WORLD’S YOUNGEST REIGNING MONARCH , KING OYO, DIES AT 34.(PHOTO).
World’s Youngest Reigning Monarch , King Oyo, Dies at 34 King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, the traditional ruler of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom who became the world’s youngest reigning monarch after ascending the throne at three, has died at the age of 34. The monarch reportedly died on Thursday, with the Prime Minister of the Tooro Kingdom, Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki, announcing his death on Friday. The cause of death was not immediately disclosed. However, Ugandan media reports quoted a government minister as saying that King Oyo had been critically ill and was receiving medical treatment in the United States. Reacting to the development, Akiiki described the monarch’s death as a major loss to the royal family and the people of Tooro. He urged members of the kingdom to remain united and calm while mourning the traditional ruler. King Oyo ascended the Tooro throne in 1995 following the death of his father, King Patrick Matthew Kaboyo Rukidi III. He was only three years ol...
A Hospital source said,Bomb's found at an abandoned strong hold of Boko Haram Islamist exploded,killing at least 13 people and injuring 45 others.The two devices went off as people were taking them past a market to be defused at a military base yesterday tuesday afternoon.The two explosives were found in a bag on the side of a road outside the town of Monguno in Borno state.Umar Zanna,a member of a Local militia force set up to defend the town said ''The bombs killed 10 of our members and three other persons nearby''.A Doctor from the hospital where the 45 people are being treated {name with held} said ''we have commenced treatment of the 45 people who were injured from the blast''
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