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*BVP MEDIA STATION NEWS HEADLINES* Good Morning to our Cherished Readers. Monday 29 April 2019. *NIGERIA** Canadian kidnapped off Nigerian oil rig. Buhari, APC, out to cover corruption, incompetence- PDP. Outrage as Dickson signs bill for Bayelsa lawmakers’ life pension. Minister, NLC clash over NSITF board. Army seeks N1bn injection into vehicle manufacturing project. CBN makes move to end circulation of dirty naira notes. Nigeria requires local refining capacity of 1.52mbd. UTME: JAMB alerts of new scam to defraud candidates. APGA Chairman, Oye creating disaffection among Ndigbo – Ohanaeze. Coren elects new president. Multi-fund structure ’ll give workers’ better investment returns – Expert. SEC hints of strategies to align master plan with economic realities. Nigeria’s daily crude production to rise by 160,000 barrels. Outrage as Dickson signs bill for Bayelsa lawmakers’ life pension. TCN restores power supply to Apo substation after fire incident. CBN introduces special intervention fund for MFBs. Buhari, APC, out to cover corruption, incompetence- PDP. Apex bank to unveil frameworks on clean, fit bank notes. Stock market defies Q1 earnings, slumps by 1.2%. NCR urges banks to accept movable assets for loans. Mike Adenuga: 66 cheers to a digital guru. 26 suspected cultists nabbed in Lagos. Burnt bus rots away 12 days after on Oshodi-Apapa expressway. Ohanaeze Ndigbo youths warn against sinking APGA after 2021. ‘VIOs only to check rickety, unregistered vehicles in Lagos’. 140 shelters razed in Borno IDP camp. Govt warns residents on poisonous ponmo in Lagos market. N30,000 minimum wage: NLC chapters set to write govs on implementation. State police, not solution to banditry, says ACF. Imortalise my father, Saraki’s sister begs Kwara gov-elect. Gateman teaches Buhari, Ngige, Adewole leadership morals. EFCC slams fresh six counts against Bauchi gov-elect. Four suspects caught with freezer-load of hemp. Alleged forgery: Two Osun citizens ask court to sack Adeleke from Senate. PDP claims N14tn stolen under Buhari. Lagos, Rivers, Ogun, Delta made N2.71tn IGR in five years. Man steals N1.7m hospital’s microscope, sells it for N5,000. Man kills father, sets corpse ablaze in Anambra. Police kill dismissed sergeant in gun battle over kidnapping. **AFRICA* Flooding starts in Mozambique after cyclone, death toll rises to five. Rescuers rush to help as serious flooding starts in cyclone-hit Mozambique. Sudan's military and opposition agree in principle to joint council - sources. Pope appeals for evacuation of refugees in Libya camps. Storm-struck Mozambique must revamp climate preparations - former first lady. U.N. to probe sex-for-food aid allegations after Mozambique's Cyclone Idai. Air strike hits Tripoli as eastern Libyan forces send warship to oil port. Hundreds of thousands protest against Algeria's ruling elite. Libya's UN-backed government readies new war funding but hopes vital business to continue. South Sudan oil exports disrupted by Port Sudan protests. *WORLD** Rabbi says gun 'miraculously jammed' in California attack. Two US warships sail through Taiwan Strait in challenge to China. Mozambique: 160,000 At risk after second Cyclone in 6 weeks. One dead, six injured in shooting in US city of Baltimore Bernama - Malaysian National. Trump prefers one-on-one with North Korea over six-party talks. Iran threatens to quit nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Security ahead of coronation stepped up after knives found in Japanese prince's classroom. ‘Nobody Will Go Back’: Christians Flee Middle East After Fall of Islamic State. After blasts, Sri Lanka bans covering of faces, including with burqas, from Monday. Judge rules graft charges to stand against Malaysia's Najib. Two US Navy warships sail through strategic Taiwan Strait. Spain: Sánchez’ Socialists Win Election, But Fail To Gain Majority. Sri Lanka emergency law bans face. Iraq war vet who rushed toward San Diego synagogue shooter speaks out. Dem Rep. Casey: Biden Can Bring Back Dems Who ‘Drifted Away’ from Party for Trump. Singapore, China ink deals on trade, Belt and Road projects. Biden to hit campaign trail at union workers' rally. Indian elections 2019: Fourth phase of polling begins in 71 seats. Trump, the 'say anything' president, closes in on 10,000 false statements. Father, two brothers of suspected Sri Lanka bombings mastermind killed in gun battle. *SPORTS* Mbappe sent off as PSG lose French Cup final. Sports lawyer Agbakoba-Onyejiana, others honoured in Lagos. De Gea’s howler jeopardises United’s top-4 hopes. Police investigate picture of Sala’s body online. Nigeria win African badminton tourney. Oshoala helps Barca reach women’s UCL final. Thanks for Reading, God Bless and Happy Monday. *ADEDEJI VICTOR* *BVP MEDIA STATION* +2348101078154.