Political Update.

*BVP MEDIA STATION NEWS HEADLINES* Good Morning to our Cherished Readers. Wednesday 1st May, 2019. *NIGERIA** Saudi releases Nigerian girl Zainab. Actions with effect beyond May 29 will be considered to be in bad faith’, Makinde warns. Senate to probe removal of NYSC DG. Transcorp consortium wins bid for Afam Power Plc. Saraki, Dogara, 52 other lawmakers know fate on May 17 over defection. Buhari’s UK trip: PDP renews call for coalition against APC. Police arrest kidnapper of UBEC chair, daughter. Dickson declines assent to life Pension for Bayelsa lawmakers. Traders shut Computer Village over installation of ‘Iyaloja’. Akwa Ibom APC accuses INEC of bias. Healthcare delivery: Wike bags NMA Merit Award. Slovak firm to set up electric car, energy bulb plants in Cross River. Rivers Assembly passes Pension Reform Bill. Buhari, IGP, urged to act on Fulani herdsmen killing in Delta. Transcorp, Quest Electricity Win Afam, Yola Disco. FG Saves N500bn from Implementation of Integrated Payroll System. CBN Seeks Inclusive Growth Initiatives to Check Under-employment. Group seeks reform of Lagos State laws. EFCC gets new crime tracking App from Interpol. Eight injured as two-storey building collapses in Ibadan. FG to leverage executive order for local content, mineral resources development. Seven injured in Benue gas tanker explosion. ‘Cargo section of Mbakwe airport ready soon’. Oyetola, Adebule, Sultan, Akiolu seek unity, peaceful co-existence. Lecturers give Okorocha ultimatum over poly relocation, pay, others. NIPC links own woes to poor disbursements. Police launch ‘Operation Puff Adder’ in Imo State. Stock Market Tumbles: Investors Lose N713bn in April. EFCC gets app to detect stolen funds. Women threaten to sue FG over alleged harassment in Abuja. FCT, 36 States to Experience Flooding this Year, NIHSA Warns. Four die as train crushes tricycle in Lagos. Prepare for revolution, Archbishop tells Nigerians. Doctor remanded for corps member’s death in Nasarawa. Kidnappers kill two bureau de change operators after collecting N1.6m. NAF ignored distress call when bandits sacked my domain – Zamfara emir. Makinde writes Ajimobi, accuses his appointees of reckless actions. 1,071 killed, 685 kidnapped in first quarter of 2019 – IG. UNIPORT 100-level student allegedly commits suicide. Cleric, two others nabbed for kidnapping. Boko Haram kills 26, razes houses in Adamawa attack. NASS passes N8.916tn budget, earmarks N23.7bn for lawmakers’ gratuities, allowances. Investors lose N713bn in April as stock market tumbles. **AFRICA* Fears for cyclone-hit communities in Mozambique as rains return. Support for South Africa's ANC at 51-61 percent, opinion polls show. Sudan's military rulers: "We are ready to negotiate but no chaos after today". Congo registers record of 27 new Ebola cases in one day. Algerian army chief says big corruption cases to be revealed. Ugandan pop star and critic of President Museveni detained over protest. South Sudan hires U.S. lobbyists to help block war crimes court - contract. Sudanese women at forefront of protests after years of oppression. *WORLD** Venezuela: Maduro congratulates military for ‘Defeating’ Coup Attempt;. Swords, seals and jewels. Naruhito inherits regalia in his first duty as Japan's new emperor. Mueller complained to Barr about Russia report memo. Gunman kills two, injures four at University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Minnesota cop found guilty of fatally shooting bride-to-be Justine Damond. Turkey’s AK Party: US move against Muslim Brotherhood would damage democracy in Middle East. Heavy rains disrupt aid for survivors of Mozambique cyclones. Apple tops forecasts as pivot to services shows progress. Sri Lanka's Muslims face mob attacks, Saudis warned to evacuate. Cuba Denounces at UN Entry into Force of US Extraterritorial Laws. Guaido Calls for Another Day of Massive Street Protests. *SPORTS* $9.5m FIFA grant: Court demands charge against Pinnick. MLS should punish Ibrahimovic — Onuoha. Ruiz Jr set to face Joshua in New York. FA Cup: MFM, Tornadoes crash as big names maintain dominance. Ajax defeat Spurs, close in on Champions League final. Thanks for Reading, God Bless and Happy new Month. *ADEDEJI VICTOR* *BVP MEDIA STATION* +2348101078154.