Kehinde Olusegun

Charles III crowned King

Charles III on Saturday was officially crowned king in the first coronation in Britain since 1953. At 12:02 pm, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby placed the solid gold St Edward’s Crown on Charles’s head as a sacred and ancient symbol of the monarch’s authority. Cries of “God Save the King” rang out from the…

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King Charles’ wife Camilla crowned Queen

King Charles III’s wife Camilla was crowned on Saturday in Westminster Abbey, capping her public evolution from Royal Mistress to “Queen Consort” to Queen in her own right. Camilla, 75, was crowned by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby moments after Charles’ own coronation as sovereign of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms. AFP

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King Charles III takes Coronation oath

After the Recognition, the king was presented the Coronation Bible by Iain Greenshields, moderator of the general assembly for the Church of Scotland, who sets the words of God – the Bible – as the “royal law” to govern with. The Archbishop of Canterbury acknowledged the multiple faiths observed in the UK by saying the…

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May 29: Presidential Transition Council disowns fake viral programme of events

The Presidential Transition Council on Saturday disowned the fake programme of events for the Presidential Inauguration currently in circulation on social media. This was made known in a statement by the Director, Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation/Chairman Presidential Transition Council, Willie Bassey, shared on its Twitter page. The statement…

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