{"id":26715,"date":"2021-12-25T05:47:35","date_gmt":"2021-12-25T05:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=26715"},"modified":"2021-12-25T05:47:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-25T05:47:35","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-saturday-25-december-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=26715","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Saturday, 25 December, 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><\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY INDEPENDENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"single-post-title\"><span class=\"post-title\">Putin Set To Talk With US Amid Desire To Stop NATO Expansion In Europe<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Russia Hits Tech Giants Google, Meta With Massive Fines<\/p>\n<p>Christmas: Ekiti Teachers Hail Fayemi&#8217;s Former Aide For Surprise Package<\/p>\n<p>Govs Behind APC, Political Crises In Nigeria &#8216; Popoola<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Global Airlines Cancel Over 2,000 Christmas Flights Amid Omicron Surge<\/p>\n<p>Buffon Suggests Ronaldo Hurt Juventus Team Spirit<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Its illegal, Aisha Buhari cant grant FG workers indefinite leave SANs<\/p>\n<p>Queen Naomi: Yoruba monarchs should consult Ifa before taking wives, says Elebuibon<\/p>\n<p>NCDC asks security agents to enforce COVID-19 protocols<\/p>\n<p>Pope calls for humility in Christmas Eve mass<\/p>\n<p>Overriding Buhari on Electoral Act would&#8217;ve caused constitutional crisis -Senator<\/p>\n<p>My shareholding in Titan Trust very small Ex-CBN deputy gov<\/p>\n<p>Passengers throng train stations as FG gives free rides<\/p>\n<p>ANED condemns military assault on electricity workers<\/p>\n<p>Utomi, Ume, others canvass Nigerias digital revolution<\/p>\n<p>We pay N20m for Eagles COVID-19 tests &#8216; Pinnick<\/p>\n<p>Doctors to decide Osimhen&#8217;s AFCON fate Dec 31<\/p>\n<p>Shortage of specialists, Expensive drugs worsen plights of diabetic patients<\/p>\n<p>Villagers flee Zamfara as bandits collect N15m, demand more levies<\/p>\n<p>Delta lawmaker shot, rights activist escapes death<\/p>\n<p>EFCC returns stolen scholarship grant to UNIBEN student<\/p>\n<p>Suspected pipeline vandals arrested with N5m stolen fuel<\/p>\n<p>Christmas eve: Explosion, fallen cables ground traffic, Lagos communities face outages<\/p>\n<p>FG increases hazard allowance from N5,000 to N40,000 for doctors, N34,000 for others<\/p>\n<p>Romantic soldier, corper met three years before NYSC camp Family<\/p>\n<p>Police recover 1,889 machine guns, RPG, AK 47, others<\/p>\n<p>Christmas: Buhari, Lawan, Gbajabiamila, govs, Atiku, others call for peace<\/p>\n<p>My husband could have survived gunshot injury if LASUTH didnt delay surgery Lagos businesswoman<\/p>\n<p>2023: Umahis APC, Ebonyi power brokers in battle royale<\/p>\n<p>10 ways to enjoy yuletide holidays amid resurging COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>#Northisbleeding protest: NEF, Afenifere, Ohanaeze knock Buhari over carnage in North<\/p>\n<p>Tiwa Savage shakes off sex tape, other scandals, ends year on high note<\/p>\n<p>How Obasanjo motivated me to bag Masters degree Sam Ajibola<\/p>\n<p>Critics can keep talking, Miss Nigeria crown already on my head Shatu Garko<\/p>\n<p>DSS releases man wrongfully accused of preparing charms for Sunday Igboho<\/p>\n<p>Act fast on security threats, SSANU tells FG<\/p>\n<p>JUST IN: DSS releases man detained for preparing charms for Sunday Igboho<\/p>\n<p>Toyin Abraham paid millions for Adebimpe Oyebades wedding dress Designer<\/p>\n<p>Christmas: Political leaders must listen to save Nigeria Catholic Bishops<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Discos Condemn Alleged Military Attack on AEDC\u2019s Staff in Abuja<\/p>\n<p>Kwankwaso Gives out Shekarau\u2019s Daughter in Marriage<\/p>\n<p>Magodo Landowners Condemn Illegal Execution of S\u2019Court Judgement<\/p>\n<p>Investors Stake N865bn