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29-year-old Nigerian-British elected UK’s youngest Mayor

Accurate ReportersMay 17, 2025

Princess Opeyemi Bright has been sworn in as the youngest Mayor in the United Kingdom. At just 29 years old, Princess Bright now holds the prestigious title of First Citizen of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, following her inauguration on Friday, May 16, 2025. Born in the UK to Nigerian parents, her election...

There Is Global Push By Terrorists, Jihadists On Nigeria – CDS

Accurate ReportersMay 16, 2025

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa has attributed the recent escalation of security challenges in parts of the country to what he described as “global push by terrorists and jihadists all over the Sahel area”.General Musa disclosed this on Friday after a closed-door meeting President Bola Tinubu held with his service chiefs and...

Woman, 42, Docked Over Alleged Theft Of Soft Drinks Worth N7.688m

Accurate ReportersMay 16, 2025

By Olawale Akinremi A 42-year-old woman, Bukola Solademi, was on Friday arraigned before a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan over alleged theft of carbonated drinks and bottled water valued at N7.688 million. Solademi, however, pleaded not guilty to the one-count charge levelled against her. The court’s President, Mrs O.E. Owoseni, admitted the defendant...

Nigerians To Pay More For Vehicle Number Plate, Driver’s License (See New Prices)

Accurate ReportersMay 14, 2025

Nigerians are expected to pay more for their vehicle and drivers license renewals and new ones even as the Joint Tax Board (JTB) has approved an increment in price. This adjustment will take effect on Sunday, June 8, 2025. The JTB, which oversees revenue authorities in Nigeria, advises the public to be aware of the...

Nigeria’s Former Minister Of Police Affairs, Navy Capt. Caleb Olubolade Dies At 70

Accurate ReportersMay 12, 2025

A former Minister of Police Affairs under the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, retired Navy Captain Omoniyi Caleb Olubolade is dead. Olubolade died in Lagos on Sunday, May 11, 2025, when he slumped during a game of lawn tennis. Olubolade was also the third military governor of Bayelsa State from June 27, 1997, to July...

Pope Leo XIV On The Balcony Of St. Peter’s

Accurate ReportersMay 8, 2025

Pope Leo XIV on the balcony of St. Peter’s, greets the world for the first time and performs his Urbi et Orbi blessing. The new pontiff will be introduced in Latin with his chosen papal name and address the world for the first time. Pope Leo XIV On The Balcony Of St. Peter’s in Rome...

Police arrest 6 suspected kidnappers in Eket

Accurate ReportersMay 8, 2025

The Police command in Akwa Ibom have arrested six individuals suspected of kidnapping in the Eket Local government area of the state. This was announced by Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, in a statement on Thursday from Uyo. John noted that after receiving credible information about a planned kidnapping of key figures in...

Mass failure in UTME shows anti-cheating measures are working – Education Minister

Accurate ReportersMay 6, 2025

The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, on Tuesday said that the high failure rate in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) is proof that anti-malpractice measures are working effectively, especially within the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) system.He spoke on the heels of public concerns following JAMB’s release of data indicating that...

Buhari condoles Boss Mustapha over sister’s death

Accurate ReportersMay 6, 2025

Former President Muhammadu Buhari conveyed his deep condolences concerning the death of Charity Mustapha, the sister of Boss Mustapha, who served as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation during Buhari’s tenure. This sad news was conveyed in an official statement released by Malam Garba Shehu, Buhari’s spokesperson, on Monday in Abuja. In his...

Over 1.5 million candidates scored below 200 in 2025 UTME

Accurate ReportersMay 5, 2025

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has presented the analysis of the 2025 UTME results, showing that 80 percent of candidates obtained scores ranging from 100 to 199, so totalling 1,534,654 candidates. The detailed performance breakdown, disclosed by the examination authority on Monday morning revealed the breakdown of candidates’ performance across various tiers. Notably,...

Why Gov. Abiodun Is Prioritising Youth-Led Security Strategies — Akinmade

The Ogun State Government has continued to take deliberate and measurable steps that place youth empowerment at the centre of its approach to community security, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Strategy, Hon. Kayode Akinmade, has said. Akinmade made this known while delivering the keynote address at a one-day Youth Security Summit...

FG To Raise N1.23trn In 4 Months To Clear Gencos And Gas Debts

The Federal Government says it will raise N1.23 trillion within the next four months as part of a major push to settle longstanding debts owed to power generation companies (Gencos) and gas suppliers. The Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Mrs Olu Verheijen disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja which was made...

Presidential Pardon: Supreme Court Affirms Maryam Sanda’s Death Sentence

The Supreme Court on Friday overrode the pardon granted by President Bola Tinubu to an Abuja-based house wife, Maryam Sanda and affirmed the death sentence handed out to her by lower courts. Sanda was in 2020 sentenced to death by hanging for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, during a domestic dispute. Justice Moore Adumein in...

Itua’s Sack: Matters Arising

By Chris Akhabue The realm of Social Media is rife with superfluous lamentations of inexperienced commentators bemoaning the sack of Fred Itua, the former Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Executive Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo. Two of such misleading conjectures caught my attention. One of the baseless and unfounded pieces titled, “Sir...

Ogun Records 502 Cases Of Gender-based Violence In 11 Months – Commissioner

The Ogun State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development says the state recorded 502 cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) between January and November. Mrs Adijat Adeleye, the Commissioner, disclosed this during an advocacy walk held in commemoration of the 2025 16-Day of Activism against Gender-Based Violence in Abeokuta on Tuesday. Adeleye described the figure...

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