Global Headlines Today - 20.04.2016

Welcome to another day, may your day be filled with divine favours. Here are the headlines for the day.

THIS DAY 

• Saraki’s Defence Team Picks Holes in Witness’ Testimony 

• Foreign Airlines Accused of Using Forex Scarcity to Rip off Nigerians 

• Boko Haram Ambushes Army Commander, Kills One Soldier

• NJC Recommends Two Judges for Retirement for Misconduct, Age Falsification 

• Emefiele: China to Start Importing from Nigeria 

• 705,352 Apply for 10,000 Police Jobs 

• FG Considers Deducting Unremitted Taxes by States from Monthly Allocations 

• ‘Shiite is a Threat to Security, Sovereignty of Nigeria’ 

• House Approves Request to Increase Diaspora Bond to $300m 

• Report: Only Eight States Have Database of Poor and Vulnerable 

• Witness Contradicts Self During Badeh’s Trial 

• Grazing Bill Not before Senate, Say Senators 

• Experts: Nigeria Risks Shaky Return as Africa’s Top Oil Producer 

• 2.9m Consumers Without Meters Three Years after Power Privatisation 

• Chibok Girls: NSA, Service Chiefs to Appear before Senate Today 

• Ese Oruru: Court Reserves Ruling on Victim’s Secret Interrogation 

• House Committee Cautions Ogoni Unity Against Crisis, Killings 

• Taraba Govt, Police Debunk Killing of 50 Cattle Breeders 

• Protests in Asaba over Fulani Herdsmen’s Activities 

• llegal Detention: Jonathan’s Cousin to File Contempt Proceedings against EFCC

• Environmentalists: Proposed Petroleum Industry Bill Wishy-washy 

• Anti-corruption: Ekweremadu Calls for Special Courts 

• CPC Meets Fashola, Wants Operators Held Accountable for Abuses in Power,... 

• FG Loses N1bn to Ghost Workers, Says EFCC

• Court Orders Firm to Possess 1,561 Hectares in Ibeju Lekki 

• Most Imported Goods are Substandard, Says Angya 

• Shettima: IDPs Eat 1,800 Bags of Rice Daily in Borno 

• Dogara: Rising Unemployment Contributing to Crime, Insurgency 

• Niger Police Ban Fulani Herdsmen from Carrying Guns 

• Gunmen Kidnap Wives of Kano Politician, Kill Two Vigilantes 

• Police Parade 33 Suspected Car Thieves 

PUNCH 

• Age falsification: NJC recommends two judges for retirement 

• Again, court dismisses Dasuki’s bid to stop trial 

• 705,352 apply for 10,000 police jobs 

• Ese: Court decides secret trial on May 12 

• Dogara, others urge FG to fix power sector 

• FEC decides on budget crisis today 

• Soldier dies, GOC escapes death in B’Haram ambush 

• Rerun: DSS drags Rivers SSG, APC candidate before court 

• Be ready to jail 5,000 pastors, PFN tells el-Rufai 

• Lagos arraigns Synagogue’s trustees, engineers for manslaughter 

• Arms scam: Ex-NAF boss, Amosu, returns N2.3bn to FG 

• Pension: EFCC arrests suspended DG, others for N2.5bn fraud 

• EFCC uncovers 37,395 ghost workers on FG payroll 

• Peugeot to deliver 360 exotic cars to Reps in June

• Whistle-blowers exposed Saraki – Witness 

• Budget: Buhari meets Osinbajo, minister again 

• NSCDC arrests illegal miners, suspected vandals in Delta 

• Be patient with Buhari, Yoruba Obas beg Nigerians 

• Police nab Facebook kidnappers, NYSC member in Anambra 

• Abia demolishes kidnappers’ hideouts 

• Benue council workers protest 14 months unpaid salaries 

• Land: OGSG warns residents against encroachment 

• ‘Presidential system too expensive’ 

• N300m fraud: ICPC begins probe of Akande’s kinsman 

• Nigeria needs common safety standards —NFPAWA 

• Police foil bank robbery in Rivers, kill suspect

CNN

• Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton win big in New York

• Australia: Mozambique debris almost certainly from MH370

• Ethiopia: Hundreds killed, children kidnapped in raids from South Sudan

• First criminal charges to be announced in Flint water crisis, source says

• Reporters under fire: Afghan TV station weathers constant Taliban threat

• Sources: Data from San Bernardino phone has helped in probe

• Fidel Castro makes rare comment on his longevity 

• Gun rampage victims sue makers 

• Co-founders of Ben & Jerry's arrested at Capitol

• U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power's motorcade hits, kills boy in Cameroon

