NEWSPAPERS REVIEW FOR TODAY Thu, 25 May 2017

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**NIGERIA

*Prayer, fast not enough to move Nigeria forward, says Osinbajo

*FG’ll prosecute fraudulent N-power volunteers — Imoukhuede

*Joshua rejects Klitschko rematch, tells Ukrainian to quit

*I can twist my name as I like — Atiku’s wife 3:

*Naira rebounds, closes at 380/dollar

*Bad politicians and military coupists

*Iheanacho dismisses City exit talks

*Army panel secretly quizzing more officers over alleged coup plot

*FG okays 29-member panel on N56,000 minimum wage demand

*I convened confab in Nigeria’s interest – Jonathan

*Buhari’s performance in two years too poor– Report

*Falana, SANs disagree with Ozekhome on Fayose’s re-election bid

*Manchester United win UEFA Europa Cup

*We didn’t address N’Delta, B’Haram terrorism early, says Obasanjo

*Court remands Jonathan’s godson in prison for N3bn fraud

*EFCC arraigns Enugu wonder bank operator for N84.6m fraud

*APC national convention to go ahead without Buhari

*Fayose, drivers issue 24-hr ultimatum to fuel marketers

*GE wins $2.2bn narrow gauge rail concession

*Senate says power privatisation has failed, mulls review

*Borno: Three suicide bombers killed in foiled attack

*Marginalisation: Ekweremadu, Obi, Soludo, others to meet

*Judiciary lists achievements as Lagos marks 50 years

*FUNAAB appoints Enikuomehin as acting VC

*Air force men attack UNIOSUN students again

*Rogue NSCDC officials: Victims rate probe low

*NairaBet agent commits suicide over N600,000 winning

*Generator fumes kill Lagos businessman, son

*Three arrested for killings in Ogun Community

*SON destroys N450m worth of substandard cables, others

*Nestle shareholders approve N7.9 billion total dividend

*MainOne, Google, Facebook advocate new investments to drive Africa’s Internet penetration

*Kaduna to mortgage 3,300 civil servants houses over rentage

*Labour leader accuses ship owners of discriminatory wages

*Iheanacho, three others join Eagles’ shirt war

*Senate Directs IGP To Prosecute Killer Herdsmen

*Military Allays Fears Of Coup

*Convention: APC Meets Osinbajo For New Date

*Transparency International’s Distorted Verdict On Nigeria

*Pilgrims in Israel, Presbyterian Church pray for Buhari

*Enugu to host World Igbo Congress

*IPMAN strike cripples activities in Calabar, environs

*Oil marketer jailed 21 years for stabbing partner to death

*Stakeholders urge Ogun government to stop paying candidates’ WAEC fees

*Ijaw indigenes kick against alleged victimisation at Otuoke varsity

*Yaba residents seek activation of pre-paid meters, reconnection

*NYSC collaborates with Ministry of Health to vaccinate corps members

*Lawyers, others proffer solutions to nation’s economic downturn

*APCON challenges LASAA boss over practice rules

*3-month old baby, 49 others get free facial surgeries in Katsina

*SON rates manufacturers low on environmental management system certifications

*FG sets up National Minimum Wage Committee as FEC reviews 2017 budget

*No amount of praying, fasting can make Nigeria great without hardwork — Osinbajo

*400,000 Nigerian women living with obstetric fistula

*Customs C-G orders relocation of seized 440 rifles to FOU

*3 girls blow selves up in Maiduguri

*Nigeria emerges fifth largest insurance market in Africa

*FG disburses N7.3bn for enterprise empowerment

**AFRICA

*8 police officers killed by separate bomb blasts in Kenya

*Tunisia declares 'war on graft' after social unrest

*Libya arrests brother, father of Manchester bombing suspect

*Ethiopian journalist faces jail for talking to dissidents

*Rescuers say 34 migrant bodies pulled from sea off Libya

*Somalia car bomb kills at least 8 in capital, police say

*Algeria president replaces PM in wake of polls

*Egypt denies Sudan claims of providing vehicles to rebels

*4 arrested in Tunisia anti-corruption drive

*400 000 DRC children at risk in violence-hit Kasai

*Tanzania president sacks mines minister

**WORLD

*Suicide bomber Salman Abedi 'wanted revenge,' his sister says.

*Messi jail term for tax fraud to stand

*Texas sheriff under fire for Manchester post

*Student creates 800-page 'Muslims Condemn' database after attacks

*Nationwide martial law possible as fighting continues in Marawi

*Indonesian police to form special taskforce targeting LGBT

*Turkey seeks 20-year terms for hunger strikers protesting purges

*In a First Under Trump, a U.S. Warship Challenges Beijing's Claims in the South China Sea

*US warship passes China-claimed reef

*May to press Trump over bomb photo leaks

*Republican congressional candidate in Montana accused of assaulting reporter

*U.S. Warship Sails Near Island Claimed by China in South China Sea

**SPORTS

*Joshua rejects Klitschko rematch, tells Ukrainian to quit😂👍🏾

*Iheanacho dismisses City exit talks

*Manchester United win UEFA Europa Cup

*300 players ready as CBN tennis begins

*Ahmedu backs Onyekuru for Arsenal

*Izilein rave as NFF continues search for his missing file

*Tunisian Ref For Eagles/ Bafana Bafana Clash

*Ahmed Musa Joins Eagles, Mikel Misses Flight

*Holyfield Visits Ambode, Pledges $3m Health Facilities

*CAF Confed Cup: Rivers Utd Clinch 1-0 Win Over FUS Rabat

*FIBA World Cup Qualifiers: Okoye Optimistic On D’Tigers’ Chances

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