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Tinubu to pay State visit to UK, meet King Charles

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Tinubu to meet King Charles

President Bola Tinubu is set to embark on a historic State Visit to the United Kingdom (UK) later this month, following an invitation from King Charles III. Tinubu and his wife, Oluremi, will be received at Windsor Castle, west of London, on March 18-19 by Charles and Queen Camilla, the Buckingham palace has said. The British Royal Family confirmed this in a statement posted on its official X account on Sunday. “The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mr. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accompanied by the First Lady, Mrs. Oluremi…

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500 years after church split, 

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Pope and King reunite

Pope and King reunite For the first time in nearly five centuries, the Heads of the world’s two most prominent Christian traditions, the Pope and the King of England stood side by side in prayer.  Inside the hallowed walls of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III, Supreme Governor of the Church of England, joined voices to recite the Lord’s Prayer in English. Observers said this is clearly a gesture loaded with history, symbolism, and hope. It was not another royal visit or diplomatic…

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1,600 UK anti-monarchists to protest King Charles coronation

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At least 1,600 activists opposing UK’s monarchy will protest in London on the day of the coronation of Charles III, citing a leader of the antimonarchist movement Republic. According to UK’s TV channel, Sky News, the CEO of Republic, Graham Smith, was quoted as saying “we are opposed to the monarchy; and this is a very public display of hereditary privilege and power and needs to be challenged”. According to the report, the protesters plan to follow the coronation route holding banners and chanting “Abolish the monarchy” and “Not my…

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Millions to swear allegiance to King Charles in historic coronation

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Millions of people will be called upon to swear ‘true allegiance’ to King Charles at the coronation scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Westminster Abbey, Daily Mail reports. The UK-based news platform added that for the first time in history, every citizen of the UK and all the other nations of which the monarch is head of state will be asked to “make their homage in heart and voice to their undoubted King”. The trail-blazing move will make the ceremony more of a ‘People’s Coronation’, as…

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