Iran on Sunday announced the six candidates, mostly conservatives, who have been approved to run in the June 28 presidential election to replace President Ebrahim Raisi. Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash in country’s far northwest last month. The…
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi confirmed dead in helicopter crash
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has been confirmed killed after the helicopter he was travelling in crashed in poor weather.The bodies of Raisi, as well as the foreign minister and others who were aboard, were found on Monday morning, some hours…
Iranian president begins 3-day Africa tour in Nairobi
Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, has arrived in Africa for a state visit for the first time in his term of office during a three-day trip. During his trip to Africa, he would visit Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe. The arch-conservative politician…
Iranian president lands in Syria for 1st visit since civil war
Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, has arrived in Damascus on his first visit as an Iranian head of state to Syria since the civil war broke out in the country in 2011, Syrian and Iranian state media said on Wednesday. The…
Iran to receive Saudi king after years of estrangement
Iran’s leaders have invited their regional rival Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdelaziz for an official visit. The move, which is part of a rapprochement between the two countries, was announced by Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani in Tehran…
Iran executes British-Iranian ex-politician, Alireza Akbari
Iran executed former British-Iranian top politician Alireza Akbari over espionage charges on Saturday, the Misan judicial website announced. Iran had sentenced the former top politician to death earlier in the week. Akbari, his wife and his brother had vehemently denied…
Amanpour, Iranian president walk away from interview over head scarf dispute
CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi walked away from an interview in New York City on Wednesday following a dispute over Amanpour wearing a headscarf. In a series of tweets Thursday morning, Amanpour said that she was…
*Sales rep arraigned for allegedly stealing 160 crates of beer (Punch)*#EndSARS Anniversary: celebrities, youths hold memorial procession at Lekki Tollgate (Channels)
Sales rep arraigned for allegedly stealing 160 crates of beer (Punch) A 33-year-old sales representative, Funmi Willoughby was on Wednesday docked in a Badagry Magistrates’Court for allegedly stealing 160 crates of beer worth N357,100. The police charged Willoughby, whose address…