News Headlines Jan 18, 2022. Headlines From Nigeria‘s Major Newspapers
Compiled by Demola Adefajo
The Nation
Fed Govt to NCoS officers: kill attackers of correctional facilities
The bitterness of a failed applicant
COVID-19: Three Nigerian billionaires’ wealth increased to $6.9b
Council chief bans street trading
Group organises seminar for youths on digital technology
APC committee to release convention guidelines Tuesday
Kanu faces eight new terror charges as trial resumes Tuesday
Sit-at-home enforcers flog traders, destroy vehicles in Enugu, Anambra
Cleric to politicians: rule well
Ibadan Anglican Diocese to mark 70th founder’s anniversary
Ukrainian president in Kyiv to face treason case
North Korea in fresh missile test, says South Korea
WEF: Chinese president warns confrontation will lead to catastrophe
Aregbesola’s loyalists deny alliance with PDP
FUTA students protest extortion, harassment
Olujimi, Oni lead protest against alleged manipulation of PDP…
Cleric to politicians: rule well
Dismissed soldier, other to die by hanging for robbery
Fire destroys 21 shops at Kebbi community Kamba
FCTA bars unvaccinated workers, visitors over virus spread
NDLEA intercepts 1.5m tablets, capsules of illegal drugs
Police in Nasarawa arrest man over rape of octogenarian
How technology can ease stress of ‘back to school’ rush – Google
Inflation rate rises to 15.63% in December
IPMAN warns tanker drivers to stop meddling in association’s…
Portable: I don’t take alcohol but I zazu
Eight Nigerian celebrities with dual citizenship
Davido is Africa’s most followed artiste on Twitter
Six top European coaches sacked in 2021/2022 season
Pele warns Super Eagles on Gambia
AFCON: prelims wrap up on GOtv, DStv
Jan 18, 2022
ITTF: Aruna makes impressive top 14 list
Aregbesola’s loyalists deny alliance with PDP
Fed Govt to NCoS officers: kill attackers of correctional facilities
Shonekan: The making of a tragic illusion
Kanu’s trial and IPOB’s image
New texts for languages, English in 2022 UTME
JABU First Class graduates to get N25,000
The Punch
Osinbajo, governors, others on FG’s blue economy committee
Teachers who’ve applied for elongation should keep working – FG
IPOB: Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer slams FG over fresh terrorism charges
JAMB wants more Niger, Adamawa, eight states’ candidates to register
ASUU, NMA not recognised labour unions, says FG
National convention: APC governors propose Feb 26, Al-Makura, Musa lead in party chair’s race
US, UK decline Kanu’s request as observers at trial
Hoodlums in army uniform kidnap seven wedding guests in Ogun, demand N60m ransom
Benue schoolteacher brutalises 10-year-old over pot of soup
Fear grips Imo community as gunmen behead 65-year-old man, hang head on school premises
Edo church member woos Mali-returnee girl for Kenyan trip, mum contacts police
Terrorists repelled in Katsina community
Osinbajo, governors, others on FG’s blue economy committee
National Assembly under fire as BudgIT uncovers N378.9bn duplicated projects
Taraba earmarks N4.7bn for retirees’ pensions
Finance, insurance firms boost services sector growth – CBN
Oni, Olujimi tackle NWC panel, Fayose, demand congress cancellation
Constituents ask Abia federal lawmaker to resign or face recall
APC govs’ forum DG, Salihu Lukman, resigns amid national convention crisis
Patriotic hands in APC should support PDP in rescuing Nigeria, says Tambuwal
