*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR TUESDAY 25TH JANUARY 2022* *PUNCH* Villagers flee as Ogun monarch, three others burnt to death 45-year-old Zamfara school owner arrested for operating as lawyer, suspect blames COVID-19 Aregbesolas faction knocks Oyetola over alleged smear campaign 32 arrested over killing of policeman, businessman in Niger deadly fight 3,782 Nigerian nurses migrated to UK in 2021 NMC Bayelsa commissioner abductors back down, leaders father still remanded Police arrest four for attacking Gombe woman Non-signing of electoral bill, delayed funding may mar 2023 elections Cleric NAFDAC banks on policemen to enforce alcohol-in-sachets ban Court reverses 90 Edo workers sacking, awards N405m compensation HMO faults 400% proposed tariff hike in health insurance scheme We contributed money to free kidnapped monarch Plateau lawmaker Labour set for protest, FG suspends subsidy removal, NBA warns govt Scourge of hoodlums in South-West Ekiti 2022: PDP youths urge leaders, aspirants to embrace peace I am still consulting on 2023 Abe APC Delta stakeholders express confidence in Emerhor Coalition storms PDP, APC secretariats, demands southern president Ex-speaker Dogara stripped of Bauchi traditional title Fake registration site sponsored by fifth columnists, says APC PDP lied, I never contemplated dumping APC Chieftain PDP sets date for Katsina council primaries APC has a list of persons to be Lagos govs Lagos4Lagos convener FAAN kicks as Customs comptroller breaches airport security, seizes gate forcefully Federal workers pensions, gratuities gulp N208bn in seven months FGs local currency debts to hit N44tn in 2022, says report Autogas: FG to convert 200,000 vehicles, plans 580 refueling centres Unilever boosts growth plan, unveils new product line Dangote refinery begins processing 540,000bpd in Q3 Enugu Disco begins aggressive revenue drive to cover sit-at-home losses Ogun wants review of conditions for counterpart project funding Accountants still relevant in digital age Wema Bank MD Australian Open: America's Keys beats Krejcikova to reach semi-finals AFCON: Death toll rises to eight in Cameroon stadium stampede Gabon coach laments Aubameyang absence after AFCON exit Anthony Joshua denies 15m pay-off to step aside for Fury, Osyk clash AFCON: Cameroon beat 10-man Comoros 2-1 to reach quarter-finals AFCON: Don't write off Super Eagles, Buhari appeals to Nigerians Falcons striker, Rasheedat Ajibade, extends Atletico Madrid deal Musa Barrow fires Gambia to AFCON quarter-finals International Day of Education 2022: Issues, policies and achievements Nigeria attaining trillion dollar economy Chinas common prosperity has African significance Police arrest fleeing suspect over lovers death in Rivers Two killed as suspected student cultists clash in Benue Five-year-old Hanifa: Kano revokes private schools licences, killer proprietor remanded NURTW factional leaders nabbed over Lagos mayhem Anambra community denies appeasing deity with human parts Ebonyi protesters burn 11 houses, filling stations, vehicles over suspects alleged torture, death Residents allege bombing of Taraba Catholic Church, police finger fleeing kidnappers Businessman, filling station attendant shot dead as gunmen storm Ondo community FCT policemen torture man to death over Chinese womans car battery Ebubeagu: Umahi condemns killings, burning of houses, others in Ebonyi community 2023: Oligarchs and the electorate How to manage a child with eating challenge JAMB announces 2022 UTME registration, rejects repentant candidates apology Imo Fed Poly invents electric car NUC begins accreditation of seven courses at Kwara CoE Dont short-change members, COEASU tells FG *VANGUARD* How Customs officials are breaching security, threatening staff at Lagos airport ' FAAN Money Laundering: Court orders arrest of ex-Petroleum Minister, Diezani Father of two strangles 37-yr-old lover in Ondo MDA collaboration, key to enforcing tobacco graphic health warning policy RITUAL: Woman escapes son's knife attack in Imo No going back on eliminating trans fats in Nigeria's food chain ' Minister Gunmen kill 5 in Enugu, Ondo, Jigawa Hanifa's murder: Kano govt withdraws licences of all private schools Delta Govt empowers 593 youths on ICT INFLATION: Money supply rises 16.5% to N43.9trn Cyber, political risks top concerns in Nigeria ' Report Ellen James, US-based Ghanaian beauty queen, philanthropist impacting lives on a global level CBN's e-invoicing directive will facilitate trade ' LCCI Credit to private sector rises 18% to 35.7trn Josephine Oboh-Macleod makes history in Scottish politics Oyetola inaugurates former Health Minister, SAN, others as chairmen, members of boards Police arrest man whose lover was found dead in their after fleeing home in P-Harcourt 2023: Why I denied nursing any Guber ambition at Lagos retreat ' Pastor Umo Eno AFCON: We shouldn't write off Super Eagles, Buhari tells Nigerians Gbajabiamila's office, NBA sign MoU on law reform APC: Factors