NEWS HEADLINES FOR THURSDAY 31ST MAY 2018

*NEWS HEADLINES FOR THURSDAY 31ST MAY 2018*

*PUNCH*

Benue Assembly outlaws same-sex marriage

Aregbesola, Soyinka, others suggest ways to Nigerias greatness

I inherited insecurity, ailing economy, Buhari insists

Raise cigarette tax, price, WHO tells FG, others

EFCC detains Kaduna ex-gov, Yero, others

N1.64bn fraud: Ex-Taraba gov, Nyame, jailed for 14 years

Police, DSS foil pro-Biafran agitators bid to occupy Enugu Govt House

Saraki to Jega: Name bribe takers

Senate probes OAU sex-for-mark scandal

Failure to develop youths promotes insecurity Jonathan

Strike: No pay for health workers, FG insists

Its criminal to exclude youths from governance Dogara

Copyright: Court awards N5m against Clarence Peters

ICRC, police evaluate legal system on handling pre-trial detainees

Engage youths in productive ventures, says ex-PDP spokesman

350 million illegal arms in circulation, say Reps

Rescue mission of Leah Sharibu, Chibok girls ongoing Army

Senate screens Buharis CBN board nominees

*VANGUARD*

Sexagenarians' miracle baby gets scholarship to tertiary level

Late service of report stalls hearing on EFCC's suit against Shema

Accolades as Dangote donates 150 cars to Police

INEC to dump use of incident form in 2019

Nigerian youths must change the narrative ' Lilian Ogbuefi, Lagos one day governor, 2012

Cross River lawmaker slumps, dies during morning exercise

Minister laments inadequate capital allocation

Nigerian Navy, 6 others tackle terrorism in Gulf of Guinea

Senate probes OAU sex-for-marks scam

Berom urge Lalong to act over renewed attacks in Plateau

Nigeria under siege, says OPC

Delta: Okowa's administration a blessing to the people ' Aide

Delta APC: Jones Erue's inauguration illegal 'Emerhor

Nigeria's economy, investors await passage of PIGB ' Experts

2019 Presidency : Emirs, generals back Tanimu, Tambuwal, Kwankwaso

Gov Emmanuel commissions Anchor House

RAMADAN 15: Charity reduces nothing from wealth

2019: Tebite joins Delta Assembly race

*THE NATION*

Fed Govt moves to sack over 750,000 striking health workers

N1.64b fraud: Ex-Governor Nyame goes to jail for 28yrs

A highlight of cases involving former governors

Ladoja failed to return stolen funds, says EFCC

Saraki: my CCT trial not part of nPDP, APC talks

Southsouth governors: pay us 13 per cent of $1billion insurgency cash

Oil prices steady after shake-out on supply worries

Osinbajo lauds Dangotes 150 vehicles donation to Police

Multiple subscriptions: Amnesty for ghost shareholders

Yakubu: INECll address barriers faced by physically challenged voters

Fayemi bows out as Solid Minerals minister

APC, INEC want to rig poll

My priority is peoples welfare, says Olusola

Buharis assent to Not Too Young to Rule Bill will boost Fayemis chances

Dickson lied on plot to destabilize Bayelsa, says Sylva

Court nullifies Rivers APC ward, LG, state congresses

*THISDAY*

Court Sentences Former Taraba Gov, Jolly Nyame to 14 yrs Imprisonment

Melaye Returns to Senate with Theatrics, Fuels Rumour of Defection

Sale of Nigerian Crude Oil Threatened by Discount Pricing, US Shale Oil Boost

FG Intensifies Ebola Screening at Lagos Airport

With 8m Registered Workers, Pension Fund Assets Hit N7.9tn

Onnoghen Decries Delays in Court Cases, Says It's Scaring Away Investors

Mixed Reactions Greet IPOB's Sit-At-Home Directive in South-east

Police Thwart BZF's Plan to Take over Enugu Govt House, Arrest 21

Soyinka, Others Drum Support for True Democracy at Ajibade's 60th Birthday Colloquium

