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*THE NATION*
Suspected COVID-19 patient held sneaking out of Anambra
Ex-Beauty Queen Helen Prest-Ajayi is bereaved
Osun, Kaduna turn back passenger buses
COVID-19: APC chieftain urges Lagosians to cooperate with govt
Police arrest 594 in Niger
Katsina slashes budget by 30 per cent
Fayemi names man who insisted on sons test after trip as COVID-19 Ambassador
Royal family reaffirms ownership of Iganmu land
CMD for Igbinedion Hospital
No dispute over Moremi
Kaduna community seeks el-Rufais support for road network
New projects excite Rivers residents
Firm supports Fed Govts COVID effort with N1b
Pathetic plight of OAUTHs unpaid employees
Electricity chiefs stress safety at seminar
Kashamu sues for peace, says Were ready for reconciliation in Ogun PDP
Omisande breaks into Bollywood
Anita Joseph, husband address fans on COVID-19
Instagram comedian gets N5m SUV birthday gift
Harrysong seeks more investment in education
Adey-Kosh: Im a weird, amazing wife
Mr. Eazi gives 10,000 lockdown meals
Davido pens heart warming message to celebrate Chioma on her birthday
No agreement yet on free electricity
Coronavirus will bring significant changes to businesses
*VANGUARD*
Lagos Govt issues fresh guidelines for public transport operations
COVID-19: FG on top of situation in Kano, says PTF
COVID-19: Stallion begins rice, fish distribution in Abuja hospitals
COVID-19: Transporters ask FG to set up N20bn intervention fund for sector
COVID-19: Health advocate thumps up tricycle owners on regulations
COVID-19: Kano overtakes FCT with total confirmed cases, records 80 in 24 hours
May Day: Don’t worsen matters with post-COVID sacks, NUPENG tells employers
NCDC not aware of Control of Infectious Diseases Bill ‘ Ihekweazu
Dead’ coronavirus particles may cause recovered patients to test positive
Buhari extends tenure of NDDC interim management committee
Taiwan’s intelligence chief says North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is ‘sick
COVID-19: Reps maintain stand on 2 months free electricity to Nigerians ‘ SPOKESMAN
AfDB approves ‘12.33 for Abidjan-Lagos Highway
May Day under lockdown
We are ready for genuine reconciliation ‘ Kashamu
May Day: FG assures workers of job security
COVID-19: Lagos issues fresh guidelines for public transport operations
Twitter records loss despite user surge in pandemic
Legendary drummer and afrobeat co-founder Tony Allen dies
Bollywood mourns another star as Rishi Kapoor dies at 67
Eminem confronts intruder in his living room
Look not upon me, because I am Black
Kano conundrum: Why it matters
68-year-old woman dies of COVID-19 in Akwa Ibom
PZ Cussons Foundation supports hand washing against COVID-19
25-year-old dies of COVID-19 in Lagos
*THISDAY*
Shareholders Commend Access Bank on Performance, Dividend Payout
CBN Extends Deadline for Microfinance Banks Recapitalisation
Access Bank Cautions Customers against Fraud
9.5m Nigerians Use Our USSD Banking Service, Says FirstBank
Union Bank Posts Double-digit Growth in Q1 Earnings, Profit before Tax
FG May Declare Aviation Agencies Staff Redundant
FG Urged to Stimulate Export to Avoid FX Scarcity
Recovered Funds Should Be Invested in Aviation Sector
Kwara Reverses Aviation College Staff Leave-without-pay Directive
African Airlines Traffic Falls by 43%
Polaris Bank, Strong in Performance Indicators
Assessing High Labour Mobility in Aviation Sector
Port Concessionaires Donate N700m to Support FGs COVID-19 Fight
Mixta Africa Supports Lagos Community
Chi Limited Supports FG, States
Airbus Releases Q1 2020 Results
Cranfield University to Train Students on new Forms of Energy
FCMB (UK), Seso Global Partner on Nigerian Real Estate Opportunity Webinar Series
Wike Decries FGs Neglect of Rivers in Fight against Pandemic
Should Nigerians Abroad be Allowed to Vote
Thirty Days of Blessings and Simple Hopes in a Rare Year
Solidarity is the Word of the Moment
COVID: 19: and Virtual May Day
CAFs May 5 Deadline Leaves Nigerian Officials with Four Options
Osimhens Lille Miss out of UEFA Champions League, PSG Retain Title
Serie A Set to Follow Ligue 1 with Cancelation of Season
La Liga Plans Rapid Return to Training
George Foreman Advises against Tyson Come-back Bid at 53
*PUNCH*
Joe Biden launches VP search committee
How to pull Nigeria from the brink
Straight-talking doctors and WHO are what we need
Electrocuted man not our employee BEDC
Infected health workers rise from 40 to 113 in one week
