ElohimTov Naija News. *NEWSPAPER HEADLINES FOR MONDAY 26TH DECEMBER 2022* *PUNCH* 2015 promises: PDP, APC clash as Kukah slams Buhari Muslims attend Kaduna Christmas service, Osinbajo, others celebrate Yuletide turns funerals in Southern Kaduna, gunmen sustain killing spree Double registration:Defaulters wont be disenfranchised, says INEC 11 years after Madalla bombing, priest bemoans insecurity Danger looms over brain drain, CMD laments Teething problems stalled Osun free train service Govt NAPTIP rescues 1,660 trafficked persons, activist lauds agency Nigeria imported N205bn drugs in nine months Report Nigerians shouldnt be in IDP camps, says Obi Presidents visit: Kogi declares Thursday public holiday Fire guts Ekpoma market, traders count losses Stopping polytechnics from awarding degrees discriminatory ASUP Lagos govt seals off firm over noise pollution Resurgent threats to 2023 elections Dont treat politics as dirty, Lalong tells Christians Nigeria missed 2022 poverty reduction target WBank Funding necessary to provide 300,000 housing by 2025 Adewole Single exchange rate will reduce inflation Erisco Foods CEO FG plans tax waiver suspension for rural firms Road infrastructure has improved learning in schools FG Mentorship helps young businesses avoid common pitfalls Ajibewa Trapped funds will cut aviation GDP contribution Stakeholders Theres only 5.4% irrigated farmland in Nigeria FG Oil firm rebrands to focus on renewable energy Nigeria, Germany deepen ties on climate, energy transition Stakeholders laud Lagos drive to sanitise real estate FG urged to provide incentives for SMEs NEPC recognises BAT for non-oil export promotion Stakeholders laud SEC over tech board approval SEC begins annual registration of market operators IMF calls for stiffer crypto regulations Onuachu takes swipe at former manager Why I keep my daughter, family from media ' Osimhen Clubs, IMC set to clash over NPFL format Akoko and Adeogun representation at House of Reps Pandemonium as policeman kills Lagos female lawyer Task force clears illegal roadblocks after PUNCH report Lagos shuts federal lawmakers nightclub over noise pollution Nine killed, 24 injured in Bauchi, Ogun crashes Kaduna police arrest notorious bandit with charms Estate agent arraigned for duping accommodation seekers Man in court for defrauding church investor Family panics as marketer disappears in Ogun community NDLEA intercepts Christmas Colorado, cannabis juice in Lagos Fire destroys goods in Imo timber market ICT firms tax rises by 158% Tech firm promotes industrial automation Meta trains 107,000 in digital safety YouTube, AFRIMA collaborate to empower one million Africans Pele cant untie Messis shoelace (1) Nigerians winding down 2022 in economic negativity Monetary policy and criminal jurisprudence Reflections on US-Africa Leaders Summit Congratulations to Buhari on Second Niger Bridge Overeating may trigger heart attack, cancer Experts Woman exhumes ex-husbands corpse, fights son over property Fuel: Mass supply begins in Lagos, three others in January Can Adeleke tame APC again, deliver Osun to Atiku *VANGUARD* NSCDC deploys over 2000 to beef up security in Lagos Police ban sale, use of knockouts, firecrackers in Abuja Zulum asks Borno Christians to pray for peaceful general election Christmas: While celebrating, don't wait till last day to get your PVC, cleric urges Hunger-striking Senegalese journalist taken to hospital West wants to tear Russia apart ' Putin Funke Akindele takes political ambition to Celestial Church's Imeko pilgrimage grounds Military airstrikes neutralize terrorists kingpins, many others Police arrests suspect who killed, dumped girlfriend's aunt in septic tank Fire guts one-storey building office apartment at Onitsha APC has performed beyond expectations ' Deputy National Chairman We're one, Tinubu greets opponents at Christmas Kukah lauds Buhari on infrastructure Why Nigerians can't benefit from Naira redesign, cash