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- Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar , has been advised to congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari - A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and former deputy governorship candidate in Anambra, Dozie Ikedife Jnr, gave the advice to Atiku - Recall that President Buhari defeated Atiku in the Saturday, February 23 presidential election Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has been advised to congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari rather than wasting resources to contest the 2019 presidential election results in court. The advice was given by a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former deputy governorship candidate in Anambra, Dozie Ikedife Jnr, Daily Trust reports. Legit.ng gathers that the APC chieftain advised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate to join hands with the APC-led federal government to Nigeria to the next level. READ ALSO: Youth NGO urges Buhari to ensure release of N-Power workers in DSS cust...

- Governor Willie Obiano said he supported President Buhari's second term bid in office because he has foreseen his victory in the 2019 election - According to Obiano, it was impossible for any party's presidential candidate to beat President Buhari in the poll - The governor, however, cautioned against any excessively emotive opposition that would rub Ndigbo's opportunities in the country Anambra state governor, Willie Obiano, said he threw weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari's second term bid in office because he had foreseen his victory in 2019 presidential election that was held on Saturday February 23. In a statement issued by his chief press secretary, James Eze, Obiano said he knew that it was impossible for any party's presidential candidate to beat President Buhari in the poll He, however, caution against any excessively emotive opposition that would rub Ndigbo the wrong way for the umpteenth time. READ ALSO: IBB congratulates President Buhari o...

- Governor Bello says people of Nigeria state are waiting for President Buhari to fulfill his campaign promises to them - One of the promises, he said, is construction of grazing reserves for the Niger state herders community - The governor is confident that President Buhari-led federal government would resolve the farmer-herders crisis in the northern state The Governor of Niger state Abubakar Bello has pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to fulfill his campaign promises to the people of the northern state who voted massively for him to ensure his re-election in the Saturday, February 23 president elections. According to Channels TV, Governor Bello said this during an interview in which he identified grazing reserves for the large population of cattle herders in the state. READ ALSO: IBB congratulates President Buhari over his re-election for fresh 4 years He said: “ There are so many activities which we have lined up in the next level, partnering with the federal governmen...

Ik Osakioduwa is one on-air personality who has succeeded and made a name for himself in the entertainment scene. The fact that he hosts many celebrity shows and events has made him even more renowned. Recently, the OAP took to announcing that he is leaving his place of employment. According to him, he has worked in the radio station for 18 years hence it is time for him to move on and do bigger things. Ik said he is grateful for the opportunity accorded him by the establishment. He said while being under the auspices of the organisation, he was allowed to grow, flourish and embark in other ventures. It is this that has helped him to become better. The popular OAP also said he was not leaving due to any beef from anybody or towards anyone. But that he, in fact, had a good relationship with everyone even the CEO named Ben Bruce who is also a senator. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda Ik made it known that he had 15 more day...

- Paul Pogba should not be made Manchester United captain according to club's legend Bryan Robson - Current captain Antonio Valencia is on the verge of leaving the club and Pogba has been tipped as the next captain - But Bryan Robson explained that Chris Smalling and Ander Herrera would be the best choices Manchester United legend Bryan Robson has told the club's interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that Frenchman Paul Pogba should not be made captain of the club. There have been news that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is planning to make Pogba the next captain as Antonio Valencia is on the verge of leaving the Old Trafford club. This season in the Premier League, Pogba was made interim captain, but after series of bust ups at the club under Jose Mourinho, the Frenchman was stripped. PAY ATTENTION: Become a member of the leading sports Facebook group 'Naija Football Fan Zone' READ ALSO: Tottenham vs Arsenal: Ramsey's goal gives Gunners a point against Spurs in 1-1...

- The Peoples Democratic Party has been advised to accept the outcome of the Saturday, February 23 presidential poll - The national chairman of Igbo Reawakening Forum, Uchenna Ufearoh, gave the advice to the opposition party - Ufearoh says the PDP should not sink the ship of the state because it lost the presidential election The national chairman of Igbo Reawakening Forum (IRF), Uchenna Ufearoh, has asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to accept the outcome of the Saturday, February 23 presidential election in the spirit of sportsmanship. Ufearoh said the party should not sink the ship of the state because it lost the presidential election, The Nation reports. Legit.ng gathers that Ufearoh advised the opposition party to join hands with President Buhari to move the nation forward. READ ALSO: Atiku supporter refuses to give beggars money because he believes they voted for Buhari He said: “I call on the President to be magnanimous with his victory, while the losers should a...

Former military president of Nigeria, retired General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) has congratulated President Buhari on his re-election for the next four years. IBB also praised the main challenger Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party for behaving in a respectable manner throughout the electoral process The Nation reports that IBB issued a statement in Minna, the Niger state capital to convey his congratulations to Buhari. The statement read: “ Now that the President has won his re-election bid, he should confront with renewed vigour the most urgent problem confronting Nigeria: ‘insecurity of lives and property’ . READ ALSO: Failed prophecies: 5 prophets who predicted Atiku would defeat Buhari and what they said “The Boko Haram insurgency remains a threat to many Nigerians particularly in the North East sub region, whiles the twin evils of kidnapping and armed robbery/armed banditry remain a major national menace. The president must pay priority attention to these...

