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Global Headlines Today - 22/01/2016

It's a beautiful Friday morning, hope your week has been eventful? Here is today's headlines. May your heart be always joyful. Have a blessed weekend. 
VANGUARD
  • Corruption: 'You can't talk about Dasuki without talking about President Jonathan'
  • Amnesty has given us better orientation - Muturu, Ex-militant leader 
  • Man, 37, rapes mentally-challenged girl 
  • Parasites defecting to APC should be watched - Akande 
  • Pipeline Bombing: Ijaw, Itsekiri not ready for another crisis - Biukeme 
  • Women's jobs at risk in forth industrial revolution 
  • FG, UNIDO in talk over continuity of Country's  projects
  • Return govt vehicle number plates, Enugu orders politicians
  • Court vacates bench warrant against Rep 
  • Anambara Central Rerun: PDP must get it right - Obiora Okonkwo 
  • Insurgency: Police High Command deploys DIG, Others to restore civil authority in N-East
  • I remain Bayelsa Assembly speaker - Benson 
  • Ex-Zamfara governor arraigned over alleged diversion of N1bn, granted N100m bail
  • Kogi Central Rerun: Group warned against accepting APC candidate
  • Biafra: Kanu should be in prison custody, not in DSS captivity - Rights group 
  • Arm probe: I''ll open up next week, says Falae 
  • Olubadan-in-council backs Adetunji, Seriki line kicks 
  • Fire gut railway coaches, Samsung office in Lagos 
  • I remain PDP member - Ayade 
  • Kidnapped Delta monarch found dead in Edo 
  • 22-yrs-old pregnant wife raped to death in Kano
  • Deltal lawmaker commends Okowa on youth empowerment
  •  Intrigues trail Anambara community's selection of traditional ruler   
  • Assemblies Of God church crisis: S'Court stalls injunction restraining Emeka 
  • Clarks writes Buhari, condemns renewed blowing of pipelines 
  • Biafra: FG is too soft on Nnamadi Kanu - Bankole Hameed 
  • Gov Polls: Ondo APC leaders warn members against ethnic bias
  • Buhari's visit to UAE: The major takeaways 
  • Why I'm now disenchanted with APC - Onokpasa  
  • $2.1bn Arms probe: EFCC slams fresh charges against Olisa Metuh 
  • Cult war in Rivers: 16 killed in shootout 
  • Ogbemudia dumps PDP 
  • Don't attribute Boko Haram to Islam - Timehin
  • Labouring to acknowledge Hitler
  • Sri Lanka bans foreigners kidney transplants after organ racket tip
  • Alleged N100m bribery: EFCC docks justice Umar's aide 
  • Out-of-hospital birth, a major challenge - Bolaji Margaret, researcher 
  • Remembering January 15 1966 
  • NOGIG 2016: Teams jostle for final tickets
PUNCH
  • Lagos plans steady power supply in health centres 
  • Plateau confirms five fresh Lassa fever cases
  • Return stolen funds, Ahamadiyya tells Looters 
  • Dasuki files fresh application to stop trial
  • Oshiomhole, Lagos Speaker, others mourn monarch 
  • Adetunji visits Odugade family
  • We'll give Olubadan a befitting burial - Ajimobi 
  • Panic as govt stimulates plane crash in Lagos 
  • APC regime, a step to fascism - PDP gov
  • Constitution review: Dogara meets empty hall for panel's inauguration
  • I didn't step down as Bayelsa Speaker - Benson  
  • Arms Probe: Metuh arraigned for destroying evidence  
  • Order on asset declaration to expose corruption - Defence HQ 
  • You can't be Olubadan, Chiefs tell Oyediji, endorse Adetunji 
  • Court bars Wike from evicting sacked Perm Secs
  • ICPC arraigned ex-gov Yerima for N1bn fraud 
  • PDP Reps query N4bn budget for villa clinic 
AROUND THE WORLD
  • How a CNN story changed one Chinese orphan's life (CNN) 
  • Has ISIS saved the 'Warthog' U.S Air force jet? (CNN)
  • Migration 'putting EU at grave risk' (BBC)
  • U.S student arrested in North Korea (CNN)
  • Millions prepare for huge US blizzard (BBC)
  • Party ask 'who's worse,' Trump or Cruz? (CNN)
  • Syria refugees come to UK after ruling (BBC)
  • 4,500 flights canceled ahead of storm (CNN)
  • Somalia bomb and gun attack kills 20 (BBC)
  • Explosion in Egypt kills at least 6; ISIS claim responsibility (CNN)
  • Deported Bangladesh terror suspects held (BBC) 
  • Rapist cop jailed for 263 years (CNN)
  • Australian link in Jakarta cyanide case (BBC) 
ENTERTAINMENT
  • Seyi Shay set to thrill fans with Instagram contest  (Vanguard)
  •  Gotv to beam Hollywood's award live red carpet (Vanguard)
  • Statue's head returns after 130 years (BBC)
  • Hundreds join Celin Dion in honoring late husband (Vanguard)
  • Lawsuit against Bill Cosby dismissed (CNN)
  • Mariah Carey and James Packer engaged (BBC)
  • Miley and Liam's engagement is back on (ENews)
SPORTS 
  • CHAN: Eagles chase quarter-final berth (Vanguard)
  • President Buhari reward the Eaglet, D'Tigers (Vanguard)
  • Buhari for fills 31-year-old promise to Eaglets (Punch)
  • Mourinho joins Portuguese presidential campaign trail (Vanguard)
  • Nigeria can rule Africa under Oliseh - Dombraye (Punch) 
  • Eagles must keep working hard - Adepoju (Vanguard)
  • Eagles must be wary of Tunisia attack - Erico (Punch)
  • La Liga: Bale world record 100Euro transfer documents leaked (Vanguard)
  • Enyimba set for Akwa test (Punch)
  • Bundesliga: I'm not sure of my team's form - Guardiola (Vanguard)
  • Javier Mascherano escapes prison (Punch)
  • Amokachi seals deal with Finnish Club (Punch) 
  • Hewitt: Match-fixing allegations a 'joke' (CNN)
  • Sikh superfan spends $400k on NBA team (CNN) 
  • Emotional Ending for Lleyton Hewitt (CNN)
BUSINESS
  • Dangote, Gates commits $100m to nutrition in Nigeria (Vanguard)
  • FG sells N195bn T-bills at higher rates (Punch)
  • LG offers 10 years warranty on core-tech home appliances (Vanguard)
  • Market gain N121bn despite losses of 14 firms (Punch)
  • Vitafaom sees prospects in merger with Vono (Punch)
  • Fuel subsidy removal will save govt N985bn - Osibanjo (Punch)
  • Domestic debt servicing gulped N2.95tn in five years (Punch)
  • Oil fim to sack 700 workers (Punch)
  • CBN clarifies N50 stamp duty on bank transactions (Punch)
  • Saudi Arabia: We can handle low oil prices (CNN)
  • Asian stocks continues global recovery (BBC)
  •  China wants to lunch it own digital currency (CNN)
  • IMF boss Lagarde to go for second term (BBC)
  • Beijing plans to build new schools with air purifiers (CNN)  
  • Starbucks boosted by holiday sales (BBC)

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