Global Headlines Today - 02.06.2016

Welcome to another great day. Here are the headlines for today, may God cause His face to shine on you and be gracious to you.

THE NATION  

• Militants blow up oil wells 

• Buhari in Rivers for Ogoni clean-up 

• BoT takes over PDP secretariat 

• Ex-Governor Sheriff to court: I remain PDP chairman

• Oshiomhole backs Buhari’s measures against vandalism 

• Kogi governor nominates commissioners 

• Alleged N1.9b fraud: EFCC detains ex-Governor Fintiri

• FMC Owerri crisis: MHWUN accuses police chief of bias

• Buhari: One million houses needed annually to reduce 17m deficit 

• Lamido’s trial stalls proceedings in Saraki’s case at CCT 

• ‘EFCC wrong on Omatseye’s conviction claim’ 

• PDP ‘ll be repositioned, says Dickson 

• Nigerian elected APRA President 

• ‘Buhari, it’s time to make Nigeria child-friendly’ 

• Kupolokun: award of oil blocks faulty 

• Buhari to inaugurate $1.04b Abuja –Kaduna rail project next month 

• Two PDP House members defect to APC 

• Fed Govt names 16-man palliatives committee 

• Court remands two suspects over Ekiti herdsmen killing 

• NLC, NUT, others disrupt Oyo education forum 

• Workers’ strike affects commercial activities in Ondo 

• Mimiko’s govt to employees: join calls for restructuring 

• Ondo governorship poll: My candidacy ‘ll crumble PDP, says Oke 

• Ex-Niger Speaker defects to APC 

• I did not lay landmines for Ortom, says Suswam 

• Avengers: Fed Govt cautioned against military approach 

• Troops rescue Boko Haram victims in Borno 

• ‘IPOB didn’t kill any policeman in Anambra’ 

• Council chairmen take oath in Sokoto 

• Lamido authorised payments for non-existent contracts, says witness 

• Ohanaeze seeks probe of Biafra Day mayhem 

• Fayose urges workers to call off strike 

• Dangote Trust scheme empowers Amuwo Odofin women 

• UI VC tells workers, others not to despair 

• Soldiers remain at Kogi Assembly complex 

• U.S-based Ekiti NGO gives N2m scholarship to pupils 

• Awori community decries persistent blackout 

• Ekiti APC marks Buhari’s one year in office 

• Benin crown prince dazzles with dance steps 

• Bello raises panel to investigate Pandogari crisis 

• Shettima dissociates self from ‘presidential posters’ 

• Oyo Assembly gets list of commissioners, OYSIEC nominees 

• Military denies alleged harassment in Delta community 

• Military to flush out economic saboteurs

THIS DAY

• N’Delta Avengers Blow up More Chevron Oil Wells 

• Fayose, Wike Allegedly under Security Watch over Utterances 

• WHO: Nigeria Has Four of the Most Polluted Cities in the... 

• Jonathan Returns after Six-week Foreign Trip 

• Tompolo’s Town Still under Military Lockdown, Students May Miss Exams 

• Investigative Hearing Reveals Shady Deals in 2005-2007 Oil Bid Rounds 

• Ohanaeze Condemns Killing of Pro-Biafra Protesters, Demands Panel of Inquiry 

• Amaechi: Buhari to Inaugurate Abuja-Kaduna Railway Service in July 

• Audu/Faleke Group Condemns Soldiers’ Invasion of Kogi Assembly 

• Guardian of Chibok girls in US Lambasts Nigeria for Taking over... 

• Lai Mohammed Blames Tomato Scarcity on Boko Haram 

• Buhari: Nigeria Needs 1m Units Annually to Avert Looming Housing Crisis 

• Four Years after Dana Air Crash, Families of Victims Demand Release... 

• N’Assembly, Osinbajo, Udoma, Fashola, Dangote, Others Brainstorm to Revive Capital Market 
• Synagogue Collapsed Building Trial Fails to Resume Again 

• Ogoni Clean-up: Wike Warns Politicians against Unguarded Statements over Buhari’s Visit 

• Niger Govt Sets up Investigative Panel on Religious Crisis 

• FG to Inaugurate Fuel Price Hike Palliative Committee Thursday 

• Navy Arrests Three Northerners, Others for Oil Theft, Vandalism 

• Enforcement Team Beats Defiant Workers as Strike Paralyses Ondo 

• EFCC Witnesses Tell Court How FIRS Director Collected N5m Bribe 

• Witness: Lamido Authorised Payment for Non-existent Contracts 

• Prosecution’s Application for Adjournment Stalls Saraki’s Trial at CCT

BBC 

• Western powers urge Syria aid drops

• Five dead in Germany and France floods  

• Temple to face charges over dead tigers  

• Golf tournament move angers Trump  

• Abandon 'utopian dreams', says EU head  

• China stresses 'friendly' N Korea ties  

• Paris metro workers join rail strike  

• Japanese stocks slide on yen strength (Business) 

