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GLobal Headlines Today - 19.04.2016

Welcome to a new day, may God bless and keep you. Here are the headlines for the day. Have a very cheerful day.
VANGUARD 
  • Saraki to Estate Surveyors: Develop strategies to check graft in real estate sector
  • Ijaws in U.S. pledge support for 60-yr-old JSS 2 student
  • Akwa Ibom communities angry with NDDC over abandoned projects
  • IMSG reads riot act to illegal users of sirens, tinted glasses
  • Labour shuts Jos DISCO over unfavourable working conditions
  • Nigeria loses about 350,000 to 400,000 hectares of land per year to deforestation – Report
  • NGO returns to Ugborodo with free health, food charity
  • ‘Terrain no excuse for the slow pace of devt in Bayelsa’
  • Rivers re-run: Wike faults allegations of political killings
  • Police corporal arrested over alleged robbery
  • THE CALABAR-LAGOS RAIL PROJECT: An avoidable controversy
  • Police read riot act to herdsmen over killings in Ondo
  • Stop witch-hunting Saraki, Amori tells APC
  • Privacy issues making cyber threat management complex — EY survey
  • Police read riot act to herdsmen over killings in Ondo 
  • Army-Shiite Clash: Islamic groups disown El-Zakzaky befor Commission of Inquiry
  • Corruption in public procurement: Stakeholder calls for overhaul of BPP 
  • 2016 Budget Row: NASS softpedals, reaches truce with Presidency 
  • LG POLLS: How Lagos PDP ‘ll floor APC — Salvador
  • EFCC arraigns Tompolo in absentia 
  • Protest in Anambra spare parts market over court order
  • Bayelsa govt seals off SPDC facility 
  • Ambode donates N5m to injured Task Force officer 
  • Judge’s absence stalls Metuh’s trial 
  • ICPC investigates governor over alleged diversion of bailout funds 
  • Ex-PHCN workers protest non-payment of benefits
  • 108 SUVs for senators, criminal – NLC 
  • N500bn social intervention fund intact— Ngige 
  • Lawyers excited as Appeal Court begins sitting in Awka
  • Fulani herdsmen abduct Enugu auditor, demand N5m ransom 
  • Edo PDP gov aspirant blasts Ize-Iyamu over comments
  • Delta govt empowers 540 youths 
  • CCT vs Saraki: Confusion in Senate over who presides in plenary 
  • FREE HEALTH: Invivo spearheads plan to reach 5,000 annually 
  • LUTH probes death of Ngozi Udebu 
  • No victim of collapsed building worked with us—LEKKI GARDENS
  • Ogoni killings: Monarch, others relive tales of woe
  • Edo Assembly to LG bosses: Hand over to HOS 
  • Budget: Rep slams Amaechi over Lagos-Calabar rail project 
  • Nigeria may pay high price for Chibok girls’ release- Sen Shehu Sani
  • We’ve powers to impose fines — FRSC
PUNCH
  • Soldiers arrest 92 armed herdsmen in Abuja
  • Chinese loan: Gbajabiamila writes Jingping, says Fayose lied
  • EFCC arraigns Tompolo, Akpobolokemi’s brothers in absentia
  • How Akpobolokemi, others diverted N1.1bn NIMASA funds –EFCC
  • Buhari repairing Nigeria’s reputation damaged by Jonathan —Fashola 
  • #PanamaPapers: 12 firms linked to Wale Tinubu 
  • B’Haram attacks soldiers in Borno 
  • N10bn PDP gift: EFCC arrests Jonathan’s ex-aide 
  • Saraki didn’t declare UK, Lagos, Abuja houses –Witness 
  • Luxury jeeps: Senators insensitive, greedy, says NLC 
  • NAF training: LASG asks Lagosians not to panic 
  • Saraki, Dogara, others meet to decide on budget 
  • ‘Shi’ites terrorised Zaria community for over 40 years’
  • Senate dignifying corruption by amending anti-graft law– CSO, Oke
  • Lagos may prosecute land use charge defaulters 
