Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 20 January, 2022

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 

GUARDIAN

US Capitol assault probe asks Ivanka Trump to cooperate

Aare Onakakanfo wants police to accept rescue initiative along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Police arrest former FMC Owerri staff for attempted killing of 14-year-old boy

RRS nabs three in Agege for dispossessing victim of N100, 000, other items

Police nab suspected armed robber, burst kidnappers hideouts in Delta

10 staff assaulted by patients’ relatives in one month, says UITH

Cases drop for first time as Africa’s fourth COVID-19 wave ebbs

Rohr deserves credit for Eagles’ performance in Cameroun, says Eguavoen

Nigeria ready to maximise marine resources potential in blue economy

Unemployed pilots, engineers can look beyond flying, repair opportunities

UN commends Nigeria over first piracy conviction in Africa

National carrier: Uganda leads, emerges world youngest fleet operator

17 killed, 59 injured by explosion in western Ghana

95-year-old golfer’s staying power thrills NGF

Troops destroy 39 illegal refineries, recover stolen crude in Niger Delta

It’s time to rewrite Lagos’ political history, says Jandor

IPOB commends Abia High Court judgment on Kanu

Bulls sustain lead as capitalisation rises further by N248b

Tipper Drivers/DSS clash: Obaseki meets union over death of member, urges peace

Tinubu visits Niger, IBB, donates N50m to tackle insecurity

Nigeria, U.S. move against illicit trafficking of ancient arts

Masari demands N10b from journalists for alleged defamation

Monster iceberg released ‘billions of tonnes’ of fresh water into ocean

Covid cases ‘drop significantly’ in Africa: WHO

PUNCH

12,000 Nigerians studying in Ukrainian varsities Envoy

INC, Yoruba group seek to join CNGs suit on Biafran agitation

N450m fraud: Court refuses to stay proceedings in ex-minister Bulama, others trial

Mexico records 33,308 murders in 2021

Baby, three others freeze to death near US-Canada border

BREAKING: 17 dead, 59 injured as explosion rocks Ghana town

Survivor seeks awareness campaign on cleft in communities

Africa yet to overcome Omicron-fuelled fourth wave, says WHO

51,392 workers change pension companies, move N190.62bn

FGll ensure completion of Ebonyi airport Sirika

Akwa Ibom carpets communities threatening investors, scuttling BUA refinery, others

Port Harcourt refinery projects 3.96 billion litres petrol annually, aviation fuel Report

