Arsenal 1-0 Leicester City, The hope for top four race has just bounced up

The Gunners’ bid for the top four is just about intact after Robert Huth’s late own goal gives the home side all three points Arsenal’s Nacho Monreal celebrates after his shot was deflected into the net by Leicester City’s Robert Huth to score an own goal and open the scoring. 

TOP-FOUR RACE NOW IN UNITED'S HANDS

Manchester United will finish in the top four of the Barclays Premier League if the Reds can win the remaining two games away to West Ham United and at home to Bournemouth.

That mathematical certainty was made possible on Sunday afternoon when rivals Manchester City, the current occupants of fourth place, dropped two points at home to Arsenal. The Blues were looking to bounce back after bowing out of the Champions League semi-finals in midweek but their hopes of qualifying for next season's competition were dealt a huge blow by Arsene Wenger's side.

                                           Hard work can take united to the top finish 

THE SUN
Ikoyigate: Suspended NIA DG faces Osinbajo’s panel, tenders documents
Passage of 2017 budget, our priority -Reps
Senate’ll release documents indicting Lawal if…–Shehu Sani
2019 guber: It’s turn of Owerri zone –Group
Bayelsa adopts whistle-blower policy to uncover hidden arms
Controversy trails PENCOM DG’s handover
Punch reporter’s expulsion: Buhari disowns CSO
I inherited only N1.8bn as Kano Emir –Sanusi
Bank accounts without BVN’ll be barred by August 1, says CBN
Tears, tension as Isiaka Adeleke goes home
2 killed, 10 injured as OPC, scavengers clash in Lagos
Suspected cultists kill 3 in Edo
Electricity workers picket Port Harcourt Disco
New FMBN boss unveils agenda
Ministry partners Nigerian Army on ICT
FG targets zero militancy in N/Delta
Joke Coker wins US Professional Women Award
China sets zero tariff for African imports
8 die in boat mishap in Niger state
Court dismisses Obanikoro, family’s N100m suit against EFCC

THE PUNCH
Aregbesola declares three-day mourning
Mob attack Aregbesola’s nominee at Adeleke’s burial
Doctor allegedly quizzed for drug overdose
Anguish, tears as Adeleke goes home
Jonathan, Fayose, Akande, Oyinlola, Omisore, Omoworare mourn
Reporter’s Diary: My encounter with Buhari’s Chief Security Officer – Punchman
Ill-health story: Buhari’s power-drunk CSO expels PUNCH reporter from Villa
Paris Club loan refund: Consultant sues govs, demands N53.6bn fee
Suicide bombers kill seven in Maiduguri
Court seizes senator’s house over alleged N1.5bn contract scam
EFCC charges ex-Niger gov, Aliu, with N3bn fraud
Osinbajo committee quizzes suspended NIA DG again
Nigeria’s digital transformation’ll rely on 4G technologies – Reman
Nigeria to get new aircraft maintenance hangar
CBN must scrap multiple exchange rates, says Soludo
‘University of Africa to export nurses to other countries’

VANGUARD
PDP crisis: Jonathan’ll soon settle his children – Sen Oduah
12 States Owe Salaries Despite Bailout
Obanikoro Loses Bid To Restrain EFCC From Property Seizure
Corruption: Umar is frustrated — Presidency
Presidency Cuts Deadline For Business Registration To 2 Days
World Bank applauds Fashola’s power plan, offers financial support
Nigeria’ll be among 3 world economies by 2050 —Britain
NNPC vows to fully recover $103m, N11bn from Ontario, Aiteo and Televaras
Adeleke’s Burial: Mob brings down canopy on Amosun, Akeredolu, others
Man impersonates Ooni, dupes US-based ladies of N600,000, i-Phone sets
Vilified over Meningitis deaths, Gov Yari emerges US Malaria ambassador
Naira watch: Naira rises to N382 as CBN injects $246m