withdrawal limits ' Economist Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from working for NGOs Nnamdi Kanu: Held hostage by the Attorney General Beware of religious hypocrisy (2) Be better, do better 27 injured in Cairo stadium collapse South Africa fuel tanker blast death toll rises to 15 8 docked for 'improperly interfering with corpse Christmas tragedy: Man in police net for killing, dumping lady's corpse in toilet Police nab gunrunner in Kaduna, recover arms, ammunition Christmas Tragedy: 3 dead, 6 injured on Lagos-Ibadan expressway accident 2 robbery suspects killed during gunfire exchange with police 5 interesting facts about Christmas Trees Police rescue 4 kidnap victims in Enugu LG forest 10 best Christmas songs, from Santa Baby to Last Christmas I hated court room corruption ' Jemide, ex-chair, NBA Business Law Section *THISDAY* S'East Safe for Christmas, New Year Celebration, Says AIG Remain Hopeful for Better Nation, Obi Charges Nigerians Ex-agitators Tackle Ondo Senators for Opposing Buhari's Nominee Gunmen Abduct Poly Students, Demand N16m Ransom Firm Urges Employers to Comply with International Labour Conventions PAP Secures Understanding with Customs, NITDA to Engage Ex-agitators Emmanuel, Ortom Meet over G5 Govs, PDP Leadership Rift Book Review: Why Some Brands Succeed and Others Fail PRP Rejects Alleged Defection of Leaders to APC in Katsina FG, IFAD Distribute Free Inputs to 59 Rice Farmers in Ogun Alvan Ikoku Education Colloquium Holds December 26 Buhari Mourns Max Airlines MD, Bashir Mangal Navy Reviews Strategies to Tackle Oil Theft, Economic Sabotage PAP Secures Understanding with Customs, NITDA to Engage Ex-agitators With Eight Weeks to Presidential Election, Race Too Close to Call At Christmas, Buhari Urges Nigerians to Elect Those Who'll Sustain His Legacy My Best Appears Not Appreciated by Some Nigerians, President Declares FG Raises Third-party Vehicle Insurance by 200% The Blame Game over Our Poverty Shame NLC Urges Workers to Vote Candidates Who will Salvage Nigerian Economy Nigeria Celebrating Christmas in Fear, Uncertainty, Hardship, CAN Laments Atiku: Nigerians Won't Spend 2023 Christmas on Petrol Queues I Won't Succumb to Cheap Blackmail, NPA MD Vows Afenifere Faults Akeredolu over Oodua Nation, Says Gov Faced with Lust for Political Power 2023: I'll Complete My Eight-year Tenure, Makinde Boasts Pollsters and the 2023 Presidential Poll Buhari: I Lost Two Children to Sickle Cell Reject Vote Trading in 2023, Catholic Bishops Tell Nigerians Oyetola's Wife Used Personal Car for Official Duties, Says Spokesperson Gunmen Abduct Four Kogi Students, Demand N16m Ransom Arrest Killer of Ex- Lagos Governor's Son, Cyclists Tell Sanwo-Olu Police Airwing Deploys Aerial Assets for Air Patrols Glo Supports Benin GSM Village Annual festival Tinubu Greets Ganduje at 73, MournsMangal's death Coalition Asks FG to Incorporate N20 Beverage Tax into 2023 Finance Act 37 Victims of Kaduna Attack Buried Amidst Tears Transporters Lament Low Patronage at Lagos Parks 2022: Navigation Through Political Uncertainties When Ortom, Ugwuanyi Failed Enugu Communities The Sealing of Atiku's Campaign Office THE MESSAGE OF CHRISTMAS! Those Who Shaped Nigerian Politics in 2022 Significant Landmarks in Nigerian Judiciary TIME TO RIDE THE LAGOS TRAINS A Year of Grim Realities Movers and Shakers of Nigeria's Business and Economy in 2022 Ransom or Death or Both Stop the Rumour, Helen Oritsejafor's Marriage is Intact RE-CRUCIFYING CHRIST AT CHRISTMAS Catalysts of Change in Nigeria's Entertainment Scene Christmas in the Age of 'Delete *THE SUN* Be hopeful, dont succumb to misery, PDP tells Nigerians Remain hopeful for better nation, Obi urges Igbo groups meet over 2023 elections in Umuahia December 28 Obi donates N3m to Benue IDPs, says Nigerians should not be living like refugees APC has run Nigeria into a malfunction Atiku Nigeria Decides 2023: The odds and gains of APC in 2022 