*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR WEDNESDAY 5TH MAY 2021* *THE NATION* Lagos to prosecute Baba Ijesha Presidency: weve uncovered plot to bring down Buhari CAN slams govt, NSCIA seeks deeper probe Anxiety over fate of Greenfield varsity students PDPs position on security challenges unwarranted, says minister Herders evicted from Ondo forest, Kwara village Army got N1.08tr in 28 months, Finance minister tells Senate Okonjo-Iweala, others for awards National Security Council meeting continues PDP lawmakers accuse APCs government of constitutional breaches Benue South and power shift agitation With Oyetola in Osun, no one is left behind Nigeria needs structural changes I want to be a supermodel Queen Biobele First Bank loses N13.2 billion to bad loans in Q1 Notore targets 500,000 metric tonnes output Sterlings Homes partners Lagos on infrastructure Diaspora remittances: Naira for dollar scheme to the rescue In pursuit of agric development *VANGUARD* ICPC warns against project duplication The sociology of pantamism[opinion] ICPC warns against project duplication Reps move to halt capital flight in Nigeria Sokoto records 426 GBV cases, as stakeholders decry delay in prosecution We reject emergency rule 30% of women, girls experience sexual abuse in Nigeria ' Tallen Presidency uncovers plans to throw Nigeria into further turmoil NGX resumes May with N17bn loss Disregard invitation to submit CVs for appointment, SGF tells Nigerians Group advocates use of nuclear energy to boost economic activities Updated: Presidency warns over alleged plot to 'overthrow' Buhari's govt You're haunted by leadership failure, PDP replies Presidency on coup claim INEC commences nationwide verification of Polling Units expansion ' Chairman INEC to create 956 additional polling units in Sokoto BREAKING: Biafra day sit-at-home now to hold Monday, May 31 ' IPOB Anambra election: Victor Umeh backs Soludo's governorship aspiration Transcorp pushes investment in power sector, others 2021 BUDGET: 316 projects worth N39.5bn duplicated ' BudgIT Heritage Bank's April draw produce millionaire Google supports African start-ups with developer scholarship Tech-Start-ups: Why new entrepreneurs fail to get early funding 24 Unity schools qualify for National Robotics Championship LG makes Rita Dominic brand ambassador Ransomware: Recovery cost reaches $2 Million yearly-Sophos New mobile APP for instant cryptocurrency exchange debuts in Lagos Lotucrypto unveils new cryptocurrency, Lotucoin Breaking: Mahrez brace seals first Champions League final for Man City 22,000 Nigerian children get infected with HIV annually ' United Nations Give more funding to malaria-like COVID, experts tell FG COVID-19: Setback for child immunisation as risk of vaccine-preventable diseases increases Armed bandits kill 2, injure 6 in Kaduna communities Alleged Kaduna kidnapper, murderer dismissed from army in 2013 ' Spokesperson *THISDAY* Heritage Bank Rewards More Customers Union Bank Restates Commitment to Deliver Value to Shareholders CAP Wins Awards Access Bank: the bigger it grows, the kinder it becomes First Bank: Shareholders Task Regulators on Disclosure Requirements WTO: Okonjo-Iweala Appoints Four Deputy DGs Firm Pledges to Empower Indigenous Farmers ARISE TV to Interview Tony Elumelu Stanbic IBTC Partners LSETF to Support SMEs Presco Bags ICAN Merit Award, Explains Job Creation Lagos to Enforce Occupational Safety Guidelines in Work Places Asharami Energy Promotes Responsible Engineering FG, AfriHeritage Advocate for Social Inclusion Consolidating Growth for Better Returns Linkage Assurance Unveils New Brand Identity Ebere Nwoji Pension Fund Managers Urge Employers to Key into CPS Orji: Planning Necessary for Family Wealth Preservation BudgIT Identifies Loopholes in 2021 Budget, Calls for Reforms Cordros Educates 200 Children under Slum2School Programme AFEX Records N28bn in Commodities Trading in Five Years The Politics