Editor's note: Forensic/social psychologist, Mr. Law Mefor, writes on the election of Chief Ifeanyi Ubah into the Nigerian Senate and the reactions that have followed the declaration of the Young Peoples Party (YPP) candidate as the winner of the keenly contested senatorial poll. Read below: The journey of Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah, chairman of Capital Oil, to the Nigerian Senate has been a torturous one. Now that he has arrived the shores, the vultures are gathering to lay to waste his years of labour to gain a political position to advance his noble cause. Whether or not they will succeed now depends on the people themselves who have remained complacent and even complicit while a few political jobbers hold them hostage and use their political positions to feather their private nests. After Ubah’s failed attempt to win the governorship of Anambra state in 2010 or so, he refocused on going to the Senate. He joined APGA on the understanding that there would be a level playing ground. Som...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has hinted he could be handed Manchester United job permanently after appearing in 2019-20 match ticket campaign. The UK Sun report revealed last month that the Norwegian has already shown United chiefs he is right man to replace Jose Mourinho. READ ALSO: Silva mocks Klopp for celebrating Liverpool's goal against Everton ‘like World Cup final’ And on Friday, March 1, the 46-year-old Solskjaer disclosed he has finished filming a promotional video for the club - for the 2019-20 campaign. “I've done a photo shoot or a video shoot on season tickets so I'm pleading for them to get their season tickets . READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng “If it's me as a supporter or manager I don't know, but they should still buy their season tickets because the club is going somewhere. "It wasn’t strange doing it but if my kids see a commercial with me in it and I’m back home in Norway, that will be strange. “That’s just part of being here, t...

- President Muhammadu Buhari has been called upon to ensure the release of N-Power workers in the Department of State Security - They were arrested on February 15, for allegedly being in possession of INEC election result sheets - The voluntary workers were said to have been arrested at the campaign office of the All Progressives Congress gubernatorial candidate in Abia The Concerned Youth Empowerment Association of Nigeria, an NGO, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure the release of N-Power workers in the Department of State Security (DSS) custody. In a statement, the national president, Comrade Noble Adaelu, said that the workers, Gaius Nnadi and Felix Obisike, were arrested on February 15, for allegedly being in possession of INEC election result sheets, NAN reports. Legit.ng gathers that Adaelu said that the voluntary workers were arrested at the campaign office of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate in Abia. READ ALSO: Atiku supporte...

There is a popular saying that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. This is very true because the topic of beauty is very subjective as an observer gets to decide what is beautiful. But there are some things which are just too beautiful for one person to behold. And such beauty tends not to bring arguments but acceptance from all. Beautiful lady in police uniform goes viral with sweet photos Source: UGC This is the case of a female Ghanaian police officer who has melted hearts on social media with her beauty in the latest trending photos In one of the photos sighted by Legit.ng the fair-looking lady could be seen in a black police uniform with a black beret as she smiled for the camera. READ ALSO: Van Vicker's first daughter is already a big girl and he can't believe (photo) In another photo, the beautiful policewoman wore a white shirt version of her uniform neatly tucked in her trousers as she held her phone with both hands as if to make a call. Whi...

A very shocking video recently went viral on social media. This footage showed a woman who was being beaten intensely by her brother. According to the report, this sibling who was flogging his sister with a cane claimed he was punishing her for cheating on her husband. This video shared on Instagram came alongside an explanation. It was said that the lady in question had been cheating on her husband for quite a while. However, the hubby had been a rare, commendable trait of patience despite knowing about his wife's cheating habit. This made the brother(s) of the wife take to defending the husband named Hakeem. According to one of them who spoke in the Yoruba native language, he said he wanted to mete out the punishment which the kind husband had decided not to rashly do. While they thanked him for not laying his hands on her despite her infidelity, they wanted to teach their sister a lesson on his behalf. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Ch...

- APC chieftain, Mr Yekini Nabena has alleged that the PDP are planning to hijack the incoming National Assembly - The deputy national publicity secretary of the ruling party, cautioned against repeat of the 2015 National Assembly leadership crisis - Nabena urged the APC to urgently put in place an inclusive and fair internal zoning/selection arrangement The deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Yekini Nabena has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are planning to hijack the incoming National Assembly. In order to avoid a repeat of the political crisis that followed the election of the National Assembly leadership in 2015, Nabena urged the party leadership to urgently put in place an inclusive and fair internal zoning/selection arrangement to enable the APC caucus produce all its preferred principal officers for the incoming Senate and House of Representatives. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Saturday, March 2, Nabena urged...

