{"id":25386,"date":"2021-01-16T06:52:51","date_gmt":"2021-01-16T06:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=25386"},"modified":"2021-01-16T07:11:27","modified_gmt":"2021-01-16T07:11:27","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-saturday-16-january-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=25386","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Saturday, 16 January 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=19271&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump leaves office Wednesday ahead of Bidens inauguration<\/p>\n<p>Indiscriminate killings by Amotekun shows faulty recruitment process Father of slain Oyo youth<\/p>\n<p>#EndSARS: Panel demands autopsy for slain policeman<\/p>\n<p>2023: As APC stalwarts regroup to replace Adamawa gov<\/p>\n<p>Amotekun killed my cousin, shot five others in our family house Eyewitness<\/p>\n<p>I go to US often to perform sacrifices for clients Ifa priest, Elebuibon<\/p>\n<p>I set my boyfriend ablaze after forced sex 17-year-old prospective law student<\/p>\n<p>Elumelus firm buys IOCs stakes in oil block for $1.1bn<\/p>\n<p>Experts blame insecurity, others as inflation hits 15.75%, 37-month high<\/p>\n<p>PTAD postpones resumption of walk-in verification for pensioners<\/p>\n<p>$311m Abacha loot: How bid process for consultant ended in crisis Investigation<\/p>\n<p>Armed Forces Day: APC, PDP clash over rising insecurity<\/p>\n<p>Herdsmen killed two after Sunday Igbohos visit to Fulani settlement Oyo residents<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Again, FG snubs Osinbajo report, mobilises corpers to camps<\/p>\n<p>Restructure or risk boycott of 2023 polls, Nwodo tells FG<\/p>\n<p>Why power should shift to South in 2023 Zulum<\/p>\n<p>State actors, disgruntled elements discrediting Amotekun Commanders<\/p>\n<p>Akpabio, NDDC, ex-militants plan faster Niger Delta development<\/p>\n<p>End insurgency, banditry now, Wike tells FG<\/p>\n<p>Kaduna intercepts 168 Almajirai from 13 states, ECOWAS countries<\/p>\n<p>WhatsApp delays privacy changes after backlash<\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram collected taxes from Borno people before 2015 -DHQ<\/p>\n<p>Kaduna varsity fires lecturer over alleged sexual harassment<\/p>\n<p>Its a bad sign, Nigerians react to pigeons refusal to fly at Armed Forces remembrance<\/p>\n<p>15 dead in Edo road accident<\/p>\n<p>Stop rivalry, work to realise your destinies now, Akintoye urges Yoruba, Igbo<\/p>\n<p>99% of Buharis appointments not based on merit Junaid<\/p>\n<p>Second wave: Obaseki suspends reopening of schools<\/p>\n<p>Suspected sea pirates arrested for kidnapping four Americans<\/p>\n<p>11 children, 21 others die in Edo, Kogi auto crashes<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: Shell sells stake in Nigerian oil block for $533m<\/p>\n<p>Only God can give victory over insecurity, says Adesina<\/p>\n<p>Lagos okays school reopening January 18<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Service chiefs short of ideas, should resign, says Wike<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen attack Bayelsa community, raze buildings<\/p>\n<p>2024: Trump will return as president if Don<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 in Nigeria: 105,478 infected, 83,830 recovered, 1,405 dead<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria to receive 10 million vaccine doses in March, says Ehanire<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FCMB: Adam Nuru\u2019s Wife Speaks, Says Her Marriage Still Intact<\/p>\n<p>Pandemonium as Gunmen Attack Bayelsa Community, Raze Buildings<\/p>\n<p>Okowa Performs Groundbreaking for N15bn Tower Fabrication Firm at Issele-Uku<\/p>\n<p>N\u2019Delta Group Resolves to Partner FG, Others for National Amity, Security,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Shell Sells Stake in OML17 for $533m<\/p>\n<p>Kwara APC Crisis: 9 LG Party Chairmen Pass Vote of Confidence&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s Inflation Hits 15.75%<\/p>\n<p>NAFDAC Raises the Alarm over Fake COVID-19 Vaccine in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Sokoto Loses Commissioner for Home Affairs<\/p>\n<p>UK Imposes Mandatory Covid-19 Tests<\/p>\n<p>FG Urged to Draw on Improved Environment, Reforms to Grow Economy<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2023 