GUARDIAN
Power generation inches closer to 5,000MW
Sanusi did not misappropriate N4 billion, says emirate council
Lagos okays resumption of academic activities at Queens College
Military to check violation of human rights by officials
Adeleke buried, Yoruba Council of Elders, others pay tributes
Experts seek standardisation of illegal refineries
Fed Government to encourage private sector-driven mechanised farming
Police commission promotes Lakanu, 24 other senior officers
N720 billion revenue under threat as 51 oil licences expire
Memories of Decree 4 as Buhari's CSO evicts reporter from Aso Rock
DisCos reject proposed recapitalisation of assets
NSA, group seek collaboration to tackle money laundering, terrorism
Tension in Delta community as gunmen, soldiers clash

LEADERSHIP
FG Plans National Conference On Farmers/Herdsmen Clash
More Commendations Trail FG’s Timely Completion Of Abuja Airport
The Power Sector And Emergency Experts
Towards Ending Malaria For Good
Lack Of Funds May Mar 2018 Census
Aso Rock Recalls Expelled Punch Reporter
Famine: Aid To North-east May Dry Up In June – UN
Sanusi II Inherited N1.893bn, Not N4bn – Emirate Council
FG To Procure 20 Aircrafts For Aviation College
CBN: Savings Account Holders To Get 30% Interest Annually
Emir Sanusi II To Address AUN Graduation On May 13
SERVICOM Set To Address Service Failure In Public Sector
NCAT Receives New Diamond Trainer Aircraft, Set To Acquire 19 More
Troops Recover Large Cache Of Arms In Southern Kaduna

THISDAY
Ikoyi Billions: At the Cross Roads of Financial Crimes and National...
…Osinbajo Probe Panel Gets Cracking, Grills NIA DG
Presenting a United Front to End Malaria for Good
Rivers in Darkness as Organised Labour Shuts PHEDC Office Company...
Investors Eye Ailing Airlines, Arik, Aero Contractors
Nigerian Movie on Internet Scammers Wins $1m Grant
CBN Offers $246.2m for Wholesale Forwards, SMEs, Invisibles
Adeleke Buried Amid Tears, Aregbesola Declares Three Days of Mourning
Ex-Envoy, Campbell Asks Trump to Revoke Visas of Corrupt Nigerian Rulers
Lagos Generates N436bn in 2016, Seeks N100bn from Capital Market
Northern Group Advises Buhari to Leave Jonathan Alone
Sanusi Inherited N1. 9bn, Says Kano Emirate Council
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh
FG to Hold National Conference on Herdsmen, Farmers’ Conflict in June
PSC Approves Promotion of Lakanu to AIG, 24 Others to...
Buhari’s CSO Ejects Punch Reporter from State House over Report

Arsenal set to face Chelsea in FA Cup Final after seeing off Manchester City in tense Semi-Final clash

Arsenal have booked a date with Chelsea in the FA Cup Final next month after beating Manchester City 2-1 in extra time at Wembley. Arsene Wenger‘s boys came from behind to edge out City. Sergio Aguero had scored the opener in the 62nd minute after a goalless first half. Nacho Monreal equalised for the Gunners in the 72nd minute, before Alexis Sanchez sealed the victory in the extra time.

Chelsea on Saturday had qualified for the final after beating Tottenham Hotspur4-2 in a thrilling encounter  at same venue.

12 States owe salaries despite bailout

•Kogi highest indebted with 15 months unpaid salaries

No fewer than 12 states are still owing their workers a backlog of salaries and allowances, despite double bailout funds from the Federal Government, with Kogi State owing as many as 15 months, Vanguard investigations have revealed.

