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The Borno State stakeholders have condemned the recent remark by the state governor Kashim Shettima over the ongoing unrest in the state. The Borno Stakeholders Foundation, the umbrella group for concerned stakeholders from the three senatorial zones in Borno state, on Tuesday, January 1. Reacting to a statement credited to Shettima during a security meeting to discuss the state of insecurity in Borno state, the group said it was unfair for the governor to mention that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration has not done its best in area of security in the state. The national president of the foundation, Shettima Ali Adamu, in a statement said the governor has refused to make life meaningful for the people of the state, despite the availability of resources at his disposal. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda According to Adamu, issues of unemployment have consistently remained on a high level giving the youths in the

- Hussaini Kangiwa said the National Assembly would ensure speedy passage of the 2019 budget - Kangiwa, member representing Arewa/Dandi Federal Constituency, declared that the lawmakers would avoid the mistakes that delayed the passage of the 2018 budget - He, however, stated that Nigerians should not have to worry this time around because they have learned their lessons from what happened in 2018 The member representing Arewa/Dandi Federal Constituency, Alhaji Hussaini Kangiwa, says the National Assembly would ensure speedy passage of the 2019 budget. Kangiwa told newsmen on Wednesday, January 2, in Birnin Kebbi that the lawmakers would avoid the mistakes that delayed the passage of the 2018 budget, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. According to him, the passage will be in contrast to that of 2018 that was passed amid controversies and disharmony between the executive and the legislature. READ ALSO: Peter Obi wants states to determine their workers’ salaries The APC member

- Nigerian gospel singer’s wife talks about how she dealt with her husband’s death - The woman revealed that she was in denial for a long time and depressed - She explained in other to take care of her son she decided to start hustling for herself again Chinonso Arubayi, the wife of late gospel singer, Eric Arubayi, has shared how she dealt with her husband’s death. The lady revealed that she had been in denial for a long time, adding that she fell into depression too. In an interview with TVC, the woman who is a beauty expert had revealed that she had also felt betrayed by God die to the fact that she and her husband had lived a faith based life. According to her, she could not believe that her husband who was a gospel artiste had died. She further expressed that she could not even listen to all wishers. READ ALSO : AY reveals how his wife stood by him when he had nothing She said: “My husband & I lived a faith based life. When he died, I lived in denial because I fe

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The Nigerian entertainment industry is a very big and competitive one. It is not strange for stars that used to be at the top to be usurped by relatively new people in the industry. It has also become a trend on social media for fans to pit entertainers against each other and some of them are no longer finding it amusing. A Twitter user, identified as Micheal Ogundero (@micheal__og), took to his handle to compare two of Nigeria’s top female musicians, Simi and Teni. He asked who fans preferred between the two stars. See his tweet below: Twitter user compares Simi with Teni Source: Twitter PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android and read the best news about Nigeria In an unexpected turn of events, one of the singers mentioned, Simi, made sure to reply the tweet. She explained that fans need to stop comparisons between artistes because they can listen to them both at the same time. She also explained that it doesn’t create healthy competition. As expected, some othe

- A Lagos-based lawyer Omirhobo has asked a federal high court in Abuja to declare Army's declaration of Operation Python Dance as illegal - Omirhobo noted that according to the constitution, the police should maintain internal security and not the army - The lawyer wants the court to also order soldiers back to the barracks ahead of the general elections starting in February A Federal High Court in Abuja has been asked to declare as unlawful and unconstitutional, the declaration of “Operation Python Dance” across the nation by the Nigerian Army. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the plea was contained in a suit filed by a Lagos-based rights campaignner, Malcom Omirhobo, on Wednesday, January 2. According to NAN, the applicants in the suit labelled FHC/ABJ/CS/01/2019, are Omirhobo and Board of Incorporated Trustees of Malcom Omirhobo Foundation. READ ALSO: Minimum wage: Peter Obi wants states to determine their workers’ salaries The complainants joined as respondent

