Global Headlines Today - 01.06.2016

Welcome to another beautiful month. Here are the headlines for the day. May your month be filled with divine encounter.

PUNCH

• Domestic violence: 4,000 cases recorded in 1year –LASG

• Lack of funds won’t stop Ogoni clean-up – FG

•  Flood ravages Ebonyi villages, farmers seek help

• Two injured as Navy storms Delta community 

• A’Court orders My Pikin seller to pay N1m fine 

• FG to establish national shipping line – Amaechi 

• Ekiti workers shun meeting with Fayose, insist on strike 

• NDDC dues: N’Assembly wants oil firms’ chiefs arrested 

• Sokoto uncovers N300m fraud in councils 

• Lift ban on motorcycles, farmers tell govt 

• Religious violence claims four lives in Niger 

• 23 KWASU graduands bag first class 

• Soldiers storm Kogi Assembly, stop legislators from sitting 

• Talks with Niger Delta Avengers unrealistic for now –Army 

• Buhari meets South-East politicians as police arraign 101 pro-Biafran protesters 

• Afenifere, Ohanaeze back Atiku’s call for restructuring 

• Assembly probes water shortage in Lagos 

• Ogun fire guts nine shops, injures two 

• Five suspected Avengers arrested

THIS DAY 

• We Acted in Self Defence over Biafra Day Killings, Says Military 

• Senate Slams Fashola over Poor Power Supply 

• Soldier, Policemen Fight in Banking Hall 

• We Won’t Back down, Militants Tell FG 

• House Passes Amendments to CCB Act, Removes Presidential Oversight  

• Diplomatic Passport: Immigration CG Orders Arrest of Ex-govs, Senators 

• Atiku: Nigeria Needs Urgent Restructuring, Says Atiku 

• Buhari Appeals to National Assembly to Pass Money Laundering, NDDC, FCT,... 

• Barkindo May Emerge OPEC Secretary General June 2 

• Establishment of National Shipping Line Underway, Says Amaechi 

•  INEC to Conclude All Re-run Elections By July 31 

• Police Withdraw from PDP Headquarters, BoT to Meet Staff Today 

•  N’Assembly Committee Issues Bench Warrant against Seven Oil Companies 

• Adesina: How I Have Managed ‘Brand Buhari’ in One Year 

• Asset Declaration: Lack of Quorum Stalls Hearing of Saraki’s Appeal... 

• FG Sacks Guardian of Escaped Chibok Girls in US, Hands Girls... 

• Bayelsa Allocation Dips after Militants’ Attacks 

• Dangote Hosts Borno Governor over Support for IDPs, Reconstruction 

• AI: Shell Can’t Rely on FG to Clean up Ogoni 

• Workers Shut down Health Ministry, Raise the Alarm over Corruption, Misconduct 

• Ayade Directs Immediate Employment of 30 Lawyers 

• CAN Presidency: NEC Opts for Fresh Face  

CNN 

• Independent candidate to take on Trump revealed

• Kristol's white knight: David French

• Chinese teen stows away in A380 to make fortune in Dubai

• Duterte says killing of corrupt Philippines journalists justified

• North Korean state media op-ed calls Trump 'wise,' Clinton 'dull'

• A symbol of the migrant crisis you can't ignore

• Push for hudud law raises tensions in Malaysia

• Kenya covers up military massacre

• Exclusive: ISIS makes up for lost oil cash with rising taxes and fees

• 2 men arrested, 4 sought in Brazilian gang rape, government says

• ISIS fights back after Iraqi forces surround Falluja, military says

• WHO revises sex guidelines for Zika prevention

BBC 

• World's longest rail tunnel to open 

• Tiger cub bodies found at Thai temple 

• Rail strike takes hold in France

• N Korean editorial praises 'wise' Trump  

• Polisario Front leader Abdelaziz dies  

• Shark bites off Australian surfer's leg  

• Fort McMurray residents to return home  

• Police to investigate gorilla shooting  

• Green energy surges to record levels  

• Australia economic growth exceeds hopes (Business) 

• Asian markets down on US rate fears (Business)

 BUSINESS

• Power: NERC bans mass disconnection of consumers (Punch)

• Diamond Bank fires 200 workers (Punch)

• Association warns ministry against unregistered recruitment agencies (Punch)

• Toyota Nigeria bags LCCI award (Punch)

• Nigeria records first trade deficit in seven years…balance of trade dips by N793.5bn (Punch) 

• PwC advises internal auditors on leadership (Punch)  

• New L’Rover Discovery Sport tracks missing items (Punch) 

• Stocks: Investors lose N426bn in one session (Punch) 

• Amnesty tackles Shell ahead of Ogoniland clean-up (Punch) 

• ILO to review labour standards, maritime convention (Punch) 

• External reserves drop to $26.42bn (Punch) 

• FRSC moves to stop importation of used tyres (Punch) 

• Nigeria, critical to Africa’s travel business – Amadeus (Punch) 

• Coscharis celebrates new MG GT, MG GS (Punch) 

• Kwara reduces bond proposal to N10bn (Punch)

• Buhari to CBN: No Objection to Flexible Exchange Rate (This Day) 

• Mobile Sales Week: Jumia to Offer Customers Good Deals (This Day) 

• Elumelu: Nigeria Remains Africa’s Top Investment Destination (This Day) 

• Jaiz Bank Posts N794.2m Profit, Appoints New MD (This Day) 

• Sterling Bank, Leap Africa to Empower Entrepreneurs (This Day) 

• Wema Bank Renews Promise on Financial Literacy (This Day) 

• Cadbury Recommends 65kobo Dividend Despite 46% Fall in Profit (This Day) 

• Report: Anaemic Infrastructure Nigeria’s Greatest Challenge (This Day) 

• FG May Raise Tax Revenue to 18% in Next Fiscal Year (This Day) 

• Unemployment: NDE Seeks Creation of National Employment Endowment Fund (This Day) 

• Equities Market Loses N1.7trn in One Year under Buhari (This Day) 

• IPMAN, Star Petroleum Sign 5-Year Petrol Supply Deal (This Day) 

• Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Declares Three Kobo Dividend (This Day)

SPORT

• Iheanacho, Ighalo Goals Give S’Eagles over Luxembourg (This Day) 

• Wike Appoints Yobo Senior Special Assistant on Sports Dev (This Day) 

• Access Bank-UNICEF Charity Shield Polo (This Day) 

• US Warns on Possible Terror Attacks at Euro 2016 (This Day)

• Eagles beat Luxembourg 3 - 1 (Punch)

• Yobo takes final bow in style (Punch)

• How Eagles rescued my career - Ikeme (Punch)

• Rubicon face Kashton in Access bank/ UNICEF Polo (Punch) 

• Osogbo Tennis Club set for tourney (Punch)