presidency: Why North must respect zoning, power rotation &#8216;Kabiru Gaya, ex-Kano gov<\/p>\n<p>Northern youths will consider Atiku, Tinubu, Kalu, Wike, others for 2023 presidency &#8216; Elliot Afiyo, NYLF leader<\/p>\n<p>Why Nigeria at war with itself<\/p>\n<p>Anambra 2021: We must get it right this time &#8216;Udeme<\/p>\n<p>Our mandate is to produce Igbo president in 2023 &#8216;Ohanaeze<\/p>\n<p>Inflation rises again by 15.75%<\/p>\n<p>Onwumere vows to tackle housing deficit in Nigeria with affordable homes<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll sell public assets to fund 2021 budget- FG<\/p>\n<p>LASU VC: Concerned staff petition Sanwo-Olu over non-compliance with directive<\/p>\n<p>Pandemonium as gunmen attack Bayelsa community, raze houses<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biden appoints 26-year-old Nigerian-American as White House counsel<\/p>\n<p>Suspect arrested in Nasarawa for mutilating six-year-old girl&#8217;s genitals<\/p>\n<p>Presidential Programme, NDDC, ex-agitators sign deal to develop Niger Delta<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s inflation hits 15.75 percent, highest in three years<\/p>\n<p>NYSC DG warns prospective corps members against night travels<\/p>\n<p>Love, money and devotion in the new religion of Naira Marley<\/p>\n<p>AGF denies NDDC bribe allegation, calls for exposure of culprits<\/p>\n<p>NPA expects 19 ships with petroleum products, others at Lagos port<\/p>\n<p>Military airstrike eliminates scores of terrorists in Borno &#8216; DHQ<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Schools in Edo to remain closed till Feb. 1 &#8216; Obaseki<\/p>\n<p>NIN registration: Complaints galore as bottlenecks fester amid COVID-19 scare<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 emergency overwhelms govt hospitals<\/p>\n<p>Schools on high alert as academic activities resume<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2 people shot, one stabbed as cult groups clash in Delta community<\/p>\n<p>NERC fixes Jan 19 for petition against Asaba Distribution licence<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors: Capitol mob aimed to &#8216;capture and assassinate&#8217; lawmakers<\/p>\n<p>British PM Johnson speaks of &#8216;extraordinary&#8217; pressure on hospitals<\/p>\n<p>FCT directs schools to resume Jan 18, urges compliance with COVID-19 protocols<\/p>\n<p>Federal Government launches Public Works Programme in Enugu with 17,000 beneficiaries<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t politicise Nigeria security issues, APC advises Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>Buhari, 9 other presidents, others receive AfCFTA awards<\/p>\n<p>Desperate politicians sponsoring Nnamdi Kanu to thwart Igbo presidency in 2023,South East group alleges<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: Fresh concerns as Nigeria records 1,867 new COVID-19 cases<\/p>\n<p>Malami denies collecting bribe for NDDC Sole Administrator&#8217;s appointment<\/p>\n<p>CIVIL WAR: &#8216;Nigeria more divided now than in 1967<\/p>\n<p>Stakeholders must stop isolationism, populism for national security, prosperity&#8217; 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Over Health Condition<\/p>\n<p>Court Dissolves 10-year-old Marriage Over Mother-in-law&#8217;s Interference<\/p>\n<p>NAFDAC Raises The Alarm Over Fake Vaccine In Circulation<\/p>\n<p>Shell Sells Stake In Nigeria&#8217;s Oil Bloc For $1.1bn<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=19271&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Poor finances, cultural barriers, delay care-seeking for sick children &#8216;Experts<\/p>\n<p>Crowds besiege FG registry in Lagos for marriage amid COVID-19 fears<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 Violation: Club VICTORIA Boss Appeals To Lagos govt, Stakeholders Over closure<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria confirms 1,867 new COVID-19 cases, total now 107,345<\/p>\n<p>Heirs Holdings expands oil and gas portfolio, acquires 45% of OML 17 from Shell, Total, ENI<\/p>\n<p>FG&#8217;s SIP designed to touch lives of poor Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>Sorrow as accident claims six children of same family, nine others in Edo<\/p>\n<p>Armed Forces Day: Buhari, others honour fallen heroes<\/p>\n<p>Lagos East