*Kalu urges Abia professionals to support Jonathan
*Group accuses Fayose of plans to burn own campaign office
*Senator raises alarm over Boko Haram base in Taraba
*INEC to deploy card readers in Ekiti, Osun, 2015 polls
*Al-Mustapha sues cleric over allegation of training snipers
*Committee proposes 65 years retirement age for civil servants
*Edo LP denies members' defection to PDP in Auchi
*Kutigi extends confab by six weeks
*Ibori: 7000 Nigerians protest against London Court
Daily Trust
*Fayemi lifts ban on unionism in Ekiti varsity
*Dickson seeks end to oil theft
*Access bank to pay N1.4bn dividend
*Ijaw youths fault North over resource control
*Northern leader seeks overhaul of security apparatus
*'Christians, Muslims must unite against insurgents'
*Atiku commends workers for their sacrifices
*Jonathan cancels FEC meeting over death of Sambo's brother
*Okonjo-Iweala risks contempt charge over FOI request
*Stranded Arik passengers relive Ghana ordeal
The Sun
*Man bags 42-year jail for robbery
*Abducted girls: Women groups protest in Ibadan
*Keep hope alive, APC tells workers
*Journalists deserve living wages, says IBB
*Land dispute: Rivers denies acquiring land illegally
*Crack in confab alliance as Yoruba delegates push for confederation
*2015: Akwa-Ibom PDP seeks Mua'zu's blessing for zoning to Eket
*Apapa Customs generates N22.1bn in Q1
*FBN Holdings posts N395.9bn earnings
*Jonathan commissions Maritime University, NIMASA dockyard
*N10bn taxpayers' money invested in AMCON – Chike-Obi
*BRAZIL 2014: NFF, Keshi decide Eagles' list May 6
*Governor Orji hails Maigari
The Nation
*Govt vows to rescue abducted girls
*Why Gulak was sacked, by Mu'azu
*We can publish names, pictures of victims, says Borno
*Oshodi Waste Transfer Loading Station on fire
*Mark: we'll work 24 hours to rescue abducted girls
*A tale of two rallies
*'Military needs Special Task Force to rescue girls'
*'Military battling to change negative perceptions'
*Committee recommends scrapping of Senate in modified presidential system
*INEC to deploy card readers in Ekiti, Osun
Leadership
*Confab: Committees Meeting Extended By 2 Weeks
*We're Committed To Nigeria's Devt Through Technology, Creative Systems – EcoSahel
*Nigerian Linked With Al-Qaeda In US Knows Fate Aug 27
*Reps Okay 10-year Jail For Pension Thieves
*Gulak's Sack: We Can't Tolerate Arrogant Members – Mu'azu
*As Women Nationwide Weep, Kema Chikwe Insults Grieving Nation… 'Show Me Photos Of Abducted Girls'
*'Nigerians Must Resist Jonathan's Nascent Dictatorship'
*18,000 Women Get N600m Loan In Osun
*Made-in-Nigeria Stallion-Nissan Vehicles Debut
*MTN, Etisalat, Airtel, Others To Push Mobile Money In Africa
*NERC Waives Fixed Charge Over Frequent Blackouts
*Sterling Bank To Increase Share Capital To N16bn
*Lulu Splashes N7.25m Scholarship On 10 Players
Guardian
*Gerry Adams remains in custody over McConville murder
*Toronto Mayor Rob Ford 'to get help for substance abuse'
*Venezuela to raise minimum wage by 30%, Maduro says
*Xinjiang station attack: President Xi Jinping urges action
*IMF approves $17bn Ukraine bailout package
*'National question can be resolved by experienced minds' (1)
*Match fixing allegation: FIFA writes NFF
*Senate meets Jonathan over abducted school girls
*NERC moves against collection of N750 fixed charge by discos
*Confab panel okays unicameral legislature
Punch
*FIFA probes match-fixing allegation against Nigeria
*FG extends confab by six weeks
*Negotiator involved in bid to free abducted schoolgirls
*Hundreds of women protest in Abuja
*Okonjo-Iweala faces contempt charge over statutory transfers
*Training of snipers: Al-Mustapha sues Islamic cleric for defamation
*Aregbesola denies plan to sack Osun workers
*LASG seals 345 pharmacies, hospitals
*NBA knocks FG on economy
*Fayose planning to torch own office, says APC
*'Boko Haram is holding Nigeria captive'
*PDP'll not tolerate arrogant officials – Mu'azu
*Memo: I wasn't grilled by police, says Nyako
*National Conference: Yoruba delegates reject North's document
*Labour threatens Fashola over minimum wage
Vanguard
*Another Labour Day
*Apologise to Ndigbo now, Uzodimma asks Nyako
*Between our locomotive and their train
*Pan-Atlantic Varsity wins 2014 GEN Editors Lab-Vanguard Hackdays
*Nigeria risks losing N4.9bn over AMCON private jet deal
*MAY DAY: Labour leaders lament insecurity, unemployment, poverty
*Consensus group endorses additional state for S/East
*'Why are they looking down on us?'
