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Global Headlines Today - 13.05.2016

Welcome to another beautiful day. Here are the headlines for the day, may your day be filled with lots of joy.
THE NATION  
  • Fuel pains easing as new price sparks huge debate
  • Senate to debate price 
  • EFCC men search Fani-Kayode’s home
  • London summit okays return of looted cash to Nigeria, others 
  • My pains over missing Chibok schoolgirls, by Buhari 
  • New petrol price illegal, says Falana
  • Queues disappear in Lagos on N145/litre pump price
  • APC chief slams Bayelsa election tribunal for’ injustice’ 
  • Fuel crisis… Why deregulation is the only way out 
  • Southwest PDP set for parallel zonal congresses 
  • Court stops Southwest PDP zonal congress 
  • Seriki chiefs to sue Ajimobi 
  • FRSC fines woman N66,000 
  • Nine to testify against Adegboruwa 
  • N442.6m arms’ contract: EFCC accuses Omisore of evading probe 
  • PDP crisis: Sheriff threatens Gana with EFCC for alleged N500m loan 
  • How NAMA was looted, by EFCC’s witness 
  • Why scarcity persists at N145 per litre, by DPR 
  • Abuja chamber backs new price
  • Lagos CAN backs Fed Govt on deregulation
  • Kwara PDP splits into two 
  • I’ll defeat Okowa in Delta, says Edo governor 
  • Police parade six suspects in Edo 
  • Governor loses bid to stop suit 
  • Bello meets APC leadership on Kogi crisis 
  • APC: no regrets reversing PDP legacies 
  • Oshiomhole: Abuja APC should leave Edo alone 
  • Tanker explosion kills two in Ondo 
  • Facts that led to subsidy removal scary, says Gbajabiamila 
  • Navy to Niger Delta militants: we’ll crush you
  • Govt urged to create enabling climate for breastfeeding
  • Revisiting the herding challenge 
  • YCE rejects nomadic grazing 
  • Six die in Maiduguri explosion 
  • Price‘ll go down, says Kachikwu 
  • Court to hear Ese Oruru’s evidence in camera 
  • Wike condemns attacks on oil pipelines
THIS DAY
  • Militants Give Oil Firms Two Weeks to Shut Operations, Evacuate Staff 
  • Slain Soldiers: Bayelsa Residents Flee over Fear of Military Reprisal 
  • Buhari: No Tax Clearance, No Payments by Government 
  • Subsidy Removal: PPPRA Pegs Naira at N298/$ for Fuel Imports 
  • Buhari Announces New Measures to Stop Corruption 
  • Sheriff: Why I Left APC 
  • NANS Protests in Abuja, Gives Education Minister 48-hour Ultimatum over Sacked... 
  • Suicide Bombing at Borno Secretariat Claims Two, Injures 19 
  •  US Congress to Compel Obama to Withhold Abacha Loot for Boko... 
  • PDP Crisis: Jerry Gana Group Sets up Parallel Leadership 
  • Buhari: Meeting with Chibok Girls’ Parents is Not Good for My... 
  • 2016 Budget: FG Identifies Priority Areas 
  • Alleged Diversion of Funds: FG Orders Audit of Military Payroll 
  • CBN Governor Donates Rice to IDPs in Borno 
  • IEA: Iran Helping to Offset Production Losses in Nigeria, Canada 
  • Igbo Business Leaders Laud Ambode on Devt, Security, Preach Peace 
  • EFCC Arraigns Rights Activist, Adegboruwa over Forfeited Property 
  • Yunusa Dahiru: Court to Take Ese’s Evidence in Private 
  • Magu Not in Contempt of Court, Says EFCC 
  • Fayose, Falana, Others Condemn Fuel Hike 
  • Enugu Residents Condemn New Pump Price Regime as Queues Return 
  • Tinubu, Kalu Say Removal of Subsidy is Courageous 
  • NACCIMA Hails Petrol Subsidy Removal 
  • Analysts, Operators Back Change in Fuel Price Regime  
  • Wike Condemns Blowing up of Pipelines 
  • Chief S. U. Iwuala. Account LG Funds Collected in One... 
  • Fashola: FG Unwilling to Provide N3bn Projected Solar Power Subsidy 
  • Subsidy Scam: Oil Marketers Say EFCC Counsel Has No Fiat to... 
