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Global Headlines Today - 18.03.2016

Welcome to another beautiful Friday, here are today's headlines. Have a fruitful day.
THE GUARDIAN
  • Women seek gender equality, representation
  • FG Directs Cross River Govt to Do SuperHighway in Line With Environmental Standards
  • Ocholi taught us the meaning of loyalty, says Buhari
  • Suspected sea pirates kill two army officers in Rivers
  • Govt may amend charges against Saraki at CCT
  • How intrigues of fuel import allocation distorts distribution
  • NGOs decry violation of Albinos rights
  • Outrage as police detain eight-year-old boy, mother for reporting teacher
  • Senate begins Electoral Act review, to include card readers
  • Nwabueze canvasses overhaul of CCB, CCT, anti-graft agencies 
  • National Assembly shifts budget passage to next week 
  • Court bars army from Rivers polls 
  • We must produce what we eat, Buhari insists
  • Trump warns of riots if not nominated
  • Doctors call for caution over alleged 11-year medical degree proposal, as NUC dismisses report
  • Navy moves to tackle crimes in N’Delta waterways
  • Experts seek a more secured environment for IDPs, Refugees
  • Lagos reopens Mile 12 Market
  • Proposed religious law is to curb extremism, says Kaduna 
  • Boko haram: IGP commences first deployment of personnel, logistics to Northeast  
  • Kachikwu allays fears over oil slide leading to firms bankruptcy
  • Kano spends N14b for industrial power generation
  • NAFDAC arrests fake drug dealers in Benin
  • ‘How China can help African continent’
  • Why Govt should revise school curriculum now
  • Protests in Brazil after Lula’s appointment as chief of staff
  • AMSWON calls for end to discrimination against disabled, ex-convicts
  • Zuma denies external influence in cabinet appointments
  • NAF Acquires New Trainer Aircraft To Boost Military Training
PUNCH
  • Judge denies Metuh’s petition, vows to continue trial
  • Biafra: Army investigates extrajudicial killings in Aba
  • Reps probe secret recruitment of 909 employees by CBN
  • S’West PDP rejects national chairmanship
  • IG warns against foreign domestic helps
  • Manslaughter: Fiberesima seeks bail on health grounds
  • Victims’ families sue FG over Ojuelegba tanker crash 
  • Tenant sets 83-year-old landlord ablaze in Edo
  • Senate backs Reps on Kogi House of Assembly
  • Police begin deployment of 6,000 men in N’East
  • Fayose made me PDP chairman –Sheriff
  • I will lead by example –Olubadan
  • Buhari pays special tribute to Ocholi
  • Return to pencil-paper examinations, Reps tell JAMB
  • We must produce what we eat, Buhari tells Nigerians
  • LASG seeks workers’ cooperation for development
  • Group remembers victims of elections’ boat accident
  • Bayelsa’ll continue to face blackout – PHEDC
  • Lagos gets 1,300 new teachers, warns about PFAs
CNN
  • North Korea launches ballistic missile
  • U.S., S. Korea track missiles fired off N. Korean coast
  • North Korea requests meeting with U.N. Security Council  
  • 'L.A. Law' actor Larry Drake dies (Entertainment)
  • John Kerry: ISIS responsible for genocide
  • Sanders: I won't contest Missouri vote
  • Anti-Trump fighters demand Lincoln spirit
  • Big-mouthed clown: China reacts to Trump 
  • Federal judge accused of sexual assault by former witness 
BBC 
  • Rescue ends Kon-Tiki voyage attempt
  • Migrant crisis: EU agrees joint position to put to Turkey
  • FBI: IS inspired California attacker 
  • Former ruler Musharraf leaves Pakistan 
  • Chile Congress approves abortion bill 
  • US troops punished over hospital attack 
  • Toshiba up 4% in early Asian markets  (Business)
  • Founder of FTSE 100 firm backs EU exit (Business)
BUSINESS
  • CPC probes banks for customer rights abuse (Punch)
  • Subsidy on kerosene returns (Punch)
  • Dollar scarcity: Companies’ sales declining, says report (Punch)
  • BoI’s N10bn entrepreneurship programme to create 1,200 firms (Punch) 
  • Businesses should adopt environment-friendly policies (Punch) 
  • Nigerian firms’ll survive oil price slump —FG (Punch) 
  • Stock market records N1.6bn turnover (Punch) 
  • Kia plans 90% local content in Nigeria-assembled cars (Punch) 
  • Nigeria can earn $40bn annually from agro-export –Experts (Punch)
  • How intrigues of fuel import allocation distorts distribution (The Guardian)
  • NEMSA bans use of untreated electricity wooden poles (The Guardian)
  • Medview ready for Dubai flights, partners travel firm (The Guardian)
  • Nigeria's state oil company withheld $16b in 2014: Auditor General (The Guardian)
  • NCC to review activities in Nigeria’s $200m VAS market (The Guardian)
  • Glo Earns 95% of New Internet Subscribers in January (The Guardian)
  • LADOL unveils $5b investment agenda in oil, gas sector (The Guardian)
  • Air France unveils new digital travel guide (The Guardian)
  • Community lauds TECNO over Ikeja solar streetlights (The Guardian)
  • ‘Improved export business holds the ace for sustainable growth’ (The Guardian)
SPORT  
  • Elneny relishes strike against Barcelona, sets sight on Premiership, Eagles’ clash (The Guardian)
  • South Africa denies paying bribes to host World Cup (The Guardian)
  • No charter flight for Eagles (Punch)
  • Nigerians open campaign at World Indoors (Punch)
  • Loscuito’s lawyers demand 2yrs pay from NFF (Punch)

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