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Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, and the nation’s figurehead for seven decades, died peacefully at her home in Scotland on Thursday aged 96. “The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen,  is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family,” the new king, her eldest son Charles, said. “We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world,” the 73-year-old said in a statement. Read also Platinum…

Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, has hailed his wife, Foluke, for ”suffering” with him and standing by him when he had nothing. In a post shared on his Instagram page this morning, Adeboye poured encomiums on the wife for her faithfulness to him during their 55th wedding anniversary Thursday, September 8. Read also Pastor Adeboye, wife mark 54th wedding anniversary God Hid Our Land from Adeboye, Oyedepo for Years -Pastor Enenche I don’t know whether there will be election in 2023, Adeboye The clergyman post reads, ”My darling @pastorfoluadeboye the woman who has suffered…

As the 2023 general elections draw near, Apostle Emmanuel Nuhu Kure, the Founder of the Throneroom Trust Ministry, Kafanchan, Kaduna State, says OBIdient people are growing like wild fire. OBIdient people are supporters of Labour Party led by Mr. Peter Obi, the party’s Presidential Candidate in the forthcoming elections. Kure who stated this last Friday in his sermon at the monthly thanksgiving/prayer meeting at Government House, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, said the OBIdient people have shattered the hope of most Nigerian electorate banking solely on All Progressives Congress (APC) or Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Read also Southern Kaduna Killings…

Graham Potter is favoured to become Chelsea’s new head coach after he held talks with Todd Boehly and Coy on Thursday. Potter is the Brighton & Hove Albion manager and former Tottenham Hotspur and PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino amongst the early front runners for the west Londoners. This was as Chelsea sacked manager Thomas Tuchel on Wednesday the day after his team suffered a shock 1-0 defeat away by Dinamo Zagreb in their opening game of the Champions League. The Premier League club confirmed on its website that they had parted company with the German coach who guided Chelsea to…

The Pound sterling has plummeted to its lowest level against the US dollar since 1985. On Wednesday afternoon, September 7, the Pound fell by 0.64% to $1.145, a decline not seen in 37 years. According to the Bank of England, a weaker outlook for the UK economy as well as a stronger dollar was putting pressure on sterling. Read also Naira Dips To Pound, Euro Rises Naira Appreciates Against Foreign Currencies At Parallel Market Naira Firms Against Dollar Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey warned that little could be done to stop the UK falling into a recession this year…

After the resignation of Boris Johnson, Liz Truss on Tuesday officially became Britain’s new prime minister, at an audience with head of state Queen Elizabeth II. The former foreign secretary, 47, was seen in an official photograph shaking hands with the monarch to accept her offer to form a new government and become the 15th prime minister of her 70-year reign. The symbolic ceremony took place at the sovereign’s remote Balmoral retreat in the Scottish Highlands, as the queen, 96, was deemed unfit to return to London due to ill health. Read also World Leaders Felicitate new British Prime Minister…

To avoid being dragged into controversy, a Spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress, APC, Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, dodged that he never instituted legal action against the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu as Lagos State governor. Rather, Keyamo admitted dragging the Lagos State House of Assembly to court to seek an interpretation of the law over an alleged certificate forgery case. Tinubu appointed Keyamo, who once sued the Lagos State House of Assembly for clearing the then governor on allegations of certificate forgery, as spokesman for his campaign. Read also Keyamo Mocks Critics For Admitting Buhari Is ALive, Relates With…

Amidst lingering strike, the Federal Government has dangled what look like carrots particularly a 23.5 percent salary increase for lecturers, and a 35 per cent increment for professors to assuage them. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu made the announcement on Tuesday September 6, at a meeting with Vice-Chancellors and other stakeholders in the university system. This is as the government has set up a 14-man tactical committee to review its ‘no work, no pay’ stance against striking members of the Academic Staff Union Of Universities. Read also ASUU Rejects salary package as FG upholds no-work, no-pay policy Nationwide strike looms as FG, ASUU…

Akwa Ibom and 19 Nigerian States are at risk of possible flooding due to excess rainfall, Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has alerted. States prone to high-risk flooding in September include Kebbi and Jigawa in the Northwest, Borno, Bauchi and Taraba in the Northeast, Plateau in north central and Bayelsa in the South-South. Others are Kano, Adamawa, Rivers, Cross River, Abia, Imo, Enugu, Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Oyo and Ekiti. Read also Cries Of Flood Victims In Uyo President Buhari Approves N3b To Aid Flood Victims 7  States Near River Niger  On Brink Of Flooding, Warns NIHSA The agency said its…

Wizkid and Tems emerged top winners at the 15th annual Headies Awards held at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta on Sunday, September 4. This was the first time the show has been held outside of Nigeria. Wizkid and Tems collaborated on the international smash “Essence,” which became a top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 2021 (with an assist by Justin Bieber). Read also Davido, Wizkid, Simi Win Big At Headies Awards Headies Award: Davido, Wizkid, Simi, Olamide Top 2018  Nominees’ List Headies 2019: Teni, Falz, Burna Boy Win Big At 13th edition “Essence” won song of the…