  • RMAFC Reaffirms Full Backing for TSA Implementation
  • Ize-Iyamu, Imasuen Explain EFCC Invitation 
  • Forensic Experts Storm Nimbo Community as CAN Rejects Grazing Reserves Bill
CNN 
  • Brazil's Acting President calls for unity, supporters vow to retaliate
  • Dilma Rousseff: 'I'm the victim of a great injustice
  • Navy fires officer in charge of sailors detained in Iran
  • Trump, Ryan tout unity in wake of meeting
  • French prosecutors probe $2M Tokyo Olympic payments
  • How the Cultural Revolution changed China forever
  • Donald Trump disavows longtime butler after he called for Obama to be killed
  • Judge rules in favor of Republicans in Obamacare challenge
  • Uganda's Museveni extends 30-year grip on power
  • Killer heatwave wreaks havoc in Southeast Asia
  • Zuckerberg wants to meet with conservatives amid Facebook bias allegations (Money)
  • Syria, or a video game? Internet amused by Russian embassy's tweet
BBC 
  • Australian killed near Baghdad embassy  
  • Top Hezbollah commander killed  
  • EU Med anti-smuggling mission 'failing'  
  • US commander demoted over Iran incident  
  • Brazil's new leader calls for trust  
  • Trump's ex-butler urges Obama's death  
  • Drop airline bag fees, US senators say
  • Apple invests in Chinese Uber rival (Money) 
  • Nissan shares up on Mitsubishi deal (Money) 
  • UK banks shut 600 branches in last year (Money) 
  • Apple shares drop to near two-year low (Money)
BUSINESS
  • Skye Bank advises SMEs on long-term growth (Punch)
  • IGR: Intermarc urges FG to encourage electronic payment (Punch)
  • Beware of fraudulent messages, CBN warns bank customers (Punch)
  • C’River to acquire tank farm for N615m (Punch)
  • N1tn lost to fraud in govt MDAs – FRC (Punch)
  • FG plans review of tax laws (Punch) 
  • N350bn release for capital projects begins Friday (Punch) 
  • Unilever shareholders approve N189.2m dividend payout (Punch) 
  • Stock market gains N81bn, 37 firms appreciate (Punch) 
  • FCMB Group’s gross revenue dropped in Q1 (Punch) 
  • Peacock Travels forges new alliance with trade partners (Punch) 
  • Minister urges Ogun to exploit sugarcane, cassava derivatives (Punch) 
  • FG, World Bank to reduce post-harvest wastage (Punch) 
  • LCCI begins preparations for trade fair (Punch) 
  • ‘Nigeria, dumping ground for substandard tomato paste’ (Punch)
  • Online searches rise by 43% as more businesses go online (The Nation)
  • Shoprite opens in Onitsha; runs free cancer screening (The Nation)
  • CIBN accredits FCMB’s Training Academy (The Nation)
  • Epina to train youths on ceramic manufacturing (The Nation) 
  • NUPENG condemns attack on Chevron platform (The Nation) 
  • With Entrepreneurship, Africa’s Business Leaders Eye 25m Jobs (This Day) 
  • Muruako: FG May Lose over N1tn Due to Non-Remittance by Revenue... (This Day) 
  • FCMB’s Training Academy Receives CIBN Accreditation (This Day) 
  • Afreximbank Offers $20bn Loan to African Airlines (This Day) 
  • Unilever Shareholders Approve N189m Dividend (This Day)
  • MTN, Lumos Expand Solar Electricity Service to Katsina (This Day) 
  • Online Platform to Boost e-Commerce Debuts in Nigeria (This Day) 
  • LADOL Boss Points Way Forward for Maritime, Oil & Gas Sectors (This Day) 
  • Sub-regional Underwriters’ Turnover, Profit Nosedive (This Day) 
  • Maritime Arbitrators Association to Hold Dispute Resolution Week (This Day) 
  • Experts Proffer Solutions to Challenges in Transportation (This Day) 
  • Firm Introduces Online Payment System for Cargo Clearance (This Day)
SPORT 
  • Baggies join Ighalo race (Punch)
  • First Bank win Zenith b’ball league (Punch)
  • Mikel, Musa out of Mali clash (Punch)
  • EKSU VC promises athletes (Punch) 
  • Pochettino signs new deal (Punch) 
  • Pichichi worthless without title – Suarez (Punch) 
  • Real named most valuable club (Punch) 
  • Winners emerge from Lagos boxing tourney (Punch)
  • NFF’s Disciplinary Committee Bans Giwa, Others for Five Years (This Day) 
  • NFF Releases Mikel, Musa for Yobo Testimonial Game (This Day) 
  • 20 Teams Jostle for Access Bank, UNICEF Charity Polo Honours (This Day) 
  • Awoniyi Confident of Rio2016 Glory with Siasia (This Day) 
  • Arsenal Interest in Ighalo off as West Brom Joins Chase (This Day) 
  • Federation Cup: NFF Unveils Round of 64 Venues (This Day) 
  • Everton Sacks Martinez after Three Years in Charge (This Day) 
  • Kenya Faces Fresh Anti-doping Crisis (This Day)

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