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Global Headlines Today - 28.04.2016

Welcome to another beautiful day, here are the headlines for today. Have a blessed day.
NATIONAL MIRROR 
  • Saraki’s resignation calls faulty 
  • N6.8bn theft: Court fixes May 12 for trial of NAMA MD 
  • Market capitalisation down N20bn on profit taking 
  • N400m fraud: Ill health stalls Metuh’s trial 
  • Group decries NASS occupation, calls for independence of legislature 
  • Reps tackle FCT Minister over tax collection 
  • NSCDC arrests four for products diversion 
  • Traditional rulers demand action from FG over killings 
  • Ambode names Dolphin Park after Tunji Braithwaite 
  • Anambra records decline in communicable disease 
  • Paris attacks suspect, Abdeslam, extradited 
  • SON raids shops, confiscates fairly used tyres, others 
  • Shareholders approve Access Bank’s N100bn recapitalization plan 
  • Rights group condemns dissolution of UNILAG Students Union 
  • Delta police arrest injured robbery suspect 
  • Lagos to reap N40bn from restructured N167.5bn bonds 
  • Ayade test-run Calabar monorail 
  • Customs intercepts 226kg of Indian hemp in Oyo  
  • Umahi cautions PDP stakeholders against internal rivalry 
  • Ekiti education levy not summit decision 
  • Black marketers still selling petrol in Katsina 
  • Tears, encomiums as Aladesanmi, late Ekiti doctor, is buried 
  • Octogenarian Ife High Chief assassinated 
  • Surulere residents commend Ambode over inner roads construction 
  • A’Ibom licenses 98 traditional birth attendants
THIS DAY
  • Finally Buhari Orders Security Chiefs to Apprehend Marauding Herdsmen 
  • Again, Saraki Says Trial Before CCT Chairman Questionable 
  • Nigerian Missions Abroad Broke, Can’t Meet Obligations
  • Buhari Seeks World Bank’s Support to Recover Stolen Funds 
  • Revenue Collection: Banks’ Withdrawal of Service May Impede Operations of TSA,... 
  • Labour Proposes N56,000 as New Minimum Wage 
  • House Agrees to Remove Alterations in the Budget 
  • Ngige Distances Self from Double Salary, Emoluments Controversy 
  • Judge Hands off Abba Moro’s Case 
  • World Bank Gives Kachikwu Thumbs up on NNPC Reforms 
  • Ayade, AMCON Boss Take Maiden Ride on Calabar Monorail
  •  Judge Hands off Abba Moro’s Case 
  • Soldiers Protest over Non-payment of Allowances 
  • NMA, FRSC in War of Words over Death of Ekiti Doctors 
  • Adoke: EFCC Initiated $6m Non-Prosecution Agreement with Suspect 
  • Enugu Massacre: IG Visits Community, Orders Arrest of Suspected Police Collaborator 
  • Masari Blames Attacks, Rusting on Illicit Arms from North, W/Africa 
  • Break Your Silence Now, Christian Council, Activists Tell Buhari 
  • Okorocha, Ikpeazu Condemn Attack 
  • Badeh’s Trial Adjourned to May 9 
  • Police Arrest Two as OPC, Hoodlums Clash in Lagos 
  • Masked Gunmen Murder Osun High Chief 
  • Kidnapped Twins: Family Disowns Fund Raisers 
CNN
  • In Bangladesh, sons follow murdered fathers' footsteps
  • Donald Trump's foreign policy: 'America first'
  • Sanders laying off hundreds of campaign staffers 
  • Ted Cruz picks Fiorina as running mate
  • Venezuela imposes 2-day working week
  • Paris attacker 'won't stay silent' 
  • Terror suspect Abdeslam appears in French court after extradition
  • Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff: 'I will be very sad' if I miss the Olympics
BBC 
  • Delayed Russian rocket lifts off
  • US returns ancient sculpture to Pakistan  
  • 'Global citizenship' rising, poll says  
  • US and Russia urged to save Syria talks  
  • Australia to hold PNG talks on refugees  
  • Olympic torch given to Brazilians  
  • Cruz picks Fiorina as running mate  
  • Facebook triples quarterly profits (Business)
  • Japan holds rates in surprise move (Business) 
  • Nintendo to sell Seattle Mariners stake (Business)
BUSINESS 
  • CBN Records N123bn Operating Surplus (This Day)
  • Lagos Completes Restructuring of N167.5bn Bond (Thia Day)
  • Wema Bank Profit Drops 18% to N523m in First Quarter  (This Day)
  • Diamond Bank Profit After Tax Falls by 88% to N5.6 Billion (This Day) 
  • Oil Hits 2016 High Due to Falling Output, Weaker Dollar (This Day) 
  • Budget Delay Stalls Telecoms Projects, Says Minister (This Day)
  • Concerns over NCC’s New Licensing Policy (This Day) 
  • Adeosun Tasks Operators on Insurance Penetration in West African Sub-region (This Day) 
  • ‘Electronic Payment System Will Boost Revenue Generation’ (This Day) 
  • Synergos Nigeria to Train 1,000 Rural Farmers as Facilitators (This Day) 
  • ESMCCU Holds AGM, Declares 22% Increase in Capital Base (This Day) 
  • Campari Appoints 2face as Brand Ambassador (This Day) 
  • Firm Introduces Kairosweb Online Television in Nigeria (This Day) 
  • Huawei Shifts Focus to Cloud Technology, Big Data (This Day) 
  • Digital Base Partners iFLUX on Customer Retail Shop (This Day) 
  • Rekindling Hope for a More Robust Economy (This Day) 
  • The Buhari Administration and Self De-marketing (This Day) 
  • Nigerite at 57: The Making of a Wholly Nigerian Brand (This Day) 
  • IVM: Expanding the Frontiers of Local Auto Brand Makers (This Day) 
  • Henke: Online Real-time Advertising Will Drive e-Commerce in Nigeria (This Day) 
  • Dr. Okonjo-Iweala: A leader worth Emulating (This Day) 
  • Girl-child Education: An Issue with Growing Silence (This Day) 
  • What is Your Devt Priority for Nigeria? (This Day) 
  • FG Tasked on New Policies to Check Violence against Women (This Day) 
  • Enugu Plans 2,000 Housing Units for Low-income Earners (This Day) 
  • Ensure Even Devt across Lagos, Lawmaker Urges Ambode (This Day)
SPORT  
  • Atletico Gains Slim Edge over Bayern (This Day)
  • Rangers Walkover Giwa to Consolidate Leadership (This Day) 
  • Yusuf Recalls Ideye, Omeruo, Others for Friendlies (This Day) 
  • IAAF Confirms Emelieze’s Switch to Germany (This Day) 
  • Amao Named as Chief Anti-doping Officer of Okpekpe Race (This Day) 
  • Abuja Open: Mugabe Upsets Fourth Seed as Q’finalists Emerge (This Day) 
  • CSOs accuse Giwa of jeopardising Nigerian football (National Mirror) 
  • Eagles coach relies on youth for Mali, Luxembourg tests (National Mirror) 
  • Record entries for 2016 ITTF Nigerian Open (National Mirror) 
  • Bayern beaten in Champions League (CNN)
ENTERTAINMENT
  • Source: Prince had opioid medication on him at time of death (CNN) 
  • Susan Boyle involved in airport 'incident' (CNN)
  • BeyoncĂ© Thanks 'My Beautiful Husband' Jay Z as She Launches Her Formation World Tour in Miami (People)
  • FROM EW: Calvin Harris Announces New Rihanna Collaboration 'This Is What You Came For' (People)

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