25th December 2015 (Merry Christmas... Everyone)

UPDATES: A'Court Affirms Okowa's Election, Again Gov Offers Olive Branch. Buhari: We Should Never Allow Any Group to Hold Us to Ransom. Suspects Hide 3,542.25kg of Hemp in Biscuits and Cheese Balls. Several Die in Factory Fire in Anambra. Army Cautions Shiites against Incitement Sect in Kano mark Maulud mourning their dead members. Scores Escape Death in Maiduguri as Civilian-JTF Intercepts Bombs Concealed in Flasks. Former PDP Spokesman, Ikem, Jedy-Agba Defect to APC. Ekiti Debt: Fayose will Go to Jail after Tenure, Says APC. Kwara Govt: We Paid off N17bn Bond in 2014. Sokoto Begins Enrollment of 8,000 Students for JAMB. Eko Disco Lauds NERC over New Electricity Tariffs. Ambode Gives February Deadline for Completion of Ago Palace Way. Ebonyi/Enugu Boundary Dispute: Communities Ban Farming To Avert Fresh Hostility. We’ve Technically Defeated Boko Haram – PMB. OPS arrest 5 sea pirates, 2 illegal bunkerers in Bayelsa. 5 confirmed dead as bus plunges into Enugu river. Many killed, injured, buildings destroyed as gas plant explodes in Anambra. Navy uncovers 48 underground reservoirs with crude oil, 200 metric tonnes of diesel. Chevron Rig Explosion: Bayelsa Communities Seek Redress In U.S. Court. DPR begins 24-hour monitoring of depots, filling stations. Plans to privatise 4 airports underway —Amaechi. Fire razes fuel station in Ondo, as 2 fuel tankers explode. Aggravated Damages: M3 Int’l Petitions FAAN, Demands $5m  Compensation. Police release 83 El-Zakzaky’s followers, detain 191. VOIDED: INEC Declares 3 Lawmakers’ Certificates Of Return Invalid. A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist. Compliment of the Season to you all