Over 500,000 benefitted from FG digital skills scheme

IMF set to launch $50bn lifeline for Nigeria, others

FG signs rural areas power supply MoU with Bauchi, Sokoto

Eagles draw Tunisia in round of 16

NFF may retain Eguavoen as Eagles coach

Nigerian Senate, most expensive rubber stamp

24-year-old undergraduate jailed over N74m Internet fraud in Kwara

Policeman arrested for attacking Rivers lady with burning stove

Psychiatric profession worst hit by brain drain Don

Two killed, five injured as mast collapses in Benue

LASTMA probes officers attack on commercial bus, female passengers eye injured

129 terrorists killed, 64 arrested, 27 victims rescued in two weeks DHQ

Two in court for forging, selling Benue internal revenue receipts

Ondo driver crushes motorcyclist, flees, residents burn truck

Two suspected robbers arrested with four master keys in Delta

Abducted five-year-old Kano girl killed despite ransom payment

Fleeing Zamfara terrorist didnt relocate to Kwara Police

FG builds multipurpose hall for adult literacy centre

Reps order probe of contract kickbacks, extortion by MDA officials

Piracy: UN commends Nigeria over first successful conviction in Africa

Your report on killings in South-East misleading, Army slams group

2023 polls: Repeat what you did in Anambra -INEC to security agencies

Direct primary was Gbajabiamilas idea to favour someone Senator NaAllah

Borehole drillers raise the alarm over possible earthquake

THISDAY

IMF Proposes $50bn Trust Fund to Help Low-income Countries

NEC: Fuel Subsidy Stays for Now, But May Be Removed Before…

30 Firms to Begin Manufacturing Covid-19 Pills for Poor Nations

Komolafe Confirms NNPC as Holder of Addax’s OML Licences

NCDMB, Navy Plan Joint Committee on Maritime Security in Oil Locations

Concerns Mount as International Airlines Cancel Flights to US over 5G

Scientists Discover Gene that Can Reduce Covid-19 Severity By 20%

Abdulsalami: Nigeria at Crossroads, Insists Nation is Bleeding

Power Must Shift to South in 2023, PANDEF, Afenifere, Ohanaeze, MBF…

$750m World Bank Support will Complement FG’s Job Creation, Poverty Alleviation…

Terrorists Attack Military Base, Kill Soldier, NSCDC Officer in Katsina

NBA Condemns Alleged Killing, Human Rights Violation by DSS in Edo

DHQ: Troops Vanquish 37 Insurgents in North-east, 867 Terrorists, Families Surrender

Gov Accuses FG of Sidelining Bauchi on COVID-19 Support,…

Gov to Resettle Victims of Bandits’ Attacks in Kebbi

Economic Council Backs Second Ease of Doing Business Report

SUN

2023: State legislators urge APC to zone presidency to North

COMTUA threatens NPA with legal action over extortion

Reps mull 10-year jail term for ponzi scheme operators

Sirika hails Umahi for Ebonyi Airport project

EFCC docks woman for N32m oil scam in Kano

Customs declares war on sea criminals, commissions 18 boats in Rivers

Soldiers kill scores, arrest 177, rescue 27 kidnap victims as another 864 terrorists surrender

Again, gunmen sack 30 villages, murder 3, abduct others

Victim escapes from captors in Delta

Kidnappers murder girl after collecting ransom from family in Kano

Decision on petrol subsidy removal to come in June – NEC

Abdulsalami cautions against increasing pump price

Car burnt, many injured as PDP supporters clash in Bayelsa

Yari not qualified for APC national chairmanship Shinkafi

Ohanaeze lauds Igbo on declarations for presidency

APC convention: Malami heads legal committee, Kogi gov leads security

UNODC commends Nigeria for successful prosecution of piracy in Africa, tackling maritime insecurity

Labour backs proposed FCT monthly rent policy

Road to 2023: Tinubu in Minna, gets Governor Bellos endorsement

Reps probe police over missing firearms

VANGUARD

Delta Govt reviews Ayakoromo bridge contract to N10.5bn

Group urges more women participation in politics, entrepreneurial activities

Road transport: Lagos gridlock surmountable -Commissioner

Buhari’s visit to Kaduna: Security officials engage in fisticuffs over access to Kawo bridge

2023: Any party that fails to zone its Presidential ticket to South won’t get vote from us ‘ Southern, Middle Belt Leaders

National Convention: Matawalle’s ally will destroy APC as he did APGA, says Yari

Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters sack Piyemi village of Chibok in Borno

Fuel price hike not only way to raise fund for govt ‘ NANS

Nigerians feeling very sorry for electing President Buhari, APC ‘ Ortom

Alleged killing of defenseless Igbo, razing 100 communities in S-East: Army slams Inter-Society for ‘misleading claims aimed at inciting public

