The Federal Government has confirmed the arrest of two top commanders of Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan (Ansaru), an Al-Qaeda affiliate in Nigeria. National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu revealed during a press briefing in Abuja on Saturday, August 16, 2025 The arrests were the result of a months-long counter-terrorism operation conducted between May and…
Bagwai, Kano state – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed the arrest of about 100 suspected political thugs in Bagwai Local Government Area of Kano state during Saturday’s by-election. INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kano, Abdu Zango, disclosed this to journalists in Bagwai, saying security operatives acted swiftly to prevent disruption. “All…
FCT, Abuja – A prominent northern business mogul and elder statesman, Alhaji Isyaku Ibrahim, has died. He passed away in the early hours of Saturday, August 16, at a private hospital in Abuja, aged 88. Who was Ibrahim Isiaku? Ibrahim was a close associate of the late President Shehu Usman Shagari and played a pivotal…
In a TikTok video by @yourfavoritefunit, the pretty lady showed herself in her workshop and some of the furniture she had made. She captioned the video: POV: You listened to your dad and learnt that skill. Hi, my name is kasi,I’m a female carpenter, and I’m looking forward to being in your faces soon…support my…
The governor announced the development while signing the memorandum of understanding with the China Global Promotion Cooperation Research Centre in Bauchi. According to The Punch, the governor explained that the move was to position the state as a rising hub of international cooperation and accelerate investment, infrastructure development and bilateral collaborations across sectors in the…
Nasir El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna, has fueled speculations that he dumped the recently adopted coalition political platform, African Democratic Congress (ADC), as he called on the people of Chikun/Kajuru federal constituency and Zaria Kewaye and Basawa state constituency to vote for the Social Democratic Party (SDP). El-Rufai recently joined other opposition leaders,…
Nollywood actor Rex has gone on an angry public rant, calling out some Ghanaian TV stations for what he described as the illegal airing of his latest movie, Prince of Peace. In an Instagram video, the actor, whose wife recently spoke about his acting, expressed his frustration, accusing the stations of disregarding intellectual property rights…
Oke Afa, Lagos state – Primate Elijah Ayodele, spiritual head of the spiritual head of the Inri Evangelical Spiritual Church, Lagos, has said two presidential aspirants can stop President Bola Tinubu’s reelection in 2027. Primate Ayodele spoke recently in a viral video posted on his church’s Facebook page, as seen by Legit.ng. Primate Ayodele’s ‘prophecy’…
Ossai Ovie Success, the senior special assistant on media to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, has promised to get Comfort Emmanson, a trending Ibom Air passenger, a N500,000 salary job in the state. The governor’s aide, in a tweet on Wednesday, August 13, extended a complimentary trip to Comfort Emmanson to visit Delta, describing…
On Wednesday, August 13, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alh. Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, called on the President Bola Tinubu-led federal government, all the 36 state governors, and other political leaders in the country to listen to the cries of Nigerians. Sultan tasks Tinubu, governors Sultan specifically said instead of beating Nigerians with “koboko” when they…
