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Opeyemi Bright, a UK citizen of Nigerian descent, has been appointed the mayor of Barking and Dagenham Borough. Bright, aged 29, made history as the youngest…
A 60-year-old man, Bukar Labddo, and two others have been confirmed dead, while 21 others sustained injuries during a stampede at a humanitarian cash distribution in…
Minister of Youth & NDC Commandant inaugurate Strategic Leadership Conference Committee in Abuja
as Minister and Commandant Charge Youths to emulate rudiments of good leadership By Rikki Nwajiofor The Minister of Youth Development, Comrade Engr. Olawande Ayodele, and the…
Pope Leo XIV has invited President Tinubu to Rome, Italy to attend his inauguration on Sunday, May 18. The ceremony, marking the beginning of Pope…
Language barrier stalls arraignment of Indian woman arrested with 72 parcels of heroin at Kano airport
The arraignment of a 42-year-old Indian woman, Neetu Neetu, who was arrested at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport with 72 parcels of heroin totalling 11kilograms, sealed and packaged…
The management of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, has announced the de@th of Nwachukwu Omiko, a final year student of Mechanical Engineering. In…
19-year-old Opesusi Faith Timilehin took her own life in Odogunyan, Ikorodu, Lagos State on Monday after receiving her 2025 UTME (JAMB) result. The teenager, originally from Abeokuta, had been living with her elder…
Bolaji Bolarinwa sentenced to 45 months imprisonment for forced labour and other federal crimes in US
A New Jersey-based Nigerian woman, Bolaji Bolarinwa, has been sentenced to 45 months in US prison for forced labor and other crimes related to her coercive…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in collaboration with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), has launched the Non-Resident Bank Verification Number (NRBVN) platform, enabling Nigerians…
INTERPOL arrests Canadian national, Nigerian woman in Abuja over $210,000, N452million fraud, cybercrimes
The International Police (INTERPOL), the Nigeria Police Force through the National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja, has arrested two high-profile suspects linked to transnational investment fraud and…