Global Headlines Today - 19/01/2016

A very beautiful day to be thankful, here is today's headlines. Have a blissful day.

PUNCH

• 15 Ex-governors, 40 other stole N1.34tn in eight years - FG 

• Crisis brew in PDP over arms probe 

• Biafra not dead, MASSOB replies Obasanjo 

• Tariff: Electricity consumers to petition N'Assembly, Minister 

• Stop maltreating Nigerians, FG warns foreign airlines   

• Soldiers arrest two suspected pipeline bombers

• 14 confirm bid for Asaba airport concession

• We wont participate in Ondo LG poll - APC

• Arms scandal: EFCC send ex-service chiefs' accounts to NFIU 

• Construction workers protest non payment of salaries, verbal sacking 

• Judge defers to A'Court in Lagos LG suit 

• Ogun releases fund to support SMEs

• NUJ sues customs for assault on journalist 

• Measles kills five in Oyo 

• IPOB leader Kanu files fresh bail application 

• Two dies in pro-Biafran agitators, soldiers' clash  

• Politicians use bureaux de change to launder money - CLO

• 'Missing' budget: Buhari seeks cut in Villa votes

• N2.6bn fraud: EFCC opens case against Akpobolokemi

• Dasukigate: 'Military'll release indicted officers to EFCC'

• Student nurse test positive to Lassa fever 

• TB Joshua makes fresh move to quash criminal charges 

• Pay N18,000 minimum wage, Reps tell govs

• Minister intervenes as UNIJOS-ASSU strike enters 86th day

• 'EFCC, NIPOST intercepted fake $376m in 2015'

VANGUARD

• Experts call for more political will towards healthcare financing

• Anambra Central: We want free, fair polls - PDP

• Anambra Central: APC blasts Umeh over sole candidature bid

• Driver, 58, defiles 11-years old girl in the toilet 

• Sex selection not the essence of assisted reproductive technology - Orebanjo 

• Lawmaker decries insecurity in Badagry 

• Ugwuanyi orders road contractor to speed up work

• 'Dwindling economy shows Buhari is not prepared to serve Nigerians'

• Anambra CP orders the release of 8 suspected Arsonists

• Asssault on journalist: Lagos NUJ files N500m lawsuit against customs 

• TUC flays alleged  poor attitude of FG, Rivers to Lassa fever 

• Lassa fever claims life of 65yrs-old woman in Delta  

• BATN office complex: A confluence of splendor, allure and luxury

• Nigeria should devolve or dissolve 

• 4 suspected kidnappers arrested in Delta, victim rescued 

• Pastor remanded in prison over N100m land case 

• Fire guts Coscharis Lagos office

• NFF focused despite Challenges - Sanusi  

• Angry reaction as Okorocha sacks 3,000 workers 

•  6 Fulani herdsmen docked for kidnapping, robbery

• Shettima inaugurates biometric panel to audit Borno workforce

• Resident smoke out Lagos burglar

• Olu of Warri commended over riot act to community heads, others 

• Militants givein conditions to stop bombings N/Delta 

• Buhari, Osibanjo, Saraki, others for Ngige's father's burial 

• Why I'm leading Buhari's anti-graft war - Kashamu

• Ijaws wan Okotie-Eboh immortalized

• Ondo's govt urges FG to provide Lassa fever testing kits to states

• Until 2015, we didn't know Faleke in Kogi - Atte  

• FG appoints Muhammad Abdallah as new NDLEA Chairman 

• Edo PDP gov aspirants agree to support winner of primaries 

• Biafra: 8 IPOB members killed, 30 wounded, 26 arrested 

• Nothing wrong for Oshiomhole to apologies to Igbinedions - Enoma

• Pipelines bombing: Militants flee as JTF intensifies Hunt

AROUND THE WORLD

• Paris terrorist radicalized 15-years-old girl, now she's free (CNN)

• Pupils poor countries lack text books (BBC)

• Airstrikes kill at least 35 in Yemen (CNN)

• S Korea toughens laws after 'nut rage' (BBC)

• ISIS say Indonesia is un-islamic (CNN) 

• Colombia to toughens acid attack Law (BBC)

• First arrest over Cologne sex attacks (BBC)

• France minister to visit deadly avalanche site (BBC)

• Deadly bombing in Pakistan's Peshawar (BBC)

• World's oldest man dies at 112 in Japan (BBC)

BUSINESS

• Ford Mustang, my team's best job - Piaskowskita (Vanguard)

• Italy expresses interest in Nigeria's Minerals  (Vanguard)

• Naira appreciates to N296/$ (Vanguard)

• Nigeria earns N3.27trn from oil in 10 Months (Vanguard)

• Oil crash: Nigeria, others to witness4380bn project delay (Vanguard)

• Transcorp list 10bn bonds on NSE, FMDQ  (Vanguard) 

• Developer predicts boom of  real estate Sector in 2016 (Vanguard)

• CLO backs CBN's ban on forex to BDCs (Vanguard)

• China markets cheer 2015 GDP numbers (BBC)

• China growth slowest since 1990 ( CNN) 

• Tech firm faces child labour claim (BBC)

• GTBank to reward mobile banking customers (Punch)

ENTERTAINMENT

• Stars call for Oscars boycott (CNN)

• Spike Lee boycotts 'lily white' Oscars (BBC)

•  Fresh prince of Bel Air's Janet Hubert bashes Jada Pinkett Smith for boycotting Oscars (People)

• Leonardo DiCaprio 'Would like to play Russian president Vladimir Putin in a movie (People)

• Learn to read cards!: Miss Colombia jokes with Steve Harvey and he reveals his family got death threats (People)

• J.Cole is a married man (ENews)

SPORTS

• Match fixing claims rock Aussie open (CNN) 

• Australian Open 2016: Caroline Wozniacki crashes out in shock defeat (CNN)

• Swansea wins in front of new boss (BBC)

• Johanna Konta shocks Venus Williams at Australia open (BBC)

•  Defender Vidic leaves Inter-Milan (BBC)

• Tennis must do more to combat fixing - Murray (BBC)

• Olympiakos draw after 17 straight wins (BBC)

• Andy Murray starts Australia open with dominant victory (BBC) 

• Robbers attack Enyimba (Vanguard) 

• Chukwu hails Eagles (Vanguard)

• CHAN: Eagles maul Niger, top Group C (Vanguard)

• NOGIG 2016: NNPC, Chevron start well (Vanguard)