How Kano government is addressing security challenges across schools * Miscreants, drug addicts turn our schools into their den – Principals; States, FCT to spend over N11.5tr in 2023; Asset: Court stops DSS, police, CCB from arresting INEC chairman; 20 rice farmers feared dead in Kebbi boat mishap; DSS nabs ISWAP kingpin behind Ohinoyi palace, Kuje prison attacks * Suspect behind abduction of expatriates in Ajaokuta, others; Bandits kill 2, abduct many in Katsina, Zamfara; Police arrest 5 bandits, informant; Air Force redeploys branch chiefs, AOCs, spokesman; 1dead as Fulani, Hausa communities clash in Ondo; NAFDAC targets WHO maturity level four for local vaccines highest level; COVID-19 variants surging in other countries not in Nigeria – NCDC; EFCC secures 3, 785 convictions in 2022; Don’t vote along ethnic, religious lines, Kwankwaso tells voters * Seeks royal blessings in Delta * Gombe PDP chieftains join NNPP; PDP flags-off gov’ship campaign in Katsina; Only God can cause true change in Nigeria – Okowa; You’re politicising insecurity, APC hits back at Tambuwal; OBJ’s endorsement won’t take Obi anywhere – Reps forum; Ex-Ambassador to Jordan, Yabo, dumps APC, joins PDP; Real reasons elder statesman, Bello Kirfi, was sacked as Wazirin Bauchi * Daughter resigns as Bauchi commissioner; Ogun deserves better governance– PDP gov’ship candidate; Why Kebbi South will not vote APC – PDP senatorial candidate; 54m people must elect next president – Coalition; Crowd as APC holds rally in Kano, Tinubu pledges “to serve” * Credentials of Tinubu, Gawuna will win for APC – Ganduje; 54m people must elect next president – Coalition; Ex-boyfriend caught at married woman’s house, pretending to be a relative; FCTA introduces emergency marshals to curb hazards; 3 dead, many injured in week-long cult war in Lagos; After collecting ransom, kidnappers kill 1 of abducted Abuja wedding guests * We paid heavily – Victims’ relatives; Oba of Benin sacks traditional ruler; Niger civil servant jailed 1 year for diverting intending pilgrims’ money; New Year carnival turns violent in Ikare-Akoko * ‘Houses, shops razed’; NDLEA chief urges youths to stay off substance abuse; AOIYEO presents ‘charter of demands’ document to Ona of Abaji; Again, 18 injured after truck rams into accident victims in Kwara; Kwara mourns NAF officer killed at checkpoint; FG insists on N23tr securitisation of ways and means * Petrol subsidy ends June; NPA Adjudges APM terminals best port operator; NUPENG threatens strike over burning of 2 HPFO-laden tankers; 31 of 72 world economies to hit recession in 2023, Nigeria safe – IMF * How Nigeria can avoid crisis – Experts; Fresh hurdles over new safety bureau; How new farmers can venture into pineapple farming; Kano to expand hibiscus farming, export; Why Nigeria won’t get credible leaders at 2023 polls – Afe Babalola; Poly workers protest non-payment of salary, pension arrears; 1,533 cases pending in Kwara – Chief Judge; NIS rescues 6 trafficked victims in Jigawa; Kano Air Force Commander honoured; China’s COVID-19 surge: IATA warns against ‘knee-jerk’ travel restrictions; Flights disrupted as handling equipment rams into Air Peace’s aircraft; Couple found dead in Kano after inhaling charcoal smoke; Bashir Tofa rejected traditional tittle I offered him — Sanusi; Gara-Gombe says he’s committed to athletics in Gombe; Anambra sports boss hails first Aguata marathon race; Lobi Stars intensify preparations for 2023 NPFL season; World Cup winner Messi returns to club duty with PSG; New Year, same wahala and an old man’s letter to young Nigerians; Sabalenka survives scare to reach Adelaide quarters.