EPL: Burnley vs Watford postponed as COVID-19 hits Clarets squad
Alexia Putellas emerges FIFA’s female player of the year
Lewandowski defeats Messi, Salah to win FIFA’s best player of 2021
AFCON: Court lifts FIFA’s suspension, frees Pape Gueye to play for Senegal
Comedian Basketmouth’s wife laments rising cost of foodstuffs
Actor Gideon Okeke knocks women who expose their ‘assets’
You’ve never been intimidated by me —Toyin Abraham to husband, Kolawole Ajeyemi
ThisDay
Matawalle: Banditry Not Ending in Zamfara Any Time Soon
•Alleges insiders sabotaged negotiation with criminals •Promises to name terrorism collaborators, puts recent casualties at 58 •Terrorists have dislodged many villagers in Katsina, says Masari
THISDAY Reorganises Editorial Board, Appoints Adio, Jega Contributing Editors
•Nwabuiku, Kakanda, Adamolekun, others join
PDP Govs Want National Assembly to Quickly Rework Electoral Bill and Return for Assent
Abayomi: Omicron Now Predominant Covid Variant in Lagos
Breaking: Inflation Rises to 15.63%
Oil Price Soars to Seven-year High, Surges Near $87pb
Higher Food, Commodity Prices Push Inflation to 15.63% in December
NSSF Partners NPHCDA to Vaccinate 1.6 Million Persons in Three Months
COVID-19: FCTA Locks Out Unvaccinated Staff
Buhari Celebrates Anyaoku, Ohiwerei on their Birthdays
NigComSat Set to Launch Another Satellite
ICRC: Paid Parking at MMIA Not at Owners’ Risk
P&ID Scam: Ex-Director, Grace Taiga, Remanded in Prison
CCECC Promises Partnership in Nigeria’s Economic Recovery Drive
FG to Provide 2,000 Additional Affordable Housing Units in Abuja
Ayu: PDP Will Produce the Next President
Court Commences Trial of Alleged Invaders of Justice Peter-Odili’s House
NGE Takes Self-scrutiny Town Hall Meeting to Kano
2023: Tinubu Must Be Given Right of First Refusal, Says Shettima
Gbajabiamila Seeks Increase in Minimum Qualifications for Presidential, N’Assembly Aspirants
Lukman Resigns as PGF DG over Convention Controversy
Ogun Exemplifies Constructive FG, State Engagements
We’re Building the Ogun State of Our Dreams
Gunmen Kidnap Another Traditional Ruler in Plateau
The Albatross of Next of Kin
Amazon Energy Gifts Virtual Training Room to UNILAG
Sylvester Oromoni’s Death: Is there a Coverup?
Aelex Law Firm Inaugurates Alumni
Edo Explores Potentials in Water Transport to Boost Economy
Procedure Challenging Incompetent Grounds of Appeal Where Other Competent Grounds Exist
UN Urges NHRC to Probe 27,858 Torture Cases in Nigeria
Guy Ikokwu Passes On at 85
NIGERIA AND THE DICE OF DISPLACEMENT
Firm Launches App to Detect Fake X-Pression Braids
THE TIME HAS COME TO CHOOSE WISELY
MALAMI AS A MAN OF COURAGE
THE LABOUR OF OUR HEROES PAST
N-Skills Workshop Equips 37 Master Trainers
PDP Govs Ask N’Assembly to Quuckly Conclude Deliberations on Electoral Bill
Again, FG Amends Charges against Nnamdi Kanu as Trial Resumes Tuesday
NigComSat Set to Launch Another Satellite
Osinbajo Inaugurates Committee on Sustainable Blue Economy
USAID Spends $5.9m on Replacement of ITNs in Nasarawa
Buhari Greets Ex-Commonwealth Secretary General, Emeka Anyaoku, at 89
Buhari Felicitates Felix Ohiwerei at 85
Council Tackles FCTA over N700m Tenement Rates, Tax Remittances
Ayu: PDP Will Produce Next President
Trial of Alleged Invaders of Justice Peter-Odili’s House Commences
Imo Elders Accuse Uzodinma of Instigating Araraume’s Removal from NNPC Board
