Metro Nigeria: Today's Newspaper Headlines [03 February, 2017]

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Below are some of the headlines in some selected Nigerian Dailies for today, Friday, February 03, 2017.

PUNCH:

• Religious extremism could kill Nigeria, Jonathan warns
  
  
• Police can't stop 2face rally - Fayose, Adegboruw
  
  
• 112 died, 97 injured in Rann IDP bombing – Military
  
  
• Ban: Union seeks one-month moratorium for car importers
  
  
• Corporate governance: GTBank named ‘Best Bank in Africa’
  
  
• IITA to launch new agric initiative
  
  
• National athletes demand entitlements from AFN
  
  
• 3SC can’t win Premier League – Amoo
  
  
• I almost walked out of Big Brother House – Katung
  
  
• Tiwa Savage, AY, others celebrate South African Tourism
  
  
• Film-maker, Seun Egbegbe, nabbed for alleged N6.3m fraud
  
  
• Lagos couple beat accountant to death over chicken roost
  
  
  THE NATION

• Diezani: Why I returned N9.08b to EFCC, by bank chief
  
  
• Acting CJN Onnoghen: stop threatening Buhari
  
  
• Troops arrest 3,332 suspected insurgents in one month
  
  
• Airport closure: Fed Govt promises 24 hours’ security on Abuja-Kaduna road
  
  
• Senate, Reps stop SGF’s office, Aviation’s budget defence
  
  
• Senators tackle Customs CG over failure to wear uniform
  
  
• Okorocha challenges Obiano to present his scorecard
  
  
• No interest in farming, no varsity admission, says minister
  
  
• Lagos Chamber trains 800 entrepreneurs in three years
  
  
• Charly Boy to support cancer survivor, Atinuke Lawal on ‘Let’s Kill It’ walk
  
  
• Edo to collaborate with MAN to build industrial park
  
  
• Senate hails Ugwuanyi for using bailout funds well
  
  
• Soldier sentenced to seven years imprisonment for manslaughter
  
  
• Engineer held for tying up aide in van boot
  
  
  VANGUARD:

• 2Face Idibia’s planned protest: We ‘ll arrest him, if… – Police
  
  
• 661 rifles: Customs invites Maersk Line, APM Terminals
  
  
• Stop meddling in our affairs, IPOB tells Mbaka
  
  
• Southern Kaduna Killings: Police parades 17 suspected Fulani herdsmen
  
  
• Urhobo HOSCOM Kicks Against Plot To Sack DESOPADEC MD, 3 Others
  
  
• Army Arrests 5 Boko Haram Leaders
  
  
• CG Orders Actual 100% Of Cargoes Examination At Ports
  
  
• Bolt Rules Out 2018 Commonwealth Games Appearance
  
  
• FOMWAN,CAN, Call For Increased Budgetary Allocation To Health Sector
  
  
• Religious Tolerance’ll End Insurgencies — VC LASU
  
  
• DSS Operatives Beat Us Silly For Punishing A Student – FGGC Calabar Teachers
  
  
• Apprentice Disappears With Boss’ 3-Yr-Old Daughter, 5 Days After Resumption