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The popular Nigerian billionaire and chairman of Forte Oil Plc, Femi Otedola, has tipped the late Chief Wahab Iyanda Folawiyo as the richest Nigerian that ever lived. Otedola said this in an Instagram post on Thursday, December 20. In a caption of a photo he took with Tunde Folwaiyo (the son of the deceased), the Forte Oil boss said it was the late Folawiyo that taught him entrepreneurship. READ ALSO: Police arrest suspected Boko Haram leader in Lagos (photo) He wrote: “In Malaysia with my brother, the great Tunde Folawiyo! 43 years ago his family opened my eyes to entrepreneurship! The great late Chief Iyanda Folawiyo, the richest Nigerian of all time! The first time I drove a car in 1976, Tunde availed me the opportunity! May the late Baba Adinni’s gentle soul continue to rest in peace.” At least five Nigerians have been named as the richest of all time by various sources. They include: Antonio Deinde Fernandez, Sir Louis Ojukwu (father of the late Biafran leader), Candi

Since he declared his interest in running for political office, Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, has become more open with details of happenings in his life. Recently, h e shared a hilarious throwback photo of himself while he was still a student University of Port Harcourt , making fans feel closer to him by knowing details of his journey in life. The actor who launched his acting career some 13 years ago recently recounted the story of his humble beginnings on social media. With a photo of him sitting in a public bus, he revealed that in the years where he started acting, he got excited whenever his name appeared on the cast list after an audition as it guaranteed him a seat in the bus used to transport the crew. With nothing but passion for the job, he revealed that it didn't matter if he had just one scene to act, he was always happy to be in the environment of shooting a movie as he learned the craft from the other actors. READ ALSO: Top 8 slangs that rocked Nigerian social

- Sectarian violence in the Middle Belt of Nigeria increased significantly in the year 2018 - The violence is said to have eclipsed the Boko Haram conflict - There have been 1,041 sectarian-related deaths in all of 2017 A report based on an analysis by Nigeria Security Tracker (NST) data has revealed that sectarian violence in the Middle Belt of Nigeria increased significantly in the year 2018. According to the report, the violence is said to have eclipsed the Boko Haram conflictand almost doubled since 2017. The NST documented 1,949 deaths through October 2018, compared to 1,041 sectarian-related deaths in all of 2017. The violence is about even with Boko Haram, in terms of the number of conflict-related victims. PAY ATTENTION: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda Deaths related to the Boko Haram conflict through October 2018 are roughly 1,900. The NST identifies sectarian conflict as acts of violence that occur between distinct id

- Popular physically challenged pastor, Nick Vujicic and his wife are currently celebrating their twins on their first birthday - His wife Kanae, took to her Facebook page to share lovely photos from their adorable birthday shoot - Kanae who is a mother of 4, is also celebrating her 31st birthday If there is anything Nicholas James Vujicic has proven with his life is that nothing is too big to stop one from achieving their dreams and living their best life. The Australian pastor born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder characterized by the absence of arms and legs. Despite this seemingly huge challenge, he has gone on to be successful in life. Married with three kids, Vujicic and his wife are currently celebrating her birthday and that of their set of twins' first birthday. His beautiful wife, Kanae Vujicic, took to her Facebook page to celebrate their birthday with lovely photos. Sharing the photo, she wrote: "Happy F I R S T birthday to my sweet and beautiful tw

- The anointed candidate of Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, Abdulkabir Akinlade, flags off campaign - Akinlade begins his campaign as the governorship candidate of Allied People’s Movement - At the event marking political flag off, the party said President Muhammadu Buhari has been adopted as APM's presidential candidate The preferred candidate of Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, Abdulkabir Akinlade, has commenced his political campaign as the governorship candidate of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) The Punch report that Akinlade, on Thursday, December 20, flagged off his campaign in Abeokuta, the state capital, amidst legion of his supporters and party loyalists. Legit.ng gathers that Governor Amosun was not at the event held at MKO Abiola multipurpose stadium, but aggrieved aspirants, who recently left the All Progressives Congress, were present with their loyalists. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupoh

