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*BVP MEDIA STATION NEWS HEADLINES* Friday 26 April 2019. *NIGERIA** Nigeria lacks facilities to train medical doctors, says Ngige. PDP Raises the Alarm over Adeleke’s Safety. APC tackles PDP over claim on INEC server. Late Suntai pilot not competent to fly aircraft – AIB report. Troops destroy another terrorists workshop, kill scores in Borno. Senate invites IGP over security situation in Nigeria. Gunmen abduct two Chinese in Ebonyi. A’Court reverses conviction of Maj.-General, orders retrial. APC kicks as Bayelsa Assembly approves life pension for all lawmakers. Appeal court reverses court marshal’s conviction of army general. FAO vaccinates 120,000 livestock owners in Borno. N’Assembly to Debate 2018 Senate Invasion Report Next Week. Gunmen Abduct Two Chinese Expatriates in Ebonyi. Valedictory Session, Cabinet Dissolution Not Same Day, Says Mohammed. FG Bans Foreigners from Designing Security Projects. FEC Approves N52bn for Installation of e-border Technology. AD’s Salis moves to stop Sanwo-Olu’s inauguration on May 29. Fashola seeks compulsory registration of architects. Ekiti secondary school teachers protest against non-payment of seven months’ salaries. APC condemns bill on life pension for Bayelsa Assembly members. PDP alleges threat to Adeleke’s life, demands release of principal. National Assembly may sanction indicted lawmakers over mace theft. ‘Why Nigeria shouldn’t shut down 80 embassies’. Niger Delta stakeholders deplore FG’s N1.3tr indebtedness to NDDC. NLC, forum caution FG against increase in VAT. Presidency’s reaction to INEC’s interview vindicates Atiku, says PDP. Salaries, pensions payment on hold as EFCC, ICPC swoop on Imo accounts. World Bank earmarks $5m for water projects in Katsina State. Falana, others seek reform of Nigeria police. Fire guts oil wells in Ondo as multinational alleges sabotage. As INEC returns to ‘inconclusive’ starting point in Kogi. Pro-Buhari group backs Tinubu, knocks Saraki. Middle-aged man sets self ablaze in Rivers. N30,000: Forget increased allocation without constitutional amendment, RMAFC tells states. Bricklayer sells six-week-old twins for N500,000. Knocks as Buhari begins 10-day ‘private visit’ to UK. Bureau de change operator defrauds man of $15,500. Insecurity: DG DSS calls for inter-agency synergy. Falana laments Buhari’s disobedience to court orders. **AFRICA* Cyclone Kenneth batters Comoros and heads to Mozambique. Sudan risks counter coup without deal on transition -opposition leader. Sudan judges march in Khartoum, join opposition protests. Another cyclone expected to hit Mozambique on Thursday. Sudan's ruling military council will retain "sovereign authority" -spokesman. More than 40 million people work in artisanal mining- report. More food aid could boost fight against Ebola in Congo, agencies say. More than 50 dead in South Africa after heavy rains. Tripoli neighbourhoods "turning into battlefields" - Red Cross. Tunisian police switch off broadcasts of private TV station. *WORLD** Xi Jinping defends China's Belt and Road project. Kim Jong Un visits Russia war memorial, wrapping up successful visit. Prince William visits survivors at New Zealand mosques attacked by gunman in March. Macron tries to save his presidency by cutting taxes, elite school. More Afghan civilians killed by Nato-led forces than Taliban in 2019. Sri Lanka toll revision grim sign of bombings force. Moroccan police use water cannon to disperse teacher protest. Anita Hill to NYT: Biden's 'I'm sorry' is not enough. *SPORTS* Arsenal can secure top-four spot – Emery. ‘Salah deserves spot in PFA Team of the Year’. EPL has two-trophy plan for final day. Bundesliga made me – Okocha. Pogba odd man out in PFA Team of the Year. Osaka reaches quarter-final in Stuttgart. Thanks for Reading, God Bless and Happy Friday. *ADEDEJI VICTOR* *BVP MEDIA STATION* +2348101078154.