Metro Nigeria: Today's Newspaper Headlines [31 January, 2017]

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Below are some of the headlines in some selected Nigerian Dailies for today, Tuesday, January 31, 2017.

NEW TELEGRAPH:

• Outrage As Customs Seize 661 Pump-Action Rifles
  
  
• Igbo Should Forget Presidency In 2019 –Okorocha
  
  
• Forex: Industrialists Embargo Raw Material Importation
  
  
• Osinbajo: 47,229 Detainees Awaiting Trial
  
  
• Judge Lambasts FG Over Handling Of Justice Ademola’s Trial
  
  
• FG Begins Certification Of Lagos, Abuja Airports
  
  
• Reps Order NNPC, CBN To Provide Documents On OPL Payments
  
  
• Monarchs Demand Restoration Of Wike’s Security
  
  
• Revenue Touts ‘Invade’ FCT
  
  
• Senate Leader, Lawan Meets Osinbajo
  

THE NATION:

• Trump defends travel ban as Obama backs protests
  
  
• Osinbajo: delay in justice administration self-inflicted
  
  
• Police seal Ondo House of Assembly over crisis
  
  
• Five oil firms implicated in Diezani’s $153m scandal
  
  
• DSS holds ‘friendly chat’ with Apostle Suleman over alleged hate sermon
  
  
• CBN, AGF trade blame over oil bloc account
  
  
• 23,000 artisans, traders get Fed Govt’s soft loans in 13 states, says Presidency
  
  
• Power ‘ll improve this year, says Eko DisCo chief
  
  
• INTELS, others owe NPA over N17b, says ministry official
  
  
• Customs seizes 661 pump action guns
  
  
• Again, court refuses Wike’s prayer to stop probe of Rivers rerun violence
  

VANGUARD:

• 2019 Poll: NASENI Develops Solar-Powered Electronic Voting Machine
  
  
• Defectors To APC From S-East Are Enemies Of Biafra — MASSOB
  
  
• Partner With Govt On North-East Devt, Saraki Urges NGOs
  
  
• Senate Meets Today For Smooth Passage Of 2017 Budget
  
  
• Igbo Leaders Of Thought Moves To Reconcile S-East Govs
  
  
• Reps Give CBN, Others Ultimatum To Account For $22.6bn Oil Blocs
  
  
• Global Energy Demand To Grow 30% By 2035 —BP Energy Outlook
  
  
• NBBF Seals $12m Sponsorship Deal 5:04 AMAnother University Lecturer Kidnapped In Akwa Ibom
  
  
• Alleged N40bn Fraud: Investigate Fayemi Or Face Legal Action, EKHA Tells EFCC
  
  
• Customs Impounds Container Laden With 661 Pump Action Rifles
  
  
• Justice Ademola’s Trial: Witness Escapes Assassination Attempt
  
  
• Ofili-Ajumogobia: ‘Account Opening Requirements Were Waived’
  
  
• OPEN DEFECATION: Nasarawa Govt Goes After Offenders
  
  
• Attempted Murder Allegation: Borno Court Orders Release Of Inuwa Bwala
  
  
• Ugwuanyi Appoints Chukwu Rangers GM
  

PUNCH:

• Ambode and Ijagemo-Ijegun Road
  
  
• ‘I kidnapped boss’ son for not settling me after apprenticeship’
  
  
• Youths, police rescue A’Ibom ex-speaker
  
  
• Robbers kill police sergeant in Rivers, cart away cash
  
  
• Naira reverses loss after dropping to 500/dollar
  
  
• Man found dead in well with injuries