Day: April 21, 2018

Queen Elizabeth marks 92nd birthday with Commonwealth concert

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Today, Queen Elizabeth II marked her 92nd birthday with traditional gun salutes and a Commonwealth-themed charity concert featuring Tom Jones, Kylie and Shaggy.Horse-drawn guns fired 41 times in Hyde Park and 62 times at the Tower of London, while at Windsor Castle, the band played “Happy Birthday” during the changing of the guard. In the evening, the monarch and her family were due to attend a concert with performers from around the Commonwealth, the 53-nation grouping which held its summit in London this week. Australia’s Kylie, Canadian pop chart-topper Shawn…

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More Lagos Wives Beat Husbands, Says Commissioner

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Lagos State government yesterday raised the alarm over the increasing cases of housewives who now batter their husbands. The Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, who said this while briefing journalists on the score card of his ministry in the last one year, said no fewer than 138 of such cases were reported to the agency in charge of domestic violence. Kazeem also said that the state Mobile courts arraigned 8,380 offenders for flouting the Road Traffic Law which included parking on walkways and yellow lines, use of BRT corridor,…

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Insurgency: Army launches final onslaught on Boko Haram with Operation Last Hope

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In the fight against Boko Haram terrorists around the Lake Chad region, the Nigerian Army has said it would launch a final onslaught with a view to not only ending their activities, but also resettle Internally Displaced Peoples (IDPs) to their various communities. The Army also vowed that the final raid on the insurgents would lead to rescuing the captives in the grip of the insurgents, including the remaining Chibok schoolgirls and 15-year old Leah Sharibu. The raid on the insurgents stronghold, which the service tagged, Operation Last Hope, according…

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Europa League Trophy Recovered After Being Stolen in Mexico

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The Europa League trophy is back in safe hands after it was reportedly taken from a transport vehicle in the Mexican city of Leon. Authorities Guanajuato state, in central Mexico, claimed that the trophy has been taken after an event in the city while on tour, but was soon recovered. The authorities tweeted out an image of the trophy safely laid in cloth to prove that it was in friendly hands, but did not provide more detail of the incident. The Europa League is currently in the semi-final stage of…

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We’ve Been Particularly Inspired By Our Youths, Theresa May Tells Commonwealth

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British Prime Minister Theresa May says the young people of the Commonwealth, leading the youth forum and participating in other activities, have inspired the heads of government. The prime minister said this while speaking at the first meeting of Commonwealth heads of government at Queen Elizabeth’s home in Windsor, United Kingdom. “Good morning everyone and welcome to Windsor castle. I think in the best Commonwealth tradition, in the intimacy and privacy of our retreat today,” she said. “First of all, I like to thank Her Majesty, the Queen for her…

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