Global Headines Today - 31.03.2016

Welcome to another beautiful Thursday, Here are today's headlines. May your heart be filled with joy and have a splendid day.

NATIONAL MIRROR

• Biafra: Kanu cries to Britain for help

• We’re working hard to relieve Nigerians’ pains –FG

• Unions threaten Caverton Helicopters over anti-labour practice

• 2,500 nursing mothers get free medicare in Enugu

• 7-day ultimatum: Oyo denies rift with labour force

• Why Rivers is hosting national events –Wike

• Umahi to offset medical bills of citizens aged 80 plus

• Soldiers kill three in Arepo

• FG should exempt varsities from single treasury account, ASUU insists

• Tribunal hears Sylva’s application to inspect election materials

• FCTA disburses N1.6bn bailout for council staff salaries

• …We’ll commission several roads before May 29

• APC chieftain urges S’East governors to join party 

VANGUARD 

• Security operatives nab alleged pipeline vandal in Bayelsa

• NCMG partners Industrial Court on conflict resolution

• Edo APC congress, litmus test for one-man one-vote mantra —Ogiemwonyi

• Omo-Agege urges support for Buhari

• National Human Rights Commission bogged down by muscle flexing

• Why Yobe is making progress despite challenges — Gaidam

• Fayose, Aluko trade words over brewing Ekiti crisis

• Boko Haram’s days numbered —Chief of Air Staff

• Crisis: Police seal Kogi Assembly complex

• Citizens set up c’ttee to probe Ohaji killings

• Rep visits, donates food items, clothings to constituents

• 2019: S-West PDP wants North to retain party chair

• ZODML inspires Kirikiri prisoners, others with libraries  

• ICPC signs mou with NIDO on tracing, repatriation of stolen funds

• Arepo residents protest alleged killing of three 

• Buhari’s Economic retreat didn’t address fundamental issues —ACCI

• Lagos’ll participate in Braithwaite’s burial — Ambode

• THE BATTLE FOR EDO: The high stake game

• Nigeria records 3,500 cyber attacks in last one year

• Barber, 37, rapes 7-yr-old girl

• Empowerment for 380 IDPs

• Police trouble: Sergeant dies during romp with Corporal’s wife

• A-Ibom Assembly passes confidence vote on Speaker

• Oshiomhole’s good works ‘ll push Obaseki as gov — Imasuen

• Varsities, polytechnics get cut-off marks in June — JAMB

• PDP decries slow release of Rivers re-run results

• Edo 2016: Esele unveils three-point agenda

• Be patient with Buhari, cleric urges Nigerians

• Zik’s wife pays tribute to ex-IGP, Adewusi

• NASS slams Presidency over failure to sign budget

• Rivers PDP challenges candidate’s disqualification

• Pirate attacks: Boat operators in Delta threaten strike action

• APC crisis deepens, as party asks Minister to resign

BBC

• Trump reverses on abortion amid outcry

• US to transfer more Guantanamo inmates 

• Libya unity leaders in Tripoli power bid 

• Boko Haram attack kills Niger soldiers 

• US $86m spy plane 'never used' 

• 'Forced labour' at Qatar World Cup site 

• 'Record global haul' of illicit food  

• Antarctic melt to 'double sea-level rise' 

• US Fed comments continue to buoy Asia (Business)

• Korea's industrial production up 3.3% (Business)

• Shell Nigeria deal probed in Italy (Business)

• 'Unforgiveable' if UK steel production ends, says Lord West (Business)

• Pele sues Samsung for $30m over image (Business)

CNN 

• Mystery object slams into Jupiter

• It's time to talk about 'black privilege'

• Assad: You've 'directly supported' terrorism

• $86M anti-drug planes never took off

• Busting a gut to build Qatar's stadiums -- at a heavy price

BUSINESS

• CISLAC to NASS, Buhari: Pass PIB to stem annual loss of N3trn (Vanguard)

• Dutch investigators question Shell officials over OPL 245 (Vanguard)

• New monetary policy pulls out N744bn from circulation (Vanguard) 

• Stock market crash: NSE past presidents rally for solution to crisis (Vanguard) 

• GT Bank, others walk against autism (Vanguard)

• FG, World Bank review intervention gains in health sector (National Mirror) 

• Agriculture, mining best sectors for economic diversification —Ex-Plateau Speaker (National Mirror) 

• CSEA predicts modest growth in Nigeria’s foreign reserves (National Mirror) 

• Nigerian ship owners lament crude oil prices’ impact on operations (National Mirror) 

• Aviation stakeholders laud FAAN over ICAO audit report (National Mirror) 

• Assessing NCC’s new regulatory regime on unsolicited text messages (National Mirror) 

• FG targets 50% e-government compliance in three years (National Mirror)

• Emirates airline extends online check-in to 48 hours (National Mirror) 

• Communication, key to tackling Africa’s problems – APRA (National Mirror) 

• Market capitalization sheds N260bn in 2 days (National Mirror) 

• NBC sells $1 billion in ads for Rio Olympics (National Mirror) 

• Congolese novelist clinches £15,000 Etisalat prize for literature (National Mirror) 

• Transcorp posts N3.3bn pre-tax profit in 2015 (National Mirror)

SPORT

• Brazil's issues ahead of Games (CNN)

• Gary Nevile sacked in Spain (CNN) 

• Amnesty International records no deaths in Qatar 2022 World Cup sites (Vanguard) 

• NFF may drag CAF to CAS (Vanguard)