Also on the list of heavily indebted states are Osun, 12 months; Kwara, 11; Bayelsa, 7; Ondo, 7; Ekiti, 6; and Oyo, 6. Others are Benue State, 4 months; Nasarawa State, 2; Abia, 2; Imo, 2; as well as several months of unpaid allowances and Ogun State, which owes over six months of unremitted deductions from workers’ salaries for cooperatives, union dues, among others. This revelation came as Organised Labour accused the Federal Government of owing civil servants a whopping N290 billion promotion arrears, lamenting that all efforts at making the government pay had not yielded any positive result.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN had ealier released a list of 19 out of the 36 states of the federation that have so far benefited from the N338 billion workers’ salary bailout package. The package has a 20-year repayment tenor for all states, except Ogun State, which opted for a 10 year tenor. The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has said it will work with the Independent Corruption Practices and related offence Commission, ICPC to track the use of the bailout funds to ensure they are not diverted.

The states that benefited from the funds, which the NLC said it would monitor include:

Abia (N14.152bn)
Adamawa( N2.378bn)
Bauchi (N8.60bn)
Bayelsa (N12.85bn)
Benue(N28.013bn)
Borno(N7.680bn)
Cross River(N7.856bn)
Delta( N10.036bn)
Ebonyi(N4.063bn)
Edo(N3.167bn)
Ekiti (N9.604bn)
Enugu (N4.207bn)
Gombe (N16.459bn)
Imo (N26.806bn)
Kastina (N3.304bn)
Kebbi (N0.690bn)
Kogi (N50.842bn)
Kwara (N4.320bn)
Nasarawa (N8.317bn)
Niger (N4.306bn)
Ogun (N20.00bn)
Ondo (N14.686bn)
Osun(N34.988bn)
Oyo( N26.606bn )
Plateau (N5.357bn)
Sokoto (N10.093bn)
Zamfara (N10.02bn)

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease, kill the mosquito before it has time to find a way past the net.

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease affecting humans and other animals caused by parasitic protozoan (a group of single-celled microorganisms) belonging to the Plasmodium type. In severe cases it can cause yellow skin, seizures, coma, or death. 

Symptoms usually begin ten to fifteen days after being bitten. If not properly treated, people may have recurrences of the disease months later. However, symptoms may occur later in those who have taken anti-malarial medications as prevention. 

Methods used to prevent malaria include medications, mosquito elimination and the prevention of bites. There is no vaccine for malaria. For individual protection, the most effective insect repellents are based on DEET or picaridin. Insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) have been shown to be highly effective in preventing malaria among children in areas where malaria is common.

Mosquito nets help keep mosquitoes away from people and reduce infection rates and transmission of malaria. Nets are not a perfect barrier and are often treated with an insecticide designed to kill the mosquito before it has time to find a way past the net.

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A CLICK AND SEE THE GREAT HOPE WE WAIT FOR

The old sailor looked at the skies and saw a dark storm coming. As the sea became rough and choppy, the old salt calmly lowered the heavy-chained anchor link by link, battened down the hatches and went to bed for the night. He knew the storm would be rough. But he had faith in the grasp of the anchor. He knew his boat would be there in the morning. Hope Defined Like that sailor, we have an "anchor" for our lives that can help us stand fast through the storms of life. It's called hope. In biblical terms, hope is closely allied with faith.

Hope for ourselves

As people come to faith in Christ, his work begins to grow in them. Jesus said that we must each be born again, and when we come to believe in him, the Holy Spirit overshadows us and begets in us a new life. Just as Jesus promises, he comes to live within us. Someone once said, “Jesus could be born 1,000 times, and it would do me no good, unless he is born in me.” The hope that Jesus gives to the world does us no good unless we accept him asour hope. We need to let Jesus live in us.

However, we do not yet have the fulfillment of all the promises that God has made. We do not yet have all the life and goodness that he offers. What we have is hope, and a down payment, and a promise of better things to come. What we have now is just a baby in comparison to the glory that God will give us later.

We might look at ourselves and think, “I don’t see much here. I’m not much better than I was 20 years ago. I still struggle with sin, doubt and guilt. I am still selfish and stubborn. I am not much better at being a godly person than ancient Israel was. I wonder if God is really doing anything in my life. It doesn’t seem like I’ve made any progress.”

