It takes a lot of courage for a man to do what Prince Philip Mountbatten-Windsor (now of blessed memory) did. He met the then Princess Elizabeth (now queen) as a normal man from a noble background back then in the 1940s and, as their closeness culminated into a romantic relationship, …
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Prince Philip will become the 25th Royal in the 200-year-old vault hidden beneath St George’s Chapel in Windsor when he is buried. The Duke of Edinburgh, who died last Friday aged 99, will join a range of kings and queens behind a set of iron gates around 16ft underground. Among …
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When Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme collapsed in December 2008, $65bn vanished overnight, devastating tens of thousands of small investors, charities and religious groups who continue to struggle to this day. The former chair of the Nasdaq stock market’s confession that his fabled investment company was “one big lie” came at the …
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Eight people were killed in a mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility on Thursday night, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department spokeswoman Genae Cook said. Authorities were aware of multiple other injured victims in hospitals, one of whom was in critical condition, she said during a media briefing early Friday. Police …
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Lusail, Qatar – With a capacity of 80,000, Lusail Stadium will be the biggest tournament venue for the 2022 World Cup that takes place in Qatar from November next year. According to tournament organisers, the stadium’s concrete works, steel superstructure installation and the roof big lift have been completed. [Sorin …
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The French President, Emmanuel Macron, has commended the Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu for his commitment to developing lasting relationships between French and Nigerian businesses. This came as the French Minister for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, Franck Riester, paid a visit to the BUA Group HQ in …
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Nigerian economy to be boosted by $5 billion investment by Qatar The FG has disclosed that the Middle-East nation of Qatar is set to invest in the Nigerian economy the sum of $5 billion. The Federal Government has said that the oil-rich state of Qatar plans to invest $5 billion …
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Former Premier League referee Howard Webb and leading German official Bibiana Steinhaus have married. Webb, 49, officiated in the Premier League from 2003 to 2014 and took charge of the 2010 World Cup final. Steinhaus, now known as Steinhaus-Webb, became the first woman to referee in one of Europe’s top …
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Despite not siting its Africa’s office in Nigeria, Twitter made clear its target market is Nigeria. Twitter, the microblogging and social networking service, has announced that it is actively building a team in Ghana and is considering opening an office there. The company in a post by Kayvon Beykpour and …
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Canada has rejected the request of a former member of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Olushola Popoola, seeking asylum in the North American country. Popoola’s application was rejected by the Immigration Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board in Canada because he was a member of the defunct unit of the …
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