Global Headlines Today - 23.06.2016

Welcome to another beautiful day. Here are the headlines for the day, may your day be filled with lots of joy and laughter.

THIS DAY  

• FG, Senate Face-off: APC, PDP Clash over ‘Selective’ Anti-Graft War 

• US General: Islamic State Ties Divide Boko Haram 

• CBN Opens Discount Window to Boost Liquidity, Naira Strengthens to N282.80/$1 

• Soldiers Kill Boat Operator in Bayelsa, Military Scraps Operation Pulo Shield 

• Bayelsa Federal Hospital Sues 121 Unclaimed Corpses 

• Senate Summons Foreign Affairs Minister, SGF over Lopsided Ambassadorial Nominations 

• Senate C’ttee Clears Jimoh Ibrahim of Alleged Diversion of Aviation Funds 

• DSS Arrest: CNPP Demands NSA, EFCC Chairman’s Resignation Within Seven Days 

• Buhari Warns State House Staff against Corruption

• FG, States Share N305bn as May Allocation Increases by N23bn

• Falana: EFCC Can Prosecute Fayose as Sitting Governor 

• Obasanjo: LG Administration Has Been Bastardised, Battered 

• Bill Criminalising Hate Speech Online Passes Second Reading 

• Adio: NEITI Has Recorded Significant Success in 12 Years 

• Troops Intercepts Families of Boko Haram Terrorists 

• 33 Kidnappers Arrested Inside Mosque in Kogi 

• Court Bars Journalists, Parents as Ese Oruru Begins Evidence in Private 

• Gunmen Kill One, Kidnap Three Foreigners, Two Others in Cross River 

• EFCC Arraigns Judge, One Other for Obtaining N58.5m under False Pretence 

• Abducted Priest Found Dead Near Council Secretariat 

• Witness: Aircraft Not the Cause of Synagogue Building Collapse 

• Magu Assures Cameroun of Support in Asset Recovery 

• Ihejirika Debunks Reported Arrest by DSS 

• Fight against Female Circumcision Intensifies in Ebonyi 

• House C’ttee Probes Edo Gubernatorial Candidate’s Firm for $16m Fraud

THE NATION 

• N4.7b: Fayose’s men hide 

• PDP Senate caucus withdraws support for Buhari

• EFCC uncovers payment of N1.310b to Omisore, firms

• It’s disgraceful states can’t pay salaries, says Buhari 

• Nurses, health workers begin seven-day warning strike

• Warning strike illegal, says Fed Govt

• Air Nigeria didn’t get aviation fund, says Ibrahim  

• Governors have bastardised our local council system, says Obasanjo 

• ‘There’s no immunity for impunity, electoral malfeasance’ 

• Agency faults AGF’s handling of Kogi governorship poll crisis 

• My plans for police, by acting IGP Idris 

• Senate panel seeks amendment of Standing Orders 

• Saraki urges court to quash forgery charge

• Ambode seeks partnership with private sector on graduate internship 

• 105, 450 jobs coming for youths 

• Reps sex scandal: NGO seeks probe 

• NDDC awarded N2.4trn projects in 15 years, says Report 

• Ethiopian Airline begins Enugu-New York flights 

• Senate summons Minister, SGF over list of envoys 

• Oyo govt, labour take fight to industrial court 

• OAU shut over workers’ protest 

• Ugwuanyi urges teachers to perform or be sacked 

• #BBOG seeks update on Amina Ali 

• Kalu to tribunal: declare me winner of Abia North senatorial rerun 

• Ese Oruru gives evidence in camera 

• Background check’ll solve security challenges, says expert 

• Rivers rerun: Why we shunned INEC peace meeting, by APC 

• Fed Govt slams N50b land revocation suit against Anambra 

• ‘Lift ban on charcoal exportation’ 

• Ondo community petitions police over alleged sponsored attack 

• NAFDAC workers urge Buhari to appoint new DG 

• ‘Why widows deserve protection, empowerment’ 

• EFCC arraigns Nyako’s former aide, others for fraud 

• Petrol sells for N138 in Calabar 

• Decision on preliminary objections 

• Judge faults EFCC’s arrest, detention procedure 

• Ikpeazu gives scholarship to 17 pupils

BBC 

• US Democrats occupy Congress over guns

• Mining workers kidnapped in Nigeria  

• Solar plane on course to reach Europe  

• North Korea boasts of missile range  

• Boko Haram refugees 'starved to death'  

• UK goes to polls in EU referendum  

• Why Trump is reaching out to small donors  

• Rise of border fences hampers wildlife  

• Abortion demand 'soars' over Zika  

• Spanish minister refuses to resign  

• Kia tops US car quality ranking (Business) 

• Chewed fingernails on Twilio’s big day (Technology)

CNN

• U.S.: Extraordinary scenes as sit-in spurs clash on House floor

• Britain divided ahead of historic EU vote

• North Korea claims missile test success

• Risky medical flight from South Pole arrives in Chile 

• China: Life for boyfriend in Iowa murder

• Amjad Sabri, famed Sufi singer, gunned down in Pakistan

BUSINESS 

• FG Suspends Sack of Resident Doctors, Negotiations Continue (This Day) 

• RMAFC, FIRS to Assist States Raise Revenue (This Day) 

• Lagos Pledges Partnership with PTAD (This Day) 

• Stanbic IBTC Emerges Best Sub-custodian in Nigeria (This Day) 

• Union Dicon Salt Takes Over $100m Alape Staple Crop Processing Zone (This Day) 

• Is Nigeria Now Ripe for State Police? (This Day) 

• Experts Advocate Tax Remittance to Boost Revenue (This Day) 

• UN Wants Land Resources Restored to Combat Desertification (This Day) 

• CSO Committee Commends FG Move Towards Transparency in Recovery of Corruptly... (This Day) 

• PINE Commences Monitoring, Assessment of Rehabilitation Projects (This Day)

SPORT 

• Dalung Reveals State Burial Plans for Keshi (This Day) 

• Rio 2016: Siasia Picks Ighalo, Mikel, Akpeyi as Overage Players (This Day) 

• FIFA Alter World Cup Africa Seeding (This Day) 

• NBBF Petitions FIBA over Visa Denial by Spanish Embassy (This Day) 

• NPFL: LMC Fines MFM FC N2m for Fans Violence (This Day) 

• France Wants Closer Ties with Nigeria Football (This Day) 

• LMC Reminds Clubs on Need for Adequate Security at Match Venues (This Day) 

• Cash-strapped NFF Scraps Dollar Payment to National Teams (This Day) 

• Ronaldo Puts Portugal into Last 16 (This Day) 

• Messi Eyes Copa America Crown (This Day) 

• Serena, Djokovic Are Wimbledon 2016 Top Seeds (This Day) 

• DSTV Final 8: Customs, Gombe Bulls Record Wins (This Day)