National News Headlines-4/1/2016

THE NATION

*RRS arrests suspected traffic robbers

*$2.1b arms contracts: EFCC detains top military officer

*Ambode: Lagos will grow despite bleak outlook

*Naira loses 10% value

*Banks to lose N100b revenue as zero COT begins

*Mixed reactions trail decision to avoid plea-bargain with treasury looters

*Lawyers to INEC: allow neutral workers to conduct Bayelsa rerun

We didn't ask for severance package from Buhari's admnistration, says Shekarau

*Aisha Buhari urges children to study hard

*Oil marketers defy govt orders, sell fuel above N86.50

*AfDB calls for stronger anti-corruption measures in Africa

*NIPOST chief promises quality services

*Buhari entering 2016 with high support

*Why Buhari should grant convicted soldiers amnesty

*Edo 2016: Scramble for Oshiomhole's seat

NIGERIAN PILOT

*APC sweeps Zamfara LG Council polls

*IS threatens Britain in new executions video

*I believe Buhari means well for Nigeria ' Publisher

*Maku calls for removal of immunity clause from constitution

*Dry season farming yields more money ' Expert

*Lagos will take rightful place among major cities in 2016 ' Ambode

*Borno hunters want to join military fight Boko Haram in Sambisa

THE CABLE

*Allow us into Sambisa, Borno hunters beg army

*Presidency: Buhari's opinion on Dasuki 'personal

*PMB picks Danjuma, Dangote to resettle IDPs

*Buhari will not ban hijab now, says presidency

*UI, OAU, UNILAG missing as UNIPORT makes Africa's top 30 universities

*9-time Grammy winner, Natalie Cole, dies at 65

*Fans praise Mikel Obi: He is 'becoming a Chelsea god

*Ex-Cote d'Ivoire player, Gohouri, 'found dead

*Salami absent as Oliseh names final CHAN 2016 team

*Pinnick: No more bonuses for U-17, U-20 teams

*ALERT: B'Haram to 'bomb Borno with beggars

*DPR begins 24-hour surveillance on filling stations

*Adesina: Things could get tougher but Buhari'll get it right

*Buhari asks agencies capturing biometrics to issue single identification numbers

*NNPC loses at least N263bn in 2015 as pipeline vandalism persists

*Biafra: Igbo Muslim group warns easterners  'Pulse

DAILY TRUST

*Tongues wag as Gov Ayade pays salaries from abroad

*No crisis in Kaduna APC - Uba Sani

*Im not entitled to FGs severance as ex minister - Shekarau

*Lawmakers pictures missing in N/Assembly website

*2016 budget favours youth - APC chieftain

*Why Yorubas must support North-East people

*IMF boss visits Nigeria over economy

*Katsina woos new business entrants with 5-yr tax holiday

*Dangote upbeat on economic revival, seeks more investments

*Ighalo wins Premier League Award

*Chelsea thrash Palace to go up