Brazil police arrest businessman in bank scandal rattling elite
Brazilian police on Wednesday arrested a businessman at the heart of a major bank scandal that has rattled the highest echelons of power in Latin America's largest economy.
UN, stakeholders back Nigeria’s push to strengthen human rights framework
The United Nations has pledged support for Nigeria’s efforts to reinforce its human rights framework, as the House of Representatives considers two key reform bills aimed at protecting human rights defenders and strengthening the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
Iran says Trump dragged Americans into ‘unfair war’
Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani said Wednesday that US President Donald Trump had dragged the American people into “an unfair war” with Iran. “Mr. Trump, with Netanyahu’s clownish antics, dragged the American people into an unfair war with Iran,” Larijani posted on X.
Harry Maguire gets suspended jail term over Mykonos case
Maguire was found guilty on charges relating to non-serious assault, resisting arrest and attempted bribery following an altercation outside a bar in August 2020.
CBN receives locally sourced LBMA-Standard Gold into foreign reserves
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has taken delivery of responsibly sourced gold refined to London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) Good Delivery standards into its foreign reserves.
US Senate likely to reject bid to curb Trump’s Iran war powers
The US Senate is set to vote Wednesday on a resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump’s authority to continue military strikes on Iran, in the first congressional test of support for a conflict launched without explicit approval from lawmakers.
