Global Headlines Today - 25.05.2016

It is another beautiful day to be happy and hopeful. Here are today's headlines. May your day be filled with beautiful surprises.

THIS DAY

• Senate Asks FG to Recover N42bn Waivers Granted Dangote, Bua, Others 

• Kwara Lauds BUA’s $300m Investment in Lafiaji Sugar Estate 

• Buhari’s Lagos No-show Dismays Nigerian Business 

• EFCC Declares Omisore Wanted over N700m Payment from ONSA 

• NEITI Wants Fresh Investigation into NNPC’s Oil Block Transfers 

• PDP Crisis Worsens as Courts Grant Conflicting Orders 

• Edo Govt Approves Appointment of New Oba of Benin 

• Fuel Price Hike: FG, Labour Meet Today, to Continue Negotiations 

• FG to Formulate Strategic Plan to Curb Niger Delta Militancy 

• FG Confirms Six States Hit by ‘Tomato Ebola’ 

• Eni Declares Force Majeure over Bayelsa Pipeline Attack 

• Nigeria, Others Should Look Inward for Resources to Avoid Debt Trap,... 

• Oil Drifts Lower on Stronger Dollar 

• NHRC Says Military Now Observes Rules of Engagement During Clash with... 

• Coalition Pushes for Early Passage of Competition Bill 

• FG to Repatriate Stolen £300m from Jersey 

• Britain Laid the Foundation for Corruption in Nigeria, Says Senior Lawyer 

• Prosecution Abruptly Closes Case against Orubebe after Calling One Witness 

• Committee: Sokoto Requires 9,000 Teachers to Meet Standards 

• NAF to Fit Drone with Missile Guided Weapon’s Systems 

• Ogoni Traditional Rulers Kick as Army Arrests Yeghe Leader, Gbaranee 

• DHQ: Military Presence in Gbaramatu is for Security of Citizens 

• Ambode Unveils $70m Oshodi Transport Interchange 

• Borno Emirs Return Home, Two Years after Fleeing Boko Haram Insurgents 

• Buhari Appoints Babandede Comptroller General NIS 

• Sexual Harassment Bill Passes Second Reading 

• 26-year-old Man Convicted for Murder, to Die by Hanging   

• Blasphemy: Kano Govt to Appeal Judgment in Favour of Sheikh  

• Criminologist: Corruption Dominates 80% of Crimes in Nigeria 

• Businessman Forfeits Undeclared $41,000 

• EFCC Quizzes Edo PDP Chairman over 2015 Campaign Funds

PUNCH 

• El-Rufai condoles with Sani over mother’s death 

• Abducted teenager reunites with family in Bauchi 

• Kidnapping: IG deploys helicopter, policemen to Kogi 

• ‘Tomato Ebola’ hits six states – FG 

• ‘Other govs should ban cattle grazing’ 

• FG closes false asset declaration case against Orubebe 

• Ibadan ‘husband killer’ to face trial  

• I didn’t promise regular power in six months –Fashola 

• A’court rules on Metuh’s no-case-submission appeal today 

• Cultists cause mayhem in Ibadan 

• How EFCC uncovered Badeh’s N1.8bn shopping mall –Contractor 

• Fuel price hike: NLC, FG resume talks today 

• EFCC declares Omisore wanted over N700m Dasuki contract

• Judges make conflicting rulings on PDP crisis 

• Looters block effort to recover £300m Abacha’s loot –FG 

• Blowouts caused 722 accidents in Nigeria – FRSC 

• Provide security, yam sellers tell Niger govt 

• Man rapes girl, 15, at gunpoint, blames devil 

• LASG disburses N147.7m loans to workers 

• New Oshodi project starts June 1, costs N22.4bn 

• Igbo trader dies after paying N10m to kidnappers 

• A’Ibom community laments loss of homeland to exploration 

• Road accidents, my greatest challenge –Anambra CP 

• Army kills two, rescue three kidnap victims 

• Council boss laments economic hardship, calls for support 

• Gunmen kidnap UBTH nurse, demand N10m ransom 

• Man alleges threat to life after son’s murder 

• Mile 12 crisis: Court frees 28 suspects

BBC 

• Afghan Taliban announce new leader

• Afghan Taliban name Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada as new leader following death of Mullah Mansour in drone strike 

