News Headlines Today - 1/2/2016

Good morning! Here are things you need to know this Monday morning....

- Following recent attacks by Boko Haram, President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians, particularly those in the North-East to be more vigilant and ready to work with security operatives in ending the war against insurgency as the insurgents are now back to retaliate, having already lost the war against the nation.

- Former Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ekiti state, Dr. Temitope Aluko, has alleged that former President, Goodluck Jonathan rigged the Ekiti election in favour of the sitting Governor, Dr. Ayodele Fayose, He alleged that Jonathan gave $37m cash to Fayose for the June 21, 2014, governorship election in Ekiti state.

- Report says Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted Captain Henry Ungbuku, an aide to the Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson. The Special Adviser on Aviation to the Governorwas abducted at Iwofe in Obio-Akpor Local government area of Rivers state.

- The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has condemned the ruling of Justice John Tsoho of the Abuja Federal High Court, where he denied bail to their leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The group described the development as a systematic denial of the entire South Eastern Nigeria of their right.

- Report says scores have been killed after Boko Haram members, Saturday evening, attacked a village at Dalori near the University of Maiduguri, Borno State. The insurgents reportedly burnt down the village before they were repelled by soldiers.

- A militant group, Forest Soldiers (FS) based along the coastal towns of Ikorodu in Lagos state and Arepo /Abule-Oba in Ogun State on Sunday, said they were not in support of the resumed hostilities in the Niger-Delta region. The group said militants loyal to ex-militants leader and warlord, Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo who are carrying out the attacks are on their own.

- Following Boko Haram attack on Gombi market last Friday, it has been confirmed that 11 people lost their lives. Mr Halilu Kangiwa, the acting Coordinator of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Adamawa State, confirmed this. He said 77 others sustained injuries in the incident.

- The All Progressives Congress, APC, has condemned the transfer of catholic priest and founder of the Adoration Ministry, Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka from Christ the King Parish, GRA to Emene as an assistant priest, saying the nation needs men of God like Mbaka to survive. Speaking through the spokesperson of the APC South-East Caucus, Osita Okechukwu, the party also said it was wrong to punish the fearless priest for his prophecies which has proved to be from God.

- President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the war against corruption can only be won with the support of the judiciary.

He was quoted in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina. Adesina said Buhari made the statement at a town hall meeting with Nigerians living in Ethiopia.

- The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has disclosed it would commence free installation of prepaid meters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as from February. Mr Abimbola Odubiyi, the Executive Director of the company’s Regulatory and Stakeholders Relations, disclosed this on Sunday

