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Newspaper Headlines: Military says May 29 handover unstoppable | Suspended Adamawa REC gets bail

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May 5, 2023
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The return of Nigerians evacuated from Sudan and the warning issued by the military against those planning to disrupt the May 29 inauguration dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Punch says the military has again warned against plans to sabotage the handover of power to Bola Tinubu, president-elect, on May 29. The newspaper reports that the federal government refunded N859.7 billion to various state governments as reimbursement for expenditures incurred for the construction of federal roads in the last eight years.


Daily Trust’s cover picture and story depict the ordeals of Nigerians who returned to the country from Sudan. The newspaper reports that the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) said 70 percent of private school teachers in the south-west zone are not qualified.


The Nation reports that Hudu Yunusa-Ari, suspended resident electoral commissioner in Adamawa, has been granted bail. The newspaper says Yakubu Gowon, a former head of state, has urged politicians with cases before election petition tribunals to accept the outcomes in good faith.


Daily Independent reports that President-elect Bola Tinubu has promised to tackle corruption in the judiciary. The newspaper says the federal government gave N100,000 each to 376 Nigerians evacuated from Sudan.


The Guardian reports that data sourced from the CBN shows that Nigerians spent $4 billion on overseas education in eight years amid poor funding and neglect of public schools. The newspaper says the house of representatives has approved N23.7 trillion in extra-budgetary spending borrowed from the CBN by the federal government.

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