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*BVP MEDIA STATION NEWS HEADLINES* Good Morning to our Cherished Readers. Tuesday 4 June 2019 **NIGERIA* SEC, Oando on war path over forensic audit report. Zamfara APC Expels Marafa, Others Party faction expels ex-gov Yari, Shuaibu over electoral loss. Emefiele to unfold new 5-yr road-map next week. Imo Assembly suspends council chairmen, councilors, urges Okorocha’s probe. Court jails ex-NIMASA DG Obi seven years. Lagos civil servants get 35 new shuttle buses. Oyegun breaks silence on APC Crisis. MFM Suspends Member over Indecent Relationship with Teenager. Nigerians react as Boko Haram reportedly captures Borno town. Ignore calls for retention of service chiefs, APC group tells Buhari. Obasanjo urges Aisha Buhari to engage husband in ‘pillow talk’ on state of nation. Days to his handover, Saraki makes fresh appointment. Bharti Airtel: Africa Unit Seeks to Raise US$750 Million in U.K. IPO. Moon sighted in Nigeria as Sultan declares Tuesday Eid el-Fitr . Kogi council workers reject part salary payment. FG inaugurates houses for displaced Bakassi natives. Stakeholders demand review of Nigeria’s curriculum. Court halts sacking of Tinubu, Boyo as Oando directors. Moghalu to give 2019 Ra’ayi lecture in Kano. Eid-l-Fitri: Lagos gov, Speaker urge love, peace. PDP lawmakers meet over Ninth National Assembly leadership. My Appointment is in Order, Acting CJN Tells Court. Police bust international arms syndicate, recover rifles, others. Bayelsa: No agreement on rotation, says Lokpobiri’s campaign DG. Imo Assembly suspends council chairmen, councilors, urges Okorocha’s probe. Malpractice: JAMB conducts fresh UTME for 490 candidates. SEC, EFCC strengthen ties to tackle capital market fraud. SEC workers protest Gwarzo’s reinstatement. Nigeria’s fuel subsidy not helping the poor — World Bank. **AFRICA* Sudanese forces storm protest camp, nine people dead- medics. Sisi says Egypt won't accept anything against Palestinian wishes. Russian troops to join U.N. force in Central African Republic soon: ministry. Zambia starts electricity rationing for non-mining industry. Algerian council scraps July 4 presidential election. Tunisia PM Chahed elected as leader of new secular party. Malawi president, at inauguration, pledges to root out corruption. Kenyan court stops abuse of office charge against top judge. Congo forces kill 26 Islamist rebels in Ebola zone shootout. **WORLD* China tightens security around Tiananmen on anniversary of crackdown. Sudan military cancels civilian transition deal after deadly crackdown on protesters. Donald Trump calls London mayor ‘stone cold loser’, but praises US-UK ties. Mexico privately warns US against tariff war – Report. Kim Jong Un's sister seen for first time since failed summit. Swedish court rules not to extradite Julian Assange for rape probe. **SPORTS* Rohr grants Musa, Shehu Ramadan break. Ogu predicts tough AFCON in Egypt. Flying Eagles crash out of U-20 World Cup. Eagles can win Nations Cup — Awaziem. Ugboaja backs D’Tigers to shine in World Cup. Ndidi, Omeruo arrive Eagles camp in Asaba. Thanks for Reading, God Bless and Happy Eid Fitri. *ADEDEJI VICTOR* *BVP MEDIA STATION* +2348101078154.