- A former minister of information and governorship candidate of APGA in Nasarawa state, Labaran Maku, says he does not need to join cult to be governor - The governorship candidate says he has always relied only on God throughout his life and the latter has been faithful to him - According to Maku, he has resisted all pressures to join ungodly groups since he was a student The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Nasarawa state, Labaran Maku, has said he would not join any cult group just to be elected governor of the state in the forthcoming general elections. Maku made the assertion on Wednesday, January 2, while addressing supporters that paid new year homage to him at his home in Wakama village of Nassarawa-Eggon local government area of the state. According to him, he has resisted all pressures to join ungodly groups since his student days, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our E

A young lady recently took to her Twitter handle to reveal how her 4-year-old cousin went missing on New Year ’s Day, Monday, January 1. This incident reportedly took place at Elegushi beach, Lagos. Raji Simbiat Tolu further revealed that the little boy went with his family to the beach when he suddenly went missing. Ireyomi Olaoluwa will turn 5-year-old on January 18. Tolu’s Twitter post reads: “ Twitter please help me find my little cousin. He got missing today Please RT May you not start the new year with tear. ” See tweet below: READ ALSO: Rich boys storm their village with Rolls Royce and Benz to celebrate Christmas (video) On Wednesday, January 2, Tolu took to social media to announce that his cousin has been found. He said the little boy was found under a tree few villages away from the beach. His post reads: “ A very big thank you to everyone who liked and retweeted this… With great happiness, I type this that Olaoluwa has been found. Thank you Twitter for doing this f

Emerging reports have claimed that some men of Nigerian Police Force have vowed not to leave Senator Dino Melaye’s residence until they arrest him. The police was said to have deployed over 50 additional policemen around Melaye’s residence located on 11, Sangha Street, Off Mississippi, Maitama, FCT. The Punch reports many policemen were taking positions around the mansion of the senator representing Kogi west. READ ALSO: Peter Obi wants states to determine their workers’ salaries Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that Senator Dino Melaye raised the alarm over an alleged police attempt to break into his Abuja house to forcefully arrest him. Melaye made the accusation on Wednesday, January 2 in a tweet on his Twitter handle. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda He alleged that the police were bringing in tools which would be used to forcefully gain entrance into his home and arrest him after days of laying siege to his prop

Popular Nigerian activist and convener bring back our girls movement, Aisha Yesufu, has apologised for her tweet about a woman who lost a set of triplets due to lack of incubators at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in Kano. Yesufu had taken taken to social media to share a story of how a woman lost a set of triplets at the Kano hopsital. She said the incident happened on Sunday, December 30. According to Yesufu, the woman was seven months pregnant when she went into labour. The doctor had opted for a Caesarian Session (CS) but as they were getting the theatre ready, the woman birthed her babies. She added that the woman watched her baby girls die because there were no incubators available to keep them alive. READ ALSO: Policeman warms hearts of Kenyans after sharing emotional video with physically challenged son (photos) See Aisha Yesufu tweets below: That was not all, Yesufu had also further revealed that her husband’s friend had lost his mother-in-law because the hospi

- NFF have named Stephen Keshi stadium in Asaba as venue for the friendly match between Nigeria and Egypt - The international friendly encounter is expected to be played on March 26 - It comes four days after the Super Eagles' 2019 AFCON qualifier against Seychelles Stephen Keshi stadium in Asaba, Delta state has been confirmed as the venue for the international friendly match between the Super Eagles and the Pharaohs of Egypt. The country's ruling football body known as the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) are said to have confirmed this according to the report by BBC. Last year December, the Egyptian Football Federation confirmed that their senior men national team will face Nigeria after their 2019 AFCON qualifier against Niger. PAY ATTENTION: Become a member of the leading sports Facebook group 'Naija Football Fan Zone' READ ALSO: Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp says goalkeeper Alisson has surprised him this season Nigeria's Football board are also

The impact of social media in the lives of single individuals cannot be over emphasised. Several people have ended up with their life partners after meeting them online. Most people who seem not to have luck with meeting a partner often take their search to the internet and if they are lucky enough, they get hooked. The common practice is that after a man and lady meet online, they get to know each other for some time before deciding if they would like to live together forever as a couple. However in the case of Paul and Sarah Edwards, things were a bit different. The pair walked down the aisle just 10 days after they got to know each other on a dating site. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android and read the best news about Nigeria Paul and Sarah getting married. Photo source: SWNS Source: UGC According to Metro UK, the couple met on Bumble on December 15 and they spoke together for the first time on December 22. They eventually decided to make things official the

