World News Headlines Today - 6/1/2016

Good Morning...First Wednesday in January 2016 and the news is as bad as it was in the last days of 2015...na wah!

THE CABLE

*Kano preacher to die by hanging for 'blaspheming' Prophet Mohammed

*PDP: EFCC under orders to poison Metuh

*Shi'ite women accuse soldiers of rape

*Dokpesi's son takes gift to Buhari in Aso Rock

*EFCC grills PDP spokesman, Metuh

*I'm not in Nigeria to negotiate IMF loan, says Lagarde

*PMB: Ministers will account for every govt kobo

*Lassa fever kills 5 in Taraba, Rivers

*FFK to Buhari: I respect your office but I'll never bow to you

*Refineries now producing 6.76m litres of petrol daily, says NNPC

*Weaker oil prices, slightly stronger naira' Nigeria's economy on first trading day

*Headies to 'address' destruction of valuables by Olamide's YBNL

*Kano Pillars sack 10 'unproductive' players

*Mourinho will replace Zidane if he fails, says Calderon

*PDP beating drums of war in Bayelsa, says APC

*PDP: Expect 'legitimate anger' if Bayelsa rerun is rigged

*Lagos population 'rises by 85 people per hour

*Obaigbena to EFCC: We didn't know compensations were paid from arms budget

*I am still Abia state governor, says Ikpeazu

*BBOG group to storm villa again for Chibok girls

*Sylva 'using Buhari's name to intimidate INEC

*No time to waste, says new army commander in Borno

*Hope rises for Nigeria as oil price jumps following Saudi Arabia-Iran tensions

*Shi'ia violence: Saudi, Bahrain, UAE, Sudan cut ties with Iran

DAILY TRUST

*Bayelsa guber poll: PDP asks Buhari to steer clear

*APC raises alarm over PDPs alleged plots to scare voters

*Why Senate insists on buying cars - Ndume

*Mass decamping to APC a blessing - Rep Fagen Gawo

*Rep insists PDP subverted due process in Taraba

*Food processing can earn huge forex for Nigeria

*Customs deploys 11 boats to fight piracy, smugglers

*Eagles beat University of Pretoria in pre-CHAN friendly

*No player has automatic shirt for Rio Olympics- Siasia

*Super Eagles battle Palancas Negras on Wednesday

THE NATION

*Anenih writes EFCC on how he shared N260m

*Court restricts Bello to hospital

*Alaafin installs Aregbesola as Omoluabi of Yoruba

*Fire destroys 52 shops in Ibadan, Ado-Ekiti markets

*Buhari to IMF: we're looking inwards to fix economy

*Ezekwesili urges Buhari to pardon convicted soldiers

*Maltreatment: Turkish Airlines compensates passengers

*Tension in Bayelsa over rerun poll

THIS DAY

*Delta Police Ban Public Processions, Demonstrations

*LASG Commences Transformation Of Oshodi Market, Bus-Stops

*Kogi Workers Accuse Wada over Salaries

*CBN's Forex Policy Gets Backing

*Share of World Living in Poverty to Fall Below 10%, Says World Bank

*IG Prohibits Officers from Illegally Accessing Peoples' Personal Mobile Phones

*Arms Deal: Haliru Bello Docked for Corruption Charges

*Disquiet in Oyo over Change in Educational Policy

*Haliru Bello Arraigned, Metuh Quizzed by EFCC

*We Executed Terrorists, Not Ordinary Criminals, Says Saudi Govt

*Buhari Didn't Withdraw 2016 Budget, Say Presidency, Senate

*Ooni Commences Thank You Visits Today

*Group Urges Dele Momodu, Davido, Others to Protect Imade from Media Warfare

*Ayade Locks out Commissioners for Lateness

*Kidnap: Doctors Protest in Asaba

BBC

*North Korea announces H-bomb test

*Protest over Cologne attacks on women

*Drowned man put wife's head in concrete

*Canada stable fire kills 43 horses

*Bodies washed on to Lesbos shoreline

*UK bookseller among Hong Kong missing

*Indian boy's record-breaking cricket match

*Russian stars sing for Syria troops near Latakia

*Charlie Hebdo lives on but 'in darkness

*Brotherly love: Colombian switched twins pull together

*Ghana's Boateng returns to AC Milan

*Sudan named as 2016 Cecafa Cup hosts

*Exercise therapy for prostate cancer

Aneurysm screening "helps thousands"

