{"id":24749,"date":"2020-07-31T07:01:33","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T07:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24749"},"modified":"2020-07-31T07:41:06","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T07:41:06","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-friday-31-july-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24749","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 31 July, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=19271&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEADERSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump Wants US Presidential Election Postponed<\/p>\n<p>Flood: Bello Orders Demolition Of Structures On Waterways<\/p>\n<p>Buhari, Govs, Others Mourn As Afenifere Leader, Fasanmi, Dies At 94<\/p>\n<p>Dawn Flood And Its Fury In Abuja, Niger, Benue<\/p>\n<p>Police Remands Prince Nwoko, Others Over Murder Case<\/p>\n<p>Eid El Kabir: Kogi Rep Felicitates with Muslims, Lauds PMB, Bello, Gbajabiamila<\/p>\n<p>Humanitarian Ministry, NCFRMI Receives 158 Stranded Nigerians Repatriated From Niger<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Life is brutish and short in Southern Kaduna killing fields<\/p>\n<p>PDP chides Kwara Assembly for ignoring court order<\/p>\n<p>Some persons against peace in Nigeria Gowon<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu\/Dogara 2023 presidential ticket, mere rumor Caretaker panel<\/p>\n<p>Tambuwal, Obaseki, others call for violence-free campaign, poll<\/p>\n<p>No herbal medicine has been approved for COVID-19 NAFDAC<\/p>\n<p>Investors to boost gold trade in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Ekiti begins health insurance scheme, renovation of PHCs<\/p>\n<p>IMF introduces new transparency code for Nigeria, others<\/p>\n<p>Foreign reserves drop by $673.13m in two months<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Expert urges investment in money market fund<\/p>\n<p>Lagos unveils initiative to tackle electricity metering gap<\/p>\n<p>Shell posts $18.4bn loss, writes down Nigerian oil block<\/p>\n<p>Widows, IDPs knock FG over amnesty for BHaram fighters<\/p>\n<p>High production cost: Kyari blames expatriates, local firms<\/p>\n<p>WHO fears increased COVID 19 infections as Muslims celebrate Sallah<\/p>\n<p>Vehicles: FG inaugurates committee on alternative fuel<\/p>\n<p>Army dismisses 300 soldiers for desertion, BVN inconsistency<\/p>\n<p>Bread price increase looms as wheat cost rises 33%<\/p>\n<p>Troops arrest suspected killer of Benue monarch<\/p>\n<p>88,863 workers get pension accounts in four months<\/p>\n<p>2023: PANDEF, MASSOB knock Daura over comment on zoning<\/p>\n<p>FG receives 158 stranded Nigerians from Niger<\/p>\n<p>Nigerians suffering in Europe, says UK consultant<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 guidelines not designed to oppress Nigerians Buhari<\/p>\n<p>Car bomb kills 17 in Afghanistan<\/p>\n<p>FIRS extends deadline for filing annual tax returns<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FG to Check Temporary Import Permit Abuse<\/p>\n<p>Apapa Gridlock: Customs Agents Petition FG over 500% Increase in Costs<\/p>\n<p>The Return of Wharf Rats<\/p>\n<p>African Nations GDP May Shrink by $33bn<\/p>\n<p>Racism: T-shirts No Longer Enough, Says Nigerian Basketballer Aminu<\/p>\n<p>Muhammad Alis Atlanta 96 Torch Donated to IOC<\/p>\n<p>Thunder Balogun is Nigerias Greatest Footballer, Says Onigbinde<\/p>\n<p>Flying Doctors Reaffirm Investment Potential in Nigerian Health Sector<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2023 presidency: Anger in S\/East over Daura&#8217;s utterance<\/p>\n<p>Edo guber: Tambuwal, Obaseki, others call for violence-free campaigns, election<\/p>\n<p>Edo guber