…corps members serving in the state. Photo Governor's Message to Corps MembersAbdulRazaq said the grant is

…sidelines of the conference, INGAF Founder and Executive Director Amb. Emmanuel Idiagi said the award was created to restore dignity to the teaching profession and encourage innovators to remain in education. He disclosed that roughly 30 teachers drawn from Benue, Kaduna, the FCT, and Cote d'Ivoire have been recognised…

…died in Nigeria on Friday, 2 September 2026, sending shockwaves across West AfricaInitial reports pointed to complications from a cosmetic procedure, but Fatim Bakayoko's husband firmly denied she had undergone any plastic surgeryThe exact circumstances surrounding Fatim Bakayoko's death remain unresolved, with her fam…

…withholding vital passenger information when they approached its office for assistance, raising fresh questions about the firm’s handling of the incident. Read Also: NYSC members’ abduction: Tinubu’s alleged laxity emboldening terrorists — Makinde campaign The parents said they visited Eduak King Transport Company at S…

…CSP Aniete *niedu made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja The statement said the DIG arrived in Imo State with two Commissioners of Police and conducted an on-the-spot assessment of the situation and the ongoing search-and-rescue efforts. It added that the DIG also reviewed the operational strategies, deplo…

…introduce mandatory prison sentences for people convicted of defrauding Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, while proposing personal financial liability for state and local politicians who knowingly fail to stop fraud. Trump made the call in a video posted on Truth Social on Saturday, saying the proposed legislatio…

The abduction of prospective NYSC members remained a major development on Saturday as families of 20 Oyo graduates said kidnappers gave them 24 hours to raise N1bn ransom. In a separate update on the same incident, Imo police said they had located the suspected abductors’ camp but delayed a raid because intelligence in…

…prayed for strength and comfort for Odey’s family, colleagues and associates. The remains of The PUNCH Akwa Ibom Correspondent, Patrick Odey, were laid to rest in Mbube, Cross River State, on Saturday. In his condolence message, Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, described Odey’s death as a loss to both his family and…

…has joined TIME100 Next 2026 as the only African honouree in business, technology and AIMoniepoint serves more than 20 million customers and powers about eight in ten in-person digital payment transactions in NigeriaTony Elumelu praised Eniolorunda’s journey as the founder, credited his team and customers for the globa…

…over 300 mourners when he suddenly fell about 15 minutes into his messageEyewitnesses said some mourners initially thought the collapse was part of the pastor's dramatic illustration on deathPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!A funeral service in A…

Parents of 20 kidnapped prospective NYSC corps members said abductors contacted them, demanding N50m per victimThe families visited Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, alongside the Oyo State Commissioner of Police to seek interventionImo State police said drones located the suspected camp, but a rescue operati…

…between Akpa-Mbakor and Agasha in Benue State, where a leader in one of the communities said over 500 houses have been razed in two months. Community leader and environmental consultant, Arc. Patrick Ukura, said the destruction in Akpa, a community in Mbakor, Tarka Local Government Area, includes his ancestral home and…

…Government’s Special Prosecution Team of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Petroleum Theft said that since its inception, it has secured 137 convictions of oil thieves from different courts of competent jurisdiction. This comes as the Nigerian Navy and the Inter-Agency Task Force discovered a 40,000-litre capacity illegal…

…over the botched execution of convicted murderer Christa Pike, Governor Bill Lee said Saturday. Lee said in a statement that commissioner Frank Strada would leave his post this month. Pike’s lawyers say she is in critical condition, unconscious and on a ventilator in a hospital, after her execution by lethal injection…

…Officer of the command, Olayinka Ayanlade made the revelations in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday in Ibadan, the State capital. Ayanlade explained that the suspects belong to an armed robbery gang and were responsible for a deadly robbery attack at Wofun Olodo Area of Ibadan, during which a 44-year-ol…

…appeal when they visited the traditional ruler at his residence in Ibadan on Saturday. DAILY POST gathered that about 19 prospective NYSC members were kidnapped in the early hours of Thursday. It was learnt that the victims left Ibadan on Wednesday and were heading to NYSC camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom States. The victim…

…of the National Agricultural Growth Scheme and Agro-Pocket (NAGS-AP). The government said the scheme is part of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Prof. Ademola Adenle, Senior Special Adviser on Agriculture and Innovation to the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, disclosed this in an interview with th…

…Saturday during Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s inspection of the damaged section. Wieser said the company was conducting surveys and hydraulic assessments to determine the appropriate structure after the road collapsed following six days of heavy rainfall. “At present, we are only doing emergency work to enable traffic…

…on Wednesday, September 30, but were delayed by traffic around Benin, Edo State. He said the vehicles eventually reached Onitsha, Anambra State, late in the day. They could not continue the journey because of the condition of the road, so the drivers and passengers spent the night in Oba. Akpan said the buses resumed t…

…of the command, the arrest was effected after operatives while on routine patrol around Airport Bridge Taxi Park, observed a fully tinted navy blue Volkswagen vehicle with registration number KMC567LQ parked with its windows wound up. However, the vehicle was shaking. Adeh said the officers, suspecting foul play, appro…

…Anita Joseph. The denial follows heavy allegations made by Anita's sister, Sandra, who claimed that MC Fish was physically abusive toward the actress. Sandra specifically alleged that he pushed Anita during a pregnancy, causing a fall that ultimately led to the loss of their unborn child. However, during a joint interv…

…curfew was in effectCommunity leaders condemned the killings and warned residents against conducting mining activities during restricted hoursPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Two people have been killed after suspected gunmen attacked a mining si…

Social media personality Mandy Kiss publicly apologised to singer Naira Marley over past actions against himMandy Kiss admitted she was intimidated by pressure at the time and joined the wave of criticism against the singer on social mediaFans have since reacted to the apology, with opinions sharply divided over whethe…

…irregular migrants parked in a rest stop along a northern French motorway, officials said Saturday. The vehicle was found on Friday, around 30 kilometres (20 miles) north of the city of Troyes, which is located southeast of Paris and around 300 kilometres from the Channel, according to the local prosecutor’s office. A…

Nigeria’s Sand Eagles will use a two-legged friendly series against defending African champions Senegal to sharpen their preparations for their Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against Ghana, the Nigeria Football Federation said on Friday. Sand Eagles head coach, Abdullahi Isa, described the matche…