  • Traders back relocation from Oko Baba Sawmill
  • One killed in police, robbers’ shootout 
  • EFCC arraigns American for $2.3m visa scam 
  • Unpaid salary forces shops’ closure in Bayelsa 
  • Court remands five in prison for killing Rivers corper 
  • Rivers: Soldiers killed our relatives, families tell Reps’ panel
CNN
  • U.S. protests after Chinese military jet lands on South China Sea island
  • China deploys missiles to disputed island
  • NYC: Trump 'not one of us' 
  • Politician apologizes for gang rape 'joke'
  • Iraqi town hit by ISIS chemical attack
  • Brazil's President rejects 'coup'
  • Unprecedented floods swamp U.S. city 
  • At least 5 dead, hundreds rescued from high water in Houston flooding
  • Bomb attack on Jerusalem bus
  • Jerusalem bus fire injures at least 21, police say
BBC
  • Loud explosion heard in centre of Afghan capital, Kabul  
  • Ecuador quake death toll hits 413  
  • Australia PM confirms early election plan  
  • German far-right leader in race trial 
  • Japan quake relief efforts continue  
  • Pearl Jam scrap N Carolina gig over law  
  • Houston disaster over 'historic' flood  
  • Japanese markets rebound on Tuesday (Business) 
  • Argentina back from bond market exile (Business)
  • Netflix shares fall on growth worries (Business)
BUSINESS
  • We paid FG $42bn in five years - Shell (Punch)
  • Group wants law to check budget delays (Punch)
  • Oil freeze: Nigeria seeks consensus among OPEC members (Punch)
  • Bank cut lending to companies others (Punch)
  • NSE experience disruption for 90 minutes (Punch)
  • Enugu could become digital capital of Nigeria – Ekeh (Punch) 
  • Fuel scarcity: Loading improves at depots (Punch) 
  • NNPC fights ExxonMobil, Shell over oil cargoes (Punch) 
  • Workers, CSOs disrupt Ikeja Electric’s activities (Punch)
  • Developer laments effect of harsh economy on real estate market (Vanguard)
  • FG canvasses investment in solar (Vanguard) 
  • PPMC sold N66bn worth of petrol in February (Vanguard) 
  • Total ramps up JV production to 190kb/d (Vanguard) 
  • Trading disrupted at NSE, investors lose N34bn (Vanguard) 
  • Lafarge Africa: Swimming through harsh operating environment, competition (Vanguard) 
  • 2016 budget controversy threatens stock investments — SEC (Vanguard) 
  • Nigeria earns N632.37bn from LNG in 2015 (Vanguard)
  • Consumers lay siege to Ikeja DISCO, protest poor service, crazy bills (Vanguard)
SPORT
  • Distraction caused Eagles’ AFCON ouster, says Amokachi (Punch)
  • Delta win karate tourney (Punch)
  • Hammers fans want Emenike out (Punch) 
  • CAF C/L Final Eight to be determined tomorrow (Vanguard) 
  • Enyimba, Bassey in tough CAF Champions League assignments (Vanguard)
  • Anyansi warns Enyimba: It is not over yet (Vanguard)
ENTERTAINMENT  
  • The Talk's Aisha Tyler Breaks Down in Tears When Discussing Her Divorce for the Very First Time (ENews) 
  • Kendall Jenner and Jordan Clarkson are Heating Up: 'He's Really Into Her,' Says a Sources (People) 
  • Everybody Loves Raymond Star Doris Roberts Dies at 90 (People)
  • Katie Holmes Celebrates Daughter Suri Cruise's 10th Birthday in NYC – Get All the Details! (People)
  •  Inside Chrissy Teigen and John Legend's New Life as Parents: Baby Girl Luna Is a ''Blessing'' (ENews)
  • Olivia Wilde Is Pregnant, Expecting Baby No. 2 With Jason Sudeikis (ENews)
  • Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green Aren't Getting Divorced "Anytime Soon" (ENews)

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