- Tottenham vs Arsenal's Premier League match ended 1-1 at Wembley on Saturday, March 2 - Aaron Ramsey scored for the Gunners, while Englishman Harry Kane netted for Tottenham - Spurs are still occupying third position on the Premier League standings with 61 points Arsenal on Saturday, March 2, kept their hopes of finishing among the top four teams this season alive after forcing North London rivals Tottenham to a 1-1 draw at the Wembley stadium. Tottenham went into this encounter having lost their last two games, and the expectation of their fans was to soar against the Gunners, but they were disappointed. Arsenal got the first chance to score in this tie in the sixth minute when Nigerian star Alex Iwobi set up Aaron Ramsey with a brilliant pass, but he was stopped by the referee for an offside. PAY ATTENTION: Become a member of the leading sports Facebook group 'Naija Football Fan Zone' READ ALSO: Paul Pogba eyes return to Juventus if Man United should fail to ...

- The police in Lagos have denied that an officer killed a bus driver in the state as shown in a viral video - According to spokesman Oti, it was an officer of Inspector rank who was hospitalized when a gang tried to forcefully take his gun from him - The suspect who led the attack was apprehended by police but pretended to be dead in the video The Lagos state Police Command have denied reports making the rounds that an officer attached to them reportedly killed a commercial bus driver in the city on Friday, March 1. In a statement sent to Legit.ng , the Command said contrary to the reports and the video in circulation, nobody was killed in such a manner on the said day. On the other hand, the police accused the report of misrepresenting an incident that occurred in the Ayobo area of the state. According to the Command's spokesman CSP Chike Oti, who signed the statement, it was an officer with the rank of an Inspector, who was attacked by a criminal gang in Ayobo. READ ALSO: ...

- A supporter of former vice president Atiku Abubakar has expressed displeasure that the PDP candidate lost the 2019 presidential election - The supporter identified as Olayinka Samuel, has refused to give beggars money following his preferred candidate's defeat at the poll - Samuel believes beggars voted for President Buhari in the Saturday, February 23 election, in which Buhari emerged winner Olayinka Samuel, a supporter of Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the Saturday, February 23 election, has refused to give beggars money because he believed they voted for President Muhammadu Buhari. Legit.ng recalls that President Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) beat Atiku by polling 15,191,847 while Atiku had 11,262,978 votes. Samuel took to his Twitter page on Friday, March 1, to share video of himself in a car telling a beggar that he would not give him his money. READ ALSO: Army begins Operation Show of Force in Akwa Ibom ...

The Akwa Ibom Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mike Igini, has spoken about the results of presidential and National Assembly elections in the state - Igini disclosed that the outcomes of the polls were not manipulated saying all allegations are incorrect - According to him, the commission had put in place, anti-rigging devices to check election malpractice in the state Mike Igini, the Akwa Ibom Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), has denied manipulating the presidential and National Assembly election results in the state. Igini made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Uyo on Saturday, March 2. He said that the allegation was not true and that the election was not manipulated. Igini said that elections were won and lost at the polling units, saying the REC would not be at the polling units from the beginning to the close of the polls. READ ALSO: Crisis deepens in APC as VON DG reacts to suspension According to him, “The allegations are incorre...

Nigerian teenager Divine Aniekwe is one of the sound talents in the country that is to watch out for. The 15-year-old boy who designs housing plans is one that can be tagged as a local architect. Speaking with Legit.ng, the well-articulated guy discussed how he stumbled on his passion, the journey so far and his future plans. Indeed, getting the perfect design for a dream house is one tough nut to crack. This is why people consult architects to help them bring to reality that structure which occupies their fantasy. Aniekwe who hails from Awka in Anambra state is one Nigerian bestowed with the gift of designing beautiful houses. But he does not just draw these houses on paper. He brings them to life by creatively building them. According to Divine, it was God who gave him this special talent of designing houses with such creative acumen and architectural prowess. Also, in his correspondence with one of Legit.ng's reporters, he said that God has been providing him with the tools n...

Lately, it has been one controversy after another for several South African pastors who form the wealthiest of the pastoral fold. The one who has had the largest share of these controversies is Alph Lukau of Alleluia Ministries. Recently, the pastor made a grand display of raising the dead in a video. While many have condemned the pastor for blaspheming God's name by making a charade and doing fake miracles, they have also come for the person who was supposedly raised from the dead. This individual whose real name is believed to be Brighton Moyo has been trolled by so many people. On his Facebook page, several people have taken to calling him the comedian of the year for being a part of the shenanigan done by the pastor. Finally, Brighton has reportedly taken to defending himself and giving his opinion of the entire matter. He did this by creating an account under the name he claimed to be currently using, Elliot Masango, and making several posts on Facebook. READ ALSO: Video ...

What's not to love about BBNaija's ex-housemate Alex in this smashing new owambe look? The reality television star is seen decked in a combination of pink and purple with a matching headgear that totally suits the overall look. Fashion is an attitude, Alex says as she shares new photos Source: Instagram PAY ATTENTION : Get your daily relationship tips and advice on Africa Love Aid group She shared the images with a caption which reads: 'Saturdays are for weddings. It’s one thing to be a wedding guest. It’s another thing to be a wedding guest that slays. As for me and my people, we’ll slay till a day after forever...' She sure knows how to slay and forever she shall! LOL This is not the first time Alex will show her fans her stylish side. In fact, we think her favorite act is showing us the baddest look ever. Just some days ago, the beauty stunned in a simple white shirt and jeans and finished the look with purple/rainbow coloured hair that looked both e...