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The naira strengthened by N117 against the US dollar on the official exchange on Wednesday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed the local currency was trading at N1,539/$1, below the N1,656/$1 it traded at the official window the previous day. The naira closed flat against the dollar in the parallel section of the forex market to …

Blasts linked to walkie-talkies killed 14 people across Lebanon on Wednesday. The country’s health ministry revealed this in a statement in Beirut. The blast also injured at least 450 people in the Middle Eastern country. The incident came just 24 hours after a pager explosion killed 12 people and injured 3,000 others. READ ALSO: 71 killed in migrant boat crash …

Manchester City and Inter Milan played out a goalless draw in their opening UEFA Champions League match on Wednesday night. Both sides had chances but failed to convert any of them. In France, Paris St-Germain managed to score a late winner against La Liga side Girona as they secured a 1-0 victory to begin their continental campaign. Paulo Gazzaniga’s own …

Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has handed over the truckload of confiscated goods to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the Independent Corruption Eradication Commission (ICRC) for investigation. The governor, according to a statement issued on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Tersoo Kula, asked the anti-corruption agency at the forum to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter. …