…out of one he had previously requestedPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!A civic group backing the Nigeria Police Force has publicly accused popular activist and social media personality Vincent Otse Martins, widely known as VeryDarkMan or VDM, of…

…aside to back the leading candidatesPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over nine years of experience covering politics, elections, public affairs, and governance in Nigeria and Africa.Osogbo, Osun state -…

…belonging to a different political partyPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Activist and African Action Congress presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has clapped back at Afrobeat superstar Davido following a social media clash that has set social m…

…do not always reflect people's realities. 🔎 Stay updated: Set GistReel as a favorite source on Google to catch our stories first. The actress said she does not identify with the "big girl" lifestyle and prefers maintaining her privacy while focusing on having enough money to travel and enjoy her life. She also suggeste…

…SIM International describes itself as “an evangelical mission agency, working with churches around the world” with teams in more than 70 countries. Niger authorities did not immediately issue any statement. Following Rideout’s kidnapping, the US State Department revised its travel advisory for Niger to the highest leve…

Former boxer Prichard Colón di£s at 33 ten years after tragic fight left him with brain injury (video) Former Puerto Rican boxer, Prichard Colón, has di£d at the age of 33. He passed away on Thursday, August 13, nearly 11 years after a tragic fight gave him a brain haemorrhage that left him in a persistent vegetative s…

…I felt immediate discomfort watching that can’t even imagine how the girl must feel. Source Another lady commenting on the trending video, shared her own personal experience: I remember When I was traveling from Benin to Asaba few years ago, I was sitting by the window. The man next to me was an older, very respectable…

"There is nothing in this world that would make me go for a DNA test on children I already love - Nigerian man says A Nigerian man has sparked a debate on social media after sharing his take on paternity fraud. In a video making the rounds on social media, the man declared that he would continue to love and claim any c…

…truck during a night fighting patrol by troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE. A security source told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about midnight on Thursday, August 13, 2026, when troops conducting a night patrol along the Kyado""Jootar road discovered two lifeless bodies inside a Dangote truck with regist…

Hospital building collapses in Calabar after devastating landslide triggered by torrential rainfall (video) Unicem hospital building collapsed in Calabar, Cross River State following a devastating landslide by triggered torrential rainfall. A Calabar based pharmacist Mr Mekzy, who shared the video on X, said the incide…

"I did not create myself" Slim man with protruding b00bs asks people to stop bodyshaming him A slim man who has prominent breasts like a woman has spoken out agaist bodyshaming. The man went topless to show his chest and questioned why people have no issues with other men going topless, but when he does, he's told to c…

…the ICPC was increasingly focusing on preventing corruption and protecting public resources through interventions rather than relying solely on prosecution. “It is better for us to do that than to engage in filing criminal charges. How many charges can we file?” he asked. He said the commission had recovered or secured…

…wal-Muslimin, an al-Qaeda affiliate active in the region. Reuters, citing diplomatic sources, reported that three armed men took Rideout to Tillaberi following his abduction. The US had warned its citizens against travelling to Niger shortly after the kidnapping, citing an increased risk of terrorism, crime and civil u…

…expanding the scope of health management in our teaching hospitals by providing more resources to the hospitals,” he said. He also emphasised the importance of ethics, confidentiality and proper documentation, warning that poor record management could expose healthcare workers and institutions to legal and professional…

…consequences for foreign nationalsPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Pascal Oparada is a journalist with Legit.ng, covering technology, energy, stocks, investment, and the economy for over a decade.The Canadian government has reminded foreign natio…

I don't know how I look - Actress Uche Ogbodo shares day 1 update after facial lift procedure (video) Nollywood actress Uche Ogbodo has shared a video showing her recovery just one day after undergoing a facelift procedure. While the actress admitted she is currently dissatisfied with her immediate post-surgery appeara…

…and settlement scheduled for August 19PAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Legit.ng journalist Victor Enengedi has over a decade's experience covering energy, MSMEs, technology, banking and the economy.The Debt Management Office (DMO), on behalf of t…

…is reportedly doing "pretty good" in jail as his murder trial begins in Las Vegas, and sources say he is not particularly nervous about potentially receiving a life sentence if convicted.Davis' trial began Monday, August 10, with jury selection after he pleaded not guilty to the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur. Prosecutors…

…agency announced the postponement in a public notice signed by the Director of Human Resources, ACG Issaka Ahmed, and posted on its X handle on Friday. “In order to ensure a thorough, transparent and accurate process, we are unable to release the list of shortlisted candidates as scheduled,” the notice stated. The agen…

…along with a command support unit, technical rescue teams, officers and other resources.The witness described the rear carriage as being 'completely on its side at the bottom of the small embankment'. Passengers were escorted away from the train and 'walked on a dusty track into a housing estate'. Photos taken afterwar…

…Aliyu, has been arrested by the Kwara State Police Command over an alleged plan to purchase an AK-47 rifle for N1.6m in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state. Aliyu was arrested by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Section on August 3, 2026, following actionable intelligence that he was negotiating with one Aliyu M…

…According to Diiadem's initial account, Dabota had attempted to introduce Ehi to Churchill""whom Diiadem allegedly dated. Listen to the voice note below... by Linda Ikeji at 14/08/2026 12:53 AM | Share this Story

…his point, Makinde said economic policies should ultimately be measured by citizens’ purchasing power rather than official statistics. “When our mothers go to the market, they don’t experience economic policy as a statistic. They experience it in what their money can buy. How much rice, beans and gari they can take hom…

…the appropriate law enforcement agencies have been formally invited to investigate the source of the recording, those responsible for its manipulation and dissemination, and the criminal motives behind its circulation. “In addition, our legal team has been instructed to pursue all available civil and criminal remedies…

…parents and neighbours to remain more vigilant. Our correspondent gathered from family sources on Thursday that Lemuel was playing with other children in the neighbourhood on Monday before he was reportedly sent on an errand to buy an item for his father. Sources said the boy, who was reportedly unwell at the time, did…