These are the stories that drove conversation today.

All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader, Bola Tinubu in his Christmas message to Nigerians, urged Nigerians to rise above their differences and treat one another with kindness and decency.

The former Lagos governor said, “There will always be things upon which we will disagree and differ. Such is the way of life.

“But we must always transcend these inevitable differences to treat one another with fundamental kindness and decency. This is the real spirit of Christmas and this must be the spirit of the Nigeria we seek to build.”

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The presidential candidate of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in the 2019 general election, Eniola Ojajuni, has stepped down for the presidential candidate of the People’s Trust (PT) Gbenga Hashim.

This was contained in a statement signed and issued to journalists in Abuja by Hassan Ibrahim, Chief Press Secretary to Hashim.

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After initially refusing to allow the APC use the stadium, the Akwa Ibom government has given approval for the APC to use the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, to host President Muhammadu Buhari and other APC leaders this Friday.

The state government’s approval is contained in a press statement issued on Monday evening by the Commissioner Youth and Sports in the state, Monday Uko.

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The federal government on Monday resumed talks with the leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the ongoing strike in public universities across the country.

The university lecturers embarked on an indefinite strike on November 4, demanding improved funding of universities and implementation of previous agreements with the government.

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday sent warm greetings to Nigerians, particularly Christians, as they celebrated Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ.

But he quickly acknowledged that 2018 was a mixed year of mindless bloodletting and the recovery of the country’s economy from recession, among other challenges.