Amid the celebrations when Mohamed Salah scored a brilliant goal against Napoli at Anfield that sent Liverpool to the last 16 of the Champions League, one visually-impaired supporter identified as Mike Kearny could not comprehend what it looked like. As such, his cousin, who is a Liverpool fan took up the duty to explain the moment to Kearny in a heartwarming fashion. As the cameras panned around Anfield after Salah's effort, the Liverpool fan could be seen whispering to Kearny how the Egyptian forward's goal went in as they celebrated. After Mike's video went viral, Salah invited him to Melwood training facility, and gifted him with a signed shirt as seen in a video posted on Liverpool's Twitter account. Salah's Liverpool shirt to Kearney was signed: " To Michael, your support is an inspiration. Mo Salah." Kearney and his cousin also got the special opportunity to meet German tactician Jurgen Klopp and other first team players - a dream come true fo

- Nigerian musician, Banky W, recently declared that he is running for a seat at the House of Representatives, Lagos - He has since tried to create awareness including posting banners all over Lagos - Recently he took to social media to lament after he discovered that his posters had been defaced Nigerian entertainers are known to complain about the government and some of them have decided to be politicians to enable them do something about the country’s problems. Popular musician, Banky W, is one of the few celebrities that have decided to join politics. He recently declared his intention to serve as a federal legislator, representing Eti-Osa local government area of Lagos state in the coming 2019 election. In a bid to publicise his cause, he printed banners which were posted all over the state. However, the singer was left disappointed after he discovered that some of his banners have been defaced by hoodlums. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android and read the bes

Editor's note: In this piece, Yushau A. Shuaib, author of An Encounter with the Spymaster and the founder of PRNigeria writes of the alleged assassination of the past chief of defence staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh. Shuaib highlights details of his encounter with Badeh, his views on various issues of security across Nigeria and the former Air chief's trial before Justice Okon Abang at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Legit.ng. Your own opinion articles are welcome at info@corp.legit.ng— drop an email telling us what you want to write about and why. More details in Legit.ng’s step-by-step guide for guest contributors. We’re ready to trade your news for our money: submit news and photo reports from your area using our Citizen Journalism App. Contact us if you have any feedback, suggestions, complaints or compliments. We are also a

​- Ronaldo reveals the toughest defender he has ever faced in his career - The Juventus talisman has dominated European football for a decade - The Portugal international has had a stellar career in England and Spain Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed former England international Ashley Cole as the toughest defender he has ever faced. While playing under Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, Ronaldo came up against Cole on a regular basis in the early stages of his career Ronaldo joined the Red Devils from Sporting Lisbon in 2003, having impressed in a pre-season friendly played between both sides. READ ALSO: 4 caretaker managers who did well in the Premier League The Portuguese star spent six years at United between 2003 and 2009, back when the Premier League trophy was a three horse-race between United, Arsenal and Chelsea. Cole had a successful spell with Arsenal in the 2003/04 season, before the 107-cap England star moved to rivals Chelsea, where he sec

- As the 2019 general elections draw nearer, minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says President Muhammadu Buhari will win landslide victory - The minister says Buhari will win the 2019 presidential election with a wide margin than he did in 2015 - Mohammed says the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is not interested in facing the real issues of governance and development - The minister says the issues the PDP presidential candidate is shying away from are of interest to the Nigerian people - According to report, Mohammed spoke to newsmen in his office on Thursday, December 20 Minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said President Muhammadu Buhari will win the forthcoming presidential election with a wide margin than he did in 2015. Mohammed, who said this on Thursday, December 20, said his principal would coast home to victory because of higher verifiable achievements he has recorded since coming to power

