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Global Headlines Today - 22/02/2016

Welcome to another great week, may your week be filled with beautiful surprises and may your hearts be always joyful. Here are today's headlines. Have a joyful week.
THE NATION
  • Tension in CAN as Oritsejafor quits in July
  • Ambode brings joy to visually impaired columnist
  •  Why Nigerians must unite against terror, by Lagos commissioner 
  • Party chair moves to stop revolt by members
  • Teachers’ transfer wrong, claims NUT
  • Sheriff must step down, say Juta, Wabara, others 
  •  EFCC begins probe of $2b Malabu Oil deal
  • Tarfa Vs EFCC 
  • Jonathan’s ADC states role in N10b gift for PDP chief 
  • CAN drums support for Buhari’s anti-graft war
  • ‘I stole my boss’ car to attend Valentine’s Day party’
  •  JTF: Nigeria needs entire army to man oil facilities 
  • Military destroys arms got from ex-militants
  •  Alleged N225,000 bribe: Activists seek suspension of judge, lawyer
  •  Tarfa files fresh N5b suit against EFCC, MTN, Falana
  •  No extension of deadline for UTME, says JAMB
  •  Osinbajo seeks dismantling of corrupt systems
  •  Olubadan to be installed March 4
  •  Akoko leaders condemn attack on aspirant
  •  Inspector held for ‘forging’ colleagues’ promotion signals
  •  JUMIA robbery: Police bust gang
  • Benue re-run: INEC declares Mark winner
  • Almajiri is un-Islamic, says Sultan
  •  Again, Buhari rejects calls for Naira devaluation 
PUNCH
  •  We won’t alter N6.07tn budget size, say Reps
  • Buhari to visit Saudi, Qatar to discuss oil price
  •  Obiano to critics: I’m not a hungry governor
  •  PDP: Wabara, Shagari, Juta ask Sheriff to resign
  •  Corrupt persons in legislature, judiciary – Osinbajo
  • Tompolo asks A’Court to void arrest warrant
     
  •  President plans to install northerner as CAN leader, group alleges
  •  B’Haram: NHRC clears Air Force of rights abuses
  •  CCT: Saraki blackmailing Buhari with budget controversies, says Marafa
  •  Adetunji to be crowned Olubadan March 4
  •  Dasukigate: Returning loot won’t stop prosecution, says Magu
  •  Senate panel submits report on Marafa on Tuesday
  •  EFCC links ex-CDS Badeh to N4.4bn NIMASA fraud
  •  PDP: Wabara, Shagari, Juta ask Sheriff to resign
  •  Alleged bribe: SERAP demands judge’s suspension
  • Owo must produce next Ondo governor - Indigenes
  • Lagos vows to fight injustice 
  • LASG sensitises students, corps members to sexual abuses
  •  APC chief urges support for widows, others
  •  ACF, Ohanaeze meet, pledge to sustain unity
  •  Military arrests suspected B’Haram spies at IDP camp
  •  Jonathan’s almajiri schools initiative a failure – Ganduje
  •  Attempted murder: Police tighten security around NLC boss
  •  Principal drags inspector before CP over missing printer
  •  Enugu community laments destruction of homes, farmlands
  •  222 renounce cultism in Edo/Delta
 BBC
  •  Vote for real change, Johnson urges UK
  •  Northern Powerhouse 'a leap of faith' (Business) 
  • Northern Powerhouse 'a leap of faith' (Business)
  • People with learning disabilities 'need commissioner'
  •  Bolivian President Evo Morales 'loses' fourth term bid'
  • Australia asylum baby 'will be sent back to Nauru'
  • Japanese stocks start Monday lower on stronger yen (Business)
  CNN
  • ISIS claims Homs, Damascus carnage 
  • Trump: 'It's going to be Hillary and myself'
  • 2 years prison for 'sexually explicit' writer (Egypt)
  • Jeb's doomed campaign: What went wrong?
BUSINESS
  •  Forex speculators from Benin Republic, Ghana, others invade Nigeria (The Nation)
  •  Tariff: Court rules on NERC’s stay of execution today (The Nation)
  •  CBN recovers N6.2b illegal charges  from banks (The Nation
  •  Private depots sell petrol for N98/litre….. IPMAN cries out (The Nations)
  •  Executive insights: Manufacturing, forex situation and the Nigerian economy (The Nation)
  •  Diversification: Any role for Nigeria’s $2.7b beer market?  (The Nation)
  • Trader faints over planned demolition of Lagos market (The Nation)
  •  Glo consolidates lead as preferred internet provider (The Nation)
  • Nigeria committed to free trade, Buhari assures WTO (The Nation)
  •  Nigeria spends $1.8b yearly on rice import, says Dangote (The Nation)
  • Dollar scarcity: 40,000 jobs threatened, food prices soar (Punch)
  •  We’ll increase oil production for domestic use —Kachikwu (Punch)
  • Forex trading: Scalping strategy (Punch)
  • Fuel queues resurface in Abuja (Punch)
  • Forte Oil’s profit rises to N7bn (Punch)
  • Suspend charges on idle decoders, CPC orders MultiChoice (Punch)
  • IAAG, FRSC mobilise against fake motor insurance (Punch)
  • Home management business growing fast — Afolabi (Punch)
SPORT
  • Nigeria must work hard for Olympic success – Bonfrere Jo (Punch)
  • Emenike, Moses score as Hammers win (Punch)
  •  Eagles coach begs for a month’s pay (Punch)
  • Oshonaike seeks support for t’tennis players (Punch)
  • NPL: Enyimba begin title defence with loss (Punch)
  • Messi more creative than Cristiano —Ronaldo (Punch) 
  • Chelsea face Everton in FA Cup quarter-finals (BBC)
  •  Highlights: Chelsea 5-1 Man City (BBC) 
ENTERTAINMENT
  •   Cumberbatch and Hamlet shine at awards (BBC)
  • Monalisa Chinda remarries (The Nation)
  •  Heroines fight off heroes in book poll (BBC)
  • Ini Edo leads campaign on slim tea (The Nation)
  •  Jude Okoye moves into a new home (The Nation0
  • Ben Bruce intervenes in Don Jazzy/Dbanj beef (The Nation)  


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