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Global Headlines Today - 18.07.2016

Welcome to a new week, may God bless, keep you and cause His face to shine on you this week. Here are today's headlines.
THIS DAY 
  • NJC Sacks Osun Judge for Writing Petition against Aregbesola 
  • FG, Integrated Energy Agree on $87.8m as Refund for Yola Disco 
  • SERAP Sues FG over Failure to Name Suspected Looters 
  • MEND Writes Buhari, Names Diette-Spiff, Tomplolo, Others in Dialogue Team 
  • Obasanjo Visits Sokoto, Commiserates with Sultan, Shagari over Shinkafi’s Death 
  • Gunmen Storm Iba Community, Kidnap Traditional Ruler in Lagos 
  • Adio: FG Has Lost $518m to Oil Swaps, OPAs 
  • Buhari Condemns Coup in Turkey 
  • Arms Procurement Audit: Fayose Accuses Buhari of Protecting Corrupt Officials 
  • Okupe: Jonathan Approved Funds I Received from NSA’s Office 
  • Militancy: IYC Demands for Release of 10 Youths Arrested by Military 
  • General Compulsorily Retired Sues Nigerian Army, Seeks Reinstatement  
  • Police in Minna Confirm Attack on Catholic Church 
  • Troops Intensify Offensive against Cattle Rustlers in Zamfara  
  • Prison Comptroller under Fire Olakiitan Victor in Ado Ekiti 
  • Ebie: Delta Poised to Stamp out Illiteracy, Supports Adult Education 
  • IG: Security will Be Provided to IDPs Returning to Their Homelands 
  • CAS Approves Absorption of 83 Junior Airmen into Nigerian Air Force 
  • Lagos Plans Upgrade  of 21 Secondary School Libraries 
  • Relocation of Alade Market Followed Due Process, Says Concessionaire 
  • Dangote Donates Food Items to IDPs in Abuja 
  • Niger Delta Lawmakers Insist on 65% Ownership of Oil Wells 
  • Akwa Ibom Chief Judge Sets 14 Prison Inmates Free
PUNCH
  • Yunusa, Osun judge sanctioned for judicial misconduct, says NJC 
  • Buhari condemns attempted coup in Turkey 
  • Gunmen abduct Lagos monarch, baby, two others
  • Nine die, four injured in Ogun auto crashes 
  • Man flees as lover dies in Lagos hotel -Female hotel worker found dead 
  • I bought fake N200,000 with N30,000 – Ex-convict 
  • Driver crushes own conductor to death 
  • 6,000 arrested for Turkey failed coup 
  • Ambode heads Edo APC campaign, PDP urges free poll 
  • Six siblings die of food poisoning in Anambra 
  • Nine million people affected by B’Haram insurgency — US 
  • PDP Reps’ caucus cautions against alleged Buhari’s impeachment 
  • Oluwo blames monarchs for nation’s economic woes 
  • We’ll okay admissions after varsities’ screening — JAMB 
  • Buhari shielding his men from probe, Fayose alleges 
  • EFCC quizzes pilot for flying Fayose’s N1.2bn cash 
  • Jonathan ordered Dasuki to give me N100m – Okupe 
  • Arase left with 24 police vehicles –Acting IG 
  • Ghost workers: FG sends suspects list to EFCC 
  • Malnutrition claims 2,300 children, 145 women daily – FG 
  • Sacked Bayelsa council workers protest, block Assembly complex 
  • ‘Three cops shot dead in US’ 
  • Bailouts to states not sustainable –Ode
BBC 
  • Obama calls for calm after shootings
  • France 'must act' to stop attacks  
  • Students' Instagram 'sexualised girls'
  • Morocco 'wants to rejoin African Union'  
  • 'Deal on damages' for MH17 victims  
  • Arrests as Turkey targets coup 'virus'  
  • Japan's Softbank to buy UK's ARM  (Business) 
  • ARM Holdings in £24bn takeover deal (Business) 
  • Turkish lira recovers in Asian trading (Business) 
  • Goldman makes up Korean beauty deal (Business) 
  • Millennials 'lose wages race with Gen X' (Business)
CNN  
  • 3 police officers shot dead, 3 more wounded in Louisiana
  • Fethullah Gulen: Meet the man Erdogan blames for coup
  • Social media star killed by brother
  • Kerry: ISIS 'on the run' in Iraq, Syria 
  • New poll: Advantage Clinton 
  • Two arrests after ISIS claims attack in Nice


BUSINESS

  • Lagos’ll experience blackout today —TCN (Punch)
  • Banks’ profit may decline by 15% in Q2  (Punch)
  • Buhari’s wife leads campaign against consumer rights violation (Punch)
  • Nigeria’s crude output increased in June —OPEC (Punch)
  • Naira to fall further on higher dollar demand (Punch) 
  • Retail investors’ll aid market recovery —SEC (Punch) 
  • ACCA tasks accountants on public financial management reforms (Punch) 
  • End aviation fuel scarcity, operator begs FG (Punch) 
  • Economists warn of recession (Punch)
  • CBN Finally Frees the Naira, Funds Forward Contracts (This Day) 
  • Access Bank Wins Karlsruhe Sustainability Award (This Day) 
  • BoI Seeks Commodity-based Industrialisation for Inclusive Growth (This Day) 
  • IPO for Kedari Investment Fund Opens (This Day) 
  • Inflation Predicted to Drop Marginally in June (This Day) 
  • Infractions: NSE Moves to Sanction Directors of Stockbroking Firms (This Day) 
  • NCC Remitted N70bn into Federation Account in Q1 (This Day) 
  • Analysts Forecast Long term Value in Nigerian Economy (This Day) 
  • Nigerian Equities Maintain Negative Momentum (This Day) 
  • Firms Plan More Investments in Nigeria (This Day) 
  • Minister Pushes for ICT Varsity  (This Day)
SPORT 
  • Stenson Beats Mickelson to Win at Royal Troon (This Day) 
  • NFF to Announce Paul Le Guen as New Eagles Coach Today (This Day) 
  • Boxing: Wilder Dares Fury, Joshua (This Day)
  • Dream Team Defeats US Teens in Warm-up Game (This Day) 
  • N17m Prize Money at Stake in 2016 NCC Tennis League (This Day) 
  • NPFL: Rangers in Firm Control as Wikki Drops Points (This Day) 
  • Sunshine Stars Were Lucky in Three-goal Defeat’ (This Day)
  • Messi still the best player, says Ronaldinho (Punch)
  • Wilder stops Arreola to retain WBC heavyweight title (Punch)
  • NFF interviews Le Guen, Saintfiet via Skype today (Punch)
  • Former Chelsea striker, Demba Ba, suffers broken leg (Punch)

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