An Ogun State businessman, Ashiru Azeez, has petitioned the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwasina Ogungbade, seeking a review of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions’ legal advice in a case involving alleged assault, theft and other offences. Azeez, through his counsel, Ayodeji Ifonlaja, made…
…$1.5bn, even as Nigeria’s public debt climbed to a record N166.79tn at the end of June 2026. Documents obtained from the World Bank show that the proposed financing comprises three separate $500m facilities for climate resilience, social protection and early childhood development. 2. The Chairman of the Independent Nat…
…Cup final against Stoke City in 2011, with Yaya Toure scoring the only goal of the encounter. Available information indicated that the midfielder’s transfer fee alone exceeded the combined value of Stoke City’s starting lineup. In his BBC column, Pulis expressed his long-standing disappointment over the defeat to a Man…
…Just after our vows, a nurse pulled me aside and whispered, "Before you leave... look under his mattress." I thought I was losing my husband. I had no idea I'd never truly known him.PAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! The medical machines beside Ben hummed their quiet, steady rhythm.>I…
…membership, registration or nomination procedures did not comply with the law. In its unanimous judgment of September 24, 2026, the apex court restored Sections 77(5), 77(6), 77(7) and 84(2) of the Electoral Act, holding that the provisions were not inconsistent with the 1999 Constitution and setting aside the earlier…
…Nigeria has a complicated relationship with capitalism. For the most part, it is barely understood. In Nigeria, capitalism is often presented as something inherently bad. This draws from the residual legacy of Nigerian Marxism, and a religious ethos that sometimes viewspoverty as a moral trophy. The idea that “money is…
…the capital market from record capital mobilisation and rising market valuations to how funds raised translate into jobs, industrial output, infrastructure and household wealth, as the market value of listed companies approaches N160 trillion. The Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) said this would be a major foc…
—Meets Amina Mohammed as Nigeria rallies behind UN reform By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA —THE Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has said Africa’s continued exclusion from permanent membership of the United Nations (UN) Security Council undermines the fairness and legitimacy of the global governance system. He reaff…
…Complex in Lamu. President Ruto, who visited the refinery after attending the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), said witnessing firsthand the scale, sophistication and operational excellence of the 700,000 barrels-per-day Dangote Petroleum Refinery had strengthened his confidence in the East African refinery proj…
…SEMA issued the warning in a public alert posted on its official Facebook page on Sunday, September 27, 2026, urging motorists using the affected routes to exercise extreme caution. According to the agency, “as of Sunday, 27th September 2026, a significant portion of the Bauchi–Maiduguri road has been cut off near the…
…Market Index combined with renewed buying of energy stocks to extend the NGX bull run. The market value, which stood at N162.16 […] The post N163.7trn NGX: Foreign money, oil stocks drive fresh market record appeared first on Tribune Online.
…the alarm over her whereabouts after she reportedly went missing in the Agbado area of Ogun State. Imole was said to have gone missing around 3pm on Sunday, September 20, 2026, after she left her family home. Speaking exclusively with PUNCH Metro on Sunday, Imole’s father said she was at home when he asked her to prepa…
…$1.5bn, even as Nigeria’s public debt climbed to a record N166.79tn at the end of June 2026. Documents obtained from the World Bank show that the proposed financing comprises three separate $500m facilities for climate resilience, social protection and early childhood development. The most immediate is a proposed $500m…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 11 suspects and recovered 25 Automated Teller Machine cards, three firearms and two suspected stolen vehicles during an 11-day security operation across the state. The command said the ATM cards were recovered from a 45-year-old man, Ameachine Anthony, who was arrested in Igbe…
…backdrop of the collapse of a four-storey building on Ladipo Street, Satellite Town, in June, which claimed several lives. Gbaye said the building industry could not achieve safer construction when professionals abandoned defined responsibilities and attempted to perform functions requiring different areas of expertise…
…40.34 per cent above the planned issuance for the quarter. The 364-day Treasury bill accounted for the largest share of the funds raised, attracting N7.09tn, representing 87 per cent of total allotments during the period. The concentration of borrowing in the one-year instrument came amid high yields in July and August…
*LASU, LASUED, LASUSTECH affected *Union demands full domestication of 2025 FGN/ASUU agreement By Clifford Ndujihe & Elizabeth Osayande LAGOS — Academic activities in the three Lagos State-owned universities remain paralysed indefinitely as the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, have vowed to sustain its strik…
By Kingsley Omonobi The FCT Police Command said on Sunday night that it’s operatives, working in conjunction with personnel of the federal fire service have contained the fire which occured in Byazhin at a cooking gas sales plant. The Police also noted that a manhunt for the erring driver that caused the fire as a resu…
…seek sanctions, community vigilance to curb building collapse, legal failures Deputy Registrar, Lagos State University (LASU), Ms Temitope Ladipo-Scott, and expert in built sector, Builder Builder Mubarak Gbaja-Biamila have called on regulatory bodies and gatekeepers to discharge their duties in line with extant rules…
…years before the heart condition is diagnosed, a new study suggests. Researchers found that subtle changes in the retina — the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye — may be associated with AFib and could potentially signal an increased risk of the condition up to four years before diagnosis. AFib is a common he…
South Africa police hunt suspects after three shootings leave more than 30 people d3ad South African police have launched a manhunt following three separate overnight shootings that left over 30 people dead across the country.The bloodiest incident occurred on Saturday evening in Wedela township, West Rand District. Ei…
…City to be relegated to EFL League Two and hit with a six-year transfer ban if found guilty of their 115 alleged financial breaches. Speaking on talkSPORT, the former Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland striker insisted that severe punishment is necessary to serve as a proper deterrent across English football."City should…
…Dikeh after the actress referred to him as a man on his birthdayThe crossdresser flaunted swimwear photos to challenge claims about his gender as he teased fans in his captionFans flooded the comments section with mixed reactions to Bobrisky's bold post as they shared their observationsPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with…
Serbia’s long-time populist President Aleksandar Vucic resigned Sunday to run for prime minister in October snap elections after nearly two years of student-led protests that had been pressing for just such a poll. Vucic delivered his resignation speech from the presidential palace in Belgrade, where supporters gathere…
…across the state. The state CAN Chairman, Most Reverend John Bakeni, made the call on Sunday at a prayer session organised to mark ‘CAN at 50’ in Maiduguri, the state capital. Bakeni said the spate of abductions in the state necessitated what he described as a “CAN at 50 sober celebration”, stressing that many resident…