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*BVP MEDIA STATION NEWS HEADLINES* Good Morning to our Cherished Readers. Monday 20 May 2019 **NIGERIA* Tinubu meets Buhari, urges elders to avoid inflammatory statements. FEC earmarks N4.03 billion for FCT infrastructure. Anxiety in aviation agencies over sack of FAAN chief. AGF charges two INEC officials to Court for electoral offences. Court remands Naira Marley in 'Prison' custody. NLC attacks Ngige over threat to proscribe NUPENG. Court gives conditions for Saraki, Ekweremadu’s removal. We are investigating Okorocha — EFCC. Kaduna community residents lynch suspected kidnapper. Maltina begins search for Teacher of the Year. NIPR to promote professional excellence, community development. Paternal family of the deceased has superior burial right under Tiv customary law. Regulator, stockbrokers differ on MTN free float share-listing. Teledensity falls 33% as operators mull higher tariff in ‘hostile’ regions. SEC declares ‘Loom Money’ illegal outfit. Shareholders fume over huge fines on banks in 2018. New NSITF Board promises better welfare for workers. Petrol may rise as Senate deletes equalisation fund from PIGB. Nigeria’s GDP dips to two per cent in Q1 2019. Kano indigenes, groups seek resignation of new emirs. NLC attacks Ngige over threat to proscribe NUPENG. Nigerian Army receives weapons, ammunition from Slovakia. Air Peace, passenger bicker over exit seat row, language barrier. Nigeria begins process to end gas emission from vessels. FG upgrades Benin Airport for night operations. LPG marketers express worry over skid deployment in filling stations. Tinubu meets Buhari in Saudi Arabia, attacks PDP. Militants threaten to declare Niger Delta Republic June 1. Gunmen kidnap twins, one other in Ekiti, demand N22m. Doctors, nurses lament poor pay, overwork in state hospitals. FG fails to pay whistle-blower who exposed secret $223m NNPC account. NASS Coverage: Outrage greets ‘satanic guidelines’ for journalists’ accreditation. Judge disqualifies self from ex-gov Sylva aide’s trial. I spent N30bn building hospitals in Imo, says Okorocha. Rain wreaks havoc in Lagos, Ogun, destroys buildings, others. Rivers APC denies giving Wike conditions for peace. **AFRICA* Congolese opposition leader returns home after three years in exile. Egyptian security forces kill 12 suspected militants after bus bombing. Lawyers for South Africa's Zuma tell court he is being treated unfairly. Algeria's army chief says elections are best way out of crisis. Remote Togo village transformed by solar power. Ethiopia starts rationing electricity for homes and industries. Malawi's president makes final plea for re-election in tight race. **WORLD* Iran quadruples production of enriched uranium, officials say. Official count shows Widodo reelected as Indonesian leader. Saudi coalition: Yemen’s Houthi drone targeted civilian facility. Maduro Is Turning Oil Tankers into Warships to Evade US Blockade. Rouhani: 'Situation' not suitable for talks, resistance is only choice. Austria's Kurz hopes to sidestep scandal to stay in power. Sudan talks end with no accord on ruling body as 'dispute' persists. Aretha Franklin may have left wills after all. **SPORTS* Lobi coach Ogbeide slumps, dies in Makurdi. Eaglets coach hails CAF over Guinea disqualification. Mbappe issues PSG ultimatum at Ligue 1 awards. World Cup: Sanusi wants Falcons to surpass 1999 feat. Kwara United players, officials protest unpaid salaries. Nigerian ambassador visits Flying Eagles in Poland. Thanks for Reading, God Bless and Happy Tuesday. *ADEDEJI VICTOR* *BVP MEDIA STATION* +2348101078154.