election: APC, PDP re-iterate commitment to issues-based campaigns<\/p>\n<p>Airport re-opening: Anxiety over low passenger traffic, sluggish recovery<\/p>\n<p>FG&#8217;s stimulus package&#8217;ll avert deep economic recession &#8216;Agba<\/p>\n<p>Crude oil: FG reiterates commitment towards fixing national refineries<\/p>\n<p>Naira:Wired transfers hit N477\/$1 at black market<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Ugwuanyi directs civil servants to resume work August 3<\/p>\n<p>Anambra Assembly renews 21 LGAs TC chairmen tenure<\/p>\n<p>98 Nigerians stranded in Morocco evacuated<\/p>\n<p>4 feared killed in Maiduguri explosions<\/p>\n<p>Soldier goes berserk, kills officer in Borno<\/p>\n<p>Tragedy as trucks crush pregnant woman, 4 others to death in Ebonyi<\/p>\n<p>Troops arrest notorious militia kingpin in Benue<\/p>\n<p>A Court upholds forgery charges against Ikuforiji<\/p>\n<p>Army inaugurates Quick Response operation base in Borno<\/p>\n<p>CBNs import ban and Nigerias looming maize crisis<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>US economy collapsed in Q2 amid pandemic, jobless claims rise<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian health worker jailed 11 years for raping 73-year-old woman in Ireland<\/p>\n<p>Police officer abducts, rapes woman for not wearing face mask<\/p>\n<p>Trade Ministry assists 56 coys in production of sanitisers, ventilators<\/p>\n<p>Demand for air cargo rebounds amid 13.8% dip in Africa<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria, others to reach UN affordable broadband target<\/p>\n<p>GSMA launches mobile money interoperability test platform<\/p>\n<p>Over 3.4bn people to use social media by 2023, says report<\/p>\n<p>Delta community threatens to shut down oil export terminal over alleged marginalisation<\/p>\n<p>Exposure to natural gas flaring raises risk of preterm birth by 50%<\/p>\n<p>Afenifere leader, Ayo Fasanmi dies at 94, for burial August 4<\/p>\n<p>Five men raped me, put sticks inside my private part, victim tells police<\/p>\n<p>Ripples over Akeredolu&#8217;s choice of running mate in Ondo APC<\/p>\n<p>Why we can&#8217;t meet striking doctors&#8217; demands, by Ekiti government<\/p>\n<p>Regular exercise helps prevent high blood pressure, even in areas of high air pollution<\/p>\n<p>One killed, 16 injured as explosion rocks Maiduguri<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 poses challenge to fighting human trafficking &#8216; NAPTIP<\/p>\n<p>FG&#8217;s intervention in agric. attracts investments in rice production &#8216; Miller<\/p>\n<p>FG evacuates 98 Nigerians stranded in Morocco since March<\/p>\n<p>Depressed soldier shots, kills officer in Borno &#8216; Army Headquarters<\/p>\n<p>Sweden encourages working from home until next year<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Flood: Gwagwalada residents call for demolition of houses on waterways<\/p>\n<p>Revamped National Theatre to create 8,000 jobs on completion &#8216; Lai Mohammed<\/p>\n<p>2 dead, 16 injured as Boko Haram terrorists fire mortars in Maiduguri<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: FG to begin cost contaiment in oil\/gas industry &#8216; Sylva<\/p>\n<p>FRSC arrests 5 staff for extortion in Nasarawa State<\/p>\n<p>Abuja leads with 96 new COVID-19 cases, as Nigeria records 481<\/p>\n<p>2023: Tinubu\/Dogara presidential ticket&#8217;s rumour &#8216; Governor Buni<\/p>\n<p>ONDO 2020: Uneasy calm pervades Ondo PDP over deputy governor&#8217;s slot<\/p>\n<p>Appeal Court Judgment: Kwara PDP urges assembly speaker to swear-in PDP candidate<\/p>\n<p>APC to Okowa: Account for N214bn accrued to Delta from FAAC in 2019<\/p>\n<p>APC rejects the creation of 39 new electoral wards in Akwa Ibom<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Investors