News Headlines Jan 1, 2022. Headlines From Nigeria‘s Major Newspapers
Compiled by Demola Adefajo
The Nation
Buhari to Nigerians: Expect more jobs in 2022
Buhari rejects NASS’ insertion of 6,576 projects in 2022 budget
Disquiet in Ondo over assassination of Owo high chief
Buhari to Nigerians: future will be written in gold
Nigerians count losses as flight delays cripple businesses
I want to be a professor – Faith Ihediwa, Miss Blind Nigeria
Oyebade retires in style
Ayodeji Joseph meets Oniru
Sanusi goes to Ghana
Tinubu support group inaugurated in Delta
COVID-19: 6,500 inbound passengers on the loose, Lagos raises alarm
Tinubu: With collective will, nothing will stop us from our common…
Ashiru ends 2021 with big celebrations
Lanre Suraju dazzles
No celebration for Adedoyin at 65
Oyebade retires in style
Ayodeji Joseph meets Oniru
Sanusi goes to Ghana
Tinubu support group inaugurated in Delta
Ini Edo: I look forward to playing super villain
P-Square: Untold story of how twin brothers had always…
Burna Boy: We are reuniting Africa, that’s what we’re doing
Glo Battle of the Year competition to commence on Feb 2022
Africa’s biggest oil discoveries in 2021
Oando Plc names new non executive directors
RELOADED: Arterta’s Arsenal tackle Pep’s Man City in epic New Year…
Spurs need new signings in January – Conte
Tuchel blasts unruly Lukaku
Insecurity in Imo politically-motivated -Eze Imo
National Assembly and challenges of lawmaking in…
Neither governors nor legislators
Leadership
Overcoming Barriers To Insecurity
What Nigerians Want In 2022
New Year: Govt To Deploy Multi-faceted Solutions To Address Insecurity – Buhari
Nigeria In 2022: Labour Seeks Job Creation Policies
Brace Up to Tackle Insecurity In 2022, Irabor Tasks Armed Forces
Entertainment Events That Shaped 2021
Uba Sani, Worthy Ambassador Of Kaduna In 9th NASS – Zailani
Why I Conceived ‘My Heritage Africa’ – Lady Chinor
Tragedy As 2 Teenagers Drown In Kwara River
Convention: APC Chairmanship Aspirant Urges Party Members To Be United
FCT Minister Tests Positive For COVID-19, Urges Vaccination
2022: Improve On Safe Road Use Culture, FRSC Urges Nigerians
Use Nigeria’s New Position At INTERPOL To Confront Our Challenges, Buhari Urges IGP
Federal Govt Scores Buhari High On Economy, Security In 2021
Nigerian Fashion And The Journeys Of Return (1)
Convention: APC Chairmanship Aspirant Urges Party Members To Be United
FG, Private Sector Partner To Develop Logistic Hub For AfCFTA Trade Integration
JUST-IN: Osimhen, Dennis, Others Out Of AFCON Squad, Onyekuru, Olayinka In
2021: Nigeria’s Sports In Retrospect
EDITORIAL: What Nigerians Want In 2022
The Sun
Bayelsa: Pastor, six others die in New Year Eve boat mishap
They slit her throat, stabbed her to death
We remain resolute, insecurity will not halt our programmes, plans – Buhari
2022: Ohanaeze, YCE, ACF, others make demands from Buhari
My plans for 2022 – Buhari
New Year: Jonathan, Atiku, Kalu, Oyetola, Tinubu, Anyim, others preach hope, peace
Excitement in Abia North, as Kalu spreads joy to more constituent
2022: Ohanaeze, YCE, ACF, others make demands from Buhari
Gunmen kidnap Delta pastor, kill wife
I will remain grassroots man – Kalu
Kaduna govt shuts 2 Islamiyah schools over alleged rape, others
Jonathan will lose his glory if he re-contests -Primate Ayodele
Traditional rulers are the antidote to security challenges –Emir
FG denies using rail projects as bait for 2023 elections
Ebonyi youths adopt Anyim for President
2022: PDP ready to rescue Kaduna from state of hopelessness – Chairman
Ambassadors of Estate Management, UNILAG give back to school
