Headline May 4, 2021 (Tuesday) Headlines from Nigeria’s Major Newspapers



NATION
*Boko Haram infiltrates Bauchi councils, Borno communitiesBoko Haram infiltrates Bauchi councils, Borno communities
*Businessman arrested over Imo attacks
*Mbaka: I took three expatriate contractors to Buhari
*Kaduna: civil servants earned 93.55 per cent of March wage bill
*Bill Gates ends marriage with Melinda
*NIN registration deadline now June 30 with 54m enrolled
*Makinde under fire over N1.2b Oyo Lodge
*Abductors threaten to kill 17 students after N55m ransom
*State govts’ foray into airline business
*Fayose’s ally accuses govt of plotting trumped-up rape charges against him
*One issue that Nigerians would rather avoid
*State of emergency
*Living on borrowed time
*“Ides” of mid-term
*Ode to Prince Tony Momoh
*The sad story of Mary Daniel
*Insecurity: The way to go
*Sanwo-Olu: my administration is tackling insecurity
*Zulum proceeds on 21-day vacation
*Ishaku advises FG on state police
*4 die in Ebonyi auto crash
*Police arrest man with human head, hand in Kwara
*Abuja not under Boko Haram attack, say police
*FG reiterates commitment towards return of looted funds
*Sanwo-Olu hosts Ikorodu Bois



LEADERSHIP
*Pay N100m Ransom Or We’ll Kill 17 Greenfield Varsity Students, Bandits Threaten
*Suspected Sponsor Of Imo Deadly Attacks Arrested
*Giuliano Gigliotti On Why Remaining Nimble During Times Of Change Is Crucial
*Muhammad Al Naqbi On Minimalism, Hustle, And Finding Meaning
*Ali Haseeb Shares His Insights on Managing Multiple Ventures



DAILY TRUST
*How Judicial Workers, Govs Bicker Over Autonomy
*2,000 Public Interest Lawyers Meet In Oyo
*FCT Minister To Synergise With Military On Security
*3 Injured As Car Rams Into Truck
*Group Kicks Against Runsewe’s Reappointment As NCAC DG
*Nigerian Legion To Empower Widows, Orphans
*NDE Empowers 46 Youths, Women On Skills
*Schools Resume May 4
*Youths Urged To Shun Divisive Tendencies, Promote Unity
*NDLEA Raids Eateries In Plateau, Enugu, Recovers Drugged Cakes, Cocaine
*Injury Rules Varane Out Of Chelsea Return
*Aso Table Tennis Club National Tourney Begins Today
*Kaduna Govt Mum As Bandits Threaten To Kill Varsity Students
*Bank Documentations Delaying Repatriation Of £4.2m Ibori Loot – Malami
*5 Months After Bilateral Talks: Nigerians’ Shops Remain Shut In Ghana
*Blame Game Giving Criminality Ethnic Colouration — Uzodinma
*23 Killed In Fresh Benue Attacks
*Furore Over Killing Of Elephant In Ogun
*How We Suffocated 6-Year-Old Kidnap Victim To Death — Suspect
*Gunmen Kidnap 3 Cattle Breeders In Igangan, Demand N10m
**Would America Fight Our War?
*FG Creates Centre To Check Arms Proliferation
*Is El-Rufai’s No-Negotiation With Kidnappers Working ?
*The Diabolical Silence Of The Igbo Elite
*Insecurity And The War Of Words
*Matawalle’s Defection Plot: Early Walk To Political Grave
*Re: AFRICOM, Nigeria’s Leadership And American Hegemony
*Take Action On COVID-19 Vaccine
*Government Must Safeguard Schools In The North
*Paying Ransom To Kidnappers, Forbidden – Prof. Maqari
*Insecurity: Involve Citizens In Search For Solution, Anyim Tells Buhari
*Would America Fight Our War?



VANGUARD
*India’s vaccine, oxygen crisis deepens as caseload nears 20 million
*Traffic robbery: Police arrest 10 in Lagos
*NBA insists governors must respect Judicial autonomy
*Alleged sponsor of ‘unknown gunmen’ arrested in Imo
*One beheaded, set ablaze as Ughelli market crisis worsens
*Armed herdsmen sack home of Benue First Lady, kill 17
*School reopens in South Sudan after more than year of closure
*IMF demand to hike power tariff may worsen Pakistan’s inflation – Minister
*Nigeria better together, Tinubu urges agitators of secession
*Strike looms in varsities as FG fails April deadline agreement with unions
*Olu of Owode pays thank you visit to IBEDC Chairman, Tunde Ayeni over transformer replacement
*Fears over state police unfounded ? Ishaku
*NBA insists governors must respect Judicial autonomy
*Apple’s app store goes on trial in threat to ‘walled garden’



PUNCH
*By attacking me, current govt courting God’s wrath – Mbaka
*Bitcoin loses market share
*Wife tackles Ekiti, accuser over rape allegation against ex-lawmaker
*Gunmen abduct three Ibarapa ranch owners, demand N10m
*New 111 lawmakers may cost tax payers N1.2bn monthly
*Soldiers kill businessman in car at Owerri checkpoint, lie against victim
*Kwara traveller caught with fresh human head, hands
*Undergraduate cannabis seller, others arrested in Niger, Plateau, Enugu
*Fish pond’s dispute claims six in Benue
*External reserves lost $350m in two weeks, says CBN
*LCCI, expert fault labour’s position on fuel subsidy, refineries
*Labour kicks as NERC insists on power tariff review
*38 Anambra gov aspirants join 100 bishops for Anglican synod
*Our membership now over 40 million, says APC scribe
*Bwacha seeks help for Taraba PDP
*Miss national trials, forget Olympics, Dare warns athletes