in FG\u2019s N250bn Sukuk<\/p>\n<p>President to Sign 2022 Budget Next Week<\/p>\n<p>ICPC: NSCDC Commandant Forfeits 60 Buildings, Land to FG<\/p>\n<p>Rising COVID-19 Cases Force UAE to Tighten Protocol against Nigeria, Others<\/p>\n<p>Stop Involving Doctors in Our Welfare Matters, JOHESU Tells Govt<\/p>\n<p>Afenifere Charges President Buhari to Recall Retired Soldiers over Insecurity<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria Going into a Serious Year, Says IBB<\/p>\n<p>Lawan, Mark, Omo-Agege, Southern Senators, Others Canvass Prayer for&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>APC: We Remain Committed to Innovations, Processes that Improve Electioneering Processes<\/p>\n<p>Gov Sule Calls for Imbibing the Spirit, Teaching of Christmas<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re Doing Everything Possible to Restore Law and Order, Says Bello<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: FG, military know where bandits are- Prof Usman Yusuf<\/p>\n<p>Mkpuru Mmiri: Kanayo sends Christmas message to Igbo youths: Dont destroy your life and future, with dangerous drug<\/p>\n<p>PDP, Atiku, Ayu charge Nigerians on peace, national rebirth<\/p>\n<p>Asaba 2022ll re-write history of NSF Gov. Okowa<\/p>\n<p>Buharis Borno visit: Terrorists ability to fire rockets worrisome -FG<\/p>\n<p>Catholic Bishops demand release of detained agitators<\/p>\n<p>Christmas: We are in season of doom, despair, horrors ACF<\/p>\n<p>AAU-ASUU drags Edo govt to court over legality of Special Intervention Powers Law<\/p>\n<p>Delta Lawmaker robbery attack: Police rescue Personal Aide<\/p>\n<p>Christmas: El-rufai urges Christians to teach love, tolerance<\/p>\n<p>Desperate politicians sponsoring armed gang against Buharis administration -Ex-Senate President<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Asaba 2022 Sports Festival will come with lots of benefits &#8216; Sports Minister<\/p>\n<p>11 arrested as hoodlums ransack Mile 3 Market<\/p>\n<p>CAN, PFN urge Nigerians to remain hopeful<\/p>\n<p>AFCON 2021&#8217; Under threat<\/p>\n<p>NARD rejects FG&#8217;s revised hazard allowances for doctors<\/p>\n<p>FG dismisses threats of attacks on Abuja, says FCT safe<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: No death from Omicron variant yet in Nigeria, says NCDC<\/p>\n<p>NPA expects 27 ships with petroleum products, others at Lagos ports<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NNPC says Lagos pipeline explosion will not disrupt petrol supply<\/p>\n<p>FG inaugurates 45-km rural roads in Nasarawa<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: It&#8217;s time to seek foreign help, Afenifere tells Buhari<\/p>\n<p>Electoral Act Amendment Bill: I&#8217;m not aware of any collection of signature to veto president assent -Gbajabiamilla<\/p>\n<p>NiMet predicts 3-day haziness from Saturday<\/p>\n<p>Xmas Eve: No casualty in Ilorin gas-laden truck&#8217;s accident- NSCDC<\/p>\n<p>FG dismisses threats of attacks on Abuja, says FCT safe<\/p>\n<p>NSCDC Nab Water Cable Vandals In Taraba<\/p>\n<p>Five killed in Ondo cult clash<\/p>\n<p>Delta lawmaker, Izeze, shot by unknown gunmen<\/p>\n<p>Kaduna PDP restrategizes to chase APC out of Sir Kashim House<\/p>\n<p>Super Eagles cannot win next year&#8217;s AFCON, will qualify for World Cup &#8216; Primate Ayodele<\/p>\n<p>Buhari wants to hand over to PDP: Here&#8217;s how<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: FG warns against use of micro-organisms by terrorists<\/p>\n<p>NNPC says Lagos pipeline explosion will not disrupt supply of petroleum products<\/p>\n<p>Double tragedies in Alimosho as NNPC pipeline explodes, high cable tension mast collapses<\/p>\n<p>Five killed in Ondo cult clash<\/p>\n<p>Sanwo-Olu declares free BRT ride on Xmas, New Year days to residents<\/p>\n<p>Christmas: Okowa calls for an end to banditry, kidnapping, terrorism, insurrection<\/p>\n<p>Five LG workers arrested in Oyo over alleged diversion of public