- The Allied People’s Movement started its campaign in Ogun state ahead of the 2019 election - The party's governorship candidate, Abdulkabir Akinlade, said injustice made him leave the APC - Akinalde expressed optimism saying he has received a lot of support The preferred governorship candidate of Governor Ibikunle Amosun in Ogun state, Abdulkabir Akinlade, has started his campaign. The Punch reports that Akinlade who is the governorship candidate of the Allied People’s Movement began his campaign on Thursday, December 20 at the MKO Abiola Stadium. READ ALSO: Police arrest suspected Boko Haram leader in Lagos (photo) Although Amosun was not at the event, it recorded a large turnout. Akinlade said it was the injustice by the All Progressives Congress that led to his exit from the party. He however expressed optimism in the coming election due to the support he was getting. He claimed the people’s plan was to rubbish Amosun’s achievements and legacies and said his new part

- President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration is dedicated to ensure the total revival of the police force - The president said this as he commissioned 602 regular police officers at the force's academy in Wudil, Kano state - Buhari went on to say that his government is making efforts to eradicate crime in Nigeria by assisting the police President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, December 20, commissioned 602 cadets of first regular course of Nigeria police academy in Wudil, Kano state. The president who arrived the venue around 1:30, was received by a large number of people who line-up from outside the gate down to the parade ground, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. READ ALSO : NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda While commissioning the cadet officers to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASPs), President Buhari charged them to be courageous and determined in the fight against Crimes in the country. Accordi

- Lawmaker, Yusuf Tajudeen, draws the attention of the House of Representatives to the alarming rise of Nigeria’s debt profile - Tajudeen says Nigeria’s debt profile has led to growing economic instability, stifled growth and stunted development - Following Tajudeen’s argument, the House mandates its committees on aids, loans and debt management, capital market and institutions and banking and currency to look into the matter and report back within four weeks for further legislative action The House of Representatives has commenced investigation into Nigeria’s alarming debt profile sequel to the adoption of a motion by lawmaker, Yusuf Tajudeen, who raised concern over the issue. Tajudeen noted that the alarming rise of Nigeria’s debt profile has led to growing economic instability, stifled growth and stunted development which is impacting negatively on various sectors of the economy, This Day reports. The aim of the motion is to bring to the fore the alarming Nigeria debt profile,

- Zamfara state continues to suffer from the activities of armed bandits - The gunmen recently stormed three communities in Birnin Magaji local government area of the state, killing many residents - Some of those killed were working on their farms when they were attacked A report by Premium Times indicates that suspected armed bandits on Wednesday, December 19, stormed three communities in Birnin Magaji local government area of Zamfara state, killing many residents. According to the report, some of those killed were working on their farms when they were attacked. Sources quoted in the report, said the armed bandits came heavily armed and opened fire on the farmers who were harvesting sweet potatoes at Garin Haladu community. A resident said that, “the armed bandits came around 1 o’clock noon and opened fire on some youth harvesting sweet potatoes at Garin Haladu community and killed ten people.” He added that “they came back in the evening and ransacked some villages around.” P

- Real Madrid are interested in appointing Jose Mourinho as their next coach - The Spanish club are also said to have began negotiations with the Portuguese football manager - Jose Mourinho previously took charge of Real between 2010 and 2013 Spanish La Liga giants Real Madrid have reportedly opened talks with Portuguese football manager Jose Mourinho with the possibility of him returning to the club next year. Jose Mourinho was recently sacked at Premier League side Manchester United, and fresh news coming in stated clearly that he is wanted by Real Madrid chiefs five years after leaving them. According to the report by Mundo Deportivo, negotiations is currently going on between Los Blancos' chiefs and Jose Mourinho. PAY ATTENTION: Become a member of the leading sports Facebook group 'Naija Football Fan Zone' READ ALSO: British boxer Anthony Joshua wins OBE award in England The report added that the fact Portugal international Cristiano Ronaldo has left the Ber

Manchester United recently employed caretaker manager Ole Gunner Solksjaer after Jose Mourinho was given the boot. The pressure is now on the Norwegian to finish strongly and secure a Champions League spot in the Premier League top-four. The English league have had a couple of managers who came at the time their clubs were in serious trouble and they turned around their fortunes. READ ALSO: Spurs hammer Arsenal 2-0 to book spot in Carabao Cup semi final Here are five caretaker managers who had successful spells with their respective clubs. 1. Guus Hiddink On two occasions the Dutch manager did a pretty good job with Chelsea when he rescued Felipe Scolari in February 2009 and Mourinho in December 2015. Hiddink had a dramatic season in 2009 where he won 11 out of 13 matches and he took the Blues into the Champions League semifinals but were controversially knocked out by Barcelona as well winning FA Cup. He however moved Chelsea from 16th position to 10th place when he took ov

