…the increasingly international character of the contest. Baki is Ecuadorian-Lebanese but was formally nominated by Tonga, while Sall, a Senegalese, was nominated by Burundi. The Duke-Abiola campaign is pointing to such developments as evidence that the nationality of a candidate and that of the nominating state need no…

…of State for the FCT, Yusuf Abdullahi Ata as Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Ganduje as FAAN board chairman, and Nasiru Gawuna as Federal Mortgage Bank chairman. However, the claim of over 40 such key appointments cannot be independently confirmed from publicly available records. When pre…

…of Press and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Steel Development, Salamatu Jibaniya, read, “The Federal Ministry of Steel Development has signed an agreement aimed at facilitating the revival and full operationalisation of the Delta Steel Company, now known as Premium Steel and Mines Limited, Ovwian-Aladja, D…

…to destroy” the New York State Capitol buildings, court filings showed. Located in Albany near the Canadian border, the New York State Capitol is the nerve center of the state government and contains both houses of the state’s legislature. Jessica Bowie, 35, was charged with attempting to provide material support to de…

…have climbed above $52.5 billion, reaching their highest level in 17 years, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced. The apex bank also disclosed that headline inflation moderated from 15.91 per cent in June to 15.43 per cent in July 2026, with both food and core inflation recording declines during the period.…

…candidate, Donald Duke, has recounted how former military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, allegedly warned former President Olusegun Obasanjo against trusting his then deputy, Atiku Abubakar, during political tensions ahead of the 2003 presidential election. Duke’s account is contained in a new book by Seun Oloketuyi…

…While noting that Adesua has no idea of how much he likes her, Isbae U begged her husband, singer Banky W, not to be threatened by his revelation. VJ Adams asked, “Tell me few people you have a crush on.” Isbae U sharply answered, “Bolaji Ogunmola, I have a crush on her and Adesua. Adesua is married but I like her eh,…

…blamed Nigeria's insecurity crisis on leadership failures, citing Boko Haram, ISWAP, bandits, and IPOBAtiku also promised to restore the fuel subsidy, saying its removal had not improved the lives of ordinary NigeriansPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Atiku Abubakar, the African Democ…

…initiatives aimed at improving the welfare of veterans, including collaboration with the Bank of Industry to facilitate access to low-digit loans for business enterprises by serving and retired personnel and their families. Oluyede also disclosed that the ongoing construction of the Defence Hospital would reserve a per…

…need to also remind Wike, in case he has already forgotten, that five of them abandoned the PDP in the last election, and three of them were from Abia, Enugu and Benue states."The then governors, three of the G-5 governors, attempted to win senatorial seats in their respective states and also failed spectacularly. So,…

"Some women don't love their husbands, they just love the provision" - Media personality, Diaryof9jagirl Media personality, Diaryof9jagirl, has called out women who, according to her, only value their husbands because of what they provide for them. She argued that some women stop loving, respecting or showing patience…

…interest into long-term capital by improving policy certainty, developing a pipeline of bankable projects and creating a more competitive operating environment. It also identified limited access to affordable finance as a major obstacle to private-sector expansion. Private-sector credit stood at 21.3 per cent of GDP, b…

…ruler, adding, “My administration remains resolute in its determination to defeat banditry and all forms of criminality in the state.” Responding, Hirse described the attack as “senseless and deliberate,” saying the victims were asleep when they were killed. “People were asleep when they were massacred. Mangu is one of…

…DSS, Sokoto State Command, has warned of intelligence indicating plans by terrorists and bandit groups to attack tertiary institutions across the state. The warning was contained in a letter dated July 18, 2026, addressed to the Sokoto State Government and signed on behalf of the State Director of Security, B. Abdulazi…

…subcommittee found that more than $40 million in suspicious foreign funds moved into US bank accounts between 2000 and 2008 through Abubakar's wife, Jennifer Douglas, including $14 million sent to American University via offshore shell companies. Despite the findings, the report did not produce criminal charges against…

…non-payment of salaries. Before, for you to pay salaries, you would beg and beg the banks to give you money. But all those things are now things of the past. So, the voodoo economist that Atiku is, he has nothing to offer this country,” he said. On the road projects inspected, Wike expressed satisfaction with the pace…

…Maison de la Presse, the national umbrella organisation of press defence groups, Dante Bandiangou, said the country needed laws that protected journalists in the course of their profession. “We want a healthy media environment with legislation that protects journalists in the exercise of their profession. The expansion…

…a nuanced view to keep everyone happy because marriages differ. "In some homes, the husband does more to keep the home running. But in other homes, the wife is the one paying all the sacrifices. "Well, except where I said I wouldn't have married if I was a woman, considering how marriage takes so much from women. "Many…

…will appear higher in your Google feed!Peter Obi has become the subject of online banter after a viral video appeared to show him chasing away one of his most passionate supporters, Peter Akah.Akah, popularly known as Randy Peter or Peter for Nigeria, is known for his energetic support and online advocacy for the forme…

…model and former Neighbors actress, Scarlet Vas has announced that she and her husband, Tayo Ricci, are expecting their second child together. The couple shared the pregnancy news on Instagram on August 18 after keeping it private for some time. In a video shared on their page, Vas and Ricci, who already have a 19-mont…

…said his administration would continue to prioritise the completion of projects abandoned by previous administrations, noting that such projects were funded with taxpayers’ money and should not be allowed to waste. “This is the first government that has completed abandoned projects from previous administrations. Doing…

…is structured self-sabotage,” he said. He further warned that political sponsors often abandon youths after elections, leaving them to face the consequences of the violence they were recruited to perpetrate. “Those who recruit young men and women to resort to violence will never deploy their own children to the front l…

…that he r@ped her daughters. Fr. Evaristus Bassey took to X to write: 'An only daughter abandoned her job to take care of her dad for more than a year. 'The infirm elderly man thought he was going to die soon and called her to ask for her forgiveness. 'Apparently more than ten years earlier he had r**p*d her two girls…

…alone so she could reach a local market to sell produce in the town of Kalimpong. Her husband, Noni, 55, desperate to find his wife, formed a search party with his neighbours after becoming concerned when she failed to come back in the evening. The head of the village, Suardi Rosi told AFP that her husband "found her b…

…of the goodness of their heart they allowed several women from Amawom village whose husbands did not have farmlands to use Area k annually to grow food.” she said. Princess Njemanze-Neboh further narrated that, over the years, the women falsely assumed ownership of the lands loaned to them as their own property and pas…