The management of Joseph Prince Films has denied reports that popular TikToker and filmmaker Joseph Prince, popularly known as Joffy, has died, saying he is receiving medical treatment after he was allegedly stabbed during an attack by street touts. In a statement released on Friday on his official TikTok handle, the m…
Tinubu is Nigeria's Lee Kuan Yew - Gov. Uzodimma Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has likened President Bola Tinubu to Singapore's founding Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, praising the Nigerian leader's economic reforms.Uzodimma made the remarks on Friday, July 17, during a state dinner at the Imo Government House.Accord…
…cultists arrested over assault on NDU student in Bayelsa The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested eight suspected cultists over the alleged assault of a 300-level student of the Niger Delta University, Amassoma. The suspects were arrested by operatives of the command's Violent Crime Response Unit following a distr…
…vow crackdown Confirming the arrest, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, SP Abimbola Adebisi, said the suspect was in custody, while investigations continued to identify and arrest other members of the fleeing gang. She warned criminal elements across the state to desist from acts capable of threatenin…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra Sector Command, has confirmed the death of three persons while four others sustained injuries in a lone road crash along the Nnobi–Agulu–Awka Road. The Sector Commander, Mrs Bridget Asekhauno, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Awka. Asekhauno said the crash occur…
…done in my life,” she said. The actress disclosed that she was preparing to return to filmmaking and stated her intention to concentrate on producing films with faith-based themes. “I’m coming back as a producer. I want to make movies that teach about God and inspire people rather than glorify rituals,” she said. She a…
…men's 100m at the London Diamond League!2. Oblique Seville 9.873. Romell Glave 9.974. Emmanuel Eseme 9.97 pic.twitter.com/OBKbdI7BoU— Track & Field Gazette (@TrackGazette) July 18, 2026 Vaguard News The post Video: Kayinsola Ajayi beats Seville again to win London Diamond League’s 100m appeared first on Vanguard News.
The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a second suspect allegedly involved in the vandalism of the newly commissioned Angiama–Oporoma Bridge in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state. The command said the arrest followed intelligence-led operations by operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Depa…
…TinubuFind it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested three employees of the State Ministry of Labour, Empowerment and Productivity over the alleged theft of government equipment valued at approximately N500 million.The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Musa Mohamm…
…(Gr@phic photos/video) The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra State Sector Command, has confirmed a fatal lone road traffic crash that claimed the lives of three persons on Friday, July 17, 2026. The incident occurred at about 10:30 a.m. near St. Jude Anglican Church, Adazi-Ani, along the Nnobi""Agulu""Awka Road…
The Rivers State Police Command has dismissed a viral audio message and accompanying photograph purportedly showing four female kidnappers disguised as traders, describing the image as Artificial Intelligence-generated. The photograph, which circulated widely on social media and was seen by our correspondent, shows thr…
…the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, and the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, to urgently intervene by strengthening security presence in the area. “We are pleading with the Lagos State Government, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Commissioner of Police and the Inspector-General of Police to come to our re…
…call on Thursday during a farewell ceremony in honour of the outgoing General Officer Commanding (GOC), 3 Division Nigerian Army and Commander of Operation Safe Haven, Major General Folusho Oyinlola, and the reception for his successor, Major General Williams Maxwell Dangana, in Jos. Mutfwang described insecurity in Pl…
…then followed with an excursion to War ship NNS BEECROFT located at Western Naval Command where the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Mustapha commended the Nigerian Navy Primary School (NNPS), Mobil Road, Apapa, for its outstanding contributions to educational development in the past 5…
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…took place on Friday at the NNS Beecroft parade ground, Apapa, Lagos State. The Commander, NNS BEECROFT, Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, while addressing journalists at the base, disclosed that the illicit consignments were recovered during separate intelligence-led operations conducted within the command’s operational area over t…
…at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, the Oyo State Commandant of NAPTIP, Kayode Alfred, said the state's proximity to the Republic of Benin makes it vulnerable to trafficking activities.He said "Oyo State is a source, transit and destination state for human trafficking. People are traf…
…over alleged theft of chickens and eggs in Akwa Ibom The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with the brutal mob k!lling of a 21-year-old man, Emmanuel Effiong. The spokesperson for the command, DSP Timfon John, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, July 17, 2026 said Effiong…
…and jurisdictions. The convicts were identified as Anthony Ikenwe, 29; Kevin Nwamma, 25, both Nigerians; and Hamza Bashir, 23. They were sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday. Ikenwe and Nwamma each received six years’ imprisonment for conspiracy to commit fraud and five years for money laundering, with both s…
…the pledge on Friday during a courtesy visit to the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP Olugbenga Abimbola, at the Command Headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan. He was accompanied by the Commissioner of Police, Nigeria Railway Police Command, CP Lasisi Titilola. The NRC boss commended the Oyo State Police Command…
Former Argentina teammate Pablo Zabaleta identified the quality that sets Lionel Messi apart from every other playerZabaleta, who played alongside Messi for a decade in the national team, made the remarks in a statement to FIFAMessi, 39, has guided Argentina to a second straight World Cup final and could win a record-e…
…the Sector Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Anambra State Command, Margaret Onabe, in a statement said the crash involved a Mercedes-Benz 608 commercial truck with registration number XB270NNL. Onabe said preliminary findings showed that the vehicle suffered a mechanical failure while in motio…
…when they were read to him. In view of his plea, counsel to the EFCC, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE II Rotimi Ajobiewe prayed the court to convict and sentence him accordingly.Justice Eya thereafter convicted and sentenced him to one-year imprisonment with an option of N500, 000. 00 fine. The court also ordered…
…to Governor Monday Okpebholo, Patrick Ebojele. According to the statement, the Zonal Commander of the Edo State Security Corps, Joel Aidamebor, said the incident followed a security alert from Ebhodaghe after he heard suspicious noises from a school near his residence. Aidamebor said the chairman immediately alerted th…
…assistance to end their lives, fulfilling a key social reform pledge by President Emmanuel Macron.The measure, adopted by the National Assembly, would make France one of a small number of countries to permit assisted dying, pending approval by the Constitutional Council.Reacting to the vote, Macron said the legislation…