that'll shape successful convention Ekiti 2022 Guber: Be focused, Ayu charges PDP stakeholders APC welcomes suspension of petrol subsidy removal APC chairmanship: Orji Kalu pays solidarity visit to Sani Musa APC Chairmanship: Orji Kalu visits Senator Sani Musa 178,459 missing Police weapons Eagles will come back stronger, says Sadiq Umar [AFCON 2021] Random jottings: Fans reject Eagles shirts after loss to Tunisia JAMB begins 2022 UTME, DE registration on Feb 12 Rival cult clash in Makurdi claims two lives Alleged kidnap: Kaduna man drags 2 women to court over missing wife, child Aisha Buhari wants public execution for Hanifa's killer Man, 40, allegedly beats, strangles 38-yr-old lover to death as Police seek 'logistics fund' to investigate suspect Woman escapes son's knife attack in Imo 4 killed as NURTW factions clash in Lagos Irate youths protest killing of commercial motorcyclist by police officer in Kogi BREAKING: Angry youths set ablaze late Hanifa's school *THISDAY* FG Bows to Labour, Shelves Plan to End Fuel Subsidy from July Military Seizes Power in Burkina Faso, Whereabouts of President Unknown Lipton Launches Extra Strong Variant for Tea Lovers Food Concepts Names Abunu Managing Director Designate Fidelity Bank Enriches Customers, Holds Promo Draw Kwara Joins Elite States, Produces over 102,000MT of Rice Farmcrowdy Bags NITDAs Certification for Strict Adherence to Audit Compliance Stock Market Close Lower on Profit-taking in Nigerian Breweries, 25 Others Shell Officially Changes Name, Deletes Royal Dutch OPEC+ Compliance Rises to 122% in December Has the Power Sector Privatisation Finally Failed Manufacturing Sector and the National Development Plan Gilbert SON Unleashes New Standards to Boost Cocoa Production in Nigeria Farmers, Agribusiness Men Backs CBNs Forex Exclusion List to Boost Agric Devt Goldman Sachs Forecasts Oil to Breach $100 a Barrel in 2022 NERC: 8.1m of Nigerias 12.8m Electricity Customers Still Unmetered Minna-Baro Rail Track Major Milestone, Says Minister FG, Egypt Begin Bilateral Talks on Power Supply, Agrees Deal with Sokoto, Bauchi on Renewables The Huge Untapped Potential of E-commerce on the African Continent Still Outclassing Pedestrian Politics Amaechi is Ttusted Son of Daura Issues Before the APC Convention Understanding Musas Agenda for APC Super Eagles, Maduka Okoye And The AFCON Defeat Do We Prefer Sexual Enhancement To Brain Supplements Unforgettable Memories of Port Harcourt Polo Club Golden Jubilee Festival BEYOND EAGLES FALL IN CAMEROON Hosts Cameroon Overcome Hard-fighting 10-man Comoros to Reach Qfinal Balogun, Yobo Sad over Eagles Last 16 AFCON Ouster Aduda Applauds Mark D Ball Championship Burkina Faso Edge Gabon in Epic Shootouts Osimhen Assists Napoli Beat Salernitana *THE SUN* Kidnapping: Traditional rulers as endangered species in Plateau Afikpo North gets education board Lions Club, stakeholders tackle poor reading culture APC salutes FG over suspension of petrol subsidy removal 2023: INEC urges NAssembly to pass Electoral Bill CSOs coalition storms APC, demands zoning of ticket to South Japan-based Nigerian union president joins presidential race APCll emerge from convention stronger, says Ayade Igbo not happy, marginalised in Nigeria-APGA chieftain Libel: Abia court restrains APGA lawmaker 2023: Kalu, Sani Musa brainstorm on APC, partys nat convention Ekiti 2022: Group urges APC, PDP, others to pick candidate from Ekiti South SDP youth wing condemns suspension of party chairman, scribe Dont write off Super Eagles, Buhari pleads with Nigerians UK Prime Minister confirms scrapping of Covid-19 tests for travelers arriving England FX automation: LCCI recommends resolution section Aviation: Move to establish MRO, leasing company in final stages-FG Dangote Petrochemicals, fertiliser plantll boost Africas economic growth Adesina, AfDB CEO Olam driving private sector investments in wheat production with Seeds for the Future AfDB to set up Onion Commodity Exchange in Sokoto COVID-19: CBN, DBN expend over N5.4trn in one year Stick to 4% GDP growth projection, FG urged Unity Bank partners RIFAN on rice pyramid project, pledges support for farmers ALSCON: Appeal Court orders arrest, remand of BPE DG NLC issues petition against FG FG shelves fuel subsidy removal Were focused on delivering Resident Doctors housing project MKO: Abdulsalamis narrative on Abiolas death hard to believe YCE scribe NAFDAC bans registration of alcohol in sachets, others JAMB fixes UTME exams for April 20, sale of forms begins February 12 3 killed in Benue cult clash Police arrest fleeing killer of female lover in Rivers Conflicting judgments: NBA drags 7 lawyers before discipinary committe Tension as terrorists blow up Catholic church in Taraba 2023: The race for president Wanted: A clean break with the past Rise in students attacks on teachers in Ogun New lease of life Rice pyramids amid soaring prices of food items *GUARDIAN* Cameroon into AFCON quarters despite Comoros heroics, Gambia win Gabon coach laments