…attacks and robberies targeting women in Uyo. The spokesperson for the command, DSP Timfon John, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, October 8, 2026 said the suspects, Wisdom Effiong and Yakub Abdullah, were arrested 24 hours after the police called on victims to make formal reports. According to the PPRO, E…

…the country’s improved access to international capital markets. The immediate past IMF Resident Representative for Nigeria, Christian Ebeke, disclosed this during a virtual press briefing on the Fund’s 2026 Article IV Consultation Report on Nigeria. Speaking on the proposed transaction, Ebeke, who is now the Director o…

…after police halted its planned march. Photo >Police Public Relations Officer DSP Timfon John confirmed the directive in a statement made available to journalists in Uyo on Wednesday, September 30.The statement read in part: PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!"Following cre…

…and m8rder of a man identified as Koffi. The spokesperson for the command, DSP Timfon John, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, August 28, 2026 said the suspect was arrested while allegedly attempting to collect N3 million ransom from the deceased's family. According to the statement, the arrest followed susta…

…care while his wife was away giving birth at her parents' home. The accused, Chomba Chimfwembe, from Chipata Motel Township, was accused of s3xually abusing the girl on two separate occasions while his wife was in Lusaka. He faces two counts of def!lement, which he denied before Senior Resident Magistrate Destiny Kalus…

…Woods Institutions neoliberal economic policies, someone who believes in World Bank and IMF prescriptions, devaluation of currency, privatisation of public enterprises and all sorts of capitalist bourgeoisie economic policies, and someone who has, throughout his political history and campaigns, stood for the removal of…

…urgent attention. “Today is not about me. Today is about 140 million Nigerians that the IMF says are living at or below a national poverty line,” Agada said. He also referred to the estimated 35 million Nigerians he said would require food assistance during the 2026 lean season and millions of young people entering the…

…Ekom Eman, Etinan Local Government Area of the state. The command's spokesperson, DSP Timfon John, said the incident occurred on July 12, 2026, during an armed robbery operation in the village in which one person was k!lled and another kidnapped. John said the investigation into the incident led to the arrest of four s…

Governor Adeleke gets emotional while receiving a congratulatory call from Davido moments after INEC declared him winner of Osun gov. election A video showing the moment Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, broke down in tears while receiving a congratulatory call from his nephew, singer Davido, has surfaced on social…

…areas of the state. A statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Timfon John, in Uyo on Friday, advised motorists to comply strictly with existing traffic laws and regulations, stressing that ignorance of the law would not be accepted as an excuse. The command said the enforcement exercise was aimed at…

…all GDP figures, not just Nigeria’s, are quoted in USD. Furthermore, the World Bank, IMF, as well as other global organizations, agreed that Nigeria’s GDP grew by 4.2 per cent in 2025. In June this year, the FG was congratulating itself that the economy grew at 4.2 per cent. What has changed in a month that the rest of…

…The commitment was made at a farewell dinner in Abuja held in honour of the outgoing IMF Resident Representative in Nigeria, Dr Christian Ebeke, according to a statement signed on Sunday by the Head of Information and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Finance, Efe Ovuakporie. Speaking at the event, the Minist…

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye formally launched his Republican Patriots party on Saturday, breaking from Pastef and Prime Minister Ousmane SonkoThe split between the two leaders deepened after Faye dismissed Sonko as prime minister earlier in 2026, though Sonko's party kept its parliamentary majoritySenega…

…murder in Nsit Ibom Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement issued in Uyo on Tuesday. According to John, the incident was reported to the police on July 14, 2026, by the victim’s 52-year-old father, who alleged that his only son was beaten to death…

…k!lling of a 21-year-old man, Emmanuel Effiong. The spokesperson for the command, DSP Timfon John, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, July 17, 2026 said Effiong was beaten to d3ath over accusations of stealing chickens and eggs from a poultry farm in Mbak 4 Community, Uyo Local Government Area. According to t…

…driving up inflation and living costs. Recall that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in June that ‘ the reforms were improving investor confidence and economic stability, 63% of the Nigerian populace remained in poverty and millions faced food insecurity. The measures have also been accompanied by criticism ov…

…ABUJA: Forty years after the Federal Government embraced the International Monetary Fund IMF induced Structural Adjustment Programme SAP, leading economists, civil society leaders and development experts have faulted the continued wholesale privatisation of government services under the reform, insisting that the count…

…and national security. Citing a recent report by the International Monetary Fund, IMF, which warned that rising prices of essential goods could worsen poverty and food insecurity in Nigeria despite improved macroeconomic stability, Osita argued that Shettima could play a greater role in addressing some of the country’s…

…projected to rise by $20.7bn by 2027, according to the International Monetary Fund. The IMF disclosed this in its 2026 Article IV Consultation report on Nigeria, projecting that public external debt would increase from $51.9bn in 2025 to $72.6bn by 2027. The projected increase represents a 39.9 per cent rise within two…

IMF says higher essential commodities prices could worsen poverty and food insecurity in Nigeria The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has maintained Nigeria's economic growth forecast at 4.1 per cent for 2026, while warning that rising prices of essential goods are expected to worsen poverty and food insecurity across…

…use. In a statement issued in Uyo on Monday, the command's Public Relations Officer, Timfon John, said the suspects had confessed to being members of the secret cult. She added that the suspects, who are students of a polytechnic whose name was withheld, were assisting the police with useful information. "The Akwa Ibom…

…and the Budget Office to clarify issues raised in the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Article IV Consultation regarding unrecorded government spending. CHRICED said the controversy underscores the need to strengthen transparency and accountability in public financial management. The group also urged civil society o…

…claims, which it noted were highlighted during the recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) Article IV Consultation and referenced by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, should be subjected to a transparent forensic investigation rather than political exchanges. According to the group, if established, the allegations…

…account of public expenditure following reports from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concerning alleged off-budget spending. In a statement issued on Sunday by its Public Secretary, Mr. Ayodele Kazeem, the party said Nigerians deserve transparency and accountability in the management of public funds. The APM was…

…Report. The government said the allegations, which referenced comments attributed to the IMF Representative in Nigeria and the Fund's report, wrongly suggested that about two per cent of Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product was expended outside the approved budget. This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the…