funds<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEADERSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Federal Govt Approves National Biosecurity Policy<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: No Death From Omicron Variant Yet In Nigeria, Says NCDC<\/p>\n<p>Medical Tourism: Nigeria Can Save N1.45trn In Capital Flight With 5G Adoption<\/p>\n<p>Senate President Visits Kwankwaso In Kano Over Brother&#8217;s Death<\/p>\n<p>Bandits Have Taken Over Falgore Forest, Ganduje Tells Buhari<\/p>\n<p>Christmas: Imbibe Virtue Of Reconciliation, Kaduna Senator Tasks Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>Buhari&#8217;s Stand On Electoral Bill Unassailable &#8216; Group<\/p>\n<p>Benin City Residents Laud Obaseki As Light-up Edo Project Nears Completion<\/p>\n<p>Experts Blast Pakistan Over Radicalisation, Threat To Regional Security<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian Workers Decry Lack Of Money To Celebrate Christmas<\/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>Nigerians can&#8217;t afford basic necessities of life in 6 years of APC&#8217;s misrule &#8216;Elumelu<\/p>\n<p>Young people less likely to have long COVID than early studies suggested<\/p>\n<p>We can&#8217;t all sit on the sidelines and allow people to keep destroying our country &#8216;Jega<\/p>\n<p>He starved me, our child, sent me back to my parents &#8216;Wife<\/p>\n<p>I will commit suicide if the court refuses to dissolve my marriage to my adulterous wife<\/p>\n<p>He never told me he had 4 children from 3 women before we got married &#8216;Wife<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Nigeria in war situation, Buhari should recall retired soldiers, seek for help &#8216; Afenifere<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 variants: Nigeria yet to record Omicron death &#8216; NCDC<\/p>\n<p>NLC gets new chairman in Anambra<\/p>\n<p>DisCos condemn military assault on AEDC staff<\/p>\n<p>Disgruntled APC politicians have started politicising banditry, Senator Marafa raises the alarm<\/p>\n<p>16-year-old Precious Okorie emerges one-day governor of Abia State<\/p>\n<p>Nigerians&#8217;ve been forced to mark Christmas in gloom, anguish, despondency in the last 6 years, says PDP<\/p>\n<p>N250bn sovereign sukuk offer attracts over N865bn subscription<\/p>\n<p><strong>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Electoral Bill: APC committed to transparent, credible electioneering process \u2013\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Fire from Lagos pipeline explosion crashes five electricity towers<\/p>\n<p>Omicron now spreading at community level, says NCDC<\/p>\n<p>Masterminds of rocket attack during Buhari\u2019s visit to Borno eliminated, says\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Attempt to possess Magodo properties illegal, says Lagos<\/p>\n<p>Five killed in Ondo cult clash<\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t condemn Fed Govt over insecurity, says Ishaku<\/p>\n<p>Buhari swears in Sambo as Minister of State for Works, Housing December 25, 2021<\/p>\n<p>2023: \u2018Not yet time for young presidential candidate\u2019 December 25, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Taraba gov dissociates self from insecurity report December 25, 2021<\/p>\n<p>2022 Budget: Buhari to sign bill next week \u2013 Lawan December 25, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Second Niger Bridge will be ready in June 2022 \u2013 Official<\/p>\n<p>Fire from Lagos pipeline explosion crashes five electricity towers<\/p>\n<p>Buhari to Service Chiefs: Crush Boko Haram, ISWAP before 2023<\/p>\n<p>Christmas: Ogun residents lament price hike of live chicken, others<\/p>\n<p>Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy thrill guests at Elumelu Christmas party<\/p>\n<p>NSCDC arrests five suspected oil vandals in Lagos<\/p>\n<p>Wike accuses NJC of intimidating judges, swears in four<\/p>\n<p>Family survives gas explosion in Anambra<\/p>\n<p>Davido tells daughter Imade why security escorts them<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gov