For today, May 30, 2016

THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER

Buhari to launch Ogoni land clean-up June 2This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Chijioke Amu-Nnadi, Head of Corporate Affairs unit, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in Port Harcourt on Monday. READ MORE

Osinbajo, Tinubu optimistic about Nigeria’s futureFormer Governor of Lagos State and National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, has affirmed that current strategic measures being taken by the present administration would vitiate against the pangs of projected economic recession in the country. READ MORE

Buhari shelves publishing looters’ list despite pressureNigerians who had expected a comprehensive list of the alleged treasury looters as promised by President Muhammadu Buhari were disappointed yesterday. The president failed to make good his promise. However, he directed the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture to publish the list. READ MORE____________________________

VANGUARD NEWSPAPER

Okorocha denies presidential postersImo Governor, Rochas Okorocha has denied having anything to do with the posters of the governor of Borno State, Alhaji Kashim Shettima running for the 2019 Presidency Rochas as the Vice. READ MORE

Buhari to launch Ogoni land clean-up June 2Bodo (Rivers) – President Muhammadu Buhari will launch the Ogoni land clean-up on June 2, a statement has said. READ MORE

IPOB, MASSOB loyalist arrested in ImoImo State Police Command Monday, arrested 17 loyalists of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, and Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, including two women, for allegedly behaving in a manner capable of disrupting public peace. READ MORE____________________________

PUNCH NEWSPAPER

Falana, Rewane, others react as Buhari fails to name lootersSome legal practitioners and economists have expressed support for the refusal of President Muhammadu Buhari to unveil the names of looters and the amount of looted assets so far recovered. READ MORE

Police arrest 21 MASSOB members in ImoNo fewer than 21 members of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra were on Monday arrested by the Imo State Police Command. READ MORE

Federal allocation not enough to pay salaries – GandujeGovernor Abdullahi Ganduje said on Sunday that the federal allocation accruable to Kano State was insufficient to pay the salaries of civil servants in the state. READ MORE____________________________

THE NATION NEWSPAPER

Osinbajo: wilderness pains in Nigeria’ll soon be goneVice President Yemi Osinbajo has enjoined Nigerians not to lose hope as God’s hand is upon the nation. READ MORE

Ambode launches N500m Disability Trust FundLagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday launched a N500million Disability Trust Fund for physically-challenged persons in line with Section 12 of the Special People’s Law. He called on individuals, corporate organisations, non-governmental organisations, and other stakeholders to support the fund to reduce the challenges of such people. READ MORE

Democracy best solution to our problems, says SarakiSenate President Bukola Saraki has commended Nigerians for working to sustain democracy in the past 17 years despite the various challenges the country has encountered within the period. READ MORE