National Newspaper Headlines. PUNCH • Jonathan hands over 2014 budget to finance minister. • We are not ashamed to be called the church of the rich–Oyedepo. • 30 more killed in Borno Villages. • Schoolgirls’ abduction, slap on nation’s security –OPC. • Oritsejafor flays Shettima for ignoring advance warning. • Fayose alleges plot to stop his guber ambition. • We will intimidate Boko Haram –FG. • Chibok: CAN seeks prayers for victims, abductors. • Kakanfo, Rotary give optical service to 800 girls. • We cried when we saw headless bodies – Jos blasts survivors. • We formed new gang after we left prison – Robbery suspects. • Why we withhold results –WAEC. • B’Haram: Nigeria is at war –Jang. • B’Haram, result of omission by previous regimes –Adefuye. VANGUARD • Budget 2014: FG sets aside N968bn to fight Boko Haram. • Why Chibok Girls Don’t Speak English. • Boko Haram kills 43 in separate attacks. • Sultan, Islamic leaders to host day of prayer over Boko Haram. • Nullify Anambra guber election for irregularities; APC, PDP, Nwoye tell Tribunal. • Two pupils, three others burnt to death. • Lagos 2015: Mixed reactions to Akiolu’s endorsement of Ambode. • I know when to sing and when to shut up – Essence. • Battle for AMAA’s trophies. • Exhibitors show more interest in rebased economy, says LCCI. • CONFAB: Northern, Southern differ on removal of Land Use Act. • Delta Task Force demolishes Uduaghan’s fence. • FG flags off $350m SEEFOR project to address unemployment. • True Federalism: Our only condition to remain in Nigeria —Yoruba groups. • 10 Richest Nigerian comedians and their sources of wealth. TRIBUNE • Anambra gov: Court set to deliver judgment. • UK welcomes UN’s sanctions against Boko Haram. • At last, Jonathan signs budget. • LASU’s senior staff begin strike on Monday. • Don’t link Boko Haram’s activities with Islam –Sultan, Ajimobi. • Court orders EFCC to produce witnesses in fraud case against Ajudua. • Illegal oil firm discovered in Niger •3 workers arrested. • Abandoned car causes bomb scare in Abuja. • They want to use court to stop me — Fayose. • Nollywood film maker, Amaka Igwe, for burial June 13. • Aregbesola appoints campaign committee members. • FG to build super grid power transmission system. • Again, GTBank bags Bank of the Year award. • Robbery scare forces banks to close in Ekiti. • Nigeria is floating on ocean of hopelessness —Tinubu. GUARDIAN • Confab: Resource Control Becomes Contentious Again. • ‘2015 Elections May Not Be Realisable Because Of Insecurity’. • ‘Govt Should Negotiate With Boko Haram Over Abducted Schoolgirls’. • No Mutiny In Maiduguri Barracks, Says Military. • Guber Poll: INEC, Obiano Want Ngige, Nwoye Petitions Dismissed. • Akinde Tasks Leaders On Good Governance. • Soldiers Kill Two Suspected Boko Haram Members In Katsina. • ‘Nigeria Remains Top Foreign Direct Investment Opportunity In Africa’. • INEC Cancels PVC Distribution In 205 Polling Units In Akwa Ibom. • Madrid City Divided By UEFA League Final. • SuperSport Ropes In Nuno Gomes For Champions League final. The Nation Newspaper • FG may swap Boko Haram’s wives, kids for abducted girls. • Sect kills 30 in reprisal attacks on vigilance groups. • Soldiers’ wives protest in Borno over welfare. • Controversial memo: Presidency, PDP in secret plot to remove Nyako. • Military received N130bn in three months, says Okonjo-Iweala. • Ugandan President faults Nigeria’s reliance on foreign help to rescue Chibok girls. • Military discovers rocket launcher production facility in Kano. • Ekiti poll: Opposition wants to stop me through judiciary, Fayose alleges. • INEC accredits 29 observer groups for Ekiti, Osun governorship polls. • Sultan condemns forcible conversion of Chibok girls. • Military did not deny us access to Chibok, says committee. • Boko Haram: Lawmaker raises fear of widespread violence. ...and in Sports • Yobo vows I’ll repay Keshi. • Osaze will prove people wrong, says Kanu. • Amuneke survives sack. • Villa: UCL final will be special. Goodmorning Brothers & Sisters. Have fun this weekends and stay away frm trouble.
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