JUST IN: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Arrive Nigeria

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JUST IN: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Arrive Nigeria—Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have arrived in Nigeria for their 72-hour tour to promote the Invictus Games.

They arrived on Friday after boarding the British Airways overnight flight to Abuja which was slightly delayed after the scheduled pilot went sick, and a replacement had to be quickly arranged.

“They will be tired after their journey, so they will rest and then the first engagement is at midday at the Defence Headquarters,” defence spokesperson Brigadier General Tukur Gusau told the Daily Mail.

“After that, they will travel to Kaduna to meet wounded soldiers at a military hospital there before returning to Abuja for other engagements.”

The visit primarily to promote the Invictus Games comes after Harry met the Nigerian team and the Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa at last year’s competition in Dusseldorf, Germany.

It was there that he told the audience Meghan was ‘rooting for Team Nigeria’, after discovering she had heritage from the West African nation.

Harry and Meghan are visiting Nigeria at the invitation of General Musa.

Some Nigerian officials met them on arrival, just before 5 am, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. Afterward, they were taken out of a side door onto the jetty, and into a waiting blacked-out minibus.

The couple is due to visit a school before the duke meets injured service members at a military hospital.

They will also attend a training session for the charity organisation Nigeria: Unconquered which collaborates with the Invictus Games, as well as a reception where military families will be honoured.

On Saturday, the couple will attend a training session for the organisation, Nigeria: Unconquered, and a reception hosted by the Chief of Defence Staff in honour of military families.

In the afternoon, Meghan will co-host an event of Women in Leadership with Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of the World Trade Organization.

On Sunday, the couple will attend a basketball clinic with Giants of Africa, a cultural reception, and a polo fundraiser for Nigeria: Unconquered.

In 2022, the Duchess of Sussex revealed that she had discovered via a genealogy test that she was 43% Nigerian.

Talking about it in her Archetypes podcast, she told comedian Ziwe, “I’m going to start to dig deeper into all this because anybody that I’ve told, especially Nigerian women, are like ‘What!’ ”

“This is huge for our community. No, honestly, you do look like a Nigerian, you look like my Aunt Uzo. So this is great,” Ziwe, 30, said.

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JUST IN: Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, The Olubadan Of Ibadan Joins Ancestors

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JUST IN: Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, The Olubadan Of Ibadan Joins Ancestors—-Theclodngr reports that Olakulehin died at the age of 90.

According to report, the monarch died in the early hours of Monday.

Olakulehin died during the ongoing 90th birthday and first anniversary coronation celebrations.

The late Oba Olakulehin received the staff of office from Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on July 12, 2024, as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland.

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JUST IN: Court Adjourns Further Hearing Of Bankruptcy Suit Against Dr. ABC Orjiakor Over Alleged $101m Debt

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June 27, 2025

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JUST IN: Court Adjourns Further Hearing Of Bankruptcy Suit Against Dr. ABC Orjiakor Over Alleged $101m Debt—-Further proceedings in bankruptcy suit filed against Dr. Ambrose B. C. Orjiakor, before a Federal High Court, Lagos, over alleged inability to pay the debt of $101m USD, has been adjourned to July 23.

The presiding judge, Justice Deinde Dipeolu, fixed the date at the instance of the alleged debtor, Dr. Orjiakor, through his lawyer, Anthony Ndigbe (SAN), who pleaded for more time to settle the matter out of court.

Other Other respondents in the bankruptcy action marked FHC/L/BHK/08/2023 filed by Access Bank Plc are: Seplat Energy Plc; Helko Nigeria Limited; Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals Plc; Salvic Petroleum Resources Limited; Zebbra Energy Limited; Ordrec Group Limited; Helko Marine Services Limited; Berwick Nigeria Limited; Abbeycourt Petroleum Company Limited; Abbeycourt Energy Services Limited; Abbeycourt Company Limited and Pursley Resources Limited.

At the resumed hearing of the matter today, Mr. A. B. Ogunba (SAN) leading .. Ogunba appeared for the creditor, Access Bank Plc, Mr. Anthony Ndigbe (SAN) appeared for the alleged debtor, Dr. Orjiakor, Toyeeb Ipaye appeared for 2nd-5th and 7th to 12 respondents Bode Olanipekun (SAN) appeared for the 1st respondent, Seplat Energy Plc, Adam Wahab appeared for AMCON, Babatinde Olanipekun appeared for Zenith Bank Plc.

At today’s hearing, lawyer to the alleged debtor, Ndigbe (SAN) informed the court that the matter is listed for report of settlement, and that AMCON was directed by the court to coordinate the settlement meeting.

Responding, AMCON’s lawyer, Wahab told the court that his client received from the respondent a draft of the settlement which encompass the interest of the lenders in the suit.

He also told the court that he has made a comment on the draft to the respondent, while awaiting the reverse copy of the draft from the respondent.

In his respond, lawyer to the creditor, Ogunba (SAN) told the court that he was not aware of the draft copy of the settlement and that the draft has been drafted for the past four weeks.

Ogunba also informed the court of his motion on notice which he described as an ‘harmless’.

He therefore urged the court to allow him to move the motion.

However, Mr. Olanipekun (SAN), lawyer to Seplat, told the court he has a motion seeking out to strike the name of his client from the suit, on the basis that the court lacks jurisdiction over the first respondent.

In view of all parties’ submissions Dr. Orjiakor’s lawyer, Ndigbe (SAN) pleaded with the court for four weeks adjournment to allow the ‘narrow portion’ left in the settlement terms to be resolved. Though, Olanipekun (SAN) said he did not know anything about the settlement and have no business in the matter.

However, the presiding judge, Justice Dipeolu, after listening to all counsel, acceded to Ndigbe’s adjournment request and adjourned the matter to July 23, 2025, for report of settlement.

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