*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR WEDNESDAY 27TH JULY 2022* *PUNCH* Motorcyclists attack VIO officials over okada ban enforcement Account for $1bn security fund, Ortom tells FG ISWAP plots massive attacks on Lagos, Kaduna, others Igbo group demands probe of Imo massacre NBA president absent as Body of Benchers meets Ogun promises to fix Sango-Ijoko Road Buhari seeks Senate confirmation for acting CJN, others Good governance will stop coup, says Buhari S-West govs must halt terrorists influx No candidate violated law on multiple forms INEC I am peoples candidate, not imposed by godfather Banky W El-Rufai declares three-day holiday for voter registration Kwankwaso presidencyll bring healing to Nigeria Idahosa Muslim-Muslim ticket: Tinubu meets El-Rufai, Oshiomhole, others Emefiele: Reps to bar CBN chiefs from politics How economic hardship pushes Nigerians into Ponzi schemes Bakers end strike, hike bread price again FAAC allocation rises 18%, FG, states share N802bn FG bans foreign firms direct dealing with farmers FX crisis: Made-in-Nigeria products fall 27% to N7.4tn Bad politics stalled Oguns oil-producing quest Daniel Petroleum Act wont stop IOCs Nigeria divestments RMAFC ARM plans to build African unicorns Moukas employee wins risk manager award NIESV sets agenda for Nigerian estate surveyors EKEDC pledges improved service delivery in Festac, others APBN urges professionals to abide by ethics Summitll train youth in wealth creation Firm I almost quit athletics 'World champion Amusan Osimhen returns to training after Ostigard brawl Ajibade, Ohale named in WAFCON XI Nigerians react over Ofili Nike vest error Men take backseat as female athletes reign supreme Kanu: Nutritionist in search of Olympic glory PSG sign Mukiele from Leipzig on five-year-deal Ramsey terminates Juve contract [UPDATED]Oregon 2022: Nigeria finish 13th on medals table Babachir Lawals inflammatory pronouncement Cumulative evidence of Buharis failure Nigeria and contradictions Manufacturing and accelerating national development Police arraign pregnant woman, partner over N6m theft Alfa, herbalist defraud power-hungry Ekiti politician of N24m Girl arrested for killing boyfriend, abducted traditionalists rescued Herbalist, family friend rape three students over charm Four die as driver hits truck without rear light Extortion: Police return bizmans money after PUNCH report Lagos re-arraigns broadcaster for posting s3x video online Passengers tackle bribe-seeking Osun policemen, law graduate battered Police probe cop for demanding bribe Rivers drivers block road over incessant kidnappings Police confirm release of abducted doctor in Ogbomoso Man defrauds visa seekers of N570,000 in Osun The unending ASUU strike Time for Nigerians to RSVP UNIMED lecturers to acquire training in effective teaching Nigerian graduates working as Canadian guards killed, identified Labour threatens to shut down economy, plans strike Muslim-Muslim ticket: Tinubu begins consultation, CAN denies knowledge *VANGUARD* I entered into covenant with shared prosperity with Imo people as my asset ' Hope Uzodimma Insecurity: How Lawan averted impeachment move against Buhari Fish out killers of Mudiagbe, Omo-Agege tasks security agencies 2023: It's time we look beyond our differences ' Bishop Idahosa, NNPP's VP 2023:PDP afraid of open contest in Rivers 'Lulu-Briggs Why we stepped into ASUU, FG face-off ' Labour INEC decries poor collection of PVC in Rivers Zakat foundation disburses 6m worth cash, materials to 31 beneficiaries in Remo Ayade ready for commercial rollout of vibrated electric poles in C'River NBA/Olanipekun face-off: Body of Benchers meets, ignores Akpata's petition NEDC commissions 10,000 litres of hybrid solar boreholes at New NYSC Camp, approves N5b projects in YSU ICPC arraigns varsity staff for alleged N9.9m contract fraud ASSU Strike: FG unserious about education ' Katsina NLC Tunji-Ojo donate 20 motorcycles to Amotekun CBN's tight monetary policy will be insignificant in 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Deputy Speaker Rivers govt dismisses viral report on marriage task force What will the NBC do now Despite N100bn Pharma Fund, Nigeria still depends on imported medicines Couple arrested for 'beating' policeman in Lagos Task Force: Man killed by stray bullet visited Lagos for the first time Bandits abduct wife of Fulani Leader in Abuja for 2nd time in 5 months Gunmen attack traditionalists performing ritual over prince killed by cultists *THISDAY* Two Captains, One Soldier in Heroic Deaths as Guards Brigade on Routine Patrol is Ambushed in Bwari Across Nigeria, NLC Protests ASUU's Continued Strike Action Nigeria's Excess Crude Account Shrinks from $35.37m to $376,655 NSE Confers Fellowship on 58 Engineers, Tasks Honourees on Professionalism Muslim-Muslim Ticket: How Akande's Book Put a Lie to Tinubu's Denial WHO: 80% of Nigerians Sliding into Poverty Due to Rising Healthcare Cost Electricity Bill to Boost Edo's Participation in Power Market, Improve Supply, Says NGF Consultant Buhari Asks Senate to Confirm Ariwoola as Substantive CJN Ogun SSG Says No Rift Between State, FG on Abeokuta-Sango Road Buhari to ECOWAS Leaders: Free, Transparent Polls Panacea for Peace, Stability in W'Africa Water Bill: Lawmakers Debunk Alleged Move by Northern Lawmakers to Impeach Gbajabiamila Aviation Fuel: No Immediate Solution to Multi-pronged Crises, Sirika Tells Airline Operators House Passes Bill to Bar CBN Governor, Deputies, Directors from Partisan Politics Gombe Governor Sets Up 11-Member Pension Reform Committee ICPC Rallies Stakeholders on Draft Financial Transparency Code UTME: JAMB Fixes August 6th for Mop-up Examination Tinubu Appoints Oshiomhole, El-Rufai Chair, DG Presidential Campaign Lagos, Kano, Delta Lead as INEC Registers 11 Million New Voters Alleged Certificate Forgery: Court Refuses to Stop ICPC, AGF from Prosecuting House of Reps Member INEC, PDP Sued over Substitution Deji Adeyanju Lied against Obi, Says Journalist, Ike Abonyi Osun Governor-elect Constitutes 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