Newspaper Headlines

SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES, 31/07/2020

Punch

Buhari, Afenifere, others mourn as Fasanmi dies at 94

COVID-19 guidelines not designed to oppress Nigerians –Buhari

I will deploy hunters if military cannot secure Baga – Zulum

Army dismisses 300 soldiers for desertion, BVN inconsistency

Widows, IDPs knock FG over amnesty for B’Haram fighters

Soldier goes berserk, kills senior officer over frozen salary account

WHO fears increased COVID 19 infections as Muslims celebrate Sallah

Brazil’s first lady contracts COVID-19

Foreign reserves drop by $673.13m in two months

IMF introduces new transparency code for Nigeria, others

2023: PANDEF, MASSOB knock Daura over comment on zoning

MTN Nigeria posts 4.7% decline in profit after tax

Bama gets Nigerian factory

Group unveils ‘Naija Unity House’ reality show

Ganduje organises prayer against COVID-19

Don’t come to Benue with Miyetti Allah’s vigilante – State

Diri hails Diete-Spiff on 78th birthday

Ban on religious gatherings subsists –Ondo

Oyo opens Eid praying grounds

Again, gunmen kidnap travellers on Abuja-Kaduna road

Imo female lawmaker wants colleague punished for bottle attack

Kwara vaccinates 150,000 goats, sheep

Rivers widow, alleged rapist cop disagree on rape claim

(www.punchng.com)

The Nation

Nigeria records 481 new cases of COVID-19, total now 42,689

Momah served Nigeria, humanity with his talents, says Buhari 

Second Republic Senator Fasanmi dies at 94

Senate President, Speaker, governors, Akande, others mourn Fasanmi 

158 stranded Nigerians return from Niger Republic

EFCC probe: Magu’s lawyer faces ethics pressure  

NNPC: no stolen crude oil found in China

Akpata beats Ajibade, Adesina as NBA president 

ASUU advocates more allocation to education

Nigerian firm begins production of medical face masks 

Group to Buhari: deploy more troops in Southern Kaduna  

Obaseki creates PDP women wing campaign council  

Ganduje warns over rise in virus cases in Kano 

We will recover Kwara’s stolen assets, says AbdulRazaq 

Anambra traders jubilate over disbursement of 10% tax refund

Enugu directs workers to resume on August 3

Lagos opens boarding houses as schools resume next week

Dynamite explodes at Oyo robbed bank  

Dogara’s allegations unfounded, says Bauchi govt  

UNIABUJA enforces no mask no entry for workers, visitors

BBNaija Lockdown: Billionaire’s son gets entangled with MBGN ex-finalist 

(www.thenationonlineng.net)

Vanguard

Zulum points accusing finger at military, says attack on convoy complete sabotage

Eid-el-Kabir: Buhari, govs, others advocate compliance with COVID-19 protocols

ABUJA LEADS WITH 96 NEW COVID-19 CASES, AS NIGERIA RECORDS 481 

FG evacuates 98 Nigerians stranded in Morocco since March

Sallah: FIRS extends deadline for tax filing by 1 week

MNJTF Deputy Force Commander, Brig-General Mellingui replaced

2 dead, 16 injured as Boko Haram terrorists fire mortars in Maiduguri

FRSC ARRESTS 5 STAFF FOR EXTORTION IN NASARAWA STATE 

COVID-19: FG to begin cost contaiment in oil/gas industry ― Sylva

CBN MAIZE IMPORT BAN ILL-TIMED, MAY CRIPPLE POULTRY SECTOR — DON

PAN BEGINS PRODUCTION OF HIGER BUSES 

Senior civil servants elect Bola-Audu President

2023: Tinubu/Dogara presidential ticket’s rumour — Governor Buni

Face mask defaulters risk six-month jail term from August 4 in Ogun state

Gov Ikpeazu inaugurates 7-member board to manage Enyimba automated shoe factory

Abia schools to reopen August 10

Health workers call for more testing laboratories, isolation centres in FCT 

COVLD-19: KWRTMA BEGINS ENFORCEMENT OF NOSE MASKS IN KWARA FRIDAY 

GOMBE STATE BUYS 1,159 CARTOONS OF RUTF FOR TREATMENT OF MALNUTRITION 

Widow raped by policeman: Rivers CP summons suspects, transfers case to SCID

(www.vanguardngr.com)

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