Global Headlines Today - 31.05.2016

It is another beautiful day to be thankful. Here are today's headlines. May your day be filled with divine favour.

THIS DAY  

• Fayose Dares FG to Stop Him from Foreign Trips 

• Buhari’s First Year in Office Gets Approval Rating of 64% 

• House Introduces e-Voting System

• FG Constitutes Committee to Recover AMCON Loans 

• Pharmacists Seek Waivers on Importation of Raw Materials 

• New Maize Disease Surfaces in S’West, Threatens Food Sufficiency 

• Fresh Moves to Resuscitate PIB Begin 

• Rewane Questions Rise in Militancy after Buhari Stepped up Anti-graft War 

• Recovered Loot: SERAP Commences Contempt Suit against FG, Others 

• Sokoto Recovers N300m from Council Payrolls in One Month 

• Suspected Cultists Kill Six in Rivers Community 

• 143 University VCs Meet in Jos, Brainstorm on Challenges 

• FG: We’ll Make Nigerians Buy Made-in-Nigeria Products 

• Family Raises the Alarm over Failing Health of Jonathan’s Aide 

• Buhari to Launch Ogoniland Clean-up June 2, Says Environment Minister 

• Petrol Tankers Now to Pay Wharf Fees 

• Curfew Imposed on Pandogari, Niger after Religious Violence 

• Use More Intelligence, Host Community Collaboration to Locate Avengers, Buhari Told 

• Spanish Embassy Partners Lagos Photo to Organise Exhibition 

• Navy: Military will Only Apply Force on N’Delta Militants When Necessary 

• Police Rescue Abducted Iyaloja 

• OPC Advocates Self-defence against Marauding Herdsmen 

• Court to Hear Suit against Japaul Energy on June 8 

• ‘How Soldiers Killed Our Man in Bauchi’

THE NATION 

• UK detectives in Nigeria for Alison-Madueke’s case

• Bloody pro-Biafra protests in Onitsha, Asaba, others

• PDP crisis: BoT raises three-man panel to meet Sheriff

• Buhari inherited burden from Jonathan, says Soyinka

• Ex-Chadian President Habre gets life for war crimes

• I respect Jonathan for conceding defeat, says President 

• Military deploys fighter jets in hunt for Avengers

• Way out of conflicting judgments, by SANs, others 

• 2016 budget best for Kwara, says Ahmed 

• Presbyterian church rejects merging of CRK,Islamic studies 

• Benin crown prince performs Izakhue rites 

• APC is building new Nigeria, says Okorocha 

• Abducted Osun Iyaloja rescued 

• Residents flee as police, vandals clash in Ogun 

• Herdsmen attacks: OPC can’t guarantee Yoruba’s safety, says Adams 

• SGF directs Auditor-General to retire 

• Transportation: Govt’s strides thrill experts 

• Mimiko grants amnesty to 11 prisoners 

• SSANU unhappy with funding of education 

• Army lied over the death of policeman 

• Five killed, eight injured in Onitsha bloody protest 

• APC hails Ekiti workers’ steadfastness on strike 

• Nothing like Abacha loot, says al-Mustapha 

• Fayose: Buhari can’t stop me from traveling

• Be patient with Buhari, Sharia judge advises Nigerians 

• Ex-Assembly aspirants congratulate Ambode 

• Ogoni clean-up: Buhari is Niger Delta’s ‘son’, says APC 

• Gunmen kill six in Rivers community’s cult war 

• Ogun police arrest two robbery suspects 

• Osun Assembly hails Buhari, Nigerians for loyalty 

• Textile workers laud Buhari’s commitment to diversify economy 

• Petrol tankers now to pay wharf fees 

• N10b probe: EFCC faults Dudafa’s health alarm 

• Reps to reopen debate on PIB 

• Military holding me captive, says Delta monarch

BBC 

• North Korea missile launch 'fails' 

• Officials seize tigers from Thai temple

• France rail workers strike over reforms  

• Crocodile victim was on celebration trip  

• Second minister quits Brazil government  

• Weak data drags Japan stocks lower (Business)

CNN

• Kenya covers up military massacre

• Secret Service jump on stage at Bernie Sanders rally amid commotion

• Star swimmer dies at lifeguard tryouts

• Families flee as battle for Falluja rages on 

• North Korean missile launch fails

• Brazilian teen speaks out about brutal gang rape

• Ex-Chad dictator sentenced to life for war crimes

• Hard-liner takes new post as Israel defense minister 

• Sanders labels Trump 'Mr. Macho'

BUSINESS

• Nigeria risks losing oil buyers to Iran, S’Arabia (Punch)

• Power sector loses N2bn daily, more turbines pack up (Punch)

• Consolidated Hallmark’s gross premium rises to N6.03bn (Punch)

• Stanbic IBTC explains 2015 result delay (Punch)

• CSCS gets A+ rating on risk management (Punch) 

• Stock market lost N1.732tn in one year under Buhari (Punch) 

• FG inaugurates committee on AMCON loans recovery (Punch) 

• FCMB boosts CSR initiative (Punch) 

• UBA supports arts contest (Punch) 

• JUMIA holds mobile week (Punch) 

• Shell begins campaign on energy efficiency in Nigeria (Punch) 

• FGPL takeover to protect pension contributors – PenCom (Punch) 

• Marketers Defy FG, Sell Petrol above Official Ex-Depot Price (This Day) 

• Nigeria to Refine 1.3mbpd of Oil for Consumption by 2023 (This Day) 

• Lagos’ Aje Oilfield Produces in Excess of 10,000 bpd (This Day) 

• NEITI: Solid Minerals Exported Without Permits (This Day) 

• Customs Hands over Confiscated Containers of Substandard Goods to SON (This Day)

• Coca Cola Restructures, Nigeria Now W/Africa Regional Hub (This Day) 

• Low Oil Prices, Militancy Mar Buhari’s First Year (This Day) 

• Power Crippled By Sundry Problems (This Day) 

• Economy Gets a Battering under Buhari (This Day)

SPORT  

• Guardiola news hurt City – Pellegrini (Punch)

• Jordan 2016: Flamingoes face Brazil, England, Korea (Punch)

• Abidjan Ramblers celebrate ABL trophy (Punch)

• Babatunde dumps Raja for Qatar (Punch)

• Lagos rule CBN tennis (Punch)

• Eagles Set to Fly against Luxembourg (This Day) 

• Ebele Obi in Dramatic Transfer to IfeanyiUbah (This Day) 

• SA PoloAfrica Excited Playing in Access/UNICEF Polo Tourney (This Day) 

• Egbin Power Plant Drubs Transcorp Soccer Team 3-0 (This Day) 

• Okoku Celebrates Children’s Day and World Hunger’s Day with Village Kids (This Day) 

• Rain Cancels Play as Novak Djokovic and Williams Wait (This Day) 

• Alves Set to Join Juventus (This Day)