The answer is to remember Jesus. Our spiritual beginning may not seem good for much right now, but it is, because God says it is. What we have in us is only a down payment. It is a beginning, and it is a guarantee from God himself. The Holy Spirit in us is a down payment of glory yet to come.

Luke tells us that the angels sang when Jesus was born. It was a moment of triumph, even though humans couldn’t see it that way. The angels knew that victory was certain, because God had told them so.

Jesus tells us that the angels rejoice whenever a sinner repents. They are singing for every person who comes to faith in Christ, because a baby has been born. That baby might not perform very well. It might have many struggles, but it is a child of God, and God will see to it that his work is done. He will take care of us. Though our spiritual lives are not perfect, God will keep working in us until his work is done.

Just as there is tremendous hope in the baby Jesus, there is tremendous hope in the baby Christian. No matter how long you have been a Christian, there is tremendous hope for you, because God has invested in you, and he will not abandon the work he has begun. Jesus is evidence that God always keeps his promises.

THE PUNCH
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SGF, NIA DG suspension: Makarfi’s PDP demands independent inquiry
Police detain Leadership reporter over 48 hours
Police raid Danjuma Goje’s Abuja home
NDDC issues fresh 14-day ultimatum to erring contractors
S’West govs to meet in Ogun over insecurity
Ayade urges WHO to change intervention tactics in Africa
Argentina woman gives birth in coma… meets son four months later
30 football fans feared dead in Calabar viewing centre tragedy
Suspended NIA DG, Oke, admits Jonathan ordered release of $289m
Magu: Senators fault Presidency, lawmakers may approach S’Court
Reps blame corporation for N2.2bn moribund Osun water project
You can’t execute Rev. King, others, Falana tells Ambode
APC postpones caucus, NEC meetings indefinitely
Buhari’s absence at state functions worrisome – Fayose
Kebbi holds LG election July 15
Asset declaration: Justice Ngwuta arraigned at CCT, gets bail
Jonathan under pressure to abandon PDP peace process
Lagos to resettle Shangisha landlords in new schemes
Blow whistle on police corruption –IG
Olubadan reports deposed baales to police
Abduction: Ondo monarchs beg Akeredolu for more security
A’Ibom murder: S’Court affirms death sentence on neighbour’s killer
Rivers communities demand licence to operate modular refineries
Anambra bans alternative medical practitioners from performing surgery, advertising
Rainfall: LASG cautions against blocking of drains

THE SUN
Security agents raid Senator Goje’s home
Over 30 football fans electrocuted in Calabar
Rivers declares notorious cultist wanted, suspends amnesty in Gokana LG
Controversy over appointment of new Pencom DG
Osbornegate: How NIA DG briefed NSA over funds, operations
Lawal, Oke: PDP faults FG, demands arrest
Cultists wreak havoc in Nembe, burn 20 houses
Nigerian Army gives free medical outreach to Bauchi community ravaged by kidnappers
Nwuche’s associates call for his bail, allege trump-up charges

LEADERSHIP
Again, APC Postpones National Caucus, NEC Meetings
NLNG Act Amendment: Nigeria At Risk Of Losing $1.3bn Yearly
PMB Appoints New Management For Nexim Bank
FG Advised On Implementation Of Tomato Tariff
Turkey’s Referendum Short Of Democratic Standards – Observers
Unoccupied Houses: Experts Seek Establishment Of Rent Control Agency, Kicks Against Taxation
Remittances To Developing Countries Decline For Second Consecutive Year – World Bank
Naira Rises By 3.7% On Increased Dollar Inflow
CBN Suspends Interchange Charges On Electronic Payment
RSF Condemns Arrest Of LEADERSHIP Correspondent
NLNG Act Amendment: Nigeria At Risk Of Losing $1.3bn Yearly
Delay In Passage Of 2017 Budget Affecting Plans For 2019 – INEC

