Global Headlines Today - 23/01/2016

Today's headlines. Have a great weekend.

THE GUARDIAN

• Electoral Violence: INEC raises concern, seeks strict sanction for offenders

• 7,000 militant to lay down arms today 

• Ijaws, Itsekiri bicker over pipeline bombing  

• Group condemns attack on oil installations

• Wada promises to immortalise Audu before handover 

• Delta holds education summit 

• Ban appoints Amechi board member UN body 

• Nigeria will miss Olubadan wise counsels, says Buhari

• Buhari, Obiano, Bishop extol Pa Ngige's virtues at burial

•  Enugu: Sustaining urban development despite economic downturn

• 'We have ears and minds for very genuine and fair criticisms'

• Renewed rage in Delta region 

• Buhari and APC didn't have plans of what to do with power, says Yakassai

• 'Attack on oil facilities will only affect govt revenue'

• Resurgence on militancy in Niger Delta'

• Casualties: Cancer of the Nigerian workforce  

• UNWTO record 16 percent growth on visa openness in 2015

• NOUN graduates 15 first class students 

• Metuh granted N300m bail

• Imo varsity authorities promote 54 to professors, readers 

• Alhaja Fathia Balogun is back

• The Gambia woos tourist with food fair   

• Oyo fixes February 12 for Olubadan's burial 

• MOUA increases students' in-take to 35,000

• My mum encouraged me to compete with my sisters in cooking, says young chef 

• UN special delegation urges FG to prosecute violators of women's right in IDPS camps 

• Tribunal can not stop my inauguration, says Bello 

• Police recover remains of kidnapped Delta Monarch  

• Spotlight on the ordination of Bishop Matthew .A. Okpebholo

PUNCH

• Court adjourns hearing on Dasuki's application to stop trial

• FG launches special military operation to tackle pipeline vandalism  

• Three suicide bombers intercepted in Maiduguri

• Court grant fresh N600m bail to Metuh 

• Dasukigate: 21 persons, firms got N 54.65bn - FG  

• Ekiti APC insists Fayose owns property in Dubai 

• Again, gunmen attack Rivers community, kill three

• Benue, Nassarawa move to end cattle rearers, farmers' clashes

• We won't provide sureties for Metuh - Jalo 

• Nigeria spend $1bn on medical tourism - Minister 

• CICO, Covenant University partner for training 

• 'Widows need our collective support'

• Nigeria needs improved pension funds management - Fashola 

• Corruption: Buhari goes tough on public officers' asset declaration 

• Buhari's N4.8bn budget for clinic, website embarrassing - Activists

AROUND THE WORLD

• Massive US blizzard advances North (BBC)

• Storm envelopes East coast (CNN)

• Four killed in Canada shootings (BBC)

• Are Jews fleeing France? (CNN)

• Zika virus triggers pregnancy warnings (BBC)

• 'Saudi is same as ISIS': Cleric's son (CNN)

• US nuclear missile damaged in accident (BBC)

• N. Korea arrest 'hostile' U.S students (CNN)

• Tunisia president vows to end 'ordeal' (BBC)

• Hundred dead as ISIS makes gains in strategic Syrian City (CNN)

• Storks shun migration for junk food (BBC) 

BUSINESS

• BDC operators import dollars from Ghana, Benin Rep, others (Punch)

• Concerns over N50 stamp duty duties collection by banks (The Guardian) 

• SMEs must be financially discipline to grow - Akintilo (Punch) 

• NSCDC arrest petrol dealers, black marketers (The Guardian)

• Forex ban: CBN to refund N35m caution deposit to BDC operators (Punch)

• Winter storm forces Arik  Air to postpone New York Flight (The Guardian)

• N1.04tn fine: MTN seeks out of court settlement (Punch)

• Google to pay 130mpounds  in backdated UK tax (BBC)

• Nigerians' investment in NSE down by N256.07bn (Punch) 

• Shares up as market rally continues (BBC)

• NACCIMA, LCCI, SMEs decry high exchange rates (Punch)

• Dollar scarcity hits Nigerian Banks (Punch)

• Oil skyrockets 23% in 48 hours, $32 (CNN)

ENTERTAINMENT

• Finally 2Baba speaks on Wizkid, Dammy Krane face-off (The Guardian)

• Tuface, Waje unveiled as The Voice coaches (Punch)

• Life as i see it....A new beginning for Julius Agwu (The Guardian)

• Wizkid has been stealing my songs for long - Blackface (Punch)

• Sylvia Oluchi, new pearl of silver screen (The Guardian)

• No more marriage for me - Solomon Akiyesi (Punch)

• Basket Mouth becomes Malta Guinness ambassador (The Guardian) 

• We're proud of our relationship with God - FTK (Punch)

• Oscars move to defuse race row (BBC)

• Adele 'Hello' joins the 1 billion club on You Tube (CNN)

SPORTS 

• CHAN: Eagles draw with Tunisia  (Punch)

• IAAF president, Coe, confirmed for Access Bank Lagos city marathon (The Guardian)

• Salami, the Buhari rewards our European tour (Punch)

• Flamingos rout Namibia 5-0 in Windhoek (The Guardian) 

• Dancing boosts my confidence before bouts - Adekuoroye (Punch)

• Djokovic, Federer, Williams, advance to forth round (The Guardian)

• Federer breaks tennis record (CNN) 

• Bill Johnson: Trailblazing U.S skier dies (CNN)