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Sculpted Simplicity: Givenchy Designs Markle’s Wedding Dress
Meghan Markle wore a boat-necked, sculpted white dress for her wedding to Prince Harry on Saturday, designed by Clare Waight Keller for French fashion house Givenchy. Here are some of the key details of the dress and accessories seen at the wedding: Designer Clare Waight Keller is a British designer who last year became the …
Queen Elizabeth meets newest great grand son
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth flew in by helicopter to London to meet Prince Louis, fifth-in-line to the British throne and the latest member of Britain’s royal family. Prince Louis, the third child of Prince William and his wife Kate, was born on April 23. On Tuesday, the queen, 92, arrived at Kensington Palace, William and Kate’s …
Why I Wrote Book On Jonathan’s Government” – Okonjo-Iweala
Former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has revealed why she wrote the new book that exposes certain things that happened during the immediate past administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. Okonjo-Iweala spoke at the event preceding the signing of the book she entitled, “Fighting Corruption is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines” held at the Politics …
Amber Rudd British interior minister quits
Amber Rudd, Britain’s interior minister resigned Sunday amid claims she misled lawmakers over whether her department held targets for removing illegal immigrants in the country. “The prime minister has tonight accepted the resignation of the home secretary,” said a spokesman for the office of premier Theresa May. Rudd telephoned May to inform her of the …
Nigerians in UK rally support for Buhari
Some Nigerians on Friday converged in front of the Nigerian High Commission in London, to rally in support of President Muhammadu Buhari. The President is resetting the country on the part of growth and development, Mr. Stephen Kifordu, from Delta State who is the leader of the group, said on Friday. He said there is …
Cuba’s Raúl Castro hands over power to Miguel Díaz-Canel
Miguel Díaz-Canel has been sworn in as Cuba’s new president, replacing Raúl Castro who took over from his ailing brother Fidel in 2006. It is the first time since the revolution in 1959 that a Castro is not at the helm of the government. Mr Díaz-Canel had been serving as first vice-president for the past …
Britain urges Nigeria, others to legalise same-sex marriage
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May (L) poses with Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari (R) on the step of 10 Downing Street in London on April 16, 2018 ahead of a meeting on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). / AFP PHOTO / Ben “Across the world, discriminatory laws made many years ago, …
Kremlin says US, UK accusations of Russian hacking ‘groundless’
The Kremlin on Tuesday dismissed as “groundless” warnings from Britain and the United States that Russian state-sponsored hackers were threatening their crucial computer networks. “We don’t know what these new accusations are based on,” said President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov. “As before, neither our American nor our British colleagues have bothered to search for …
POLITICIANS FOCUS ON ELECTIONS, I’M BOTHERED ABOUT SECURITY, ECONOMY, BUHARI TELLS MAY
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that though his fellow politicians are currently preoccupied with the forthcoming general elections in 2019, he is more bothered about the need to provide security and revamp the economy. According to the Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), Femi Adesina, this was part of the discussions Buhari …
UK talk show for black women set to air in Nigeria
By JOSEPHINE AGBONKHESE The Jo Maxwell Show, a talk show that aims at showcasing successful black women living and working in the United Kingdom, is set to hit Nigerian TV screens and cyberspace. The show, originally designed for UK-based black women, according to its Host, Ibijoke (Jo) Maxwell, a Nigerian born-British, has already begun including …