of Oil Blocks, Revocation and Reversal COVID Lessons from India INSECURITY: Forget Foreign Help. Its the Leadership Thing NFF Inaugurates Technical and Development Committee Lukaku Aims Dig at Ibrahimovic after Inters Serie A Triumph Special Olympics Concludes SNF Unified Sports Programme in Lagos DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION Africas 2022 World Cup Qualifiers Hit by Stadia Issues World Rugby Union Bans Nigeria over Caretaker Committee Marcelo Released from Election Duty, Ramos Fit to Take on Chelsea Tonight UFC 264: Will Mcgregor vs Poirier 3 define the King of the Lightweight Division Inter Milan Beat Crotone to Move to the Brink of Serie A Title Kelechi Iheanacho: From Foxes Flop to Rodgers Ace *PUNCH* Parents of 29 college students still in kidnappers den protest at National Assembly Ondo to repatriate 137 illegal forest occupants arrested by Amotekun Kano Hisbah sacks official found in hotel room with housewife Poor governance report rightly indicts leadership Mother blames pastor as Osun 18-year-old girl disappears after school Senate asks Customs to return rice, cash seized in Ibadan markets Security agenciesll advise NYSC on corpers placement DG Planned reappointment of DG causes protest at NISER Lagos Assembly suspends three LG chairmen for flouting guidelines NDE trains Nigerian youths to tackle unemployment Were ready to move against Buhari Minority caucus Ogun LG polls: PDP, AA reject timetable No document on N7.5bn withdrawal, says finance ministry Judiciary autonomy: Group demands visa ban on 34 govs Afe Babalola plans national confab, donates N50m Insecurity worsening despite N10.02tn six-year security vote BudgIT Cash crunch: Ekiti suspends minimum wage adjustment, stops grants Subscribers insist on Pantamis resignation despite NIN-SIM linkage extension One cop killed as gunmen attack police team in Delta US multinational says customers can pay with crypto Corporate reorganisation approved by shareholders, says GTB Reps probe ExxonMobil over alleged local content abuse Shareholders approve Union Banks 25 kobo dividend ICT missing in $8.4bn NIPC Q1 investment announcement Lagos proud of Ikorodu Bois Guinness announces new board chairman Were ready to fund farmers, artisans, says CBN Modular refineries: Revoke, re-issue licences, Reps urge NNPC Federations: Board members tell Dare to reverse decision Pension operators seek alternative investments as assets decline Rugby Africa suspends Nigeria over NRFF dissolution Google launches 40,000 scholarships for developers Halep knocked out of Madrid Open, Thiem advances Nigerias biggest cement producers rake in N1.47tn revenue Woman gives birth to nine babies in Mali UPDATED: Di Maria sent off as Man City beat PSG to reach first UCL final 52-year-old Ogun man arrested for defiling daughters, neighbours niece One dies as building collapses in Lagos police barracks Stray bullets kill two Bayelsa traders as rival cults clash My sons killers targeted me, says Delta monarch, police parade suspects Six die as speeding luxury bus crashes into passenger buses Imo residents demand justice for businessman killed by soldiers at checkpoint Kidnappers of 26 FRSC officers nabbed in Nasarawa after seven months Command orders arrest of 13 community leaders for murder, arson Four suspected Internet fraudsters nabbed in Benue Nigeria lacks elite consensus CBN should pay N100m Greenfield students ransom before its too late Gumi Jonathan tried to jail me, ignored our friendship El-Rufai Slain jobseeker: Mob vandalises Akwa Ibom alleged serial rapists house, arrests father DDP indicts Baba Ijesha of sexual offences, recommends prosecution Ahmed appears before Senate, says Army got N1tn in two years *DAILY TIMES* Declare total war on terror, Atiku advises FG Iniobong Umoren: Reps ask IGP to begin investigation, prosecution of suspects Insecurity: Service Chiefs to appear before Senate Thursday B/ Haram insurgency resurging