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...
Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Amode today tuesday disclosed plans to recruit at 5,000 Neighbourhood Watchers to boost security across the State,with new recruits expected to earn at least N25,000 monthly with other allowances.Governor Amode,who spoke at the 3rd Quarter 2016 Town Hall Meeting,held at the indoor Sports Hall,Teslim Balogun Stadium,Surulere,said the neighbourhood Safety Agency Bill which he signed into Law on August 15,2016,was part of efforts to institutionalise and deepen community policing in the State.''There iss a law that has just been passed which is the Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Corps Law,2016 and in line with the resolution taken by the House of Assembly yesterday,we would go all out to make sure that this agency is activated and all our neighborhoods will be covered,and then centralize with the State Government with all the necessary equipment and resources to ensure that we establish what we call community policing and that is the way to go.We will rebrand Neighborhood Watchers and re-equip them to the level that each Neighborhood Watchers in all the Local Governments will have their vehicles and necessary equipment to complement security.We are also working on employing additional 5,000 Neighborhood Watchers in all our Local Governments and they will be paid by us,while the basic salary for the entrance level will be N25,000 per month,'' the Governor said.The Governor also disclosed that the State Government would roll out all its empowerment programmes next week.''We will roll out all our empowerment programmes immediately to assist all our youth,artisans and the needy.The funding for the N500m Lagos State Persons Living with Disability Fund has been provided and beneficiaries will start getting support from this quarter,'' Governor Amode said.More photos below.
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