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Kenya
Matiang'i bans Nasa protests in Kisumu, Mombasa, Nairobi town centres
Acting Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i on Thursday outlawed demonstrations in Kisumu, Nairobi, and Mombasa Central Business District.
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Iran
Korea Airports Corp. signs agency contract for Iran sales
Korea Airports Corp. said Thursday that it signed an agency contract to promote sales of navigational aid systems and ai
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Spagna
Economía/Finanzas.- Citi obtiene un beneficio neto de 3.463 millones de euros en el tercer trimestre, un 8% más
br /> MADRID, 12 (EUROPA PRESS) El banco estadounidense Citigroup obtuvo un beneficio neto de 4.133 millones de dólares (3.463 millones de euros) en el tercer trimestre del año, un 8% más que en el mismo periodo del año anterior, según informó en un comunicado.
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Spagna
Economía/Finanzas.- JP Morgan gana 6.723 millones en el tercer trimestre, un 7% más
br /> MADRID, 13 (EUROPA PRESS) EL banco estadounidense JP Morgan Chase ha obtenido un beneficio neto de 6.732 millones de dólares (5.689,5 millones de euros) en el tercer trimestre del año, lo que supone un incremento del 7,1% respecto al mismo periodo del año anterior.
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Nigeria
Senate considers Buhari’s $5.5bn foreign loan request
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Senate on Thursday considered the request by President Muhammadu Buhari to approve $5.5bn external borrowings by the Federal Government to be used to finance the 2017 Appropriation Act. Majority Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan, presented the request to the Senate for consideration, which was unanimously granted by ...
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Cina
China drafts in foreign refs to halt controversies
The Chinese FA said Thursday it will bring in foreign referees to officiate selected Super League games starting this weekend and later introduce the use of video replay in response to recent pitch controversies. Swedish referee Jonas Eriksson will oversee Saturday’s game between Tianjin Quanjian and Shandong Luneng, accompanied by ...
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Nigeria
Find solution to killings of Nigerians in South Africa, Gambari urges NASS
Nigeria’s former Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has urged the National Assembly to seek aggressive measures in addressing the rising rate of attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. He made the call when the Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Sen. Shehu Sani, visited him ...
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Nigeria
I approved NNPC contracts – Osinbajo
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday admitted that he approved the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation joint venture financing contracts as disclosed by the government-owned oil firm. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, confirmed this in a series of tweets ...
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Turchia Cipro
Turkey orders arrest of 25 soldiers in post-coup probe
Turkish authorities have issued arrest warrants for 25 soldiers across Turkey and the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state in northern Cyprus, security sources said. This is part of a widening crackdown following the 2016 failed military coup. The sources said on Thursday that the soldiers, on active duty and of varying ...
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Nigeria
Man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping girl at gunpoint
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo on Thursday sentenced one Godwin Ime Alex to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of raping one Miss Nancy Michael Ekefre at gunpoint. Alex committed the offence about three years ago along Abak Road in Uyo. Justice G. E. Archibong, ...