*Derivation: Southern delegates fight back
*'Domesticating' of Fulani nomads
*New twist in Enugu's unending power game
*Benue 2015: Majority 'll decide for Idomas — Mbachiantim
*Nigeria, Zambia, others to boycott EU trade agreement
*Customs commences clearance of imported new vehicles from land border
*Total reports quarterly profit leap, but underlying figure falls
*Insurance operators must recognize our rights — INSCAN
*NIA cautions government on encroachment into insurance business
*Massive investment needed to sustain rebased GDP — Experts
Thisday
*Shell: Planned Sale of Oil Assets May Take Longer
*PDP Asks Principal to Publish Names, Pictures of Abducted Students
*Senate, Atiku, APC, Others Salute Workers on May Day Celebration
*National Conference Extends Sitting By Six Weeks
*TIME Magazine Honours Okonjo-Iweala, Dangote in New York
*Taraba Warring Communities Sign Peace Agreement
*Presidential C'ttee Provides Clarification on Airport Security
*Nigeria, UK Review MoU on Immigration Returns
*Four More Abducted Girls Escape Captivity in Maiduguri
*Chibok: Give Us Concrete News in 24 Hours, Protesting Women Tell FG
*Corruption, Insurgency Have Crippled Nigeria, Say Northern Elders
*National Conference Extends Sitting By Six Weeks
*House to Probe Ajaokuta Concession
*Non- Complying States Barred from Borrowing Pencom Fund
*Judicial Corruption: Retired Jurist Asks NJC to be Proactive
*House Moves to End ASUP/COEASU, FG Face-off
*How Nigeria Can Overcome Security Challenges, by Pakistan Envoy
*Chime Shocked by Amaka Igwe's Death
*Borno Senators: Abducted Schoolgirls Have Been Married by Their Captors
*Boko Haram: Mark Calls for Full Scale War
Tribune
*Corrupt judges worse than Boko Hararm —NBA
*NASS approves 15-year experience for PENCOM DG •...Prescribes 10 year jail term for pension thieves
*Nigeria records 4,000 new cases of leprosy —Report
*Homosexuality: Delta govt to prosecute abusers of minors
*Again, Nigeria, UK meet over transfer of jailed persons
*Jonathan must end ASUP, COEASU strike —NUT •Condemns police attack on Poly, COEs lecturers *Aregbesola empowers 18,000 women with N600m grants in Osun
*CNBC: Dangote joins Bill Gates, others in top 25 businessmen in the world
*Aregbesola debunks N300bn debt allegation by former HOS •Assures workers of job security, welfare
*CP lambasts Ekiti political parties, politicians over continued violence •Threatens to impound branded vehicles without registration numbers
*Angry mob set 3 suspected kidnappers ablaze
*FMN reaffirms commitment to UI food research centre

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