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King Charles to attend Easter Sunday service
By Francesca Hangeior
Britain’s head of state, King Charles III, will attend an Easter Sunday church service, Buckingham Palace announced Tuesday, in his most high-profile engagement since revealing a cancer diagnosis.
Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, will attend the Easter Mattins Service at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle — a long-standing annual tradition of Britain’s royal family.
The announcement comes after the 75-year-old king’s daughter-in-law Catherine, Princess of Wales, last week said that she was also receiving treatment for cancer.
That leaves the monarchy in an unprecedented crisis in modern times, with two of its most senior members simultaneously fighting serious illness.
Catherine, 42, is married to Charles’s eldest son and heir, Prince William, making her a future queen.
Charles was just 17 months into his reign when the palace announced in early February that he had cancer and would be pausing all public-facing engagements as he commenced treatment.
He had been admitted for surgery for a benign prostate condition in January but was subsequently diagnosed with an unrelated cancer.
The type of cancer has not been disclosed.
He has been continuing with behind-the-scenes work and holding some in-person meetings and increasingly attending official events.
On Tuesday, he was photographed receiving community and faith leaders at Buckingham Palace in central London.
Last week, photos showed him meeting diplomats at the palace, as well as veterans of the Korean War, at two separate engagements.
Charles said in a statement earlier this month that he would continue to serve “to the best of my ability”, and he had been “deeply touched” by people’s wishes for his health.
He praised Kate, as she is widely known, for her bravery last week by revealing in a video message that she was undergoing chemotherapy.
She was last seen at a public engagement on December 25, then underwent abdominal surgery in January, after which cancer was found.
Her Kensington Palace office said at the time that she was not expected to be ready to return to public duties until after Easter.
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Jubilation as Senator Manu links Gunduma to national grid, commissions, power project (Photos/Video)
…provides another transformer for Emir’s Palace and environs
Finally, after 15years of blackout, Senator Manu Haruna of Taraba Central Senatorial District has officially commissioned the Gunduma Ward Electricity Power Project.
Senator Manu during the electioneering period had promised to link Gunduma to the national grid.
It’s indeed a promise well fulfilled as his constituents Jubilate.
This marks a historic moment for the community, which has been without electricity for the past 15 years. This transformative initiative underscores Senator Manu’s commitment to addressing critical infrastructure challenges and improving the lives of his constituents.
During the commissioning ceremony, former Federal Lawmaker of Taraba Central, Senator Dahiru Bako, commended Senator Manu for his dedication and vision in delivering this essential project.
Hon. Musa Chul Member House of Assembly Gassol II,Constituency TRHA described the achievement as a monumental milestone, emphasizing its potential to significantly enhance economic activities and improve the standard of living for the residents of Gunduma Ward.
The Gunduma Ward Electricity Power Project represents a significant step towards infrastructural development in Taraba Central and reflects Senator Manu’s proactive approach to governance and service delivery.
Manu also presented a new Transformer with specifications of 300KVA Valtage CL: 35KV and standard TS:EN60076-1 to the His Royal Highness Alhaji Justice Sani Sulaiman Duna the Emir of Mutum-Biyu for the Mutum-Biyu Environs.
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Allegations by Niger Republic attempt to incite northerners against Tinubu – Presidency
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, says claims by the military leader of Niger Republic, Abdourahamane Tchiani that Nigeria is colluding with France to destabilise his county are despicable propaganda.
He declared that the claims were aimed at inciting Northern Nigeria against President Bola Tinubu.
Bwala said the military leader deliberately chose a local language in the North.
The media recalls that Abdourahamane Tchiani, military leader of Niger Republic, made the claims in an interview on Wednesday.
Tchiani, who spoke in Hausa, alleged that France is negotiating with terrorists in Nigeria to destabilise his country.
According to him, France made a substantial payment to President Bola Tinubu to establish a military base in Nigeria.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, shortly afterwards, dismissed the allegations and described them as baseless.
Reacting to the allegations in a video posted on his X page on Friday, Bwala said the claims are baseless propaganda, designed to create chaos and incite bad blood in northern Nigeria against Tinubu.
“Yesterday I came across a video, a despicable propaganda piece by the military head of state of the Niger Republic against the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and this is what you often see with military interregnum,” he said.
“The honeymoon is over; he has not been able to address economic situations in his country; everything is turning against him, and in the desperate gasp for breath, he decided to resort to cheap false lies and propaganda against Nigeria.
“The choice of words used by the military leader is quite insultive for what his intentions are; probably in cohoot with politicians in Nigerians; you never know.
“But the whole idea is to create chaos and bad blood in Northern Nigeria against the President,” he added.
Bwala explained Nigeria’s longstanding leadership role in West Africa and its commitment to fostering bilateral relations with neighbouring countries.
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Police deny investigating VeryDarkMan’s missing N180m NGO funds
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command has said it is not investigating the claim by online personality, Vincent Martins Otse aka VeryDarkMan’s that N180 million meant for his non-governmental organisation, NGO, has gone missing.
Vanguard reported, Friday, that VDM had alleged that over N180 million was stolen from his NGO’s account after it was hacked.
In October, Otse launched the Martins Vincent Osei Initiative, raising over N35 million in donations within hours. Shortly after, he announced receiving a N100 million contribution from music producer Michael Collins Ajereh, popularly known as Don Jazzy.
Otse further explained that he had to shut down the NGO’s app for maintenance to prevent further breaches and promised to provide updates on the situation.
VDM has in the video claimed that he had reported the matter to the police and he was also travelling to Jos because one of the hackers had been found.
According to reports, the FCT Police Command spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, clarified that the command was not involved in the matter.
She said, “The FCT Police Command has no information regarding any missing funds involving VDM, nor is there any ongoing investigation into the matter. The individual concerned should be contacted directly for details on where the case was reported, as we have no record of such a case with our command.”
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