Punch
Our children ’ll stop wearing choir robes to school when Aregbesola reverses hijab wearing
In this Interview with FEMI MAKINDE, the Chairman of Osun State branch of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Revd. Elisha Ogundiya says nothing will stop Christian students from wearing church garments to schools as long as their Muslim counterparts wear hijabs
Vanguard
Bishop Nwokolo lauds Buhari’s anti-corruption, anti-terrorism war
Obosi (Anambra) – The Rt. Rev. Owen Nwokolo, Bishop on the Niger (Anglican Communion), has commended President Muhammadu Buhari’s zeal on the war against corruption, criminality and terrorism since his assumption of office.
Thisday
Troops Thwart Attack on Agip Facility in Bayelsa as Ijaw Youths Demand Release of Kinsmen
Troops attached to the Joint Military Force, the outfit deployed to protect oil installations in the Niger Delta, said yesterday that they outwitted suspected militants who attempted to attack an Agip oilfield in Okpoma, Bayelsa State.
The Sun
Edo 2016: APC in make or mar primary
THE stage is set for a political showdown amongst leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State
Daily Times
Why Constitution review is necessary – Saraki
President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Friday explained that the ongoing process of reviewing the 1999 Constitution was not intended to dent the solemnity, integrity and infallibility of the Constitution but necessary.
Guardian
Jigawa plants 2.5m tree seedlings to tackle desertification, create employment
Governor Muhammadu Badaru of Jigawa on Saturday said his government had planted 2.5 million tree seedlings in the last one year to fight desertification and create jobs in the state.
Daily Trust
Masari, 6 others to conduct Edo APC gov primary
A total of 2,873 delegates will participate in tomorrow’s All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Primary Election in Edo state.
Leadership
EFCC Constitutes Task Force On 2013 NEITI Audit Report
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has set up a Joint Task to implement the 2013 Audit Report recently released by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI).
Tribune
Police guard shoots LG boss
THE chairman of Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State, Mrs. Nkechi Chukwurah, escaped death by a whisker when one of her security aides opened fire on her.
The Nation
How we murdered army colonel in Kaduna’
When the news broke that the recently murdered army colonel, Samalia Inusa, a Chief Instructor at the Nigeria Army School of Infantry, Jaji, Kaduna State, was abducted by some gunmen at Kamazo area of Kaduna Refinery Road, on March 26, 2016, many thought his abduction and eventual killing might have been a revenge mission by members of the Shiite Islamic sect who were embroiled in a bloody clash with the Nigerian Army in December 2015.