Global Headlines Today - 21.07.2016

Welcome to a brand new day. Here the headlines for the day. May your day be filled with joy.

THE NATION 

• House fires committee chair over Budget 2016 padding 

• Rep close to tears at sex scandal hearing 

• Why Fed Govt must seize looters’ assets, by Ribadu 

• Buhari’s wife sues Fayose 

• We won’t give up on Senate forgery case, says Boroffice 

• Tompolo’s associates arrested as hunt for militants goes on

• Buhari nominates Ekere as NDDC MD

• EFCC quizzes ex-Deputy Speaker, others over N500m poll cash 

• Southeast elders urge CJN, others to resolve Abia impasse 

• APC chieftain, Ondo govt. trade words over state finances 

• Troops arrest suspected supplier of fuel to Boko Haram 

• Diversification: Fed Govt endorses 129-page agricultural roadmap 

• Stakeholders push for alternative dispute resolution mechanism 

• Tsegba released without ransom 

• Anenih to Makarfi: call PDP senators to order 

• Apapa council seeks partnership with Army on security 

• Rivers protest: ‘Don’t interfere in Judiciary matters’ 

• Inspector ‘rapes’ 15-year-old girl at gunpoint 

• Coalition makes case for Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 

• Danjuma inaugurates 40 public buildings in Borno 

• Ondo poll: Why we back Abraham, by Akoko group 

• NLC urges Buhari to probe governors over bailout fund 

• Court lifts restraining order against R.T. Briscoe 

• Ambode hails renaissance group 

• Film Corporation workers, students call for sack of MD 

• Sultan urges govt to find killers of Plateau monarch 

• Bayelsa poll dispute: Dickson loses bid to exclude vital evidence 

• Zamfara House cries out over arrest of Speaker, deputy 

• Nigerian-Turkish Nile varsity graduates 11 with First Class 

• Ex-militants hail Boroh on Bayelsa Amnesty office 

• CAN to govt: find killers of Christians 

• Bol, ECOBank sign MoU 

PUNCH

• Ogun cautions against structures in forest reserves 

• Court remands nurse for attacking LAGBUS workers 

• Sultan visits Jos, condemns Plateau monarch’s killing 

• Kogi workers protest unpaid salaries 

• Assembly begins Yari’s impeachment as DSS arrests Speaker, others 

• Assembly urges Ambode to sign anti-land grabbers’ bill 

• Buhari’s style endangers democracy, says Enugu bishop 

• Plight of Bayelsa teachers pathetic, says NUT 

• ‘Lagos digital library’ll promote culture, education’ 

• I’m ready to fight corruption again, says Ribadu 

• N1.2bn deals: EFCC freezes Obanikoro daughter’s account 

• Don’t try Buhari’s impeachment, Anenih warns PDP lawmakers 

• Senate orders Adeosun to appear before lawmakers today 

• Ailing minister, Alhassan, attends FEC meeting on crutches 

• Sex scandal: Reps summon US envoy, FEC stops minister 

• Bayelsa gov loses appeal against Sylva’s video evidence 

• Budget padding: Dogara sacks appropriation committee chair, Reps jubilate 

• Theft: Counsel’s absence stalls ex-PUNCH employee’s trial 

• Zamfara woos British mining companies 

• Senate okays Buhari’s ambassadorial nominees 

• Halliburton: Buhari’s wife sues Fayose 

• Police freeing suspects we arrested, says Naval chief 

• Bayelsa varsity students protest ASUU strike, shut down Yenagoa 

• Three die in Anambra 110-year land feud 

• Police get five AIGs, 29 CPs 

• Urhobo leadership crisis resolved 

• I’ve forgiven Melaye but…, says Remi Tinubu

BBC 

• Trump: US may abandon Nato protection 

• 1MDB 'defrauded' Malaysians, says US

• HK protest leader Joshua Wong guilty  

• Cruz booed for failing to back Trump  

• Turkey coup sparks state of emergency  

• File-sharing 'mastermind' charged by US  

• Rugby player admits US child sex charge 

• US allies discuss 'final push' against IS  

• Migrant boat found with 22 bodies  

• Top HSBC manager charged in forex probe (Business) 

• Musk reveals new Tesla 'masterplan' (Business)

CNN 

• Trump upstages Cruz after he doesn't endorse him

• Kasich refused 'most powerful' VP job

• Disney gator attack family won't sue

• Turkey: 'The threat is not over' 

• Clinton leads electoral college map

• Theresa May meets Angela Merkel, says UK seeks 'sensible,' 'orderly' Brexit 

• Brussels bomb 'suspect' was just student

• Heat wave scorches U.S.

BUSINESS 

• Market in confusion as naira exchanges at N373 to dollar (The Nation) 

• FG issues guidelines on wood exports (Punch)

• Customs target more revenue from excise duties (Punch)

• Indian refiners shun Nigeria’s oil, turn to Malaysia (Punch)

• Recall sacked workers, FG tells oil firms (Punch)

• CBN must protect new forex policy – CIBN (Punch) 

• Naira sinks to 375/dollar, economists seek policy change (Punch) 

• Saraki decries NNPC’s $6bn cash call indebtedness (Punch) 

• Airlines may scale down operations over fuel scarcity (Punch)

SPORT

• Keshi to be buried in Illah July 29 (Punch)

• NFF begins seven-day search for Eagles coach (Punch)

• Chelsea, Liverpool prepared to kill to win EPL – Ranieri (Punch) 

• Guardiola’s reign at City starts with defeat at Bayern (Punch)

• Mcleod, Aniso shine at NNPC Junior Tennis (Punch)

• GOtv Boxing: Skoro promises thunderous return (Punch)

• Plateau Utd’s Salomon confident about retaining NPFL status (The Nation) 

• Akwa Utd will beat Warri Wolves, says Partene (The Nation) 

• Wilfred Ammeh: Tornadoes ’ll avoid defeat at 3SC (The Nation) 

• Nasarawa Utd’s Bashir delighted with scoring return (The Nation)