UPDATED: Kano records 118 COVID-19 cases in two days
El-Zakzaky, wife ask court to quash charges against them
425 Katsina inmates regain freedom
Atiku faults more foreign loans, large presidential fleet
Abuja cemeteries pose no threats to people FCT
Yobe confirms COVID-19 index case
COVID-19: 12 health workers among positive cases in Sokoto
INEC to review resumption, pending polls next week
Before reopening the economy
INEC asks tribunal to dismiss Melayes petition
FG uploads e-learning, education rooms across states
COVID-19: Nigerian science at the margins
N50bn COVID-19 fund: CBN begins disbursement, 3,256 on list
Industrialists supporting us against COVID-19, says Edo
Freight forwarders shut Apapa port over demurrage waivers
Screen vehicles conveying agric produce thoroughly FG
States using COVID-19 to make money, northern elders allege
NERC develops framework to address TCN, Discos conflicts
MTN, others plan $4.8bn investment in Nigeria
National Assembly, Atiku, others hail Nigerians on Workers Day
$3.4bn support: IMF to conduct due diligence on CBN
Well focus on macroeconomic stability after COVID-19 FG
COVID-19: Infected health workers rise from 40 to 113 in one week
*DAILY TRUST*
2020 Workers’ Day in tears
Fate of Borno PDP factions hang on S/Court ruling
PRP asks FG to ensure safety, well-being of workers
5G and NASS vaccination conspiracy theory
COVID-19: Employers and workers in Nigeria
Govs ban on almajiri: Cheap, quick but unbalanced action
COVID-19: Why NCDC’s communication crisis must improve
ABU’s new Vice Chancellor, Bala, takes over
Wanner, Ayca, McEwan emerge 2020 Goethe medalists
Man allegedly rapes, strangles teenager
3 pastors arrested in Ekiti for alleged public disturbance
Fayemi appoints retired FRSC official COVID-19 ambassador for rejecting son who breached lockdown
Coronavirus: Sanwo-Olu reduces bus capacity to 60%, stops use of AC in BRT
Imam sacked for defying ban on public gatherings
FCT minister condoles with Adamawa gov. over mother’s death
Palliatives distribution: FCTA to reward best area council
COVID -19: Aduda gives palliatives, hand sanitizers to residents
May Day: FCT workers want payment of minimum wage arrears
Biden fields committee to help pick running mate
China says it has no interest in meddling in U.S. election
Coronavirus cases in Russia surge past 100,000
113 healthcare workers test positive for COVID-19 already ‘ FG
Edo nursing mother declared wanted after testing positive for Covid-19
Akwa Ibom records second Covid-19 death, 3 new cases
Former Man Utd star Cole starts kidney research fund
Doctors mobilise to provide protective gear, as shortage rankles groups
COVID-19: The wicked state, Kano and the age of citizen action
CBN extends MFBs’ recapitalization deadline to 2021-2022
*THE SUN*
INEC may review Edo, Ondo guber timetable next week
COVID-19: Pains, gains of lockdown
Edo APC governorship aspirants’ meeting deadlocked
Ekiti PDP rejects swearing in of factional ward excos
Kogi West: Dino Melaye’s petition lacks merit ‘ INEC tells tribunal
INEC may review Edo, Ondo guber timetable next week
Cross River PDP inaugurates new ward exco
Group condemns media attack against Senator Oduah
Cross River PDP inaugurates new ward exco
Plateau PDP’s purported swear-in of ward exco ‘ll split party ahead 2023-Useni
COVID-19: Nigerian athletes get relief funds
Diogu eyes retirement after 2021 Afrobasket
NFF consults FG on resumption of football ‘ Pinnick
Finishing Premier League season will be good for football ‘ Mourinho
CBN begins disbursement of N50bn COVID-19 loan
Lagos partners Stanbic IBTC for improved civil service
Glo reassures Nigerian workers of better days ahead
COVID-19: Indigenous oil producers, banks panic over N1.6trn loan
CBN commences disbursement of N50bn COVID-19 loan
Fayemi appoints man who rejected son in viral video ambassador
I don’t want to be King over dead bodies ‘ Ooni of Ife
12 Sokoto health workers test positive for COVID-19
Bauchi authorises use of chloroquine for treatment
Yobe confirms index case
Hospital owner, mortuary attendant arraigned over missing corpse in Ondo
Zulum inaugurates committee to probe first case
We’re ready for genuine reconciliation ‘ Kashamu
COVID-19: FG moves to provide palliative for media industries
*GUARDIAN*
Man rapes teenage wife to death 20 days after marriage
How family of six died in their sleep in Enugu, only son in coma
Trump says evidence ties China lab to virus, threatens tariffs
One Canadian dead, five missing after navy helicopter crash
