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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Sunday, January 2nd, 2022
Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines & Naija news today, January 2nd, 2022 can be accessed below.
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Below are the Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today:
POLITICS AND NATIONAL NEWS
1. [COVID-19] NCDC Records 536 New Cases, Two Deaths
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 242,877 COVID-19 cases.
2. Lassa Fever: Case Toll Jumps to 92, as New Deaths Recorded in Bauchi, Ebonyi
The death toll for Lassa Fever in Nigeria from January 2021 has jumped to 92, with Bauchi and Ebonyi States recording new deaths.
3. Fuel Price Increase: We Will Shutdown Nigeria, NLC Warns In New Year Message
Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has insisted that workers and masses will not accept any further increase in the pump price of fuel in the name of subsidy removal, urging workers and the citizens to prepare for total war against fuel price hike.
4. New Year: Only Peace, Unity Can Bring Progress To Nigeria ― Gbajabiamila
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, on Saturday, urged Nigerians to ensure the unity of Nigeria saying only peace and unity can bring progress and development to the country.
5. Osinbajo, Fayemi, Amaechi Don’t Match Tinubu – Asiwaju Support Groups
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Director General, Tinubu Support Groups Management Council, Abdulmumuni Jibrin Kofa, has declared that Vice President Yemi Osibanjo, Governor Fayemi and Rotimi Amaechi are no threat to Bola Tinubu’s emergence as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
6. 2023: Jibrin Confirms Tinubu’s Presidential Ambition, Says It’s “A Done Deal”
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Director-General, Tinubu Support Groups Mgt. Council, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has confirmed that former Governor of Lagos State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will indeed be contesting in the forthcoming 2023 Presidential election.
7. Stop Attacking Me for Praying for Kanu, Mbaka Cautions Catholic Priests
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry in Enugu, Nigeria, asked his fellow priests on Saturday to cease criticizing him for praying for and honouring the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, during his trial
METRO
8. Retired RCCG Deputy General Overseer Abiona Dies At 96
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Pastor J.H. Abiona, the Redeemed Christian Church of God’s retired Deputy General Overseer, has died.
9. One killed as Thugs Attempt to Lynch Amotekun Operatives in Osun
One person was reportedly killed after some hoodlums attacked operatives of the Southwest Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun in Osogbo, Osun state capital.
10. Man Arrested for Allegedly Using Internet to Deceive, Sex Ladies
For allegedly using the Internet to deceive a number of ladies on Internet and allegedly having sex with them, the police in Katsina have arrested a 31 year old man in Kano.
11. Police Rescue 21 Kidnapped Schoolchildren In Zamfara
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the police have rescued 21 schoolchildren kidnapped on December 31 by bandits at Kucheri Village, along Gusau-Funtua Road in Zamfara State.
12. Jigawa Treats 90 Rape Cases, 27 for Murder, 31 for Sodomy — Commissioner
The Jigawa State Government has said that henceforth, anyone caught to have raped a girl below the age of ten would be sentenced to death.
INTERNATIONAL
13. India’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Rise By 22,775
EKO HOT BLOG reports that India on Saturday reported 22,775 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, health ministry data shows, adding to concerns for authorities around the country about the rising number of cases.
14. New York’s New Mayor Takes Aim At Government ‘Dysfunction’ In First Speech
EKO HOT BLOG reports that New York City Mayor Eric Adams opened his administration on Saturday by telling residents they would bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic and fix longstanding issues like crime-ridden communities.
15. US Commits to Support International Space Station Through 2030
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Biden has committed U.S. support for the International Space Station (ISS) through 2030, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Friday.
16. Washington State Police Discover Dead Body Inside Stolen Truck
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Police in Washington state launched a homicide investigation on Friday morning after discovering a dead body inside a truck that was reported stolen in mid-December, authorities said.
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