Iran’s EIran’s Ebrahim Raisi: The hardline cleric set to become presidentbrahim Raisi: The hardline cleric set to become president

The 60-year-old presented himself as the best person to combat corruption and solve the economic problems Iran has experienced under the outgoing President Hassan Rouhani.He is the country’s top judge, and has ultra-conservative political views. Many Iranians and human rights activists have pointed to his alleged role in the mass executions of political prisoners in…

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Portland riots: Police crowd-control team resigns after officer indicted

The charge stemmed from violent anti-racism protests that rocked the city, in the state of Oregon, last year.Prosecutors allege the officer used “excessive and unlawful use of force” against a protester in August 2020.But Portland’s police union described the decision to prosecute the officer as “politically driven”.The crowd-control unit, known as the Rapid Response Team…

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Ọdọ wa ni awọn Kerubu ati Ṣẹlẹ ti ji ohun ti wọn n ṣe – Yeye Ọṣunronkẹ Olomitutu

Ẹ jẹ ka mọ yin daadaa Emi ni Ọṣunronkẹ Akinọla Olomitutu, Igbo Olomu ni ikorodu ni mo n gbe Bawo lẹ ṣe de idi Ọṣun? O lagbara pupọ, oniṣowo pataki ni mi tẹlẹ, epo bẹntiroolu ni mo n ta, ti mo lorukọ nla nidii ẹ, ṣugbọn lojiji ni aisan nla kan ki mi mọlẹ, nibi…

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Access Bank rewards NYSC members with N15m

Access Bank Plc has rewarded serving members of the Nigeria Youth Service Corps (NYSC) with over N15 million in its third edition of Access Bank Plc’s youth business challenge competition, Accessprenuer, which held across five states recently. Five top winners won N1 million each while others were rewarded with consolation cash prizes totaling to N10…

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Uefa ‘confident’ over Wembley games but has ‘contingency plan’

The Times reported the games could be moved from London to Budapest if VIPs are not given an exemption to England’s strict quarantine rules. The UK government postponed lifting all restrictions until 19 July. Most countries in Euro 2020 are on the government’s amber or red list. Wembley’s capacity is reduced to 22,500 for group…

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