in N/East, Senator Ndume raises alarm Your ranting cannot distract us Makinde tells opposition parties Why PDP considers Atiku, Saraki, Tambuwal as possible presidential Candidates Yahaya Bello: APC has performed beyond PDPs 16-year achievements We have over 40m registered members, APC boasts Presidency, PDP trade words over alleged plot to topple Buharis administration Give account of N10trn security allocation, PDP challenges Buhari Insecurity: IGP deploys new CP to Imo, five others affected N7.5 billion secret withdrawal: We dont have any document, Ministry of Finance tells Senate Buhari condemns killings in Benue, Anambra, cautions against reprisal Polling units expansion: INEC begins verification Deputy Speaker, Wase celebrates Gov. Lalong at 58 Just In: Middle belt releases countrys flag, currency & coat of arm, names it Midwest Republic Money Laundary: Reps moves to save Nigeria $40.7bn annual capital flight Lai Mohammed: Kidnapping and banditry not federal offence Serie A: AS Roma sign Jose Mourinho as coach on three-year deal from next season Save us, O dear neighbour! *NEW TELEGRAPH* NWFL's feat must impact on 'new look' Falcons Four persons feared dead in cult war in Bayelsa COVID-19: Lagos raises alarm over possible 3rd wave from Brazil, Turkey, India Gunmen kidnap female NUJ member in Adamawa Internal security: Imo, Zamfara get new Police Commissioners Stop playing cheap politics, FG tells PDP Don't take laws into your hands, Buhari cautions Nigerians Insecurity: Recall ex-service men, women, Atiku, tells FG 89 husbands beaten by wives as Lagos records 753 domestic violence cases Nigeria will surmount security challenges, says Kwara Gov Belgian farmer accidentally moves French border Takeover investigation into murder of A'Ibom applicant, Reps urge IGP Imperative of interline, codeshare for profitability Insecurity: Service Chiefs to appear before Senate Thursday Ethiopian offers national airline assistance to Nigeria Etihad chief, Douglas, charts path for airlines' sustainability Work to remove oil from stricken tanker off China nearly finished NNPC: Reports alleging Corporation's financial strait's fake Shell spills 4,309 crude oil barrels in six months OPEC postpones 60th anniversary to Sept N112bn fuel subsidy deduction: Matters arising DMO: Nigeria's debt to China's EXIM Bank hits $3.714bn Electricity consumers reject proposed tariff hike 2023: North Central settles for APC NationalChairman Khan looks to bring back Olympics to London if re-elected mayor Okafor unveils vision for Nnewi Asylum for IPOB: Nigeria, UK in diplomatic row Ubah's supporters say he's candidate to beat PDP: How NWC won confidence vote Okwuosa makes case for experience Mahrez double sends Man City into first UEFA League final Mourinho named new Roma boss JUST IN: IPL suspended after rise in COVID-19 cases among players NWFL: Iyaye attributes Angels' win to Wike's huge supportgeria Nigeria hosts six-nation Aisha Buhari Cup Minister visits US-bound athletes as team departs Thursday Amokachi: Rohr do not need Ighalo in Eagles now Man City will be ready for Champions League battle, insists Guardiola Federations elections get September date *BLUE PRINT* Lai on Greenfield varsity/forest abductions: FG, Kaduna govt working to secure students' freedom INEC begins verification of polling units' expansion, promises to eliminate congestion Greenfield Varsity: Bandits release one abducted student, 16 others still in captivity Breaking: Mahrez hits brace as Manchester City humiliate PSG, storm first Champions League final NAF neutralises bandits in Birnin Gwari as killings continue in Kaduna, 6 injured Disgruntled politicians, religious leaders plotting to overthrow Buhari ' Presidency Dangote Cement, major contributor to Senegal's economy ' Envoy Miraculous! How Malian woman gave birth to 9 babies Struggling 9mobile gains against MTN, Airtel, others Nigeria's spending structure unsustainable ' DG