- The vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, said he is not using the TraderMoni programme to buy votes - Osinbajo made this known after an inspection of command centre of the programme located at BOI headquarters in Abuja - He said over 1.5 million out of the two million targeted petty traders have benefitted from it The vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, declared that the motive behind the ongoing Trader Moni programme being implemented by the federal government and the Bank of Industry to empower petty traders was not based on the 2019 general elections. The Punch reports that Osinbajo maintained that the programme was not a vote-buying measure employed by President Muhammadu Buhari ahead of the election. He made this known after an inspection of the command centre of the Trader Moni programme located at the BOI headquarters in Abuja. READ ALSO: Atiku will divide Nigeria if elected - Miyetti Allah According to him, “Anybody who calls Trader Moni vote buying is absurd; you can see it for

- The Independent National Electoral Commission has told Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission to put watch on political campaign - On how to curb the vote buying menace, INEC also told the ICPC to keep a close look on activities of desperate politicians - It noted that its synergy with the anti corruption agency would curb excesses and other acts against electoral laws The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to monitor finances of political parties. NAN reports that INEC also called on ICPC to do so for the cases of vote buying and other related vices. Legit.ng gathers that Mutiu Agboke, the resident electoral commissioner in Oyo state, gave the advice on Thursday, December 20, when he and his management team paid courtesy visit to the ICPC commissioner in Oyo state, Stephen Pimor. READ ALSO : NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor

- Senator Bukola Saraki said President Buhari will not attend the 2019 debate - The Senate president also said the budget presented by the president has no hope for Nigerians - He expressed optimism in Atiku Abubakar to lead the country well Senate president, Bukola Saraki has reportedly criticised the budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari saying it has no hope for Nigerians. Leadership reports that Saraki said this at an interactive session between the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Abuja READ ALSO: Police arrest suspected Boko Haram leader in Lagos (photo) Saraki in his opening remarks claimed that the budget presented by the president on Wednesday, December 19 has no future because the statistics does not indicate how it will be funded. He said: “Yesterday, we all heard the 2019 budget, that is a budget that has no hope for anybody because if you look at the statistics and the figures there’s poverty, if you loo

- The executive secretary of Fertilizer Producers Association of Nigeria, Ahmed Rabiu Kwa, said Nigeria will soon start exporting fertilisers to neigbbouring countries - Rabiu Kwa added that his association, in partnership with the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative, has created between 250-300 jobs between 2017 and 2018 The executive secretary, Fertilizer Producers Association of Nigeria (FESPAN), Ahmed Rabiu Kwa, has disclosed that Nigeria will begin export of NPK fertilizer very soon. The FESPAN secretary announced this while speaking at a one-day productivity improvement training for 80 registered distributors, Daily Trust reports. He said the aim of the training is basically to build the capacity of registered distributors on financial literacy and proper record keeping. READ ALSO: Police arrest suspected Boko Haram leader in Lagos (photo) Rabiu Kwa said that the association in collaboration with the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative (PFI) has created between 250-300 jobs

True friends are those who do virtually everything together. They laugh together, mourn together, slay together and win together. Without doubt, the ability to share successes with each other and embrace flaws, weaknesses and failures is the truest definition of friendship. A particular lady has taken to expressing her joy after her life became an embodiment of what true friendship is really about. The said young woman is a popular On-air personality who has made quite a name for herself in the media industry. This lady named Olive Emodi was pretty much excited after her hard work and media presence paid off and led to her winning a prestigious award at The Future Awards Africa 2018 which was recently held. Olive Emodi won the OAP of the year (Television). While this award has served as the highlight of the year for her, what has even made the lady more happy is that her friend had won the same award as best OAP (radio) for the year 2016. READ ALSO : Nigerian OAP Toolz report