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Varsity strike continues as ASUU, SSANU, NASU regret failed FG talks
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Ex-Education Minister apologises to Nigerians over ASUU strike
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Nnamdi Kanu unhappy over unrest in South East, says Soludo
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Gunmen kill 5 police operatives in Bayelsa
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Deborah Samuel: Northern governors condemn killing of Christian student in Sokoto
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Blasphemy: Prophet Muhammad didn’t kill when insulted, says Gumi
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2023: Kaduna APC delegates dump Tinubu for Amaechi
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Focus on Fulani bandits, not Biafra agitations – IPOB advises Bauchi governor
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Court stops sharing of derivation funds to oil producing states
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Tears as family, friends bury Deborah Yakubu in Niger
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IPOB declares May 18, 26 sit-at-home in South-East
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2023: 9 APC presidential aspirants set to step down for Lawan – Orji Kalu
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Why Malami dumped 2023 governorship ambition – Spokesman
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JAMB issues guideline to check 2022 UTME results
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I’ll restructure Nigeria if elected president, says Saraki
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Wike begs Lagos PDP delegates for presidential ticket
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Ebonyi market building collapse claims 3 lives
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Terrorists release pregnant passenger abductee from Abuja-Kaduna train
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APC committees to screen 1,693 aspirants in two days
Headlines
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Varsity strike continues as ASUU, SSANU, NASU regret failed FG talks
The Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) and the Joint Action Committee of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities SSANU) have said he said. – Punch.
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Ex-Education Minister apologises to Nigerians over ASUU strike
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Nnamdi Kanu unhappy over unrest in South East, says Soludo
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Gunmen kill 5 police operatives in Bayelsa
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Deborah Samuel: Northern governors condemn killing of Christian student in Sokoto
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Blasphemy: Prophet Muhammad didn’t kill when insulted, says Gumi
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Tears as family, friends bury Deborah Yakubu in Niger
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IPOB declares May 18, 26 sit-at-home in South-East
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Loaf of bread now beyond reach of many Africans, says AfDB
Governance
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NYSC, JAMB, varsities to harmonize timetable after strike
Meanwhile, the National Youth Service Corps, Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board, and universities will meet later to harmonise timetable and rollout calendar for the mobilisation of graduates for the mandatory National Youth
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Alleged blasphemy: Buhari, others condemn killing, Christian leaders demand justice
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INEC raises concern over security ahead of 2023 polls
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Amaechi inaugurates governing boards of NPA, NIWA, others
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Emefiele: INEC moves to relocate sensitive electoral materials from CBN
Business
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Azman Air disowns Dangote’s son-in-law, Pilot Abubakar, for defending Deborah’s killing
Azman Air on Sunday denounced Aliko Dangote’s son-in-law, Captain Jamil Abubakar for defending the killing of Deborah Samuel in Sokoto over alleged blasphemy.
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Nigeria spends 86% of revenue on debt servicing, South Africa pays 20% – Report
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Hackers can unlock, steal your vehicles – NCC alerts Nigerians
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Asharami Synergy targets 30% aviation fuel market share to enhance economic growth
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Nigeria’s GDP improves by 3.98% in Q4 2021 — NBS
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BDC operators demand new forex window amid weakening naira
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Interswitch to host career fair to advance Africa’s tech ecosystem
The Citizen Analysis
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Clamp down on portfolio investment firms: Failure of regulation?
Financial markets thrive on public confidence and that is why regulatory actions need to be weighed and counter checked and consequences of actions clearly understood and communicated before decisions that affect operators are taken and enforced.
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Coronavirus: Stock market loses N3.7tr in Q1
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MTN Nigeria squeezes cost to build profit – TheCitizen
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Zenith Bank records persistent revenue weakness, slow profits – TheCitizen
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2020 economy emits bad signals for banks – TheCitizen
Financial Crimes
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NDLEA impounds Italy, UAE-bound drug consignments, arrests employment scammers
Fresh bids by drug cartels to export Tramadol, Ecstasy MDMA, and Cannabis to Milan, Italy, and Dubai, the United Arab Emirates through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos have been foiled by operatives
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EFCC nabs ‘Yahoo-Yahoo’ Academy boss, 16 ‘trainees’ in Abuja
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Buhari signs money laundering, terrorism bills into law
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Court nullifies Malami’s sale of forfeited assets
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NDLEA nabs two pregnant women for drug trafficking at Lagos airport
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We’re monitoring funds used in buying presidential forms – EFCC
From the Grassroots
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Ganduje didn’t direct me to contest Shekarau’s senate seat – Lado
A former Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons(NAPTIP), Sen. Basheer Garba Mohammed (Lado), yesterday said Governor Abdullahi Ganduje was not behind his senatorial ambition
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CAC pledges support to CSOs on self regulation
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Diesel hike: Enugu govt increases waste evacuation contracts’ budget to enhance cleanliness
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Enugu 260 graduands of agricultural training thank Gov. Ugwuanyi for skills rebranding
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PDP LGA congresses in Enugu State peaceful, transparent – National Electoral Panel
Global News
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Another U.S gunmen kills one, injures four in California church shooting
One person has been reported dead and four critically injured in a mass shooting at a church in Laguna Woods in Southern California.
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Finland announces NATO bid, Sweden set to follow suit
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Buhari congratulates new President of UAE
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Buffalo shooting: Ten dead in attack at supermarket in New York State
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Ukraine war: Finland joining NATO would be mistake – Putin warns
Human Interest
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Why women should not wear underwear for more than 24 hours — Expert
A Medical Laboratory Scientist, Obinna Chukwudi, has cautioned women against wearing underwear for more than 24 hours if they want to maintain good feminine hygiene.
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Woman bags 7 years’ jail term for trafficking girls to Mali
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Man, 38, impregnates 15-year-old daughter in Ondo
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How woman committed suicide in Ilorin over husband’s plan to marry second wife — Police
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Plateau massacre: It was horrible seeing my four children lowered into mass grave, says survivor
Appointments
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Buhari swears in new permanent secretaries
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in four new Permanent Secretaries at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja, on Wednesday.
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Gov. Soludo makes eight new appointments
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Police IG appoints Amadi as acting DIG
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Buhari approves appointment of four perm secs
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Gov. Soludo appoints Chief of Staff, Security Adviser
Opinion
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Are Nigeria’s bandits a new Boko Haram cell or rival ‘terrorists’?
On December 11, 2020, more than 300 boys were abducted from a boarding school in Kankara, a small community in the North-West Nigerian state of Katsina by gunmen on motorcycles.
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2023 Presidency: Will Okowa answer the call?
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Dariye, Nyame and that controversial state pardon
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eClinic: Providing rapid access to healthcare
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Between Okowa & Ibori: Fallacies and Fiction
Society
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Big Brother Naija begins Season 7 audition
One of the biggest reality TV shows in Africa, Big Brother Naija, has opened applications for the next set of participants in the season 7 edition.
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Funke Akindele, Ramsey Nouah, Oga Sabinus, others win big at AMVCA
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Why my marriage to Don Jazzy crashed – Ex-wife
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I went into hiding after allegations I slept with dogs — Cossy Orjiakor
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May Edochie finally speaks about husband’s second wife
Sport
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NFF names Jose Peseiro as new Super Eagles head coach
Jose Peseiro has been named as the Super Eagles head coach, months after his initial deal with Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) collapsed.
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Man City comeback keeps title in their hands
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Enyimba dim Lobi Stars 2-1 as Heartland trip Rivers United
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Chelsea becomes first team to lose three consecutive FA Cup finals
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Chelsea, Liverpool in FA Cup battle