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BVP MEDIA STATION NEWS HEADLINES Thu 4 Apr 2019 Good Day to our Cherished Readers. **NIGERIA* Rivers: Wike wins 2nd term CCT fixes final argument date as Onnoghen closes case APC’s choice for National Assembly leadership supreme, says Nabena El-Rufai praised for health initiatives Adeleke wasn’t at exam centre in 2017, NECO supervisors testify in Court Kolade Johnson: Buhari frowns at SARS, promises prosecution of perpetrators 14 PDP lawmakers-elect boycott INEC certificates of return presentation in Kano Court sacks Nwoboshi, Delta North Senator-elect Ibadan obas fault Olubadan on illegal crown comment FEC approves N5.5bn for training, employment of 12,000 Nigerians Osun health workers laud Oyetola for reviving sector NAICOM tasks MDAs, OPS, others on insurance adoption Paga posts $4.6 billion deals, 12 million customers in 10 years African Wrestling Championships: Team Nigeria arrive from Tunisia Onne customs seizes 64 containers of military wears, Tramadol, othe

Popular Nollywood Actress Dies After Childbirth April 3, 2019 Popular Nollywood actress, Olabisi Monsurat Ishola popularly known as Bisket has been confirmed dead days after welcoming her baby. According to reports, Bisket, a member of Theatre and Movie Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), passed away during the weekend barely 10 days after welcoming her new baby. A colleague of the late actress, Omolola Olumide confirmed the death of CEO of Bisket Movie Concept. It was also gathered that the late actress and producer was a member of the Lagos Island branch of TAMPAN. Bisket’s death is coming almost three months after the death of a colleague, Gbenga Akintunde aka Burger, who died at the age of 47 on January 4 2019. On February 27, another actor, Rotimi Alfred Popoola was announced dead by the Ogun state chapter of the Theatre Arts and Movie Practitioners Association of Nigeria, TAMPAN.

BREAKING: ASUU Resumes Indefinite Strike April 3, 2019 ASUU strike, News Alert The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Taraba State University chapter, on Wednesday resumed indefinite strike to press home its demands. The union had embarked on a strike in 2018 but suspended it when the Taraba government promised to meet its demands which included the payment of earned academic allowances from 2014 till date, and the provision of required infrastructure to enhance teaching and learning. Dr Samuel Shikaa, the branch Chairman, and Dr Atando Agbu, the Secretary, in a statement shortly after the Executive Council Meeting with national officials in Jalingo, said that the teachers would remain at home until the demands were met. The union said that the law establishing the university, which specified adequate funding for the institution, had been abandoned by the state government. “Law no 4 of 2008 specified that five per cent of the state allocation, five per cent of the

JUST IN: FEC approves new employment programme targetting 60,000 youth April 3, 2019 Premium Times The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a new scheme that is targeted at creating employment for 60,000 Nigerians aged 18-25 years. This was announced Wednesday by the Minister of Budget and Planning, Udoma Udoma while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the meeting of the council chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Udoma said the new scheme is called the N-Power knowledge multi-track youth empowerment programme. He said under the scheme, 12,000 unemployed or under-employed graduates aged 18-25 yrs will be trained and given relevant devices afterwards. He also said the training will be on mobile computing and commonly used electronic devices. Mr Udoma said the programme, which will be run under the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP), is open to all unemployed graduates. He also said after the training, each of the initial 12,000 selected and

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Remove Your Illegal Crowns, Olubadan Orders Ibadan High Chiefs. April 3, 2019 Ibadan News, News Alert, Olubadan The crisis between the Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji, and his high chiefs deepened on Tuesday as the first class monarch ordered them to remove their “illegal crowns.’’ The Olubadan said that he had no objection to the return of his high chiefs to the palace “once they remove their illegal crowns.’’ The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the high chiefs had on Monday accused the Olubadan of running a “ one-man-show’’ and disregarding the Olubadan-in-Council. The chiefs also accused the monarch of appointing Mogajis (family heads) and Baales (village heads) without consulting the council. One of the members of the Olubadan-in-Council and Otun Olubadan, Lekan Balogun, while speaking at a meeting of the council at Mapo Hall in Ibadan said the actions of the Olubadan called for urgent attention to forestall crisis. NAN reports that Oba Adetunji s