 - Daily Post

VANGUARD

*BIAFRA: IPOB UK faults bail denial for Nnamdi Kanu

*PDP CRISIS: Dankwabo's 2019 presidential ambition threatens PDP's convention

*APC alleges manipulation in Fr Mbaka's transfer

*NLC seeks probe of road contracts

*Boat mishap: Two victims discharged from hospital

*Killings in Africa must stop now 'Buhari

*Alleged N1trn rail contracts scam: Reps invite Amaechi, NRC MD, others

*26-yr-old arrested over attempt to blackmail Abiola's wife

*Lagos medical doctors protest police harassment

*Ogun at 40: Amosun urged to prioritise agriculture

*The conspiracies against Buhari by Odigie-Oyegun

*FG to train 370, 000 artisans in 2016

*N5.2trn Pension fund: Fashola advocates investment in real sector

*Cargo tracking levy must go, MAN insists

*Samsung goes swag with Galaxy J7

*Iheanacho to get Champions League chance

*Lagos City Marathon: 150 elite athletes, over 20,000 runners for race

*Ahmed Musa resigns to CSKA fate

*Wenger blames England for losing Iwobi to Nigeria

*I'm leaving Chelsea ' Terry

*Zika virus: We're conducting tests on mosquitoes 'FG

DAILY POST

*Mbaka receiving punishment

over ‘change prophesy’ – APC

*No amnesty for corrupt public office holders – Rivers state government

*Boko Haram attacking citizens in retaliation of military defeat – Buhari

*Gombi attack: NEMA confirms 11 deaths, 77 injuries

*PDP secretary reveals how Jonathan gave Fayose $37m to use in defeating Fayemi

*PDP Crisis: How Shekarau, Mantu, Nnamani, others plan to form new party

*Gunmen abduct aide to Bayelsa state Governor in Port Harcourt

*Commercial sex workers desert brothels as Task Force raids Lagos community

Danielle Ogbeche | January 31, 2016

*NEMA confirms 4 dead in

another Lagos boat mishap

*Emenike completes West Ham

move

*Hiddink communicates better

than Mourinho – Mikel Obi

*Men not reliable, I prefer sex toys – Tinsel actress, Joju Maryam Muse

*I could become lesbian if Genevieve asks me to be her partner – Ruth Eze

PM NEWS

*Ambode lights up Oshodi, Agege, Ogba

*2016 budget is achievable ' Udoma

*Aregbesola turns to cocoa to boost Osun revenue

*Police arrest traffic robbery suspect

*EFCC must probe disappearance of Jonathan's 69 Prado SUVs 'Ekujumi

*Federal Character and its discontents By Reuben Abati

*FA Cup: Chelsea face Man City, Arsenal play Hull

*Buhari charges North-East residents to be vigilant, own war against terror

*Lagos gives land encroachers one month to vacate

*Judiciary my main headache in anti-corruption war ' Buhari

*50 people killed in Dalori attack

*At AU summit, Buhari delivers touching message on guns, conflict

*Muslim woman donates Bibles to Kaduna cleric, church members

*Novak Djokovic brushes Murray aside to win #AusOpen

*Jigawa trains 3,000 teachers

*Ambode replaces 58-year old transformer in Palmgroove

*Akwa Ibom: FRSC records 118 road crashes, 37 deaths

*Delta produces 2.2 million metric tones of cassava annually

*Scores dead in Boko Haram attack on Dalori, Borno

*FA Cup: Aguero, Toure hail Iheanacho

*2016 Budget: Buhari reacts to Tinubu's comments

*I'm still the senator representing Anambra South ' Andy Uba

*I'll continue to guarantee economic rights of women ' Buhari

*Edo to massively benefit from CBN N143m intervention fund

*NLC, Okorocha set for face-off

*Ban importation of foreign fabrics, Textile Industry tells FG

*Militants attack crude oil pipeline in Bayelsa

*Don't cancel Nigerian Maritime University, SNG tells FG

*Embrace Buhari's change agenda, Minister urges Nigerians

*Lagos tasks residents on environmental sanitation

*CAN urges security agents to address kidnapping

*Re-run Elections: Peterside to lead APC's campaign in Rivers

*We should all use personal cars, Ben Bruce tells NASS, others

*84,000 Nigerians visit South Africa

*900k children for immunisation against measles

*New York Times endorses Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Nomination

*Crowd cheer Dakuku Peterside in Port Harcourt

*Cameroon denies its army killed Nigerian civilians

*Coca-Cola buys 40% stake in Nigerian juice maker Chi

*30k stolen cattle recovered from Kamuku Forest

*ABU produces 89 first class, 305 Ph.D holders

*Odigie-Oyegun's daughter, Eniye marries Air Force officer

THE CABLE

*Buhari: Boko Haram desperate to embarrass me

*PDP chieftain: GEJ 'shared' $37m for Ekiti poll

*PMB on corruption: Judiciary my main headache

*Buhari: It's time to silence guns of war in Africa

*Mbaka says 'I will suffer in my new posting

*Onu: We'll make pencils in Nigeria by 2018

*Low oil prices won't affect 2016 budget, says Udoma

*Nigeria asks World Bank, AfDB for $3.5b 'emergency loans' to fund 2016 budget

*50 killed' in attack on Borno village

*Plateau trains 66 lab scientists, technicians on Lassa fever

*Peterside to lead APC campaign in Rivers

CNN

*Aung San Suu Kyi's party takes power in Myanmar

*World prepares to ring in Year of the Monkey

*The 'David Beckham of chess

*Trump, Sanders lead in New Hampshire

*Rubio, Bush prepare for war

*Boko Haram kills dozens in raid

*College students charged in girl's death

*Captain Terry: 'I'm leaving Chelsea

*45 killed in Damascus explosions

*Cartel members busted in U.S.-Mexico border raid

*Mob calls for assaults on foreigners in Sweden

*Syria peace talks: Opposition is ready

*Ex-president of El Salvador dies at 56

*Elephant poachers kill helicopter pilot

*Burundi faces mass grave claims

*Djokovic's Australian Open love affair

*Should humans even try to move to Mars

*Trump: My private jet is 'the ultimate bus

*Why Zika virus is spreading so fast

*Dead woman, 2 monkeys found in hotel

*Inconvenient truth: Why there's no easy way to beat ISIS

*Former Olympic venues host refugees

*Dozens killed in Damascus explosions

MASHABLE

*Democrats' closing pitches in Iowa: 'Hard choices' vs. 'Revolution

*Berlin teen recants rape claim that stoked migrant fears

*Kung Fu Panda 3' had a record-breaking $57M opening in China, passing U.S.

*Vanessa Hudgens' 'Grease: Live' solo performance gave everyone chills

*Gay men to receive apology for historic homosexual convictions in Australia

*President Obama to make first visit of his presidency to U.S. mosque

*Vanessa Hudgens announces father's death; will perform 'Grease: Live' in his honor

*Leo's vaping steals the show at SAG Awards

*Google's 'SkyBender' project plans to beam 5G Internet from solar drones

*Intense foreplay apps to get your juices flowing

*Super Bowl advertisers just want America to have fun this year