady Nutrition Champion

hisday News

All PDP Governors Solidly Behind Atiku, Says Okowa
CBN Gives No Objection to Access, Diamond Banks’ Merger, Shares Surge
Celebrating 76, Buhari Pleads for More Time
AI: 3,641 Lives Lost to Farmers, Herdsmen Clashes
OPL 245: Eni, Shell Knew of Corrupt Payments, Rules Italian Judge
Access, Diamond Banks Merger to Be Finalised First Half
Diamond Bank Confirms Merger Talks with Access Bank
Access, Diamond Banks Sign Agreement to Merge
Women Group Storms Abuja, Declares Support for Buhari’s Re-election
Presidency Blames Jonathan for Delay in forming Buhari’s cabinet
Chinese President Jinping Felicitates with Buhari On 76th Birthday
Ogaji: Gencos Now Rely on Alternate Revenue Sources to Run Plants
Consulting Architects Endorse CDK Products
Airtel Holds ‘Love Initiative’ in Nigeria
Udom: Providing Critical Infrastructure for Economic Transformation
Standard Chartered Preserves the environment
TrustBond Earnings Hit N1.56Bn in 2017, Positions to Impact Mortgage Market
ANRP Guber Camdidate Unveils Five-Point Pillars for Kwarans
Nigerians Have Genuine Concerns Over 2019 Elections, says SDP Aspirant
Otti Vows to Replicate Dubai Success in Abia State

Sun News

2019: My youths minister’ll be less than 30 years – Atiku.
Aftermath of NASS workers’ strike: Buhari may abort budget presentation.
The Sun Award: I’m humbled – Alakija, Africa’s richest woman
Paris Club refund: Top officials clash over Buhari’s directive on payment of $350m to consultants
Nigerian content should drive centenary project – NEPZA boss
FG mulls ban of maize importation
EFCC arraigns corps member, another for fraud
Dickson pays N8.2m fees for indigent Bayelsa law graduates
Ortom orders payment of December salary Wednesday
Inappropriate legal framework bane of Nigeria’s financial system growth – CIFIAN
Police lay siege on Marine yard in Delta community
NASS shutdown embarrassing, says APC
Over 235,000 IDPs return home in Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba – Military
Customs generates N1.1trn revenue, seizes N40bn contraband
Benue killings: PDP knocks FG, APC for ‘refusing’ to arrest Miyetti Allah
FG invests $9.25 bn in manufacturing sector –Udoma
Benue killings: PDP knocks FG, APC for ‘refusing’ to arrest Miyetti Allah
FCET Umunze: Provost leads campaign on works ethics
Diamond Bank board approves acquisition by Access Bank
Sterling Bank powers West Africa’s largest food festival
Union Bank trains 400 youths in Delta

Leadership News

FG Places Ekweremadu, Uzodimma, Bafarawa, 26 Others On Travel Ban.
Strike Paralyses NASS
Army Calls For Closure Of Amnesty Int’l Office
Gunmen Hit Kaduna Village, Kill 14, Injure 17
Diamond Bank Confirms Merger With Access Bank
Birthday: Buhari `Queries’ Reporter For Reducing His Age, Asks For More Prayers
Failings In Slaughterhouses: Chickens Freezing To Death And Boiled Alive
Court Sentences OAU Sex-For-Marks Lecturer To 2 Years In Prison
Gov Ayade Grants Amnesty To Bakassi Strike Force
Ugwuanyi Presents N109bn 2019 Budget Proposal To State Assembly
Solution To Nigeria’s Football Crisis Long Overdue — Siasia
Why We Gave Edo Hosting Right Of 2020 Festival — Dalung
CL Round 16: Man Utd Face PSG, Liverpool Draw Bayern, Juve Tackle Atletico
Super Eagles To Play Top Friendlies Ahead AFCON 2019
2019: PMB, Sanwo-Olu’s Victories Will Be Landslide – Yusuf
Electoral Bill: The Genie Bolts Out Of The Bottle!
Mahmud Waziri: Remembering Nigeria’s Unsung Democrat Hero

