Global Headlines Today - 01/03/2016

Happy new month, here are the headlines for the day. Have a great day.

VANGUARD

•  Army arrests 4 suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Bauchi

•  Okorocha alleges fraud in NDDC projects in Imo

•  $2.1bn arms probe: Badeh seeks release from EFCC custody

•  CCECC to build N362m property, donate building to Catholic hospital

•  Anioma youth leader condemns PDP defectors

•  Our generation has failed the nation —Okunbor

•  ICRC set to concession Lagos lighter terminals

•  Arepo: 9 bag 12-year jail term for vandalism, murder of policemen

•  FG to repatriate 60,000 Nigerian refugees from Cameroun

•  Ex-NIMASA boss challenges court‘s jurisdiction

•  Minister heads C’ttee on labour issues

•  Alleged M1trn rail contract scam: Reps invite former Transport Minister, SGF, DSS, EFCC, 27 contractors, others

•  PDP chairman, Sheriff ‘ll work for APC — Gov Ganduje

•  Boko Haram: A word for Danjuma committee

•  1,733 NDDC contractors disappeared with N70.5bn, says Auditor-Gen

•  Sagay, Tsav, others flay Senate’s purchase of 2 exotic cars

•  CONTEMPT: ASUU president, Fagge, 2 others to appear in court

•  FG orders illegal miners to form cooperatives

•  BIAFRA: Activists meet Pope Francis in Rome

•  Ohanaeze bars Igbo in Diaspora from acting as royal fathers

• We’re not pipeline vandals, Gbaramatu people tell FG

•  Rig explosion: Host community in Bayelsa allege neglect

•  Anambra Central Senatorial contest: The final test for Umeh

•  Reversal of N5,000 stipend to unemployed: Okorocha, Al-Makura, others back Buhari

•  Hight Court re-affirms halt of electricity tariff hike

•  Ben Bruce makes case for made in Nigeria vehicles

•  JAMB cancels centres, relocates candidates

•  Expelled LASU teachers sue banks over unpaid benefits

•  Charity, aid have failed Africa —Elumelu

•  EEDC’s Anambra town hall meeting ends amid protests, complaints

•  RB commits N1.2b to stop diarrhoea in children

•  EDO 2016: Esele tasks APC on due process in selecting gov candidate

•  Driver sentenced to 5 days of sweeping police station

•  Buhari has started WAI in another way — Eyiboh

•  Alleged N676m job scam: Ex-Interior Minister, Moro, others docked, remanded in prison

•  Ese Oruru’s abduction: Police would’ve killed the matter, says Ese’s father

•  War over mineral deposits: 1 dead, 5 missing, 100 flee Edo community

•  I can grow Nigeria’s IGR by 30%, Ubah tells FG

PUNCH

•   PDP exco committee decides Sheriff’s tenure on Thursday

•  Nigeria needs not import food at all —Buhari

•  Military launches uniform

•  Court jails nine pipeline vandals over Arepo killings

•  Fayose, Fayemi, disagree on blacklisting of Ekiti

•  Power tussle delays Reps’ reports on 2016 budget

•  Rickey Tarfa lied about his age, EFCC alleges

•  I’m 16, Ese can’t be 17 –Elder brother

•  Ese freed! Medical test next 

BBC

•  Harmondsworth immigration centre conditions 'desolate' (UK)

•  Revised surveillance law plans to be set out 

• Syria truce 'violations' to be probed 

•  'Bright flash' seen in skies over Scotland

• Judge backs Apple in new access fight

• Zika 'might cause' paralysis syndrome 

• Clashes as France clears Calais 'Jungle'

• China shares higher on liquidity boost (Business)

• VW sued by US justice department (Business)

 BUSINESS

•  NNPC saboteurs responsible for fuel scarcity —Kashamu (Punch)

• Scarcity: Petrol sells for N200 on black market (Punch)

• FG not satisfied with NIMASA, seaports – Amaechi (Punch)

•  Nigeria, Irish trade hits 270m Euro (Vanguard)

• NCC confirms payment of N50bn part fine by MTN (Vanguard)

• Stakeholders call for collaborative efforts to stamp out use of mercury in Nigeria (Vanguard)

• Pro-labour group demands reversal of electricity tariff (Vanguard)

•  DPR to seal illegal filling stations in Rivers (Vanguard)

•   IESL boss tasks FG on renewable energy (Vanguard)

• Nigeria requires 50,000MW to drive economic development — FG (Vanguard)

• Access Power launches $7m for Africa renewable energy (Vanguard)

• Oil price slump triggers premium cuts (Vanguard)

• No Banking Day: CBN calls for vigilance against excessive charges (Vanguard) 

• 166.91m litres of fuel stuck in depots as marketers blame NNPC for scarcity (Vanguard) 

• 54 laws must be amended for business reform —EXPERT (Vanguard)

SPORT

•  ‘NIPOGA, tool for national unity’ (Punch)

• Laloko slams Pinnick for ‘insulting Nigerian coaches’ (Punch)

• Adepoju backs Siasia to succeed against Egypt (Punch)

• ITTF W’Cup: Nigeria beat India, lead Group F (Punch)

• Oliseh’s exit may affect Eagles –Emeghara (Punch)

•  …We did not “handpick” Oliseh – NFF (Vanguard)

• Oliseh almost tore Eagles apart – NFF (Vanguard) 

• Enyimba, Wolves get Champions League opponents (Vanguard)

ENTERTAINMENT

•   Adele opens world tour in Belfast (BBC)

•   Naked Gun star George Kennedy dies (BBC)