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The Naira on Monday gained N28.34 at the official market, trading at N1,468.99 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange revealed that the gain represented a 1.89 per cent appreciation for the Naira. The percentage increase is impressive when compared to the previous trading date on Friday, May 17,…
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, whose death in a helicopter crash was announced Monday, is the latest major political leader to die in an aviation accident. Here are some of the best known among others: – 2024: Former Chilean president Sebastian Pinera – On 6 February 2024, former Chilean president Sebastian Pinera (in office from 2010-2014,…
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The United States said Monday that arch-enemy Iran sought assistance over a helicopter crash that killed president Ebrahim Raisi, as Washington meanwhile offered condolences despite saying he had “blood on his hands.” The State Department said Iran, which has had no diplomatic relations with Washington since the aftermath of the 1979 Islamic revolution, reached out…
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The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has endorsed President Bola Tinubu’s proposal to increase the salaries and allowances of judicial officeholders by 300 per cent. The AGF urged The Senate to pass the bill titled: “A Bill for an Act to Prescribe the Salaries and Allowances and Fringe…
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Elder statesman and leader of the Ijaw nation, Edwin Clark, has accused the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Umar Ganduje, and the acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Amb. Umar Damagum, of colluding with former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, to sabotage the elected government and Governor of Rivers…