…be charged to court as soon as investigation is completed. In an interview with journalists, the suspect admitted to the crime. "I defiled a young boy, I was drunk when the incident happened. Alcohol pushed me commit the crime," he said. "I am a family man; it was the devil that pushed him to commit the crime." He said…

…a five-year strategic defence cooperation plan. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council chaired by Tinubu at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. Idris said the committee’s membership would comp…

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Senator David Mark, has warned political actors against turning elections into a do-or-die contest, saying the credibility of the 2027 general elections must be non-negotiable. Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving a deleg…

…who knows when to fight hard. Olarewaju said Amaechi knows when to put aside his personal interests for the larger agenda of removing President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Posting on X, he wrote: “Rotimi Amaechi is a statesman who knows when to fight hard and when to sheathe swords; when to be selfish and when to subsume pers…

…in the state, Mr Alphonsus Ogar Eba. Cobham spoke during his maiden interaction with journalists in Calabar, where he said Eba’s removal followed allegations of financial impropriety, maladministration and failure to meet some obligations to members of the party’s State Working Committee. Eba, who served as APC chairma…

…(video) Supporters of the March and March movement gathered outside the Cape Town Regional Court today, Wednesday, August 19, to insist that beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina leave the country. The march held as the court prepared to deliver judgment in Chidimma Adetshina's legal battle over her immigration status in Sou…

…in a Telugu-language film. In recent years, she had also worked as a marketing professional with private firms. According to the chargesheet, Twisha met Samarth through a dating app in February 2025 and the couple married in December. In the chargesheet, the CBI said its investigation showed that after their marriage,…

"I'm so blessed and enternally grateful to God for everything l have" Actress Judy Austin writes as she thanks Yul Edochie for taking care of her and the kids Judy Austin has gone online to reflect on all she has and how fast time passes. She also used the opportunity to thank actor Yul Edochie for taking care of her a…

Media personality Do2dtun rains c*rses on X user after he allegedly mocked him over his child Media personality Do2dtun has reacted angrily to an X user who allegedly mocked him over the custody of his child, warning the man that he would experience the same pain he had endured. The drama began after the X user reporte…

…kidnappers while returning from the farm. The troops' swift intervention forced the criminals to flee, leading to the rescue of the victims. The rescued minors were identified as Happy Pius, 15; David Monday, 13; Mercy Pius, 14; and Joy Monday, 13. The victims were subsequently reunited with their families, while secur…

…security Custodial Centre in Maiduguri The Borno State command of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), has announced that an inmate has escaped from the Maximum Security Custodial Centre in Maiduguri. The command said the name of the escapee appears as "JOHN ISRAEL" on the prison uniform. In a statement issued yest…

…area of responsibility. According to a Special Situation Report obtained by security analyst Zagazola Makama, locals in Tsaure alerted troops at about 10:25 a.m. on Aug. 19 after observing a suspicious young man identified as Sa'adu Sama, from Girtaji village in Musawa LGA. The suspect was reportedly seen loitering aro…

…that Tinubu's appointees control key institutions including the Independent National Electoral Commission, the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigerian Army, but argued that the President's body language had discouraged those institutions from acting as tools of political manipulation.Fayose also addressed his recent appo…

…a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!The International Criminal Court (ICC) has condemned the United States government's decision to place its president and a senior lawyer on a sanctions list, describing the action as a direct assault on judicial independence.The court's statement…

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…of Nigeria beyond his tenure and urged Nigerians to support him in the interest of national development. He recalled how the president ensured a free and fair election during his second tenure governorship bid in November 2023 and in last Saturday’s governorship poll in Osun State, stressing that Tinubu’s democratic cr…

…operating on such spaces, stressing that green areas must be preserved for recreational and environmental purposes.

…United States, died in June at a care facility in Connecticut, where he had spent the final years of his life under supervised parole. He was 25 when he was convicted in 1950 of the first-degree murder of Grover Hart, a night watchman at a Connecticut yacht club. Smith consistently maintained his innocence throughout h…

…become increasingly digital, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission has warned. The National Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the NDPC, Vincent Olatunji, said effective protection of personal data could improve the credibility of states, strengthen public trust and make them more attractive to foreign invest…

…noted that the construction was necessary to accommodate the court’s operational demands, including the recent appointment of five Judges at the State High Court. Olatunbosun said, “The Ekiti State Executive Council approved the sum of ₦3,005,598,300.00 for the construction of a new High Court Office Complex at the E…

…Tinubu from Kano to AbujaThe group filed the suit on June 26, 2026, raising constitutional questions about the president's academic qualificationsCFRPA is demanding the transfer order be reversed, asking why Tinubu would not face the case in the NorthPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng!…

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…campaigns on August 19 ahead of the 2027 elections, as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The Vice President had, with the approval of President Tinubu, proceeded on the two-week leave on August 6, 2026, his first since being sworn into office on May 29, 2023. A statement issued at the time by…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has presented the Certificate of Return to the Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, following his victory in the August 15 governorship election. The Special Assistant on Digital Media to the Governor, Olalekan Badmus, disclosed this in a post on X on Wednesday. “Govern…

…Costs and Harm Prevented.” Oyedele said the savings from the reforms had provided additional resources for government to fund critical programmes and interventions across the country. “Between June 2023 and December 2025, subsidy savings mobilised a sum of N15.8tn in resources for the Federation,” he said. The minister…