When my husband left me for another woman, my 12-year-old son swore he would never speak to her again. Nineteen years later, he married her. I sat through the ceremony believing I had lost him too. Then he grabbed my hand and whispered, "Mom, we have five minutes to put my plan into action."PAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng…

…the North to the South, floods have affected several communities, forcing residents to abandon their homes while farmers, traders, and business owners have suffered significant losses. In some areas, roads and bridges were washed away, cutting off communities and disrupting transportation, while schools and health faci…

…awareness month as the end of the campaign. “Let the purple ribbons come down. Let the banners be removed. Let the events conclude, but the awareness must remain,” he said. Pedro urged stakeholders to strengthen partnerships, improve institutions and build communities that would no longer tolerate violence. He said, “E…

…kidnapping, but that its operatives on patrol along the route at the weekend sighted an abandoned vehicle and suspected that occupants might have been taken away. He said that the police could not confirm the number of victims abducted until the details of the incident are made available to the command. Aondongu, howev…

…at Osun State University, held an executive position in his department while studying Banking and FinanceMohammed took to his TikTok page to share his academic result, revealing the CGPA he finished with after years of studyThe certificate he displayed on social media showed a specific CGPA figure that caught the atten…

The Allied Peoples Movement, APM, has told the World Bank and other international lenders to stop giving President Bola Tinubu fresh loans, stressing that such borrowing would mortgage the future of Nigerians. The party made this call in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Abubakar Yusuf, on Tuesday. It st…

…of Ikeja forever, setting it on the path to becoming one of Nigeria's most significant urban centresPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!There are 36 states in Nigeria, each with its own history, laws, and people who are proud to belong to it, are co…

Andrew Garfield said he began listening to Fela Kuti after landing the Spider-Man role and found something in the sound that stuck with himThe Hollywood actor connected Fela's revolutionary spirit and sense of justice to how he approached the Peter Parker characterThe interview clip shared on Instagram in September 202…

…of a broader risk environment.The danger is not that every investor will immediately abandon Nigeria because of one political incident. The greater danger is cumulative.Perception can influence the cost of capitalNigeria's recent credit-rating upgrade by S&P Global Ratings from 'B-' to 'B', its first upgrade in 14 year…

…met supporters who had gathered for the event, as well as evidence of the earlier disturbance, including damaged chairs and tables. Some people were also said to have sustained injuries. The politicians subsequently contacted security authorities, including the Ogun State Police Command and the Department of State Serv…

…from the victim’s 50-year-old father that his son had been abducted from Misau town to Bangala Village by Abubakar. According to him, the suspect allegedly intended to take the teenager to Kano for yet-to-be-ascertained reasons.See more Punch stories on Google.Add Punch on Google He said, “Upon receipt of the report, d…

…and Exchange CommissionThe EFCC prosecuted the companies under Section 57(1) of the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act, 2020, after they evaded interrogation for over five yearsEach convicted company faces a N30 million fine plus N200,000 for every day the unlicensed operation continuedPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit…

…moves during the Olojo Festival 2026 in Ile-IfeThe royal procession featured a brass band, costumed performers, and an electrifying carnival atmosphere that got the crowd goingA video of the moment is circulating online, leaving fans gushing over the monarch's free-spirited display of cultural celebrationPAY ATTENTION:…

…the post attracted about 572,000 views within minutes of being published.The Central Bank of Nigeria lists OPay Digital Services Limited as a licensed mobile money operator, placing it within Nigeria's regulated payments system.OPay has advised customers and members of the public to verify any information about its ser…

…Government Area. The Judicial Commission was constituted following the May 15, 2026 bandits’ attack on three schools –Community Grammar School, Baptist Nursery and Primary School, and L.A. Primary School, all in the local government. The incident led to the abduction of 39 pupils and seven teachers, including Mrs Alamu…

…Court of Arbitration for Sport to reassess its decision to overturn a two-year European ban on City imposed by UEFA in 2020. “In my opinion, the decisions of the CAS should be reviewed, because they lifted the sanction that UEFA had imposed on them (City),” he said. “The sanctions were also lifted in a very questionabl…

…regulations”. In June, a criminal court in Qom found Ahmadi and eight members of her band and production team guilty of offences including “offending public decency” through the publication of “obscene and indecent material”. They were sentenced to 74 lashes, a two-year ban on audiovisual activities and a two-year trav…

…appeared this month on the same Washington stage as former Trump strategist Steve Bannon to call for a rethink of the AI race. – ‘Right balance’ – Mike Johnson, who leads the Republican-controlled House, has signalled the meeting will focus on striking what he termed “the right balance” between innovation and some form…

…speaking at the Ijaw Language Awareness Summit held at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Memorial Banquet Hall, Yenagoa. The summit, organised as part of activities marking Bayelsa State’s 30th anniversary, was themed, “Reviving the Izon Language: Heritage, Our Identity, Our Future.” The governor expressed concern over the declin…

…on social media, sharing new photos with a striking captionThe post surfaced amid ex-husband 2Baba's ongoing marital crisis, drawing attention from fans onlineAnnie recently made headlines after replacing her Idibia surname tattoo with a butterfly designPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our conten…

…for foreign exchange.Uganda’s shilling came under pressure in September, with commercial banks quoting the currency at around 3,915 to 3,925 per dollar on September 24.Reuters reported that demand for dollars from energy importers, manufacturers and other businesses was weighing on the currency.Ghana’s cedi has also fa…

Troops of Sector 2, Operation Fansan Yamma, have rescued 41 travellers abducted by bandits after their commercial vehicle broke down along a highway in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The victims comprised “24 males, 10 females and seven children.” A statement by the operation on Tuesday said the vehicle,…

LAGOS — Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and her husband, Ivara Esege, have asked the Lagos State High Court to dismiss a suit filed by Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital seeking to halt the coroner’s inquest into the death of their 21-month-old son, Nkanu Adichie-Esege. Counsel to Adichie and Esege, Kemi Pin…

…Punch on Google Iran’s seven-day proposal envisages an end to hostilities in Iran and Lebanon, the unfreezing of billions of dollars in Iranian assets, the removal of sanctions on Iranian oil and the lifting of the US blockade on Iranian ports. In return, Tehran would allow the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, while…

Banking and financial technology applications have reached 88 per cent of smartphone users in Nigeria as consumers increasingly turn to mobile devices for payments, transfers and other financial transactions, a new report has revealed. The Nigeria Smartphone Study 2025, conducted by KPMG Nigeria and Orange Group, found…