• Nigeria

    Oyeyemi apprehends driver, impounds vehicle for speeding

    The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has personally apprehended a bus driver and impounded the vehicle with registration number UWN 402 ZT for flagrant violation of the law of speed limits. The incident occurred along Okigwe -Enugu highway when the driver attempted to overtake ...

  • Nigeria

    NDLEA catches cross-border traffickers with N60m cannabis

    Anti-narcotic officials with Seme Border Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Friday intercepted 5,863kg of compressed dried weeds that tested positive for cannabis, with street value of N60m. The Agency’s spokesperson, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, said the illicit drugs were seized in two separate operations in Badagry, Lagos ...

  • Nigeria

    Osinbajo hosts kids in presidential villa to mark Children’s Day

    Osinbajo on Friday in his office met with children drawn from 23 schools in Abuja ahead of the Children’s Day celebration. He conducted them round his office and answered their questions which ranged from the power supply to the economy. The Acting President later announced his experience with the children ...

  • Brasile

    President Temer Vetoes Immigration Amnesty for Foreigners in Brazil

    By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The President of Brazil, Michel Temer, sanctioned the country’s new immigration law yesterday (Thursday, May 25th), giving those foreigners who want to live in Brazil more rights. The President, however, vetoed thirty items in the new bill including the much-awaited ...

  • Brasile

    Gávea: The Eclectic Enclave in Rio de Janeiro’s Zona Sul

    By Mariana Sales, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A short stroll along Rua Marquês de São Vicente to Praça Santos Dumont quickly reveals how eclectic the small neighborhood of Gávea can be. Its quiet hidden gems, exotic forests, local shops, popular restaurants and nightlife all attracts people from ...

  • Brasile

    Europartner Poised to Maximize Opportunity in Brazil: Sponsored

    By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Despite the sensational political headlines, few would disagree that there is an expectation of improvement in the economy and the administration’s ability to encourage investments in Brazil, and Europartner is well-poised to help do business in the South American giant. ...

  • USA

    US growth revised upward

    WASHINGTON: The US economy started 2017 with a whimper, but it wasn't quite as weak as first thought. The government on Friday revised up its January-March growth reading to a rate of 1.2% -- better than an earlier estimate of 0.7% but well below President Donald Trump's ambitious growth targets.

  • Giappone

    Dollar drops below ¥111.50 in Tokyo

    The dollar dropped below ¥111.50 in Tokyo trading Friday, hurt by sluggish Tokyo stocks and position-adjustment sales. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥111.24-25, ...

  • Yemen

    UN raises fears over civilian casualties in latest escalation of Yemen violence

    Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: YemenApproximately 70% of the war-wounded are women and children. They bear most of the consequences of the war and the continuing disregard for the protection of civilians, said the UNHC. I am deeply concerned at the continued reports of fighting in Taizz. The ...

  • Russia USA

    FBI investigates Jared Kushner’s Russia ties

    Probe into links between Trump campaign and Moscow reaches US president’s son-in-law