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Today’s Headlines: Putin Won’t Attend Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral—Kremlin, Prince Charles Becomes King

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Putin Won’t Attend Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral—Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin is not planning on going to Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, his spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in his daily press briefing on Friday.

Although “Russians respected her for her wisdom,” Peskov said, Putin’s attendance at the Queen’s funeral “is not being considered”.

The PUNCH reports that eulogies from global leaders and leading personalities all over the world poured in for Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom’s longest reigning monarch, as she died at the age of 96 on Thursday.

She died peacefully at Balmoral Castle, her estate in the Scottish Highlands in the afternoon marking the end of an era in the United Kingdom.

Her death, which was announced by Buckingham Palace, attracted glowing tributes from global leaders, who described her in glowing terms.

The crown passes immediately to her son and heir Charles, who will officially be known as King Charles III.

Prince Charles Becomes King

Prince Charles has been declared the King of the United Kingdom following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, and accedes to the throne as King Charles III.

The Queen, Britain’s longest-reigning sovereign and the world’s oldest monarch, passed away at the age of 96 on Thursday after suffering from what Buckingham Palace has called “episodic mobility problems” which started last year.

Prior to his emergence, Charles, who is the first son of the deceased female monarch, was the heir to the British throne.

The former Prince of Wales who succeeded his mother without ceremony will still undertake some traditional procedures to be crowned King.

King Charles is 73 years old and was born at Buckingham Palace on November 14, 1948. After being named the Prince of Wales in 1969, Charles went on to train with the Royal Air Force as a pilot in 1971.

He has held substantive ranks in the Armed Forces of a number of countries since he was made a flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force in 1972. His first honorary appointment in the Armed Forces was as Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Regiment of Wales in 1969; since then, he has also been decorated with several military honorary titles.

On 16 June 2012, the Queen awarded him the highest honorary rank in all three branches of the British Armed Forces, installing him as Admiral of the Fleet, Field Marshal and Marshal of the Royal Air Force.

In September 1971, after the passing out parade at Cranwell, The Prince embarked on a naval career, following in the footsteps of his father, grandfather and both his great-grandfathers. The six-week course at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, was followed by service on the guided missile destroyer HMS Norfolk and two frigates.

PDP crisis: I never resigned as govs forum chair – Tambuwal

The Governor of Sokoto State, Waziri Tambuwal, has denied ever resigning from his position as the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors Forum.

Tambuwal was one of the PDP presidential aspirants before his eventual withdrawal for Atiku Abubakar during the party’s primary.

He disclosed this in a press statement issued on Friday by the Director General of the forum, CID Maduabum.

The statement read: “This is to inform the general public and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party, that the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDP-GF), Rt Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has not resigned as Chairman of the Forum, contrary to some media reports.

“Members of the PDP Governors Forum are working behind the scenes to resolve all contending issues concerning the party. To this end a meeting of the Forum will soon be convened”.

Meanwhile, a prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Olaka Nwogu, has said Senator Walid Jibrin was hounded out of the office as BoT chairman of the party against his will in order to sustain Iyorcha Ayu (PDP chairman) in the office.

EXCLUSIVE: 18 Nigerian Soldiers Quit Few Days After 243 Colleagues Tendered Resignation Letters To Chief Of Army Staff, Yahaya Over Corruption, Low Morale, Others

The Nigerian Army has again approved the disengagement of a Warrant Officer and 17 others in various formations across the country.

SaharaReporters gathered that soldiers are expected to proceed on terminal leave with effect from January 15, 2023.

They are expected to be finally disengaged from the service from February 15, 2023.

The soldiers, drawn from various formations of the army across the country, are all junior cadres who are mostly fighting against terrorists and insurgents.

List

The list of the soldiers leaving did not distinguish between those embarking on voluntary retirement and those leaving the army on medical grounds.

However, none of them had neither attained retirement age or the mandatory years of service.

“Enclosed, find photocopy of Reference A in a respect of above mentioned subject for your perusal and necessary action. They are to be property de-kitted. Additionally, all forms of military controlled items, arms, ammunition and are to be recovered from them prior to their disengagement dates.

“The approved list of NAS personnel for voluntary discharge is as contained at Annex A,” a memo dated September 07, 2022, and signed by Lieutenant Colonel K.I. Ugwuanyi obtained by SaharaReporters read.

This comes a few days after 243 soldiers in the North-East and other theatres of operation wrote to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen General Faruk Yahaya, seeking voluntary retirement.

Military

The action comes amid security challenges being faced by the military as it combats terrorists, bandits and other criminals in most parts of the country.

Some of the affected soldiers who spoke to SaharaReporters cited loss of interest, intimidation by superiors, corruption in the army, and low morale as their reasons for resignation.

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