Tag: Queen Elizabeth II
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Buhari, Aisha, Osinbajo jet out of Nigeria
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday departed Abuja for London, UK, to represent Nigeria at the state funeral for the late Queen Elizabeth ll. Similarly, President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to depart Abuja on Sunday to attend the 77th General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA77).
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How Meghan, the Witch of Windsor, killed the Queen – By Azu Ishiekwene
The only thing that compares in recent tweet villainy with the post of US-based Nigerian professor Uju Anya on Queen Elizabeth II, was perhaps the visit of the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, to the Windsor Castle. Yet, after her ordeal even Anya is back, recuperating from the injury inflicted by the hounds and five…
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Akeredolu’s mum, Queen Elizabeth share same righteousness, honour – Jimoh Ibrahim
Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim, APC candidate for Ondo South Senatorial District in the forthcoming 2023 general elections, has condoled with Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, on the death of his mother. Mrs Grace Akeredolu, aged 90 years, died in the early hours of Thursday in Ibadan.
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Russia fumes over Queen Elizabeth II funeral snub
Moscow has blasted London for not inviting Russian officials to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, calling the decision as deeply immoral. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, on Friday said the UK Foreign Office notified Moscow invitations to the queen’s funeral weren’t sent to Russian officials due to the conflict in Ukraine.
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Queen Elizabeth’s coffin to be flown to London
Queen Elizabeth’s coffin will be flown to London on Tuesday at the end of 24 hours of lying at rest in Edinburgh’s historic cathedral, where her son King Charles and his three siblings held a silent vigil.
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The Subtext of Professor Uju Anya’s Tweet – By Lexzy Ochibejivwie
History tells that the Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in 1919. The massacre saw the shooting of a large crowd of unarmed protesters in Amritsar Punjab in India. Brigadier-general R. E. Dyer, the commander of the British forces during pre-independence India at the time was the chief culprit; he gave the order for the massacre.…
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Elizabeth II to Charles III: The sun continues setting on England – By Owei Lakemfa
As a child growing up on Lagos Island, I frequently walked through the Race Course to school. The premises of the old House of Representatives building was in that complex. Sitting outsize in a regal flowing gown was the huge bronze statue of Queen Elizabeth II. Sculptured by Nigeria artist, Ben Chukwukadibia Enwonwu, it was…
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The Queen Dies – By Hope Eghagha
It is perhaps one of the sweetest contradictions of our times how Nigerians and indeed Africans as a race, erstwhile victims of British colonial exploitation, rapacious destruction of cultural, religious, and economic heritages have openly celebrated the life and times and mourned the death of the great Elizabeth II Queen of the United Kingdom and…
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In solemn procession, Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin taken through Edinburgh
The coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth was taken along the Royal Mile in the Scottish capital Edinburgh on Monday in a solemn procession watched by thousands of people lining the street to pay their respects to Britain’s longest reigning monarch.
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The Nigerian Relevance of Queen Elizabeth – By Dakuku Peterside
A critical chapter in the history of the British empire was closed on Thursday, 8th September 2022, and a new one opened. Queen Elizabeth 11 died at her holiday home in Balmoral castle in Scotland. Her over 70-year-old reign on the British throne meant no monarch reigned longer than her in more than a thousand…