*MP fears Hinchingbrooke 'takeover

*The bionic eye that can restore sight

THE INDEPENDENT

*'People are dying every day': Tearful Obama makes emotional plea for gun

control

*Mayor of Cologne: Women need 'code

of conduct' to avoid assaults

*Jeb Bush blames Mexicans for his

daughter’s drug addiction

*Watson leads backlash against Corbyn after sacking of shadow

*Isis scientists developing new weaponry that could be 'capable of  shooting down passenger  jets'

*Isis murder journalist - then  pose as her to entrap other  opponents

*US special forces  'killed' and  helicopter shot down  in Afghanistan

*Tory ministers will be allowed to campaign to leave the EU

*Three bodies found at home of missing EastEnders  actress

*Guardiola reveals he  has had ‘several  offers’ from England

*It's official: Adele is more  popular than football - and  here's why...

*Isis 'loses 40% of Iraq  territory and 20% in Syria'

*NRA tweets image of  bullets next to  politicians who  backed gun control

*Transgender woman  accused of raping a  teenager before  transitioning

*Kurdish protesters  storm and occupy  Tory campaign HQ in London

*Artist accused of 'poverty  safari' for spending a year in  Glasgow

*Video shows huge  chunks of ice fall off  roof on to passers-by

*SWAT team storms  room to rescue  woman and 11  children held  hostage

*UK should work with  Saudis 'privately',  says Foreign Office  minister

*UK should resettle child  refugees 'as matter of  urgency', say MPs

ENTERTAINMENT

*Jay Z promises to make Harry  Styles 'the biggest artist in the  world' 'The Indipendent

*A man with no arms learned to master the guitar with his feet - Business Insider

*Actor: I got locked out of hotel room while naked - CNN

*Adele: More Than Words - Huffington Post

*Adorable photos of Wizkid, Tekno, Obafemi Martins, Reekado Banks and many extremely sexy ladies having fun at Quilox Ultra Pool Party - Splendor Magazine

*Anne Hathaway announces pregnancy, scoops paparazzi - CNN

*Ben Carson's Wife: Ben Delivered Our Son With a Bobby Pin - Gawker

*Bill Cosby: U.S. judge orders deposition of entertainer's wife kept under seal - Pulse

*Camille Cosby's lawyers: Stay or delay deposition - CNN

*Cynthia Morgan flaunts her new Range Rover

*Davido fights BabyMama, Dele Momodu - Nigerian Pilot

*Davido's baby-mama, Sophia Momodu contests 'cannabis' medical report

**Once an usher, Juliet Ibrahim will host 2015 Glo-CAF Awards. 'The Cable

SPORTS

*3 talking points as Liverpool move one step closer to Wembley cup final - Yahoo

*Amutu: I'm not far from my Arsenal dream - Nigerian Pilot

*Atletico Madrid president apologises to Rayo fans for outburst - Goal

*Bale 'Unhappy' At Benitez Sacking - Leadership

*Calabar remains venue for Sports Festival 'Minister - New Telegraph

*Carroll wants top-four wins for Tottenham - Goal

*Challenge for Zidane: This time, win as a coach - Guardian

*CHAN Eagles win 3-0 in first tune-up match - The Cable

*Come Get Me, Gaurdiola Calls To EPL Clubs - Leadership

*Delta Government names Moses Etu as Warri Wolves chairman - Goal

*Eagles battle Angola in Pretoria - Vanguard

*Eagles beat University of Pretoria in pre-CHAN friendly - Daily Trust

*Eguavoen to NFF: Get Tunisia, Algeria friendly for Eagles - New Telegraph

*FIFA Ethics Committee Recommends 9-year Ban On Jerome Valcke - Leadership

*Gerrard sad to see Benitez sacked at Madrid - Goal

*Glo-CAF Awards: Nigeria U-23, U-17, Amuneke, Etebo, Osimhen in line for honours - The Sun

*Guardiola confirms he  wants to manage in the  Premier League 'The Independent