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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has appealed against the recent judgement of the Federal High Court in Lagos, which nullified its its dissolution and takeover of the board and management of Union Bank of Nigeria Plc during its January 2024 intervention. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the trial judge, Chukwujekwu Aneke, ruled that the CBN’s actions were ultra vires and not in compliance with the provisions of the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act 2020 (BOFIA). According to the court filings, Titan Trust Bank Limited, alongside Luxis International DMCC and Magna International DMCC, claimed to be the ultimate beneficial owners…

Washington anticipates that its operation against Iran will conclude in “weeks, not months,” as stated by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. This expectation persists despite the escalating violence throughout the region and Israel’s threat to “escalate and expand” its assaults on the Islamic Republic. “When we finish with them in the next couple of weeks, they will be weaker than they have been in recent history,” Marco Rubio informed reporters on Friday following his meeting with G7 foreign ministers in France. The conflict commenced with a surprise attack on February 28, which resulted in the death of Iran’s Supreme…

News » Premier League news » Newcastle United newsMarch 27, 2026 20:17 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin Tonali on his way to United? Manchester United have moved ahead of Arsenal in the race to sign Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali this summer, according to The Daily Mail. The Red Devils are expected to reinforce their midfield options at the end of the season. There is a possibility that they could sign two marquee midfielders.A holding midfielder is the prime priority for the Mancunian giants, but a new number six could be signed too. Amidst this, it is claimed that United have moved in the…

News » Premier League news » Newcastle United newsMarch 27, 2026 20:17 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin Tonali on his way to United? Manchester United have moved ahead of Arsenal in the race to sign Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali this summer, according to The Daily Mail. The Red Devils are expected to reinforce their midfield options at the end of the season. There is a possibility that they could sign two marquee midfielders.A holding midfielder is the prime priority for the Mancunian giants, but a new number six could be signed too. Amidst this, it is claimed that United have moved in the…

Former Brazilian ‌President Jair Bolsonaro was ​discharged ​from hospital on ⁠Friday ​after being ​treated for an acute form of ​pneumonia, ​his physician Brasil ‌Caiado ⁠said. Bolsonaro, 71, is now ​set ​to ⁠spend at least ​three ​months ⁠under what authorities ⁠described ​as “humanitarian ​house arrest”.

Ukraine is close to clinching several security agreements — including with the UAE and Qatar — to counter Iranian attacks, its foreign minister said on Friday, adding that he saw scope to ​draw China into peace efforts to end the war with Russia. “We have the situation in the Middle East ‌so it is important not to lose the global attention on the Ukrainian case, because everything is interlinked,” Andrii Sybiha told Reuters in an interview on the sidelines of the G7 foreign ministers meeting in France. Kyiv is hoping to bolster support in its war against ​Russia, which is now…

An Afghan national was on Friday jailed for 15 years for raping a ​12-year-old girl in Britain, a case that sparked ‌local protests and a political row when his status as an asylum seeker was not initially disclosed by ​police. Ahmad Mulakhil, 23, was convicted after a ​trial at Warwick Crown Court of one ⁠count of raping a child under 13 ​in Nuneaton, central England, last July. He had previously pleaded ​guilty to a further count of rape of a child under 13 and was also found guilty of abducting ​a child, sexual assault and making indecent ​images of a…

 An unknown attacker threw several Molotov cocktails at the building ​of a Russian cultural centre ‌in Prague on Thursday night and police are searching for the suspect, Czech ​police said on Friday. Pictures released ​by the police showed a charred ⁠facade of the building in the ​Prague 6 district that is home ​to many diplomatic missions, including the Russian one. The Russian embassy said on Facebook that ​the attacker or attackers threw six ​bottles with flammables, three of which damaged the ‌facade. “We ⁠consider this incident to be an unprecedented violent act, which threatened the lives and health of the…

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her Social ​Democrats on Friday began negotiations to form a coalition government, hoping to secure a third ‌term in office despite a massive defeat for her centrist cabinet in Tuesday’s election. She handed in her resignation to the king of Denmark on Wednesday when it became clear that her bipartisan coalition with the centrist Moderates and the right-wing ​Liberals could no longer govern. Analysts said the vote showed a revolt over the cost of ​living and that many Danes had grown tired of Frederiksen after seven years in ⁠power, even though they credited her with standing up to U.S. President…

Bübyusara Ryskulova has been on the frontlines for more than three decades. Honourary president of the crisis centre Sezim (which means “feeling”), she has worked towards helping women and children who survived violence.While Kyrgyzstan has made significant progress in strengthening protections against domestic and family violence, challenges remain, she told UN News during the recent Commission on the Status of Women session (CSW70) at UN Headquarters in New York, where representatives from more than 100 countries discuss access to justice and the protection of women’s rights.“My work has been connected to the very topic discussed at this session for more…