Global stocks sank Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said he was not satisfied with talks that are aimed at averting a trade war with China. Equities were also dented by poor eurozone economic data, and as Trump cast doubt on a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “Trump (is) continuing to drive uncertainty over global trade,” said analyst Joshua Mahony at trading firm IG. “European markets are following their Asian counterparts lower, as a pessimistic tone from Trump is compounded by downbeat economic data,” he added. Markets had surged Monday after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He said they had agreed to pull back from imposing threatened tariffs on billions of dollars of goods, and continue talks on a variety of trade issues. However, Trump has declared that he was “not satisfied” with the status of the talks, fuelling worries that the world’s top two economies could still slug out an economically pain
Earlier today, it was reported about how a six (6) months pregnant lady identified as Ogechukwu was arrested alongside others by her employer for allegedly stealing in Delta state. The 17-year-old girl who was released from police detention on Tuesday (yesterday) - was charged to court today where she was granted bail and released by a magistrate.
According to the CEO Behind Bars imitative Prince Gwamnishu Harrison, who helped in securing her bail, the young lady's story is painful as she was reportedly drugged by her own sister and raped by the sister's boyfriend and now she's pregnant.
Prince Harrison also revealed that plans are underway to arrest one of the perpetrators in Lagos state.
According to the CEO Behind Bars imitative Prince Gwamnishu Harrison, who helped in securing her bail, the young lady's story is painful as she was reportedly drugged by her own sister and raped by the sister's boyfriend and now she's pregnant.
Prince Harrison also revealed that plans are underway to arrest one of the perpetrators in Lagos state.
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