Easter: YCEE, Emex E.O.T collaborate to drop “HELLO” peter ejiofor - On April 20, 2019 Endowment Sokoto govt. donates 4700 bags of rice, N4.7m to needy Muhammad Bello - On April 20, 2019 Legal practitioner advises women to confirm they are their husbands’ next of kin lydia ngwakwe - On April 20, 2019 NEWS Sokoto govt. donates 4700 bags of rice, N4.7m to needy Muhammad Bello Legal practitioner advises women to confirm they are their husbands’ next of kin lydia ngwakwe Don tasks FG to review trade policy to boost economic growth ige adekunle Easter: Bishop of Awka Diocese tasks Christians on true repentance patrick anaso Easter: Intensify prayers for peace, security — Nasarawa Speaker awayi kuje Politics Easter: Gov. Ambode preaches love, sacrifice, tolerance adeniran adetayo Sokoto NUJ decries alleged political victimisation of members Muhammad Bello Lagos supplementary election: No one should shed blood for position-APC rep candidate adeleye adeyemi Easter: Umahi tasks Christians on peace, unity douglas okoro Ex-Minister expresses fears over ability of states to pay new minimum wage oloniruha emmanuel ECONOMY Nasarawa Entrepreneurs summit targets 1, 000 business owners, youths – Official oboh linus Bayelsa NLC tasks governors on new minimum wage implementation christian ogbonnaya Timely intervention, policy stability will grow economy- MAN emiola ibukun Easter: Prices of food items stable in Benin isikeh ruona No going back on Gagarawa sugar project, says Gov. Badaru abdullahi ishaq SPORTS Dayak Open: Jomby to face Kalenchenko in finals ikenna osuoha Nigerian sport academy to train 50 athletes in USA abiodun azi Anambra FA Cup: Udala FC celebrate beating FC Ifeanyi Ubah to reach quarterfinals patrick anaso Tennis Championship: Kalenichenko stuns defending champion Neuchrist to claim semi- final slot kayode adebiyi Golf to be introduced in Oyo schools–IGC akeem abas Entertainment Easter: YCEE, Emex E.O.T collaborate to drop “HELLO” peter ejiofor Arts’ outfit to organise : “All Women first International Arts and Cultural Exhibition” nkiru ifeajuna Filmmaker dies in course of duty oladapo udom Children relive experience at first ever Ibadan Easter Fun Fair seyi oduneye ‘Game of thrones’ star, Jason Momoa shaves signature beard to promote environmental cause onijala busayo Security Easter: Police assure Jigawa residents of adequate security muhammad nasirbashir Jigawa Imam killed, robbed of 400,000 – Police muhammad nasirbashir DSS denies arresting, detaining INEC staff Joseph Edeh FRSC urges motorists to drive with caution, avoid over-speeding, over-loading maureen ojinaka Banditry: ZMSG unaware of alleged killing of innocent citizens – SSG abubakar ahmed EDUCATION Westland University set to tackle importation craze in Nigeria — Chancellor chinyere nwachukwu Orientation Camp: Anambra monarch pledges maximum cooperation with NYSC patrick anaso Lizzy, drug abused teenager not our student – Caleb School Rukayat Mohammed A’Ibom varsity to expel 4 undergraduates for alleged rape sunday bassey 60m Nigerians are illiterates, says Perm Sec philip dzeremo TECH NCC, FRC partner on corporate governance in telecom sector constance athekame Why Jumia listed on New York Stock Exchange — Officials funmilola gboteku MTN Nigeria leadership programme to inspire ideas among top-level management — Official chiazo ogbolu Cyber security experts want individuals to apply security hygiene to tackle cyber threats florence onuegbu Start-Up Friday: NITDA set to empower South East youths on ICT skills ndubisi ijeoma JUDICIARY Defection: Court sacks Sen. Ogbuoji, orders fresh poll in Ebonyi south douglas okoro Man begs court to recover N342, 000 from business partner aisha gambo Defection: Court adjourns suit seeking to unseat Saraki, Dogara, 52 others until April 30 wandoo sombo N1bn Imo debt: Court grants leave for 17 banks to show cause not to garnishee state accounts martins odeh Onnoghen’s conviction: Integrity among public officials important – Utomi, lawyers eniola ayoola AGRICULTURE Ban on importation of tomato paste will fail without necessary structures – AFAN obinna unaeze Value chain programme says it has insured 26,400 farmers in Niger obinna unaeze Rice, cassava farmers seek FGN-IFAD increased support to boost production peter okolie LASG to host 1st Int’l Coconut Summit October–Official Dada Ahmed IFAD-VCDP to deepen intervention in rice, cassava production in Nigeria – Country Director peter okolie ENVIRONMENT Sandamu LGA drills 40 boreholes, construct 6 latrines to promote sanitation auwalu yusuf Cloudy, sunny, dust hazy weather to prevail on Friday – NiMet Sumaila Ogbaje Environmentalist appeals to LASG to end indiscriminate parking of trucks/trailers chidinma agu GMOs: Inadequate public awareness leads to misguided information – Ebegba ebere agozie ANRP tasks FG on Great Green Wall project to reduce effects of climate change osuizigbo lucy WORLD Sudan’s public prosecutor investigating Bashir on suspicion of money laundering: source ugwu donald Northern Ireland police arrest 2 over murder of journalist ugwu donald German plane arrives in Madeira to take home bus crash survivors ugwu donald Blast, gunfire as attackers hit Afghan communications ministry in central Kabul ugwu donald Egyptians vote on changes that may see Sisi in power to 2030 ugwu donald