BVP MEDIA STATION NEWS HEADLINES Thu 4 Apr 2019 Good Day to our Cherished Readers. **NIGERIA* Rivers: Wike wins 2nd term CCT fixes final argument date as Onnoghen closes case APC’s choice for National Assembly leadership supreme, says Nabena El-Rufai praised for health initiatives Adeleke wasn’t at exam centre in 2017, NECO supervisors testify in Court Kolade Johnson: Buhari frowns at SARS, promises prosecution of perpetrators 14 PDP lawmakers-elect boycott INEC certificates of return presentation in Kano Court sacks Nwoboshi, Delta North Senator-elect Ibadan obas fault Olubadan on illegal crown comment FEC approves N5.5bn for training, employment of 12,000 Nigerians Osun health workers laud Oyetola for reviving sector NAICOM tasks MDAs, OPS, others on insurance adoption Paga posts $4.6 billion deals, 12 million customers in 10 years African Wrestling Championships: Team Nigeria arrive from Tunisia Onne customs seizes 64 containers of military wears, Tramadol, others CBN set to reform its liquidity management process Approval Of Tobacco Control Regulations As NASS’ Legacy Jigawa Election Tribunal Dormant As No Candidate Files Petition Firm To Build $500m Modular Refinery In Ondo 2019 Budget: Army Decries Budget Ceiling Ekiti expends $50m loan on dams, water treatment plants Keep off Reps’ leadership tussle – Lawmakers warn APC, PDP, others **AFRICA* Boeing software under scrutiny as Ethiopia prepares crash report Algeria's caretaker rulers face unrelenting demands for wider change after Bouteflika quits American woman kidnapped in Uganda from national park - police Algerian businessman Ali Haddad placed in custody - Ennahar TV U.S. calls on Burundi to rescind decisions against BBC and VOA Islamic State claims killing of Canadian geologist in Burkina Faso Congo Ebola outbreak spreading faster than ever: WHO In Egypt, rice import samples are judged in the kitchen Algerian leader Bouteflika quits after mass protests UAE to validate any Boeing MAX fix before lifting airspace ban - official **WORLD* If the EU refuses an extension, voters want a no-deal Brexit. Nissan ex-chair Ghosn arrested again in financial misconduct Trump’s tax returns, likely starting legal battle US ex-VP Biden says will be 'more mindful' about personal space US threatens Turkey over purchase of Russian missile defense system NATO sec Gen Stoltenberg says hitler, stalin and ISIS were enemies of freedom Algerian president Bouteflika resigns **SPORTS* Odemwingie announces retirement from football Falcons in Spain as World Cup preparations continue Pele undergoes treatment in Paris hospital Kean racist abuse whips up storm Naija Sports Market unveiled in Lagos Thanks for Reading, God Bless and Happy Friday. ADEDEJI VICTOR BVP MEDIA STATION +2348101078154