Aubameyang loss after AFCON exit Cross River PDP: Great expectations from two wise men Hayatu-Deen joins PDP, lauds Ayu's efforts to recapture power in 2023 Diri sacks monarch, others as abducted commissioner regains freedom Hanifa's killers remanded, Kano revokes private schools' licences Minimum wage strike unnecessary, says Kogi government Bauchi emirate suspends Dogara's title over alleged violence Murder of Enugu APC chieftains: Families suspect political assassination, seek justice Rivers students urge Abe to run for 2023 Akwa Ibom raises the alarm over prevalence of tropical diseases Chaotic scenes at inspection centres for road worthiness re-certification UN relief chief pledges support for Nigeria Soldiers seize power in Burkina Faso Simon apologises to Nigerians, pleads for continuous support Owolabi wants Eguavoen to continue as Eagles' coach Toure replies 'disrespectful' Amr Zaki as Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt go to war Top women seeds fumble as Australian Open enters second week Oyedeji joins Sanwo-Olu, Shaibuas Access Bank Lagos City Marathon 'star' runners NBBF's January 31st elective congress doubtful as Kida insists in Benin as venue Akaraiwe is MVP as Customs win Mark D'Ball Women's Basketball Championship EU to deploy warships in Gulf of Guinea to stem piracy Leveraging reforms for efficient tax administration, revenue generation Nigeria's extractive industry serving interests of a few, says BudgIT Renewed profit taking drags capitalisation by N11 billion BoI reaches out to four million SMEs in five years N1.7 trillion tax revenue hangs on pending litigations Akinyanmi secures relief against Lekoil Cayman in $1.5m loan suit ICRC laments 16 years of inactivity at dry ports Experts advocate incentives to encourage listing on NGX Kiara Academy trains 84 youths in automobile maintenance NSITF recruits new staffamid dearth of working tools Lagos committed to retirees' welfare, financial freedom Anambra NLCseeks speedy implementation of minimum wage NSCDC to upscale curriculum standards for training colleges Ronchess restructures board, management Premium Pension reappoints MD for market expansion NITDA empowers 60 rural women on ICT in jigawa VDT appoints Group Chief Finance, Strategy officer There's huge intapped e-commerce market in Africa - Jumia Chairwoman The Illegality of COVID mandates Approaches, strategies in election forensics investigations - Part 2 Novak Djokovic's unforced error Let Usman Yusuf have his day in court Country first before personal ambition Wasteful 15-year detention of crime suspects True colours The end of your rule is near FG sets aside PIA, to pay N4.6tr on fuel subsidy Ogun monarch, four aides assassinated, set ablaze Eguavoen set to hand over to Poseiro, denies resignation rumours CSOs storm APC, PDP headquarters, demand southern president in 2023 SAN, six other lawyers may be sanctioned over conflicting orders Pinnick praises Eagles' endeavour as NFF shifts focus to FIFA World Cup play-off Soludo's first step and politics of 80 wise men Kyari insists NNPC to become most profitable company in Africa Concerns over 'never-die-habit' of hanging on buses From Akpeyi to Okoye, Eagles' goalkeeping problem continues *LEADERSHIP* Lavish Elite Spending In The Midst Of Poverty! The Carnage In Niger Fuel Subsidy: Federal Govt, States Head For Showdown Over FAAC Remittances Presidency: Wait Till 2027, Dokpesi Tells South East Conflicting Court Orders: 7 Lawyers To Face Disciplinary Panel Court Issues Arrest Warrant On Diezani GenCos Suffer Investment Shortfall Over DisCos' Load Rejection Inlaks Complete T24 Upgrade For Bank Of Zambia *NEW TELEGRAPH* Anambra: Mr Governor and the eighty wise men Ebonyi roads, solid as Rock of Gibraltar: The Umahi magic Monarch, three others assassinated in Ogun Kidnapped Bayelsa Commissioner for Commerce released Struggling Watford sack Ranieri JUST IN! 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party Climate change fuelling insecurity in Nigeria 'Obasi AFCON: The Gambia clinch famous win over Guinea AFCON: Eguavoen dismisses exit reports AFCON ouster: Eagles goalie, Okoye, gets death threats Eguavoen steps down as Eagles coach after Tunisia loss AFCON: Pinnick praises Eagles after Tunisia defeat Tuchel calls on fans to 'show respect' after Rudiger hit by object Abuja Stadium to host Super Eagles World Cup playoff vs Ghana We failed Ghana with poor results, says Amartey AFCON Notes Compiled by Charles Ogundiya Comoros to be without goalkeeper against Cameroon *BLUE PRINT* FMSTI, Taraba to collaborate in STI to develop economy Yobe gets new commissioner of police NILEST certifies 165 recruits on leather manufacturing Breaking: Uneasy calm as Military announce full takeover of power in Burkina Faso over 'insecurity Group berates NLC, TUC over planned protest against subsidy removal Otaru of Auchi to confer customary title on Prince Agba Dangote's petrochemicals, fertiliser plant 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