Below are the headlines found on The Punch Online Newspaper for today, Saturday, 2nd September, 2017.

Top 20 transfers of the close season
Sat, 02 Sep 2017
After a record-breaking transfer window in Europe came to a close on Friday in Spain, AFP Sports lists the 20 biggest moves of the summer: 1. 222 million euros ($264m) Neymar (BRA) Barcelona (ESP) to Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) 2. 180m euros (loan with option to buy) Kylian Mbappe (FRA) Monaco (FRA) []
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Suspected herdsmen kill father of 12 in Edo
Sat, 02 Sep 2017
Alexander Okere, Benin SUSPECTED herdsmen have reportedly shot dead a farmer identified as Efosa Omoregie in Oben community, Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State. It was gathered that the deceased and youths in the area had attempted to prevent some cows sighted on their farms from eating their crops when the suspected herdsmen allegedly []
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APC chieftain wants Ogun west gov
Sat, 02 Sep 2017
An All Progressives Congress chieftain in Ogun State, Babatunde Onakoya, has declared that in the interest of equity, fairness and justice, the people of Ogun State must support the quest for Ogun West to produce for the very first time the governor of the state in May 2019. Onakoya made this appeal at his Ijebu []
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PDP members defect to APC in Rivers
Sat, 02 Sep 2017
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt Thousands of Peoples Democratic Party supporters in Rivers State on Thursday defected to the All Progressives Congress with a declaration that they were defecting to help in dislodging the ruling party in the state come 2019. The defectors, who are members of the I See You Group in the state, said []
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Police parade two grandfathers, another for car theft
Sat, 02 Sep 2017
Tony Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command on Thursday paraded two suspects said to be grandfathers and their accomplice for car theft. They were allegedly caught while trying to sell a Toyota Tacoma SUV stolen in Owerri, Imo State. Twenty-five bunches of keys, including a master key, one Federal Road Safety Corps jacket, FRSC []
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2019: PDP in pursuit of a comeback
Sat, 02 Sep 2017
OLUSOLA FABIYI writes about the scheme by the Peoples Democratic Party to stage a comeback in 2019 New flags, an influx of people, praise singers, cars of different shapes and makes, drums of dissimilar figures and diverse songs are a new regular feature at the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party, Abuja. The party []
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NNPC loses N48bn as refineries' performance drops by 45%
Sat, 02 Sep 2017
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja Nigerian refineries are still performing poorly as an analysis of the latest monthly oil and gas sector report has shown that their combined performance, with respect to capacity utilisation, has dropped by 44.87 per cent. This came just as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation continued to record losses on monthly basis since []
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Unilever maps out funds to eradicate dental diseases
Sat, 02 Sep 2017
Ozioma Ubabukoh Unilever Nigeria Plc says it is channelling an undisclosed amount of funds to the eradication of dental diseases in the country, as many Nigerians are becoming infertile because of such diseases. The company said on Friday that its commitment to dental matters stemmed from the need to promote good oral hygiene and ensure []
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India slashes import of Nigeria crude oil
Sat, 02 Sep 2017
Femi Asu Nigeria's oil supply to India has hit its lowest level for this year, with the Asian country intensifying effort to diversify its sources of the commodity. India has remained the single largest buyer of Nigerian crude oil in the past few years after the United States slashed its imports from the country on []
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