South-south Governors Demand 13% Derivation from $1bn ECA Withdrawal

*THE SUN*

Anti-party: Imo APC petitions NWC demands Okorocha's suspension

Lagos partnersBalmoral Group to build W/Cup Village

Eagles'll exceed previous records 'Dalung

Russia 2018: Buhari charges Eagles to play clean, fair

Diogo Dalot: Manchester United close to deal for Porto right-back

$1bn security fund: South-South govs demand 13% derivation

Soyinka: Corruption linked with rigging

Drama as Melaye sits with PDP senators

Senate challenges Jega on bribery allegation

Steps into OAU sex-for-mark scandal

Alleged fraud: We've no case to answer ' Kalu, others

Reps move to check proliferation of illegal arms

N1.64bn fraud: Ex-Taraba gov, Nyame, bags 14 years jail term

Plateau govt accuses herdsmen of raping, killing women

FG lauds Dangote for donating 150 patrol cars to police

Drake, Blackface photo used by Pusha T to promote new track

*GUARDIAN*

NANS to hold summit in Awka on 'making the certificate practical

Berom community, herdsmen trade blame on killings

Lagos pledges more investment in infrastructure

Southern Kaduna tasks FG on rebuilding of ravaged settlements

Benue Assembly outlaws same sex marriage

Dino Melaye resumes, relocates to PDP row

Nutrition Society tasks Chivita on 'no-added sugar' commitment

Pro-Biafra agitators in failed bid to seize Enugu government house

JOHESU to suspend strike as industrial court takes over mediation process

WHO tackles cholera in Adamawa, measles in Borno

*DAILY TRUST*

Expedite assent to NTC bill

Buhari enthusiast joins race for APC spokesmans seat

2019: Turaki declares for presidency

Falae to aspirants:Dont hijack SDP structure

2019: Turaki declares for presidency

Presidential aspirant dumps NCP, joins ANN

Convention: Blogger joins race for APC National Publicity Secretarys seat

Kaduna APC Rep member defects to PDP

Police arrest man over sexual assault on 6-yr-old daughter

Unemployed man jailed for stealing fiancees phone

Philanthropist fetes elderly people in Karmajiji

She starved me of sex, fled to Togo with my children

Woman arraigned over assault on teenage housekeeper

Football academy proprietor in police custody over shaving of boys pubic hair

I sold victims baby because his mother said he is abominable

Farmers lament as Climate Change dries up Goronyo dam

Existing grazing reserves to be reopened

Agency to guarantee price of farm produce takes off in Kaduna

*TRIBUNE*

NYSC@45: Prisoners get free medical care in Oyo

7 parties to contest in Oyo constituency by-election 'INEC

2019: Tanimu Turaki declares for presidency

Fayemi resigns as minister to pursue his governorship ambition

Dino Melaye hasn't informed the party of defection, APC spokesman says

NYSC@45: Corps members on free medical outreach

JOHESU grounds activities at UITH, Ilorin

IPOB: Igbo traders resist sit-at-home order in Calabar

Comparing us to past govts shows we're doing well 'Osinbajo

World No Tobacco Day: WHO urges countries to raise taxes on tobacco products

Saudi Arabia to criminalise sexual harassment

Infections can provoke psychiatric disorders in children!

