NEWSPAPER REVIEW, FRIDAY 5TH MAY,
2017.

VANGUARD
Insecurity making Nigeria unworkable – Cardinal Okogie
2017 Budget delay: FG to run on 25% of recurrent provisions
FG, IOCs disagree over $10bn crude overlift
Reps move to curb scarcity of passport booklets
False declaration of assets: I’ve no case to answer, Saraki tells CCT
Car dealers set Customs’ vehicle ablaze in Kaduna
N3.9b NAF cash theft: Badeh’s counsel absconded to Dubai with title documents —Witness
Naira rises to N389/$ as banks buy 29% of CBN’s dollar offer
30 years after: Awo’s disciples gather in Oyo, Ogun; call for restructuring
Enemies’ve Planted Thorns In Our Party — Adeyeye, Makarfi PDP
APGA Faults INEC Registration Designation Centres
Jubilant Trump vows to ‘finish off’ Obamacare

PUNCH
Make your health status public, douse tension, NMA tells President
N200bn unpaid salaries: Federal civil servants threaten indefinite strike
Kaduna car dealers set Customs vehicle ablaze over import duty
UTME: JAMB rakes in N8.5bn from form sale
DSS arrests kidnapping syndicate in Sokoto
FG’ll employ 47,000 workers to fix roads – Fashola
Cameramen boycott plenary as Senate bars TV stations
10-year-old nabbed for vandalising Bauchi lawmaker’s house
Buhari: The politics of infirmity
Nigerians ask Kate Henshaw, friends to fund sick boy’s treatment
25 injured as Muslims, masqueraders clash in Oyo
Japanese firms plan $30bn investments in Nigeria, others
Alleged incitement: Former Jigawa gov Lamido gets bail

TRIBUNE
Court slates June 12 to continue trial of Dasuki’s aide
Shell to invest $25 billion in Nigeria, other countries
2019: Only God and Buhari can decides for me — el-Rufai
Car dealers allegedly set Customs patrol vehicle ablaze in Kaduna
Nigerian Breweries shareholders approve N28bn dividend, applaud performance
Nigerien president’s visit to Buhari put off
Buhari should hand over to Osinbajo, go for proper medical attention ―Kokori, Ofa
Two idp rice thieves sentenced to jail for two years each
60 houses destroyed as windstorm displaces 1800 in Cross River Communities
Okun monarchs seek resolution of crisis over Melaye’s assassination attempt
CCT: FG closes case as Saraki sets to file no-case…
CBN governor meets Buhari in Aso Rock

THE NATION
Amaechi: Jonathan govt blew N34b on River Niger
SEC sacks Ikeja Hotels board
Five new political parties set for INEC’s registration
Sheikh Jafar’s murder: Shekarau petitions IG over Goje’s document
Anti-graft war: EFCC secures 62 convictions in three months
PDP leadership crisis: Supreme Court to hear appeal May 25
Expectant mum, kids stranded in U.S. after husband’s sudden death
Osinbajo urges Christians to persevere in faith
Police probe female student’s death
Ex-Jigawa Governor Lamido gets bail on self-recognisance
FIFA ranking: Nigeria static at 40th
Iwobi could lose Eagles’ spot to Success

GUARDIAN
Seven years after Umaru Yar’Adua, another call for constitutionalism
Senate defers debate on 2017 budget bill till Tuesday
Supreme Court to hear PDP leadership tussle suit May 25
Saraki ready to file no-case-submission as prosecution closes case at tribunal
Buhari, Emefiele meet over forex crisis
Despite N1.4tr CBN lifeline, prices of goods to remain high
Shiites group denies being security threat to Nigeria
Again, FRSC warns female officers against violating dress code
Reps under fire for rejecting oil firms’ relocation to Niger Delta
Waxing Moon set for South Korea presidency
Baxter to lead Bafana against Eagles in Uyo
Overblowing Mikel, others’ injuries can affect Super Eagles, says Agu

THE SUN
Senate vows to resist harassment, intimidation
N22.8bn fraud: N677.6m diverted from NAF’s account – EFCC
FG has abandoned Rivers –Wike
Buhari’ll fix economy — Oyegun
Biafra: Kanu arrives, prays as Jew at Enugu cenotaph hilltop
PDP crisis: CJN raises fresh panel for Makarfi’s suit
Illegal possession of firearms allegation against Nwuche false –Aide
Anambra: Obiano makes loud statement with agriculture
Senators defer consideration, passage of 2017 budget
Governors to Dogara: Account for N1tr House budget.

THISDAY
Buhari Meets Emefiele, Pleased With Stability in Forex Market
New Book Justifies Jonathan’s Claim Obama Administration Influenced His Defeat
Adeosun: FG Will Spend on Infrastructure to Exit Recession
Three Female Suicide Bombers Killed at Military Outpost
Shell to Invest $25bn in Nigeria, Others
FG Appoints Lufthansa, Five Others Advisers on Establishment of National Carrier
FG Will Continue to Guarantee Freedom of Worship, Says Osinbajo
Nigerien President Reschedules Visit to Buhari
Despite Listing on Order Paper, Senate C’ttees Fail to Lay 2017 Budget
House Urges FG to Urgently Address Passport Scarcity
Kogi Court Sentences Two Cattle Rustlers to Death by Hanging
Wike: Why We Are Building Federal Courts in Rivers
President’s Long Sick Leave Fuels Power Grab Fear
FG Inaugurates FRC Board, Seeks Improved World Bank Ranking
CAN Lists Conditions for Peace in Southern Kaduna
NPS Vaccinates 29,164 Inmates Against Meningitis
ExxonMobil Suspends Workers over Dec 2016 Violent Protests
Set up Manufacturing Plants in Nigeria, Adeosun Tells Japanese Investors
Jubilation in Jigawa as Court Releases Lamido on Bail
Nigerian Breweries’ MD Set for New Role in Heineken Group
Supreme Court to Hear PDP Leadership Tussle Suit May 25
Senate Restricts Cameramen from Covering Proceedings
CCT Trial: Saraki to Make No-case Submission
Judge Accepts EFCC’s Apology, Lifts Embargo on Ashinze’s Case
LASG: We Didn’t Compromise Recruitment into Neighbourhood Safety Corps

DAILY TRUST
Lagos records, 988 fire incidents, 242 road crashes in 2016
Keystone Bank re-admitted into forex market
Osun remains committed to doctors’ welfare – Aregbesola
Fidelity Bank shareholders receive N4.1bn dividend reward
Nigeria’s stability tied to peace in Southern Kaduna – CAN President
Don berates governors’ calls for state police
FG commences pilot implementation of N5,000 Cash Transfer in Kogi
I met Buhari today – Emefiele
Aviation experts react to appointment of transaction advisers
KIA unveils locally assembled 2018 Sport age.

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