Abayomi: Omicron Now Predominant Covid Variant in Lagos
Breaking: Inflation Rises to 15.63%
2023: Senator Bassey’s Governorship Ambition Gets Boost from C’River Central
Villagers Evicted via Persistent Attacks by Terrorists in Katsina, Says Masari
2023: Plateau Group Supports Tinubu for Presidency
Group Urges Buhari Not to Send 2021 NDDC Budget to N’Assembly,…
Chukwuka Monye Steps Down as Managing Partner of Ciuci Consulting
Oando Appoints Clean Energy Expert into Board to Drive Renewable Business
‘PSP Licences to MTN, Airtel, Others Threat to Banking Sector in…
A Good Quarter for Manufacturing Sector
US Proven Oil Reserves Slip 19% in 2020
FG’s Paltry Budget Allocations and Agricultural Sector Woes
Shonekan Would Have Taken Nigeria in a Different Direction, says…
Buhari Commends Abiodun’s Giant Strides
APC: A Commendable Scorecard for Buni
AFCON 2021 Group Stages Wrap up on GOtv, DStv
NGF President Extols Virtues of Late Golfer Jacobson
Shaibu, Sanwo-Olu to Race in Access Bank Lagos City Marathon
Algeria Are in ‘Difficult Situation’, Says Belmadi
AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS Aubameyang Released, to Go for Further Medicals on His Heart
AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS Eguavoen Vows Eagles Will Not Lower Guards against Guinea Bissau
Hausa Are Nigeria’s Most Marginalised Major Ethnicity
Three Books And Other Stories
Editorial
THE SCOURGE OF RITUAL KILLINGS
Oromoni’s Dying Declaration as Evidence
Leadership
FCT Election: APC Candidate Pledges Better Living Conditions
Persons With Disability Leader Narrates Ordeal With Kidnappers
Poverty, Social Exclusion Hamper Women’s Leadership Roles – Minister
COVID-19: FCTA Bars Unvaccinated Staff, Visitors From Offices
Poverty, Social Exclusion Hamper Women’s Leadership Roles – Minister
COVID-19: FCTA Bars Unvaccinated Staff, Visitors From Offices
EFCC Partners Refugees Commission On Capacity-building
Don’t Create Political Turmoil For Nigeria, MBF Tells NEF
Buhari Congratulates Emeka Anyaoku At 89
Contaminated Food Causes 3m Deaths Annually In Africa – Experts
2023: Media Group Urges Nigerians To Reject Money, Ethnic Politics
COVID-19: Federal Govt Didn’t Sack, Owe Workers Salaries, Says HoS
Federal Govt Promises To Deliver 2,000 Housing Units This Year
Counsel’s Absence Stalls Ohakim Arraignment
398 Days To Go, Pressure Mounts On Buhari, NASS To Pass Electoral Bill
Progressive Women Move To Break Political, Gender Barriers
2023: South East Leaders Woo North, Vote N10bn For Igbo Candidate
Obligors Rush Against Deadline As AMCON Finalises List Of Debtors
Kanu Faces Fresh Terrorism Charges
Why Friday Is School Free Day – Commissioner
BREAKING: Aftermath Of APC Govs Meeting On Convention, PGF DG Resigns
I Will Win 2023 Presidential Election, Says Tinubu
Gbajabiamila Canvasses Higher Education Qualification For Elective Offices
PDP NWC Receives Ekiti Ward Congress Report
Zamfara: ‘Political Bandits’ Inflating Figures Of Killings – Matawalle
2023: Niger Delta Group Roots For El-Dabi Presidency
Disquiet In APC Over Fresh Plot To Extend Convention Date Beyond February
Keystone Bank Boosts Startups With Grants, Others
Dangote Advocates Unity, Cooperation Among Africans For Global Recognition
Lafarge Provides New CSR Projects To Cross Rivers Communities
Greece Punishes Unvaccinated Elderly With Monthly Fines
The Poor Die While The Rich Get Richer, Oxfam Warns
