15 migrants expelled from US arrive in DR Congo
Fifteen migrants expelled from the United States have arrived by plane in DR Congo's capital, the UN said Friday, under Washington's immigration crackdown.
Social media blackout lifted in Guinea
A blackout on several social media sites in Guinea, which is ruled by an authoritarian government, was lifted Friday, bloggers and other users in the west African nation said.
French film director sentenced five years for child actor abuse
A French court on Friday handed film director Christophe Ruggia a five-year sentence on appeal for sexually assaulting an actor when she was a child in one of the key trials of France’s #Metoo movement.
Okey Bakassi offers N5m reward to track theft of 8 phones at Ikoyi football game
Nigerian comedian Okechukwu Anthony, popularly known as Okey Bakassi, has announced a N5 million reward for information leading to the recovery of eight phones allegedly stolen during a football match in Ikoyi, Lagos.
CBN, financial markets dealers introduce new money market benchmark
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and Financial Markets Dealers Associations have introduced the Nigerian Overnight Financing Rate, NFOR, as the new money market benchmark to promote consistent pricing of money market instruments.
Oil plunges, stocks jumps as Iran declares Hormuz open
International benchmark Brent North Sea crude plunged 10 percent to $89.11 a barrel, after earlier falling five percent on US-Iran peace deal hopes.