Real estate sector’ll face greater challenges without independent regulator –Onasanya, Chairman, The Address Homes
2021 in review: How Nigeria’s aviation industry conquered COVID–19
NGX Group shares gains 5% in 2 days
Rising gas price: NGO urges women not to resort to firewood
Osimhen Pulls out of AFCON 2021
D’ Tigress’ captain plans big for girl-child
Nigeria Pitch Awards: Organisers to announce nominees Jan 5
Kida Proud of NBBF Achievements As President
Brentford confirms Onyeka’s AFCON release
Coalition seeks support for ailing Nollywood actor Fadeyi Oloro
I’m training Nigerians to be folklore musicians- Jimi
Prophecies for the year 2022
2022: National security mistakes President Buhari must avoid
It’s time to rethink Imo
N10m Christmas gift for wounded soldiers, widows of fallen heroes
Making Nigeria work
2022: Reps minority caucus charges FG to end borrowing
Sanwo-Olu signs N1.758tr appropriation bill for 2022
Uche Nwosu: Igbo youth leader warns security agencies
Lagos Police uncover ritualists camp posing as security outfit
Confession of 23-year-old kidnap suspect: For four days, I kept my six-year-old victim calm with food, video games
Why we don’t make new year resolutions
How we survived 2021, by Nigerians
When criminality took centre-stage
Don makes case for new direction in teaching, learning of English in institutions of higher learning
Kaduna govt shuts 2 Islamiyah schools over alleged rape, impregnation of minors
Tribune
JUST IN: FCT Minister Tests Positive For COVID-19
Lawmakers did nothing wrong in altering 2022 Budget,
Our borrowing plan for 2022 Budget will be sent to National…
Buhari plans to request for amendment of 2022 Budget when…
Buhari signs N17.126trn budget, says changes made by…
We’ll deliver transparent, rancour-free National Convention, Buni assures APC stakeholders
Attack on correspondent: PUNCH petitions IGP, demands punishment of erring officers
Ikom residents decry non-adherence to streetlights, as police score 80% compliance
‘My husband beat me blue black for refusing him sex while menstruating’
I made N13 billion in 2021, says Davido
It’s a miracle Nigerians survived 2021 under Buhari, APC, says PDP
Amotekun rescues 12 passengers, recovers N50m worth good on Akure-Ilesha road
Custodial centres attacks: Over 3,000 inmates still at large ― Correctional Service
World’s population grew by 74 million in 2021, it’s now 7.8 billion, report says
All eyes on you, Sanwo-Olu tells 14 newly appointed judges
We’re resolute despite persistent insecurity unraveling gains ― Buhari
Israel records first case of flu and COVID-19 together, names it ‘Flurona’
Let’s keep faith in Nigeria ― Lawan
2022: Shun all tendencies that could widen our disunity, Southern Senators plead with Nigerians
2022: End terrorism, borrowings, engage innovative young Nigerians ― Reps Minority Caucus to Buhari
Bauchi Police To Investigate Tafawa Balewa, Bogoro Violence, Appeals For Calm
Navy squad raids kidnappers’ den in Anambra, kills 10, arrests five
20-year-old arrested with six guns, suspected kidnapper nabbed in…
Edo police arrest teenagers for kidnapping 8-year-old in Uromi
2021: Twelve Unresolved Political Questions
Mo Abudu Partners Top Hollywood Stars To Produce Movie ‘Queen Nzinga’
Nancy Isime, Deyemi, Dakore Egbuson, others premiere ‘Superstar’
I’m still single, not married to VJ Adams —Juliet Ibrahim
The rise and rise of Comedian, MC Casino
Young People Less Likely To Have Long COVID Than Early Studies Suggested
I always have typhoid
Covid-19 and the omicron variant
The Punch