After thanking God for making her see the New Year, a woman was reportedly shot dead by armed robbers. This unfortunate incident took place after she returned home from crossover service in church. According to a Twitter user DamDam (@miss_dammie), she narrated how her friend’s mom died on New Year’s day. She added that after being rushed to the hospital, the deceased was denied medical attention because the family could not produce a police report. Speaking on the state of other family members, she added that her friend’s father has been sedated and the second daughter is still unable to talk. READ ALSO: Rich boys storm their village with Rolls Royce and Benz to celebrate Christmas (video) Her post reads: “ I'm at a friend's house. Her mum was shot today by robbers. Just after they came back from cross over service. I don't know how to process this whole thing. How do you come to someone's house on the first day of the year to kill. Like how! She was rushed to the

Love is a beautiful thing and it is said to be one of the best feelings in the world. However, when two people have been together for a longtime, the love tends to fade and it is always up to them to keep the flames alive. A Nigerian man has taken to social media to celebrate his wife on her birthday. The romantic husband also used the opportunity to make a vow of love to his woman. The man had reportedly vowed to always love his wife. He vowed to remain drunk in love with her forever. The loving husband shared photos of their wedding as he gushed about his beautiful wife. The couple were joined with family and friends when they said their I dos. Nigerian man vows to always love his wife as she celebrates her birthday Instagram source: @daddyyo_17 Source: Instagram READ ALSO : Linda Ikeji celebrates her parents as they mark their 40th wedding anniversary (Photos) In the photos, it could be seen that the coule had tied the knot during Christmas period. It, however, was not reve

- NANS says President Buhari should urgently order an investigation into allegations of bribery against Kano governor Ganduje - The students' body noted that it had waited a long time for the president's action on the matter but had seen nothing done - NANS spokesperson Amoo said President Buhari should follow in the footsteps of past leaders like ex-president Obasanjo who dealt with beloved loyalists found to be corrupt The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to launch an investigate into the corruption allegation leveled against Kano state governor Abdullahi Ganduje. News Agency of Nigeria reports that NANS spokesperson Adeyemi Amoo, said on Wednesday, January 2 in Abuja it was time for President Buhari to get rid of all politically corrupt office holders in the country and expose their dirty dealings capable of destroying his administration. READ ALSO: 2019: Tinubu meets with loyalists, strategises on PDP's defe

- The Jama’atul Nasril Islam says the federal government must move beyond mere condemning the killings in Zamfara state by taking action to stop the violence - The secretary general of the Islamic body, Khalid Aliyu, call on governments at all levels to do everything possible as a matter of urgency to stop these evil acts of terror in Zamfara state - Aliyu questions why those behind the killings have been allowed to go unpunished for years without being arrested and interrogated An apex Islamic body in the North, Jama’atul Nasril Islam (JNI) has expressed dissatisfaction with the efforts being made by the federal government in stamping out banditry in Zamfara state. The secretary general of JNI, Khalid Aliyu, in a press statement issued on Tuesday, January 1, in Kaduna said the government must move beyond mere condemnation to action, The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. It noted that parts of Zamfara have been allowed to turn into a theater of dehumanisation and desecration o

Traders at the Wadata Market in Makurdi, Benue which was gutted by early morning fire outbreak are counting their losses. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered from reliable sources that the fire started at about 1am on Tuesday, January 1. A cross section of the traders, who spoke with NAN, lamented their huge losses. They said they did not know what was responsible for the outbreak. Philomena Samaka, a pepper seller at the market told NAN that her entire shop and goods were razed by the inferno. Samaka said she was called to rush to the market at about 2 am when the fire started. READ ALSO: PDP governor says Atiku may lose 2019 presidential election But she regretted that even though she arrived the scene, there was nothing she could do to salvage the situation. Another trader, Yakubu Mohammed, who deals in kitchen utensils, said his shop worth 6 million naira was razed by the fire. Yakubu said that though they rushed to the market on time, yet there was little they coul

