…said the police were on the trail of other members of the syndicate. Adebisi warned criminals operating in the state to turn a new leaf or face the full weight of the law. She said the command, under the leadership of Commissioner of Police, Fatai Tijani, would continue to intensify efforts to rid Lagos of criminal ele…
A US federal judge ruled Thursday that sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration against AI giant Anthropic were illegal, finding that the government punished the company in a row over military use of its technology. Anthropic infuriated Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth in February by insisting its techno…
Two extradited to US for alleged child exploitation and s#xtortion The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, August 26, facilitated the extradition of the duo of Mudashiru Afeez Olawale and Adebola Festus Adekunle to the United States of America, U.S., to face pr…
…a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Jigawa State First Lady, Ambassador Dr Amina Umar Namadi, has distributed sewing machines and grinding machines to widow…
…allows anyone who has witnessed, experienced, or has information about a criminal incident to file a report from any internet-enabled device.Nigerian Police Shares Website to Report Crime Immediately Without Going to Stationthat can be reported onlineThe types of incidents covered by the platform include theft, burglar…
…Festus Keyamo dismissed Atiku Abubakar's 2027 campaign promises as a desperate final gambleAtiku, now the NDC presidential candidate, promised to reopen land borders and develop southern ports if electedNigerians pushed back hard at Keyamo online, with many defending Atiku's proposals as a credible alternativePAY ATTEN…
…on Friday accused the former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, of being emotionally unstable to the extent of saying anything to attract and deceive the politically gullible. The Presidency accusation came on the heels of the statement credited to the former Vice President, who is the presidential candidate of the…
President of GLOBE Legislators International, Rt Hon Sam Onuigbo, has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election for a second term as a matter of urgent national importance, saying the stakes for the 2027 presidential election are higher than they were in 2023. Onuigbo, a former two-term member of the House of…
…2026PAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Adamawa State - Nigerian military troops killed more than 21 Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters during a joint offensive in the…
…audit will cover IPPIS, Federal Government agencies and their administration and internal controls. The directive followed the Federal Executive Council’s resolution of August 19, 2026, in response to findings by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission on “fake agencies”, ghost workers a…
…a mortuary for autopsy. Akata added that the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Calabar for further investigation. He urged members of the public to protect children, promptly report cases of abuse, and refrain from spreading unverified information or taking the law into their o…
…d3ath." The offence, according to the prosecution, contravenes Section 319 of the Criminal Code, Cap 37, Volume 1, Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006. The prosecutor urged the court to remand the defendant to enable him forward the case file to the Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice. However, counsel to…
PRP presidential candidate Donald Duke described President Tinubu as a formidable opponent that opposition parties must not underestimateDuke, a former Cross River governor, spoke in an interview shared on X, warning that a divided opposition could hand Tinubu an easy victory in 2027The ex-governor used a striking anim…
…the United States government has released the names and photographs of 10 Nigerian nationals facing deportation, with the individuals held at detention facilities across several American states.The detainees face a wide range of criminal charges, including wire fraud, identity theft, drug offences, child cruelty, and w…
…on Friday. According to Odunaro, the water supply projects, which were based on communal requests, priority and technical feasibility, are ongoing and at various stages of completion, ranging from site assessment and surveying to drilling, casing, pump installation and testing. He said the projects were expected to be…
…state governors on measures to reduce transportation costs on Friday through its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC described the move as a mere “political gimmick” that is coming three years too late. The party said the President and the governors were not genuinely interested in bringing d…
A former National Coordinator of the National Poverty Eradication Programme, Professor Magnus Kpakol, has warned that cash transfers alone cannot lift Nigerians out of poverty, urging the Federal Government to focus more on building productive capacity and creating sustainable incomes. Kpakol, who spoke during an inter…
…labour movement. The party’s condolence was contained in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Ken Asogwa, on Friday. Asogwa said Ugboaja was “a strong unionist, committed democrat and pillar of support to the current leadership of the Labour Party,” adding that his death had created “a painful void n…
…country through marriage fraud, naming two specific consequences they faceOne of the penalties the US government listed involves a lengthy prison sentence that could significantly alter the life of any immigrant found guiltyBeyond imprisonment, the US government revealed a penalty that could significantly affect those…
Kaduna Governor Uba Sani approved N810 million for graduates of the state's new vocational institute at its maiden graduation ceremonyEach of the 4,050 graduates will receive N200,000 to help with tools, seed capital, professional registration or transport costsThe Kaduna State Institute of Vocational Training runs thr…
A popular social media personality, Jamaar A Milton, released a video claiming to have court documents proving Yada Awakening and Queen Yada were never legally marriedQueen Yada had announced the end of their eight-year relationship on Instagram, sharing disturbing allegations about physical abuse during their time tog…
…in the k!dnapping of a commercial driver, Idris Zakari Baba, and other related criminal activities. Iniedu said investigation by the police revealed that the victim was allegedly lured under the pretext of conveying Mohammed from Abuja to Zaria before being intercepted by armed men, taken into the bush and held until a…
…some hostage-release agreements involving food and other supplies. For its actor-level analysis, SBM said it identified groups based on reports from individual incidents and attributed ransom payments to the group specifically identified as responsible. Where no particular group could be identified, the perpetrators we…
…businessman, Afolabi Kazeem Michael, popularly known as KC Luxury, has dragged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) before the Federal High Court in Lagos, challenging his continued detention and requesting his immediate release or bail. Afolabi also demands N190 million in damages from the anti-narcotics a…
…kind recorded by the agency. According to the statement, “a 53-year-old Nigerian national Celestine Ikenna Godwin” was arrested “in possession of 9,020 ecstasy tablets some quantities of suspected cannabis ruderalis (skunk).” The agency added that the suspect “was arrested with a machine suspected to be used for manufa…