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Global Headlines Today - 21.06.2016

Welcome to another beautiful day. Here  the headlines for today. May your day be filled with beautiful surprises.
THE NATION 
  • Police await new chief as Inspector-Gen. Arase bows out 
  • Fed Govt’s external borrowing to go up 40% 
  • Buhari ends eight-year tenure for perm secs, directors
  • Thousands rally for Ajimobi in Ibadan 
  • Drama in bank as EFCC freezes Fayose’s account
  • MTN N1.04 tr fine: Ministers shun Reps meeting  
  • Justice Niki Tobi dies at 75  
  • Amosun seeks support for fight against corruption 
  • EKSU bans smoking on campus •24 bag First Class honours 
  • Ondo PDP blasts APC over comments on Mimiko’s trip 
  • N8b fraud: Court fixes June 30 for ruling on bail application 
  • Fashola: Second Niger Bridge, Zik’s mausoleum ‘ll be completed 
  • Ex-NIMASA chief: EFCC forced me to make a statement 
  • Decision on preliminary objections 
  • Fed Govt urged to revisit privatisation of power sector 
  • Aregbesola compensates houses, farm owners affected by road projects 
  • ARG canvasses restructuring, devolution of power 
  • Rivers rerun: INEC testifies in SSG, APC chief’s ‘election violence’ trial 
  • Immigration service to overhaul operations for greater efficiency, says CG 
  • I never ordered use of hijab, says Aregbesola 
  • Forgery: Saraki, Ekweremadu on their own, says APC 
  • Court remands dry cleaner for ‘baptising’ policeman with hot soup 
  • Navy launches equipment to protect water ways 
  • APC to investigate alleged forgery at the Senate 
  • Residents flee as gunmen again storm Ogun communities 
  • Boko Haram: Army may relax restrictions in Northeast 
  • Free medical service for Arepo community 
  • EFCC shelves planned arraignment of Diezani’s associates 
  • Alleged money laundering: Jonathan’s ex-aide gets N500m bail 
  • Senate probes N500b aviation bailout fund 
  • Arase decorates four promoted AIGs of police
PUNCH
  • Forgery: Uncertainty over Saraki, deputy’s arraignment today 
  • Proposed pension, immunity for Saraki, Dogara immoral – Sagay, TUC 
  • EFCC to arraign ex-NNPC GMD, former directors, others July 4 
  • AMCON gets order to seize Jimoh Ibrahim’s assets 
  • Workers ground finance ministry over unpaid N1.2bn allowances 
  • EFCC arrests seven health officials over $4m HIV fund 
  • Police get 7 new AIGs 
  • I’m not afraid of probe, Babangida tells Bello 
  • Gusau’s son in-law dumps PDP for APC 
  • Buhari resumes after UK medical trip, meets Osinbajo, others 
  • Kano assembly wants accountant-general sacked 
  • Imasuagbon, Ogiemwonyi reject Obaseki 
  • I was attacked for supporting Buhari – Tallen 
  • EFCC has frozen my account – Fayose 
  • FG, Dogara disagree over constituency projects 
  • FCT hawkers 
  • Jos NSCDC 
  • ‘Embrace farming’ 
  • Nnamdi Kanu asks judge to disqualify self again 
  • Anambra Anglicans are marginalised, says bishop 
  • Ex-Supreme Court judge, Tobi, dies at 76, CJN mourns 
  • Ex-Edo SSG, Ize-Iyamu, wins PDP gov ticket, losers kick 
  • Don’t negotiate with Avengers, ex-militants tell FG 
  • Muslims storm schools as Aregbesola disclaims hijab order 
  • Customs apologizes for beating Lagos magistrate 
  • Researchers should earn income from innovations –Minister 
  • ‘Election not war’ 
  • SON raids Imo market 
  • Lagos warns residents against walking on Ogun River 
  • NDLEA arrests 160 suspects in Kwara
CNN
  • After outcry, FBI releases full transcript of Orlando nightclub shooting call 
  • Man at rally wanted 'to kill Trump' 
  • Search for missing flight MH370 gives up possible personal items
  • Brexit: Why world's finally paying attention
  • The non-Brits guide to Brexit
  • U.S. Navy SEAL killed in ISIS battle
  • Hospital attack sparks Rio security concerns
BBC 
  • Arrested Briton 'wanted to shoot Trump'
  • New crop varieties 'can't keep up with global warming'
  • Turkey charges press freedom activists  
  • Venezuela checks recall signatures  
  • Soros warns of Brexit threat to pound (Business)
BUSINESS  
  • MTN appoints Group CEO (The Nation)
  • Naira exchanges at N280/$
  • Shippers Council insists on 48-hour cargo clearance
  • Lack of shipping line ‘cost Nigeria $2.2b (The Nation)
  • Forex policy to attract FDI, says minister (The Nation) 
  • Naira crashes to 288/dollar at new official market (Punch)
  • eTranzact targets reducing unbanked to 10% this year (Punch)
  • New HP solutions to make printing more mobile (Punch)
  • Firm says tech start-ups can tackle unemployment (Punch)
  • Oracle, Snapchat measure impact of ads in stores (Punch)
  • Banks urge customers to submit forex bids ahead (Punch)
SPORT
  • Wales and England into knockout stages (BBC)
  • Enyimba fell into our tactical plan – Zamalek (Punch)
  • Athletes depart for South Africa (Punch)
  • Lagos coach condemns age fraud (Punch)
  • Double taxation killing sports betting – Operators (Punch)
  • Chile beat Mexico 7-0 (Punch)

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