*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR WEDNESDAY 29TH DECEMBER 2021* *PUNCH* CISLAC kicks as DSS operatives invade Abuja office Enugu residents battle water scarcity again, buy sachet water for bathing 2023: Electronic transmission of results doubtful, 301 LGs lack Internet facilities NIMC targets 2.5 million NIN registrations monthly Aviation ground handling firms ink deal over new charges Delta Airlines halts flights to Shanghai over new COVID-19 rules 2023: Uprooting corruption from the judiciary Imo kicks as Okorochas son-in-law tackles Uzodinma, faults arrest Ekiti APC chief counsels political class on selfless service, transparency Zamfara APC faction condemns invasion of PDP congress Gov poll: Anambra PDP plans panel, mulls sanctions for errant members Disgruntled elements demanding account details, group cautions Osun APC members Ondo senator asks CP to embrace community policing Discos suffer load reduction as power generation sheds 571.5MW PoS transactions hit N13.67tn in three years, 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Assault: The albatross of healthcare workers Electoral Act Amendment Bill: Moving on from Buharis decision and Lawans excuse Fear grips Enugu community, herdsmen kidnap seven holidaying residents Karen: Protesters demand justice for raped pupil, seek arrests Child visit: Ex-wife accuses Fani-Kayode of shunning court order Police raid black spots, arrest seven suspects in Jigawa AIbom LG boss imposes dust-to-dawn curfew to curb killings, looting Itunnu: NIDCOM, father fault autopsy, lawyers plan ECOWAS suit Nursing mother, others decry eviction, fault Anambra landlord, lawyer Six killed, 17 injured as bus, truck collide in Kogi 21-year-old motorist breaks skull after ramming into stationary truck Next Cash and Carry management urges thorough investigation on fire incident How to be was not to be Scanning Nigerias political landscape in 2021 15,049 Nigerian nurses move to UK in five years Researchers to investigate kidney diseases in Kano, Yobe Auditor general queries ministrys N3.8bn 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