Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Thursday, August 1, 2024

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country.
1. Protest: Security tightened around MMA2 access points
Following the planned nationwide protest coming up tomorrow, security has been beefed up around the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal-II (MMA2) access points.Read more
2. Lagos will not allow repeat of #ENDSARS protest – Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, vowed on Wednesday his government would not allow the repeat of the October 2020 #ENDSARS protest in the state.Read more
3. Nigerian govt urges #EndBadGovernance protesters to embrace dialogue
The Federal Government has appealed to promoters of the #EndBadGovernance protesters to shelve the planned nationwide rallies scheduled for August 1.Read more
4. ‘They deceived us’, APC women lament non-payment, after pro-govt protest in Abuja
A group of women who claimed they were deceived to go to Abuja to participate in a pro-government protests against the #EndBadGovernance protests scheduled for August 1st have lamented that they were left stranded with no food or water while the organisers of the protest disappeared with the money they were to be paid.Read more
5. PRP urges peaceful resolution to impending nationwide protests
One of Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), has called on the Federal Government to find a meeting ground with organisers of the #EndBadGovernance protests and initiate moves for a peaceful resolution.Read more
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6. Police confirms Justice Offili-Ajumogobia’s daughter’s death, arrests 3
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the death of Justice Offili-Ajumogobia’s daughter, Chukwu.Read more
7. Crude oil prices surge after Hamas leader’s killing in Iran
Ahead of Thursday”s meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), oil prices shot up early on Wednesday morning following reports on the killing of Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Iran.Read more
8. Increased protectionism, unilateral policy measures threatening global trade, Okonjo-Iweala raises alarm
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Tuesday raised the alarm that global trade was being threatened by increased protectionism and unilateral policy measure.Read more
9. Police detonates bomb in Lagos
Police operatives in Lagos on Wednesday deactivated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the Ikeja area of the state.Read more
10. Man City handed over £2m fine for regularly delaying games
Manchester City have been fined over £2 million for delaying Premier League kick-offs and restarts 22 times in the past two seasons.Read more
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