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NEWS HEADLINES - 31 JUL 24

NATIONAL

Tinubu Needs Support To Actualize His Policies - Shettima. 

FG suspends import duty on rice, flour, other essential food items. 

Protest: Suffering Not Only In Nigeria, Don't Destroy Public Assets, Ooni Tells Nigerians. 

FG warns protesters, declares custodial centres red zones. 

Keep your hunger protest out of Niger Delta, Asari Dokubo warns organisers. 

Protest: Consider Present Volatility Of Nigeria, Peace Corps Begs Organisers. 

Protests: Organisers list convergence points for rallies. 

FG targets May 2025 for completion of Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano road. 

Senate frowns at N4.2bn personnel cost for Ajaokuta steel. 

Ndume Rejects New Office At National Assembly. 

Obaigbena Advocates Law to Protect Intellectual Property in Nigerian Media Industry. 

Ohanaeze Opens Condolence Register for Late Iwuanyanwu. 

S’East electricity workers protest police intimidation, poor welfare. 

Some Universities Spend N400m On Electricity In One Month - TETFund. 

‘Oil producing areas exposed to high infertility risk’. 

EFCC grills NAHCON boss over alleged mismanagement of 2024 Hajj fund. 

Revised AFN HTACOS  Not Targeted at Anybody, Says DHQ. 

Navy hands over 85 bags of cannabis sativa to NDLEA.  

Protest: IGP meets with Falana, Adegboruwa, members of Take-It-Back Movement.  


BUSINESS

FG Grounds Arik Air Over $2.5m Debt. 

Licensed agents seek help as import duty rate reaches N1,602/$1. 

FAAN to assist passengers affected by Arik grounding. 

Arik Air kicks as NAMA grounds aircraft over $2.5m debt. 

Crude Oil Supply To Dangote Shows Tinubu Has Listening Ears – Group. 

Tax on FX windfall short-term fix, long-term risk - Agusto & Co. 

FCMB Group To Raise N110bn Via Public Offer. 

Foreign exchange crisis killing our businesses, shop owners lament. 

Afrinvest Banking Report To Discuss Recapitalisation, $1trn Economy, Others. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Ladipo market executives laud Lagos police boss for busting billionaire kidnappers. 

Organisers urge protesters to converge in Ikeja, warn against infiltration. 

LAWMA tasks residents on use of waste bins, clean environment. 

Hardship: Lagos lawmaker empowers 1,000 constituents with N50 million. 

Funso Doherty dumps ADC, joins Lagos PDP. 

‘Pedigree, not deep pockets will edge Ondo guber poll’. 

Gunmen abduct ex-commissioner, kill police orderly, driver in Delta. 

Sylva slams Diri, denies allegations of inciting ant-Tinubu protests. 

Ekpa, Biafra Agitator, Takes Responsibility For Killing Of Police In Imo. 

Benue: Police Arrest Suspected Robber, Spiritual Leader. 

Protest: Gridlock At Abuja Entry Points As Soldiers Mount Checkpoints. 

Abuja residents stockpile homes with food, medicines ahead protests. 

Police Arrest 31 Suspected Kidnappers, Others In Nasarawa. 

NNPP Lawmaker Faults Kano Govt On Rano Emirate Status; Party Reacts. 

Zamfara governor seeks ulama's help to rebuild state. 

 Adamawa Gov't: We Are Yet To Receive FG's Trucks Of Rice. 

Gombe Yet To Receive 20 Trucks Of Rice From FG - Gov Yahaya. 

Protest: Yobe Govt Shuts Down Schools. 

Yobe Varsity Engages 30 Basic Teachers On Learner-Friendly Pedagogy. 

Police arrest, detain Ndume’s legislative aide, 2 others in Borno. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Music icon, Onyeka Onwenu, dies at 72. 

FCT: Woman Murders Paralysed Husband, Dumps Body In Uncompleted Building. 

Lover Allegedly Sets Girlfriend Ablaze For Rejecting Marriage Proposal. 

Man beheads own father in Niger. 

Police nab female ex-convict, accomplice for allegedly stealing $20,000. 

Benue Court Remands Man Over Alleged N9m Fraud. 

Hardship protest: 3 Unicross students die in auto crash. 

BBNaija S9: We’ll make a strong couple – Toby Forge woos married Kassia. 

‘You still have money for data?’, Actress Destiny Etiko quizzes excited BBNaija fans. 


INTERNATIONAL

Hamas says top leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran. 

Five things we learned from Secret Service boss about Trump shooting. 

Thirty-nine police officers injured in Southport unrest. 

Ukraine’s special naval forces defend Black Sea water front. 

The new face of homelessness in Australia. 


SPORTS

 Super Falcons Hope For Big Win Against Japan In Nantes. 

Nigeria’s U-18 basketball teams begin battle in Abidjan. 

Crisis in Team Nigeria’s camp as NOC, ministry feud over kits. 

Olympics: Tatjana Smith wins swimming gold. 

Paris Olympics triathlon proceed today. 

COVID-19 Looms Over Olympics With Several Athletes Testing Positive. 


GOOD MORNING

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