Tag Archives: Queen Mother

Nigeria: Okonjo-Iweala’s mother kidnapped

December 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Gunmen on Sunday kidnapped Kanene Okonjo, 82, mother of the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State. Okonjo-Iweala’s mother, wife of His Majesty Chukwuka Aninshi Okonjo, the reigning Obi of Ogwashi-Uku kingdom … read more »

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Mswati’s 12th wife not expelled

November 21, 2011 by benim

Mbabane – A senior official in the Swazi palace Monday denied reports that King Mswati’s 12th wife Nothando Dube had been banished from the royal household after quarrelling with a guard. The disgraced queen, who has been under house arrest … read more »

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Mswati’s 12th wife kicked out

November 20, 2011 by benim

THE 12th wife of Swaziland’s King Mswati was kicked out of the royal palace yesterday following an altercation with a security guard. Inkhosikati LaDube was ordered to “immediately leave the palace” by royal governor Timothy Mthethwa, who was accompanied by … read more »

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