Global Headlines Today - 15.07.2016

It is a beautiful Friday, hope your week has been great. Here are today's headlines. Have a very wonderful day.

THE NATION 

• $685m deals: Buhari orders probe of Ihejirika, Minimah

• N1.299b ‘fraud’: EFCC grills bullion van driver

• Suspend Melaye, say Lagos Central leaders, others

• Why I attacked Sen. Tinubu, by Melaye 

• Alleged N4.745b fraud: DSS arrests Obanikoro’s wife

• Impeachment: Senate lashes APC 

• Igbo are co-owners of Nigeria, say Southeast governors, leaders

• Eight remanded for kidnapping nuns in Ondo

• Forum to militants: enough 

• 80-year-old man, Buhari’s daughter, others called to Bar 

• Buhari, Na’Abba, Alake meet in Aso Rock 

• NLC takes battle to governors over unpaid salaries 

• Akeredolu ends local govt tour 

• IGP orders audit of police investments, subsidiaries 

• Suspected militants on rampage at Ikorodu 

• Reps’ sex scandal hearing gets new date 

• Buhari seeks confirmation of Magu as EFCC boss 

• Southwest APC urges Melaye to apologise for alleged attack on Tinubu’s wife 

• Report exposes eight years of fraud in army contracts 

• EFCC under Magu: The score card so far (2) 

• Lagos residents urged to plant trees 

• Ekiti demands arrest of party chairman, others for ‘murder’ 

• INEC trains workers ahead of Ondo polls 

• PDP to hold fresh convention August 17, zones chairman to south 

• Dangote to rebuild health facilities in Yobe 

• Suspected militants blow up pipeline in Ogun 

• Youths urge Judiciary to swear in Ogah 

• Adeleke varsity to graduate 266 

• Nigerians urged to avoid stress 

• Amosun’s wife urges youths to emulate Wole Soyinka 

• Abia Assembly passes vote of confidence in governor 

• Osun High Court’s offices burgled 

PUNCH 

• Woman uses schoolgirls as sex slaves – Police 

• Pregnant woman killed over debt in Oyo 

• 80-year-old, Buhari’s daughter, 2,216 others join Nigerian Bar 

• Suspected militants blow up gas pipeline in Ogun 

• PDP zones chair to South, holds convention August 17 

• How Dasuki paid millions of naira to Omisore —EFCC 

• Abia gov impasse worrisome, says NGF 

• ‘Stop denigrating judiciary’ 

• PDP’s campaign to reclaim Edo, dead on arrival – Oshiomhole 

• Tinubu’s wife called me dog, thug, says Melaye 

• I drove poll cash to Fayose’s hotel – Driver 

• EFCC grills Obanikoro’s wife over arms cash 

• Sex scandal: Foreign affairs minister’s absence stalls hearing 

• Kogi varsity students protest ASUU strike 

• Arms scandal: Buhari orders probe of Ihejirika, Minimah, 52 others 

• Police rescue car thief from mob action 

• Impeachment: APC’s reaction based on rumour, says Senate 

• Reps want employment restriction for foreigners 

• Corrupt people should be jailed, says Soyinka 

• Lagos to plant 10 million trees by 2020 

• Community sends SOS to LASG on damaged roads 

• Osinbajo writes Senate, seeks Magu, others confirmation 

• Reps probe N689.5bn bailout utilisation by states

CNN

• French President Francois Hollande vows to "fight against the scourge of terrorism," following attack in Nice

• Truck rams crowd, attacker killed, guns and grenades found

• Trump picks Pence for VP

• Prince Harry gets tested for HIV to raise awareness 

BBC 

• Live Bastille Day attack in Nice

• Obama urges unity amid racial tensions 

• Trump 'chooses Pence as running mate' 

• Russia's FSB punishes celebrating agents  

• Ex-airport boss in US holiday scam  

• Dutchman jailed for king 'insult'  

• Line shares surge 50% in Tokyo debut (Business) 

• Microsoft wins US data access case(Business) 

• VW compensation failure 'deeply unfair' (Business)

BUSINESS

• Power: NERC to reverse 45% tariff hike (Punch)

• Why electricity crisis lingers – Minister (Punch)

• Naira falls to 363 as dollar scarcity continues (Punch)

• RMAFC wants VAT raised to 10% (Punch)

• Govt revenue profile rising – Udoma (Punch) 

• LCCI seeks trade barrier removal among ECOWAS members (Punch) 

• Exporters bemoan excessive charges by shipping companies (Punch) 

• FIRS to go after airlines, others for evading tax (Punch)

• Naira falls as holiday makers go for dollar (The Nation) 

• NNPC subsidiary declares N11.8b profit (The Nation) 

• Probe TCN, group urges Fed Govt (The Nation) 

• 35,000 Kano farmers to benefit from CBN’s borrower scheme (The Nation) 

• FCMB raises hope for MasterCard, Visa card holders (The Nation) 

• Foreign investors partner Agric College on cassava production (The Nation)

• Why Nigeria is reeling under cash crunch, by Budget Minister Udoma (The Nation) 

• Power dips on 4,010 MW gas supply shortage (The Nation) 

• Ex-SNEPCo MD Tony Attah is NLNG chief executive (The Nation)

SPORT

• MultiChoice signs Ighalo as ambassador (Punch)

• FIFA rankings: Benin, Uganda overtake Nigeria (Punch)

• After Euro Cup, Wales moves above England in new FIFA rankings (Punch)

• Nigeria drop to 70 on FIFA ranking (Punch)

• FIFA RANKING: Eagles drop 9 places (The Nation) 

• FIFA’s ranking doesn’t show Eagles’ quality – Saintfiet (Ther Nation) 

• Pre Season: Onazi scores twice in Lazio’s 19-0 win against Auronzo (The Nation) 

• Pinnick charges match commissioners panel on diligence (The Nation)