[EDITORIAL] United Kingdom: Lessons For Nigeria
As The Elections Loom
The Sun
Umahi: I’m not threatened by other aspirants
PDP govs urges NASS to override Buhari’s veto on Electoral Bill
Editors take self-scrutiny town hall meeting to Kano
Kanu: FG raises charges to 15 as hearing resumes today
2023: No ethnic group can handpick presidential candidate – Anyim
460 duplicated projects worth N378.9bn uncovered in 2022 budget
2023: Nigeria’ll break if power remains in the North –MB
FG warns workers of consequences of salary adjustment
COVID-19: FCTA bars unvaccinated civil servants, visitors
Wike ends Alaibe, Diri’s bitter feud
Nigerian billionaires’ wealth grew by 38% in 2020 –Oxfam survey
Ex-gov, Shettima, endorses power shift to south, lampoons Tinubu’s critics
Umahi: I’m not threatened by other aspirants
Electoral Bill: Direct primary’’ll sanitise political parties –Bode George
PGF DG, Lukman, resigns over APC convention controversy
ESUT, Geometric to build hydropower plant in Enugu
PRA 2014 responsible for N13trn pension assets –FG
Dangote, Emefiele commend Ogun as investment-friendly
To become future leaders, embrace ICT –Danbatta tell youths
Adeboye, Ukuevo lead Ronchess Global Resources board, management
Round of 16: Super Eagles may face Algeria, Senegal, Tunisia
FG orders shoot-on-sight for prisons attackers
Oyo: Alao-Akala was straightforward, generous man, says ex-SSG
Again, Nzuko Umunna pushes for IPOB leader, Igboho’s freedom
Kanu: FG raises charges to 15 as hearing resumes today
Group cautions Saraki against imposing governorship candidate on Osun PDP
Road to 2023: Why Muslim-Muslim ticket won’t work in Nigeria now – Archbishop Akinfenwa
Daily Trust
COVID-19: Three Nigerian Billionaires Got Additional $6.9bn Within 2 Years -Report
How APC D-G, Lukman Stepped On Toes
Shettima To Buhari: It’s Payback Time For Tinubu
2023: Gbajabiamila Wants Educational Qualification For President, Others Reviewed
After 2 Years Of Bickering, Gov Diri, Alaibe Reconcile
2023: I’ve No Grudge Against Any Aspirant – Bode George
IPAC Critical To Nigerian Democracy – Lalong
600 Groups Plan One Million Women March For Kogi Gov
2023 Presidency: Ohanaeze Takes Consultations To North
Civilian Self-Policing: Benefits, Risk And Challenges
AFCON: A Gigantic Tournament
EDITORIAL
Chief Ernest Adegunle Shonekan (1936-2022)
2023 Presidency: Let’s Make Haste Slowly!
Dear Young Woman
Tinubu’s Zamfara Donation Is A Political Gimmick
Address Incessant Road Crashes In Bauchi
Inflation Rises To 15.63% After 8-Month Decline
Osinbajo-Led C’ttee To Tap Nigeria’s Blue Economy
Our Party Handed Over $500bn Economy In 2015 – PDP Govs
Dangote Calls For Cooperation As Afreximbank Launches PAPSS
FG Not Disbursing 80,000 Survival Fund – Project Office
NDE Disburses Loans To 108 Agri-Biz Trainees In Borno
Winners Get Prizes Across 100 Rainoil Retail Stations
No, Infusion Of Neem Tree And Lime Won’t Kill Intestinal Worms
Programme Empowers Vulnerable Women With Malnourished Children In FCT
‘African Human Rights Enforcement Tied To AU Reforms’
Contribution Of Sharia Law And Nigeria’s Constitutional Amendment
Police Arrest Two Men For Stealing N15m Car
Gunmen Abduct 3 Farmers Transporting Yams From Abuja To Niger Market
Another Plateau Paramount Ruler Kidnapped
Gunmen Behead 65-Year-Old Man In Imo Community
Dismissed Soldier, 1 Other To Die By Hanging
