Metro Nigeria: Today's Newspaper Headlines [01 February, 2017]

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Below are some of the headlines in some selected Nigerian Dailies for today, Tuesday, February 01, 2017.

NEW TELEGRAPH:

• Muslim Group Urges Ministry To Regulate Religious Preaching
  
  
• Extradition: SANs Tackle US, NDLEA Over Kashamu
  
  
• Ex-CJNs Collect, Share Bribes To Judges –Sagay
  
  
• Archbishop To Religious Leaders: Don’t Incite Followers
  
  
• Budget: Osinbajo, Sakari, Dogara Meet In Aso Rock
  
  
• NYSC DG To Corps Members: Be Bridge Builders
  
  
• Residents Protest Benin DISCO’s Billing System
  
  
• N33.5m Fraud: CLO Petitions IG, DSS
  
  
• Stock Market: Investors Lose N274bn In January
  
  
• Extortion: Ambode Bans LG Officers From Traffic Management Duties
  
  
• Senate To Establish Maritime Universities In Niger Delta
  

PUNCH:

• UK deports 83 Nigerians
  
  
• Watch your tongue, DSS warns Apostle Suleman
  
  
• Customs declare two officers wanted over seized 661 rifles
  
  
• Lagos-Ibadan rail line’s foundation ready in March – FG
  
  
• Policeman breaks woman’s jaw for withholding girlfriend’s whereabouts
  
  
• Jealous Lagos trader slits boyfriend’s throat while sleeping
  
  
• Extortion: Ambode bars LGA workers from traffic control
  
  
• Grass-cutting scandal: Senate panel writes CBN, demands SGF firms’ BVNs
  
  
• EFCC accuses ex-FCT minister’s son of N1.1bn fraud
  
  
• EFCC invites ex-OAU VC, bursar over alleged N2.8bn fraud
  

VANGUARD:

• Okorocha Fires Back At Obiano
  
  
• How We Killed Aisha Alli-Balogun; Abducted Her Daughter, Others — SUSPECTS
  
  
• 3 Die In Adamawa Herdsmen, Farmers’ Clash
  
  
• Why I Can’t Be Called A Bench Warmer In The House — Rep Jimoh
  
  
• UNICEF, NOA Sensitize Igbo Nursing Mothers On Breast Feeding
  
  
• We’ve Recovered Sensitive Boko Haram Documents—LAI MOHAMMED
  
  
• After Court Victory Ibori To Return Home Soon
  
  
• 2017 Budget: Saraki, Dogara, Adeosun, Udoma Confer With Osinbajo
  
  
• Akwa Ibom: We’ve Forgiven PDP, But Not Forgotten Their Deed — Efanga
  
  
• Man Allegedly Swindles 3 American Women Of $3,437
  
  
• Bring Killers Of Ben Onyechere To Book, Orji Tells IG
  
  
• N44.1b To Fight Malnutrition In North-East—UNICEF
  
  
• Anambra: Our Continuity Plan Was Scuttled – Obaze
  
  
• FG, IOCs, NDDC Agree On N-Delta Devt Template
  
  
• NAFDAC Receives Accreditation Certificate From American Agency
  
  
• Edo Election Tribunal: PDP Witnesses Confess Using Fake Addresses, Signatures
  
  

THE NATION:

• Ex-minister’s son ‘pays N1b cash for land, four houses’
  
  
• Osinbajo: homes, offices to rely on off grid power
  
  
• Amaechi: China’s $1.5b loan for Lagos-Ibadan rail ready
  
  
• Council poll: Ajimobi, Alaafin seek out-of-court option
  
  
• Reps seek revocation of oil bloc licences12:06 am
  
  
• Turkish school kidnap suspects held in ikorodu
  
  
• Osinbajo orders probe of contract fraud claim in water ministry
  
  
• Nigeria can produce three million bpd, says Kachikwu
  
  
• ‘Safety culture in manufacturing poor’
  
  
• Fed Govt remits N13.2b pension contribution