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The ornate ritualistic royal tradition was last held almost seven decades ago when the monarch’s late father ascended the throne. The King of Thailand has been officially crowned on the first day of an elaborate three-day coronation ceremony involving a 7kg jewel-encrusted crown and nine-tiered umbrella. King Maha Vajiralongkorn, or Rama X, inherited the throne following the death of his father in October 2016. A period of mourning meant the official ceremonies were delayed. The coronation, which takes place from Saturday to Monday, is estimated to have cost more than £23 million. It is the first the country has seen…

Celtic have won the Scottish Premiership title for the eighth time in a row after beating Aberdeen 3-0 on Saturday. Neil Lennon’s team approached the clash at Pittodrie with a nine-point advantage over second-placed Rangers, but victory over the Dons saw them move out of sight of their rivals to seal the crown with two games remaining. Mikael Lustig opened the scoring against Derek McInnes’ team five minutes before half-time, before Jozo Simunovic doubled his side’s lead shortly after the break and Odsonne Edouard added a third to complete their achievement. Having already wrapped up the League Cup this season, the Bhoys have…

A total of 143 passengers were spared as a passenger plane slid off a runway in the US state of Florida on Friday night, ending up in a river after landing during a thunderstorm. Twenty-one people were taken to hospital with minor injuries, officials said. The chartered Boeing 737, operated by Miami Air International, had flown from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to a military base in the city of Jacksonville. Passengers say it landed heavily in the storm, skidding into St John’s River. The 136 passengers and seven crew members on board evacuated the Boeing 737-800 via its wings. “No…

Tough words. Very oratorical. Wonderful delivery. Embodiment of time-tested pieces of advice. Occasional roof-cracking applause and laughter greeted the seasoned speech. Scowls from some listeners as the words plummeted their lungs. Yet, the motivational speaker relentlessly fired more salvos to galvanise the recipients into action. It was an extempore by Mrs. Ibukunoluwa Abiodun Awosika, the Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria. The Nigeria Governors’ Forum was the organiser, mounting a one-day seminar for the 29 Nigerian elected and outgoing chief executive pilots in Abuja on Monday, April 29. Awosika who was the key speaker at the occasion began as she…

The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) will commence online Teachers’ Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) for Nigerian education graduates in the diaspora who were not registered with the council. The TRCN Registrar and Chief Executive, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, stated this in Abuja on Friday, in a statement signed by Mr Muyiwa Ojewuyi, Head of Press and Protocol of the council. Ajiboye said that the window which permitted Nigerian education graduates based abroad to be registered by TRCN without taking the Teachers’ PQE had been closed. He added that the decision to put a stop to the examination waiver enjoyed by…

Another Nigerian has allegedly been killed by South African Police in questionable circumstances. For sometime now, some Nigerians have been hacked to death by the natives in South Africa over what is seen as ‘xenophobic attacks’. The President, Nigerian Citizens Association South Africa (NICASA), Mr Ben Okoli, has raised the alarm surrounding the death of Mr Ebuka Udugbo. Okoli said this in a letter to the Consul General, Nigerian Consulate, Johannesburg, South Africa a copy of which was obtained by News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday. He explained that Ebuka Udugbo was arrested by South African Police…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, Friday arraigned a polytechnic graduate over alleged $600 internet fraud and forgery. Akeredolu Oluwafemi Temidayo (a.k.a. Susan Henderson) appeared before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court 2, sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State. It was also gathered that the suspect claimed to be a graduate of Insurance from The Polytechnic, Ibadan. EFCC spokesman, Tony Orilade in a statement said the suspect was arraigned on a three-count charge of obtaining money under false pretence, possession of fraudulent documents and forgery. Further, Orilade explained that Temidayo allegedly contravened Sections 1, 2…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Friday, says it would publish names of top Nigerian politicians and public office holders occupying high positions today who did not write its examination themselves. Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, JAMB Registrar, said that although the board may not be able to punish these persons because they had already left the system, but it would go ahead to publish their names to shame them. Oloyede spoke at the 23rd annual seminar of the Nigerian Academy of Education under the topic, “Admissions into tertiary educational institutions in Nigeria.” The JAMB Registrar stated that many Nigerians would…

Drake has broken the record for the number of Billboard Music Awards received by an artist – after picking up another 12 at Wednesday’s event. So far, the rapper has a total of 27 Billboard Awards to his name. He won the biggest prize of the night – the award for top artist – beating the likes of Cardi B, Ariana Grande, Post Malone and Travis Scott. Drake thanked his mum for her “relentless effort” in his life during his acceptance speech. He said: “No matter how long it took me to figure out what I wanted to do, you…

Two English premier league teams, Thursday, started on a brighter note as they belted good scores to secure them victory in their second-leg of the Europa League semi-final. Arsenal took a huge step towards the Europa League final as a double from Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s late strike earned a 3-1 semi-final, first leg win over Valencia on Thursday. This is as Pedro gave Chelsea an away goal to take back to Stamford Bridge after drawing 1-1 with Eintracht Frankfurt in the first-leg of their Europa League semi-final. For Arsenal, the Spanish side’s bright start was rewarded with Mouctar…