Subsidy removal: We must fight this evil, unpatriotic policy, Labour

Again FG revokes OMLs awarded to Addax Petroleum

LEADERSHIP

Any Presidential Aspirant Hinging Campaign On APC Legacies Has Failed ‘ Ortom

Over 20m Nigerians Mentality Sick ‘ Reps

Governors Move To Avert Planned Protest Over Fuel Price Hike

El-Rufai Has Transformed Kaduna With Projects ‘ Buhari

Direct Primary Is The Real Democracy ‘ Melaye

2023: I’ve IBB’s Blessing To Run ‘ Tinubu

Troops Kill 129 Terrorists, Arrest 64 As 863 Surrender

NSA To INEC: Tackle Logistics, Operational Challenges Before 2023 Elections

NLC Backs Bill To Outlaw Yearly House Rents In FCT

Army Dismisses Report Of Attacks On Igbo Communities In South-East

NEC Will Take Position On Fuel Subsidy In June

Reps To Probe 178,459 Missing Police Arms

Insecurity: Tinubu Donates N50m Aid To Niger Govt

TRIBUNE

CBN interventions for agro-processing only on paper ‘ Processor

Stakeholders kick against planned February 26 APC convention

Those defecting from APC to PDP in Delta not members of my group, says Emerhor

My membership card intact, former Zamfara gov, Yari replies Shinkafi

Ogun chieftaincy law booster for freedom of religion ‘MURIC

Muslim media group warns politicians against sentimentalism

Stamp Duties Act 2021 unconstitutional ‘ Financial experts

ICRC moves to revamp six dry ports concessions

Security personnel exchange blows during Buhari’s visit to Kaduna

Take security issues seriously, ACF scribe tells Buhari

Yahaya Bello declares for 2023 presidency, says it’s time for youths to rule Nigeria

Reps will help transport industry to thrive ‘ Gbajabiamila

Proposed fuel hike: We’ll not watch FG inflict more pains, hardship on worker ‘ Labour

FG moves to strengthen implementation of 6-3-3-4 education system

Tinubu donates N50m to victims of banditry in Niger, visits IBB

863 terrorists surrendered, scores eliminated in two weeks ‘ DHQ

LAWMA embarks on two-day enforcement operation at Lekki

Digital technology will foster economic growth, says Obaseki

Okorocha’s blackmail will no longer work in Imo, says Uzodimma

Smuggling: Customs boss inaugurates 18 patrol boats in Rivers

NAPTIP rescues 90, reunites 85 with families in Akwa Ibom

Alleged N299.86m fraud: Court summons ex-Zamfara governorship aspirant, others

Govt plans tax-free pay for junior policemen

States to legislate against child marriage

WHO recommends lifting of travel restrictions

Lassa fever kills 11 in two weeks

IPOB urged to expose sit-at-home enforcers

NATION

IMF Proposes $50bn Trust Fund to Help Low-income Countries

NEC: Fuel Subsidy Stays for Now, But May Be Removed Before…

30 Firms to Begin Manufacturing Covid-19 Pills for Poor Nations

NCDMB, Navy Plan Joint Committee on Maritime Security in Oil Locations

Concerns Mount as International Airlines Cancel Flights to US over 5G

Scientists Discover Gene that Can Reduce Covid-19 Severity By 20%

Abdulsalami: Nigeria at Crossroads, Insists Nation is Bleeding

Power Must Shift to South in 2023, PANDEF, Afenifere, Ohanaeze, MBF…

$750m World Bank Support will Complement FG’s Job Creation, Poverty Alleviation…

Terrorists Attack Military Base, Kill Soldier, NSCDC Officer in Katsina

Shinkafi: Yari Not Qualified to Contest APC Chairmanship

NBA Condemns Alleged Killing, Human Rights Violation by DSS in Edo

DHQ: Troops Vanquish 37 Insurgents in North-east, 867 Terrorists, Families Surrender

Gov to Resettle Victims of Bandits’ Attacks in Kebbi

Economic Council Backs Second Ease of Doing Business Report

DAILY TRUST

Electoral Act: Gbajabiamila Introduced Direct primary to favour someone – Na’Allah

Mixed reactions trail shop demolition for road construction by Kwara govt

100 indigent students benefit from free uniforms in Kwara

Office relocation: Youth group vows to continue case against LG boss

Hospital detains 30-year-old lady over N1.5m bill

2023 election: Niger Gov Endorses Tinubu’s Presidential Ambition

Sultan: What wars can’t resolve, dialogue can

Reps to investigate missing 178,000 police arms

Subsidy removal: Kano NLC, TUC ready for nationwide protest

Kaduna: Buhari inaugurates road projects in Kafanchan

327 people killed from road accidents during yuletide – FRSC

Corps member absconds after defiling 12-year-old pupil in Bayelsa

BUSINESSDAY

Politics behind Ghana’s plot to become West African gas hub

Top Nigerian brokers able to absorb $150m risks

Economic diversification: From raw materials to processed goods

Nigeria’s taxman turns attention to digital space

Banks’ profits suffer as CBN debits N15trn cash reserves

National Assembly to further empower SEC to sanction unregistered schemes, others

