Global Headlines Today - 18.04.2016

Welcome to a new week, may God bless you this week, may He cause His face to shine on you and may your heart always be joyful. Here are the headlines for the day.

THE NATION 

• U.S. agrees to give Nigeria $480m Abacha family loot 

• Police await complainants as jobs scammers step up their games 

• 2016 Budget: Ogbeh, others discover ‘strange’ 386 projects in Agric ministry’s votes  

• Oladipo offers to return ‘Dasukigate funds’to stave off trial  

• Pipeline security force to end vandalism underway 

• Senator tackles INEC about rerun 

• ‘Aluko masterminded attempt to impeach Fayose’ 

• Chibok girls symbols of our failure, says Ezekwesili

• Aluko: Fayose’s electoral victory a coup 

• Appointments my prerogative, says Bello 

• Tension in Bayelsa over refusal to swear in lawmakers-elect 

• ‘Boko Haram not defeated until Chibok girls are freed’ 

• ‘Calabar-Lagos rail project a must’ 

• Firm to generate 50 megawatts 

• Why we abandoned foreign studies half-way, by Rivers students    

• Anxiety in Oyo PDP over delay in Sheriff’s visit 

• Knocks for Fayose over China ‘letter’ 

• APGA denies endorsing Obi for Senate 

• MASSOB berates NEF for comment on agitation 

• Chibok girls: CAN blames Jonathan’s slow response 

• ASUU flays cut in varsities’ allocations 

• IPOB slams lawmakers for allowing Grazing Bill

• Ogun PDP chieftain quits partisan politics

• APC sympathises with Ondo workers 

• ICPC’s battle against fake doctors 

• Troops seize‘largest single cache of arms, ammunition’ at Alagarno forest 

• EFCC to probe Ondo poly

• Opadokun berates lawyers 

• El-Rufai shuts Govt House Clinic 

• Economy: Bishop seeks international help 

• Residents hail military for reopening road 

• UK backs Buhari’s anti-graft war 

• ‘No leave for AOCOED officials’ 

• Navy trains divers 

• Gunmen abduct NNPC chief in Kaduna

• Minister urged to recall sacked VCs

• Budget impasse an indictment on Nigerians, says NECA 

• CCT: Saraki’s camp in disarray as Senators seek end to crises

NATIONAL MIRROR 

• Nzem Berom celebration signals return of peace in Plateau –Mohammed  

• South West deserves PDP National Chairmanship –George

• Abia destroys 4 buildings linked with kidnapping  

• Kogi APC stalwart asks Bello to resign

• Med-View introduces commissions to Ghana travel agents  

• Group asks minister to comply with Buhari’s directives

• ASUU demands immediate release of personnel cost to federal varsities  

• Fulfil your promises, CVO charges Buhari

• Buhari urged to fast-track action on Abia killings  

• Don raises alarm over Buhari’s change mantra

• AMAC decries decline of African culture

• CBN projects higher lending, inflationrates 

• Troops foil attempt to bomb Army formation in Pulka

• NDLEA arrests woman with ‘cocaine pregnancy’  

CNN

• Ecuador earthquake: Death toll jumps to 272; more than 2,500 injured 

• Philippines candidate for president jokes about gang rape

• Philippines: No apology over presidential candidate's rape 'joke'

• Brazil's lower house votes for Dilma Rousseff's impeachment

• Vietnamese girls smuggled into China and sold as child brides

• North Korean official on Trump comments: 'Totally absurd and illogical'

• Russia denies wrongdoing after jet barrel-rolls over U.S. aircraft

• 180,000 displaced by Japan quake

• Japan earthquakes: Dozens killed as aftershocks slow rescue efforts

• Sanders: Clooney is backing the wrong horse

BBC

• Ecuador quake deaths rise to 272

• 'Further tremors expected' in Japan 

• UK police probe after 'drone' hits plane 

• Oil slump drags down Asian markets (Business)

• Oil meeting breaks up without agreement (Business)

• UK Treasury warns of Brexit costs (Business) 

• Japan firms halt production after quakes (Business) 

• France 'committed' to Hinkley Point (Business) 

• IMF countries vow to boost slow growth (Business)

• Thousands in Brussels anti-terror march

BUSINESS 

• Failure to save oil revenue indefensible – Sanusi (Punch)

• Economic crisis: Five banks’ profit drop by N54bn (Punch)

• Fuel queues grow longer in Lagos, Ogun, others (Punch)

• Businesses, services should move to the cloud – Masha (Punch)

• Ondo set to begin bitumen exploitation (Punch) 

• Nigeria, others fail to agree on oil freeze deal (Punch) 

• Nigeria’s real estate sector underdeveloped – Daramola (Punch) 

• Firms’ results unlikely to change market performance — Analysts (Punch) 

• Plant more trees, LASG urges residents (Punch) 

• Google to train 400,000 Nigerians by 2017 (Punch) 

• Rising fuel cost killing firms – Shareholders (Punch)

• 51 foreign investors exit equities, bond markets (The Nation) 

• NLNG in fresh bid to settle tax dispute with NIMASA (The Nation)

• TUC to Fed Govt: initiate policies for real sector’s growth (The Nation)

• Panel on airport security backs MMA2 for regional operations (The Nation)

• Nigeria can realise N6.7tr yearly from VAT, says ANAN (The Nation)

• ‘Access to finance major drawback to exporters’ (The Nation)

• ‘Finance central to SMEs growth’ (The Nation) 

• Stanbic IBTC Pension to hold retirement forum (The Nation)

• ‘Why LPG target remains unrealistic’ (The Nation)

SPORT

• Barcelona slump continues with Nou Camp defeat to Valencia (CNN)

• Messi gets 500th goal, but Barca loses (CNN)

• Nadal wins ninth Monte Carlo title (Punch)

• Roma grab Nigerian stars – Report (Punch)

• Rangers extend lead, Pillars crack, Sunshine burn El-Kanemi (Punch)

• Zenith League: Sunshine Angels lose, officials hail standard (Punch)

• RIO 2016: New players who can fortify U-23 team (Punch)

• Mfon Udoh signs new Enyimba deal till 2019 (The Nation) 

• CAF Champions League: Etoile hosts Enyimba Wednesday (The Nation) 

• Quadri leads Jura Morez’s relegation battle (The Nation) 

• Gambo admitted at hospital, bleeding from ear (The Nation) 

• Ikhana begs Ajimobi over 3SC players’ 5-month unpaid salaries (The Nation) 

• Ifeanyiubah go top, Sunshine win big (The Nation)

ENTERTAINMENT 

• Chrissy Teigen Jokingly Gives Update on Husband John Legend After Announcing Birth of Daughter, Says He's 'Healing Perfectly' (People) 

• Teresa Giudice Pays Husband Joe a 'Very Emotional' First Visit in Prison (People)

• Leonardo DiCaprio & Rihanna Reunite at Coachella 2016 Party (ENews)  

• Empire's Grace Gealey & Trai Byers Are Married (ENews) 

• Chrissy Teigen & John Legend Welcome Baby Girl (ENews)

• Kim Kardashian Visits Iceland With Kanye West & Kourtney Kardashian (ENews)

• Amber Heard: Johnny Depp's wife pleads guilty in dog trial (BBC)

• Mide Martins opens up marital crisis, then brings down post (The Nation) 

• Kunle Afolayan flaunts home cinema (The Nation) 

• AVRS solicits NCC’s co-operation (The Nation) 

• Why I reported Wizkid to police, by Linda Ikeji (The Nation) 

• Falz The Badh Guy to host The Bigger Friday Show (The Nation)