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King Charles III on Friday readied to address his mourning subjects on the first full day of his new reign as Britain and the world commemorated the extraordinary life of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II. At 73, Charles is the oldest monarch yet to ascend the throne of the United Kingdom, following the death of his “cherished” mother at her Scottish estate of Balmoral on Thursday. He was due to return to London from Balmoral, where the 96-year-old queen died “peacefully” after a year-long period of ill-health and decline, at the culmination of a record-breaking reign of 70 years.…

“The Queen died peacefully in Balmoral this afternoon. The King and Queen Consort will remain in Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow,” the Royal Family tweeted. Queen Elizabeth II, head of state the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is dead. She passed on on Thursday after doctors announced their concern for her health. “The Queen died peacefully in Balmoral this afternoon. The King and Queen Consort will remain in Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow,” the Royal Family tweeted. The Queen, who was 96 years old, died in the presence of…

By Foluke Akinmoladu Vessels are not permitted to just roam and rove the Nigerian waterways without having been first properly registered. The same goes for the owners of such ships. Therefore, individuals cannot acquire vessels and sail them at their whims and caprices. Registration of Ships begun with the need to identify vessels for the allocation of liability and for recognition of the right of property in the vessel since it is a moving asset that can have varying levels of ownership and possession. Registration is enforced in order to have control over ships, monitor the activities of seafarers and…

The Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos yesterday stopped President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from revoking the licences of 53 broadcast stations in the country and shutting down the stations for allegedly failing to renew their licenses. In a statement signed by the General Secretary of Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Iyobosa Uwugiaren and the Deputy Director of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), Kola Oluwadare, the two groups stated that Justice Akintayo Aluko (Court 8) granted an order of interim injunction, following the hearing of an argument on ‘’Motion Exparte’’ by NGE and SERAP.…

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The Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa, has alerted Nigerians in South Africa of a planned attack on foreign citizens. It stated that the attack is being targeted at foreign business owners, shops and undocumented foreign nationals. In a memo dated 24th August, the embassy advised all Nigerians living in South Africa to be vigilant and be cautious of their activities. It reads, “This is to advise Nigerians living in South Africa to be vigilant and exercise caution in their activities due to the recent utterances of the proponents of the Operation Dudula and their threats to attack foreign…

Lagos State Judiciary has no doubt played a pace-setter role in the development of the legal profession in the country. This was stated by the  Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN, who spoke at the opening ceremony of the just concluded Bold Transitions Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association ( NBA) in Lagos. Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogbe addressing lawyers at the conference The state judiciary has been instrumental in the advancement of the legal profession in Nigeria and uncommon transformation  in judiciary and other sectors of the economy. From…

Elder Ezekiel Abioye Odumakin, father of the late Afenifere Spokesman, Comrade Yinka Odumakin is dead. He died on Monday evening at 5.30pm. He was 116 years old. Dr. Joe Okei Odumakin who broke the news said she spoke with the old man earlier today and they had a brief prayer session along other family discussions. Pa Odumakin as one who stood firmly in faith as the pain the huge loss of his son, Yinka ravaged him. Dr. Joe Okei Odumakin said papa would be sorely missed as he was not only the patriarch but the rallying point for the entire…

Under the British colonial regime, trade unions were prohibited while strikes were criminalised. But Nigerian workers defied the ban and formed trade unions to challenge the crude exploration of the nation’s resources by the foreign colonisers. When the British saw the futility of the proscription the Trade Union Ordinance of 1939 was promulgated. The law allowed the formation of trade unions but outlawed strikes. Notwithstanding the anti strike provision of the law the general strike of 1945 led by the Nigerian Railway Union under the leadership of Comrade Michael Imoudu paralysed the colonial economy for days. From that moment, workers…