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*BVP MEDIA STATION NEWS HEADLINES* Good Morning to our Cherished Readers. http://victoradedeji.blogspot.com/ Thursday 20 June 2019 **NIGERIA* Otedola completes sale of Forte Oil, deal lifts share price by 10%. APC silent as Edo Assembly crisis deepens. FAAN hails Uguwanyi on airport security. PMB directs immediate end to attacks on Taraba communities. NNPC to resume oil search in Chad basin – GMD. FG denies reports of Ebola case in Nigeria. Delta indigenes in Diaspora lobby Okowa for appointments Court nullifies Kaduna’s bill to regulate pastors. Community protests encroachment on land. Boko Haram: Buhari, Borno governor meet over security. Borno Gov Seeks Alternative Ways of Ending Insurgency. Senator Seeks Free Treatment of Sickle Cell Patients. Delta Indigenes in Diaspora Lobby Okowa for Appointments. Workers Need Thriving Environment to Realise Potential, Says Lagos Archbishop. Oil Search in Chad Basin: NNPC Awaits Security Clearance. Election Tribunal: PDP Counsel Seeks Arrest of Niger Gov’s Father, Others. Refineries N141b losses surpass allocations to critical sectors. IoD, FG collaborate on national code of ethics. Ex-minister Adewole’s son regains freedom 24 hours after abduction. Court nullifies Kaduna’s bill to regulate pastors. Don’t panic, we’re Ebola-free, FG assures Nigerians. Nigeria’s being meticulous about African free trade treaty, says president. NERC moves to address 57% meter deficit. 175 million children not enrolled for pre-primary learning, says UNICEF. Governorship election: Kogi youths insist on direct primary, reject Gov Bello. Immunity prevented us from probing Ganduje — Rimingado. Son bags life imprisonment for killing father in Akwa Ibom. Economy still fragile, MAN tells Buhari. Boko Haram resurgence: PDP, SERAP, CDHR attack Buratai for blaming soldiers. Police nab four for allegedly stealing grandma’s pants. We collected N200m ransom in six months — Kidnap suspect. Paying severance allowances to ex-public office holders is morally wrong – Appeal Court. Obasanjo should tell Nigerians why he shunned Democracy Day — Presidency. **AFRICA* Gunmen kill 41 people in central Mali - mayor. Nigerian governor says armed robbers, not cash-eating gorilla, stole $22,000. Congo declares measles epidemic after it kills more than Ebola. After three weeks stranded off Tunisia, migrant group to be repatriated. Egypt's ex-president Mursi buried in Cairo, Islamists mourn. Tunisia approves law excluding presidential candidate leading in polls. **WORLD* Xi arrives in North Korea to meet Kim ahead of Trump talks. Iran's Guards shoot down U.S. 'spy' drone in Hormozgan province: Iran media. New Zealand launches gun buy-back scheme for weapons banned after Christchurch attack. U.N. reveals secret tape of Khashoggi’s brutal last moments. Mexico first country to ratify trade deal with US, Canada. Baseball star Ortiz was not intended target in shooting. Egypt authorities refuse to receive condolences at Morsi’s house, says family. **SPORTS* Falcons jubilate as Scotland, Argentina draw revives last 16 hopes. Neymar tells PSG: I want Barca return. Pogba prefers Juve to Real. Mourinho eyes national team job. Femi Kuti to perform at Opening Ceremony. Joshua, Ruiz rematch to be finalised next week. Thanks for Reading, God Bless and Happy Thursday. *ADEDEJI VICTOR* *BVP MEDIA STATION* +2348101078154.