SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 23/12/2024

Petrol to sell N935/litre from today – IPMAN

Rice Stampede: Anambra Police Confim 22 Deaths, Soludo Mourns

Lakurawa terrorists no longer in Nigeria — Defence minister

Tinubu’s 50% transport reduction scheme may begin Tuesday

Police deny killing hunger protesters, demand Amnesty’s apology

Fubara mourns death of ex-Rivers Military governor Abbe

Imo not offering free buses for Christmas travel -Govt

Trump promises to end ‘transgender lunacy’

Ceasefire hopes dim as Israeli strikes kill 28 in Gaza

Family of 10 die in Brazil plane crash

British woman begins speaking Italian after waking up from stroke

Black Maidens edge Flamingos to WAFU B U17 Girls’ Cup


DID YOU KNOW?

  • Political cartoonist Thomas Nast established Santa’s official residence as the North Pole in several illustrations in the 1800s. At the time, there were series of expeditions to the Arctic, and the North Pole was thought of as a mythical, magical place.
  • In Japan, starting from a KFC marketing campaign in the 1970s, it has become tradition to eat Kentucky Fried Chicken at Christmas

Abbe: Nigeria has lost a committed administrator – Akpabio

Rep seeks action on crowd control, safety

North not liability to Nigeria, Ndume says

Tax Reform bills: Why we insist on withdrawal — Ndume

FG to arraign suspected terrorists linked to Bello Turji group

How terrorists smuggled Libya gun truck into Zamfara — FG

Ex-convict nabbed with South African-bound drug at Lagos airport

10 ministries get over N1tn each in 2025 budget

Umahi rules out compensation for bare land owners

FG lifts five-year ban on mining in Zamfara

NBET to spend N858b in 2025

FG: Tinubu’s Reforms Not Responsible For Food Stampedes

Net forex inflow fell to $14bn in Q3 – CBN

2024: N2.7trn GenCos debts, incessant grid collapse truncate FG’s 6,000MW plan

Govt approves recruitment of 3,927 Customs officers

NACA warns of HIV, preaches abstinence at Yuletide

Catholic church mourns tragic loss of 10 at Abuja food-sharing event

Kaduna poly welcomes 65-year retirement age for lecturers

J’Berger blames contractual differences for Bodo-Bonny road delay

Telcos demand plan to resolve N250bn USSD debt

Nigeria’s standard organisation certifies Casio calculators

Host communities demand payment of 3 % royalties by oil firms

SERAP faults Tinubu, Shettima’s N8.7bn travel budget for 2025

Tanker drivers decry bad roads, exclusion from CNG scheme

It’s wrong blaming Tinubu for stampedes, Omokri tells Obi

LP may go into extinction, says Okupe

Tinubu repeating Buhari’s borrowing mistakes, says Atiku

ANAMBRA 2025: No INEC, judiciary can stop people’s will — Val Ozigbo

Yari donates rice, cows to Zamfara Christians

Kano gov donates N2m to islamic school

Gov Mbah bags UNN Doctor of Laws degree

Abiodun commiserates with Makinde, Soludo, Wike over stampede

Sanwo-Olu directs LASTMA to intensify night traffic monitoring

Ogun recommits to entrepreneurship, doles out N1m grants to youths

Lagos 72-hour shopping festival begins today

Katsina opens school for orphans, others

Nasarawa raids lithium mining site, arrests manager

Kwara trains 700 farmers, extension workers

Benue LG plans 10,000-capacity beach resort

My 25-year development plan a divine mandate, says Soun

Wife flees after setting Ogun cop ablaze during dispute


TODAY IN HISTORY

  • On this day in 2001, Nigerian politician and Minister of Justice, Bola Ige, was shot dead at his home in Ibadan, Oyo State. Till date, his killers remain unknown
  • On this day in 1958, Tokyo Tower, the world’s tallest, self-supported steel tower at 333m, opened to the public. It is based on the Eiffel Tower and is used for communication purposes.

There’s only one way to work – like hell. – Bette Davis

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

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