Secondary school leaver abducts Lagos pupil, collects N550,000 ransom
Police arrest 13-year-old suspected kidnapper, two others in Edo
22 Entertainers to watch out for in 2022
Okogie backs Clark, faults Obasanjo on resource ownership
Watford threatened Dennis to boycott AFCON– Eguavoen
Why we can’t remove dead persons from voter register – INEC
Teenage artistes stab Lagos RCCG pastor to death during robbery
Politicians behind insecurity in Imo – Kanu
Wife killed, husband abducted as gunmen attack Delta prophet’s vehicle
Bayelsa boat accident claims eight, two bodies recovered
FG issues 71 million NINs, extends SIM linkage to March
Stock market investors gained N1.24tn in 2021 – NGX
Wema Bank gets shareholders’ nod to raise N40bn
I need $36bn to construct railway nationwide – Amaechi
PDP faults FG’s performance report, alleges falsehood
Edo, APC disagree on call for emergency rule
Troost-Ekong value rise, Etebo drops
Dennis eyes ninth Hornets’ goal
Osimhen pleaded to be excluded from AFCON
Daily Trust
Businesses that’ll shape Nigerian economy this year
Buhari Queries N’Assembly For Introducing 6,576 New Projects In 2022 Budget
FCT Minister Tests Positive For COVID-19
FG Extends NIN-SIM Verification To March 31, As Enrolments Exceed 71m
2022 Holds High Prospects For Nigeria’s Entertainment Industry
How Christians, Muslims Celebrated Christmas In Kano Community
2021: A Year Full Of Unexpected Predicaments
MOVIE REVIEW: Back To The Outback Does Well Tackling False Impression
Poor Education, Substandard Graduates
The Easiest Way To Remember People’s Names
Mitigating The Menace Of Climate Change In Nigeria
Tribute To Our Late Dad, The Family Man: Alhaji Garba Mohammed Amali
Major Sports Events Nigeria To Participate In 2022
Hon. Usenobong Akpabio: There Is No Tribe Or Religion While Playing On Golf Courses
Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka ‘Interested In Liverpool Move’
Sterling ‘Learning Spanish Amid Barcelona Links’
How I Won Qur’anic Recitation Competition – Police Officer
Festivities: Second Hand Wears To The Rescue As Prices Soar
New Year: Be Hopeful, Buhari, Govs, Others Tell Nigerians
5 Issues Ayu Must Resolve In PDP Before 2023
Banditry: Kaduna Communities Deserted As Attacks Multiply
Kaduna Shuts 2 Islamiyya Schools Over Rape, Impregnation Of Minors
How Makinde Is Repositioning Economic Fortunes Of Oyo – Ex-Rep
Sanwo-Olu Signs N1.758trn Budget For 2022
Clergy, 5 Others Killed In Bayelsa Boat Collision
Governor Sule Flags Off 24km Idadu-Agbashi Road
YPP Says Ekiti Will Move To Greatness In 2022
Herbalist, 2 Others Arrested With Human Head In Lagos
Life And Times Of Desmond Tutu As He’s Buried Today
A CHRISTMAS WITHOUT GIFTS
New Year: Make Life Better For Nigerians, Oluwo Tells FG
FAAN Debunks Claim Of £400 Theft At Lagos Airport
New Year: We Need A Reawakening – Atiku
Ganduje: 2022 Is A Year Of Reconciliation Among Politicians
Anti-Graft War: Buhari Asked To Beam Searchlight On Governors In 2022
It’s A Miracle To Survive Under Buhari – PDP
Wife, Daughters Of Lecturer Abducted In Fresh Zamfara Attack
Buhari Worried As Lawmakers Insert Over 6,000 Fresh Projects Into 2022 Budget
I Made Over $22 Million In 2021 – Davido
New Year: We’ll Remain Resolute Despite Insecurity – Buhari
Women Abducted As Bandits Hit Kaduna On New Year’s Eve
FCT Minister Tests Positive For COVID-19
FG Extends Deadline Of NIN-SIM Linkage Till March 31
Private Sector Should Take Over Infrastructure Funding – Expert
Gov Sule Signs N110.8bn 2022 Budget Into Law
FMDQ Set To Acquire Significant Stakes In CSCS
Norrenberger Enters Pension And Insurance Markets With Acquisition Of 100% Stake In IEI
