…the NBA invited domestic and international observers, including representatives of the European Union, the United States Embassy, the British High Commission, Yiaga Africa, and the Transition Monitoring Group, to observe the electronic voting process. On the election, Osigwe said Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya emerged as…

The European Union (EU) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have vowed to increase pressure on Russia following what Germany described as a Russian drone attack on Leipzig airport.European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen said the incident represented a “new escalation” on European Union territory an…

…civilian centers across Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Mykolaiv.International leaders, including top European Union diplomats, condemned the attack as "terror by design" and pledged further diplomatic and economic pressure on Moscow.Ukrainian officials continue to press Western partners for urgent supply of additional air defense…

…and called on Zambian authorities to uphold the due-process rights of detainees. The European Union election observation mission also raised concerns about the vote-counting process, citing delays, weak verification procedures and a heavy military presence at some tallying centres. The circumstances surrounding Kafwaya…

…what it calls a corrupt and politicised courtJapan, the ICC's biggest funder, and the European Union pushed back against the US move, backing the court's independencePAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!The International Criminal Court (ICC) has cond…

…Professor Joash Amupitan; the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu; the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria, Gautier Mignot; and the Ambassador of Switzerland to Nigeria, Patrick Egloff. The ceremony also featured the formal signing by National Assembly and governorship candidates, party chairmen, presidential c…

…INEC Chairman Professor Joash Amupitan, Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu, the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria, Gautier Mignot, and the Ambassador of Switzerland to Nigeria, Patrick Egloff. It also includes a formal signing ceremony involving National Assembly and governorship candidates, party chairmen, p…

…and secondary schools he attended in documents filed with the commission. He urged the European Union to intervene over what he called an alleged subversion of Nigeria's constitutional order. A video shared on X by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar's media aide, Paul Ibe, showed Agu handing the petition to the Europ…

The European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria Election Observation Hub (EU-SDGN EOH) has identified delayed commencement of voting, challenges with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), and gaps in election logistics as some of the major issues observed during Saturday's Osun State governorshi…

The European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria Election Observation Hub (EU-SDGN EOH) says it recorded 38 security incidents and 323 cases of electoral offences and irregularities in the 726 polling units monitored as of 12 noon on Saturday, as voting held in the Osun off-cycle governorship election. In…

…in favor of the measure, which would have established the country as the first in the European Union to enforce such an age restriction.Following the court's ruling, the executive branch reiterated its commitment to the initiative. President Emmanuel Macron tasked Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu with revising the draf…

The European Union’s labour market remained resilient in 2024, with the employment rate reaching a record 75.8 per cent among people aged 20 to 64, according to Eurostat. The figure represented the highest level since the beginning of the EU time series in 2009. The OECD also reported that the EU unemployment rate fell…

…deported in February, 37 deported directly by Germany as part of a 50-person joint European Union operation in March, and 24, 23 and 26 Nigerians deported in April, May and June, respectively, according to figures contained in reports monitored by the DERS Team and Refugees4refugees.org. The figures indicate an increas…

…chip export control and standards alliance to maintain ecological dominance, while the European Union focuses on rule export. There are no absolute advantages and disadvantages among the three strategies, but they reflect different geo-philosophies: on the one hand, it emphasizes controllable leadership, on the other h…

…had overwhelmed the city of 84,000 people and set off a political crisis across the European Union as some member states laid blame on Spain. Ceuta leader, Juan Jesús Vivas, who is the long-serving conservative leader of the territory, said: "It's an atrocity. There are 88 bodies in the morgue, and there are more on th…

…more flexible of the two options, as it allows holders to eventually settle in another European Union member state. PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!To qualify, an applicant must have held a valid German residence title for at least five years, be able to financially supp…

…of days. Ceuta and Melilla, Spanish autonomous cities in northern Morocco, have the European Union's only land borders with Africa. Both periodically experience surges in attempted crossings by migrants seeking to reach Europe, but the scale of Thursday's rush appeared unprecedented. by Linda Ikeji at 01/08/2026 4:25 P…

…relevant governance bodies and stakeholders has taken place,” read their statement. The European Union made no bones about their opposition: “Hands off our game.” The Asian Football Confederation — one of whose members, Saudi Arabia, is to host the 2034 World Cup — expressed their disappointment at not being informed o…

…said in a post on X.He added that, as part of Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union, he had requested an emergency meeting of the EU's Integrated Political Crisis Response (IPCR) mechanism and a meeting of EU ambassadors. The latest influx far exceeds the previous mass crossing in May 2021, when aro…

…the proposal. UEFA described the FIFA World Cup as “not an asset to trade,” while European Union Sports Commissioner Glenn Micallef urged FIFA to keep “hands off our game.” Football confederations in Europe, South America, North America and Asia have also expressed concerns, saying they were not consulted before the pr…

…bidding."Members of the Renew group in the European Parliament have also called on the European Union to impose sanctions on Fedorova, describing her as a Russian propagandist. Fedorova has rejected such characterisations. In her 2025 book, Bannie ("Banned"), she portrays herself as a victim of state censorship followi…

…only two Nigerian organisations to receive technical and technological support under a European Union-backed initiative aimed at strengthening election fact-checking and countering disinformation. The organisation disclosed this in a statement on Monday, saying the support is being provided under the European Union Sup…

…to mobilise to help contain the worst wildfire the country has ever seen after seeking European Union help, as a local official warned the blaze was heading towards Bordeaux. Authorities ordered the evacuation of towns near Bordeaux “as a precaution” against the approaching inferno, while traffic information website Bi…

US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to hit the European Union with tariffs and a formal trade investigation over Brussels’ latest antitrust penalty against Google. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the bloc “will pay a very big price for this illegal and highly unethical conduct, which I hav…

…authoritarian leader Maduro to power and were not recognized by the United States, the European Union, and Latin American countries. AFP