The Duke Of Edinburgh”Prince Philips” Laid To Rest At Windsor Castle
Queen Elizabeth 11 and her son Prince Charles were in tears yesterday as they bid Prince Philip a final goodbye at Windsor Castle in the county of Berkshire. The Queen bowed her head in reverence as she accompanied the coffin on its final journey. She sat alone and wiped her eyes. Prince Charles fought back […]
States In Dread Mode As Revenues Plunges
Dread seems to be the mood in most government spheres across the 36 states of Nigeria as the certainties of the cash crunch induced by the COVID-19 pandemic continue to bite harder. Revenue is plunging as evident in the Internally Generated Revenue at State Level (Q4 and Full Year 2020) report just published by the […]
Prince Philip’s Funeral: Queen Elizabeth II, Royal Family Say Final Goodbye
The funeral of Prince Philip, the late husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, was an emotional yet muted affair beginning with a minute’s silence during an intimate service on Saturday attended by 30 people including members of the royal family at St. George’s Chapel, which lies within the grounds of Windsor Castle. Philip, also known […]
Why Queen Elizabeth Sat Alone During Prince Philip’s Funeral
The royal family adhered strictly to UK COVID-19 regulations during the funeral of Prince Philip who was laid to rest Saturday. As such, the Queen sat alone during the service to follow current restrictions. All guests who are not members of the same household were required to sit around 2 meters apart. The Queen and […]
Philip’s Funeral, A Nod To A Life Of Service, Is Scaled Back In A Time Of Pandemic
Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II who died last week at age 99, will be laid to rest on Saturday after a funeral service at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle. His send-off will be highly unusual — in part because coronavirus restrictions meant the ceremony had to be […]
Indianapolis Shooting: Police ID killer In FedEx Shooting As Former Employee Brandon Scott Hole, 19
The former employee who shot and killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis was interviewed by FBI agents last year, after his mother called police to say that her son might commit “suicide by cop,” the bureau said Friday, as investigators searched for a motive in the latest mass shooting to rock the […]
Police: Man From Ohio With Semi-automatic Rifle Inside Times Square Subway Station Arrested, Charged
A man with a semi-automatic rifle was arrested in Times Square Friday. Police say 18-year-old Saadiq Teague was spotted by officers around 12:30 p.m. inside the Times Square ACE subway station, outside the turnstiles. Officers recovered an AK-47 magazine with 17 live rounds in it and one loose round inside Teague’s shopping bag. A scale […]
Chicago Police Critics Call For Charges In Shooting of 13-year-old Boy
Newly released video that shows a Chicago police officer fatally shoot a 13-year-old will be key evidence when prosecutors consider a case against the officer and are confronted with both the emotions surrounding the chilling footage and legal precedent that makes it difficult to bring charges against law enforcement. Video of last month’s encounter was […]
Russia, Retaliates Against Washington, Asks 10 US Diplomats To Leave
Putin on Friday asked 10 US diplomats to leave the country in retaliation for Washington’s expulsion of the same number of Russian diplomats over alleged malign activity and suggested the US ambassador return home for consultations. The measures, part of a broader retaliatory package, were approved by President Vladimir Putin, as a response to an […]
Nigeria: Kidnappers Of Kaduna College Students Threaten To Kill 29 Abductees, Demand Close To $1million
Bandits on Friday threatened to kill the remaining 29 abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna, still in their custody, following the refusal of the Kaduna State Government to meet their demand of N300 million (about $790,000) ransom. Of the 39 abducted from the school in Nigeria’s northwest on March 11, […]