Ogun Assembly Okays Bill Granting Autonomy To Revenue Board
Major Crises That Rocked APC, PDP In 2021
2023: ANN Collapses Structure Into PDP, Endorses Anyim For President
Poor Education, Substandard Graduates
The Easiest Way To Remember People’s Names
Mitigating The Menace Of Climate Change In Nigeria
Editorial: Time To Revive Arabic Language Village
Woman Stabs Bartender To Death
Fake General Arrested For Defrauding POS Attendant Of N200, 000
Rape, Sodomy Top Crime Chart In Jigawa
Court Remands 20-Year-Old Man For Rape
Cultist Nabbed With Pistol, Codeine Syrup Remanded
I Made Over $22 Million In 2021 – Davido
I Can Never Go Broke Again, Says Timaya
Tiwa Savage: When I Moved Back To Nigeria From UK, I Shared An Apartment With Davido
Five Gadgets That Will Aid Learning In 2022
Vanguard
‘I learned how to kidnap from watching Zubby Michael in movies’
New Year Message: I ‘ll remain resolute with my programmes despite challenges – Buhari
2022: It’s a miracle to survive President Buhari’s administration – PDP
2022: I’m not expecting anything new, Buhari has failed Nigerians — Unagha
Campaign Promises: If you escape giving account here, you can’t escape account of God — Kaduna Bishop tells Buhari
Opinion: Of fake Prophets, Marabouts and End-of-Year doomsday predictors
Change of coach shouldn’t affect Super Eagles – Owolabi
New Year Message: I see hope for Nigerians in 2022 ― Anyim
Rep Olawuyi hosts Irepodun APC stakeholders, indicates interest for Senate
Akwa Ibom driving digital economy for national development—Ukpeh
Abuja-based journalist, Ogunshola, declares for Kwara House of Reps seat
2022 – Feasting on hope for Nigerian Sports
Fight against insecurity and the chances already missed
They were paid N10m to kill me, but I escaped — Imo journalist
Aregbesola/Oyetola Feud: Osun lawmakers seek Adeboye’s intervention
‘These Fulani men are no bandits but land grabbers’
2022: It’s a miracle to survive President Buhari’s administration – PDP
Amazing story of Onyeka Nwelue, Nigerian youth who founded James Curreý Society in UK
Uba Sani’s a worthy Ambassador of Kaduna in 9th Assembly — Kaduna Speaker
Enter new year with hope, determination — Tinubu
Man, 31, threatens to abduct, kill lover’s husband
New Year: Jonathan tasks Nigerians on building a just, peaceful society
‘I learned how to kidnap from watching Zubby Michael in movies’
For Yasmin, ‘New Age Matrix’ will decolonise minds of Africans
Nigeria’s 2023 presidency: Time for Ndigbo to back Anyim Pius Anyim
Customs to commence training for new recruits January 10th
Corrupt leaders will be exposed this year, Ositelu predicts
New Year Message: I ‘ll remain resolute with my programmes despite challenges – Buhari
Germany shuts down half of its 6 remaining nuclear plants
Nigeria 2022: Only a step away from catastrophe
Naira depreciation, inflation, six other events that dominated economy in 2021
A year like none other
Let Sylvester Oromoni not die in vain
What Nigerians want from Buhari in the New Year
Attack on Custodial Centres: Over 3,000 fleeing inmates still at large
History as Army decorates Bayelsa’s Gagariga brothers as Major Generals from same family, same Artillery Corps
Used Tyres: Punishment for offences we didn’t commit
Parents selling children in Afghanistan to feed family
Aregbesola/Oyetola Feud: Osun lawmakers seek Adeboye’s intervention
What Nigerians want from Buhari in the New Year
2023: Ebonyi youths drum support for Anyim’s Presidential ambition
Kaduna North LG Chair presents N4.7bn 2022 budget to council legislators