urged to put resources into food production<\/p>\n<p>CBN maize import ban ill-timed, may cripple poultry sector &#8216; Don<\/p>\n<p>Firms foresee positive economic outlook in August &#8216; CBN survey<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: LG profit slumps 38.1%, as Samsung profit rises 7.3%<\/p>\n<p>RESUMPTION: FG rolls out schedule for WAEC, NECO, others<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Disruptions in Malaria prevention may double deaths by end of 2020 &#8216; Experts<\/p>\n<p>Holiday job: UI mourns student who fell inside soap-making machine<\/p>\n<p>Travellers lament deplorable state of Itu-Calabar highway<\/p>\n<p>Kidnap Gang Executioner reveals he killed &#8216;just five victims<\/p>\n<p>Relations accuse husband of strangling wife with rope in Kaduna<\/p>\n<p>Rape: Silence no longer an option &#8216; Saraki, others tell victims<\/p>\n<p>Ogoni Cleanup: We&#8217;re shocked court said HYPREP is unknown to law &#8216; Ogoni Youths<\/p>\n<p>AMCON vs POON N58bn loan dispute: We&#8217;re yet to settle, parties tell court<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=19271&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Waited for fruit of womb for 18 years, died 3 days after delivery of set of twins: Pathetic story of Warri resident<\/p>\n<p>NCPC stands better chance to bring Christians together &#8216; Rev Pam<\/p>\n<p>Runsewe commends Kogi, Plateau, Gombe, Abia states for donating offices to NCAC<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria records 481 new COVID-19 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Ibom<\/p>\n<p>Why oil producing communities risk further environmental degradation<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cops, 3 others killed as police, hunters clash in Oyo<\/p>\n<p>Governor Zulum slams Army after attack on his Convoy<\/p>\n<p>Stop digging up my past statements against Ize-Iyamu -Oshiomhole<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: UK lockdown solidarity starting to fray<\/p>\n<p>2020 will be the most Inaccurate, Fraudulent Election in History- Trump<\/p>\n<p>Trump calls for the postponement of US 2020 elections<\/p>\n<p>Man jailed for killing Ugandas best known mountain gorilla, Rafiki<\/p>\n<p>Oyo state police investigates death of UI student in soap making factory<\/p>\n<p>Accident Investigation Bureau releases report of aircraft collision in Lagos<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News: Multiple explosion rocks Maiduguri, Many feared dead<\/p>\n<p>Like Amotekun, Miyetti Allah sets up its Own vigilante Nationwide<\/p>\n<p>13 members of one family killed by Gunmen in Kogi<\/p>\n<p>China may withdraw $500m loan if probing continues-Amaechi tells Reps<\/p>\n<p>Commercial motorcyclist receives 20 years sentence for testing daughters virginity<\/p>\n<p>FG pays N15.8bn doctors hazard allowances Ngige<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2023: How zoning will determine APC, PDP&#8217;s fortunes<\/p>\n<p>Appeal court judgment: PDP urges Kwara speaker to swear in member-elect<\/p>\n<p>Dogara will play crucial role in APC&#8217;s reconciliation effort &#8216; Sen Yusuf<\/p>\n<p>Private school owners fear &#8216;mass failure&#8217; in WASSCE<\/p>\n<p>FCTA presents relief items to Gwagwalada flood victims<\/p>\n<p>Sallah: FCT residents warned against complacency over COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu opens face masks production factory<\/p>\n<p>Eid-El- Kabir: Ondo NSCDC deploys 1,725 personnel for security coverage<\/p>\n<p>Vigilante group rescues 2 kidnapped victims in Abaji<\/p>\n<p>FG formulates policies for post COVID-19 pandemic<\/p>\n<p>Attack on one of us is an 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