• Low oil price limits Opec's options (Business) 

• UK Premier League finances in 'new era' (Business) 

• Reddit boss hints at new direction (Business) 

• Saudi wealth fund puts $3.5bn into Uber (Business)

CNN

• Meet the man saving Yazidi slaves from ISIS 

• UCLA shooting: Professor killed

• UCLA mourns a day after shooting

• Pakistani woman dies after being set on fire for rejecting marriage proposal

• Husband charged with beating wife's would-be rapist to death

• Mastermind of Kenya university attack killed in Somalia

• The fight for Falluja: Human shields and 20,000 children trapped

• Mogadishu attack: 13 dead after gunmen storm hotel

• Musk: SpaceX could take humans to Mars in 9 years

• King Tut's dagger was 'made from a meteorite'

• He's accused of war crimes in Somalia. Now he works security at a U.S. airport

• Egyptian teenager dies during illegal genital mutilation surgery, official says

• Trump to visit United Kingdom day after 'Brexit' vote

• Police: 26 women report sexual assault at German concert 

• Kid smashes $15K Lego statue

BUSINESS

• CBN Begins Stakeholder Consultations on Flexible Exchange Rate (This Day) 

• Venezuelan Energy Minister: Nigeria, Others Forcing ‘De Facto’ Oil Production Freeze (This Day) 

• Ovia: Why We Sold Visafone to MTN (This Day) 

• Gwarzo: PFAs Key to Capital Market Stability (This Day) 

• Again, Nigeria’s Manufacturing Index Declines (This Day) 

• FG Plans London Bond Talks as Naira Move Looms (This Day) 

• Ecobank Nigeria Upgrades Non-core Staff, Sacks Workers (This Day) 

• Seplat to Boost Shareholder Value through Gas Investment (This Day) 

• Zenith MD Hails Infantino’s Proposed Visit (This Day) 

• ‘Nigeria Lacks Policy Direction to Achieve 30% Broadband Penetration By 2018’ (This Day) 

• IHS Spends N2.6bn Monthly to Power 16,000 BTS (This Day) 

• Buhari Tasks PR Practitioners on Africa’s Image (This Day)

• Check Point Raises the Alarm over Increased Cyber Attacks (This Day) 

• Nigeria is Ready for e-voting, Ekeh Tells Reps (This Day) 

• Card Expo Set to Boost E-commerce Across Africa (This Day) 

• MainOne, Radware Partner on Managed Security Services (This Day) 

• Service Providers Boost Konga e-Commerce with Kesh mPOS Solution (This Day) 

• NCC, NITDA Support 2016 DigitalSENSE Forum (This Day) 

• Naira Depreciation Compels CIMA to Reduces Exam Fees (This Day) 

• NNF Rallies Support for Secondary School Education (This Day) 

• FNSB Approaches Corporate Bodies for Support (This Day) 

• ICT Marred by Retrogressive Policies (This Day) 

• CSCS Gets Thomas Murray’s A Rating Positive Outlook (This Day)

• Banking stocks tumble as investors lose N684b in 10hrs (The Nation)

• Shell laments significant decline in production (The Nation)

• Better oil market likely as OPEC ministers meet today (The Nation)

• Stanbic IBTC, LEAP Africa partner on 2016 CEOs forum (The Nation) 

• Sterling Bank fetes IDPs in Jos (The Nation) 

• Govt mulls review of pensions (The Nation) 

• Heritage Bank deepens financial literacy (The Nation) 

• N6.5b lifeline for capital market (The Nation) 

• Fed Govt earmarks N40b for housing (The Nation) 

• Bill seeks 10-year jail term for land grabbers (The Nation)

SPORT

• Iheanacho’s Contract Renewal Saga with Man City Deepens  (This Day)

• Rio 2016: Oyo-Ita Named Matron Nigeria House Project (This Day) 

• Injury Knocks Ekundayo Out of Title Defence (This Day) 

• Riding Club Commends Multichoice for Boosting Cycling Race (This Day)

• Wikki stun Enyimba to go top (The Nation)

• Heartland release 5 players, to buy (The Nation)

• Abia Warriors cancel Chikatara’s Wydad Casablanca deal (The Nation)

• Switzerland, Portugal clubs monitoring Akpeyi (The Nation) 

• Madu, Simon, Ndidi on Tottenham’s radar (The Nation)