New Year Shocker: Ganduje drops hint of possible reconciliation with Kwankwaso, Shekarau, others
‘These Fulani men are no bandits but land grabbers’
Man, 31, threatens to abduct, kill lover’s husband
Attack on Custodial Centres: Over 3,000 fleeing inmates still at large
Lecturer hide in ceiling as wife, 2 daughters kidnapped in Zamfara
Positivity rates of COVID-19 infection drops from 29 to 15 % in Lagos — Abayomi
Should kids be vaccinated? Brazil turns to online survey
WHO predicts COVID-19 will end in 2022
2022 is whole lot of sex and more for me – Toke Makinwa
Top 10 Nigerian Songs Of 2021
2022 – Feasting on hope for Nigerian Sports
Veteran sports administrator, Brown Ebewele, is dead
Health concerns, injuries constrain changes to Nigeria’s final 28-man list for AFCON 2021
AFCON 2021: Osimhen, Emmanuel Dennis out of Super Eagles squad
Naira depreciation, inflation, six other events that dominated economy in 2021
FG called to set up proprietary firms to boost Forex Trading in Nigeria
BREAKING: Buhari signs 2022 Appropriations Bill of N17.127trn into law
BREAKING: FCT Minister tests positive for COVID-19
Opinion: Tackling sickle cell and hepatitis in Nigeria
Lassa Fever: Case toll jumps to 92, as new deaths recorded in Bauchi, Ebonyi
BREAKING: Kaduna shuts two schools over alleged rape, impregnating of minors
Schools to resume for second term January 4 – LASG
Akwa Ibom records rising performance in WASSCE
A year like none other
Let Sylvester Oromoni not die in vain
Used Tyres: Punishment for offences we didn’t commit
EDITORIAL
Our worsening food insecurity
The Guardian
Osimhen pulls out of AFCON as Napoli threaten ‘legal battle’ with Nigeria
CAN, CNG, don knock Masari over arms for self-defence comment
NDLEA nabs three traffickers in security uniform, others with 427kg drugs in Borno, Abuja
Equities rebound as capitalisation rises by N3 billion
Landlords allege persecution by Lagos government over Magodo estate
‘Many women are held back from achieving set goals by their mindset’
Crayon… Colourful Sounds Of Football Enthusiast
NFF replaces Osimhen, Balogun, Dennis, Shehu in Eagles squad
Sanwo-Olu signs 2022 Budget Of N1.76 Trn into law
Biden to hold weekend call with Ukraine leader
North Korea’s Kim says focus on economy, food production for 2022
Gaza rockets fall into sea off Tel Aviv
Taiwan leader urges China to curb ‘military adventurism’
Diri swears in wife, three others as High Court judges
Kaduna shuts down two Islamic schools
Keep faith in the country, Lawan urges Nigerians
Lukaku’s comments bring noise we don’t need – Chelsea boss
Arsenal, Man City in New Year day showdown
2022 – Feasting on hope for Nigerian sports
We’ll bring all AFCON Matches to Africans, Ugbe pledges
Special athletes commend Sanwo-Olu over ‘Ability Games’
NHL postpones nine more games, 90 in all, for virus issues
North Korea’s Kim says focus on economy, food production for 2022
Taiwan leader urges China to curb ‘military adventurism’
Editorial
It’s New Year’s day
Bitcoin faces uncertain 2022 after record year
Four years on, Nigeria lags behind in open skies, $1.3b revenue agenda
Varsity lecturers’ poorest December
Insecurity: A minus to good governance in Nigeria – Part 2
As tomorrow cometh
Darey Art Alade: ‘Livespot X Festival Surpassed Our Expectations’
Dolly Parton Advocates For Safety Precautions During COVID-19 Pandemic
Quavo Sued For Allegedly Beating Up Limo Driver In Las Vegas
Jack Osbourne Engaged To Interior Designer Aree Gearhart
London’s Big Ben rings in New Year for first time in 3 years
Lilian Okezie talks about been an all-rounder, winning ‘The Rush’ 2021 and family