D’Tigers team captain, Diogu eyes retirement
Cristiano Ronaldo has three or four tricks
World Cup 2022 ambassador tests positive for virus
FMBN mulls up to one year loan moratorium
NITDA launchesfree virtual learning academy to bridge capacity gap
Time running out on financial lifelines for air travel reboot
Signs of global reopening push oil price up
Equities sustain rising profile as ASI increases further by 0.67 per cent
Priority for Nigerian workers’ rights
Those who want university lecturers to die
Clearing agents embark on warning strike over non-compliance with demurrage waiver
Muslims urged to pray against pandemic, comply with government directives
IGP team arrests court officials for allegedly extorting from motorists over face masks
Governors task health workers on oath to save lives
Food for thought
Isoko youths urge Buhari to disband NDDC’s interim committee
Action plan for job creation during COVID-19 in Nigeria
Army arrests fake colonel, major, others in Lagos
NUJ gets palliative from Kwara government
Yobe okays N17b for 3,600 housing units
*DAILY TIMES*
PSG awarded Ligue 1 title as French football season declared over
Lockdown forced Sex workers to suspend activities- Coordinator
Covid-19: Russian Prime Minister test positive
COVID-19: Citizens groan as Gov. Lalong extends lockdown
FG to revive creative industry post COVID-19
COVID-19 lockdown: Why we are introducing new directives in Plateau, by Gov Lalong
COVID-19: Lagos council boss hails weeklong Sanwo-Olu free daily meal
CNPP demands conduct of council polls in Cross River amidst coronavirus pandemic
Deportation of Almajiris by northern govs unconstitutional, abuse of fundamental rights, says CSO
Niger Delta youths protest alleged plot to reinstate Dokubo to Amnesty Programme
Germany to extend social restrictions until May 10, official says
Just In: Nigerian Catholic priest develops drug for Covid-19 cure
Daily Times Newspaper, Friday, May 01, 2020
May Day: No job losses arising from COVID-19 FG
Buhari tasks Armed Forces on counter insurgency operations
Lagos issues fresh guidelines for public transport operations
Workers Day: TUC calls for rebuilding of economy to avoid recession
COVID-19: Benue repatriates destitute to own states
COVID-19: Zulum raises cttee to probe Bornos index case
COVID-19: FG beefs up response to Kano
Obaseki extends dusk-to-dawn curfew for another 14 days
INEC meets May 7 to adopt guidelines for resumption of activities
Lyon reserve right to appeal no European qualification
COVID-19: FG begins payment of N50,000 relief money to athletes
Breaking: PSG named 2019-20 Ligue 1 champions, Season declared over
Arsenal struggling to tie down Bukayo Saka
Psychiatrist says football ghost games would have great benefits
Recapitalisation: CBN extends deadline for MfBs to April 2022
*DAILY INDEPENDENT*
Internet Fraudster Bags 6 Months Jail Term For Impersonation
COVID-19: NYSC Members Donate Allowance, Other Items To Anambra
Operation Checkmate: Army Parades 13 Suspects For Alleged Impersonation In Lagos
Rivers State University Resumes Online Lectures Monday’ Registrar
No Record Of COVID-19 In Our Correctional Facilities’ Aregbesola
FG Approves Partial Resumption For Senior Public Servants
Buhari Engages Yobe Governor, Tasks Security Agencies On Counter Operations
COVID-19: INEC Meets March 7 To Adopt Guidelines For Resumption
COVID-19: Aisha Buhari Donates Food Items To Widows, Vulnerable Women
Egyptian President Condoles With Buhari Over Kyari’s Death
Lockdown: National Task Team Warns Against Restriction Of Agric Products
NASS Actions Against COVID-19 Yielding No Results’ Yiaga Africa
Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN): Exit Of A Legal And Political Colossus
Stakeholders Advocate Policy Intervention To Cushion Oil Industry Exposure To Bank Debt
3,256 Benefit From CBN N50bn COVID-19 Credit Facility ‘NIRSAL
COVID-19: FG, States Should Increase Health Sector Investments, Funding ‘Ex-Minister
British Airways To Axe 12,000 Jobs
Amazon To Impose Unpaid Leave Restrictions For Workers
B&Q Reopens All Its UK Stores
Oasis, Warehouse Group To Cease Trading
ECB Intensifies Crisis Response With New Loans
McDonald’s Takes Financial Hit Due To Lockdown Order
Dangote, CACOVID Donations Reflect Commitment To Business Sustainability’ LCCI
FG To Revive Creative Industry Post COVID-19
Rohr Accepts NFF Conditions Over New Contract
Diogu To Retire After 2021 Afrobasket
NFF Consulting With FG On Resumption Of Football ‘Pinnick
