…were ongoing to apprehend the alleged principal suspect, identified as Yusuf Iliya Sani, and other collaborators. In a related development, troops of Sector 2, working alongside personnel of the Nigeria Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal team, destroyed three IEDs planted by terrorists along the Magami–Dansadau road in…
…8, 2026:CFA: N2.27Yuan/Renminbi: N198.75Danish krona: N199.36Euro: N1,490.22Yen: N8.42Riyal: N354.80South African rand: N80.00SDR: N1,800.79Swiss franc: N1,597.44Pounds sterling: N1,759.17US dollar: N1,332.10WAUA: N1,800.13UAE dirham: N362.70Tanzania restricts dollar use for local transactionsEarlier, Legit.ng reported…
…The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/368/2026, was filed on February 24 by his counsel, Oluwole Iyamu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.Why the court threw out the suitThe judge found that el-Rufai had filed similar suits before both the FCT High Court and the Federal High Court, accepting the respondents' argument that running par…
…month. In a statement on Thursday, ADC-PCC Director of Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the decision amounted to an admission that the government’s economic policies had imposed severe hardship on Nigerians. “After over three years of subjecting Nigerians to excruciating pain through the reckless removal of…
By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The National Coordinator of the Safe Schools Initiative, Hajiya Halima Iliya, has called for stronger collaboration between the initiative and the Armed Forces of Nigeria to enhance the security of schools across the country. Iliya made the call on Thursday when she paid a courtesy visit to…
…after gunmen attacked a construction site along the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway in Maiyama Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The victims included two security operatives and an expatriate working on the road construction project, while two civilians sustained gunshot injuries. The incident occurred at a constructio…
…sentenced to five years in prison and handed a massive fine of three million Saudi riyals (£600,000). Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said that an appeal seeking to reduce his sentence was rejected by Saudi authorities. Then in a dramatic turn, Saudi prosecutors appealed for him to be prosecuted under Sharia…
…have allegedly k!lled a kidnapped boy after collecting ransom from his family in Jibiya Local Government Area of Katsina State. According to information provided to security analyst Zagazola Makama, the three suspects, all reportedly from the same community as the victim, allegedly conspired to kidnap a boy identified…
…and Filipino nationalities. A separate strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Wednesday, October 7, killed one Sudanese resident and wounded eight people, among them five Saudi citizens and residents of Egyptian and Pakistani nationalities.Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group target…
…at the launch, the President and Chairman of the Governing Council of CIFCFIN, Dr Iliyasu Gashinbaki, said the programme was informed by findings from a 2026 engineering study. Gashinbaki said the study documented 111 validated building-collapse incidents between 2015 and 2025, resulting in 321 deaths and 344 injuries.…
…members of the immediate community, one Ms Precious Yohanna, 27 years old, a native of Riyam in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State and resident of Daki-Biu/Jabi area of the FCT, was traced and arrested in connection with the crime.''Further investigation revealed that the suspect, who is the mother of the dece…
…N1,498.03Swiss franc: N1,600.76SDR: N1,802.78WAUA: N1,800.87UAE dirham: N362.33Riyal: N354.54Yuan/Renminbi: N198.50Danish krone: N200.37South African rand: N80.43Yen: N8.42CFA: N2.27SEC to introduce new rules for brokers, platformsEarlier, Legit.ng reported that Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is dra…
…to a report of an assault and arrested a 17-year-old girl, identified as Miss Aliyah Suleiman. The suspect reportedly attacked Mr Nanle James with a pistol, hitting him on the forehead and inflicting injuries. The victim was initially rushed to COCIN Hospital, Busa Buji, before he was referred to the Plateau State Hosp…
…for prosecution. In a separate incident, the PPRO said a 20-year-old man, Lawisi Safiyanu, of Chamo village, allegedly stabbed a 25-year-old man, Muhammad Abba, in Dutse LGA on October 1, 2026, following a disagreement over a N500 balance. He explained that Abba had bought a mobile handset from Safiyanu for N1,500, pai…
…Aisha Toro, has passed away following her battle with depression. A close friend, Basarakiya, confirmed the tragic news and announced that Aisha will be laid to rest on Wednesday, October 7, after a funeral prayer at Jumma'a Mosque, Senior Staff Quarters, BSADP in Bauchi State. Aisha had openly shared her mental health…
…case file are to be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) at Iyaganku for further investigation and prosecution.The Commissioner of Police for the Oyo State Command, CP Abimbola Ayodeji Olugbenga, ordered a thorough investigation into the matter and said anyone found culpable would face just…
…of the RC of the NNPCL, Bayo Adelere. A female union member identified as Joy Osueiya said, “When the RC visited the last time, he said we should wait till January 2027, and we are here to say no. January 2027 is too late. “While the GCO will approve something to be implemented for us on October 1st and the RC will say…
…were reported killed and several others abducted when bandits attacked Dutsin Dan Ajiya village in Anka Local Government Area, while 11 others were confirmed killed in an attack on Ware community in Tsafe. The violence continued in subsequent months, with residents abducted in Maradun and seven students kidnapped in Ka…
…the distinguished guests were HRH Emeka Gabriel Umeh, Engr. Sadiq Isa Abubakar, Dr. Iliya Karniliyus Salu, Dr. Emmanuel Sanni, Dr. Lawan Musa Tahir, Dr. Nwankwo Chizoba, Dr. Hauwa’u Bello-Gambari, Dr. Bello A.M., and other prominent members of Nigeria’s business and medical community. Their presence added significance…
…The Command said the Commissioner of Police, Plateau State Command, CP Ayodeji Faniyan, had directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Department of Investigations to take full charge of the investigation and ensure that the perpetrators were arrested and prosecuted. “The Command strongly condemns this…
…delegation was led on the tour by the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Ahmed Maiyaki; Commissioner for Health, Hajiya Umma K. Ahmed; and the KADRA managing director. Others included the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Affairs, Mock Samuel Kure; Special Adviser to the Governor on Student Affa…
…to his involvement in the k!lling and agreed to lead troops to the gang's hideouts in Jibiyal Forest to facilitate the recovery of weapons and arrest of other members. However, at about 8:00 p.m. on October 2, troops, accompanied by local hunters, reportedly encountered other members of the gang while moving towards th…
…personnel. In the statement, the Commissioner for Marine and Blue Economy, Denis Iyaghigba, said he had received preliminary reports of the unfortunate boat mishap. The commissioner said the preliminary information available to him indicated that the boat was ferrying passengers when a strong water current swept it int…
…ECI of acting at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. They have said they will march to the Election Commission in New Delhi on Tuesday, and hold “Save Democracy” rallies countrywide afterwards. The CJP has called for a “massive mobilisation of young Indians” in New Del…
…The groom's attire consists of a wrapper and white singlet. A Facebook user, Agbu Jibaniya posted the photo on Saturday, October 3, 2026. According to him, the wrapper and singlet is the traditional outfit of the Jukun Wapan people in Wukari, Taraba State. His bride wore a white wedding dress. The groom's best man wore…