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Global Headlines Today - 14.07.2016

Welcome to another beautiful day, may God bless, keep you and prosper you today. Here are the headlines for the day.
THIS DAY
  • APC Dismisses Impeachment Threat Against Buhari, Calls It a Joke 
  • Theresa May Takes over as British PM, Promises ‘Bold New Role’ Outside... 
  • SGF: Revenue Has Dropped by 40%, Budget Will be Partially Implemented 
  • Court Annuls Hike in Electricity Tariffs 
  • Cameroun Reopens Far North Nigeria Border as Boko Haram Retreats 
  • IEA: Oversupply Remains a Major Dampener on Oil Prices 
  • Ikpeazu’s Continuous Stay in Office is Illegal, Says Keyam
  • NLC: Court Reversal of Electricity Tariff Hike, a Courageous Judgment 
  • Obama Appoints Symington New US Ambassador to Nigeria 
  • Gbaramatu Women Protest Arrest, Detention of Children by Military 
  • Osinbajo: I’m Opposed to Restructuring Nigeria along Ethnic Identities 
  • Danbatta: NCC Has Generated over N1.4tn in Three Months 
  • PENGASSAN Suspends Nationwide Strike 
  • House Debates Criminalising Late Payment, Underpayment of Emoluments 
  • Labour Shuts down Caverton Helicopters over Alleged Discrimination in Remuneration 
  • Niger Assembly Begins Probe of Governor Bello 
  • EFCC Seals off Fuel Station Purportedly Belonging to Fayose 
  • Hope Rises for Power Generation as Shiroro Dam Repair is Completed 
  • Customs Laments Drop in Revenue Generation in Oyo-Osun Command 
  • Ambode Moves Exco Meeting to Badagry to Decide Development Plan 
  • UN Seeks Effective Trade Liberalisation for Africa’s Economic Growth 
  • Senate Condemns Killing of Redeemed Pastor, Tasks Police to Find Killers 
  • Kalu Hails Egbemode’s Emergence as Acting President of NGE 
  • PIND Releases Impact Assessment Report on Niger Delta 
  • Four Policemen, Two Kidnappers Feared Killed in Shootout in Rivers 
  • Society Must Rise against Domestic, Sexual Violence, Says Ambode’s Wife 
  • Cattle Rustlers Kill Three in Adamawa 
  • Motorists Protest Alleged Killing of a Woman by DSS 
  • Lagos Task Force Arrests Fake Army Officer 
  • ‘Low Patronage of Local Software Will Stiffen Economic Growth’
PUNCH 
  • Four cops, two kidnappers die in Rivers’ gun duel 
  • Rivers APC opposes N9bn loan for Wike 
  • Lagos APC, senators knock Melaye for attacking Tinubu 
  • Senate, CAN demand arrest of Abuja pastor’s killers 
  • Diplomatic passports: Ex-govs, former ministers may lose benefits 
  • FG can’t fund NASS constituency projects, AGF insists 
  • Edo: INEC can’t disqualify my candidate, says Sheriff 
  • Militants’ attacks: Yoruba, Ijaw leaders meet 
  • Forgery: AGF meets senators, insists on Saraki, Ekweremadu’s trial 
  • Northern CAN condemns Abuja pastor’s murder 
  • Afenifere, Ohanaeze, APC, others condemn threat to impeach Buhari 
  • Gbaramatu women, youths protest soldiers’ harassment
  • EFCC seals property firm over alleged $200bn scam 
  • Seven feared dead as building collapses in Anambra 
  • Amosun sacks commissioner 
  • Lawmakers summon Niger commissioners over finances 
  • S’Sudan seeks Nigeria’s intervention in Juba crisis 
  • Theresa May becomes British PM as Cameron resigns 
  • ‘Nigeria spends $11bn yearly on food importation’ 
  • LGEA honours policeman for diligence 
  • Court removes Ekiti monarch 
  • Nasarawa’s N1.3bn loan, not for workers’ salaries – Accountant General 
  • Badagry’ll soon be Africa’s tourism 
  • Group wants FG to curb herdsmen attacks 
  • FRSC summons transport firm over spate of accidents 
  • Detained seven-year-old boy freed