AUTHORITY

President Babagida Should Counsel Tinubu To Shelve His Ambition For Prof. Osinbajo

Buhari in Kaduna, recounts attempt to bomb him at Kawo Bridge in 2014

APC stakeholders kick against planned February 26 National Convention

Choose me, together we will build our party Agbonmere

APC National Chairmanship: Yari Not Qualified -Shinkafi

Adamawa Electoral Commission fixes April 9 for LG poll

Nnamdi Kanu: Apologise to Nigeria, Malami, Coalition tells disgraced Canadian Minister

DAILY INDEPENDENT

2023: Nigeria Needs A Strong Leader With Courage To Make Unpopular Decisions ‘ Adeyeye

Dangote Refinery To Reduce Africa’s Petroleum Importation By 36% ‘ APPO

Abducted Man Freed In Delta, Police Raid Kidnappers’ Den, Recover Rifle, Ammunition

Ignore Shinkafi, A Political Prostitute, Noisemaker, Errand Boy ‘ Yari Tells APC Stakeholders

2023: PDP Group Warns Against Fielding Candidate Above 70 Years

Buhari Tasks Nigerian Universities To Sustain NUC’s Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards

2023: North East legislators Back N’Central Colleagues On Yahaya Bello

Transparency Group Knocks Attackers Of Wabote, NCDMB Boss

Nasarawa Speaker Calls For Frequent APC Meeting, Warn Against Sabotage

863 Terrorists, Families Surrender To Troops In Two Weeks ‘ General Onyeuko

FRSC Records 9% Reduction In Road Crashes, 26% Reduction In Fatalities During End Of Year Special Patrol Operations

NEW TELEGRAPH

2023: Nigeria Needs A Strong Leader With Courage To Make Unpopular Decisions ‘ Adeyeye

Umahi On Right Course For 2023 Presidency ‘ Okorie

Dangote Refinery To Reduce Africa’s Petroleum Importation By 36% ‘ APPO

Dollar Rain On Super Eagles By FG, Dangote, Otedola, Others

Pope Benedict XVI Implicated In Report On Sexual Abuse In German Diocese

Ghana Blast: Many Feared Dead After Huge Explosion In Bogoso

BLUEPRINT

Abdulsalami on state-of-the-nation: Poor Nigerians can’t bear trauma of fuel price hike

Fuel subsidy: Govs move to abort nationwide strike, meet labour leaders

Ortom signs anti-open grazing law amendment

APC stakeholders kick against Feb. 26 nat’l convention

2023: Makinde ‘ll run for second term ‘ Commissioner

2022: FIRS target 100% automation of tax 1 processes

NNPC, Petroleum Ministry stopped from allocating crude to oil firm

2023: Address all logistics, operational challenges, NSA charges INEC

It’s one massacre too many, CSOs condemn Zamfara killings

Afenifere to FG: Invoke Doctrine of Necessity, allow states, LGs own security agencies

Bello to state lawmakers: I won’t disappoint you if elected president

Assets: Kwara vows to prosecute those indicted by govt white paper

Buhari inaugurates Kawo flyover, other projects in Kaduna, recounts near-death experience

Again, court adjourns suit seeking referendum for Biafra, other nations

Convention: Yari tackles Shinkafi over APC membership claim, N/Chairmanship

Nasarawa VC heads 16-man committee to develop curriculum for NSCDC college

Electoral Act: Mustapha hails NASS for acceding to Buhari’s request

APC Congress committee petitions IGP, DSS over forgery of Akwa Ibom results

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