COVID-19: Athletes Receive Relief Funds
*TRIBUNE*
COVID-19: Osun govt extends lockdown by three days
COVID-19: Nigeria records 204 new cases, total now 1932
Buhari approves N6.2 billion fund for Niger Delta, extends tenure of NDDC mgt
Nigerian govt will replace $300 million Abacha loot fully if diverted, says US
Judging Matters: An entertaining and exciting takeoff
Access yourself
Stage or screen’ Both are very important to me ‘ Babatunde Ojobaro a.k.a Broda Kata
Post COVID-19: Why Africa will be at the forefront of future hospitality investment
House of Reps’ response packages on COVID-19
Scenic beauty of Kufena Hills
The national inter-state lockdown
Ondo State leadership and post-COVID-19 challenges
Helpless Kano
IBTCE Winnipeg 2020 postponed
Shareholders commend Access Bank’s 2019 performance at AGM
*BLUE PRINT*
NWFL not sure of resumption date
Why I look older than my age ‘ Uzoho
Diogu eyes retirement after 2021 Afrobasket
Rohr accepts pay cut to remain S/Eagles gaffer
Breaking: At last, Trump reveals where, how Covid-19 originated
Kwara reversed college’s leave directive
Don urges Rivers to retain radio/tv school learning
In Zaria, new ABU VC assumes duty
Breaking: Kano overtakes Abuja as Nigeria records 204 highest daily Covid-19 cases, 58 dead
After recording first Covid-19 death, Jigawa locks down state capital, 7 LGs
May Day: Kwara NLC urges workers not to lose guard
Pandemic spotlights need greater R&D investment
Workers to FG amidst COVID-19 trauma: Protect Nigerians from uncharitable employers
Why I authorised chloroquine, zithromax for COVID-19 ‘ Bala
Buhari extends tenure of NDDC interim management committee, okays N6.2bn for COVID-19 fight in Niger Delta
COVID-19: FG mulls palliatives for media industry
Benin monarch donates foodstuff, sanitizers to journalists
Abba Kyari: Egyptian President condoles with Buhari
Buhari condoles with Dr Sani Aliyu over father’s death, mourns Governor Mohammed Goni
COVID-19: Governors, police, NURTW to halt inter states movement
FG orders senior workers to resume work
COVID-19: FG reveals 113 doctors test positive for Coronavirus, pursues vigorous probe of Kano deaths
Lockdown: Kaduna turns back 2 passenger-loaded lorries
Breaking: Many trapped, dead as building collapses in Imo
May Day: TUC wants price of foods, drugs reduced over covid-19
May Day: Gbajabiamila, Wase salute Nigerian workers, urge productivity
Ramadan: El-Rufai warns traders over hiking foodstuff prices, neighbourhood markets
Kaduna NUJ scribe loses mother
*SPORTS*
“Messi is God,” and 10 other La Liga quotes you must know – Goal
2022 World Cup ambassador, Khamis, tests positive for COVID-19 – Punch
Accident cost me 1996 Olympic gold medal ‘ Kennedy Boboye – Goal
Amanda Holden releases debut single in honour of NHS heroes who ‘saved her life – Yahoo
Arsenal struggling to tie down Bukayo Saka – Daily Times
Astros’ Verlander makes significant progress following groin surgery – Yahoo
Badminton star Jinkam explains switch from singles to doubles event – Daily Trust
Bhaichung Bhutia – Chuni Goswami was a true gentleman – Goal
Bhaichung Bhutia – Chuni Goswami was a true gentleman – Yahoo
Boris Johnson prepares plan for UK’s lockdown exit after declaring nation ‘past peak’ of coronavirus – Yahoo
Breaking: PSG named 2019-20 Ligue 1 champions, Season declared over – Daily Times
CAFs May 5 Deadline Leaves Nigerian Officials with Four Options – Thisday
Coronavirus: Bettman says 2020-21 NHL season could start in December – Yahoo
Coronavirus: Broncos star Miller says he’s been cleared of COVID-19 – Yahoo
Coronavirus: Broncos using Brady as inspiration ahead of NRL return – Yahoo
Coronavirus: RFL receiving 16m emergency loan from government – Yahoo
COVID-19: Athletes Receive Relief Funds – Daily Independent
COVID-19: FG begins payment of N50,000 relief money to athletes – Daily Times
COVID-19: Nigerian athletes get relief funds – The Sun
COVID-19: Nigerian Lady Professionals Wary Of ‘No Action – Daily Independent
Cristiano Ronaldo has three or four tricks – Guardian
Cristiano Ronaldo inspires Dortmund sensation Haaland – Yahoo
D’Tigers team captain, Diogu eyes retirement – Guardian
Dayot Upamecano Poised to Disappoint Suitors & Pen New RB Leipzig Deal – FTBpro
Diogu eyes retirement after 2021 Afrobasket – Blueprint
Diogu eyes retirement after 2021 Afrobasket – The Sun
Diogu To Retire After 2021 Afrobasket – Daily Independent
Djokovic finds it tough to adjust to uncertainty – Daily Trust
