It seemed the world was pregnant with emotions. Everybody awaited information about the world’s longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II’s health. Buckingham Palace had confirmed at lunchtime yesterday that Her Majesty had been under medical supervision at Balmoral, after her doctors had become ‘concerned’ about her health. In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: “Following further evaluation […]
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Prince Charles, the eldest son to the departed Queen Elizabeth II and heir to the throne is now the King of England following the passage of his mother. African Informants reports that the former Prince of Wales is expected to address the bereaved nation as the world mourns the death of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. Queen […]
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Prince Charles, heir to the British throne and the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II, whose 70-year reign ended today with her passage, has reacted formally to his mother’s transition. In a statement issued by the Royal Family on his behalf, he writes: “The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment […]
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Protesting constabularies; Photo: Timothy Agbor About 500 special police constables, yesterday, took to the streets of Osogbo, capital of Osun State to protest alleged non-payment of their 18 months salaries. The police constabularies, who rode motorcycles with three passengers each, gathered at Oke-Fia roundabout in the morning and moved through Alekuwodo to Olaiya junction to […]
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Photo: Toby Melville / Pool / AFP Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world, died on Thursday. She was 96. Buckingham Palace announced her death in a short statement, triggering 10 days of national mourning and an outpouring of tributes to […]
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Queen Elizabeth II, the monarch of the United Kingdom and head of the Commonwealth, has died at age 96, Buckingham Palace announced. Yahoo!News reports that she died on Thursday as members of her immediate family rushed to be by her side, including her son and heir, Prince Charles. Earlier Thursday, the palace announced that royal […]
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The low solvency level of some underwriting firms and consistent depreciation of naira were, yesterday, identified as the reasons of the higher premium local airlines pay for insuring aircraft in Nigeria and overseas. The insurance regulator and operators, who spoke at the opening of the Chinet 22 Aviation and Cargo Conference in Lagos, said aviation […]
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Faults reports alleging N14.6b spent on Nigeria Air Says only N651m transactional advisory services approved The Federal Government has threatened to would sanction foreign airlines selling tickets to Nigerians in dollars, stressing that the practice violates the country’s laws. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed this on Wednesday while fielding questions from reporters after the […]
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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Thursday emerged as the new Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum. He became the new chairman few minutes after the former chairman, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State resigned from the position on Thursday. His emergence was at the ongoing PDP National Executive Council Board meeting in the […]
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Fears grew on Thursday for Queen Elizabeth II after Buckingham Palace said her doctors were “concerned” for her health and recommended that she remain under medical supervision. The 96-year-old head of state — Britain’s longest-serving monarch — has been dogged by health problems since last October that has left her struggling to walk and stand. […]
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