Ortom signs N155.6b 2022 budget into law<\/p>\n<p>Famous Kano cleric dumps APC<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian military kill ISWAP commander Modu Kime, foot soldiers<\/p>\n<p>Primate Ayodele gives revelation on Nigerias next president<\/p>\n<p>Garba Shehu, co-travellers know Nigerian terrorists, must stop inciting global communities again IPOB Powerful<\/p>\n<p>Not Assenting To The Electoral Bill: Babas 18 Paragraph Letter To NASS Unassailable<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Christmas: Nigerians throng markets despite high cost of commodities<\/p>\n<p>Ex-LCCI Director-General urges academic to proffer solutions to Nigeria\u2019s leadership failure<\/p>\n<p>Yuletide: NEMA, FRSC sensitise motorists on accident-free celebration<\/p>\n<p>Electricity Distributors kick as soldiers assault AEDC staff<\/p>\n<p>Buhari, Atiku, Lawan, Gbajabiamila, govs, others preach love, unity at Christmas<\/p>\n<p>Days calamity descended on Kogi communities<\/p>\n<p>We are not responsible for Kano furniture shop inferno \u2013 KEDCO<\/p>\n<p>Residents panic as high-tension pole collapses in Lagos community<\/p>\n<p>Rising prices of food items during festivities bad \u2013 Gani Adams<\/p>\n<p>20 years after, family, friends demand justice for Bola Ige<\/p>\n<p>Electoral Bill: N\/Assembly\u2019s credibility on the line \u2013NBA<\/p>\n<p>FG warns TV, radio stations against airing fake news<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUSINESSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lokoja River Port near completion, to be operational soon<\/p>\n<p>Private investors place big bets on Nigeria&#8217;s healthcare despite sector crisis<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s N250bn sukuk oversubscribed 346%<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s electricity market records 22 deaths, 13 injuries Q4 2020- NERC<\/p>\n<p>Hamlet Apartments to cater for housing needs in Lekki Free Zone<\/p>\n<p>Long-term contracts for LNG sours by 130% in 2021- Report<\/p>\n<p>Discos forfeit N3 from every N10 worth of energy &#8216; NERC<\/p>\n<p><strong>AUTHORITY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Electoral Bill: Babas 18 Paragraph Letter To NASS Unassailable<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: FG destroys over I million expired AstraZeneca vaccines doses<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Ebonyi records 43 deaths, says WHO<\/p>\n<p>Alleged AGFs Influence: EFCC investigates trending audio tape<\/p>\n<p>Were in final phase of wiping out insurgents, other criminals Buhari<\/p>\n<p>We want to be among the top five teaching hospitals in Nigeria -NAUTH CMD<\/p>\n<p>Bagudu signs N189.2 bn 2022 budget, set to release N4bn for payment of gratuities<\/p>\n<p>Stakeholders call on religious leaders to step up reengineering, moral rearmament to salvage nation<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW TELEGRAPH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NARD rejects reviewed hazard allowance<\/p>\n<p>Sagay to NASS: Remove contentious Direct Primaries from electoral bill<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re resolute about elevating Nigerians&#8217; standard of living, says Buhari<\/p>\n<p>NCDC: Nigeria records 45 cases of Omicron<\/p>\n<p>INSECURITY: ISWAP&#8217;s ability to fire rockets in Borno terrifies -FG<\/p>\n<p>N250bn sukuk bond over subscribe by 346%<\/p>\n<p>Force majeure: Shell&#8217;s disruption dips 2022 production target<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Ohanaeze advises Igbos to be vigilant, warns security agents against intimidation<\/p>\n<p>Kenya Airways sets for restructuring, state shelves nationalisation<\/p>\n<p>United, Delta cancel more than 200 US Christmas Eve flights amid COVID surge<\/p>\n<p>Electoral Bill: Nigerians have spoken through National Assembly &#8216;Rep Egberongbe<\/p>\n<p>Iheanacho&#8217;s Form Affected By Playing Different Positions &#8216; 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