Nigerian Newspaper Headlines Today: 3rd May

Punch

Obasanjo denies supporting Buhari says even morons wont describe Presidents mediocre performance as superlative

Former Prnesident Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday declared that even morons would not describe the mediocre performance of President Buhari as superlative. He made the declaration even as he distanced himself from a purported report trending on the social media that he had made a U-turn on his verdict of non-performance

Vanguard

Patience Jonathan VS EFCC: Court adjourns hearing

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has adjourned till May 22, for hearing of a suit by former First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, challenging the freezing orders on her account.

Thisday

Jonathan: Pastor Adeboye Should Call Osinbajo to Order

Former President Goodluck Jonathan wednesday asked the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG),

Pastor Enoch Adeboye, to call the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to order for peddling falsehood against his person.

The Sun

Dino Melaye whisked to Lokoja, to be arraigned today

Information just reaching Daily Sun indicates that embattled Sen. Dino Melaye has arrived in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, where he is billed to be arraigned by the Nigeria Police.

Daily Times

Gani Adams pleads with Buhari to stop bloodletting, ethnic cleansing in Nigeria

The Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Otunba Gani Adams has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to do everything within his powers to stop the bloodlettingThe post Gani Adams pleads with Buhari to stop bloodletting, ethnic cleansing in Nigeria

Tribune

Obasanjo denies meeting with NLC president over Buhari’s second term

FORMER President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has denied news rumour going the round that he met with the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba, last Tuesday, whereby he drummed support for […]The post Obasanjo denies meeting with NLC president over Buharis second term

Leadership

Killings: Christians Should Fast For 200 Days – Rev Ukpai

Foremost Evangelist, Rev Uma Ukpai, has said that the only solution to the recent upsurge of killing of Christians in parts of Northern Nigeria by alleged herdsmen is for believers in the country to sacrifice their food for 200 days and pray against the carnage. Ukpai who is the founder of the 48 years old Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association has also said that Nigerians above 25 years of age were prone to corruption and should resign from partisan politics.

The Nation

Melaye rearrested after N90million bail

Embattled Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West) was yesterday arraigned before a Magistrates Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, for allegedly jumping out of a police vehicle.He was accused, in a First Information Report (FIR), of destroying the side glass of a police vehicle and attempting to kill himself and jumping out of the vehicle.He was also said to have resisted arrest.