Day: April 10, 2021

How COVID-19 altered Royal Funeral for Queen Elizabeth’s hubby, Prince Philip

Wonuola Olujobi

  The plans for royal funerals for the Duke of Edinburgh, also known as Prince Philip, have been in place for many years, but ceremonial elements have had to be altered due to the pandemic. Current Covid rules limit the number of people who can attend funerals to 30, and original plans for public processions for the duke may not go ahead, a report by CNN read. The duke had recently spent a month in two London hospitals, undergoing heart surgery and treatment for an infection, before returning in mid-March to…

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Outcry as Nigeria’s Ekitii Popular Monarch is shot, hospitalised

Gbenga Adeoti

  Details have emerged on how suspected gunmen shot a popular traditional ruler in Ekiti, Southwest Nigeria, the Elewu of Ewu Ekiti in Ilejemeje Local Government, Oba Adetutu Ajayi, while he was being driven in his car. The monarch was said to have sustained gunshot injuries and is now hospitalised in one of the medical facilities in the state. A source told journalists in Ado Ekiti on Saturday morning, that the monarch was traveling in his official car to neighbouring Ayetoro Ekiti, in Ido/Osi Local Government when the gunmen struck. “The monarch was…

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How Nigerian naval officer killed his abductors, regained freedom

Aliyu Aliyu

    A Nigerian naval officer, AK Bala, has regained freedom after killing kidnappers who abducted him over two weeks ago. According to a story shared online, former Army spokesman, SK Usman, who reportedly confirmed this, added that the abducted officer was able to overpower one of the kidnappers, disarmed him and used the rifle to kill all them before running away from the bush to safety. He did not give further details of where the abduction took place while there is yet an official statement from the Nigerian Navy…

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COVID-19: Lagos Expands Gathering Limit To 500, Eases Restrictions on Event

Gbenga Adeoti

  The government of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, has finally eased restrictions on social/event centres across the state, about one year after it locked down the state due to COVID-19. Governor of the state, Babajide Sanwo-olu, who declared this, however, called on owners of event centres to obtain a valid license of the state Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture before commencing operation. The decision was taken after due consultations and deliberations with relevant stakeholders and MDA’s including the Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and Lagos State…

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