Prince Harry
31 Jan
The Defence Headquarters has begun construction of the Invictus Center for the Armed Forces of Nigeria, a cutting-edge rehabilitation facility aimed at providing medical and psychological care for wounded, injured, and sick military personnel. At the groundbreaking ceremony in Abuja on Friday, Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, hailed the project as a crucial…
22 Jan
Prince Harry settled on Wednesday a hotly-disputed lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's UK tabloid publisher, which apologised for hacking the British royal's phone and agreed to pay him "substantial damages".
21 Jan
Prince Harry's hotly anticipated lawsuit trial against a British tabloid publisher alleging it carried out unlawful information gathering will start Tuesday, after years of legal wrangling during which dozens of other claimants settled.
19 Dec
I was honoured with the prestigious Diana Award, the highest accolade given to young people for their social action work or humanitarian efforts. Established in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, this award is supported by HRH The Prince of Wales and Prince Harry
9 Jun 2024
The recent visit of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to Nigeria, ostensibly to promote the Invictus Games, unearthed a familiar strain of commentary in the British media.
21 May 2024
Prince Harry and other high-profile figures on Tuesday failed in a bid to have direct claims against Rupert Murdoch included in their unlawful information-gathering case against his UK publishing arm. Harry is one dozens of claimants taking News Group Newspapers (NGN) to court over allegations they were repeatedly targeted by journalists and private investigators working…
16 May 2024
British journalist, Christopher Wilson, caused controversy with a now-deleted tweet comparing Nigeria's human rights record to Nazi Germany's, sparked by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's visit to the country. Wilson's tweet, referencing historical events involving the Duke and Duchess of Windsor's visit to Nazi Germany in 1937, drew widespread condemnation. Despite his deletion of the…
13 May 2024
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan wrapped up their three-day visit to Nigeria yesterday, arriving in the country’s economic capital, Lagos State, during a trip to promote his Invictus Games for wounded military veterans.
13 May 2024
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Princess Meghan,have said that they would support the construction of a new Giants of Africa basketball court in Abuja through their non-profit outfit, the Archewell Foundation.
12 May 2024
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Sunday paid a courtesy visit to the Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. According to Sanwo-Olu's media aide, Jubril Gawat, Prince Harry's visit to the governor at Lagos House in Marina was mainly to promote the Invictus Games, founded by the Duke in 2014.…
12 May 2024
Tears dropped from the eyes of many spectators who stood to watch Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry and the Chief of Defence Staff, General
Christopher Musa played volleyball with wounded soldiers, majority of whom are amputees, at the sports complex of the Armed Forces Officers Mess in Asokoro.
11 May 2024
On a three-day visit to Nigeria to promote his Invictus Games, Prince Harry on Saturday played a seated volleyball match with army veterans, most wounded in battle against the country's Islamist insurgency.
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