10.5m out-of-school: UNICEF urges states to sustain cash transfer initiative

Search for missing jet to resume if new evidence emerges'Malaysian PM

Zimbabwe to hold first post-Mugabe elections on July 30

At UI CETel, we ensure standard teaching with state-of-the-art tools 'Director

FG should give FUOYE special status 'VC

Lagos harps on school safety, standards

MAPOLY best e-library centre in Ogun State 'TETFund

Elizade Varsity wins N5m NCC research grant

Guarding against deadly food additives

Lagos set for school feeding programme

*LEADERSHIP*

No Part Of The Country Will Suffer Neglect 'SGF

Benue Assembly Passes Anti-same Sex Marriage Bill

Soyinka To Nigerians: Tackle Corruption To Stop Electoral Rigging

IPOB Sit-at-home: 1 Shot Dead In Nnewi, As Residents Fully Comply

PMB Means Well, We Are Not Magicians ' Niger Gov

No Going Back On Lagos Smart City Project ' Ambode

2019 Elections Is Not About Me But For Nigeria ' Atiku

Court Nullifies Rivers APC Congresses

Amaechi, Abe And APC Leadership Crisis In Rivers

Verve, GhIPSS To Expand Use of Verve EMV Cards, Tokens

PayChoice Emerges CBN's Best e-Payment Gateway Provider

Subscribers Decry High Levies By Telecom Operators

Eagles Are Role Models, Best Organized ' Saraki

Friendly: Mikel Obi Leads 25 Eagles To London

Salah Will Be Fit For World Cup

World Cup: You Carry Our Emotions, PMB Tells Eagles

2019: Buhari And Other Forces

Manpower Deficit Threatening Efforts To Eradicate Hepatitis B

Intrigues As Buhari's Nephew Quits Senate Race

Nipping Examination Malpractices In The Bud

Inclusive Education And The Challenges Of Out-of-school Children

*BLUE PRINT*

Atiku floors Buhari in Prominent Pro-Buhari Influencer's Poll

Bayelsa APC stakeholders reject Sylva, Lokpobiri as leaders

ICT can revolutionise education sector ' Expert

Killer-herders, sponsors'll face full wrath of the law

TCN energises 2 transformers, repairs another

Power sector: Mixed reactions as Buhari marks 3rd anniversary

Our borrowing not focused ' Gaskia

Jigawa NOA partners security agencies on illicit drugs

2019: Ohakim, Ihedioha,Uzodinma'll ruin Imo ' Okorocha

Jigawa spent N24bn on education, water in 3 years ' Badaru

We've spent N15bn on education in 7 years ' Yari

I will send PDP, ADC, others into oblivion ' Abu Sidiq

Ekiti 2018: Ex-PDP spokesperson, Adeyeye, joins APC

SDP suspends national deputy chairman, Ishaq, 10 months for anti-party

Nigerians not taking advantage of their powers ' Guber aspirant

Democracy Day: Buhari's speech full of false claims ' PDP

Ebonyi: Row over mining sites, mineral deposits

How APC destroyed Nigeria's democracy ' PDP

Nigeria to cut age limits for political candidates

S/East region highly marginalised under APC ' PDP

*SAHARA REPORTER*

Bayelsa Blogger Beaten To A Pulp by 'Militants

Orji Kalu's Trial For 'Laundering N3.2bn' To Continue In June After No-Case Submissions

From NCP, Presidential Aspirant Ikubese Joins ANN 'After High-Power Consultations

Indeed, We Are All Heroes By Charles Ogbu

Biafra Renaissance: Beyond The Frivolous 'Sit-at-home' Orthodoxy By Churchill Okonkwo

Anambra Residents Defy IPOB's Sit At Home Order

BREAKING: Court Jails Jolly Nyame, Ex-Taraba Governor, For 14 Years Over N1.64bn Fraud

Airport Officials Intensify Ebola Screening

Buhari An Enemy Of Democracy... He's Failed Both Home And Abroad, Says Human Rights Lawyer

My APC Seat No Longer Comfortable' ' Melaye Sits With PDP Senators On Return To Plenary

Policeman Videoed While Receiving N700 Bribe From Tricycle Rider In Lagos

OBJ And The 'Ogboju' Syndrome By Louis Odion

Governor Ishaku Promises To Make Taraba Youth Millionaires If They re-Elect Him

Fayemi Resigns As Minister To Focus On Defeating Fayose's Deputy

REPORT: Buhari Administration, Like Jonathan, Making A Mess Of FOI Act

Budget Court Asks Buhari To Prosecute Lawmakers Over Alleged N48bn Theft

EFCC Secures 603 Convictions In Three Years

INVESTIGATION: Dehumanized And Demoralized Unpaid Teachers Dying In Akwa Ibom

University Of Ibadan Only Nigerian University Among Top 1000 In The World

This Is Lawlessness' ' Bi-Courtney Angered By Planned Union Protest

In Democracy Day Speech, Buhari Ignores Leah Sharibu, Abducted Chibok Girls

*PREMIUM TIMES*

Novartis Employees Donate Blood to Save Lives

Edo govt moves to clear salary arrears in LGs

Kwara signs MoU with EcoBank on land administration

OAU gets new registrar

13 teams, 8 states for maiden Stephen Keshi National U-17 tourney

I want to be Africa's biggest philanthropist ' Dangote

Gombe governor inaugurates new judges, khadis

INEC receives 166,575 PVCs in Lagos, distributes over 4,000

NSE: Market capitalisation drops to N13 trillion region on Nestle loss

Governor Badaru's Democracy Day Rants

Buhari's minister resigns

How South-east cities responded to IPOB's sit-at-home order

Benue Assembly outlaws same sex marriage

Three die in Ogun boat accident

Buhari meets new Sierra Leone leader, offers support

JOHESU: Health workers to suspend strike as court 'takes over' negotiations

IPOB: No cause for alarm in Delta ' Police

Ebola: FAAN intensifies screening of passengers at Lagos airport

Russian journalist Babchenko alive, murder stage managed ' media

Boko Haram: NGOs pay returnee IDPs to clean own community

Doctors in Yobe issue 21-day ultimatum to govt.

*BUSINESSDAY*

IMF outlines 3 major reforms needed to boost Nigeria GDP

Political re-alignment takes shape as Melaye resumes, technically 'defects' to PDP

Delay expected in GE's Lagos-Kano rail concession June take-off date

Declining yields on FG securities may spur change in PFAs asset allocation

LCCI urges caution as debate on African Trade Treaty rages

PFAs invest 9.25% of N7.94trn pension asset in domestic ordinary shares

Declining yields may spur change in PFAs asset allocation

Nigeria's economic recovery non-inclusive

Fidelity Bank assure shareholders of leveraging opportunities for better returns

Nigeria to benefit from World Bank solar funding

Sterling Bank partners Tata Africa for auto loan

Momas Electricity targets increased capacity for power sector

Freshworks plans expansion into African market

EATECH gets sector recognition on technological innovations

Eterna, Japaul, Dangote Flour, Transcorp, 57 other stocks cause N400bn market loss

Naira reverses loss, as BDCs decry delay accessing forex

May & Baker eyes N3bn authorised share capital

CSCS pays N3.5bn total dividend

Huawei, Xiaomi win as smartphone sales return to profit in Q1