…had already been pulled back from Nigeria following a May 2026 operation that killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second-in-command of ISIS, in the Lake Chad Basin. Anderson said the strike dealt a significant blow to ISIS leadership both in Nigeria and globally.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Le…
…NFF president on September 30, 2022, in Benin City, Edo State.At a press conference in Abuja, Gusau said the decision followed consultations with family, friends and stakeholders, and was taken in the best interests of Nigerian football. He defended his time at the helm, pointing to coaching education reforms, greater…
…on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!The meeting followed the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima.Tinubu: Cheaper fuel must…
…children that day, the affidavit said. She has been charged with three counts of child abuse, the District 21 District Attorney's Office announced in a news release on Tuesday, August 25. The office serves Cleveland, Garland and McClain counties. According to the probable cause affidavit, the district attorney's office…
…The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a terrorists' arms supply kingpin, Abubakar Mubarak, and dismantled a network feeding weapons to terrorists in Katsina and Nasarawa States. Mubarak was nabbed on Tuesday, August 24, 2026 by DSS operatives in Magabar Jibia, Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State.…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said he will reopen Nigeria’s land borders if elected president. The African Democratic Congress presidential candidate made the pledge while addressing supporters in a video circulating online and shared by ADC chieftain, Dele Momodu, on Friday. Atiku said the closure of Nigeri…
…to communities while ensuring professionalism, accountability and safeguards against abuse. He said such a framework could be particularly beneficial to Taraba because of its vast terrain and dispersed border communities, where local knowledge, intelligence gathering and rapid response were critical to effective polici…
…of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari, has described Nigeria’s youth as the most critical force for communicating the achievements of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda nationwide. The post Young people key to selling impact of Renewed Hope…
…has urged NLNG to increase domestic gas utilisation, end gas flaring and make Nigeria’s abundant gas resources more affordableHe said gas flaring should be converted from an environmental liability into an economic resource while assuring NLNG of government supportNLNG MD said the company sends 100% of its cooking gas…
…and 86 daughter stations. “In May, I commissioned four of these projects in Lagos, Abuja and Owerri, including a 15-station refuelling network in Lagos and an Abuja facility that can serve 1,000 cars and tricycles and 50 trucks and buses a day.” Tinubu said he had also directed the rollout of an additional 500 CNG refu…
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and former Vice President, has raised concerns over the controversial N600 billion cash transfers to millions of households in Nigeria by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Atiku, in a statement by his media team on Thursday,…
…Malik (SAN), made the claim during final submissions at the Federal High Court in Abuja, where the case marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1470/2026 is being heard. Malik urged the court to affirm the outcome of the primary, adding that INEC's report of the exercise and its results have already been placed before the court as exhibits.…
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has questioned the arithmetic behind the President Bola Tinubu administration’s claim that more than N600 billion has been disbursed in cash transfers to vulnerable households, saying the figures do not reconcile with…
…Protection Network Nigeria has disclosed that it received no less than 36 cases of child abuse within a few months, which includes physical abuse, neglect, child trafficking, sexual abuse and illegal adoption. The National Coordinator of the organisation, Olakunle Sanni, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at a press b…
…Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Dasuki Arabi, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at the 2026 Federal Government Scorecard for Ranking the Websites of MDAs. Arabi said the exercise formed part of the government’s continuing public service reforms aimed at strengthening institutional accountability and improving servi…
…Tinubu held a closed-door meeting with 31 APC governors at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on ThursdayThe governors had earlier attended a National Economic Council session chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima before heading to TinubuThe meeting took place 8 days after the official start of campaigns for the 2027…
…Vice-President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking Tinubu’s disqualification from the 2027 presidential election over allegations concerning his NYSC certificate. Ahmed noted that the matter remained before the court and that the alle…
…suspected members of an armed banditry and kidnapping syndicate were arrested along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway.The suspects, arrested on August 24 following credible intelligence, were identified as Ibrahim Muhammad, 25, alias “Alti”, from Adamawa State; Usman Tukur, 27, alias “Mallam”, from Zamfara State; and Hassan…
…quantity of stolen electricity service cables and arrested a suspected vandal, Mustapha Abubakar, in Bunza Local Government Area of the state. The recovery was made on August 25, 2026, during a police operation in the Kara area of Bunza town, following concerns over the persistent theft and vandalism of electricity inf…
…Appeal judgment and ordered the continuation of Kanu’s trial, remitting the case to the Abuja Federal High Court. Noting that the Supreme Court has the power to set aside the decision of the Court of Appeal, Chidera however faulted the apex court’s decision to order the continuation of the trial. The lawyer listed a nu…
…Team, authorities said. Documents show the children told Epps about the alleged abuse, but "she did nothing to stop it" and "blamed them for Stewart's behavior." When the children confronted Steward, he allegedly reacted "them by punching them in their heads," according to the documents. The report said capital s3xual…
…to tightly controlled areas because no victim should have to fear the shadow of an abuser."Those who step outside the boundaries can be quickly identified (with GPS) and face being sent back to prison. Offenders should carry the consequences of their crimes, not their victims," he said.Officials have vowed to keep the…
…they don't know." Recall that last Friday, President Tinubu ordered the arrest of one Nwabueze George over the alleged operation of a fake government agency within the premises of the SGF office. George was the national coordinator of the disputed National Brands Development and Made in Nigeria Special Project Office.…
…country prepares for the 2027 general elections. Ochogwu made the call on Thursday in Abuja at a two-day training programme organised by the IPCR for members of the National Youth Service Corps, Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme participants, interns and volunteers under the Renewed Hope Agenda for Young Peace…
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship candidate in Kebbi State, Abubakar Malami, has insisted that no political ambition is worth causing disagreement and splitting up the party. Malami, a former Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, urged members of the opposition party to be u…