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1. 100 Days - Controversy Follows Buhari's Continued Absence From Nigeria [Premium Times] Exactly 100 days since he left Nigeria on Sunday, May 7 for London to attend to his ailing health, controversy has continued to trail President Muhammadu Buhari's continued absence from the country.
   
   
2. Firm Accused of Illegal Mining Speaks - Blames Nigerian Govt [Premium Times] The company whose owner the Nigerian government declared wanted on Monday for alleged illegal mining in Wase local government area of Plateau State has denied that its activities are against the law.
   
   
3. Govt Begs Academic Staff Union to Suspend Strike [Premium Times] The federal government has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities to suspend its ongoing strike in the universities in the interest of the nation.
   
   
4. Abuja Market Shut Down Amid Clashes Over Buhari's Absence [Premium Times] The attempt by protesters at the popular Wuse Market in Abuja to urge President Muhammadu Buhari to return to Nigeria or resign on Tuesday resulted in the breakout of an inter-tribal clash.
   
   
5. A Global Leader - Kingsley Moghalu's Inspirational Life [Vanguard] ONE evening in Medford, Massachusetts in March 2017, I was seated at the back of an elegantly designed classroom at the renowned Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. The master's degree students were from various countries including the USA, Japan, India, Switzerland, Canada, Nigeria and the United Kingdom.
   
   
6. FIRS, States Collaborate to Track High Net Worth Persons [This Day] The Joint Tax Board (JTB) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has said it has started sharing information of high net worth individuals to profile their income and tax payments to ensure they pay the appropriate taxes.
   
   
7. Osinbajo Assigns Portfolios to New Ministers [Premium Times] The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has assigned portfolios to the two ministers who were sworn in three weeks ago.
   
   
8. Whistle-Blower Policy, One of Buhari's Main Achievements - Adeosun [Premium Times] The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has said the whistle-blower policy of the federal government is one of the current administration's successful initiatives.
   
   
9. Many Feared Killed As Boko Haram Attacks Two Adamawa Communities [Premium Times] Suspected members of the Boko Haram on Monday night attacked two Adamawa communities.
   
   
10. Army Releases Call Code for Complaints About Soldiers' Conduct [Premium Times] The army has said that it would respond promptly to complaints of human rights abuses by civilians against any of its personnel nationwide.
    
    
11. Stop Disparaging Kastina Emir, Atiku, Group Warns [This Day] Abuja -A northern group under the aegis of Arewa Youths Grand Alliance (AYGA) has warned a section of youths in the region whom it said are disparaging key leaders including Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumin Usman, and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
    
    
12. Enugu Electricity Nabs 18 Vandals [Daily Trust] The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) said it has nabbed 18 suspects for vandalising electricity installations in the South East.
    
    
13. Nigeria's Restructuring - the Fears, the Anxieties and the Hopes [Daily Trust] If there is any burning issue that has seriously threatened the unity of Nigeria over the decades is the problem of ethnic hegemony in the polity. Since the 1914 amalgamation, the unity of the over 300 ethnic groups with more than 521 languages has always been under threat of disintegration as a result of persistent outcries of marginalisation. If we walk down the memory lane, it is obvious that this ancient ancestral rancour is not unconnected to the issue of resource control, especially since the discove
    
    
14. Mother Arrested for Allegedly Killing Her Three-Day-Old Baby [Premium Times] The Police in Nasarawa State Command said they arrested a woman for allegedly killing her three-day-old baby.
    
    
15. Ban Importation of Skin Bleaching Creams, Don Tells Nigerian Govt [Premium Times] An immunologist and Head, Department of Chemical Pathology, at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Ganiyu Arinola, has called for a ban on the importation of bleaching creams.
    
    
16. NADECO Plans U.S. Conference to Address Separatist Concerns [This Day] Port Harcourt -The pro-democracy group, National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), has said it would collaborate with the Institute for Strategic and Development Studies (ISDS) to hold a conference in Washington, D.C., United States to discuss the future of Nigeria considering the series of separatist agitations in the country.
    
