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NEWS HEADLINES - 31 JUL 23

NATIONAL

Anti-corruption: Tinubu appoints special investigator, probes CBN, related entities. 

Tinubu appoints ex-FRCN boss to probe CBN, Emefiele. 

Uncover CBN, NNPCL mess, economists, groups tell Tinubu’s special investigator. 

 Only God can remove Tinubu as Nigeria's President — APC group. 

Video Of Tinubu Appealing To El-Rufai To Work For Him Goes Viral. 

Shehu Sani, Islamic Clerics Kick Against El-Rufai’s Ministerial Nomination. 

APC Group Tackles Cardinal Onaiyekan Over Comment On Tinubu’s Victory. 

Subsidy removal: Nigeria on brink of collapse — Catholic Bishops. 

Presidential Tribunal: INEC, Tinubu, Atiku, Obi to adopt final addresses Tuesday. 

Atiku, Wike Rekindle Rivalry Over Ayu’s Successor. 

No court order stopping us from peaceful protest, NLC tells FG. 

NLC mobilises, meets civil society ahead of Wednesday’s action. 

Give president time to deliver, Kalu tells NLC. 

'It May Affect Tinubu's Govt', Lamidi Apapa's LP Faction Rejects NLC Protest. 

Northern group protests widespread hunger Thursday. 

 Kanu returns to DSS custody after check-up by personal doctors. 

 Over 2,000 Nigerian girls stranded in Mali – NAPTIP. 

Conflicts: CISLAC tasks govt, media, observers on EWER. 

Troops Deployed In States As NEMA Warehouse Looted In Adamawa. 

NYSC DG urges corps members to be good ambassadors.

Group asks EFCC, ICPC to beam searchlight on govt parastatals. 


BUSINESS

Stakeholders worried as NGX delists 1.31 billion shares of Ardova. 

Operators unveil digital channels to deepen insurance penetration. 

Underwriter declares N183 million dividend. 

Air Connectivity Worsens On Northern Routes As Fares Skyrocket. 

NERC Orders DisCos To Pay Consumers For Poor Service. 

PenCom Debunks Claim Of Spending Millions On Estacodes. 

Forex: MTN, Nestle Record Losses In Half-Year Results. 

Wema Bank’s profit rises by 97 per cent to N10.48bn. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Police arrest 88 suspected criminals in Lagos. 

 NDLEA arrests suspects supplying Lagos night clubs’ patrons drugs. 

 Demolition squad renders widows, children homeless in Lagos. 

Police gun down suspected kidnappers, rescue hostage in Warri. 

Beheaded Okada Man Not Journalist’s Nephew — Delta Police. 

Bayelsa Police reunite 2 trafficked children with family. 

1 Killed, Several Shops Burnt As Imo Govt Demolishes Hausa Settlements. 

Niger lawmakers reject Bago’s commissioners list, cite imbalance. 

More PDP members join APC in Kogi, vow to ensure Ododo’s victory. 

How Adamawa Warehouses Were Looted - Deputy Gov. 

Fintiri Declares Curfew As Hoodlums Break Into NEMA Warehouse, Cart Away Palliatives. 

ISWAP holds mass burial for scores of terrorists killed in Borno. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Fuel subsidy: Public events now record poor turnouts. 

I’ve been building this car since I was in SS1 — Godday Eze who rides own ‘SUV’. 

Driver hospitalised after car plunges into Lagos canal. 

Suspected cultist kills man for wearing red beret in Delta community. 

Woman, 31, murdered in Lagos apartment. 

 Kwara apprentice escapes with boss two-month-old baby. 

63-year-old woman falls sick after losing N6.2m to fraudsters. 

Why I want God to call me into ministry — Singer Olamide. 

BBNaija All Stars: Why I chased Ike out of my house — Mercy Eke. 

Cardi B angrily throws microphone into audience as fan tosses drink at her on stage. 

Twitter, now known as X, restores Kanye West’s account. 


INTERNATIONAL

Niger coup leaders warn ECOWAS as Commission imposes sanctions. 

Niger: Coupists Seek Russia’s Help As ECOWAS Mulls Military Action. 

War coming to Russia - Zelensky after Moscow drone attack. 

China pressures Uyghur families to quash dissent abroad. 

Blast at Pakistan political rally kills 44 people. 


SPORTS

2023WWC: [Match Preview] Super Falcons seek unbeaten run in battle with Ireland. 

47 years after Nigeria-led Montreal Olympics boycott, Air Peace, NIIA reward athletes. 

‘I don’t think it will go through,’ Lukaku reacts to Juventus transfer. 

Atletico Madrid best Man City in Seoul friendly. 

Transfer: Chelsea, Monaco agree deal for defender Axel Disasi. 

I have unfinished business with Adesanya – Pereira. 


GOOD MORNING

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