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  Princess Opeyemi Bright has been inaugurated as the youngest Mayor in the United Kingdom, in a historic moment for Nigerians in the diaspora and youth leadership.   At 29 years old, she now holds the esteemed position of First Citizen of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.   ...

  The Lagos State Government has denied claims on social media that the state is smelly and is filled with big mosquitoes.   PUNCH Online reports that a controversial influencer, Scott Iguma, had, in a now-viral podcast interview, claimed that “Lagos is smelling…There are a lot of big mosquitoes in ...

  A gas cylinder explosion has killed about two persons and injured several others at the Plumbing Market, along Uga Street, near Onitsha Bridge Head Market in Anambra State.   Our correspondent gathered that the incident which occurred on Friday, caused panic in the market as traders, passers-by and customers ...

  The Kogi State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps recently concluded an intensive weapon handling training exercise in response to escalating security challenges and the need to safeguard critical infrastructure.   No fewer than 262 personnel of the Corp were trained in weapon handling with a ...

  Ten inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail early Friday morning after navigating through a hole behind a toilet, prompting a manhunt and raising serious concerns about security breaches and possible internal assistance.   Authorities from the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office said the escape began at around 12:22am when ...

  The Naira ended the trading week on a positive note, recording a bullish close on Friday at the official foreign exchange market.   It appreciated N1,598.72 against the U.S. Dollar, reflecting a modest gain that suggests continued efforts to stabilise the local currency.   According to figures published on ...

            The 2023 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, has stated that the presidential system of government being practised in Nigeria is unsuitable for the country.   Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, Cole stated Nigeria must ...

  The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 43-year-old woman identified as Gift for allegedly biting off the tip of her lover’s penis during a domestic dispute in the Mile 3 area of Diobu, Port Harcourt.   The incident, which occurred on Thursday, sent shockwaves through the densely populated ...

  The Rector of Kogi State Polytheistic, Professor Salisu Ogbo has described it as a “rare course and uncommon decision of the Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, Professor Ishaq Oloyede to accept responsibility surrounding the 2025 UTME result glitch which affected over 300,000 candidates that participated in ...

  The Governor of Taraba State, Agbu Kefas, on Friday, swore in Mike Jen, as the new Commissioner for Tertiary Education, describing the appointment as a strategic step towards repositioning higher education in the state.   Jen, who until his appointment was a member of the Taraba State House of ...