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King Charles III funeral plans are already set amid his battle with pancreatic cancer.  Though he has only been Britain’s reigning monarch for 18 months, following his ascension to the throne on May 6, 2023, yet his funeral plans are already set. When Queen Elizabeth II died, Operation London Bridge was activated to facilitate the smooth transition of power to her son, then-Prince Charles. Now, with Prince Charles’ cancer getting worse, royal insiders tell In Touch that Charles’ final resting plans are of timely prioritization.   The plans have been dubbed “Operation Menai Bridge”, named after the world’s first iron suspension bridge in Anglesey, Wales. “It’s a fairly common thing to do among the British royalty, but in Charles’ case expediency is necessary,” says the source, who notes that “some courtiers believe Charles’ cancer is worse than they’re making it out to be.”

In an interview with The Sun, The leader of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has urged President Bola Tinubu to leave a lasting legacy by spearheading constitutional reforms to prevent Nigeria's breakup. Adebanjo dismissed the idea of Tinubu seeking a second term, attributing the country's current challenges to past military regimes. In an interview with EMMA NJOKU, he addressed various issues including insecurity, the 2023 elections, corruption in the National Assembly, and Tinubu's directive to implement the Orosanya report. Amidst insecurity in the north and accusations of sabotage against Tinubu's administration, Adebanjo denounced diversionary tactics. Citing revelations from Commodore Kunle Olawunmi (retd), he accused the previous administration of neglecting information on Boko Haram sponsors within government ranks. Adebanjo challenged the government's failure to act despite having lists of perpetrators, including those in prominent positions. Adebanjo called ...

Senegal's President-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye was the Secretary General of opposition party, Pastef. The leader of his party, Ousmane Sonko was jailed. He joined the Presidential race and was endorsed by Sonko. Faye was also detained, and was once barred from contesting in the election but was released 10 days to elections.  Faye, 44 (Left) become president after ruling coalition rival Amadou Ba, 62 (Right), concedes defeat. Faye may have clinched an outright majority, avoiding a run-off, and kept up a rare Senegalese tradition of the ruling party losing to the opposition after two terms. He also becomes the youngest candidate to be democratically elected in Africa on the first instance of running for office, in decades.  Burkina Faso's  Ibrahim Traoré is 36, but he seized power in a coup in 2022. Outgoing President Macky Sall nearly upended Senegal’s fragile democratic tradition, by jailing opposition leader Ousame Sonko and knocking him out of the race, trying to fina...

An All Progressives Congress (APC ) aspirant for the Ondo governorship election Paul Akintelure is d£ad.  The spokesperson of the APC in Ondo State Alex Kalejaye confirmed the incident in a telephone conversation with Channels Television early Tuesday. While the cause of his death is still unknown, Akintelure’s demise came days after the medical doctor turned politician raised an alarm about thr£ats to his life. “Initially, I hope these incidents would dissipate over time, yet regrettably, they have escalated to pose a serious threat to my life,” his spokesman Oladapo Akintelure said in a March 21 statement. The thr£ats against me only strengthen my resolve to stand up for what is right and just. I will not allow fear to dictate our path forward. Let us embrace peace, progress, and unity. Our collective strength lies in our to stand together as one, regardless of our differences.” The late Akintelure had in 2012 ran as the deputy governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nig...

The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Abia state chapter, has accused Governor Alex Otti, of using the pension law to pursue vendetta against former Governors and former Deputy Governors of the state. Otti had last week revoked the state law which grants pension to former governors and former deputy governor. The party stated that it cannot understand why Governor Otti who has not paid pension to any of his predecessors would quickly rush to repeal the law if not to massage his ego and portray himself as a saint and buy cheap popularity. The party in a statement by its Acting state publicity secretary, Elder Amah Abraham, added that there is no evidence that the money saved from the non-payment of pension to former governors and former deputy governors, has been used to offset the pension arrears of pensioners and civil servants who are still being owed by the government. Reminding Otti that the National Assembly has allowed the pension law for ex-presidents to stay, the party explained ...