Guardian News

Senate panel alleges plot to cause fuel scarcity
Monarchs urged to desist from endorsing politicians
Ned Nwoko rehabilitates Onicha-Ugbo/Ugboko road
NEMA cautions against fire disasters, urges people to marry IDPs
Decomposing body of woman found in Ebonyi hotel room
IGP orders removal of roadblocks nationwide
Gang war in Mushin leaves many injured, shops razed
ECOWAS parliament advocates10% budget for agric
Cambridge varsity to host panel discussion for presidential candidates

Daily Trust News

No single economist in Buhari’s cabinet — Atiku
N/Assembly staff may disrupt Buhari’s budget presentation
Amnesty International operations damaging military’s morale — Presidency.
Nigerians pray for Buhari on 76th birthday
Buhari: I’ll give opposition opportunities I never had
Travel Ban: FG submits 39 alleged treasury looters to Immigration(SEE LIST)
Rice farmers want increased security for dry season farming
‘One in every world’s female population is sexually abuse’
Yobe varsity appeals for allocation review
Harmattan: Bama LG Chairman distributes blankets to secondary school students

Daily Times News

Threat To Democracy: Keep Shehu Sani Under Watch, Danjuma Warns Security Agencies
FG, welfare and medical doctors
Gov. Ugwuanyi presents N109.19bn budget for 2019
INEC must do more to give people confidence for 2019 election Ezekwesili
Im touched by poverty, infrastructure deficit in Rivers communities Tonye Cole
Citing bias, negative role: Nigerian Army seeks closure of Amnesty International in Nigeria
Paris Club Refund: Uproar as AGF disobeys presidential approval over consultants $350m fee
Give me time, pray for me, Buhari begs Nigerians @76

Tribune News

Organic food production worse for climate than conventional farming 'Study
Empower women to help save Africa from climate change
Orlando Owoh: A decade after
2019 Election : Ondo secured for Buhari ' Ondo APC chair
Ambode officially endorses Sanwo-Olu/Hamzat ticket
BIC 18th Inter-House sports: Yellow House tops with 918 points
NASS leadership directs Police, SSS to secure complex for Tuesday plenary
Actor Yul Edochie quits Obiano's APGA govt, joins PDP
Amnesty International damaging military morale ' Presidency

The Herald News

Nigerians React To Jailing Of OAU Sex-For-Marks Lecturer
Catriona Gray Wins 2018 Miss Universe
VP Debate: Peter Obi Denies Using False Statistics, Provides Proof
Buhari directs banks to fund entertainers
I Highly Value China-Nigeria Relations ' Chinese President Tells Buhari
Strike: ASUU continues reconciliation meeting with FG
I Couldn't Find any Young Person to Run For Lagos State Governor- Agbaje
2019 Elections: I Won't Cheat- Buhari Promises Nigerians
Failed Government is Not My Fault- Jonathan Comes for Presidency

Daily Independent News

Police Recruitment: 158,773 Applications Received In 18 Days
Glo Offers Subscribers N4. 8m In Social Media Talent Hunt
Ekere, UNDYPD Train Akwa Ibom Youths On Vocational Skills
We'll Engage Mercenaries To Fight Insurgency If' ' APGA VP Candidate
Bayelsa Commissioner Decries Prevalence Of Drug Abuse
Unemployed Legislators Calling For Return To Parliamentary Govt ' Sagay
NGO Cautions Nigerians Against Illegal Migration
Plateau Ex-SSG Blames Jos Crises On Failure Of Previous Administrations
Obaseki Donates Vehicles To Police In Edo

Sahara Reporters News

Again, Ex-Agitators Write Buhari On Zabazaba Deepwater Project
Nigerians Should Give Me More Time, Buhari Begs On 76th Birthday
He's Turned To Mugabe' ' Isoko, Itsekiri Vow To Vote Out Senator Manager In 2019
The Economic Prospects Of Gender Mainstreaming By Adetola Oyegbola and Emmanuel Akinbobola
Peter Obi, A Pregnant Virgin In PDP's Maternity Ward ' A Love Letter By Churchill Okonkwo
Needless Hoopla Over Presidential Veto Of Amended Electoral Bill By Peter Claver Oparah

