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Shock As Gunmen Set Soldiers, Policemen On Fire

Unknown persons identified as Gunmen in Imo State have killed no less than eight security agents in the state.

. gathered that the security agents comprised soldiers, policemen and the Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps.

The incident which happened on Tuesday morning in the Umualumaku community, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state has thrown the area into panic

The joint security taskforce team who were in two security trucks were ambushed and set ablaze by their attackers.

None of them survived as they were burnt inside their operational vehicles.

A security operative who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the reinforcement teams were sent to the scene of the crime with the intent to arrest the suspects and rescue the corpses of the slain security operative.

A resident in the community who also spoke on condition of anonymity with the platform said that he saw the security agents a few minutes before they were set ablaze.

He said that the community had been thrown into confusion, owing to the development.

The spokesperson for the police in the state, Henry Okoye, confirmed the development.

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Nigerian Passport Ranked Low on Global Mobility List

Nigerians seeking international travel face hurdles as the country’s passport has been ranked among the world’s weakest. VisaGuide’s World Passport Index placed Nigeria at 191st out of 199 nations, only surpassing North Korea, Iraq, and several other countries with restricted travel freedoms.

This ranking raises questions about the effectiveness of Nigeria’s recent efforts to improve travel ease, such as the introduction of electronic visa programs.

In contrast, Singapore boasts the world’s strongest passport, according to the index. Rounding out the top five are Italy, Spain, France, and Germany, offering their citizens visa-free access to numerous destinations.

This consistently low ranking highlights the pressing need for Nigeria to address the underlying issues affecting its passport’s global standing.

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Naira appreciates slightly against dollar at parallel market

On Tuesday, the Naira appreciated to N1,320 per dollar on the parallel market, up from N1,340 on Monday.

Similarly, the Naira appreciated on the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM, to N1,390.96 per dollar.

Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N1,390.96 per dollar from N1,419.11 per dollar on Monday, indicating N28.15 appreciation for the naira. The market recorded an intraday high of N1,450 per dollar and an intraday low of N1,200 per dollar resulting in a N250 per dollar margin.

The volume of dollars traded in the market increased by 52.4 percent to $225.36 million from $147.83 million traded on Monday. Consequently, the margin between the parallel market and NAFEM rates narrowed to N70.96 per dollar from N79.11 per dollar on Monday.

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Nigerian Govt Kept My Husband In Prison With Boko Haram Members – Wife Of Detained Binance Executive Cries Out

Lifestyle Nigeria gathered that Yuki Gambaryan, the wife of the detained Binance Holdings Limited executive, Tigran Gambaryan, hass told the US Parliament that the Nigerian Government kept his husband, Tigran Gambaryan, in Kuje prison together with Boko Haram terrorists and bandits.

Yuki, represented by her congressman, Rich McCormick, spoke at Tuesday’s House Foreign Affairs Committee roundtable on Americans detained abroad.

According to her, the husband has spent 65 days in custody.

Gambaryan and another company executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, were detained on February 26 following an investigation into Binance’s activities in Nigeria.

Gambaryan’s wife stated that although she couldn’t speak on behalf of the company, she stressed that the charges against her husband were completely unfounded.

She said,” My husband and the father of our two young children, Tigrin, has been in Nigerian custody for 65 days, the longest two months of our lives. On February 25, he landed in Abuja at the Nigerian Government’s request for a financial compliance policy. This is what Tigran does. He helps countries navigate the notoriously prickly finance, crime, and compliance world.