VANGUARD
Fresh crisis looms between Presidency, Senate
NYSC member who sought photograph with Fayose gets automatic employment
Naira Watch: Naira rises to N380/$
‎’Life’ goes on at SGF’s office as Babachir Lawal stays away
Buhari begs Nigerians to be patient, not to lose hope
NIA cash: Osinbajo meets Magu, DSS boss, IG, others

GUARDIAN
‘No African carrier in global shipping trade’
Fayemi, Usani, Lalong brief Buhari on $150m loan, east-west road, federations’ poll
NOUN names research centre after ex-President Obasanjo
El-Rufai lists benefits of Abuja Airport closure to Kaduna
Customs announces redeployment of senior officers
Lagos community sends SOS to IGP, Ambode over suspected land-grabbers
Ambode seeks harmonisation of forex, interest rates, lauds FG’s recovery plan
KPMG to audit NPHCDA over immunisation fund
Northern leaders, Ohanaeze, Afenifere want looters named
Human capital development critical to societal transformation, says Ezekwesili
Ambode hinges survival of businesses on technology, strong values
World Bank raises the alarm over unemployment, famine in Nigeria
Lagos sues Federal Government over N50 stamp duty
Three feared dead in fresh Tiv, Fulani herdsmen’s clash in Benue

THISDAY
Citing Double Standards, PDP Says SGF, NIA DG Should Have Been...
Naira Extends Gains as Dollar Glut Hits Market
FG Arraigns Justice Ngwuta for False Asset Declaration
Fayose Questions Buhari’s Absence at State Functions
MNJTF: A Divided Boko Haram, Boost to Our Counter-Insurgency Operations
Kano Magistrate Remands Woman for Insulting Her Mother
Scientists Discover Planet Likely to Have Alien Life
Three Killed in Benue after Attack by Suspected Herdsmen
Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai
El-Rufai, Kalu Mourn Chachangi
NHRC Probes Hate Speech, Electoral Violence During 2015 Polls
Police Write Buhari, Request 155,000 New Recruits
SGF Suspension: CSOs Say Buhari Anti-corruption War Rejuvenated, Hail President
Air Peace Passengers Delayed after Airline’s Aircraft is Grounded
KPMG to Audit Finances, Donor Funds of NPHCDA, Health Agencies
NCS Disbands Comptroller-General’s Compliance Team, Redeploys 48

THE NATION
$43.4m: Osinbajo Panel compiles list of invitees
VP meets with Magu, DG DSS, NSA, others
Olubadan deplores ‘plans to cause mayhem’ in Ibadan
Southwest governors set to tackle militants
Lagos seeks forex, interest rate convergence
Police to recruit 155,000 in five years to meet UN requirement
APC postpones NEC meeting
Ngwuta arraigned at CCT
Federal Govt to issue more international bonds
Makarfi rejects Osinbajo panel
Gunmen kill NSCDC officer in Ekiti
Lagos APC chief Sunmola dies
LASPOTECH academic union begins indefinite strike

DAILY TRUST
NIA’s N15bn approved by Jonathan for 2015 campaign – Ex-Director
Security operatives raid Goje’s residence in Abuja
FG docks Ngwuta over assets declaration
KPMG to audit NPHCDA over immunisation fund
Easter: FRSC records 35% decrease in accidents mortality
Fayemi briefs Buhari on $150m W/Bank loan
NOA tasks media on counter terrorism
Kebbi agric loan defaulters given 3 weeks to pay
Buhari appoints new heads for FAAN, NCAA, NAMA, REA
23 year-old man commits suicide in Adamawa
Ojikutu queries NAHCON over 45% market allocation to Saudi airline
Habiba Lawal takes over as acting SGF
Nigeria must stop "dependency culture" — NACA DG
Air Peace grounds two aircrafts over collision
Buhari appoints Bello as Nexim Bank MD
NNPC to diversify into health sector – Baru
Babachir, Oke ought to have been arrested, detained – PDP
Buhari must govern physically, not through proxies - Fayose
Masari, Police disagree over location of new police area commands