…Council of NigeriaTwo Oyo State representatives, Olusoji Adeoye and Olaribigbe Shiyanbola, were also named as council membersThe new council is scheduled to be inaugurated on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at the SGF's Hall in AbujaFind it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has ove…

…internal procedures. The dissenting aspirants are Engr. Hakeem Alao, Engr. Rauf Olaniyan, Dr Ayobami Lam-Adesina, Barr. Akeem Agbaje, Mr Ololade Bakare and Barr. Musibau Asanike. They made their position known after meeting with the party’s reconciliation committee, chaired by Senator Olufemi Lanlehin and Professor Tao…

…Oshodi around Mabolaje belong to Koko Zaria Nation, while boys from Mafoluku, Ewu and Eniyanlonbinu belong to Oluomo Nation. “They have been fighting each other. “We are not members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers. It is not that these people are giving us any money; we just support them.” Planned reven…

…and the beneficiaries. British Airways was represented by its Account Managers, Peju Diya and Mr. Bodunrin, as well as the airline’s Administration Manager, Matthew Akano. According to the foundation, the donation is expected to improve access to digital learning tools for children who have had little or no exposure to…

…conclusion of the investigation.” The Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State Command, CP Iyamah Daniel Edebor, reaffirmed the command’s resolve to safeguard public infrastructure across the state. Edebor warned that the police would not tolerate acts of vandalism or sabotage against government property. He said, “The Co…

…Benjamin Netanyahu, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, Land Authority Director Yehuda Eliyahu, and Yossi Dagan, Shomron Regional Council head. The UN Human Rights Office said Israel’s “accelerated unlawful settlement expansion and annexation” has displaced over 36,000 Palestinians amid violence by security forces and s…

…Alamu. During the attack, the assistant headmaster of L.A. Primary School, Joel Adesiyan, was killed while trying to escape. Days into the captivity, Mathematics teacher Michael Oyedokun was beheaded by the abductors. The captives were freed on July 10 after a coordinated operation involving the Nigerian Army, the Poli…

…Kuwait early Friday. Explosions also could be heard Friday morning in Irbil and Sulaymaniyah in northern Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish region as air defenses targeted incoming fire. by Linda Ikeji at 17/07/2026 8:57 AM | Share this Story

…to newsmen during a press conference on Thursday, at the Aare Afe Babalola Bar Centre, Iyaganku, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Olagunju said the association was demanding for the adoption of the National Identification Number, the use of registered members’ phone numbers for voter verification, full compliance with th…

…bearer in Owode area, Kehinde Salaudeen, 60; Olalekan Mutiu; and a 13-year-old girl, Rodiyat Ariyo, among others. Lekan’s body has been deposited at the Osun State University Teaching Hospital Osogbo while the body of Kazeem was at the Osogbo Central Hospital and was released to his family when Vanguard visited the hos…

…custody following his arrest. During Wednesday's session, government lawyers led by Safiya Yalwati and Zaharaddeen Hamisu Kofar Mata represented police investigator Corporal Aliyu Jamilu, while the defense team also brought forward witnesses. The court then adjourned the hearing until July 21 for continuation of the tr…

…and Azbir Pharmacy and Supermarket. Other forfeited properties include the Al-Afiya Energy tanker garage opposite Rayhaan University Health Centre along Sani Abacha Bypass Road, Birnin Kebbi; Rayhaan Security House off Sani Abacha Bypass, Birnin Kebbi; an uncompleted two-storey plaza located opposite Central Motor Park…

…Seyi Adegboye and Adefemi Adegboye, abducted the minor from her residence in the Iyana Offa area of Ibadan on July 3, 2026. The spokesperson for the command, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, 15th July, 2026 said the suspects demanded a N10 million ransom from her family. According…

…June 25, 2026, the actor surprised his son, whom he had with his estranged wife, Iyana Aduke, at his school.See Femi Adebayo's birthday post for Niniola on Instagram:Reactions as Femi Adebayo celebrates daughterRead the comments below:Ilelaboye Tunji Moses commented:"Honestly, all those ugly mistakes and pasts make sen…

…Kano A Chief Magistrates' Court No. 2 has ordered the remanded a 20-year-old woman, Safiya Hussaini, in a correctional facility over the alleged murder of her co-wife. Safiya, a resident of Loko town in Takai Local Government Area of Kano State, was arraigned before the court on a charge of culpable homicide. The polic…

…following the shooting of the Chairman of Osun State Motor Transport System, Comrade Iyanda Alowonle, the Inspector General of Police ordered the arrest and prosecution of Lohor, who was the then Head of Police Anti-Kidnapping Squad in Osun State, along with members of his team for attempted murder. Lohor had shot Mr A…

…gathered before her and knelt down while calling her "Our mother". They then sang "Iya Ni Wura" in her honour. They also sang worship songs to thank God for her life. See the video below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lindaikejiblog (@lindaikejiblogofficial) by Linda Ikeji at 14/07/2026 7:33 PM | Share t…

…and left three others injured. The Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State Command, Iyamah Daniel, disclosed this on Tuesday while briefing journalists at the command headquarters in Yenagoa. Daniel said the suspects were arrested during a raid launched after residents alerted the police that armed cultists were operatin…

…that has halted transfers and delayed salary payments. According to a report in Al-Riyadiyah, several first-team players received their June salaries in instalments, while the club's hierarchy has been working to settle the upcoming outstanding amounts.The report does state, though, that the accumulation of debt, which…

…for teachers any longer.” The suit, marked NICN/ABJ/79/2025, was instituted by Mrs Rakiya Gambo Iliyasu, a Grade Level 17 Director in the University Education Department of the Federal Ministry of Education, who challenged directives requiring directors who had spent eight years in office to retire. Iliyasu argued that…

…investigation, a demand they said they could not afford. The victim's mother, Suwaiba Iliyasu, said, "On Thursday, after my daughter returned from school, she and her elder brother went out. A moment later, they returned home with roasted groundnuts. It is my habit not to allow people to just give my children anything.…

…scores of pupils and teachers. During the attack, Oyedokun and another teacher, Esiyan Adegboye, were killed. While Adegboye's body was recovered and he was buried in Ogbomoso on May 22, Oyedokun's remains have yet to be found despite the rescue of the remaining abducted victims after 57 days in captivity.

Veteran actress Iya Rainbow has addressed the long-running claim linking Pasuma to the late Baba AgbakoThe actress explained how the rumour started and why many people got the story wrongShe also showered heartfelt prayers on the Fuji star while praising his loyalty to his late mother's friendsFind it fast with our new…

…and rehabilitation of the Iwo Road-Olodo Bank Bridge-Elesin Godogo-Lalupon-Iyana Offa-Oyo/Osun Boundary Road. Building on this record, Oyelade said the state government was prepared to extend a similar intervention to the Old Oyo National Park. According to him, the park was a natural candidate for state intervention b…

…rendered many sections of the road impassable. The road connects communities including Adiyan, Ope-Ilu, Itoki and Abule-Ijoko en route to Sango-Ota and serves as an alternative to the often-congested Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Video footage from the scene, recorded by our correspondent, showed large sections of the roa…