…how Lampard chose to remarry so soon following the loss of his wife. Others have defended his decision, arguing that grief is deeply personal and that losing a spouse should not condemn someone to a lifetime without companionship. Some Kenyans, including friends of his late wife, suggested that Olivia has always been i…
…kidnappers, and eight others for various offences across the state. The Corps Commander of Amotekun Corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, paraded ten suspects, including the two kidnappers, on Monday, August 24, 2026 at the headquarters of the formation at Alagbaka, Akure, the state capital. According to Adeleye, one of the…
The Cross River State Police Command has arrested two men in connection with the alleged attempted rape of a 12-year-old girl in the Thomas Henshaw area of Calabar. The suspects were identified as Moris Monday, 68, a shoe repairer, and Asuquo Effiom, 70. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Sunday Eitokp…
…over the weekend. York pleaded no contest today, August 24, after the state of Ohio amended the one count of engaging in pr0stitut!on to a disorderly conduct charge. The 46-year-old from Youngstown, Ohio, was arrested Sunday in East Palestine, Ohio, and booked into Columbiana County Jail. He was also convicted of "poss…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the welfare of pensioners, declaring that their wellbeing remains an integral component of the policies and programmes of his government. Makinde stated this on Monday through the Chairman of the Oyo State Local Government Staff Pension…
…Judiciary Financial Autonomy 2023 Amendment Bill, amid growing opposition from workers under the aegis of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN). The development came on the same day JUSUN members in […] The post (UPDATED) Edo Assembly, judiciary autonomy: Okpebholo signs controversial bills into law appeared firs…
…Area, Charles Wobodo, expressed appreciation to Fubara for the infrastructure but demanded that more road projects were needed to expand the road network in the council area.
…outlined two age-based exceptions that determine who qualifies for the exemption and under what residency conditionsApplicants who qualify must still sit the civics test, but are permitted to do so in their native language under specific requirementsPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content wi…
The Oyo State government on Monday decried the exclusion of the state Governor, Seyi Makinde, from the flag-off of the Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode Road, which took place in Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State. The Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said in a statement released on Monday, made available to…
…subsidy reversal talks can’t be reduced to election season promises . This is as he condemned former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s proposal to reverse the removal of petrol subsidy if elected president in 2027. Yilwatda, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, described Atiku’s proposal as a deeply trou…
…on the construction of flyovers by state governors, saying the President did not condemn governors for building the infrastructure. It was earlier reported that Tinubu urged state governors to stop building flyovers in areas with low traffic and instead channel their significantly increased federal allocations into roa…
…assault offence, according to Benjamin Kuti, popularly known as the Oluomo of Derby, founder of the community of Nigerians in the United Kingdom. Kuti, who confirmed the development in a conversation with our correspondent on Monday, said Poco Lee is currently in a UK prison and is scheduled to appear before the Snares…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened its online accreditation portal for media organisations seeking to cover the September 2026 rerun elections in selected constituencies across the country. INEC announced that the accreditation process commenced on Monday, August 24, 2026, through its INEC…
…to Umaisha General Hospital A member of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly has demanded an immediate explanation from the management of Umaisha General Hospital regarding the whereabouts of medical equipment and comfort items he personally donated to the facility. The lawmaker expressed his dissatisfaction during a r…
…her car A devoted mom of two was k!lled in front of her daughter by a small plane that landed on her car while making an emergency landing on a highway. Alex Garneau and her daughter were in one of four cars hit by the twin-engine Beech King Air 200 plane as it landed in Prince George, British Columbia, on Thursday aft…
…to destabilise the state. They said Ogun State had enjoyed peace and development under the administration of Governor Dapo Abiodun, warning that attempts to undermine the state’s political stability would not be tolerated. The student leaders further alleged that some individuals within the APC had been working against…
…he asked. Atiku also questioned the claim that the petrol subsidy had completely ended. He cited NNPC Limited’s audited accounts, which he said recorded about N4.84 trillion in energy-security expenses and related shortfalls in 2023, rising to about N7.13 trillion in 2024. He said NNPC attributed part of the expenses t…
The Council of Legal Education has imposed a 10-year moratorium on Atiba University, Oyo State, over deficiencies in its facilities and violations of regulations governing legal education. The decision was contained in resolutions adopted at the Council’s Third Quarter Hybrid Meeting held on August 13, 2026, at the hea…
…rights violations were committed by its rangers in Congo-Brazzaville.This followed an independent human rights investigation into claims that guards managed and paid by the charity had beaten, raped and tortured indigenous people in the Odzala-Kokoua National Park.The spokesman for Harry stated that the duke, who spent…
…a Kaduna widow identified as Mama Mary after her family failed to pay the ransom demanded. Security analyst and former governorship aide, Reuben Buhari, disclosed this in a Facebook post over the weekend. According to him, the widow was abducted thirteen days after she spoke about the plight of refugees in her communit…
…proxies as part of a broader hybrid war against the West. The suspected strategy is intended to increase tensions among NATO members and weaken support for Ukraine without provoking a direct military confrontation with the alliance.NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has described suspected Russian sabotage as "reckless…
…Angeles County sheriff's deputies in California over the weekend after authorities responded to an emergency call reporting severe violence, according to TMZ.The rapper was inside a restaurant in Santa Clarita on Sunday night when deputies arrived at the scene. Several people, including Blueface, were detained while of…
…the 49-year-old subjected a girl and a boy, both of primary school age, to 'lewd, indecent and libidinous behaviour' by touching and kissing them inappropriately. The abuse, which took place in the Glasgow region, spanned from 1993 to 1996 involving the girl, and from 2006 to 2010 involving the boy. Dott inappropriatel…
…Agenda called out the Ondo Redemption Front as a politically motivated group working to undermine Governor Lucky AiyedatiwaThe group cited about 190km of roads, 2,100 teachers recruited, and upgrades to over 100 health centres as proof of the governor's recordNational Rebirth Agenda urged those behind the anti-Aiyedati…
UEFA chief Aleksander Čeferin calls for Infantino to quit but rules out replacing him UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin has ruled himself out of the running to replace FIFA chief Gianni Infantino, but warned that the embattled FIFA boss must either quit or face a leadership challenge in March. Infantino has come under…