• Cina

    Hyundai Jan-Sept China sales plunge 42% amid THAAD woes

    South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group said Thursday its sales in China plunged 42 percent in the January-September period am

  • USA

    US citizens hold half of foreign-owned real estate in Korea

    US citizens possessed half of all real estate owned by foreigners in South Korea, and the southern resort island of Jeju

  • Nigeria

    N30tn probe: Indicted banks, firms return N140bn

    Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Senate Joint Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariffs; and Marine Transport on Wednesday claimed that it had recovered over N140bn from banks and companies following its probe into the alleged loss of N30tn in Nigeria’s import and export value chain. It said the recovered funds had ...

  • USA

    Turning monkeypox into monkey business

    The first casualty, when war comes, is truth –Hiram Johnson (1866-1945) The events of the last week revolving around the outbreak of monkeypox should make us sober. Logic was turned on its head, and common sense took a dive into the bushes. A whole region was gripped in a mass ...

  • USA Nigeria

    I own a thriving business in US –Olu Fajemirokun

    Akeem Lasisi Lovers of juju music got what can be described as a surprise a few days ago, when sweet-voiced artiste, Olu Fajemirokun, returned to Nigeria. The O Lomori singer had spent 21 years in the United States, leaving the Nigerian musical scene at a time he was still enjoying ...

  • Nigeria

    House probes TCN’s $1.5bn, $500m foreign loans

    John Ameh, Abuja The House of Representatives has queried loans totalling $1.5bn taken from foreign creditors by the Transmission Company of Nigeria. This is in spite of a separate $500m loan, which the power firm is already negotiating with the Islamic Development Bank. The House resolved on Wednesday to investigate ...

  • Nigeria

    We’re on the same page with FG on borrowing – W’Bank

    Everest Amaefule, Abuja The World Bank says it is not in disagreement with the Federal Government on the need to borrow to finance infrastructure. In a letter to the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, in Abuja on Wednesday, the World Bank Country Director for Nigeria, Mr. Rachid Benmessaoud, said ...

  • Nigeria

    18-year-old student jailed three years for rape

    A Jos Upper Area Court on Thursday sentenced an 18-year-old student, Muhammed Muazu, to three years imprisonment for raping a 15-year-old girl. The judge, Yahaya Mohammed, convicted Muazu as he admitted committing the offence and begged for leniency. ‘’This act will not be condoned, it is very grievous, the law ...

  • Nigeria

    Why prostitution is increasing in Nigeria – Cleric

    A cleric, Pastor Samuel Adegboye, has condemned the rising rate of prostitution among girls in the country and called on the Federal Government to impose a total ban on “the dirty business”. Adegboye, who is the General Overseer of Testimony Chapel, Ilorin, however, said the government should create job opportunities ...

  • Francia

    French film legend Danielle Darrieux dies aged 100

    Danielle Darrieux, one of France’s most enduring and glamourous film stars despite her wartime collaboration with the Germans, has died aged 100 at her home near Paris, her partner said Thursday. She became unwell “recently after a little fall”, Jacques Jenvrin told AFP. With her smouldering good looks and sulky ...