PDP senatorial candidate, Babatunde Gbadamosi, recounts battle with COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Ijede General Hospital management refutes shutdown rumour<\/p>\n<p>PHCN privatization: Senate investigation reveals loss of N387m to Canadian company<\/p>\n<p>Wike joins call for sack of security chiefs<\/p>\n<p><strong>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How we formed robbery gangs inside prisons<\/p>\n<p>UK to close all travel corridors Monday<\/p>\n<p>Home-based care cases rise to 8,043 in Lagos<\/p>\n<p>LASUCOM shuts hostel over cases<\/p>\n<p>PDPs COVID-19 tirade is sensational gibberish BMO<\/p>\n<p>Only corps members that test negative will be allowed to register in camp NYSC<\/p>\n<p>23 die in Norway after receiving Pfizer vaccine &#8211; Officials<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 second wave: Obaseki suspends schools resumption, reviews curfew to 10pm<\/p>\n<p>Buhari, govs honour fallen heroes, seek support for armed forces<\/p>\n<p>Biden Twitter account starts from zero with no Trump followers<\/p>\n<p>False document:CAC says erring lawyers liable to two years imprisonment<\/p>\n<p>Nigerias inflation rate hits 15.75%, highest since 2017<\/p>\n<p>Serial female fraudster jailed for visa fraud<\/p>\n<p>JUST IN: Edo schools remain closed till Feb. 1 Obaseki<\/p>\n<p>Biden appoints another Nigerian as aide<\/p>\n<p>Police lose two AIGs in three days<\/p>\n<p>160 Almajirai rescued from Kaduna illegal centres<\/p>\n<p>Alaafins erudition, pride to Yoruba race, says Adewusi<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WHO, Africa CDC to deliver 900m doses of Covid-19 vaccines in 2021<\/p>\n<p>Desperate politicians sponsoring Kanu to foil Igbo presidency in 2023 Southeast professional alleges<\/p>\n<p>NAFDAC caution against use of COVID-19 vaccines before approval<\/p>\n<p>Buhari reminds Nigerians to guard unity of Nigeria jealously<\/p>\n<p>Africa records 25,000 new covid-19 cases daily, Says WHO<\/p>\n<p>Stock market gains N325bn on enhanced buying interest<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Passengers protest Azman\u2019s endless flight cancellations<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen abduct ex-lawmaker<\/p>\n<p>Elegy for family of 6 wiped off in car crash<\/p>\n<p>The link between your gut health and severe COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>The evidence for healthworkers using cloth mask<\/p>\n<p>Ayade sacks 30 protesting magistrates<\/p>\n<p>Dikio, Akpabio, ex-agitators meet to strengthen peace in Niger Delta<\/p>\n<p>Residents flee over attack by gunmen in military uniform<\/p>\n<p><strong>HERALD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Schools in Edo to Remain Closed till Feb. 1 &#8216; Obaseki<\/p>\n<p>Kano Electoral Commission Recruits 48,000 Ad hoc Staff for LG Poll<\/p>\n<p>Consumer Price Index Rises by 0.86% &#8216; NBS<\/p>\n<p>Lagos State to Close Apapa Dock for Railway Project<\/p>\n<p>Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Gov. Ugwuanyi Donates N10m to Wives of Fallen Heroes<\/p>\n<p>Police lose second AIG in 3 days<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria records highest inflation rate in 3 years<\/p>\n<p>Plane Crash Survivor Kechi Okwuchi Shares Weight Loss Transformation Story<\/p>\n<p><strong>AUTHORITY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kanu working with politicians to scuttle Igbo presidency Group<\/p>\n<p>Troops kill terrorists, destroy vehicles in Jakana axis of Borno State<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian Law School reiterates ban on admission of Cotonou varsity graduates<\/p>\n<p>Former Bauchi lawmaker, Ningi, kidnapped<\/p>\n<p>Armed Forces Remembrance Day 2021: Appreciating and celebrating the Armed Forces of Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Kwara APC crisis: Otege will consume Lai Mohammad, Gbemi Saraki, says Gov Abdul Razq supporters<\/p>\n<p>LASU Management closes LASUCOM hostels as three students test positive for covid-19<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUSINESSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Will CBN act as piggy bank for the FG yet again in 2021<\/p>\n<p>The battle for the top as Man United battle Liverpool at Anfield<\/p>\n<p>Three Women&#8217; 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