Royals, World Leaders, Mammoth Crowd Bid Queen Elizabeth Farewell in Funeral Grandeur Osinbajo to King Charles III: I wish and pray you do better than your mother Deji Elumoye in Abuja and Bayo Akinloye in Lagos Amid pomp and glory, British and
European royals, world leaders, and a massive crowd paid their last respects to Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch the United
Kingdom has ever known, as a funeral service was held for her at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, 40 kilometres from Central
London, yesterday. Two thousand guests and dignitaries were seated in the breath-taking chapel. After 70 remarkable years on the
throne, the queen breathed her last on September 8 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. As the world's most famous
monarch, Queen Elizabeth II spent 70 years of her life in public service Continued on page 10
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Kukah: Nigeria Doesn’t Need Messiah in 2023 Says ideally, Muslim-Muslim ticket shouldn’t be an issue Campaign language now intemperate, inconsequential, Lawan worries Politicians already violating Electoral Act, Gbajabiamila raises the alarm NBC warns broadcasters against violence-based electioneering Ibrahim Shuaibu in Kano and Udora Orizu in Abuja Bishop of the Catholic Diocese
of Sokoto, Rev. Matthew Kukah, yesterday, said Nigeria did not need a messiah in 2023, but a true leader who would give the whole country,
irrespective of tribe, tongue, or faith, a sense of belonging and proper direction. Kukah said Nigerians could not afford another mistake
of pinning their hopes on some messiah-like figure. The priest spoke yesterday in Abuja while delivering a
keynote address at a forum on political communication and issue-based campaign in the 2023 general election, organised by the
National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) Continued on page 10
At LCCI Forum, Obi Pledges to Ensure Total Privatisation of Power Transmission Describes petrol subsidy as organised crime Says his administration will borrow for investment, not consumption Dike Onwuamaeze The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, yesterday told leaders of Nigeria’s organised private sector that his administration would totally liberalise the entire power sector value chain, including transmission, to ensure steady power supply if elected president next year. Obi also vowed to encourage the setting up of more local refineries by private firms and to supply them crude oil in naira to refine for Nigeria’s domestic consumption. He said this yesterday when he took his turn at the Private Sector Economic Forum for the 2023 Presidential Election that was organised in Lagos, by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI). The LCCI had played host to the presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubarka last Tuesday. Continued on page 12
WEDDING RECEPTION OF GOVERNOR YAHAYA’S SON...
L-R: Vice Presidential Candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Kashim Shetima; Presidential Candidate, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu; President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, and Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, during the wedding reception of Yahaya’s son, Misbahu Inuwa Yahaya in Gombe State...recently