Budget Lekki deep seaport'll change maritime economy ' FG Massive shake-up in GTbank as race for new CEO hots up Panic as FG move to cut civil servants' salaries, merge agencies Rotary District 9125 commissions 1,600 seating capacity hall Editors announce new dates for 2021 biennial convention NAAT urges FG to prioritise security, workers' welfare WPFD 2021: IPC, NUJ others hold forum on information as public good May Day: FG assures of fair labour practice Federal pensioners hail Buhari over minimum pension Gombe: Gov Yahaya tasks journalists on ethics, professionalism Gombe recovers N38m from 668 ghost workers Senate panel orders CCT chairman to defend assault petition against him Electricity consumers kick against proposed new tariffs ActionAid to provide relief materials to 2,500 households in Konshisha Security advice 'll determine corps members' posting ' NYSC DG Malaria still poses great threat nationwide ' Poll Gov Emmanuel commends A/Ibom NLC partnership *THE SUN* Presidency, APC haunted by their shadows- PDP 2023: South East in good standing to produce president 'Senator Bwacha Anambra 2021: PDP group endorses Uba PDP lawmakers list Buhari's sins 2023: Shun hatred, internal division, cleric urges Yoruba INEC resumes nationwide verification for Polling Units expansion 2022 guber: Fayose unveils Bisi Kolawole as his preferred candidateto supporters across wards in Ekiti 2023; Niger Governor Bello Makes Case For Southern Presidency Ojudu berates Ekiti APC over sack of ward chairman for supporting Tinubu group Leicester fans tell mgt: We've Iheanacho, we don't need Abraham Lagos Assembly suspends 3 LG boss for disobedience Tokyo Olympics: FG sets 6 medals benchmark for Team Nigeria 2022 World Cup Qualifiers: CAF approves seven stadiums for Nigeria's home games Pinnick invites Argentina, Romania to Aisha Buhari Invitational tourney Enugu golfer hits 66 net score to win Prince Mamah tourney Tokyo 2020:Team Nigeria Women's 4x100m Relay team qualifies for Olympics Serie A: Osimhen resumes training Sports federations issue 48-hour ultimatum to minister Martinez to leave Bayern Munich after 9 years FG to slash workers' salaries, merge agencies Tokyo Olympics: FG sets Atlanta '96 medals benchmark for Team Nigeria Logbook for vehicle clearance'll breed corruption, falsification of documents Customs intercepts 5 containers of expired bottle water, other contraband Stakeholders commend Customs officers over impounded explosives NPA hails workers' union approach to welfare negotiation Kebbi -NNPC cassava-ethanol production programme excites Bagudu Robbers wreak havoc on Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, asextortion, FG to automate Nigerian ports operations CBN scales up interventions in S'East Politicising security dangerous, says Diri Govt extends NIN-SIM registration deadline to June 30 8 killed, 2 injured in Abia, Kaduna NANS to Buhari: Address insecurity now before its too late BIMMASSOB condemns attack on Uwazuruike How to stabilise Nigeria Olawepo-Hashim Ikpeazu awards scholarship to electricity transformer innovator Reps okay bill to give legal backing to NSIP PAP: FG, NASS back Malian candidate COVID-19: Over 100 curfew violators arrested, prosecuted in Delta More bullets, fewer prayers Buhari flays fresh killings in Benue JA Nigeria partners for growth, impact Insecurity: U.S. government reaches out to Buhari Hidden knowledge on why people suffer (2) Intervene in, not 'on When Emperor Nero roosts in Nigeria Taming Nigerias oil spillage and gas flaring What next for Akwa Ibom State Nigerian medics making waves in diaspora Weathering the imminent storm Nigerias abysmal good governance rating Wikes proactive security measures Lets celebrate the achievements of others-Queen Biobele Eshiet Nsikan Emerge La Mode Magazine 2021 Kid of Year *GUARDIAN* Jose Mourinho to coach Roma from next season Bayern Munich to use only digital ticketing once fans return Courtois finally