*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR MONDAY 18TH JULY 2022* *PUNCH* Nigeria at crossroads, needs prayers CAC Osun: Court cant help you, lawyer hits Oyetola Give pregnant women, PWDs priority, group urges INEC Ebonyi North zone to produce next gov Umahi Crude oil price hits over $100 again ASUU: NLC plans national protest, police demand notification Faceoff with Aregbesola cost Oyetola re-election Ministers faction Financial inclusion rising, sustain the tempo Placeholder: Calls for Tinubus disqualification mischievous APC Chairman Senate orders NIMASA DGs arrest over $9.305bn loss Nigerias inflation overshoots World Bank projection by 20% Pay attention to structural integrity, commissioner tells supervisors Lagos marks eight buildings for demolition, evacuates occupants Waste managers inaugurate Oyo chapter Experts mull solutions to building collapse Expert seeks reduced impact of inflation on pension Under-40 workers in contributory pensions hit 86% PenCom CIIN to drive digital growth, insurance awareness Dangote Cement partners UNEP, others for environmental sustainability Zenith Bank holds seminar to boost non-oil export UBA boosts foreign expansion, begins operations in Dubai CBNs MPC begins two-day economic meeting today How proptechs are changing Nigerias real estate landscape Importers shun eastern ports over insecurity, others Shippers Bassey's exit 'heartbreaking' for van Bronckhorst Nigeria's defeat wake-up call ' Cameroon coach Super Falcons, hosts Morocco clash for final place Bologna eye Moffi to partner Arnautovic Rivers United crowned NPFL champions Man feared dead after shooting self in Osun Rivers driver evades kidnappers, escapes with passengers Three-year-old found dead in Edo hospital, uncle arrested Fulani couple robbed of cow proceeds, suspects arrested Rivers pupils protest refuse dump on school premises Lagos housewife packages narcotics in fetish bowls, arrested Abducted NDDC official regains freedom Panic as strange illness breaks out in Delta Fake govt officials extort money from Lagos residents Bandits invade Kaduna community, kill one, rustle cows Lagos-Ibadan: Julius Berger repairs Longbridge after PUNCH report Kaduna terrorists kill two health workers, abduct eight Osun: PDP victory affirms Buharis impotence Say no to same religion ticket Nigeria refuses to win poverty, hunger Shaking babies can cause brain damage, blindness, paediatrician warns parents Why fibroid surgery cant prevent women from getting pregnant Gynaecologist Urinating in swimming pools put swimmers at risk of lung damage, eye problems, expert warns Fear of giving birth through CS, losing shape pushed us into dieting Pregnant women Tinubu-Shettima ticket: APC picked best victory combination, says National Chairman Lagos bizman accuses police of extortion, petitions IG Dancing governor: Adeleke dashes Oyetolas two-term dream Marketers finally hike petrol price to N170-N190/litre Zamfara Emir honours repentant bandit with chieftaincy title *VANGUARD* How govt 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for Traditional Rulers to Promote Stability, Peace Buhari, Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, Akeredolu Mourn Ex-APC Women Leader, Nelson WHO, UNICEF Lament Global Decline in Vaccination as 25m Children Miss Routine Immunisation Matawalle Suspends Emir for Turbaning Terrorists' Kingpin in Zamfara Tinubu to Begin Consultation with Christian APC Leaders, CAN, Others over Muslim-Muslim Ticket 2023: Church Launches 'Operation Show Your PVC 2023: 2,000 More APC Youth, Women Defect to PDP in Kwara Catholic Bishop Bemoans Killing of Priests Across Nigeria Court Refuses to Vacate Order Halting Demolition of Kpokpogri's House Defence Chief Hails Nigerian Military Officers for Peace in Liberia IMB Confirms Piracy Decline in Gulf of Guinea EY Admits New Partners Niger Delta Stakeholders Commend Buhari for Appointment of Umana as Minister How FG Will Control Water Resources if Proposed Legislation Becomes Law *THE SUN* Osun election: How internal crisis, FG policy affected Oyetola Buhari, Ortom, Obaseki, others congratulate gov-elect Well win presidential poll APC Dalami lauds Shettima as Tinubus running mate 2023: The unending debate over APC Muslim/Muslim presidential ticket Road to 2023: APC has failed Jigawa people -Gudaji, PDP Reps candidate Peace committee hails outcome of Osun election Backlash trails Shettimas remarks on Obi 2023: My successorll come from Ebonyi North, Umahi insists PDP, Atiku brag over Adelekes victory in Osun Abuja International Marathon: Unicentral set to sign 21 gold label runners, three pacers Guards Polo Club: Access Bank Day delivers returns on, off the field of play World Athletics Championships: Nigeria 4x400m mixed relay team to share $8000 Doping: AIU commends Nigeria for improved domestic testing Bayern submits bid to sign Osimhen South Africa tops medal table at 2022 African Track Cycling Championship Interest rate, corporate earnings, others headline Afrinvests H2 equities outlook Unofficial deregulation: Fuel marketers dare FG, raise price above 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