I'm hungry. My children live in the city but they don't visit or check on me - Elderly woman caught stealing farm produce in Kaduna shares her sad story A Kaduna farmer, Flow Ginger, who has been lamenting over theft of produce from his farm, finally caught one of the suspects on Sunday. According to him, the suspect, …

47-year-old mother wins marathon despite running barefoot and in sari to pay daughter's school fees (video) A 47-year-old mother beat younger, stronger participants to emerge winner in a marathon. Ramabai Ranveer, who ran barefoot and in a sari, beat younger participants running in sports shoes and track suits. She beg…

…O. Igboayaka, on Monday, said that the deplorable condition of the road had become a source of hardship and security threats to students of the Federal University of Technology Owerri and Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri. He noted that although the Ihiagwa-FUTO road is a state road connecting the Naze-Nekede-Ihiagwa…

Borno commissioner, Saina Buba threatens to cut off fingers of those who vote against APC (video) Saina Buba, the Borno State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, has threatened political opponents with physical harm if they fail to support the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Buba made the incendiary …

…the All Progressives Congress, APC. Sylva, a former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, made his decision known in a resignation letter dated August 31, 2026 and addressed to the APC Chairman of Ward 4 in Brass Local Government. In the letter, the former governor, who described himself as a founding member of th…

…process to sharp allegations of compromisePAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Awka, Anambra state - The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) swept all 21 local government chairmanship seats and all 326 councillorship positions in the Anambra local…

…the naira's value, and control inflationPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Pascal Oparada is a journalist with Legit.ng, covering technology, energy, stocks, investment, and the economy for over a decade.The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has intens…

…even more conversation in the commentsPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Afrobeats superstar Wizkid melted hearts over the weekend after sharing a colourful handmade gift from his daughter, Morayo Balogun, on his Instagram story channel.The craft s…

…after both featured in a win over GoztepePAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Galatasaray have secured the permanent transfer of Rafael Leao from AC Milan, adding the Portugal international to an already formidable attacking unit as the Turkish Super…

Influencer Fauzia Muhammad shares voice note of friend allegedly admitting to sleeping with her husband after announcing their split Influencer Fauzia Muhammad has shared a voice note in which a woman, alleged to be her friend, admitted to sleeping with Fauzia's husband, Danilo. In the recording, the woman claimed the …

…majority of the aspirants who participated in the primary election, including those who purchased nomination forms and those who did not, have demonstrated commendable sportsmanship, maturity and commitment to the unity of the party. “They have expressed their readiness to work harmoniously with one another and with th…

…access formal credit, although the proportion varies significantly by country and data source. That problem is now forcing a rethink inside parts of Nigeria’s banking industry. Increasingly, banks are moving beyond traditional lending and into something closer to ecosystem development — combining finance, technology, c…

…as reasons Tinubu should stay homePAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Nigeria's Presidency spent N37.64 billion on travel-related expenses between June 2023 and April 2026, according to records published by GovSpend, an accountability platform that…

…talks held without it are 'dead on arrival'PAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Nigerian opposition parties gathered in Abuja on Monday, August 31, for a summit organised by political pressure group G-100, aimed at building a united front to challeng…

…must also ask the bigger question: who pays for the subsidy and what happens to the resources that government must divert to finance it? “A policy cannot be judged only by its immediate benefit at the pump. We must examine its impact on government revenues, salaries, pensions, education, healthcare, infrastructure and…

…Grace of God Evangelical Ministry in Bokkos. Emmanuel, a former pastor with Dunamis Church, was abducted on Friday, August 28, alongside Pastor Gabriel Joseph Dipak of the Christ Apostolic Church. The two clerics were travelling from Jos to Bokkos when their vehicle was reportedly stopped by armed men along the Barkin…

I'm free! - football star, Jay Jay Okocha jokes after dancing with his daughter at her wedding Nigerian football legend Austin 'Jay-Jay' Okocha shared a heartwarming father-daughter dance with his daughter, Daniella, at her white wedding in Marbella, Spain on Saturday, August 29. In a video shared by one of the guests …

…PMS into a market where substantial domestic refining capacity is now available. Sources familiar with the refinery’s position said the immediate concern relates to the fact that some marketers are blending substandard imported PMS with products purchased from Dangote Refinery before distributing the blended product to…

…participated in protests over the shutdownPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Abuja, FCT - The Mining Marshals have pushed back against claims by Stone Rockers Nigeria Limited that the 13-month closure of its Abuja quarry is unlawful, saying the fac…

…be outside the country at the same timePAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!President Bola Tinubu’s decision to embark on a three-week annual vacation while Vice President Kashim Shettima is also outside Nigeria has raised questions about leadership…

…outlook for Nigeria's economic stabilityPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Pascal Oparada is a journalist with Legit.ng, covering technology, energy, stocks, investment, and the economy for over a decade.The Naira sustained its impressive run again…

…companies, challenging what he described as attempts to censor him. However, a source close to the DSS legal team said the agency’s Director-General, Tosin Ajayi, met with the senior lawyer and senior officers of its legal directorate on August 20 to consider pausing the case. According to the source, the meeting came…

…and top officials of the agency’s legal directorate on August 20, according to a source close to the DSS counsel. In the statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Rex Elanu, the AAC said it did not consider the reported suspension of the case sufficient, arguing that Nigerian criminal procedure did not prov…

…it withheld certain records about TinubuPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!President Bola Tinubu is at the centre of an ongoing legal battle in the United States over records tied to drug traff-icking allegations, with multiple agencies and court r…

…during his statewide Thank-You TourPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Abuja, FCT - Benue State Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia has called on farmers across the state to scale up production, saying the return of agro-allied industries will guarantee a…