*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR TUESDAY 2ND AUGUST 2022* *PUNCH* Atiku seeks increased UK partnership with Nigeria 7,222 killed, 3,823 abducted in seven months Report Police strategise, NSCDC warns as terrorists infiltrate South Anambra residents turn sit-at-home to club meeting days New Olowu begins traditional rites, meets Obasanjo Rape epidemic: Rapists prey on minors, parents worried C&S youths seek end to ASUU strike Nigerias energy crisis is getting worse Wike: PDP BoT meets Wednesday, plans peace panel Buhari lacks ability to tackle insecurity Katsina NNPP chairman FG plans N712bn mortgage to fund 100,000 houses Dangote Cement deploys grinding plants in Ghana, Cote dIvoire Pantami rejects new tax on calls, data Mass Android phones production to begin soon ITF UBA appoints new GMD, others Upstream future promising, says FG Buhari mandates NASENI to drive food revolution LCFE, HB to boost N445tn commodities market Wema Bank grows earnings by 50% Firm earmarks N20m incentives for startups, SMEs Falcons, US friendly tickets sold for $25 Osimhen named Napoli penalty taker It's Usman's time to be greatest fighter NPFL: Amapakabo quits Abia Warriors Ndidi looking forward to Brentford clash Dessers won't rule out Genk exit CWG: Disappointment as Aruna-led t'tennis team crash Team Nigeria eye more medals as athletics begin England robbed Germany at Euro final, Bild claims Awaziem joins Hajduk Split Let us pity the next President Taraba, Plateau bandits kill 10, amputate baby One dies as kidnappers fling victims into river Lagos residents lynch mentally-ill, allege invasion of property Teenage kidnapper kills boy for forgetting fathers contact Police catch man with fake notes, bust gang Rivers police arrest robbers who raped pregnant woman Lagos man in court over alleged $42,500 fraud Suspected IPOB member killed, Delta police recover rifle Driver fleeing arrest rams into truck, four burnt Escapee murder convict re-arrested for stealing cable Internet: Two telcos invest N443bn in 4G, 5G 2023: Pandora papers, taxation and Obis chances APC and religious shadow that wont go away Babcock graduates 110 first class So, did Tobi Amusan scale the hurdle or sail it 1,209,000 candidates sitting NECO Registrar Itel promotes arts, culture with competition Most lawmakers backed Buharis planned impeachment APC Senator North-West, South-West lead as INEC registers 96.2 million Legal tussle may threaten multibillion-dollar Eko Atlantic City project We didnt increase petrol price, marketers did FG Health workers fault non-payment of new hazard allowance After 168-day strike, ASUU issues four-week extension FG may suspend free four million meters distribution *VANGUARD* Don't run to S-East without Kanu, IPoB warns Igbo politicians Nastyblaq Unveiled As Kubanah Whiskey new Brand Ambassador Economic sabotage: 13 Naval officers, ratings face General Court Martial for connivance, oil theft Buhari set to give jumbo pay to judges soon ' Olanipekun Obaseki assures on policies to sustain gains of anti-human trafficking campaign NDDC: Intrigues as S-South heavyweights battle for control UBA announces new group managing director, executive board members Unregistered motorcycles will be impounded nationwide ' FRSC Innoson insists Imo govt yet to pay N2.5bn debt Kwara ready for census ' NPC Director Lagos Govt to penalize Rufai Oseni for plying BRT lane FCT residents call for sack of Defence Minister, NSA over increased kidnappings DSS disowns security advisory in circulation COVID-19: 19 months after, FCTA reopens Abuja's Millennium Park NDDC: Delay in board inauguration may lead to renewed hostilities in the region ' Groups Deregulation: We haven't removed subsidy 'FG Dangote Cement deploys grinding plants in Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire Economic downturn forces Nigerians to abandon 5.7m bank accounts Energy crisis: Nigeria not ripe for nuclear power plant 'experts Ex-APC presidential aspirant dumps Tinubu, endorses Obi 2023: Onoh clarifies insistence on 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Police kill suspected IPOB member in Delta 8 killed in Plateau community Sunday night attack Commuters groan as residents block Benin-Sapele road over dilapidated state Bandits block Enugu-P'Harcourt highway, burn Army van, abduct scores of passengers Revealed: Teenager arrested with unknown gunmen 7 months pregnant ' Report Man kills sister's friend over N50,000, buries corpse in room Fatal auto crash claims four lives in Delta 2022 Osun festival begins with spiritual cleansing of roads Mix reactions trail proposed ban of 'Okada' nationwide with majority slamming FG Motorcycle ban: 80,000 riders to lose job in Gombe, Jigawa ' Unions FG describes death of physically-challenged man in Italy 'brutal murder Monkeypox: LASUTH confirms Vanguard's story Cholera epidemic looms in Lagos as waste takes over markets, streets Monkeypox: LASUTH confirms Vanguard's story, says no cause for alarm WHO, UNICEF urge Govts to allocate resources to protect breastfeeding policy Sudden Death: Cardiologist mulls early detection of heart-related diseases *THISDAY* UK High Commissioner: Atiku's Ideas on Security, Economy, Development Interesting Sylva: Future of Nigeria, Others' Oil, Gas Industry Bright Despite Energy Transition Threat UBA Announces New GMD, Executive Board Appointments OPEC's New Head Assumes Office, Engages Nigerian Media on Stabilising Oil Market NNPC Urged to Fix Nigeria's Ailing Refineries Osinbajo Urges Youths to Support Fight against Human Trafficking US Appoints New Consul General for Lagos INEC: Ekiti, Osun Guber Polls Have Prepared Us Better for 2023 Insecurity: FCTA Demolishes Illegal Structures in Kuje Shuttlers Partners RCCG to Transport 50,000 Members to Redemption Camp Minister Kicks against Planned Implementation of 5% Excise Duty in Telecom Sector Benin River Port: Edo Govt, Regulators, Others Meet over Environmental, Social Impact Assessment N22.45bn Wonder Bank Funds: Court Declares Nospetco Investors' Suit against CBN, SEC Statute-barred Al Qaeda 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