Reactions trail Kukahs verdict on Buhari-led APC government Nigeria Decides 2023: Ijaw nation pledges to deliver Atiku, Okowa, Oborevwori Nigeria Decides 2023: Mbah urges Christians to remember vulnerable people at Christmas Nigeria Decides 2023: APC sure of victory in CRiver Emil Inyang, Rep candidate Osimhen: I dont think about racism, I focus on goals scoring Mo Salah under fire for Christmas tree post Jesus, Mbappe , Messi lead stars wishing fans a Merry Christmas Swiatek ends 2022 as top Womens Tennis player Niger State Sports Ministry seeks improved budgetary allocation Ahmed Musa helps Sivasspor reaches 800 points in Turkish Super Lig IMC condoles with Nasarawa Utd, Kano Pillars over players death Foundation to sponsor 35 basketball, American football players abroad Yuletide: Chioma Ajunwa Foundation lifts widows in Lagos Aina ruled out of Torinos first five games in 2023 NECA looks beyond 2023 elections CBNs cash withdrawal policy threat to livelihood of millions of Nigerians NLC Hotel workers plan mass action against top hotels for anti-labour practices Ngige, Wabba urge Christians to imbibe lessons of Christmas Yuletide: Bullish sentiments dominate NGX as investors gain N450bn w/w CSCS to create more synergies to grow capital market Soaring cooking gas price, petrol shortages, electricity crisis mar Christmas celebrations NBC commissions recycling project in 1004 Estate First Bank, others emerge Best Performing Commercial Banks in Nigeria Heritage Banks agent for actualisation of SDG 5 Kilali Tribe SEC blacklists 4 Italian e-commerce companies 133m poor Nigerians: SERAP sues Buhari over failure to probe spending on SIP Osun threatens to invoke criminal law to retrieve vehicles from ex-officials Study handover notes Oyetola Historyll be kind to my administration -Udom Kano 10 mw hydro-power station ready in 6 weeks Ganduje Thingsll improve, Aso Rock chaplain NCCE makes digital literacy case for lecturers 4 kidnapped victims rescued on Christmas eve in Enugu NDLEA intercepts colorado, cannabis juice at Lagos airport, seaport Christmas as a golden opportunity When leaves turn brown Christmas in a troubled nation From the sublime to the ridiculous Nigerias out-of-school childrens quagmire How to access low-interest loans for MSMEs Mohammed Abubakar, Bala Mohammed: Leadership lessons from Bauchi *GUARDIAN* PDP's deputy national secretary Koshoedo felicitates Makinde on his birthday FRCM holds divine anniversary service, counts her blessings 51 poisoned by ammonia after train derails in Serbia Disaster' for Newcastle not to have 'unique' Saint-Maximin Fabian O'Neill, hailed by Zidane as 'most talented player ever', dead at 49 Juve scandal rumbles on as accounts stay deep in the red Taiwan says China deployed 71 warplanes in weekend war drills Three dead in Ecuador after tourist boat capsizes Philippines floods force tens of thousands to flee homes Putin says West wants to 'tear apart' Russia Soldiers killed, civilians wounded as violence flares in Pakistan Haaland can score 800 goals, says De Bruyne Christmas: Kukah lauds Buhari on infrastructure development Several foreign NGOs stop work in Afghanistan after Taliban ban on women staff *LEADERSHIP* COVID-19: Japan Logs Record 371 Daily Deaths Amid 8th Wave Top Terrorist Commanders, Maimusari, Bakura, 100 Others Killed In Borno Osinbajo Preaches Mercy, Grace At Christmas I'll Be Far Away From Abuja After May 29 ' Buhari Christmas: Aviation Fuel Scarcity, Insufficient Processing Facilities Cause Nightmare For Travellers Poverty: SERAP Sues Buhari Over Social Intervention Programmes 60 Days To 2023 Polls, INEC Offices Fortified With Heavy Security Nigeria Missing In 12 Most Advanced African Countries' List Gains Of National Sports Industry Policy Let's Go Underwater Merry Christmas Nigerians, Please Collect Your PVCs *NEW TELEGRAPH* Vehicles: Oyetola acted in accordance with law, convention ' Aide Kidnapped Benue Catholic priest