- Plateau state government wants to employ 12,000 teachers for its 309 secondary schools to up the state’s educational standard - Venji Lar, chairman of the teachers Service Commission, made this known on Wednesday, January 2 - On teachers’ promotion, Lar disclosed that a total of 800 teachers were promoted last year out of 2,000 due for promotion The Plateau Teachers Service Commission (TSC) on Wednesday, January 2, said the state government needed 12,000 teachers for its 309 secondary schools to up the state’s educational standard. Chief Venji Lar, the commission’s chairman, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos. Lar said that shortage of teachers in the government-owned schools have negative effects on the educational standard of the state, which he said demanded immediate solution. READ ALSO: Peter Obi wants states to determine their workers’ salaries According to him, “When we first came in 2017 as officials of the commission, we

- A 22-year-old man identified as Nifemi Tunde was arraigned for allegedly stealing N20,000 - The suspect was on Wednesday, January 2, given a bail of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum - Tunde was accused of breaking into the house of one Olabode Olayinka, to steal N20, 000 cash The police in Ogun on Wednesday, January 2, arraigned a 22-year-old man, Nifemi Tunde, for allegedly breaking into a home to steal N20, 000 cash. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tunde, of no fixed address, is facing a two-count charge of stealing and burglary. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda Legit.ng gathers that the magistrate, AF Ojelade, however, granted the accused bail in the sum of the N200, 000 with two sureties in like sum. She said the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and must be gainfully employed. The prosecutor, Sergeant Chudu Gbesi, told the court that the accused committed the offences on De

- Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says goalkeeper Alisson Becker has surprised him this season - The Brazilian joined the Reds this term and has not lost any Premier League tie - Klopp's men have conceded eight goals this season after 20 EPL games played Liverpool gaffer Jurgen Klopp has named Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson as the player who has surprised him this season in their campaign in all competitions. The Reds are currently topping the Premier League standings and have not lost any game this season as they are also in the knock out stage of the Champions League. After Liverpool's Champions League defeat against Real Madrid in Kiev, the Reds signed Alisson making him the most expensive shot-stopper in the world. PAY ATTENTION: Become a member of the leading sports Facebook group 'Naija Football Fan Zone' READ ALSO: Chelsea sign Christian Pulisic from Borussia Dortmund Alisson settled in quickly at Anfield, and has done an incredible job of shoring up the Re

Senator Dino Melaye has raised the alarm over an alleged police attempt to break into his Abuja house to forcefully arrest him. The senator representing Kogi West made the accusation on Wednesday, January 2 in a tweet on his Twitter handle. He alleged that the police were bringing in tools which would be used to forcefully gain entrance into his home and arrest him after days of laying siege to his property in Maitama area of Abuja, the nation's capital city. READ ALSO: Minimum wage: Peter Obi wants states to determine their workers’ salaries He tweeted: But the police has denied the allegations that they were planning to break into Melaye's home. Channels reports that the Police even took journalists around the house as proof that it was not planning to break into the compound. Recall that Legit.ng had reported that Senator Melaye on his Twitter handle announced how the police invaded his Abuja residence . Just days before that, Melaye had raised the alarm against

- Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas is set to quit the Santiago Bernabeu this January - Arsenal have reportedly offered £14m for the 32-year-old goalkeeper who has hinted fans he could be on the move - Bernd Leno’s place could be under threat if Navas arrives after winning three consecutive UCL titles with Real Madrid Premier League campaigners Arsenal have tabled a £14m bid to sign Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas in the ongoing winter transfer window. According to UK Metro citing Spanish news channel Sport, Arsenal and Roma are in the running for the 32-year-old shot-stopper, with the north Londoners dwellers tabling an offer of £14m. The Costa Rican has struggled for game time Thibaut Courtois’ arrival at the Santiago Bernabeu. READ ALSO: Solksjaer drags United stars to a £350-a-night special training camp in Dubai The report further suggests Navas, who has 18 months left on his present contract at Real Madrid, is keen on leaving this January after failing to taste ac