…to Sahara Reporters, the incident occurred on Monday, throwing the riverine community into panic as residents reportedly scampered for safety. Details of the crash, including the number of people aboard the helicopter and the condition of possible survivors, remained unclear as of the time of filing this report. A resi…

…3, 2026 along Yelwa Road, Bauchi, while officers were conducting routine enforcement under Operation Velvet. The spokesperson for the command, SP Nafiu Habib, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, October 4, said operatives attached to the 'E' Division Patrol Team intercepted a vehicle driven by a man identified…

…The suspect was arrested on Friday following a petition by the Stand for Humanity Foundation, a human rights organisation, after the child was brought to the organisation in a severely injured condition. The victim and her two younger siblings were rescued from the streets by concerned Nigerians and taken to the organi…

The body of a middle-aged unidentified man was discovered a lifeless in a gutter along Admiralty Way in Lekki phase one, on Monday morning. The deceased was spotted during the early hours of the day in the drainage channel just before the Freedom Way junction. His identity remains unknown, and it is currently unclear w…

A Nigerian cleric launched a fierce attack on blogger VDM in a viral Instagram video posted on Sunday, October 4, 2026The cleric accused VDM of mocking how Christians pray, claiming the blogger would never direct the same ridicule at other religionsHe issued a stern spiritual warning to VDM, drawing on his own backgrou…

…that amid the worsening cost of housing and declining purchasing power, more workers under the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, are turning to their pension savings to raise equity contributions for residential home ownership loans. Moving to another newspaper, The Guardian reports that with the 2025 capital budget no…

…Nanmwa At least two vigilantes were killed and three others injured when suspected gunmen attacked their duty post at Mangor in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident, which occurred at about 11pm, took place at Angwan Tsarki, a settlement in Mangor, in Bokkos, according to residents. The victims w…

The Deputy Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State for the 2027 election, Hajia ’Yemi Sowunmi-Kolapo, and the wife of the party’s governorship candidate, Chief Adenike Adebutu, have announced a cash gift of N1m to recently retired Deputy Superintendent of Traffic, DST Anifat Bello, for her…

One person was killed in an auto crash which occurred on Sunday at Iye-Maja junction, along Oko-Olowo highway of Ilorin, Kwara State. According to reports, the incident occurred at about 18:35hours when the commercial bus with registration number DTH840SA carrying 21 passengers lost control after a tyre bust. The vehic…

The Kebbi State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers has dismissed a video circulating on social media that alleges poor education funding and inadequate teacher remuneration in the state. The union described the video as old, edited and doctored to create a false impression about the state government’s performance…

…and caught fire along the Oko-Olowo Expressway in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Sunday. The PUNCH gathered that the accident occurred around Iye-Maja Junction after the bus, with registration number DTH840SA, reportedly developed a punctured tyre while in motion, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle.…

…Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over four years of experience covering security issues and counterinsurgency in Nigeria and across Africa.Owo, Ondo State - A combined operation by the Nigerian Army, the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Western Nigeria Security Network (Amotekun) has killed Abdussamad Ohida, a senior…

…57 years, credited his classical music habit and reading lifestyle for keeping him groundedEdochie's candid admission about what keeps him focused sparked fresh conversations online about marriage and self-disciplinePAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google fe…

…and distribution all driving differences in what consumers payRetail prices in Lagos, Osun, and Oyo differ significantly, putting pressure on households already dealing with higher transport costsA Lagos consumer told Legit.ng that families are struggling to keep up as basic household expenses continue to climbPAY ATTE…

…was buried. The man took to X to narrate how his landlord's family recently came around to inform him of their plans to exhume their late family member's body right from under his living room. He wrote: "I rented a house that someone was buried inside the living room and I didn't know. "My landlord's family came around…

…investigative journalism platform Matsda2sh last month, with their whereabouts unknown, Human Rights Watch said. Security forces arrested the journalists in raids across the country. They are: Abdallah Qadry, Mohamed Ashraf Abu Emeira, Islam Barakat, Omar Helal, Mohamed Mahmoud, and Mohamed Adel. The six journalists co…

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A medical physicist and Imam, Farouk Alrem Al-Egbaawiy in Ogun State has shared some rules in polygyny. According to him, polygyny is one of the means of seeking nearness to Allah, provided it is practiced with piety. He further explained that if one wife contracts an infection, a doctor will prescribe treatment for al…

A 38-year-old businessman, Philip Tunde, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after 4.80kg of c+c@ine was allegedly recovered from his luggage at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The NDLEA said Tunde was arre£sted on September 27 at the joint screening po…

The Paramount Ruler of Ebem Ohafia Ancient Kingdom, Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State, Eze Ukoha Kalu Ukoha, is dead. Eze Ukoha died at the age of 89, after ruling his community for 35 years. The death of the monarch was confirmed by the executive members of the Ebem Ohafia Development Union, EODU, as well as…

A toddler identified as Saida Haruna has died after falling into pit in Aloko Bassa Local Government Area of Kogi State. The incident occurred on Sunday, October 5, 2026 when Saida attempted to look into the pit that was allegedly dug by her brother and his playmate. According to one Muhammed Idris, the minor lost her…

…the moment suspected armed robbers attacked some POS operators situated at Aroma junction in Awka, the Anambra State capital on Sunday, October 4, has made the rounds on social media. A video capturing a brazen, daylight robbery by suspected armed criminals targeting Point of Sale (POS) operators at the popular Aroma J…

A Germany based Nigerian woman, Muna, has advised women to be careful while changing clothes before their husbands. She claimed that a man took photos of his wife while she was changing and sent to his side chick to prove he doesn't have feelings for her anymore.

…as "my very first birthday" without him.The post, shared publicly on Facebook on Sunday, October 4, drew an outpouring of emotion from fans and followers who have continued to mourn the loss of one half of the iconic Nigerian gospel duo, the Adegbodu Twins.Gospel singer Kehinde Adegbodu honours late twin brother on fir…

…on children born within their marriages if they trust their wives. ‘Any child she brings under your roof is yours’ According to her, men should accept children born during their marriages as their own, regardless of whether their wives may have been unfaithful. “Men are always cheating, but when a woman cheats and brin…