…by troops of Sector 7, Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), have been k!lled during an encounter with members of their alleged criminal syndicate in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the five suspects were arrested on October 2 and October 5, 2026 by troops of Sub-Secto…
…shared on her social media page, the actress warned about the growing presence of counterfeit and potentially harmful products in the country. Ezeonu expressed concern that fake medicines, baby food and other consumer products could pose serious risks to children, families and unsuspecting consumers. She urged Nigerian…
Gunmen broke into multiple homes at Alrahus Estate in Kaduna's Millennium City around 11:30pm on Monday, moving from house to houseThe husband of the pregnant woman said he was in Abuja when his wife called to warn him that attackers were forcing their way into their compoundThe abductors contacted the husband after fl…
…international oil prices could provide some support to Nigeria’s fiscal and external accounts through stronger oil earnings. It projected Nigeria’s current account surplus to widen from 4.8 per cent of GDP in 2025 to 6.0 per cent in 2026, before narrowing to 3.4 per cent by 2028 as oil prices normalise and import deman…
…Kenya Airways (@KenyaAirways) %%SOCIAL_EMBED_0%% The passenger reportedly became unresponsive at about 9:20 p.m. Nigerian time, approximately 20 minutes before the aircraft landed. “Kenya Airways PLC (“KQ”) confirms that on Tuesday, 06 October 2026, our flight from Nairobi to Lagos experienced a medical emergency on bo…
…aggressive before boarding and should not have been allowed to board the flight. It is unclear what led to his de@th or why he made several attempts to disembark midair. The airline is yet to release an official statement on the incident. Watch the trending videos from the aircraft below View this post on Instagram A p…
…judgement on Monday, October 5, 2026, the presiding judge, Justice M.M. Gwatana, found the defendant guilty of culpable homicide punishable with d3ath under Section 221 of the Kogi State Penal Code, 2019. The judge held that the prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant intentionally inflicted f…
…fees, even the boost to the Nigerian economy. "We are exploring all our options as a country and nothing is off the table." Meanwhile, the Jamaican Football Federation (JFF) said: "CONCACAF takes player eligibility matters very seriously and expects the applicable regulations and procedures to be applied consistently a…
A New Jersey insurance executive f@tally shot his wife and daughter before turning the gun on himself inside their mansion. David Grodnick, 61, his wife Lora Grodnick, 62, and daughter, Sloane Grodnick, 24, were each found with gunshot wounds to the head in the Montgomery Township home on Oct. 2, according to the Somer…
Suspected gunmen seized Pa Joseph Iduoriyekemwen, 90, from his home in Amagba, Benin City, in the early hours of TuesdayThe abduction of the ADC Edo South senatorial candidate's father has raised fears of a political motive behind the attackEdo State Commissioner for Information Kassim Afegbua condemned the kidnapping…
…pests and diseases disrupt farming activities, slash yields and leave farmers counting losses running into billions of Naira. The situation, according to farmers and agricultural experts who spoke with Vanguard Agrobiz, is also discouraging investment in food production, with farmers, agribusinesses and financial insti…
…The attackers later allegedly set a motorcycle ablaze before passing through villages around the Sanyin Nawal community. Bakatsine added that the bandits encountered a passenger vehicle while returning in the evening, around Maghrib, and opened fire. He identified the police officer killed in the attack as Inspector Is…
…to DAILY POST on Wednesday. According to him, the suspect, who claimed to be of unsound mind, allegedly jumped into his elder brother’s residence, poured petrol inside his room and set it ablaze. The fire left Basiru and his wife with serious burns. The victims were subsequently taken by relatives to a traditional medi…
…agreement with a former office manager in 2010, about five years after leaving the BND, under which he would receive confidential information in exchange for payment. Hanning is “strongly suspected of treasonous espionage, spying out state secrets, attempted treason, and espionage,” prosecutors said. He was arrested in…
…post on X on Wednesday, saying it had been 144 days since the children were abducted by gunmen on May 15, 2026. Amnesty said the incident was part of a wider pattern of abductions affecting communities across northern Nigeria, warning that the continued insecurity was putting the education and future of thousands of ch…
…ahead of the 2027 general electionsSowore posted the demand on his verified X account on Tuesday, October 6, linking decent pay to electoral integrityThe AAC presidential candidate warned he would join electoral workers in boycotting the 2027 polls over poor working conditionsPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred…
***Navy cordons off crash site By Dayo Johnson, Kingsley Omonobi, Henry Umoru, Joseph Erunke & Ozioruva Aliu AKURE — Swampy and near-inaccessible terrain has stalled evacuation of remains of victims of the Nigerian Air Force plane which crashed at Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State on M…
The six Area Council Chairmen of the Federal Capital Territory have again failed to appear before the House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee to answer questions over alleged financial infractions totalling about N100bn. The chairmen had requested September 22, 2026, as the date for their appearance before t…
…companies said closer cooperation across the insurance value chain would be critical to understanding customers’ changing needs, developing relevant products and rebuilding public confidence in insurance. They emphasised the role of brokers as an important link between insurers and policyholders, particularly in identi…
…said this on Tuesday while addressing the 153rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Arusha, Tanzania, where he identified inclusion, trust and opportunity as the pillars of a democracy that delivers tangible benefits to citizens. The Senate President, who is also Chairman of Nigeria’s National Assembly and hea…
…a r0bb£ry last year. In the video, Bo pointed out footage showing the nanny waking up around 3am after receiving a message before allegedly going to the window to monitor the surroundings. She said the nanny then went into the bathroom, where there was no CCTV camera, and allegedly made a phone call before returning to…
…home of Ifeanyi Chukwu and his family on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, armed with a Dane gun, cutlasses and a clubTwo children were allegedly tied up and thrown into a nearby river during the attack, with recovery efforts still ongoingPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher…
GistReel Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted he deserves to be punished for walking out of Portugal’s Nations League camp but insists he has no intention of retiring from international football. The 41-year-old left the squad last week after being an unused substitute against Norway and subsequently learning that he would n…
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…on Instagram!The visit to Jonathan, who served as Nigeria's president from 2010 to 2015 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), signals the kind of cross-party outreach that typically intensifies as major election cycles approach. Jonathan remains a significant figure in Nigerian political circles, and engagement wit…