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NEWS HEADLINES - 31 DEC 22

NATIONAL

 FG to spend N3.3bn on Obasanjo, Jonathan, others. 

FG Makes U-Turn, Says No Salary Increment. 

We’re only reviewing some peculiar allowances not salaries – FG. 

Buhari to sign 2023 budget Tuesday, says Lawan. 

Shettima, Arewa Youths Consultative Forum President: It will be unfair, immoral, unjust for a Northerner to succeed Buhari. 

PDP G-5 govs’ divided interests stall Tinubu, Obi’s adoption. 

God ‘ll determine next president not G-5 Govs – Okowa. 

Their BP is rising; leave G-5 governors alone – Wike. 

Again, Wike dares PDP to expel him. 

2023: PDP elders sweat over G5’s ‘deal’ with APC. 

G-5: No deal with any presidential candidate – Wike. 

ObiDatti: Osuntokun appoints Afenifere scribe, Ebiseni as S-West campaign coordinator. 

Buhari reappoints Gbaja, Adeyeye as Lottery, NAFDAC DGs, FRSC gets Biu. 

Northern Forum insists on Emefiele’s prosecution. 

Supporters Jubilate As Court Grants Senator Bail. 

15 Years After, 4 Ex-Governors Still Call The Shots. 

 Drones to patrol Lagos-Ibadan Expressway soon, says Abiodun. 

Obiozor gave Nigeria his best, NEF mourns. 

 Army retires 120 generals, brigadiers, colonels, others. 


BUSINESS

Senate urges CBN to forfeit N180 billion loans disbursed via NIRSAL MFB. 

2022: Flopped Electricity Target, Acute Petrol Scarcity Amid Rate Hikes. 

VerifyMe bags ISO 9001, 27001 certifications. 

Glo Rewards another subscriber with 3-bedroom house ahead of New Year. 

Nanlong wins AU Agenda 2063 pitch award on nutrition, food security. 

Twincustom introduces customised luxury cars in Lagos. 

The FATE Institute of FATE Foundation launches State of Entrepreneurship in Nigeria 2022 Report. 


ACROSS THE STATES

CCECC built Lagos Blue railway to move 31m passengers a year. 

Preferred Bidder to toll Lagos 4th Mainland Bridge for 40 years. 

Mixed reactions as high fares persist at Lagos parks. 

2023: uncollected PVCs rise to 1,720,416 in Lagos. 

Oyo govt begins payment of 13th month salary. 

PDP Crisis: How G-5 Alliance May Affect Makinde’s Second-Term Bid.      

Auto crash claims 81 lives in 11 months in Osun – FRSC. 

Open Defecation: Ogun directs fuel stations, eateries, others to provide public toilets. 

Edo Deputy Governor denies Orbih’s $300,000 bribery allegation. 

2023: Ndokwa nation will be part of my govt – Oborevwori. 

Ayade signs N330bn 2023 budget into law. 

COEASU seeks Ikpeazu’s intervention in sack of ASCETA chairman. 

Udi Community plead with Ugwuanyi to recognize Aneke as monarch. 

Kogi Community Ravaged By ‘IPOB’ Attacks. 

Commuters, motorists groan as fuel sells at N380 per litre in Benue. 

How Assault Led Doctors Down Tools In Kwara. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Chimamanda Adichie bags chieftaincy title. 

Nigerians Explore Egypt, Morocco, Others After Dubai Visa Ban. 

Group bemoans persisting insecurity in South-East. 

 Abuja man kills colleague, buries corpse. 

Man beats daughter to death for calling boyfriend with his SIM card. 

Two brothers in Police net over kidnap of mother, son for ritual. 

Police rescue kidnapped victim, kidnapper shot dead. 

 How Nigerian lady died in my apartment – Ghana-based landlord. 

Boyfriend left me for acting bedroom scene — Mellisa Osagie. 

No winner of Daily Trust African of the Year 2022 Award. 

MTN Foundation, Bolanle Austen-Peters to create Xmas magic. 

Nick Cannon welcomes his twelfth child. 


INTERNATIONAL

Prayers in Germany, Rome for frail ex-pope Benedict. 

Criminology graduate held in Idaho student murders. 

American-British influencer Andrew Tate arrested, detained in Romania over rape, human trafficking. 

Bus plunges off cliff in Bolivia, 11 dead. 

Romanian police to hold Andrew Tate for 30 days. 

China must share data on Covid impact, says WHO. 

North Korea ends year with ballistic missiles launch. 


SPORTS

Faes in double own-goal disaster as Liverpool down Leicester. 

Benzema buries World Cup woe with double strike in Real victory. 

Ronaldo signs for Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr. 

Barcelona vs Espanyol: Lewandowski cleared to play in Catalan derby. 

Qatar part ways with coach Sanchez after World Cup defeats. 


GOOD MORNING

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