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Newly wed Duke and Duchess of Sussex attend first official royal duty as a couple.  Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were married in a very royal wedding with a fusion of the old and the new world Media site, thecut.com reports that... The garden party was being held to celebrate Prince Charles’s 70th birthday … even though the heir to the throne won’t actually be turning 70 until the fall. But the event was also important, as it was a chance to highlight the more than 400 charities  he supports through royal patronage. The couple were pictured arriving by car at the royal garden party on Tuesday. Once they stepped into the party, we got to see that Meghan was wearing a conservative, lovely and appropriately spring-like dress, hat, and clutch, with a  sleek pulled-back hairdo, wearing a panty hose and looking like bowl of sweet ice cream. But my!!! ..Prince Harry and wife look so in love!  See more pics after the cut.

      Such Stress on the Princess To Be!!.... TMZ reports that Meghan Markle's dad has had a change of heart -- this after his daughter contacted him -- and he now wants to go to England and walk her down the aisle ... but there's a serious snag. Thomas Markle  just told us he's back in the hospital after experiencing serious chest pains and doctors are performing a battery of tests on him. He says the doctors told him his heart was "seriously damaged" after his heart attack a week ago. Thomas tells TMZ Meghan tried calling him Monday but he was not near his phone. She followed up with a text telling him she loved him and was concerned about his health. He says she harbors no ill feelings toward him for making a deal with a paparazzi agency to stage photos of him getting ready for the wedding. As for the Queen being upset with him, Thomas scoffed, saying, "I don't think the queen is thinking about what I'm doing." Thomas s...

       The FCT Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 60 members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) in the territory during a violent protest on Monday in Abuja. The group defied warning from the police and staged the violent protest to demand the release of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and wife who had been detention since 2016. The spokesman of the police in the FCT, Anjuguri Manzah, a deputy superintendent of police, confirmed the arrest to journalists in an interview on Tuesday at the Garki Hospital. Mr Manzah was in the hospital to see how the two personnel of the command, who sustained varied degree of injuries while dispersing the protesters, were recuperating.

                    Nigeria’s President, Buhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said his administration is still recovering trillions of naira stolen by people without conscience in the country. Buhari, who spoke at the commissioning of the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Abuja said his government was still very determined to fight against corruption. “Throughout my journey in national service and since 2015, I have made a very conscious decision to pursue a vigorous fight against corruption in public life. Since 2015, we have made significant progress in the fight against corruption. Everyone now knows that corrupt officials will be held to account, no matter how long it takes. “We have recovered and are still recovering trillions of naira that were stolen in the past few years by people without conscience. We are pursuing recoveries everywhere and are making sure that anyone who has been ...