Nigeria bank chief killed in US helicopter crash

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Nigeria bank chief killed in US helicopter crash

By Lipika Pelham: The co-founder of Access Bank, one of the largest banks in Nigeria, was among six people killed in a helicopter crash in California on Friday. Herbert Wigwe, his wife, son and a former president of the Nigerian stock exchange were all killed in the crash. President Bola Tinubu described the death of […]

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