Political Update.

*BVP MEDIA STATION NEWS HEADLINES* Good Morning to our Cherished Readers. Wednesday, 8 May 2019 **NIGERIA* Nigeria needs leaders who wouldn’t serve godfathers, says Dogara. Insecurity: We are reviewing our strategies, IGP says. MTN registers 20.35bn Shares with SEC. NLC Moves against Ngige, to Picket Labour Ministry Today. I know my duties as president and I know what to do - Buhari. Kano Assembly passes life pension bill for speaker, deputy. We legally acquired land in FCT – Buratai. ‘ Zamfara: 20 bandits killed in Air Force raid. Kidnapping: N5.045m was paid to secure my release – OAU lecturer. Tribunal Commences Hearing on Atiku, Others’ Petitions Today. House Revisits, Amends Electoral Amendment Bill 2018. Amaechi: FG Needs $45bn to Fix Transportation Infrastructure. Cameroonian Gendarmes Kill Scores of Nigerians in A’Ibom. Minimum pay not negotiable, JMPP tells Makinde. Verraki Partners, technology solutions firm, berths in Nigeria. Tek Experts launches industry white paper. Interswitch, British firm sign deal to enhance transportation ticketing. FG commits to affordable digital financial services to unbanked. Imo States' three new universities get NUC recognition. Ibadan poly re-opens today. MURIC urges prayers for release of Leah Sharibu, Chibok girls. Protesters block Yemi Osinbajo’s convoy, accuse army of land grab. Court rejects AGF’s preliminary objection to MTN’s N3b suit. Bowen University students develop app to solve security challenge. Renmoney wins fintech award for innovation in lending. Glo is preferred network for new subscribers in February, says NCC report. NIMASA, Interpol in fresh strategy against crimes at sea. Kwankwaso, PDP attack Ganduje over planned new emirates, Sanusi aide’s probe. I’ll tell Niger to use Kaduna port, not Lagos – El-Rufai. Officers who raped Abuja women’ll be punished — IG. PDP faults Buhari’s statements on kidnapping, IGP’s performance. FG names Shell, Eni executives in $1bn bribery case. Scanner absence at ports, awful. Police kill kidnap suspect in gun duel, rescue victims. Cultists kill student for struggling with phone snatchers. Nigeria needs leaders who wouldn’t serve godfathers, says Dogara. My Fulani kidnappers got N5.045m ransom — OAU lecturer. Housewife sentenced to death for killing neighbour over bench. Unemployment next to insecurity as major challenge in Nigeria –Report. **AFRICA* South Africa's Ramaphosa faces obstacles to reform. Bush fire guts four villages in South Sudan, kills 33. Niger fuel tanker blast kills at least 55. British soldier killed in counter poaching operation in Malawi - UK defence ministry. Tanzania plans cable car for Mount Kilimanjaro. UN to Malta: drop terrorism charges against African migrants accused of hijacking tanker. Sudan protesters' sit-in inspires cultural outpouring. As elections loom, South Africans call for faster land reform. Two Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar after more than 500 days in jail. **WORLD* Pompeo in surprise Iraq visit amid rising Iran tensions. Trump tax returns show $1bln in losses. US lifts sanctions on Venezuelan general who turned against Maduro. China’s April exports fall amid US tariff war; imports rise. Freed journalists reunited with families. Prince Harry, Meghan Markle receive backlash after Royal baby announcement. B-52 bombers to be part of US forces sent to Middle East over Iran concerns. Sudan army rulers want to retain Sharia as legal guide. Venezuela's Congress Strips Opposition Lawmakers of Immunity. China’s April exports suffer surprise fall as trade tensions with US rise. Russian ‘spy whale’ rescues dropped iPhone from ocean floor. Blast in Pakistan’s Lahore kills at least 3, wounds 15. **SPORTS* Hurdler Amusan qualifies for Tokyo Olympics. Liverpool stun Barca 4-0 to reach Champions. League final Guardiola, Klopp for EPL manager award. NPFL: Final games crucial, says Akwa’s Nya. Headmasters Cup final holds. NFF president Pinnick, four others charged with $8,400, N4bn fraud. Thanks for Reading, God Bless and Happy Mid Week. *ADEDEJI VICTOR* *BVP MEDIA STATION* +2348101078154.