SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 17/01/2025

Govs propose new VAT sharing formula, okay tax bills

Court frees Igbo chief over allegations of IPOB threat in Lagos

Boko Haram attack another Chibok village

Gbadegesin to court: void Owoade’s choice as Alaafin

Kano gov hails commissioner for returning N100m excess funds

Lagos orders six more trains from China

PENGASSAN projects petrol price hike as crude cost rises

N12.3bn fraud: EFCC to arraign Otudeko, ex-First Bank MD Monday

Torrents of tributes for Akande at 86

Trump replicates viral mug shot in official presidential photo

TikTok CEO to attend Trump’s inauguration

How I almost fell victim to AI voice scam — Thailand PM

Tinubu urged to rescue Nigerians in Ivorian prisons


DID YOU KNOW?

  • The Kumbh Mela festival in Northern India is the largest religious gathering in the world. It is a Hindu religious festival that occurs once every 12 years and is attended by more than 100 million people over the 55-day festival.
  • Alexa is always listening to your conversations and stores all of your dialogue history in the cloud.

Tinubu celebrates Okonjo-Iweala, Nigerian scientists on Biden’s honours list

Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, others mourn exit of ex-Lagos HoS Ajose

Rowdy session in N’Assembly as IG defends 2025 budget proposal

Failure to defend budget votes attracts zero allocation, lawmakers warn

Reps C’ttee warns against conversion of homes to commercial areas

Military kills six Lakurawa terrorists, recovers weapons in Sokoto

Foreign fighters behind terror attacks in N’west, N’east, says DHQ

PDP secretary: A’Court adjourns stay of execution motion till January 27

Singer Mercy Chinwo’s manager faces arrest over alleged $345,000 fraud

EFCC arraigns ex-accountant general for N1.9bn fraud

N64m fraud: ICPC arraigns three El-Rufai’s ex-appointees today

Edo tribunal reserves rulings on ADP, ZLP petitions against Okpebholo

Alleged defamation of Kaduna Senator: Judge grants N1m bail to two accused

LGs will receive direct allocations from January, Presidency affirms

BPP has saved Nigeria N1.9tr from contracts’ fraud, says  DG

INEC deletes 7,746 deceased persons from voter register

Lokpobiri: market forces will always determine fuel price

Abuja-Kaduna-Kano road ‘ll be ready in 14 months – Minister

Influx of ISWAP: Southern govs mobilise, activiate regional security

NUC seeks review of Establishment Act

FG inaugurates committee to tackle boat accidents

FG debunks Third Mainland Bridge damage rumour

FRSC generated N5.9bn in 2024 — Official

48m Nigerians practise open defecation – FG

FG plans to raise N1.8tn from bond market Q1

Fallen heroes’ widows beg for FG empowerment initiatives, benefits

CREDICORP disburses loans to 20,000 soldiers

CBN will build on FX, remittance reforms – Cardoso

Govt unveils NIN-enabled farmer registry to boost agriculture

Wike Revokes Lands Of Governors, Senators, Other Political Heavyweights

Police probe source of tear gas fired at Gombe varsity students

49 final-year MAPOLY students risk expulsion over fake results

Hoodlums kill poly student in fresh Osun communal clash

Saraki congratulates beneficiaries of foundation’s tertiary scholarships

Fidelity Bank to increase share capital to N36.7bn

Dangote refinery projects 650,000bpd June, plans crude import

Manufacturer laments surge in foreign second-hand shoes

Eterna Plc announces Adeosun as CEO

Fola Adeola sells N10.9bn in Aradel shares

Mobihealth, FG partner on vocational training

Ondo LG polls: PDP withdraws, candidates kick as police restrict movement

PDP accepts verdict, recognizes Fubara faction as legitimate executives

Fubara, Wike camps clash as police occupy Rivers PDP secretariat

Adeleke slams fresh curfew on Ifon, Ilobu

I bear no grudge against President, says Bauchi Governor Mohammed

Bodija explosion masterminds remanded, facing terrorism charges – Makinde

Katsina gov vows tougher security after hospital bandit attack

Aiyedatiwa declares Friday work-free for Ondo council poll

Insecurity: Anambra assembly passes homeland security bill

Cross River’s Attorney General distances self from alleged arrest of traditional ruler

Govt mourns as Rivers gas explosion death toll hits five

Kano partners IDB on bilingual schools, distributes 789,000 uniforms

Edo, Kogi get new police commissioners

Gombe NSCDC nabs sodomy suspects involving minors, homosexuals

Plateau disburses N5bn to empower 140 farming communities

Influenza: Kano residents urged to remain calm

LASG to seal unapproved buildings

Suspected cholera outbreaks kill 27 in Bayelsa, Rivers

Majma’ Lagos graduates 100 in Arabic, Shariah studies

Tears, prayers as Anambra Catholic priest killed by gunmen is laid to rest

Son arrested for killing father over N5,000 in Delta

40-year-old Kogi man nabbed for allegedly raping toddler

Tears as truck kills nine Benue family members


TODAY IN HISTORY

  • On this day in 1983, Nigeria expelled two million illegal aliens, mostly Ghanaians. The incident popularised the big rubber bags called ‘Ghana Must Go’.
  • On this day in 1991, the Gulf War in Iraq began. “Operation Desert Storm”, launched in response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, resulted in about 100,000 civilian deaths.

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Compiled by Joe Agbro Jr., (@Joeagbro), Joeagbro@dailyshot.ng, +234-8056745268

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