First memorial held in honour of Queen Elizabeth, as King Charles III’s reign begins today

King Charles III (left) during his meeting with PM Liz Truss at Buckingham Palace…yesterday Funeral Planned For ‘A Little Over A Week’ In his first public address since Thursday afternoon’s passing of the longest reigning British monarch in history, Queen Elizabeth II in her home in Balmoral estate in Scotland, her eldest son, King Charles […]

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PDP pacifies South with BoT chair, Ayu stays

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, on Thursday, secured the nod of the party’s National Executive Committee members to continue as the chairman. The party’s 97th NEC meeting passed a vote of confidence in Ayu. This is despite the clamour for his resignation by the River State Governor, Nyesom Wike, […]

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Professor’s tweets on Queen Elizabeth generate mixed reactions

Photo| Twitter: Uju Anya Nigerian don, Professor Uju Anya, has come under fire on Twitter over her comments following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Hours before the Queen’s death was announced, Professor Anya wrote on her Twitter page, “I heard the chief monarch of a thieving raping genocidal empire is finally dying. May her […]

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Suits and signet rings: Charles’s fashion through ages

Prince Charles and Prince Harry | Image: Samir Hussein/Getty Images Whether a bespoke three-piece suit or the waxed jacket of the upper-class rural set, Charles’s characteristic style has rarely strayed from the predictable during his decades in the public eye. But his sartorial flair did earn him the title of world’s best-dressed man — an […]

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ASUU strike: Final year medical student turns food vendor in Sokoto

Mr Usman Abubakar-Rimi, a Medicine and Surgery final year student in the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), has turned to street food vendor due prolonged industrial action by University lecturers. In an interview on Friday in Sokoto, he said he conceived the initiative in order to engage in productive living as the strike forced students […]

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Elderly King Charles III faces ‘testing times’

Credit: Hello Magazine Trained from childhood to be king, Charles III has endured the longest wait for the throne in British history. But while his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, was crowned in 1953 with huge fanfare and national excitement aged just 25, her ageing, eldest son will attract less enthusiasm, royal commentators said. “It will […]

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FG to sanction unproductive civil servants for incompetence

The Federal Government says it will no longer be business as usual for unproductive civil servants as there are sanctions for incompetence. Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo disclosed this at the 2022 Ministerial Service Award for Labour Sector on Thursday in Abuja. The award was organised to mark the […]

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Queen Elizabeth was part of Nigeria’s story – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, received with immense sadness news of the passing of Queen Elizabeth ll of the United Kingdom. He also condoled with the Royal Family and Great Britain over the loss of the longest reigning monarch. His condolence message is contained in a statement signed late Thursday by his Senior Special Assistant […]

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‘Black spider’ letters, Diana divorce: Charles’s biggest scandals

Charles has been a controversial royal over the years, from his affair while married to Princess Diana, and alleged persistent political interference, to occasional gaffes and scandals involving aides. Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest son has never enjoyed the same public affection as his mother, which may add to the challenges he now faces as king. […]

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