*BVP MEDIA STATION NEWS HEADLINES* Good Morning to our Cherished Readers. Saturday 18 May 2019 **NIGERIA* Northern Governors Forum decries lingering security crisis in region. Emefiele promises economic saboteurs hell. FG may shut Enugu Airport over deplorable runway. Sacked Ekiti workers protest, beg Fayemi for re-absorption. Atiku vs Buhari: Bulkachuwa is wife, mother of APC members, PDP insists. Defection: Saraki, Dogara, 51 others guilty of political iniquity — Court. Onnoghen’s suspension stands, S’Court rules. Alleged $9.8m Fraud: Court dismisses ex-NNPC GMD’s no-case submission. EFCC arrests ministry officials over e-yellow fever card racketeering. Nigerian university suspends student for calling vice chancellor ‘foolish’ on Facebook. Rights group backs Buratai’s claim that embittered politicians are sponsors of bandits. South East Commission bill passes second reading at House of Reps. @cenBank Sets Up Committee to Revive 50 Textile Firms in 4 Years. DSS warns group allegedly calling for revolution. Defection: Saraki, Dogara, 51 others guilty of political iniquity — Court. We’ll rid Nigeria of sub-standard products – Chinese Investors Association chair. Excess Crude Savings: Why Nigerian govt. must ‘aggressively’ fund NSIA – Official. Emefiele cautions against rising population. REVEALED: How Dangote saved Sanusi from being dethroned. Defection: Court dismisses suit seeking to remove Saraki, Dogara, others. ‘Ineffective legal system to curb criminality, cause of banditry’. Northern Governors Forum Decries Lingering Security Crisis in Region. Emefiele: Provision of Cheap Credit, Key to Sustainable Economic Growth. FG Moves to Downgrade Enugu Airport over Safety Concerns. Atiku, PDP, Formally File Application for Replacement of Justice Bulkachuwa. Police arrest teenager for killing friend over umbrella, N200. Appeal Court affirms Omo-Agege’s re-election. Son kills fatheror preventing him from going out. I’ve got fresh evidence to put Iyabo Ojo in prison –Kemi Olunloyo. Naira Marley risks seven years in prison –EFCC. RCCG gospel artiste that committed suicide. Senate Presidency: Plot to weaken opposition to Lawan’s emergence thickens. EFCC may arrest, detain Saraki. Don’t release N649bn Paris Club refund to outgoing govs, NLC, others tell FG. **AFRICA* Algeria election may be postponed, protests continue. Airlines face scramble to restore 737 MAX flights once regulators approve fix. U.N. says Somali militants using home-made explosives to step up attacks. Ugandan opposition figure says state is financially strangling him. Sudan opposition decries army's suspension of talks, sees growing anger. Islamic State claims attack that killed 28 soldiers in Niger. France's Macron to meet Libya's eastern commander Haftar next week - presidency. Why Zimbabwe faces worst power cuts in three years. The main candidates in Malawi's presidential election. **WORLD* US warns airliners flying in Persian Gulf amid Iran tensions. Ex-CIA agent jailed for spying for China. Venezuela’s Maduro says Norway talks sought ‘peaceful agenda’ with opposition. US lifts steel and aluminium tariffs on Canada and Mexico. Syria says it intercepts Israeli projectiles near Golan Heights. Austrian prosecutors to check video of Vice-Chancellor with alleged Russian woman. Tories pressure May to quit. Missouri’s GOP-led Legislature passes 8-week abortion ban. 'Vote for the climate': NSW demands environmental short film's removal from internet. **SPORTS* Pinnick charges Flying Eagles to make Nigeria proud. African stars light up Lagos. Falcons battle I’Coast for WAFU title. City innocent until proven guilty – Guardiola. ‘He made mistake’: Brazil coach will talk to Neymar over fan clash. Thanks for Reading, God Bless and Happy Weekend. *ADEDEJI VICTOR* *BVP MEDIA STATION* +2348101078154.