    
17. Firstbank Promotes 3000 Staff [This Day] First Bank of Nigeria Limited has promoted over 3000 of its workforce in its recent promotion exercise targeted at rewarding staff for strong performance in driving the bank's business.
    
    
18. Saraki, Kachikwu, FIRS Boss, Others Shortlisted for Peace Achievers Awards 2017 [Leadership] Abuja -The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Babatunde Fowler, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu , Minister of State, Petroleum Resources , Nollywood actor, Mike Ezuruonye and a list of others have been shortlisted for Peace Achievers Awards 2017.
    
    
19. Global Hunt for Nigerian Cyber Criminal Spreading Malware [Vanguard] A Nigerian working alone around Abuja has stirred a global hunt as he orchestrated numerous malware infection campaigns targeting more than 4,000 organisations globally over the past four months, a cyber security company claimed.
    
    
20. Why Flooding in Nigeria Is an Increasingly Serious Problem [The Conversation Africa] Earlier this year heavy rains and thunderstorms caused havoc in Lagos, Nigeria's economic nerve centre and one of Africa's most populous cities. Residents woke up in many parts of the city to find their streets and homes flooded and their property, including cars and other valuables, submerged.
    
    
21. PDP - Back From the Brink [This Day] The Peoples Democratic Party put up quite a show in Abuja last Saturday that sent a powerful message to the ruling All Progressives Congress.
    
    
22. Lockdown in Varsities Continues As ASUU, FG Begin Talks [Vanguard] As the indefinite strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, enters its second day, activities on campuses have been paralysed as students vacate hostels.
    
    
23. Ozubulu - Police Invite Ikegwuonu [Vanguard] The Anambra State Police Command has invited Chief Aloysius Ikegwuonu, who suspected assailants were said to be looking for when they attacked St Philip's Catholic Church, Amakwa Ozubulu penultimate Sunday.
    
    
24. Edo New Speaker Adjoto Resumes Office [Vanguard] The New Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Mr Kabiri Adjoto resumed duties yesterday and ordered the former Speaker, Mr Justin Okonoboh, his deputy, Elizabeth Ativie to return their official vehiclesin their custodies or face the law.
    
    
25. IPOB to Okorocha - We Can't Deceive Millions of Biafrans [Vanguard] The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday reacted to the statement credited to the Imo State governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, that the organization and its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, were deceiving Igbo people, arguing that it was not possible to deceive millions of Biafrans. IPOB said:
    
    
26. I'm On a Divine Mission - Edochie, Nollywood Actor [Vanguard] It was jubilation galore, yesterday, in Onitsha as Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, stormed a meeting of the Democratic People's Congress, DPC to assert his readiness to contest the election on the platform of the party. Edochie who stormed the meeting at 1.30 pm was accompanied by another popular Nollywood actor, Chief Okwudili Oguegbu, who is also serving as his campaign manager.
    
    
27. Oil Firm Organises Leadership Training for N-Delta Youths [Vanguard] Calabar -NO fewer than 51 youths, drawn from oil-producing communities in the Niger Delta region, are being camped in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, for a two-week training on leadership and peace building, to position them for conflict prevention in their communities.
    
    
28. Villagers Barricade Ughelli-Asaba Expressway Over Herdsmen Menace [Vanguard] Oleh -Worried by the occupation of their farmlands by armed herdsmen, indigenes of Iyede Kingdom, Isoko North Local Government Area, Delta State, yesterday, barricaded the Ekiugbo-Iyede axis of the Ughelli-Asaba expressway, demanding their vacation from their communities.
    
    
29. Nigeria to Save N300 Billion Annually From Rice Import [Leadership] Abuja -Nigeria will be saving about N300 billion it spends annually on importation of rice as local production of the commodity has now reached 15 million metric tonnes, the federal ministry of Agriculture disclosed yesterday.
    
    
30. DMO Raises N5.2 Billion From FGN Savings Bond in 5 Months [Leadership] Lagos -The Debt Management Office (DMO) has in the past five months raised N5.15 billion through federal government's savings bond which it launched in March this year.