Global Headlines Today - 17.05.2016

Welcome to another day. Here are the headlines for the day. May your day be stress free and be filled with great Joy.

THIS DAY 

• Confusion Trails Arrest of N’Delta Militants by Military 

• Higher Electricity Tariffs, Fuel Prices, Imports Push Inflation to 13.7% 

• Passengers Face Flight Cancellation, Delays over Scarcity of Aviation Fuel 

• Ambode: Lagos Can Now Share from 13% Derivation 

• Delta Community Sends SOS to FG over Avengers’ Attacks, JTF’s Harassment 

• Obasanjo Advises FG against Reviving NNSL, Blames Its Demise on Corruption 

• FG to Appoint Transition Adviser for Establishment of National Carrier 

• Senator: Oil Subsidy Not Beneficial to Masses but Drain on Economy 
• Umar Backs FG’s Petrol Deregulation Policy 

• Traders Tell Members Not to Join NLC Strike 

• Civil Society Groups in Edo Protest Fuel Price Hike 

• Lagos Donates 50 Buses to Cushion Effect of Fuel Price Hike 

• Former NLC President, Pascal Bafyau is Dead 

• Gbonigi Urges Labour to Shelve Strike 

• Night Cattle Grazing Banned in Enugu 

• Boko Haram: Czech Government Offers Scholarship to Wife of NAF Fallen... 

• HURIWA Calls for Lai Mohammed’s Sack over NBC Loan 

• Lagos Govt Reopens Lekki Gardens after Buildings Passed Structural Stability and... 

• Northern Governors’ Wives, Stakeholders Raise the Alarm over Rising Drug Abuse...

THE NATION 

• Noisy Reps set up panel to probe fuel price hike

• Ex-Governor Modu Sheriff in one-man race for PDP chair  

• Lagos joins oil states

• ‘There’ll be no strike in Ikere College’

• Grazing Bill misunderstood, says Rep 

• My role in N500m bank loan, by Gana 

• Military ‘harassment’: Delta community seeks Fed Govt’s protection 

• Suspected cultists behead couple in Rivers 

• How to end fake petitions, by Osun 

• Fake admission: Unilorin expels 108 

• ‘Nigeria’s federalism not working’ 

• EFCC: Ex-NIMASA DG ‘converted’ N378m 

• EFCC arraigns woman for ‘fraud’ 

• $6m fines: Firms fault lawyer’s petition to EFCC 

• Fed Govt, board to make home ownership a reality 

• Appeal Court to hear Saraki’s fresh appeal on May 31 

• Obasanjo backs Buhari on new national carrier 

• Ortom signs 2016 budget 

• NYSC may shelve mobilisation of corps members 

• NEMA to pull down building 

• Buhari, Wike meet in Aso Rock 

• Two Fulani herdsmen jailed 20 years for illegal arms 

• Fed Govt files amended charge against Kalu 

• Women plan nude protest over Rivers killings 

• DISCO to diversify into solar, wind power generation 

• Abductors demand N50m ransom for comedian’s wife 

• Four feared dead in Edo cult attacks 

• School principal elopes with N1.2m WASSCE fees

CNN

• Donald Trump: London mayor made 'very rude statements' about me

• U.S. and allies open to Libyan government's weapons request

• Son of slain Pakistani politician recounts torment as hostage

• Lightning strikes kill 65 people in four days in Bangladesh

• Sidewalk glued down as top Chinese official visits Hong Kong

• Kasich: I'm not endorsing Trump (yet) -- or serving as his VP 

• Korean author wins Intl Man Booker Prize

• China to buy $90 billion gold vault in London (Money) 

• Largest ever drug seizure in Colombia

• Colombia seizes more than 17,500 pounds of cocaine from drug gang 

BBC 

• HK security tight ahead of Chinese visit

• Canada oil workers flee wildfire  

• Thailand to close island to tourists  

• Democrats battle in Kentucky and Oregon  

• Chinese bank buys London gold vault   (Business)

• Australia delays 'backpacker tax' hike  (Business)

• Oil revival rallies Asian markets (Business) 

• Oil boss says North Sea 'has a future' (Business)

• Twitter 'to loosen character limit'  

• Korean author wins international Booker

BUSINESS

• Passengers stranded as aviation fuel scarcity worsens (Punch)

• Obasanjo calls for NIMASA, NIWA, NPA privatisation (Punch)

• FG may close Abuja airport, sack workers (Punch)

• Experts outline ways to boost tax revenue (Punch)

• Naira gains, closes at 350 per dollar (Punch) 

• Inflation rises to 13.7% (Punch) 

• Seplat’s gross revenue falls by 26% (Punch) 

• Custodian records N5.7bn profit (Punch) 

• Infinity Mortgage posts N232.15m profit (Punch) 

• Investors shun broadband frequency auction (Punch) 

• Nigeria losing 800,000 barrels of oil daily – Kachikwu (Punch) 

• Norway’s sovereign wealth fund to sue Volkswagen (Punch) 

• Chinese taxi company eyes US IPO in 2018 (Punch) 

• Verizon, unions set to return to bargaining table (Punch) 

• Gannett raises offer for Tribune Publishing by 22% (Punch)

• Power Blackout: Group Issues Five-day Ultimatum to KEDCO (This Day)

• Zenith Bank, French Firm Sign $100m Pact to Boost Power (This Day) 

• Minister Commends Etisalat’s Commitment to SMEs (This Day) 

• Heritage Bank Introduces ‘BankMyFamily’ (This Day) 

• ETI Appoints Manekia Group Executive (This Day)

• Profit Dips Again for Seplat, as Firm Records N4.5bn Loss in... (This Day) 

• MTN Fine: N50bn Payment not Concessionaire Fee – Shittu (This Day)  

• Zenith Bank, French firm boost power sector with N19.9b (The Nation)

SPORT  

• Golden ticket for 'heartbroken' Man U fan (CNN)

• Australian Olympians to get 'Zika-proof' condoms (CNN)

• Doctor Places Osimhen on Painkillers (This Day) 

• Plateau Utd FC Sacks Baraje from Technical Adviser Post (This Day) 

• MFM Dispatches Tornadoes in Rescheduled Clash (This Day) 

• Mikel’s Brother Disowns Suit against Ifeanyi Ubah (This Day) 

• Iheanacho Sad over Pellegrini’s Exit from Etihad (This Day) 

• FA Fines Chelsea, Tottenham (This Day)

• Leicester City celebrate title with supporters (Punch)

• Anichebe confirms W’Brom exit (Punch)

• African Basketball League train returns from Abidjan (Punch)

• West African golf tourney excites Wike (Punch)

• Fenerbahce reject Emenike, striker set for China (Punch) 

• I didn’t want Emenalo – Ancelotti (Punch) 

• Mainland Hospital wins football tourney (Punch) 

• Milo b’ball: Adamawa, Kogi in Confluence quarters (Punch)