freed, receiving medical attention Enugu: 4 kidnapped at 9th-mile, rescued from Ezeagu forest Kaduna: Police arrest bandit, recover 4 AK-47 rifles Woman dead, 3 injured in UK pub shooting NDLEA intercepts Xmas Colorado, cannabis juice consignments at Lagos airport, seaport I'll be far from Abuja after hand over to avoid problems, says Buhari BCScalls on Nigeria's leadership to seek divine intervention JUST IN: Russia ready to negotiate over Ukraine ' Putin Social Intervention Programmes' Probe: Group takes Buhari, AGF to court Ukraine leader delivers defiant Christmas message after Russian strikes Pope condemns human 'hunger for wealth, power' in Christmas Eve Mass Afenifere cautions Akeredolu over IPOB FG, Makinde, Adesina, laud setting up N300 bn sugar plantations Alleged N500m Fraud: Women group drags Leema to Court Christmas: Fuel scarcity, fare hikes, soaring prices, insecurity cripple celebrations MediaTek launches 5G chip in Nigeria Tech startup, Qene Game develops African mobile games Blackmailers, extortionists trying to defame me ' NPA MD, Bello-Koko VW Golf to slow production in Wolfsburg Auto policy bill ready, says FG Meet young, visionary CEO of Nigeria's best crypto platform, The Shawn Exchange Between Buhari's 81 promises and reality We've petitions on virtually all candidates, says EFCC boss Enthusiasm about 2023 very impressive 'INEC Buhari's administration a tale of woes for Nigerians 'Obayuwana Gorgeous in Christmas colours Aisha Sani Maikudi: Star with her name in Gold Wike: A stylish man with Godfather aura Christmas beauty check list My fashion style is determined by comfort 'Ebuka Obi-Uchendu *BLUE PRINT* Christmas: Igoche Mark felicitates with Nigerians Messi is my biggest idol ' Djokovic NPFL: Emir of Minna showers Royal Blessings on Coach Bala Olamide Badoo now brand Ambassador for National Game ' NLN MD NPFL: 'Akwa United player missing 2023 U20 AFCON: Flying Eagles camp reopens January 7 SEC reminds CMOs of January 31registration renewal Fidelity Bank wins bilateral trade ambassador award Yuletide: Low key celebration for Nigerians as fuel crisis, harsh economy bite Buhari's political deja vu Christmas: Why I shut my bank account to feed elderly citizens 'Victoria Nelson Military airstrikes neutralize 3 terrorists commanders as COAS, CAS visit frontline troops Not Abuja, Buhari reveals where he will stay after May 29, 2023 presidential handover Kwara APC campaigncouncil promises greater 2023 Christmas: Bello urges generosity to less-privileged in Kogi Police nab gunrunner in Kaduna, recover arms, ammunition Troops neutralise bandits, recover arms in Kaduna Participate in politics, stop crying marginalisation, Lalong tells Christians Christmas: Dedicate yourselves to Nigeria's progress, Adegoke tasks Nigerians Christmas : Akeredolu felicitates with Christians, harps on nationbuilding Christmas: Ebonyi assembly candidate reveals plans for constituents Undisputed champion Charlo breaks hand, title bout postponed 2023: CUPP reports Uzodinma to foreign missions, demands Visa ban 2023: Uba Sani preaches turning point on Christmas day Picture: Mo Salah celebrates Christmas with beautiful portrait Christmas: Iyabo Ojo shares stunning pictures with new family AMAC: LG chair tells residents what to do as Christians celebrate Christmas Christmas: Governor Makinde shares doting family pictures Christmas: Journalists share love with children at Abuja orphanage *THE EDITORIAL* I’ll be far away from Abuja after leaving office to avoid problems – Buhari Govt shuts Quilox club over noise pollution NDLEA busts: Colorado, cannabis juice seized, suspects arrested Tragic! Road crash kills three on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Christmas day Don’t succumb to misery, be hopeful, PDP tells Nigerians The Peoples Democratic Party has asked Nigerians to use the Christmas celebration to renew hope for a better nation. 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