BVP MEDIA STATION NEWS HEADLINES Good Morning to our Cherished Readers. Tuesday 16 April 2019. *NIGERIA** Onnoghen: CCT fixes judgment for April 18. Baru: NNPC owed no cash call arrears in 2018. PDP condemns INEC’s non-release of electoral materials. PDP challenges Buhari to tender his WAEC certificate at tribunal. Rivers govt’ll tackle cult killings — Wike. Court renews Okocha’s arrest warrant over alleged tax evasion. Appeal Court sacks Akpatason as APC candidate for Akoko-Edo. JAMB arrests over 50 ‘Professional Examination Writers’. How I got N1.2b cash from Fayose, others, by bank chief. EFCC alerts public to new tricks by car thieves. Anambra community tackles firm over land. PDP Warns INEC over Presidential Election Materials. Meters: Electricity Consumers to Pay through Service Charge. Shettima Backs Lawan, Ndume Group Insists on Secret Ballot. IG to Hold Area Commanders, DPOs Responsible for Extra-judicial Killings. NLC Cautions FG against Borrowing. Cook j
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Be humbled by your victories, Governor Wike tells State Lawmakers Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated that all elected representatives of the state should be humbled by their victories and re-dedicate themselves to the service of Rivers people. Speaking during a congratulatory visit by members of the Rivers State House of Assembly on Monday at the Government House, Port Harcourt, Governor Wike said that the support of the people and God made the victorious possible. "This victory should humble everyone and ensure that we re-dedicate ourselves to serve the people. "We should see this as an opportunity to ensure a new beginning". He said that with the victories recorded by the PDP across Rivers State, it wouldn't have been possible for any other party to win in Rivers State. "We have three senators, 13 House of Representatives and 31 Seats of the House of Assembly. I don't how it would have been possible for any other pa
Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on fire. The Telegraph David Chazan The TelegraphApril 15, 2019 A fire at Notre Dame, Paris, April 15, 2019. - @ecoursin/Twitter A fire at Notre Dame, Paris, April 15, 2019. - @ecoursin/Twitter More Notre Dame cathedral has caught fire, according to the Parisian fire service and eyewitnesses. Footage posted online shows a large fire engulfing the upper part of the cathedral, with the flames licking around its two bell towers. A major operation was under way, the fire department added, while a city hall spokesman said on Twitter that the area was being cleared. Officials in Paris said the fire, which started around 7pm local time, could be linked to renovation works being carried out at the cathedral. French media reports added that the fire was started by accident, citing police sources. It comes after France's Saint Sulpice church , used in the filming of Dan Brown’s ‘Da Vinci Code’ thriller, caught fire in March. Firefighters were able
Omokri reacts as Keyamo says Buhari doesn’t need WAEC certificate to become President Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has reacted to the claim by the spokesman for the All Progressives Congress, APC, Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, that one does not need a WAEC certificate to become President of Nigeria. Keyamo had in an interview on Sunday claimed that under the Nigerian constitution, one does not need a WAEC certificate to become President of Nigeria. According to him, if you have occupied the public office for a reasonable length of time, you do not need a WAEC certificate to become president of Nigeria. Keyamo said: “There are other levels of qualifications to run for the office of President. In fact, if you have occupied the public office for a reasonable length of time, by the provisions of the constitution, you do not even need a WAEC certificate to become President of Nigeria. “It becomes extremely foolish for anybody who is not statutorily emp
SEE LIST OF 23 NIGERIANS ON DEATH-ROW IN SAUDI ARABIA BY WASSUPNOW APRIL 15, 2019430 More than 23 Nigerians are on death row in Saudi Arabia, even as controversy continues to attend the recent beheading of a Nigerian woman, Kudirat Adeshola Afolabi, by Saudi authorities for drug trafficking. A report on Monday morning by the Lagos-based The Nation newspaper listed the convicted Nigerians awaiting execution in Saudi Arabia as: Adeniyi Adebayo Zikri; Tunde Ibrahim; Jimoh Idhola Lawal; Lolo Babatunde; Sulaiman Tunde; Idris Adewuumi Adepoju; Abdul Raimi Awela Ajibola; Yusuf Makeen Ajiboye; Adam Idris Abubakar; Saka Zakaria; and Biola Lawal. Others are: Isa Abubakar Adam; Ibrahim Chiroma; Hafis Amosu; Aliu Muhammad; Ms. Funmilayo Omoyemi Bishi; Ms. Mistura Yekini; Amina Ajoke Alobi; Kuburat Ibrahim; Alaja Olufunke Alalaoe Abdulqadir; Fawsat Balagun Alabi; Aisha Muhammad Amira; and Adebayo Zakariya. The report quoted an official document as saying that the Nige
Breaking: You do not need WAEC certificate to become President in Nigeria – Festus Keyamo ON APRIL 15, 201910:16 AMIN NEWS, POLITICS97 COMMENTS By Nwafor Sunday The director strategic communications of President. Muhammadu Buhari, 2019 presidential campaign, (Official spokesperson), Festus Keyamo, SAN, Monday said that one does not need a WAEC certificate to become President in Nigeria. Breaking: You do not need WAEC to become President in Nigeria – Festus Keyamo Reeling out his reasons for saying so, Festus said that Section 318 of the 1999 Constitution defines “School Certificate or its equivalent” to mean primary 6 School Leaving Certificate plus the ability to just speak, write, understand and communicate in English language to the satisfaction of INEC. And No WAEC certificate is needed. Festus equally moved forward to give other levels of qualifications to run for the office of President. According to him, if you have occupied the public office for a reasonable length of ti
RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT TO TACKLE CULT- RELATED KILLINGS --GOVERNOR WIKE Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the State Government will frontally tackle cult-related killings in parts of the state. Speaking at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Monday when the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers paid him a congratulatory visit on his re-election, Governor Wike said that his administration will take the fight to cultists. He said: "We will not allow these cultists who want to paint the state black continue to cause mayhem. "We will take the fight to them. Enough is enough. These people cannot continue to kill our people ". Governor Wike revealed that he met with the State Security Council on Sunday Night and modalities were worked out on how to rid the state of cult-related killings. He urged the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers to support the State Government in the fight against cultism, saying that prom
“If Sango was that powerful, why didn’t he supply electricity to our cities,” – Pastor Sam Adeyemi POSTED BY LAWRENCE A. ON APRIL 15, 2019 Pastor Sam Adeyemi has challenged Sango and other local gods in a recent sermon that has gone viral. The popular cleric questioned the power of small gods and also dared “Sango” to supply electricity to cities if it is powerful. In his words; “If Sango was that powerful, why didn’t he supply electricity to our cities,”
JUST IN: Protest Hits Abuja As indigenes Troop Out Against Army Over Forceful Land Takeover. April 15, 2019 Abuja News, News Alert The coalition of FCT indigenous Association in Collaboration with affected communities are currently protesting against an alleged forceful takeover of lands by the Nigerian army, Nigerian Cable News online can report. The said takeover are said to be in giri, kapkuru, Ido Sarki, Zuba and Tunga maje areas of Abuja. The protesters in their hundreds are gathered at the FCDA office in area 11 Garki Abuja. The leader of the troop who refused to mention his name said there will be no vehicular movement of staff and work in the secretariat until there is a genuine intervention by necessary stakeholders. Efforts by our correspondent to hear from the FCDA management over the protest which started around 15 minutes to 9:00am and is still ongoing as at the time of filing this report has proved abortive.