BBC 
  • New UK PM to fill more cabinet posts
  • Chinese man sentenced for US military hack  
  • Trump meets Pence as VP talk grows  
  • Arizona police hunt for serial killer  
  • IS confirms key leader Shishani's death 
  • Canadian singer goes rouge, 'adding all lives matter' to the anthem 
  • Foreigners evacuated from South Sudan 
  • Japanese shares continue to rise (Business) 
  • Yum raises outlook on perky China sales (Business) 
  • UK interest rates may be cut to new low (Business) 
  • Philip Hammond appointed chancellor (Business) 
  • GM to face lawsuits over switch defect (Business)
  • Uproar at Barroso Goldman Sachs job (Business)  
CNN
  • Theresa May becomes new British Prime Minister
  • Boris Johnson: All the ways the new British foreign secretary slammed Obama, Clinton, Trump
  • Teen's "White Boy Privilege" slam poetry goes viral
  • Yale employee shatters window images of slavery 
  • US working to confirm it killed top ISIS leader, again
  • Japanese Emperor Akihito considering abdication, broadcaster says 
  • Trump VP pick set for Friday reveal
BUSINESS 
  • Naira tumbles to 360 as dollar supply dries up (Punch)
  • FG stops remittance of workers’ pension deductions (Punch)
  • PENGASSAN suspends strike, reaches agreement with FG (Punch)
  • Private equity firms eye Africa for oil investments (Punch) 
  • Market records N44bn loss as 25 stocks depreciate (Punch) 
  • FIRS shuts oil firms over tax evasion (Punch) 
  • World Bank, NESG seek to boost Nigeria’s competitiveness (Punch) 
  • MDAs borrowed N178.56bn for infrastructure – DMO (Punch)
  • Abia Seeks $200m AfDB Infrastructure Devt Loan (This Day)
  • AFREDI Trains Youths on Assets Maximisation (This Day) 
  • Lagos Partners Skye Bank on Business Devt (This Day) 
  • Diamond’s Atlas Mara Snared in Nigeria Contagion as Stock Sinks (This Day) 
  • United Capital Grows Profit by 154% to N3.6bn in Six Months (This Day) 
  • First Bank Outlines New Strategic Focus, Says Fundamentals Remain Strong (This Day) 
  • FG Woos Insurers to Invest in Infrastructural Devt (This Day) 
  • BEDC to Install Additional 100,000 Meters this Year (This Day) 
  • E-PPAN Targets Increased IGR for States, Federal Government (This Day) 
  • Syinix LED TV Series Launched in Nigeria (This Day) 
  • StarTimes Offers Exclusive Chinese Super League (This Day) 
  • Firm Introduces New Beoplay H5 Earphone App (This Day) 
  • Skye Bank Hosts 36 Promo Winners (This Day) 
  • MultiChoice Connects with DStv Subscribers at Customer Forum (This Day) 
  • Believers Connect Unveils App for Singles (This Day) 
  • Accenture Partners HP to Provide IT Solutions to Enterprises (This Day) 
  • ‘Policy Marketing, Vital for National Development’ (This Day) 
SPORT
  • Ronaldo outshines Messi in celebrity rich list (Punch)
  • NFF signs deal for Eagles coach’s salary (Punch)
  • Olympics: Reps ask FG to release funds to Team Nigeria (Punch)
  • NOC Considers Oyedeji, Okagbare for Team Nigeria Captain’s Role (This Day) 
  • House Urges Finance Ministry to Release Funds for Olympics (This Day) 
  • Rivers Utd Dims 3SC, Ifeanyiubah Through to Q’final (This Day) 
  • Transfer: Ranieri Reveals Why Leicester Signed Ahmed Musa (This Day) 
  • Sirawoo Elected New SWAN President (This Day) 
  • The Open 2016: Day, Dustin, Spieth and McIlroy Hold the Aces (This Day) 
  • Giggs Signs for Indian Futsal League (This Day) 
  • Portugal Invites Sad France Fan to Visit (This Day) 
  • Nigeria Applies to Buhari for N2bn Rio 2016 Participation Funds (This Day)

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