Lagosians speak on LASTMA’s new powers
Traffic and gridlock in Lagos state have continued to be a huge challenge especially during the raining season and festive period. GuardianTV speaks to Lagosians about the new Lagos Road and Traffic…
Carlyle plans to convert to corporation status
Carlyle Group LP is planning to announce that the private equity firm will convert to a corporation when it reports second-quarter earnings, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Bloomberg Intelligence's…
Serena fined $10,000 for damaging Wimbledon court
Serena Williams was fined $10,000 by the All England Club for damaging one of Wimbledon's courts with her racket prior to the start of the tournament.…
Weber won’t be next European Commission president: report
German conservative politician Manfred Weber will not be the next president of the European Commission, according to a German newspaper. EU leaders have been wrangling for weeks over who should get the…
Brazil’s top court rejects Lula release request
Brazil's Supreme Court has turned down a request to free jailed ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva following allegations the judge who convicted him was biased. Lula's lawyers say he was denied…
Zimbabwe shuts out foreign currency to tighten economy
With official inflation up markedly, Zimbabwe abandons the use of foreign money at home. It is intended to strengthen the local currency and ween the country off the US dollar and the…
AFCON Ouattara hopes Ivory Coast can bag third title
Following a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara says he hopes the Elephants will win a third Africa Cup of Nations trophy after they beat…
Russian rescuers reach lost Irish climbers at Mount Elbrus
One Irish mountaineer lost his life while descending Mount Elbrus in southern Russia, local authorities said. A rescue team managed to find the tourist and nine other climbers after they went off…
EU, South American countries agree on draft free trade treaty
The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries have agreed on the draft text of a free-trade deal. Both sides have been negotiating the agreement for almost 20 years.…
Osoba opens up on why Buhari can’t restructure Nigeria
Osoba opens up on why Buhari can't restructure Nigeria.…