*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR WEDNESDAY 25TH MAY 2022* *PUNCH* APC gov ticket: Aggrieved aspirants seek direct primary, allege hijack PSC commissioner lauds promotion of South-East policemen Zoning has failed in Akwa Ibom, says gov aspirant NCDC, expert warn as Lassa fever kills 152 Train attack: Families cry to FG as terrorists issue death threat Ogun Catholic bishop to host communication experts My mother-in-law lost a daughter last year, now Okada riders have killed my husband wife of sound engineer killed in Lekki Osun poly students design voters registration machine Cabinet dissolution, self-serving, APC tells Wike Flush out traitors within the security agencies Why I lost PDP primary in Kogi -Dino Melaye Why South-East shouldnt be denied Presidency because of IPOB Ex-NIMASA DG, Agu Buhari meets APC govs, others ahead primary Jonathan lobbies Buharis nephew amid presidential bid Buhari backed Osinbajo on Dauras removal, VP not religious bigot Lawyer Jim Nwobodo backs Peter Mbah to succeed Gov Ugwuanyi Oil marketers seek investments in new trucks Cooking gas demand crashes amid rising prices, marketers groan 51 million phone owners lack NIN Report ICT firms borrowing from banks rises to N982.87bn Airfares must rise for domestic airlines to survive Operators Akwa Ibom, firm sign 732MW power plant agreement SEC moves to tackle identity fraud in capital market Stop oil exploration in Niger Delta, group tells Shell Group seeks inclusion of persons with disability in workplace Firm unveils programme to scale 5,000 SMEs Klopp named Premier League manager of the year Dessers on brink of history Oyedele: Flying Eagle eyeing Sanusi's Eagles place Mexico in US for Nigeria friendly, Eagles arrive Texas today Wife secret of Thunder Balogun's successes ' Onigbinde, Ladipo Confluence Stars, Tojemarine win at Prudent handball tourney Nantes eye Moffi Sadiq out of Eagles friendlies West Ham's Zouma pleads guilty to kicking pet cat PDP nomination form: My friends dont have N40m they are not using Impractical quest for global net-zero emissions Pandemonium as cultists kill soldier in Ogun community Gunmen kill Akwa Ibom youth leader, flee with bike Ogun policemen, cultists clash, seven suspects arrested Suspected Internet fraudster remanded for killing Ekiti inspector Sexual abuse: Court orders teachers arrest for shunning invitation ECOWAS awards N20m damages against FG over bizmans death in EFCC custody Ekiti man loses Lekki mansion, car, jailed for Internet fraud Two die in Anambra tanker fire, FRSC blames speed A second look at Igbo presidency My anti-corruption campaign in Bauchi HEFAMAA reiterates commitment to quality service Court orders MC Oluomo, Lagos, NURTW to stop levying drivers Lagos teacher flogs pupil over homework, victim vomits, dies 120 hours after, FAAN fails to uncover identity of mangled body MAN, LCCI, others kick as CBN raises lending rate to 13% One feared dead as soldiers, cultists clash in Ogun Parents should let children do what 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