Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral Cost UK Government $200 Million
Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral and lying-in-state last year cost Britain’s government an estimated 162 million pounds (around $200 million), the treasury revealed Thursday. The state funeral for the late monarch, held on Sept. 19, was the first in the U.K. since that of former Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 1965. The occasion, attended by […]
[FULL LIST]: Countries With Highest International Reserves Revealed
Countries with the highest international reserves have been revealed. According to the World of Statistics 2023 report, China leads the list of countries with the highest reserves (in gold and US dollars), followed by Japan, Switzerland, USA, and India in the top five, while the likes of Cuba, Estonia, Cyprus, Yemen, and South Sudan are […]
BREAKING: Charles III Crowned King
King Charles III has been crowned at London’s Westminster Abbey at a solemn Christian coronation steeped in 1,000 years of history and tradition, but adapted to reflect 21st-century Britain. The build-up to the ceremony — the religious confirmation of Charles’s accession after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II last September — has […]
2023 Workers Day: Makinde’s Campaign DG, IFENIKA’LO Felicitate With Workers
Egbeda Local Government Campaign Director General, Hon Ifeoluwa Akande popularly known as IFENIK’ALO has felicitated with workers on the commemoration of the 2023 International Workers’ Day celebration, particularly commended the executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Oluwaseyi Abiodun Makinde for his workers friendly policies throughout his first 4 years in office. Hon Ifeoluwa in a […]
U.S PRESIDENT, BIDEN ANNOUNCES RE-ELECTION BID
The United States President, Joe Biden, has officially announced that he will be running for re-election as president of the US in 2024, while also launching his campaign for re-election. Biden’s announcement on Tuesday came on the fourth anniversary of his first successful presidential bid, launched on April 25, 2019. Announcing the re-election bid via […]
UK Unemployment Rises As Cost-Of-Living Crisis Bites
UK unemployment edged higher in the three months to the end of February, official data showed Tuesday, as the economy continues to be impacted by high inflation. The rate increased to 3.8 percent from 3.7 percent in the three months to the end of January, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement. The […]
PHOTOS: 23 Killed As Tornado Storms Hit Mississippi
I No fewer than 23 people were killed and dozens more injured after a deadly tornado ripped through rural Mississippi on Friday night, levelling homes and sending emergency services scrambling to rescue people trapped in the destruction. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said that in addition to the 23 dead, dozens of people were injured, […]
Tiktok CEO To Face U.S Lawmakers Over Violence Video
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will fight for the survival of the hugely popular video-sharing app in the United States on Thursday, as he faces skeptical Washington lawmakers over the company’s alleged ties to the Chinese government. The 40-year-old Singaporean will address the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee at 10:00 am (1400 GMT) and […]
MARCH 20: Nigeria Ranks 95th World’s Happiest Nation
The World Happiness Report has ranked Nigeria the 95th happiest nation in the world with 4.981 points. The report was released on Monday by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network as part of the United Nations’ International Day of Happiness on March 20. The report’s focus is on happiness as measured by life evaluations and emotions, […]
After Two Years Suspension, Trump Returns To Facebook, Youtube says ‘I’M BACK’
The following US president, Donald Trump wrote his first posts on his reinstated Facebook and YouTube accounts Friday, more than two years after he was banned over the US Capitol insurrection. “I’M BACK,” Trump said, alongside a 12-second video clip that appeared to show him giving his victory speech after winning the 2016 election, as […]