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*BVP MEDIA STATION NEWS HEADLINES* Good Morning to our Cherished Readers. Tuesday, 7 May 2019 **NIGERIA* CJN: Court quashes motion seeking to stop Tanko’s confirmation. B’Haram members dying of hunger, says BMO. OAU professor Adegbehingbe still missing. How I was tempted to compromise Kwara elections, by REC. 75 Political parties pass Vote of Confidence on INEC Chairman. Football fan: Court extends remand of killer cop. Ekiti begins payment of gratuities to pensioners. MTN set for NSE listing. Appeal Court affirms Dapo Abiodun’s qualifications as Ogun governor-elect. UNIJOS student found dead in hostel room. Drunken man found dead, private part removed in Ekiti. Woman allegedly pours hot pot of rice on policewoman in Lagos. Lagos charges unions on soft skills, productivity. Stock market reopens bearish, indices down by N6 billion. Stakeholders urge financial system overhaul for market growth. Operators foresee merger, acquisition for telecoms survival. Notore posts N4.6b half-year operating profit. Civil servants urge government to begin negotiation for new salary structure. CIPM achieves 42% increase visibility in public sector. Court jails man 29 years for N2m cyber fraud. Gunmen invade Plateau polytechnic staff quarters, abduct 24-year-old lady. At Anglican Synod, Ambode canvasses support for Sanwo-Olu. Ogun APC vows to review Amosun’s ‘last- minute’ appointments, contracts. Court orders Lagos, police to return acquired land to rightful owners. No fresh probe of Saraki, EFCC clarifies. Policemen, hoodlum die in Rivers’ gun duel. NECA joins global debate on e-waste management. Ondo APC crisis lingers as gov, chieftains remain adamant. ICPC wants suspended SEC DG’s acquittal set aside. Sterling Bank appoints three new directors. 2023: Buhari must deal with overambitious APC members, says El-Rufai. LGs can’t withdraw more than N.5m cash daily from June – NFIU. IPOB attacks South-East leaders for opposing sit-at-home order. 2015 polls: I gave N10m to Kwara CP, says Belgore. PDP fumes as Presidency says killings under Buhari lower than other govts. Ezekwesili knocks Buhari for saying losing weight means IG is working. Death of UNIJOS VC’s son, 200-level student sparks controversy. **AFRICA* Niger fuel tanker blast kills at least 55. South Africa's Ramaphosa faces obstacles to reform. As elections loom, South Africans call for faster land reform. Two more swine fever outbreaks detected in South Africa. Cameroon has brief window to try to halt violence -U.N. rights chief. Libya's Haftar orders troops to fight harder during Ramadan. South Sudan parties agree on six more months to form unity govt -IGAD. Nigerian police accused of abusing prostitution suspects. Fighting in southern Tripoli kills 187, more than 1,000 wounded - spokesman. South Africa's largest opposition party promises to lead coalitions, tackle racism. **WORLD* Reuters says two jailed reporters in Myanmar have been set free. Gaza-Israel border falls quiet as ceasefire takes hold. Australian PM Morrison egged on campaign trail. Trump awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Tiger Woods, calls him 'true legend'. Trump inches toward military confrontation with Iran. Damage minimal from quake in Papua New Guinea. Russian plane was heavy with extra fuel before deadly crash landing. Losses of Turkey’s construction sector foisted on taxpayers. US to increase pressure on Venezuela, May try to kill Maduro – Ex-UN rapporteur. **SPORTS* I nearly died after title loss – Maradona. Salah, Firmino out of Barca clash. Joshua warns Fury, Wilder. Dennerby names Falcons’ WAFU Cup squad. FCT, Edo, others claim CBN titles. Odeyemi, Mohamed win Ace tennis tourney. Thanks for Reading, God Bless and Happy Tuesday. *ADEDEJI VICTOR* *BVP MEDIA STATION* +2348101078154.