*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR FRIDAY 5TH AUGUST 2022* *PUNCH* Nigerian applicants to US varsities groan over visa appointment hurdles More states to procure AK-47 as insecurity worsens Local arms production key to tackling insecurity Osinbajo Looting responsible for insecurity Foundation Public officers should not gag media, says Sanwo-Olu Wikes camp condemns PDPs anti-South posture, seeks redress Tinubu congratulates BUA boss at 62 Change your tactics, Ogun gov advises security agencies Outdoor advertisers want billboards recognised as collateral Beyond proposal, states should just ban okada Osun: PDP faults APCs move to approach tribunal Atiku names Melaye, ex-APC chieftain campaigns spokespersons I will work to deliver Tinubu, says Lalong Enugu Labour Party picks gov candidate FG to generate N160bn from call, data taxes FG to capture schools security in 2023 budget Nigeria secures $1.5bn US-backed loan for solar projects Makinde inaugurates cassava factory How poor road networks hurt Lagos, Ogun businesses Review penalties, others, oil firms tell FG WBank commits $8.5bn to Nigeria, faults N6.7tn subsidy Why Nigerias budgets fail to achieve results Salawu FG replants 20m hectares nationwide CWG: Nigeria'sOluwafemiayo claims gold in powerlifting Economic implications of an unsafe Abuja Is Lagos working Staying healthy with diabetes: Numbers to know Cybercrime: EFCC nabs corper, others, recovers N8.7m, cars Kwara pupil hangs self for failing exam Hospital denies rationing fuel, says deceaseds case critical 20 Ghanaian fishermen jailed for trafficking marijuana Anambra cleric abducted after midnight prayer meeting Rampaging cultists kill three in Lagos community LAWMA, contractor resume waste collection after PUNCH report Katsina terrorists invade community, kill farmer, abduct women Police place bounty on Delta brothers wanted for terrorism Kidnapped Kaduna rector, lady regain freedom Insecurity: The opportunity cost of dilly-dallying Lifes unexpected turbulence No 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N1m fine Scavenger arrested at 17, thanks Vanguard's Encounter, Nigerians for support Ekiti 2022: APC aspirant kicks as Court upholds Oyebanji's candidacy Ikorodu West: Court dismisses suit seeking to disqualify APC candidate Media practice must be free ' Sanwo-Olu, NGE President Lagos set to launch 30yr Devt Plan Capital Express grows PAT by 33.6% Metaverse market size to hit $800bn by 2024 ' NBCC C'River : 3351 persons from 11 LGAs to benefit from N20,000 cash grant Prof Akin Mabogunje dies at 90 Healthy care delivery, education, others threatened by insecurity in Kebbi, Niger Varsity SUG presidents demand sack of Ngige, Adamu over ASUU strike 2023: Atiku, Wike meet, pledge to resolve PDP crisis in 7 days Wike may work against Atiku's election ' Source State Of The Nation: Nigeria in deeper hole than in 2015 ' Sanusi PDP Crisis: Atiku, Wike to set up joint consultation committee INEC projects 95m voter population for 2023 poll 2022 Osun Guber: APC goes to tribunal 2023 elections 'll 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