Newspapers Review January 1, 2016

In this first day of 2016, our newspapers review, Fire engulfs Dubai’s 63-story tower as New Year fireworks begin, Expect defeat soon, Peterside tells PDP, Taraba: A’ Court reverses APC, Alhassan’s

victory, FG lying about rescuing our girls – Chibok community, NSCDC destroys 106 illegal refineries in Bayelsa, NNPC ‘paid N933.1b, $607.8 in 11 months’, Nigeria can be great, says Tinubu, Chibok Girls Alive and Kicking, Says Journalist, Mimiko Grants Amnesty to 14 Prisoners in Ondo,
Senate: We Have No Plan to Spend N50bn on Cars, Media Chat Exposed Buhari’s Undemocratic Character – PDP,  Tompolo’s refusal to honour EFCC’s invitation not an offence —Rights group, Niger budgets N74.7bn for 2016,

                                                      Punch
Gov promises to reward hard work
Assembly approves N662.5bn budget for Lagos
LAHA revokes Femi Pedro’s impeachment
Fire engulfs Dubai’s 63-story tower as New Year fireworks begin
Expect defeat soon, Peterside tells PDP
Taraba: A’ Court reverses APC, Alhassan’s victory
FG lying about rescuing our girls – Chibok community
FG warns Gabon, others over deportees
                                                   National Mirror
NSCDC destroys 106 illegal refineries in Bayelsa
Man jailed 12 months for stealing cocoa
NGO lifts 500 widows with cash, other gifts in Rivers
Tradition worshipers want August 20 declared public holiday
We’re not terrorist group —Shi’ite leader
AEDC backs new tariff review, fixed charge removal
                                                        The Nation
 Buhari to Nigerians: better days are coming
NNPC ‘paid N933.1b, $607.8 in 11 months’
 16 injured in Dubai hotel fire
Anti-corruption: President on vengeance mission, says party
Nigeria can be great, says Tinubu
Vintage Press returns N9 million to NPAN
Saraki praises Ekweremadu
                                                        ThisDay
 A'Court Affirms Otti, Ishaku Duly Elected Governors of Abia, Taraba
PDP, LP Slam Buhari's Media Outing, APC
Open Letter to Presidential Spokesperson, Femi Adesina
Lagos Assembly Invalidates Pedro's Impeachment
 Muslim Bodies Condemn Possible Ban on Hijab
Ikpeazu, Ortom, Bello, Gaidam Present Budgets to Assemblies
Chibok Girls Alive and Kicking, Says Journalist
IG Threatens Arrest of Holders of Invalid Firearms Licence, Tinted Glass
NLC: Buhari Now Captive of Forces of Subsidy Removal, Deregulation
Mimiko Grants Amnesty to 14 Prisoners in Ondo
Soldiers Kill Robbers In Bauchi, Recover Arms, Money
Kogi Workers Demand Payment of Salaries as Activists Calls for Wada’s Probe
Senate: We Have No Plan to Spend N50bn on Cars
                                                       Leadership
Media Chat Exposed Buhari’s Undemocratic Character – PDP
PDP’s Unprovoked Insults On Buhari, APC Members Baseless – Odigie-Oyegun
Gov Bindow Denies Receiving N500m From Atiku Abubakar
Olamide Produces Sublime Stageshow At #OLIC2
Change The Mind-Set Music Campaign Underway
mpower Africa Initiative (EAI) Boss Adds Another Year
Yuletide: A Little More Drinking, Eating And The End Product
                                                         Vanguard
BUHARI: It pays to persist
Tompolo’s refusal to honour EFCC’s invitation not an offence —Rights group
2016, year of new beginnings —Sylva
Niger budgets N74.7bn for 2016
Oyo rep appoints 43 legislative aides
Buhari, Jonathan are Vanguard Personalities of the Year
PDP, APC in face-off over Buhari’s media chat
Mike Adenuga, Jnr: The Triumph of African enterprise
‘Faleke goofed on Yahaya Bello’s PVC’
Fire guts student hostel in Bauchi