The Ministry of Defence formally handed over three Agusta Westland 109 Trekker Helicopters to the Nigerian Navy on Wednesday, in a brief ceremony held at Caverton Helicopters Limited (CHL) hangar in Ikeja, Lagos. The handover, aimed at strengthening naval operations, was confirmed in a statement by Commodore A. Adams-Aliu, Director of Naval Information. The AW…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Nigerian Army has announced the funeral arrangements for the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, who passed away on November 5 at the age of 56. According to a statement released Wednesday by Acting Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General OO Oluyode, a service of songs will take…
Renowned painter Frank Auerbach, a child refugee from Nazi Germany who became one of Britain’s most celebrated 20th-century artists, has died at the age of 93, his representatives confirmed Tuesday. Auerbach passed away on Monday at his London home. Geoffrey Parton, director of Frankie Rossi Art Projects, remembered Auerbach as “a dear friend and remarkable…
Monday Okpebholo has officially assumed office as the Governor of Edo State, concluding Godwin Obaseki’s eight-year administration in the South-South region. The inauguration ceremony took place on Tuesday at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, two months after Okpebholo’s All Progressives Congress (APC) secured a decisive victory. At around 12:55 p.m., Okpebholo and his…
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the highest-ranking cleric in the Church of England, announced his resignation on Tuesday, acknowledging failures in handling allegations of abuse tied to Christian summer camps decades ago. Welby cited “personal and institutional responsibility” for insufficient action on “heinous abuses” perpetrated by a camp volunteer. “The last few days have intensified…
Queen Camilla, wife of King Charles III, will resume her public duties on Tuesday, following a brief absence due to a chest infection, a royal source confirmed. Camilla, 77, will appear at the Booker Prize reception to meet this year’s finalists, although her participation will be shorter than initially planned. This marks her first public…
On his final day in office, outgoing Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki exercised his prerogative of mercy to pardon 10 inmates with less than a year remaining in their sentences at state correctional facilities. Those granted clemency include Igwe Kelechukwu, Esazobor Ohioze, Gift Osaretun, Takyi Rockson, Dikuar Friday, Ossai Glory, Augustine Sunday, Daulagha Ebifagha Godluck,…
Former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has called for Nigeria to abandon the presidential system of government in favor of a parliamentary system, which he argues is better suited to the nation’s needs. Aregbesola made the remarks during a National Dialogue on a Home-Grown Parliamentary System held in Abuja on Monday. The former Minister of…
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris marked Veterans Day on Monday by laying a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery, their first joint appearance since Harris’s election defeat to Donald Trump last week. The somber ceremony, held at Arlington’s historic Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, marked Harris’s first public appearance since conceding the…
