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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR THURSDAY, 3RD MAY, 2018.



GUARDIAN
*Justify your U.S. visit by respecting citizens rights, HURIWA tasks Buhari

*Again, troops arrest, parade armed herder in Benue State

*Seven million people die yearly from contaminated air, says WHO

*IPAC urges El-Rufai to stop harassing political opponents

*Government names Dokpesi, others in Dasuki’s fresh amended charge

*Head of Civil Service, AIG partner private sector leaders to boost civil service delivery

*FG condemns Adamawa suicide bomb attacks, orders security

*FG approves N99b for repair works on third mainland bridge, roads

*Dino Melaye’s custody uncertain after being granted N90 million bail

*Justify your U.S. visit by respecting citizens rights, HURIWA tasks Buhari

*Again, troops arrest, parade armed herder in Benue State

*Seven million people die yearly from contaminated air, says WHO

*Police arrest alleged kidnapper of two kids

THE NATION
*Restructuring a must, say Anyaoku, Akintoye, others

*NNPC sets 2020 deadline for zero gas flaring

*I ‘ll never endorse Buhari, says Obasanjo

*Melaye rearrested after N90million bail

*$2.1b arms cash: Govt files 14 fresh charges against Dasuki, others

*GIABA: Tracking Africa’s $30.4b illegally transferred funds

*Man held for ‘attempt to murder step-son’

*‘We’re not part of TUC’s protest’

*EFCC arrests man posing as Magu

*Stop leaking judgments, CJN tells court workers

*Businessman remanded for ‘raping, impregnating girl’

*Why Wike is at war with his conscience, by Senator Uchendu

*Kidnapped PDP chief regains freedom

PUNCH
*Stakeholders resist Okorocha

*Obasanjo denies supporting Buhari … says even morons won’t describe President’s mediocre performance as superlative

*Again, IG shuns Senate, Saraki says Idris also disobeys Buhari

*Police arraign Melaye for attempted suicide

*Osun revenue agency seal off OAU over N1.8bn tax debt

*2019: INEC wants candidates subjected to debate

*Nigeria going nowhere without restructuring –Anyaoku, Adebanjo, Lekwot,
Nwodo, others

*Declare killer herdsmen as terrorists, Bishop tells FG

*Ekiti gov: Al-Makura chairs APC’s primary election committee

*66 political parties shun NMA’s town hall meeting

*40 bills seeking creation of new varsities before Reps

*NASENI workers, union disagree over DG appointment

*Heaps of refuse’ll go by rainy season – LASG

VANGUARD
*Attempted Suicide: Melaye docked on stretcher, granted N90m bail

*CODEINE COUGH SYRUP: We’re investigating 4 pharmaceutical firms — NAFDAC DG

*Air Force to deploy four attack planes to S’East

*Nigeria sitting on time bomb without restructuring—Anyaoku, Lekwot, Nwodo, Adebanjo, others

*Stop leaking our rulings, judgments to litigants, CJN warns court officials

*Buhari bungled talks with Trump — Obasanjo

*Many dead as Boko Haram invades Auno village near Maiduguri

*IGP, Idris shuns Senate again

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