National News Headlines- 22/01/2015

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*No Reliable Data Yet On Unemployed Youths ' Minister

*Ortom Gets Award For Amnesty Programme

*Nigeria Has Second Highest Still-births Rate Globally ' Mrs Saraki

*12 Die In Edo Road Accident

*Tambuwal Moves To End Child, Maternal Death In Sokoto

*132 VVF Victims Get Free Surgery In Kano

Niger Delta Militants Are Too Small, They Will Be Dealt With – Buhari

Amid resumed bombing of oil installations in the Niger Delta region, President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, vowed to deal with oil thieves, abductors and vandals of oil and gas pipeline.

Alison-Madueke appears before London Police

Former Minister of Petroleum Resources in the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Mrs. Diezani Alison Madueke, on Thursday, finally appeared before police in London, UK.

Pinnick hails Dalung, says Nigeria football is one big family

NFF President Amaju Pinnick has reiterated that the country’s football group is one big family, following Wednesday’s meeting with the Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung and a group led by Ambassador Chris Giwa.

Javier Mascherano sentenced to jail over tax evasion charges

Javier Mascherano has been sentenced to a year in prison but is unlikely to ever serve time in jail, after a verdict was reached in his tax evasion case.

Delta lawmaker commends Okowa on youth empowerment

A member of Delta State House of Assembly, Mr Daniel Yingi, has commended the state governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, for his commitment to the empowerment of youths of the state to be entrepreneurs through his SMART agenda.

Photos:Davido signs record deal with Sony Music

For the past 24 hours, Nigerian pop star, Davido has been teasing fans on social media to expect a big announcement from him today.

PHOTOS:Fire guts Samsung office in Ikeja, Lagos

Fire broke out today, Thursday, January 21, at a Samsung electronics outlet in Allen, Ikeja, Lagos State.

Okowa’s policy of inclusion in Delta

Let me state upfront that Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta State, does not know me. On my part, I know him because he has been very active in politics in Delta State, which is my state of origin.

Kogi to immortalize Audu

Governor of Kogi State, Capt. Idris Wada Thursday announced plans to name an “edifice in the state” after one of his former predecessors and All Progressives Congress Candidate (APC)  in the November 21, 2015 Kogi governorship election, late Prince Audu Abubakar.