Metro Nigeria: Today's Newspaper Headlines [30 December, 2016]

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Below are some of the headlines in some selected Nigerian Dailies for today, Friday, December 30, 2016.

PUNCH:

• No plastic rice in Nigeria, says NAFDAC
  
  
• Cultism: ‘Rivers community lost 400 to cultists’#
  
  
• Naira among four worst global currencies in 2016
  
  
• Lagos woman killed by cleaner buried
  
  
• CBN sells $1bn to clear backlog of forex demand
  
  
• I am engaged to Reddit co-founder Alexis, Serena announces
  
  
• N’Assembly fire extinguishers expired since 2012 –Investigation
  
  
• Ambode seeks improved performance from teachers
  

VANGUARD:

• We’ve Contaminated, Not Plastic Rice —NAFDAC
  
  
• CBN Sell $1bn Forex To Clear Backlog Of Demand
  
  
• Serena Williams Finally Says “Yes” To Secret Lover, Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian
  
  
• The War Is Not Over Yet, Shekau Tells Buhari
  
  
• Kaduna Killings: Buhari Can’t Talk About Everything – Adesina
  
  
• FG Begins Free Medical Services For Poor Nigerians
  
  
• Female Teacher Dies With Four Children On Christmas Day
  
  
• 2016: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Of Nigerian Sports
  
  
• Senate Pushes For Diaspora Voting In 2019
  
  
• Saraki Reneges On Promises To Publish Details Of 2016 NASS Budget
  
  
• Sambisa Forest: Niger Gov Urges Vigilance
  
  
• No Room For Caretaker Arrangement In PDP Constitution— Modu Sheriff
  
  
• Ajimobi Presents N207bn ‘Budget Of Self Reliance’ For 2017
  
  
• Reliability, Durability, Earned Toyota Hiace Mini Bus Of The Year Award
  
  
• Turkey Coup: Nile Varsity Absorbs 80 Deported Nigerian Students
  
  
• NOC AGM Necessary For Re-Strategising, Re-Evaluation – Gumel
  

THE NATION:

• Ambode opens 500-metre link bridge in Badagry
  
  
• Army dismisses Shekau’s video as mere propaganda
  
  
• 808 killed in Southern Kaduna, Catholic Church alleges
  
  
• Nigeria imports rice, wheat with N1tr annually, says CBN
  
  
• Ahmed presents N135b budget estimate
  
  
• Ajimobi presents N207.64b ‘budget of self-reliance’
  
  
• Fed Govt recovers 40 SUVs, others from perm sec
  
  
• Jammeh appoints six foreign judges to Supreme Court to hear his petition
  
  
• U.S. expels 35 Russian diplomats over hacking
  
  
• Sheriff: I’m the greatest casualty of Boko Haram
  
  
• 40,000 seized bags of rice shared to IDPs camps, says Customs
  
  
• Court remands Cameroonian for boss’ death
  
  
• Concerns over Ogoni clean up as minister moves to UN
  
  
• Woman arraigned for ‘stealing’ T-shirts
  
  
• Seized rice not plastic but unfit for consumption, says NAFDAC
  
  
• ASUU petitions EFCC on alleged N3b fraud
  

NIGERIAN BULLETIN's Top News Items:

Pastor Ashimolowo Loses $4.8million To Ponzi Scheme

Rahma Haruna: Kano Girl Who Lived In A Plastic Bucket Dies At 20

Arik Air: Stranded Passengers Sleep on Floor Overnight at Lagos Airport [PHOTOS]

Abia Assembly Impeaches Speaker Martins Azubuike

Fayose Blames DSS For Leaked Phone Call With Wike On Rivers Rerun

Abubakar Shekau Appears in New Video, Says Boko Haram Members Are Safe

 

[Olabode kabir]

We don't know which one to believe now.NAFDAC says no plastic rice in Nigeria but Nigeria custom says plastic rice is in circulation or may the blame is on media personnel!Nigerians are confused