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BREAKING: PDP’s Fintiri Dislodges Adamawa Governor. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Ahmadu Fintiri winner of the Adamawa state governorship election. Andrew Haruna, returning officer for the election, made the declaration at the INEC office in Yola, the state capital, on Friday morning. Haruna said the PDP candidate scored 376,552 votes to beat Jibrila Bindow, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election and the incumbent governor, who scored 336,386 votes, leaving a margin of 40,166 between the two candidates. The March 9 election in the state had been declared inconclusive because the number of cancelled votes was higher than the margin between Fintiri and Bindow. But for a suit filed by one of the governorship candidates, the Adamawa supplementary election would have held on Saturday.

*BVP MEDIA STATION NEWS HEADLINES* Friday, 29th March, 2019. Good Day To Our Cherished Readers. Tinubu warns govt. against VAT increase NASS transmits clean copy of N30,000 National minimum wage bill to Buhari Anambra poll: Court orders INEC to prosecute Ubah, returning officer Married woman dies while spending night with polygamous lover Wike sets up panel to probe 2019 election violence in Rivers Senate demands comprehensive list of recruited staff from DPR 17 die as high-rise office building catches fire Akwa Ibom gov-elect, 25 lawmakers receive Certificates of Return Schools: Nasarawa lawmakers order contractors to stop work Solskjaer targets Premier League glory after appointment as Man Utd boss Man in court for allegedly buying stolen televisions Plateau guber: Contesting Lalong's victory at tribunal waste of time 'Jock-Alamba Forum urges APC leadership to zone senate president position to region Election: I'll recover my stolen mandate at tribunal-Use

Breaking: Appeal Court upheld Gov. Kayode Fayemi's election

Full text of Bola Tinubu’s speech at his Colloquium in Abuja March 28, 2019. Asiwaju Tinubu’s speech at the Colloquium – International Conference Centre, Abuja. 28 March, 2019 2. I want to thank President Buhari for sharing this special day with me. The pressure of affairs facing the leader of a nation is such that you could have easily found reasons why you could not participate. 3. Instead you chose to be here and to even give me the compound honor of accepting to be the Chairman of this occasion. 4. Mr. President, you have gone far these past few years in laying a good foundation for the economic recovery of the country. We shall go farther still so that Nigeria truly reaches the next level with you leading the way. 5. Here I must also thank our dear First Lady Aisha Buhari for her zeal, support and commitment to the betterment of this nation. You are a true role model for women in Africa. 6. I commend the Vice President, my dear friend, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, and his team

BREAKING: Olanipekun leads Legal Team Against Adeleke’s Victory At Osun Election Tribunal The All Progressives Congress (APC) and Gboyega Oyetola, the party’s governorship candidate in Osun State, have appealed the judgment of the Osun Election Petition Tribunal nullifying their victory at the polls. In a judgment given on March 22, 2019, two of the three-member panel had given a majority ruling in favour of Ademola Adeleke, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The tribunal had declared Adeleke the winner of the election and also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue him a certificate of return. The APC has filed a suit at the Court of Appeal in Abuja asking for a reversal of the judgment of the tribunal. Led by Wole Olanipekun (SAN), the APC’s team of lawyers have filed a notice on 39 grounds, faulting the judgment of Justice Peter Obiora and Justice Anyinla Gbolagunte, noting that there was no evidence to support the posit

BREAKING: Court orders Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest.

Senate president: Buhari, APC leaders pacify Goje Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have moved fast to nip in the bud any disaffection on Senate Leader Ahmad Lawan’s choice for Senate President. President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday met with one of the leading contenders for the job, Sen. Danjuma Goje. Besides, top APC leaders, senators and senators-elect have held series of meetings with Goje to prevent him from being “hijacked” by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). It was learnt that Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima and Lawan’s supporters met another aspirant, Sen. Ali Ndume, to prevail on him to accept Lawan. Parliamentary Support Group Chairman Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, who wanted to be Senate president, is backing the President and the APC on the candidature of Lawan. The President, APC governors and party leaders have spent the last 24 hours clearing the intrigues surrounding Lawan’s recommendation for the job. It was gathered that the President per

BREAKING: Buhari Signs N30,000 Minimum Wage Into Law, To Start Implementation By May . March 28, 2019. President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the #30,000 minimum wage proposed by labour into law. He said, the payment of this new minimum wage will commences in the month of May, to mark with workers day. Details soonest…

BREAKING: Buhari Launches Pension Plan For Self-employed Nigerians. March 28, 2019. President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday launched a micro pension plan for self-employed Nigerians. The launch took place at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. Mr Buhari launched the programme by supervising the registration of a Keke NAPEP operator, Sagir Shawai, a resident of Karu village of the Federal Capital Territory. The president said the programme was conceived for Nigerians in the informal sector of the country. He appealed to trade associations, workers unions and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the informal sector to join hands with the government in enlightening their members on the importance of the scheme. “This initiative will capture those that are not fully captured in the existing pension scheme. In the past three years, we have provided loans to farmers and others in the informal sector. The micro pension plan is the next step,” he said. Details later…

Buhari Absent At Tinubu’s 67th Birthday Colloquium. March 28, 2019 President Muhammadu Buhari is absent at the colloquium of Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The colloquium holds annually to mark the birthday of the former Lagos governor. This year’s colloquium, which has the theme “Next Level: Work For People”, is ongoing at the International Conference Center (ICC), Abuja . It is not clear why the president is not at the event but Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is standing in for Buhari who is supposed to be the chairman of the event. Buhari attended last year’s colloquium and previous ones which held in Lagos. There are unconfirmed reports that the president is not in the country. This year’s colloquium is focusing on jobs and the economy. The organisers said they are using the programme as an avenue to showcase government’s efforts to add millions of jobs over the next four years.

POLITICS Why We Can’t Suspend Amaechi For Anti-Party Activities Like Okorocha –APC March 28, 2019. While Nigeria’s ruling party handed an indefinite suspension on Rochas Okorocha for supporting the governorship candidate of another party, it has not applied the same sanction on Rotimi Amaechi for doing something similar. The APC however justifies its action, saying the issues of the two officials, though similar, are different. In Imo, Mr Okorocha backed Uche Nwosu of the Action Alliance against Hope Uzodinma of the APC. Both candidates lost to Emeka Ihedioha of the PDP. In Rivers, the Supreme Court barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from accepting candidates from the APC because of internal wrangling between two factions of the party. One APC faction in Rivers is loyal to the Minister of Transportation, Mr Amaechi, and another loyal to Magnus Abe, a senator. While the APC headquarters in Abuja recognised Mr Amaechi’s faction, Mr Abe’s appealed th

APC Can’t Stop Me From Becoming The Next Deputy Senate President – Uzor Kalu March 28, 2019 Orji Uzor Kalu Uzor Kalu, a former governor of Abia state, has indicated interest in contesting the position of the deputy senate president in 9th national assembly. Kalu, who is also Abia north senator-elect, wants the All Progressives Congress (APC) to zone the position to the south-east in the interest of equity and justice. Speaking with journalists at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Wednesday, Kalu said he was aware that the APC, which had the majority in the senate, had zoned the senate president position to the north-east and the deputy-senate president to the north-west. Noting that he is a loyal party member, he said he would not listen to the APC if it tries to deter him from his ambition. “I am a very loyal party man. The party has zoned the senate presidency position to the north-east and I want to respect the party’s will. But the second position is what w