Premium Times News

APC blames Saraki, Dogara for protest by NASS workers
Oil firms contribute to Nigeria's economic problems ' Presidential aide
Ghana's First Lady Joins Network of African Leaders for Nutrition Champion
2019: APC targets three million votes for Buhari, Sanwo-Olu in Lagos ' Tinubu
Alleged N8bn Fraud: Ex-Skye Bank chair, Ayeni, granted controversial bail
Workers Protest: Saraki, Dogara tell police, SSS to ensure smooth entrance into NASS
Buhari meets MOPPAN, pledges support for entertainment industry
Actor Yul Edochie dumps APGA for PDP
Fuel Subsidy Debt: How CBN helped marketers collect N236bn

The Cable News

Acourt affirms Justice Ademolas acquittal, strikes out FGs appeal
2019: Ill give opposition opportunities I was not given in the past, says Buhari
Atiku: Women, youth will constitute 40 percent of my cabinet
Garba Shehu accuses Amnesty of damaging morale of the military
Ogun PDP crisis: Court to decide Kashamu, Adebutus fate on Tuesday
Yul Edochie defects to PDP third party in less than two years
Nollywood star Gabriel Afolayan releases debut album, Instinct
VIDEO: Meghan Markles father begs Queen Elizabeth to help reconcile with daughter
PHOTOS: Unique garbs, winners and moments from Future Awards Africa

SPORTS NEWS
Soccernet

UCL draw: United face PSG, Liverpool vs. Bayern
UEL draw: Arsenal, Chelsea, Inter learn fate
Man United extend Martial's contract - sources
'Disrespectful' Rabiot 'indefinitely benched' - chief
De Bruyne says Guardiola wrong on exhaustion
Neville 'certain' Mourinho will leave Man United
Fabinho: I'm playing with confidence now
Pepe gifts staff cash after Besiktas exit - sources
Greenwood, Man Utd oust Chelsea in Youth Cup
Man United better off without Mourinho, Pogba
What does your club need in the January transfer window?
LIVE Transfer Talk: City eye move for Real's unhappy Isco
UCL draw a nightmare for United, a dream for City
Klopp meets the team he turned down
Man United drew PSG, and social media loved it
LIVE Transfer Talk: City eye move for Real's unhappy Isco
Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images
Ramsey, Martial, Rabiot lead top free agents
Ben Yedder, Sarabia can no longer be ignored
Premier League in 90 Seconds: Shaqiri saves Alisson from exile
Man United have a Mourinho problem
Liverpool fans' ridicule shows how Mourinho has fallen

Goal.com

'The way he plays, who wants to wear Lingard's clothing brand?'
De Ligt: I'd rather play with Ziyech than Ronaldo
Transfer LIVE: Mourinho axe to cost Man Utd £24m
Martial's agent 'very pessimistic' over long-term Man Utd stay
Messi, Mourinho and winners & losers of Champions League draw
Man Utd face PSG in CL last 16 as Liverpool draw Bayern
Man Utd trigger one-year Martial contract extension
Rabiot set for PSG exit after 'indefinite' benching
Who is Man Utd academy star Mason Greenwood?
Doumbia beats Fekir into top spot - The Ligue 1 Performance Index
Martino: Mexico job 'not 100 percent'
Mexicans Abroad: Jimenez, Chicharito perform in England
Sarachan hired as North Carolina FC manager
Ronaldo wanted Juve in January - Mendes
What is Mourinho's record in the Champions League?
Puel opens up on 'difficult' Mahrez transfer
Greenwood stars as Man Utd end Chelsea's dominance

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England - EFL Cup December 18
20:45 Leicester City ? - ? Manchester City
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Italy - Serie A December 18
20:30 Bologna ? - ? Milan

Germany - Bundesliga December 18
18:30 Borussia Mönchengladbach ? - ? 1. FC Nürnberg
20:30 Fortuna Düsseldorf ? - ? Borussia Dortmund
20:30 Hertha BSC ? - ? Augsburg
20:30 Wolfsburg ? - ? VfB Stuttgart

France - Ligue 1 December 18
19:30 Caen ? - ? Toulouse