THISDAY
*Lekki Port Receives First Tranche of $629m China Devt Bank Facility
*Samuel Ortom: When a Governor Has to Flee!
*Escalating Insecurity: A National Malaise
*BABA IJESHA AND THE LIMIT OF JOKES
*Edo State Judiciary not Financially Autonomous
*OAL Announces New Managing Partner and Creates Worldwide Synergy
*Governors Not Opposed to Judiciary Financial Autonomy, Says Fayemi
*FCT Minister, Military Parley over Security of Abuja
*NUJ Honours ARISE NEWS Channel, CBN, Kyari, Others
*Lagos to Deport Foreigners who Violate COVID-19 Protocols
*Family of Slain Akwa Ibom Job Seeker Demands Justice
*Lekki Port Receives First Tranche of $629m China Devt Bank Facility
*Samuel Ortom: When a Governor Has to Flee!
*Escalating Insecurity: A National Malaise
*BABA IJESHA AND THE LIMIT OF JOKES
*Edo State Judiciary not Financially Autonomous
*OAL Announces New Managing Partner and Creates Worldwide Synergy
*Governors Not Opposed to Judiciary Financial Autonomy, Says Fayemi
*SAD CHAD: CRY FOR A VIOLENT BACKLAND
*American Varsities to Organise Fundraising for Nigerian Tertiary Institutions
*PARENTING AND CHILD MARRIAGE
*Tesla Under Scrutiny in China
*SKLD to Reward Loyal Customers
*Value Added Tax Considerations for Casino Operations in Nigeria
*Power Minister Allays Fears of Electricity Tariff Hike
*Report: Nigeria, Others to Fuel Asia’s Growth with New Oil, Gas...
*‘How TCN is Reducing National Grid Collapses’
*FG to Revamp Task Team on Prompt Implementation of Audit Reports
*Plans Nuclear Plant for Power Generation
*FG Seeks Curb Advance Rent Payment
*‘Growing Interest in Crowd Funding is Boosting Mechanised Agriculture’
*Examining FG’s Solar Solution for Schools, Hospitals
*Orjiako: Corporate Governance, Key for Organisational Performance
*$1.3 Zungeru Power Plant Reaches 88% Completion
*Nigeria Asks WAPP Members to Offset Pending Dues
*Online Retail Sales Jumps to 19%
*Aladdin Digital Bank Launches App to Enhance Customer Satisfaction



THE SUN
*No compelling reason for Matawalle to leave PDP
*Isiaka Adeleke: Sweet memories four years after
*Nigeria’s current mood favours president of Igbo extraction in 2023 –Abba-Gana
*PDP NEC vote of confidence as lifeline for Secondus-led NWC
*Micro-insurance: CBN, experts seek collaboration among MFBs
*Q1 :Unity Bank sustains momentum as profits rise by 43%
*Our FBN loan down by 30% –Honeywell
*Polaris Bank gives away N26m to customers in Save & Win grand finale draw
*Q1: Ecobank declares N40.3bn in profit
*Nationwide blackout looms as bandits threaten takeover of Shiroro Power Station
*NGX transactions hit N229bn as domestic investors maintain dominance
*FCMB’s priceless gift of sight: Over 300,000 Nigerians with eye defects benefit
*NAMB lauds Reps’ position on MFBs’ recapitalisation deadline
*Non-oil exports: FG pledges improved funding for exporters
*US travel firm, Le Rambouillet, expands to Nigeria
*Shareholders hail strong Q1 2021 as Transcorp boosts profit by 2,427%
*PDP charges FG to deploy technology to combat insecurity
*Ex-lawmaker collapses APC’s structure into APGA for Soludo
*…Without unity, Anambra South can’t produce Obiano’s successor – Nwosu
*2021: Ekwueme’s daughter vows to restore Anambra’s glory
*Nigerian traders in Ghana seek end to harassment
*Workers oppose to scrapping of local councils –Wabba
*Abductors threaten to kill 17 Greenfield varsity students if N100m ransom isn’t paid
*Evil men have infiltrated Ebonyi to kill, maim, kidnap – Umahi
*Kaduna: Bandits kill 1,260, kidnap 2,021 in 15 months
*Tension in Ondo as residents raise concern over presence of strange youths
*INEC to create 57,023 new polling units
*Insecurity, secessionist agitations: Listen to Nigerians, Anyim tells Buhari
*I’ve improved Aba from what I met in 2015 –Ikpeazu
*Troops foil attack on Borno village
*Expect return of £4.2m Ibori loot soon –FG
*Jonathan advocates media freedom, responsible journalism
*… Kalu applauds professionals, calls for objectivity
*BBA crisis: CAC wades in



NIGERIAN TELEGRAPH
*PDP to APC: Scale-up war on terrorism
*Two held as robbers shoot rider, snatch bike in Ogun
*Land dispute: Furore in Anambra community over man’s death
*Six killed over N100 market levy in Delta
*APC boasts of 40m membership
*Senate queries NOA over N2bn unretired cash advances to staff
*I went through so much for supporting Ambode –Olulade
*Nigeria: A nation under siege
*I’m living up my passion for real estate –Egbunike
*Nigeria: A nation at war with itself
*PDP NWC commends Olafeso for sportsmanship, loyalty
*I went through so much for supporting Ambode –Olulade



PRAY FOR NIGERIA



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