All 21 Adamawa local government chairmen and 226 councillors have defected from PDP to APC, citing loyalty to Governor Ahmadu Fintiri and a progressive vision.
Onafriq is closing Baxi PoS operations as inflation, naira depreciation and competition bite. Agents are given 30 days to move funds; the firm stays in Nigeria too.
Russia's central bank on Friday said it was suing the Belgium-based Euroclear financial group, which holds Moscow's frozen international reserves, as the EU moves closer to using the funds to support Ukraine. On Friday, Russia's central bank said it was filing "a lawsuit against Euroclear in the Moscow Arbitration Court" due to what it called "the illegal actions" of the institution.
Asian equities rose Friday as investors tracked a record day on Wall Street in the wake of the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate cut. Still, investors in New York continued to look at the positives, pencilling in more cuts next year and pushing the S&P 500 and Dow to fresh records.
Operating a huge cargo lifter, Zhandos Nurmagambetov was stacking containers onto a train before it headed across the steppe of Kazakhstan on a new railway route vital for China-Europe trade. Though Kazakhstan and China share a 1,800-kilometre border, the first container trains to Europe only launched in 2013, said railway official Utegulov.
His only official job title at the White House is son-in-law. As Trump sought a Gaza ceasefire in his second term, he turned again to his son-in-law.
A US court sentenced cryptocurrency tycoon Do Kwon to 15 years in prison Thursday over fraud linked to his company's failure, which wiped out $40 billion of investors' money and shook global crypto markets. Kwon successfully marketed them as the next big thing in crypto, attracting billions in investments and global hype.
South Korean cryptocurrency tycoon Do Kwon was sentenced to 15 years in prison Thursday over fraud linked to his company's failure, which wiped out $40 billion of investors' money and shook global crypto markets, US media reported. Kwon successfully marketed them as the next big thing in crypto, attracting billions in investments and global hype.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled key changes Thursday to a high-level panel on financial stability, putting more emphasis on economic growth and reduced regulation. Chaired by the Treasury secretary, it comprises representatives of top financial regulators including the Federal Reserve, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Walt Disney and OpenAI announced a three-year licensing deal Thursday that will allow users to create short videos featuring beloved Disney characters through artificial intelligence. Disney shares rose as much as two percent on Thursday after the announcement.
President Claudia Sheinbaum defended a tariff increase on goods from China and other countries with which Mexico has no trade agreements, saying the measure was intended to strengthen the national economy. "The reason for these legal adjustments is to strengthen the national economy," she said.
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