History Favours Super Eagles To Win 2021 AFCON – Kpakor
Super Eagles Improving With Every Match – Etta Egbe
Lagos Marathon: Sanwo-Olu, Shaibu Set To Run In February
NGF Celebrates Pa Omolaso, Oldest Golfer In Nigeria
Eagles Will Retain Winning Streak Against Guinea Bissau – Eguavoen
CAF Picks Kenyan Referee For Nigeria, Guinea Bissau Clash
Fans Recount Memorable Experiences At MTN Fan Parks
Indomitable Lions’ Aboubakar Leads AFCON Golden Boot Race
Lewandowski Wins 2021 Best FIFA Men’s Player Award
Raducanu Faces Big Test On Australian Open Debut
The Queen’s Platinum Embarrassments
COVID-19: Three Nigerian Billionaires Got Additional $6.9bn Within 2 Years -Report
Bode George: I’m Shocked Osoba Linked My Criticism Of Tinubu To My Imprisonment
APGA Chieftain: Obiano Mismanaged Anambra Economy, Don’t Expect Magic From Soludo
Nigeria To Launch New Satellite In 2022 – Pantami
2023: 600 Women Groups Plan One Million March For Yahaya Bello
Cameroon Tops Group A As Aboubakar Hits Fifth AFCON 2021 Goal
Gbaja: Why NASS Needs To Increase Educational Qualification For Presidential Candidates
Chidozie Awaziem Returns To Eagles Camp
2023: No Better APC Presidential Aspirant Than Tinubu In The South – Shettima
Terrorists Slam N24 Million Levies On Nine Zamfara Communities
VP Inaugurates Committee To Tap More Benefits From Oceanic Resources
National Assembly Turning Democracy To Plutocracy – Jega
Man, 41, Dies In Anambra Hotel, Organs Missing
CSOs Give Buhari, NASS Ultimatum To Pass Electoral Bill
Police Invite Controversial Former Kano Commissioner, Muazu Magaji
Tuchel: No Plans To Change Chelsea Approach To Suit Misfiring Lukaku
Vaccine Pass Law: Djokovic Could Be Barred From French Open
Serena Williams Drops Out Of WTA Top 50
Matawalle: Why Zamfara Banditry Won’t End Soon
Electoral Act: PDP Governors Urge NASS To Override Buhari’s Veto
2021 AFCON: Why Gabon Sent Aubameyang Back To Arsenal
Cybercrime: Arraignment Of Ex-Imo Governor Stalled
Gun Down Whoever Attempts To Breach Security At Correctional Centers, Aregbesola Tells Prison Officials
Akwa Ibom Govt. Inaugurates Enforcement Team On Scavengers Ban, Open Grazing
Inflation Inches Up To 15.63% Snapping 8-Month Decline
I’ll Shoot Anyone That Messes With My Kids, Iyabo Ojo Blows Hot
Arsenal Make 7-Man January Transfer Wishlist
Sit-At-Home Order: Confusion As Gunmen Attack Traders In Enugu
Igala Group Cries Out Over Kidnappings, Killings In Kogi East
Actress Toyin Abraham Invites Timi Dakolo To Surprise Husband On Birthday
APC Governors’ Forum DG Resigns As Convention Crisis Deepens
Terrorists Slam N24 Million Levies On Nine Zamfara Communities
Nigeria To Launch New Satellite In 2022 – Pantami
Osinbajo-Led C’ttee To Tap Nigeria’s Blue Economy
Our Party Handed Over $500bn Economy In 2015 – PDP Govs
Dangote Calls For Cooperation As Afreximbank Launches PAPSS
FG Not Disbursing 80,000 Survival Fund – Project Office
History Favours Super Eagles To Win 2021 AFCON – Kpakor
Super Eagles Improving With Every Match – Etta Egbe
NGF Celebrates Pa Omolaso, Oldest Golfer In Nigeria
Eagles Will Retain Winning Streak Against Guinea Bissau – Eguavoen
Djokovic Finally Flies Out Of Australia
Deportation: Djokovic Speaks After After Losing Visa Battle In Australia
FCTA Withholds Area Councils’ N700m, AMAC Chairman Cries Out
FRSC Recorded 82 Road Crashes In A/Ibom In 2021
ASUU Threatens To Sue El-Rufai Over ABU Land