BBC 

• Trump and Clinton win New York primaries

•  Pulitzer winner speaks of refugee 'fear' 

•  International call to curb steel glut (Business) 

• Just 7% of Barrier Reef escapes bleaching  

• Malaysia Airlines boss resigns (Business)

• International call to curb steel glut (Business) 

• Steel: Port Talbot boss in Tata buyout (Business) 

• Yahoo revenues and profits fall (Business)

• Intel to cut 12,000 jobs globally (Business)

• US president sets off on Saudi visit  

• Aid to quake-hit Ecuador stepped up  

• India 'still seeks Koh-i-noor diamond'  

• UN drugs summit lays bare divisions 

• Utah declares porn public health hazard

BUSINESS  

• Nationwide blackout looms as TCN locks out workers (Punch)

• Rolls-Royce reveals new convertible Dawn (Punch)

• FG committee okays MMA2 for regional operations (Punch)

• UBA declares N18bn profit for Q1 (Punch)

• We’ve powers to arrest traffic offenders – FRSC (Punch)

• FG recorded N289bn fiscal deficit in Q4 – CBN (Punch)

• Address poor housing quality, CPC advises FG (Punch) 

• Indian buyers shun Nigeria’s crude oil cargoes (Punch) 

• ICT sector can employ 40 million Nigerians – FG (Punch) 

• 2.9 million power consumers still unmetered, says NERC (Punch)

• Naira Depreciates on Parallel Market (This Day)

• Nigeria, Others Urged to Tackle Non-inclusive Growth  (This Day)

• Sterling Bank Assures Stakeholders of Better Performance (This Day)

• Azudialu-Obiejesi to Speak at LSE Africa Summit (This Day)

• UBA’s Gross Earnings Decline in First Quarter, 2016 (This Day)

• FG Urged to Develop Infrastructure Bonds for Pension Funds Investment (This Day)

• Report: 90% of Nigerians  Hold Real Estate as Asset Class (This Day) 

• FGN Bonds Attract  High Patronage as Investors Return to Market (This Day) 

• AXA Mansard Investments Invest N800m in Maryland Mall (This Day) 

• Nigeria, France to Sign Agreement on N11.15bn Power Training Facility (This Day) 

• Unilever Finally Turns the Corner (This Day) 

• Budget of Controversy  (This Day) 

• Solid Minerals as Catalyst for National Devt (This Day) 

• PenCom, FMDQ Sign Pact  to Improve Governance (This Day) 

• Reversing the Stock Market’s Losses (This Day) 

• UBA Metropolitan  Boss   Advises    Govt   Insurance Schemes (This Day) 

• FG, EU, ICMPM  Commence  Labour Migration Survey in Nigeria (This Day) 

• UNIDO Wants States to Exploit Water Assets, Build Hydro Plants (This Day) 

• Enugu to Partner NIPC on Agribusiness (This Day)

SPORT

• Onazi set to delay Juve party (Punch)

• Omeruo good for Olympics – Erico (Punch)

• Wenger must make big signings –Parlour (Punch)

• NFF tech committee meets on Eagles coach (Punch)

• NPFL: Giwa Banished to Ilorin, Fined N6.75m (This Day) 

• NFF’s Technical Committee Meets over Foreign Coach (This Day) 

• IBB Club Hosts Captain’s Cup, Plans Ryder Themed Tourney (This Day) 

• Dolphins, First Bank Maintain Unbeaten Runs as Second Phase Ends (This Day) 

• Nasarawa Beats 3SC 1-0 (This Day) 

• Underrate Etoile at Your Peril, Ikhana Warns Enyimba (This Day) 

• Gallas, Saha, Others Confirmed for Yobo Centenary Game (This Day) 

• Injured Gambo Discharged from Hospital, Back in Kano (This Day) 

• Okpekpe Race Organisers Unveil Plans for Live Bands at Fourth Edition (This Day) 

• Onazi Named in Africa Top Five (This Day)