World News Headlines Today - 25/12/2015

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DAILY POST

*Buildings violating safety regulations will soon be sealed – Fire Service

*Teach Al-majiri students English Language – Islamic scholar tells FG, States

*Shi’ites hold ‘Free Sheikh Zakzaky’ procession in Sokoto, Katsina

*Scores escape death in Borno as Civilian JTF seizes bombs concealed in food flasks

*Withdraw your sack threat, meet our demands – Doctors tell Aregbesola

*Don’t write off Buhari’s efforts – Mark begs Nigerians

*Crisis Looms as Rivers Assembly confirms Justice Okocha for appointment

*Police arrests three over alleged murder of mother, church member, housemaid in Akwa Ibom

*Five persons confirmed dead as bus plunges into Oji River

*I do not enjoy having a baby for Boko Haram militant – Rape victim laments

*How we arrested 980 robbers in six months – Ogun Police Commissioner

*UNIBEN CSO arraigned in court for alleged theft

*Bleak Christmas for Super Eagles coaches as NFF fails to pay salaries

VANGUARD

*DPR begins 24-hour surveillance on depots, filling stations

*Bleak Xmas: Enugu residents groan over fuel scarcity, soaring food prices

*Farmer sues police, claims N50m as damages

*Umahi signs 2016 appropriation bill into law

*Kabba community cries out over incessant kidnap attacks

*Buhari's Education plans: Good, but can be better ' Senator Emodi

*Dangote buys back former subsidiary to save over 3,000 jobs

*Arsenal table N752.5m for Eaglets captain

THE CABLE

*Army warns Shi'ites against creating tension

*Shi'ites in Kano mourn army's 'genocide

*Buhari: Boko Haram has been confined to Borno

*Dasuki 'celebrates' Eid Maulud in Kuje prison

*IMF predicts oil could slump to $20 in 2016

*New electricity tariffs to take effect from Feb

*Adele, Davido, Drake, Falz' biggest entertainers of 2015

*Many killed' as explosion rocks Anambra

*Ijaw elders ask Tompolo, Kuku to honour EFCC's invitation

*Appeal court upholds Okowa's election as Delta gov

*5 killed as bus plunges into river near Anambra

*Lai: B'Haram insurgents now sick and hungry

*Police release 83 Zakzaky followers, detain 199

*Cameroon troops 'kill 70' Borno residents

*Soldiers 'killed and secretly buried' 300 Shi'ites

*Naira rises against dollar, trades at N265

*NNPC: Kaduna refinery now producing 3.2m litres of petrol daily

*Van Gaal storms out of press briefing as reporter mentions Mourinho

*Serena: More honours but not much money

*Delta gov petition panel 'relocated' to Abuja

*APC: Recovered loot will be injected into budget

*Buhari's $38 budget benchmark feasible

*We'll hold you to every word, Dogara tells Buhari

*Buhari would get it right, says Adesina

BBC

*World intoxicated by consumerism - Pope

*Spanish king calls for national unity

*Russia and India hail partnership

*Robert Downey Jr granted a pardon

*Man's bullet killed wife in bear attack

*Peake calls wrong number from space

*Nigeria gas blast 'causes casualties

*Ghana wants $500,000 bus money back

*Runner's routes make Star Wars maps

*ran hostages 'win compensation

*Bus attack in Kenya 'linked to IS

*Eighteen migrants drown off Turkey

*Fifa ex-official extradited to Uruguay

*IS militants 'to leave south Damascus

*What did Jesus really look like

*At Least 25 Killed in Fire at Saudi Hospital - Gawker

THE GUARDIAN

*Germany: Teenager who cried in front of

Merkel granted extended residency

*Pope Francis attacks consumerist society in midnight mass

*Poland’s senate votes to curb

power of top court

*Syrian government ready to enter new peace talks

*Israel: PM condemns video of Jewish

extremists cheering death of toddler

*Italy: Pompeii home's mosaics and frescoes among latest sights for tourists

*Chechnya: Chechen leader

shames social worker on live TV

after complaint

*Tajikistan bans Christmas and new

year celebrations

*UK:Queen’s Christmas message:

light will overcome darkness

*Nigeria gas blast kills more than 100

Africa

*Food rations bring respite to South Sudanese forced to live in swamps

*UK gives Ethiopia £30m to fight drought

similar in scale to 1984 crisis

*Gaza's children forced to work for a pittance amid war-torn ruins

*Beijing security alert: Australia, Britain

and US warn citizens to be vigilant

*2 Italian grandmother causes illness with cocoa expired in 1990

*Ecuadorian couple set to become first

transgender parents in South America

ENTERTAINMENT

*Present Nigerian musicians lack an understanding of music– Mr Ragamuffin crooner - Daily Post

*2015: Controversies that trailed Nigeria's entertainment industry - Daily Times

*Hip-hop artists back push to send rap lyrics case to US supreme court - The Guardian

*50 Cent Sue Rick Ross For Stealing His Song 'In Da Club - Information Nigeria

*Adele, Davido, Drake, Falz' biggest entertainers of 2015 - The Cable

*Artistes who shaped Nigerian music scene in 2015 - National Mirror

*Basketmouth Thinks The High Number Of Nigerian Beauty Pageants Is Ridiculous - Information Nigeria

*Bristol Palin Gives Birth To Her Second Child - Huffington Post

*Carly Rae Jepsen Redid The 'Full House' Theme Song For Netflix Reboot - Huffington Post

*CCWA hosts Xmas party for orphans - National Mirror

*Chrissy Teigen, John Legend reveal baby's gender - CNN

*Delta Lawmakers, Harriman Extol New Olu Of Warri - Daily Independent

SPORTS

*A special Christmas message from Cristiano Ronaldo - Goal

*African U-23 Championship: Nigerians In South Africa Praise Dream Team - Daily Independent

*Anchors away as PGA Tour players adapt to change - Yahoo

*Anderlecht Tables 2m Euro For Osimhen - Daily Independent

*AP source: Murphy agrees to 3-year deal with Nationals - Yahoo

*Arsenal table N752.5m for Eaglets captain - Vanguard

*Ashley Cole in talks with LA Galaxy - Goal

*Cam Newton Comments on Potentially Winning MVP - Bleacher Report

*Delta State teams clinches median S-South Zone Basketball 3X3 Tour - Guardian

*Depay vows to improve at Manchester United - Goal

*DJ Khaled Nails Jumper After Miami Heat Game, Stares Down Camera - Bleacher Report

*Drogba Negotiating Chelsea Return - Leadership

*Eto'o tells Neymar to 'train, train and train - The Cable

*FC Taraba players call off 'sleep strike - Tribune

*FIFA Scandal: Former Vice-president Extradited to Uruguay - Thisday

*Figo backs Zidane to be future Madrid boss - Goal

*Fresh NFF crisis bad for football, journalists tell minister, stakeholders - Guardian

*Gary Lineker Destroys Sepp Blatter on Twitter with Mock Christmas Card - Bleacher Report.