feeling at home ahead of awkward return to Chelsea Time running out for wasteful Werner to prove his worth Police parade over 100 suspected hoodlums in Delta Group tasks Buhari on state, community policing Lagos police boss orders arrest of gang leaders in Mile 12 crisis Gunmen abduct Kogi MACBAN chairman Suspected kidnapper no longer in military service, says Army Nigerian navy's newest vessel makes port call in Banjul, Gambia Parents of abducted Kaduna students protest at National Assembly 4 die in Ebonyi auto crash India's COVID-19 wave: Danger signal to Nigeria Police arrest man with human head, hand in Kwara A country that is bleeding A 68thbirthday toast to the Bull Macron negotiates politically charged Napoleon commemoration Knife attack at Brazil daycare kills three children, two staff Pfizer raises 2021 sales forecast for Covid vaccines to $26 bn Tigray war rips thousands of children from parents: charity Pentagon downplays newest Afghanistan clashes Ivory Coast power outages anger citizens and business leaders North Korea founder's memoir triggers censorship debate in South Seven on trial for 2014 attack on Saudi convoy in Paris Thousands march in Pakistan Shiite procession as virus cases soar Nigeria Rugby suspended from 2023 World Cup qualifier over Board Dissolution Expert laments lack of adequate response to COVID-19 pandemic, climate change Pinnick invites Argentina, Romania to Aisha Buhari Invitational Tourney Excited Kaffo demands specific answers from Nigerian Open Kaita joins AFN presidential race 'to complete North's tenure StarTimes promises Europa League, FA Cup delight as Euro 2020 countdown begins Special Olympics concludes unified sports programme Mahrez double takes Man City into first Champions League final Hats off' to Real Madrid from Zidane ahead of Chelsea second leg Travel ban on India could hamper drug imports, hike prices, say pharmacists Buhari flays reprisals in Benue, mob attacks in Anambra Over one million bags of 'Tinubu rice' flood North East Growing the economy amid revenue crash Nigeria beams searchlight on vessels from India, Brazil, South Africa Court hears Ohakim's suit against Ohanaeze leaders today 2021 budget contains 316 duplicated projects worth N39.5b, says BudgIT Total, NNPC partners donate oxygen plant to Lagos Man petitions Sanwo-Olu over threats by land grabbers *TRIBUNE* Abduction of students: NANS to shutdown airports, highways, NASS complex, others on Friday Cross Rivers targets 3000 hectares for irish potato as FG trains farmers Reps seek FG's support for cocoa processing in Nigeria Lagos women affairs ministry trains over 48,000 residents in two years Baba Ijesha risks life imprisonment as Lagos govt plans to file five-count charge against him Buhari, it's almost getting too late to act Ogun elephant killing: Losing Africa's tourism magnet Safety in turbulent times On sexual harassment in the workplace The perception of beauty in our society needs to change ' Yekinni Nigeria records 34 new COVID-19 infections, total now 165,215 NDE trains 50 unemployed youths on environmental beautification in Niger Emir of Dutse chairs NatureNews advisory board with Bassey, Majekodunmi, six pan-African members Lagos govt calls for e-governance to effectively serve citizens Unemployment: PTI trains 60 Urhobo youths on computer skills Bill Gates' daughter, Jennifer, speaks on her parents' divorce Local stock market bows to profit-taking, sheds 0.1 cent DLM Capital Group unveils 5,000,000 units of fixed income fund LCCI calls for better interface between regulatory agencies, SMEs NAMB lauds Reps' position on MFBs' recapitalisation deadline Shareholders laud management as Transcorp takes electricity generating capacity to 2000MW Battle for First Bank: The untold story *SPORTS* 2022 World Cup Qualifiers: CAF approves seven stadiums for Nigeria's home games - The Sun 49ers' Jimmy Garoppolo 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