Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dragged President Bola Tinubu before the Federal High Court, Abuja, seeking to disqualify him from contesting the 2027 presidential election over an alleged forged National Youth Service Corps certificate. Atiku personally appeared at the court registry on Friday to depose to an…

…to the Adeleke family.Davido responded on social media by calling Sowore "arindin," a Yoruba word for a foolish person, and the post quickly spread across platforms.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!Rather than back down, Sowore took to his official X handle and redirected…

By Shina Abubakar Osogbo The All Progressives Congress, APC campaign media committee has raised fresh alarm over the importation of political thugs into the government house just less than 24 hours to the governorship election. Speaking with newsmen at the Correspondents’ Chapel in Osogbo, on behalf of the committee, M…

Photos of missing Dubai-based Nigerian woman allegedly "m8rdered" in Lagos The family of a missing 26-year-old Dubai-based Nigerian woman allegedly robbed and m8rdered in Lagos has said they are unable to establish whether she is alive or d3ad. Nigeria Police Force had earlier declared Chukwunyere Esther Chinaza missin…

…prompting officers to immediately mobilize to the scene. The victim was rushed to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, where he is receiving treatment. Habib said the suspect was arrested shortly after the incident and confessed during interrogation. "The Bauchi State Police Command wishes t…

…with both sides presenting sharply different versions of what happened.How Obi Cubana visited Enyimba FCMeanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that Obi Cubana had visited Enyimba FC.Nigerian socialite Obinna Iyeiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, paid a surprise visit to the match venue of Enyimba at their home grou…

WHEN the curtain rose on the golden age of Yoruba travelling theatre in the 1950s, few could have imagined that a young woman from Osogbo would become one of the enduring faces of a cultural movement that would shape generations of Nigerian entertainers. Today, at over nine decades old, Grace Owoola Oyin-Adejobi, fondl…

…Grandfather confesses to s3xually abusing 14-year-old girl in Gombe A 64-year-old man, Abubakar Aliyu, has confessed to s3xually abusing a 14-year-old girl at his medicine shop in Arawa Quarters, Gombe. Aliyu, a grandfather with several grandchildren, was arrested following a report by the child's mother. The suspect a…

I am a Yoruba man. If a Hausa or Igbo person is interpreting my words, it may not be correct" - Senator Fadahunsi speaks after honoring police invitation Senator Francis Fadahunsi has insisted that the comment he made in the viral video was misinterpreted by people who do not understand Yoruba. Recall that singer David…

…election, Davido who is an indigine of the state, quoted the Senator who spoke in Yoruba, as saying''"From now on, whenever you see Accord members, kill them. I authorise you to kill them. They have wives and children too. This is a Federal Government election. On election day, even if they come with voters card, we wo…

…expected to grace the event are: Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dayo Mobereola, and the Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Dr Pius Akutah, among other key industry regulators and…

…2,000 and 4,000 units annually. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, disclosed this on Wednesday at the High-Level National Policy Dialogue on Agricultural Mechanisation held in Abuja. Kyari said the twin policy instruments were designed to move Nigeria “from agricultural potential to…

…forward Mason Greenwood, who left for Fenerbahce, and Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who headed to Spanish side Deportivo La Coruña. AFP

…Assistant to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu's "all is fair" comment has set the stage for extreme action ahead of the Osun State governorship election. Olarenwaju blamed Osun East senator, Francis Fadahunsi's alleged inflammatory comm…

Politics Osun election: Thugs allegedly kill two APC members in fresh attack Published on August 12, 2026 By Francis Ezediuno Tension has heightened in Ilesa, Osun State, following reported attacks that left two All Progressives Congress, APC, members dead and several others injured ahead of the state governorship elec…

…Party at the ballot box. On Monday, a video went viral showing Fadahunsi speaking in Yoruba while accusing members of the Accord Party of attacking APC supporters and urging those at a gathering in Ilesa to confront Accord supporters. The senator was also seen challenging those present to film him and post the videos o…

…Chairman of the state traditional rulers council and Ibenanowei of Ekpetiama clan, King Bubaraye Dakolo (Agada IV), commended PINL for contributing to peace and stability in the Niger Delta through its stakeholder engagement, outreach programmes and scholarship scheme. The monarch cautioned against third party interfer…

…Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan's leadershipSalami Etudaiye was named Director-General, while Abubakar Yahaya Karaku was appointed Campaign ChairmanSenator Natasha charged the new team to pursue a house-to-house, polling-unit-by-polling-unit strategy across the districtPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at…

…District to Edo State. The governor, represented by his Deputy, Senator Umar Abubakar Tafida, handed the rescued children over to their parents and warned parents against allowing strangers to take their children to unknown destinations under the guise of offering them better educational opportunities. The children wer…

…circulating in a video on social media. In the video, Fadahunsi was seen speaking in Yoruba and heard accusing Accord Party members of attacking members of the All Progressives Congress, as he urged the gathering to attack Accord Party supporters in Ilesa. He was also seen daring those present to record his remarks and…

Juju musician Saint Janet, Yoruba actress Temitope Osoba, filmmaker Dimbo Atiya and relationship coach Lara Kudayisi Don-Momoh all died within days of each otherTemitope Osoba, 40, had publicly shared her cancer battle before her death, with her burial set for August 13 in Ogun StateDimbo Atiya, 53, was behind acclaime…

…life. Also speaking, the Sultan of Sokoto and co-Chairman of NIREC, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, called for greater implementation of agreements reached at conferences, saying Nigeria does not lack solutions to its problems. “We don’t lack solutions to our problems. What we lack is implementation.–how to implement what…

…to his congregants in his mosque somewhere in the Southwest, Adeba, who spoke in Yoruba, said;''God said you should go to w@r with them. take them as slaves, lock them inside their house, tell them they can't go to the market or anywhere, they must not be seen outside. We Muslims have the right to lock infidels in thei…

Mrs Habiba Abubakar is the Country Managing Director, Zoomlion, a waste management expert company. In this interview, she speaks on the essence of road rehabilitation and waste disposal platforms delivered by the company at Olusosun dumpsite in Lagos as well as the firm’s partnership on waste management with the Lagos…

…other changes in outstanding obligations. Kaduna State under the leadership of Governor Uba Sani provides one of the clearest examples of the difference between fresh borrowing and an increase in reported debt stock. At the beginning of January, the Kaduna State Government denied reports that the administration was bor…