• Eurozone agrees landmark deal on Greece  

• Cattle drugs 'could fuel climate change'  

• More young Americans 'living with parents'  

• Brexit 'could extend austerity'  

• Kurds launch attack near IS 'capital'  

• US seeks death penalty for church attack  

• No visas, no migrant deal, warns Turkey  

• Toyota hails a ride with Uber  (Business

• Cuba legalises private businesses (Business)  

• Huawei sues Samsung over patents (Business) 

• Toyota hails a ride with Uber (Business) 

• Eurozone agrees landmark Greece deal (Business) 

• Tata considers bids for UK steel plants (Business)

CNN

• Anti-Trump protesters throw rocks, break barriers at rally

• Trump wins Washington primary 

• Clinton looks to pop Trump's populist appeal 

• 10,000 families trapped in ISIS-held Falluja

• Taliban announces new leader

• Mount Everest victims' grueling final hours

• U.S.-backed group launches offensive north of ISIS capital in Syria

• Sri Lanka: Over 100 dead following torrential rain

• EgyptAir Flight 804: Conflicting reports over final moments

• Obama raises human rights in Vietnam, calls for 'peaceful resolution' of South China Sea disputes

BUSINESS

• Reps to probe N571bn loss to tax waivers (Punch)

• CBN adopts flexible forex policy as reserves dip to $26.6bn (Punch)

• FG saves N220bn through integrated payroll system (Punch)

• Terminal operators lost N58.9bn in eight years – Report (Punch)

• Peugeot introduces advanced 3008 SUV (Puch)

• At Last, Central Bank to Introduce Flexible Exchange Rate Regime (This Day) 

• Power Output Seen at 20% of 2016 Peak After Attacks (This Day) 

• Banks Urged to Empower Young People with Financial Skills (This Day) 

• Wi-Pay to Showcase Product at Card Expo (This Day) 

• Stock Market Rebounds on MPC’s Decision to Tackle Exchange Rate Issue (This Day) 

• Access Bank Gives out Cars in Promo (This Day) 

• CAR: CBN Extends Deadline for Systemically Important Banks (This Day) 

• NASD OTC Eyes Firms Delisted from Nigerian Stock Exchange (This Day) 

• UPDC Plans Fresh Capital Injection, to Focus on Retail Market (This Day) 

• Nigerian MIT Scholar Invents Petrol Stock Monitoring Application (This Day) 

• Port Harcourt Disco: Why MDAs Debt Must be Paid (This Day) 

• Cummins Introduces New High Efficiency Osprey Engine into Nigeria (This Day) 

• IMF: Fighting Corruption Critical for Growth, Macroeconomic Stability (This Day)

SPORT

• CSKA recommend Musa to Euro giants (Punch)

• Olympics: Siasia warns players against lateness (Punch)

• Onazi, Ideye leave for France (Punch)

• Onigbinde hails ‘Thunder’ Balogun’s wife (Punch)

• CCL: Enyimba draw Zamalek, Setif (Punch)

• Report to Camp Today or Forget Rio2016 (This Day) 

• Eagles Will Miss Yobo’s Charisma, Says Dalung (This Day) 

• Enyimba in Stiff Champions League Test (This Day) 

• Onazi, Eight Eagles Off to France for Friendlies (This Day) 

• Mourinho Set to Fulfill Man Utd Dream (This Day) 

• Federation Cup: Round of 64 Matches Begins (This Day) 

• Djokovic, Nadal through, Kerber Out (This Day) 

• COPA Coca-Cola Football Tourney Inspires Nigerian Teens (This Day) 

• Excitement Heralds Ekundayo’s ABU Title Defence (This Day) 

• Former IBB Golf Club Captain Loses Mother (This Day) 

• Belgian League Awards Excites Wilfred Ndidi (This Day)