Prince Philip, Husband Of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, Dies At 99
Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband and the longest-serving consort of any British monarch, has died at age 99. Philip spent 65 years supporting the queen, retiring from his public role in 2017 and staying largely out of the view since. In his active years, he helped set a new course for the monarchy under a young queen, championing […]
SSS Denies Torturing Late Buhari’s Driver To Death
The State Security Service (SSS) has said that the late official driver to President Muhammadu Buhari, Sa’idu Afaka, was not detained or tortured by the service before his death. A statement by Peter Afunanya, SSS Public Relations Officer on Thursday in Abuja, said reports in some section of the media that the department tortured the […]
Buhari To Jordan King, ”I’m Having Brief Rest in London”
President Muhammadu Buhari has written a letter of good wishes to King Abdullahi II Bin Al-Hussein of Jordan in which he disclosed that he was having a short rest in London, the United Kingdom. The President, according to a statement issued Thursday his media assistant, Malam Garba Shehu, sent the letter of solidarity to King […]
China Drills In Disputed South China Sea As US Naval Patrol Grows
China has drilled deep in the South China Sea to retrieve sediment core from the seabed, state media has reported, amid tensions over disputed waters with rival claimants Taiwan and the Philippines, as the United States increases its naval presence in the region. Chinese scientists on a marine research vessel used China’s homemade Sea Bull […]
People Can Now Think About Summer Vacations, UK Minister Says
The British public can now think about booking summer vacations abroad but there were still risks, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Friday after the government unveiled details of its new traffic light system for travel. “I’m not telling people that they shouldn’t book some holidays now, it’s the first time I’ve been able to […]
Britain Slams ‘Bullying’ Myanmar Over London Embassy Standoff
Britain on Thursday condemned “bullying” by the Myanmar junta after the country’s ambassador to London was ousted in an extraordinary diplomatic coup having called for the release of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Diplomats loyal to the Myanmar military authorities seized control of the embassy on Wednesday, leaving ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn locked […]
US Mission Congratulates First Nigerian-American Naval Captain
A Nigerian-American, Kelechi Ndukwe, has been congratulated on his new role as commander of a US Navy Guided Missile Destroyer. In a tweet on Thursday, the US Mission in Nigeria said Ndukwe, who graduated from Notre Dame and the US Naval War College, is the first Nigerian-American captain of a Navy ship. Kelechi also served […]
Brazilian Senate To Probe Bolsonaro’s Handling Of COVID-19 Pandemic
The Brazilian Senate will open an inquiry into the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, as President Jair Bolsonaro continues to resist lockdown measures even with Covid-19 deaths at new records. A judge from the country’s supreme court on Thursday ordered the Senate to create a commission for the inquiry, after requests from 32 of […]
Gunmen Attack:10 Soldiers, 1 Officer Killed By Gunmen In Benue
The Nigerian Army says one of its officer and ten soldiers while on routine operational task were without provocation killed in Konshisha local government area of northcentral Benue State. Following the killing of the personnel, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru has ordered a sustained effort in order to fish out and deal decisively […]
Tiger Woods Was Driving Almost 90 mph When He Crashed SUV
Tiger Woods was driving nearly 90 mph – twice the posted speed limit – on a downhill stretch of road when he lost control of an SUV outside Los Angeles and crashed in a wreck that left the golf superstar seriously injured, authorities said Wednesday. Sheriff Alex Villanueva blamed the Feb. 23 crash solely on […]
