PLAYHOUSE NEWSPAPER REVIEW: TUESDAY 2ND MAY 2017

1.       THE PUNCH

·         Obaseki, Lalong, Magu urge workers to become whistle-blowers

·         Danfo: Ambode says no job loss in transport sector

·         Group urges support for children with special needs

·         Cult members injure IMSU undergraduate, steal WASSCE results

·         NLC, ULC hold parallel celebrations in Delta

·         Minimum Wage: MAN, CSOs disagree as workers disrupt Abuja May Day rally

·         C’River armed youths kill scores in A’Ibom

·         Low turnout mars celebration in Bayelsa, Kwara

·         Heavy security as Aregbesola, Lasun, others attend Adeleke’s fidau

·         Jonathan’s wanted aide being protected by govt agency – DSS

·         Buhari’s sickness taking its toll on Nigeria’s health – Akande

·         Anti-corruption: Atiku seeks independence for EFCC

·         Oando records N1.7bn profit in Q1

·         Prophet arrested for taking N70m, three houses to cure fibroids

·         Minimum Wage: MAN, CSOs disagree as workers disrupt Abuja May Day rally

·         NCAA suspends crew member for testing positive for marijuana

·         W’Bank blames Nigeria’s forex crisis on fixed exchange regime

·         MTN Nigeria fires 280 workers

·         Nigeria’s tax to GDP ratio unacceptably low – Adeosun

·         Policemen torture photographer to death over bail money

·         Emir Sanusi facing graft probe

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2.       GUARDIAN

·         Protesting workers demand to see Buhari

·         Magu tasks workers to become active whistle-blowers

·         Fuel scarcity mars celebrations in Enugu, hoodlums disrupt Ebonyi rally

·         You shall not labour in vain, Aregbesola tells workers

·         Borno, Adamawa delay payment of salaries, pensions

·         Delta to lift employees, NLC lauds Edo goverment’s policies

·         Kebbi Labour demands improved working conditions

·         Lagos employees lament high cost of living, want N56,000 minimum wage

·         Akande, cleric warn against causing chaos over Buhari’s health

·         Working class invaluable to development, says Kwara governor

·         PDP condemns arrest of former governor Sule Lamido

·         Shiites members dissociate themselves from terrorism

·         Security agents avert bloody clash in Plateau

·         Notorious militant kingpin, kidnapper, gunned down in Ondo State 

·         Illicit financial flows from Nigeria, others hit $3.5tr

·         Dwindling cargo volume grounds ports’ operations

·         South Africa's Zuma quits rally after being jeered

·         UN calls for halt to South Sudan fighting

·         Liberia tests mystery illness after 11 unexplained deaths 

·         Trump downshifts Michelle Obama's healthy school food scheme

·         Chamber restates commitment to strengthening of bilateral ties

·         Nigeria back from Marrakech with eight gold, two silver medals

·         Police Defend Arrest Of Former Governor, Sule Lamido

·         Mikel to miss Super Eagles, Bafana Bafana AFCON qualifier

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3.       VANGUARD

·         Cultists kill 4 in Rivers

·         Saraki, Dogara, others harassed out of May Day rally

·         Our demands from FG, state govts – Labour

·         Buhari assures workers of speedy passage of national minimum wage

·         Grass-cutting contract: Osinbajo panel grills Babachir Lawal overnight

·         DSS accuses anti-graft agency of protecting Jonathan’s former aide

·         I’m being persecuted because of 2019 —Lamido, ex-Jigawa gov

·         I joined politics to address marginalisation —Ekweremadu

·         Nigeria drifting with lopsided appointments —Owie

·         Why Jonathan lost 2015 election, by Kpodoh, ex-Bayelsa Security Adviser

·         I wept over Buhari’s health — BISI Akande

·         Why MTN sacked 280 workers

·         We’ve Doubled Enrolment Of Pupils —Gov El-Rufai

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4.       THISDAY

·         Angry Workers Protest as Oshiomhole Explains Tough Economic Conditions

·         Adeniyi Clarifies Encounter with Jonathan

·         Despite Recession, Banking Sector Loans to Customers Rise to N16.372trn

·         Oando Posts N1.7bn PAT, Raises Revenue By 116%

·         FG Resumes Payment into Excess Crude Account with $87m

·         Executive, Senate Face-off may Linger over Magu

·         N7.2bn: N’Assembly to Re-open Investigation of Misappropriation by IG

·         Don’t Drag Nigeria into Avoidable Doom, Bisi Akande Warns Those ‘Exploiting’...

·         PDP Seeks Unconditional Freedom for Lamido, Aliyu, Suswam

·         Osinbajo Disagrees with Lai Mohammed, Says Nigeria’s Jollof Rice is the...

·         NCAA Conducts Alcohol, Drug Test on Airlines, ATC Personnel

·         Osinbajo: Breast and Gynae Centre will Save Nigerian Women from Dying

·         MTN Nigeria Downsizes, Sacks over 280 Workers

·         Soldiers Kill Militant Leader, Gang Members

·         Obi: Security Vote is Our Biggest Source of Waste

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5.       THE NATION

·         Buhari’s health: Akande warns against confusion

·         $43.4m: NIA may sell apartment

·         Eighth Day fidau prayer for Adeleke in Ede

·         Suspected kidnapping gang leader killed in Ondo

·         May Day: Workers demand N65,000 minimum salary

·         2019: Okorocha warns against inciting statements

·         Ex-deputy governors mourn Senator Adeleke

·         Attacks on oil pipelines: DSS probes ex-Amnesty Programme chief Kuku

·         Ugwuanyi reiterates commitment to education

·         Unremitted N1.76tr: NEITI seeks review oil assets transfer

·         ‘Malnutrition hinders children’s immunity against polio’

·         PDP seeks release of Lamido, Suswam, Aliyu

·         MTN sacks 200 workers, 80 contract staff members

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6.       THE SUN

·         Go on medical leave now, Falana, others tell Buhari

·         Release Lamido now or else…associates warn Police

·         President’s corruption war not one-sided –Osinbajo

·         72-year old pensioner slumps in Jalingo

·         May Day: Saraki, Ekweremadu push for N50,000 new minimum wage

·         May Day: Saraki, Dogara, Ngige, others chased out of Abuja rally

·         Anti-graft war: Hands off EFCC, ICPC, others, Atiku tells Presidency

·         Tributes as political associates, supporters attend Adeleke’s Fidau

·         PDP calls for release of Lamido, Suswam, others in custody

·         How we made weapons, refineries for Biafra – War-time scientist, Oragwu

·         FG raises workers’ hope on new minimum wage

·         May Day shocker: MTN sacks 280 staff

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7.       TRIBUNE

·         Nigerian ‘Jollof rice’ best in the world —Osinbajo

·         PDP kicks against arrest of Lamido

·         Buhari assures workers of speedy passage of National NLC, TUC demand immediate implementation of

·         N56,000 minimum wage

·         Doctors appeal to Aregbesola on adequate funding of health sector in Osunnimum wage

·         May Day: Masquerade takes over rally in Abuja

·         Urgently clear backlog of salaries, pensions, gratuities —Oyo workers tell Ajimobi

·         Workers Day: NLC confers ‘Comrade Governor’ award on Fayose

·         Notorious militant leader, soldier die in Ondo gun duel

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