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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor did not join the royal family on the Buckingham Palace balcony during the 2026 Trooping the Colour celebration. King Charles III celebrated his annual birthday parade and military flypast on Saturday, June 13, with his wife, Queen Camilla, and his son Prince William, who was accompanied by wife Princess Kate Middleton and their three children: Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, 7. Trooping the Colour takes place in London every June to celebrate the monarch’s birthday. Charles was honored with the Horse Guards Parade, despite his actual birthday falling in November. Andrew’s absence comes months after he was arrested by…
Sudanese women and girls living as refugees in Chad are being subjected to sexual exploitation and abuse, according to Doctors Without Borders, an international humanitarian organisation. The aid group said it carried out an investigation and found that women and underage girls are compelled by locals and some foreign staff to trade sex for food, water and milk. It also found cases of women and underage girls being compelled to trade sex for jobs. Some women were also forced into prostitution. The organisation, known by its French initials MSF, is one of the biggest organisations responding to the humanitarian crisis…
The Ali Must Go protest of 1978. …the ‘Ali-Must-Go’ uprising laid the concrete foundation for confronting military rule in Nigeria. The formation of NANS and the various struggles it waged from 1981 to 1993 contributed significantly to demystifying the military, and developing the psychological basis for the opposition to confront and combat the military despots. Yesterday, Friday, 12 June marked the thirty-third year that the General Babangida military junta annulled Nigeria’s freest, fairest, most transparent and highly credible presidential election. On 23 June, 1994, business mogul and politician, Chief Moshood Abiola was illegally arrested. He was held in solitary confinement…
A Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), said the hours surrounding the death of Gen. Sani Abacha on June 8, 1998, left him with a lingering sense that “something was fishy.” He disclosed that he and the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi, were mysteriously locked inside a waiting room at the Presidential Villa for nearly an hour before being informed that the Head of State had died. The revelations are contained in Chapter 19 of Abubakar’s 264-page, 27-chapter autobiography titled ‘Call of Duty,’ obtained by our correspondent on Saturday at the public presentation of the…
Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas said officials at “local, state and federal levels” were investigating after World Cup equipment belonging to England was stolen ahead of the squad’s arrival at their training base on Saturday. Balls and boots are reportedly among items taken after vehicles transferring equipment to the team’s Swope Soccer Village base were broken into, according to the BBC. Lucas issued a statement on X with the title: “Statement on heist in transit of English national team equipment”. “Yesterday, officials in Kansas City learned that at some point between their over-the-road transport from Florida to their arrival at…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Jennifer Garner rarely leans into polarizing styles, but her latest colorful sundress left the internet chatting. The verdict is in: With Garner’s approval, ombré is making a comeback. We found her retro look for only $30 on Amazon! Garner wore a flowy gradient-style sundress, a simple black cardigan and a structured leather tote. The dress had a rich purple color that faded into a lighter shade, and this Amazon twin appears incredibly similar. The only difference? It costs $2,420 less…
A group, City Boy Movement, has said it is in possession of video footage of protesters who occupied its headquarters in Abuja on Friday to demand the resignation of President Bola Tinubu over the country’s worsening insecurity. The group, which is campaigning for President Tinubu’s second term, said the footage would be handed over to relevant security and law enforcement agencies as evidence against those involved in the protest. Its Deputy Director-General, O’Tega Ogra, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, saying it would pursue the matter until justice is served. “The City Boy Movement wishes to be very clear…
The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has said the ongoing conflicts involving Israel, Iran, the United States, Russia and Ukraine are making it increasingly difficult for Nigeria and other countries to procure military equipment needed to tackle insecurity. The minister also lamented the absence of a comprehensive national database, saying it was hindering the efforts of security agencies, particularly the police, in tracking criminals and preventing crimes. Musa stated this on Saturday while delivering a keynote address at the Nigerian People’s Strategic Conference and Defence Exhibition 2026 in Abuja. Speaking on challenges confronting the country’s security architecture, he said global…
The Oyo State Police Command on Saturday announced the arrest of five suspected armed robbers and the recovery of firearms, ammunition, and other criminal charms at Gbeku Area, Olodo, in Egbeda Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, all males, include Ahmed Nafiu, 43; Olukunmi Olaniyi, 36; Femi Odeyinde, 53; Jelili Akinade, 50; and Muhideen Adio, 27. Recovered exhibits include one pump-action gun, one single-barrel cut-to-size gun, eight live cartridges, one native bullet-proof vest, two bottles of suspected charm-induced syrup, assorted charms, and other incriminating items. This was contained in a statement released by the State Police Public Relations…
Microsoft is preparing to lay off a significant chunk of its Xbox division and is reevaluating the plans for its next-generation Project Helix console. It’s apparently also considering dramatically restructuring its relationship with Xbox, and hasn’t ruled out spinning it off into a separate company.A new report from The Information suggests that Microsoft has considered some dramatic measures to make its Xbox unit more sustainable. That includes turning it into a wholly owned subsidiary, a joint venture, or even spinning it off entirely, with the possibility of selling the business. The report doesn’t suggest anything is imminent, but it does…
