…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…

…and Lagos remain above N1,200 per litrePAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Legit.ng journalist Dave Ibemere has over a decade of experience in business journalism, with in-depth knowledge of the Nigerian economy, stocks, and general market trends.Ma…

…noted the scale of the operation pointed to Niger's special forces as a likely source.Beatrice Bianchi, an adviser for the Sahel-Sahara Security Strategies Centre in Dakar, said presidential guard forces appeared to be gaining the upper hand by early Sunday morning, with many of the soldiers who had barricaded themselv…

…weeks orientation camp. The kidnappers are requesting N20 million naira," the family source said. The development comes after the Kogi State Police Command confirmed the abduction of some passengers, including NYSC members, along the route. The command had said 11 abducted persons, including the drivers of the two vehi…

…When parties competing for the same broad constituency fragment their energies, resources and votes, they risk turning their differences into an unintended advantage for those they seek to replace,” the statement said. “Division is a choice. Cooperation must now become a strategy,” the Group added. The group said the s…

…removal and foreign-exchange reforms generated about N15.8 trillion in additional resources for the Federation between June 2023 and December 2025. Of this, N5.4 trillion went to the Federal Government, N5.4 trillion to states and N3.9 trillion to local governments. The party noted that states alone received N47.25 tri…

…with INEC’s revised timetable now in effectPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over nine years of experience covering politics, elections, public affairs, and governance in Nigeria and Africa.FCT, Abuja -…

…reviews from field encounters. He further thanked the IGP for mobilising resources for the exercise, describing it as critical to reactivating the fighting unit of the Nigeria Police Force. On operational gains, he said clearance operations had restored sanity from Lagos to Edo, and that in the South-East, apart from t…

…number demanding a ransom of fifty million naira to secure her release. "The relatives sourced for funds and raised nine million, five hundred thousand naira which was paid to the abductors in installments into three different accounts bearing different names, but the victim was not released rather, they threatened to…

…N81 billion backlog of unpaid allowancesPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over nine years of experience covering politics, elections, public affairs, and governance in Nigeria and Africa.FCT, Abuja - A '…

…I have achieved by this age. My biggest achievement is human empowerment. That is my source of happiness and joy. When I look back at what I have done in my community, outside my community, at my place of work, where I live and in my environment, these are the things that give me boldness and joy at this milestone. I w…

…been secured for further investigation. The investigation is expected to establish the source of the weapons, their intended recipients and other persons connected to their procurement and movement, as well as the suspect’s alleged mission. The command reassured residents and motorists that it remained committed, in co…

…The command assured the public that available operational and intelligence resources were being deployed to secure the area and facilitate the safe recovery of the remaining victims

…projects by 2030, a report has stated. The new report, released by Industrial Info Resources, noted that more than 800 active capital oil and gas production, pipeline and terminal projects were being tracked across Africa, with a combined investment value exceeding $221bn. It said Nigeria’s upstream regulator, the Nige…

Actress, Uche Ogbodo steps out in style months after her surgery Nollywood actress, Uche Ogbodo has caused a stir online after stepping out in a bold outfit. Months after having body and face surgeries, the mum of three made a bold public appearance in a clear, see-through two-piece outfit. The daring clothing showed o…

JJ Okocha shows his playful side during dance with daughter Daniella at her wedding in Spain Football icon Austin "Jay-Jay" Okocha shared a beautiful, playful father-daughter dance with his daughter, Daniella, during her white wedding in Marbella, Spain on Saturday, August 29. The 27-year-old law graduate and her husba…

"They've k!lled my brother" Sister demands justice as police visit their home after her brother was f@tally sh0t allegedly by police officer. A young man named Anthony was f@tally sh0t allegedly by police officers while driving a Lexus and his family is seeking justice. The man was sh0t today, August 29, along Agip by …

"As someone who got married for love 10 years ago, I really pity men and women of this generation" - Nigerian lady speaks on modern relationships A Nigerian lady has shared her thoughts on modern relationships, arguing that love has increasingly been replaced by material expectations. Speaking in a video, she said true…

…by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to federal law enforcement sources cited by TMZ.The British right-wing commentator and former executive associated with Kanye West was taken from a holding facility in Alexandria, Louisiana, and transported under federal authority to an airport in another state, w…