Thugs attack Tambuwal’s convoy in Sokoto; Bandits kidnap ex- ZAROTA boss, Col Garba, 2 children; Fire guts 4 shops in Kano; One bandit killed as police repel attack in Katsina; Residents protest FAAN’s takeover of community in Kwara; Muslim scholars condoles Christians over death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI; Scarcity of new naira notes worries Nigerians; Osinbajo calls family of woman killed by police in Lagos; 2023: NSCIA seeks protection for Muslims in South East * Charges Muslims to collect PVCs; Coalition seeks higher ‘beverage tax’; NSCC tasks Govs. on Health Insurance Act domestication; Durumi IDPs seek UNHCR, FG’s help on shelter; 4 police orderlies feared killed as Ohakim’s convoy bombed; Obasanjo attacks leaders out of frustration – Presidency; Avoid mistakes of 2015, Benue PDP tells electorate; Aregbesola, Oyetola camps close ranks for Tinubu in Osun; Tambuwal cautions political actors against violence; Inside Wike/Atiku supporters’ politics of bitterness; PDP, APC have taken Nigeria backward – ADP presidential candidate; Kano PDP crisis: No notice for dissolution of my exco – Sagagi; 661,783 PVCs uncollected in Edo – INEC; 130 hospitals, pharmacies operated by fake doctors discovered in Kano LG …Fake doctor infused HIV-positive blood in woman; Gunmen storm Abuja community, abduct 4 returning from; Man remanded for impersonating magistrate in Kwara; Bandits raid late Jere emir’s residence, shoot 1, abduct couple; 4 die, 3 sustain injuries in lone accident in Niger; Harmattan: Women distribute sweaters, detergent to almajiri in Jos; Man arrested for aborting girlfriend’s pregnancy to avoid marriage … 2 pharmacists held for abortion; Osun records 81 deaths in 313 road crashes in 2022; Police arrest 458 suspected kidnappers, cultists in 12 months; Police begin investigation into couple’s death on New Year’s Day; Lagos crushes 18,120 bikes in 2022, impounds 8642 vehicles * Prosecutes 122 passengers for patronizing banned monocycles; Police raid hotel, nab 10 robbery suspects, recover guns; Student rakes in N80,000 monthly from spices trade; DisCos earn N1.3tr from electricity bills in 23 months * 12m customers owe N590bn debt; FIRS takes tax clearance certificate online; Geregu Power stocks gain 49%, 86 days after NGX listing * Afrexim’s involvement good for sector – Analyst; Banking sector: Resilience in the midst of headwinds; ARM, TechnoVision offer N12m in startup hunt; Boosting retirees’ pensions through the pension enhancement initiative; ‘Ditching meat, animal products this New Year could cause depression, broken bones’; Pharmaceutical coys seek implementation of drug production policies; Nurses: Why there should be referral centres for rape, violence cases; Ex-CJN’s sudden exit, demand for current CJN’s resignation shaped judiciary in 2022; NBA new branches raise the bar; Major events that shaped science, technology and communications sectors in 2022; HEDA seeks actions on illicit financial flow; Consumers reject NAICOM’s directive on 3rd party insurance, call for reversal; My critics have mischievous intentions – Obaseki; Fire claims 166 lives in Kano in 2022; Diri signs N389.37bn Bayelsa budget; Awoniyi ecstatic over first Premier League award; Dakkada FC beckons on God as NPFL23 season looms; Gusau: Pele’s contributions to football are ineffable; Djokovic welcomed back to Australia; Pele’s mum to have last goodbye with son after being tragically unaware Brazil hero died; Lukaku hopes to convince Chelsea to extend his stay at Inter; Welcome to 2023, Africa’s year of elections; Venus starts 30th season on WTA Tour with win.