Global Headlines Today - 29.02.2016

It is the last day of the month and thankfully it has been a great month. Here are the headlines for today. May your day be beautifully eventful.

PUNCH

•  Lamorde: IG gets Senate’s arrest warrant this week

•  Boko Haram no longer a threat, says Buhari

•  Reps warn members against interfering in Senate, Marafa’s row

•  Seriki wants Olubadan-designate, Adetunji, jailed for contempt

•  Nigeria in a difficult, encouraging situation –Tinubu 

• Reps suspend plan to purchase exotic cars

•  Anambra PDP asks INEC to withdraw Uba, Oduah’s certificates

•  Military, vigilance group team up against cow theft

•  Monarch backs Biafra agitators

•  ‘FREE ESE’ CAMPAIGN: Dickson promises to work with Ganduje for Ese’s return

•  ‘Oke, Agunloye, others will return to PDP’

•  Presidency plans new national carrier

•  Ogun police, Assembly leader’s face-off worsens

•  Sex trade: Five teenagers in police net

•  Suspected cultists behead, bury rival in shallow grave

•  Army trains 200 to combat oil theft

•  Buhari orders investigation into Benue killings

•  Artisan nabbed in Enugu for reshaping stolen cars

•  Paternity row: APGA chief threatens ‘father’ with deities

•  Workshop predicts more kidnappings, robberies in S’East

•  LG boss distances self from illegal market levies

•  Cultists kill man for obstructing land deal

•  Rivers community residents flee over military invasion

THE NATION

• EFCC sends INTERPOL after Moro’s accomplice 

• Govt removes 23,846 ghost workers from payroll  

•  Army inducts combat motorbike battalion into fight against Boko Haram 

•  Rev. King’s death sentence caused by witches, wizards, says Church

•  Money laundering: Metuh faults EFCC’s case

• Fear in OAU over ‘malaria epidemic’ 

• Nasarawa shall remain focused, says Gbadebo

• Abia govt orders firm to pay workers 

•  CIBN seeks input in budget planning 

• Hajj stampede: Saudi to determine status of 35 missing Nigerian pilgrim

•   The New Diplomat goes public today

•  Buhari has good plans for Nigerians, says Wamakko

•  Enugu APGA chieftain joins APC

•  APC condemns Fayose’s rant against Buhari

•  Why Rivers govt must move against violence, by Peterside

•  ‘Supreme Court win: Wike must speak’

•  Fuel scarcity bites harder in Lagos

•  Robbers attack two hospitals in Ondo

•  PDP, APC lose ‘members’ to SDP in Ondo

•  JAMB insists no bags, gadgets allowed in UTME centres

•  Lassa fever: Plateau records eight deaths

•  ‘Allow govt find solution to clashes’

•  Southwest doctors to begin solidarity strike

•  MASSOB: Ohanaeze betrayed Biafra’s cause

•  Buhari seeks OPEC members’ cooperation to stabilise oil market

•  PDP crisis: I will meet Sheriff in court, says Fani-Kayode

•  Fire guts housing estate

CNN

•  Ohio pastor shot dead at church, and his brother has been arrested

•  Clinton looks to close Sanders out in March

•  Baghdad market bombings kill 28; ISIS claims responsibility

•  Trump endorsed by KKK

•  U.S. student detained by North Korea 'confesses'

BBC  

• UN expands Syria aid amid truce

• Australian cardinal testifies about abuse 

• Migrant crisis: Greece needs EU help to avoid chaos, says Merkel

• Secondary school places for all 'undeliverable', councils warn

• Iran hardliner hits back over poll 

•  Firms call for faster UK broadband (Business)

• 'Store more energy in water' (Business) 

ENTERTAINMENT 

• Leonardo DiCaprio Finally Wins Best Actor at 2016 Oscars (Enews)
  

•  Best Actress: Brie Larson, "Room" (CNN)

• Mark Rylance Wins 2016 Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Bridge of Spies (People)

•  Alicia Vikander Wins Best Supporting Actress for The Danish Girl at Oscars 2016 (Enews)

• Best Director: "The Revenant," Alejandro G. Iñárritu (CNN)

• Best Picture : ''Spotlight'' (CNN)

• Kesha Thanks Gaga & Biden for Bringing Awareness to Sexual Assault (Enews)
  

•   The Weeknd Performs Sexy Rendition of ''Earned It'' at Oscars 2016 (Enews)

•  Chris Rock Blasts Jada Pinkett Smith During Oscars 2016 Monologue (Enews)

•  Sam Smith Delivers Dreamy Performance at Oscars 2016 (Enews)

•  Chris Rock Sells Girl Scout Cookies at Oscars 2016 (Enews)

•  Lady Gaga Opens Up About Fiancé Taylor Kinney: 'I Never Thought Anyone Would Ever Love Me' After Being Raped (People)

• Sam Smith, Jimmy Napes Win Oscar for Best Original Song (Enews)

BUSINESS

• LASACO gets NBCC’s support for insurance campaign (Punch)

• NCRIB, NIA set to ratify brokers’ commission (Punch)

•  Porting violation: Glo, MTN to pay N34m (Punch)

• Naira fall: Used vehicle prices soar, sales drop (Punch)

• CPC fines Abuja Disco N10m for boy’s electrocution (Punch)

• Motorists groan as fuel scarcity worsens (Punch)

• BoI unveils initiative to reduce unemployment (Punch)

• Abule-Egba flyover for completion in 16 months (Punch)

• Uncertainties in financial market dragging indices down –Analysts (Punch) 

• Agency banking’ll promote financial inclusion –Ecobank (Punch)

• Many landlords don’t remit waste disposal fees — Adejokun (Punch)

• Lagos outlines plans for economic growth (Punch) 

• We can do without foreign construction firms — Oduyebo (Punch)

• Petrol hits N120 per litre in Ibadan (The Nation) 

• Blame NNPC for fuel scarcity, says PTD (The Nation)

• Shareholders approve Oando, OER buy-out offer (The Nation)

•  Dangote to launch take-over bid for minority shares in Tiger Branded Consumer Goods (The Nation)

SPORT

• No more Nigerian coach for Eagles – Pinnick (Punch)

• Ronaldo attempts to back-track criticism of teammates (Punch) 

• Man City wins first trophy of English season (CNN)

•  Enyimba, Nasarawa progress, Akwa out (Punch)

• Nigeria names 15 for African wrestling (Punch)

• Emenike rejects Eagles return (The Nation)

•  TURKEY 0-3 NIGERIA: We lost to a better side, Menge admits (The Nation)

•  Eguavoen to NFF: Put your house in order (The Nation)