Category: Foreign
Vietnamese tycoon, Truong My Lan sentenced to death for looting bank of $44bn
A Vietnamese property tycoon, Truong My Lan has been sentenced to death for looting one of the country's largest banks over a period of 11 years.
T [...]
Zimbabwe abandons local dollar, launches gold-backed currency ‘ZIG’
Zimbabwe has launched a new gold-backed currency, ZiG, marking a significant move away from the struggling Zimbabwean Dollar.
The launch was schedu [...]
How Multichoice got defrauded of N7.9bn by currency exchange broker
Multichoice Nigeria Limited, a company engaged in the provision of satellite television services across Africa, was defrauded of the total sum of N7.9 [...]
Ugandan president, Museveni appoints daughter, governor Central Bank, son head of military and wife, minister of education
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has appointed his daughter, Natasha Museveni, Governor central Bank of Uganda.
Recall that Muse [...]
FG, INTERPOL to extradite Binance executive who escaped police custody
The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL), has initiated extradition proceedings against [...]
42-year-old Bassirou Diomaye Faye takes oath of office as Senegal’s new president
Bassirou Diomaye Faye assumed office as Senegal’s new president on Tuesday, April 2, following his journey from incarceration to the presidency over t [...]
Suminwa Tuluka becomes first female Prime Minister of DR Congo
President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday, April 1, appointed Judith Suminwa Tuluka as the nation’s first female [...]
42-year-old Bassirou Faye emerges winner in Senegal presidential election
The former Prime Minister of Senegal and candidate of the ruling party, Amadou Ba, has conceded defeat in the presidential election held on Sunday and [...]
ISIS claims responsibility for grisly attack in Moscow concert hall that killed 133, leaving 100 injured
Russian authorities have detained 11 people in connection with a grisly attack in a packed concert hall near Moscow as the death toll climbed to 133, [...]
Kate Middleton reveals she has been diagnosed with cancer
The Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton has revealed that she has been diagnosed with cancer.
She made the revelation in a heartfelt statement releas [...]