…Command has foiled a suspected kidnapping attempt and rescued a 16-year-old victim, Favour Ayogu, at Ekene Junction, along Oguta Road, Onitsha, the commercial hub of the state. PUNCH Online gathered that the victim was allegedly abducted in Igboeze South Local Government Area of Enugu State by a kidnap syndicate and la…

…on national security. He said the truth must be established “clearly and without fear or favour.” However, Gwarzo said his personal knowledge of Buba over the years had given him confidence in his character. “I have known him in quiet moments and in difficult seasons. I have watched his character under pressure. I know…

…alleged that the administration of Governor Alex Otti was not practising a system that favoured citizens’ welfare, said it was wrong to sack workers or retire them before their due dates. “If the rule says you will work 35 years and you retire, or 60 years; if you don’t attain those milestones, a welfarist government w…

…1st respondent as the NDC's governorship candidate, and urged the court to rule in his favour on the basis that he polled the highest number of votes.Justice Obiora Egwuatu is presiding over the matter, which is adjourned to September 7, 2026, for further proceedings.Peter Obi, who joined the NDC as its presidential ca…

…news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!The euro also moved in the naira's favour, with the rate falling N3.58 to N1,538.43 per euro. At GTBank's forex counter, the naira improved by N5 against the dollar to close at N1,338, though it remained flat at N1,375 in the parallel market.Naira Eyes Best Annual Per…

…and GM systems as “agro-epistemicide”—the erosion of indigenous seed-saving knowledge in favour of perpetual dependency. It echoes colonial patterns in which imported systems displaced local ones in the name of modernisation. Regulators push back. An NBRDA-backed op-ed argues Nigeria’s approved GM crops were developed…

…the process, nobody was arrested, and the court awarded over N100 million in their favour. The case with the owner of Sahara Reporters, Sowore, is the same. Even from day one when he went to court, the court asked if we objected to his bail, and we said no because we didn’t arrest him in the first place. He was granted…

…month after the couple reportedly met on the beaches of Le Touquet, the Macron family's favoured Channel resort. Friends have drawn comparisons with Brigitte Macron, 73, who was a married 40-year-old teacher and mother of three when Emmanuel Macron, then 15, fell in love with her in Amiens. French President Emmanuel Ma…

…would not mark the end of his presidential ambitions but simply a deferral to a more favourable moment.

The Founder of the Clear Revelation Ministry, Apostle Oluwarotimi Adeyeye, has urged President Bola Tinubu to shelve his plan to seek re-election in 2027, citing concerns over the economic and security situation in the country. Adeyeye made the call during an interactive session with newsmen at the weekend, where he ex…

…seeking an order directing the NDLEA to release him immediately or admit him to bail on favourable terms pending the filing of any criminal charges. He also alleged that NDLEA operatives searched his residence at Movamo Court, Banana Island, Lagos, after his arrest without presenting a search warrant. The applicant cla…

…Meehan "may have been intoxicated" during the nasty ordeal. Two Tree Island is a favoured 259-hectare nature reserve situated next to the Thames Estuary in Leigh-on-Sea. It serves as a winter sanctuary for a range of ducks and other birds. The District Judge stated: "You pled guilty to this straight away. "That means y…

…him of dodging questions. He also mocked Rufai's interviewing style, comparing it unfavourably with how he handles political figures. He ended by sarcastically suggesting that Rufai should work for the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), calling him a "sports director" because, according to him, "you play too much." b…

I know my husband. He did not r@pe or k!ll Favour. I stand with him 100% - Wife of content creator, Odogwu Assaba breaks her silence The wife of content creator, Ifeanyi Ogbonna aka Oodgwu Asaaba, has come out to defend him weeks after he was arrested for alleged r@pe and de@th of the victim, Favour Agbro. The 20-year-…

…His words, “I would imagine that the former VP’s advisors have not done him any favour. Look, you now have a government that has sufficient funds without any form of interruption to pay salaries, as I told you, without running to the federal government to ask for any sort of loans, to pay salaries. Some of this is bein…

…I want us to understand that in signing the peace accord, we are not doing the country a favour. We are committing ourselves to what we ordinarily should do. When I read through it, I didn’t see anything that I wasn’t already doing. I think it is in the Bible that they say it is only the sick who need the physician, an…

…Kyiv has a window of several months to make key decisions needed to turn the tide in its favour. Fedorov, a young reformer whose dismissal last month sparked weeks of protests, said Ukraine lacked any overall vision for how to win the four-year-old conflict, and was hobbled by its failure to innovate. Engrained corrupt…

…mysteriously delayed, billboard charges raised beyond reasonable reach, state media favouring incumbents, or security rules applied firmly to one party and leniently to another. Individually, such incidents may appear administrative. Collectively, they can alter the character of an election. Democracy may preserve the…

…government and the police command, stressing that his administration was seeking “no favour other than fair policing.” The governor further urged the new CP to reorganise the internal operations of the command and address units he alleged had been compromised or perceived as partisan. “I know you will be worried that O…

…describing Atiku as “ignorant of governance and the economy.” Atiku accuses Tinubu of favouring oil companies with tax incentives amid rising petrol prices

…drainage and other infrastructure remain important, but some governments appear to favour conspicuous projects while schools, healthcare facilities, water supply and other basic services receive inadequate attention,” he said. The removal of petrol subsidy and other economic reforms introduced by the Federal Government…

…drainage and other infrastructure remain important, but some governments appear to favour conspicuous projects while schools, healthcare facilities, water supply and other basic services receive inadequate attention,” he said. Abubakar also criticised the concentration of development projects in major urban and politic…

…to win the 2027 presidential election, citing structural and economic factors that favour the incumbent.Olaoye listed five reasons he believes Tinubu enters the next election cycle as the front-runner.Debate sparks as analyst lists Tinubu's pivotal factors for upcoming elections. Photo Peter Obi>He published the analys…

…candidate, a move that would require setting aside individual party interests in favour of a unified challenger. On another, the G-100, a group of influential figures pressing for opposition solidarity, has been pushing the same message: fragmented parties cannot win alone.Why Wike, G-100 coalitions may decide who wins…

Upon resting the 2018 Osun governorship election in favour of Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, this writer packaged and submitted a memorandum titled: HUMBLE OBSERVATIONS, HELPFUL TIPS AS ASSUMPTION BECKONS. The memo was not a trifling note. It was a proposal on salutary performance strategies for the administration of the incomin…