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- A 300 level student of Linguistics at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (Unzik) has reportedly been found dead - The deceased identified as Pauline Agbata’s body was reportedly seen at the front of commissioner’s quarters. - The Students Union Government (SUG) vice president, Cynthia Uwah, has warned students to avoid late night movements It was a day of red at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (Unizik) Awka, after it was gathered that one of their students had reportedly been found dead. According to unconfirmed reports, a 300 level linguistics student identified as Pauline Agbata is said to have passed on. The deceased’s body was reportedly found at the front of commissioner’s quarters on Thursday, March 21, 2019 and the cause of her death is still unknown. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android and read the best news about Nigeria According to Kampuz TV, the students union vice president, Cynthia Uwah, explained on her WhatsApp status that Pauline was found dead and that her bo

Who he finds true love, finds a good thing. This has been the case of a sensational Nigerian singer who has recently met with a partner that complements his feelings and emotions, and does not fail to gush over her at every opportunity he gets. The Love story of sensational singer Burna Boy and British rapper Stefflon Don has been one that has left many fans surprised, as many never saw it coming. Even more interesting is how the two have repeatedly taken to their respective social media platforms to gush over the feelings of love that they share for each other. Legit.ng had particularly reported a story in which the Dangote crooner had recorded a video of his lover cuddled up on his chest and shared it on social media. READ ALSO: Power couples who are still adored by the public decades after The female rapper had also shown no restraint in backing up her man when a social media user tried to troll him. In his defense, she had revealed that nothing about her Nigerian love

- Gernot Rohr claims Nigeria are not among the top three favourites to win AFCON 2019 title - The Franco-German tactician says he and his players have to remain humble ahead of the tournament - Nigeria will face Seychelles in their last AFCON qualifier on Friday, March 22, at the Stephen Keshi stadium in Asaba Gernot Rohr, Nigeria's coach, believes the Super Eagles are not one of the top three favourites to win the AFCON 2019 in Cameroon. According to the Franco-German tactician, Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia and Senegal are the top four favourites to win the Nations Cup. Rohr made this statement while speaking to Legit.ng and other sports journalists at the Stephen Keshi stadium in Asaba, Delta state. READ ALSO: Nigeria vs Seychelles: Ighalo to lead attack as Iwobi plays no 10 role He said: "Morocco is number one in Africa, they are natural favourites. Egypt with one of the biggest players in the world (Salah) are at home, so they are one of the favourites. "Senegal

- Governor Nasir El-Rufai has condoled with Senator Aliyu Wamakko over death of his brother - Wamakko's brother, Alhaji Salihu Barade, died on Thursday, March 21 - The deceased was buried in his hometown according to Islamic rites The Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai on Thursday, March 21, visited Sokoto to condole with the former governor of the state, Senator Aliyu Wammakko, over the death of his younger brother, Alhaji Salihu Barade. Legit.ng reports that Wamakko's brother died around 2am on Thursday, March 21, less than 48 hours to the governorship supplementary poll in the state. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda The deceased who was 64-year-old, was buried in his hometown, Wamakko, headquarters of Wamakko local government in Sokoto state on Thursday morning, according to Islamic rites. Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that a statement by the special assistant on media and publicity

- The Plateau governor, Simon Lalong, says he only needs 2000 votes out of 49000 to defeat his challenger, Jeremiah Useni, from the PDP in the state supplementary governorship election - Lalong notes that he is sure of victory in the governorship election because the odds are clearly in his favour The Plateau governor, Simon Lalong of the APC has expressed the confidence that he would emerge victorious in the state supplementary election scheduled for Saturday, March 23, as he only needs 2000 votes out of 49000 to defeat his challenger, Jeremiah Useni, of the PDP. Lalong told journalists on Thursday, March 21, in Jos, that he was sure of victory because the odds are clearly in his favour, Vanguard reports. READ ALSO : Tribunal orders INEC to allow Shehu Sani inspect election materials “ The coast is very clear for me. I am going for just 2000 votes. It will be stupid for me to lose election with 2000 votes with the popularity of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on ground and w

- The Plateau governor, Simon Lalong, says he only needs 2000 votes out of 49000 to defeat his challenger, Jeremiah Useni, from the PDP in the state supplementary governorship election - Lalong notes that he is sure of victory in the governorship election because the odds are clearly in his favour The Plateau governor, Simon Lalong of the APC has expressed the confidence that he would emerge victorious in the state supplementary election scheduled for Saturday, March 23, as he only needs 2000 votes out of 49000 to defeat his challenger, Jeremiah Useni, of the PDP. Lalong told journalists on Thursday, March 21, in Jos, that he was sure of victory because the odds are clearly in his favour, Vanguard reports. READ ALSO : Tribunal orders INEC to allow Shehu Sani inspect election materials “ The coast is very clear for me. I am going for just 2000 votes. It will be stupid for me to lose election with 2000 votes with the popularity of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on ground and w

- The Independent National Electoral Commission in Kano state has assured of its readiness for the conduct of the governorship re-run across 28 affected LGAs in the state - The INEC resident electoral commissioner, Professor Riskuwa Arab-Shehu, gave the assurance on Thursday, March 21 - Arab-Shehu says the electoral body has received all the sensitive and non-sensitive materials for the re-run, - The INEC REC says distribution of the election materials will commence on Friday, March 22 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano state has said it is ready to conduct the governorship re-run election across 28 affected local government areas in the state. The state INEC resident electoral commissioner, Professor Riskuwa Arab-Shehu, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Kano on Thursday, March 21, ahead of the Saturday, March 23 re-run election. According to him, across the 28 LGAs, there are 75 registration centres, 207 polling units and 279 voting points with t

- David Luiz went down on his knees to ask his girlfriend Sara Madeira to marry him - The Brazilian was left out of Tite's squad that will face Panama and Czech Republic - Luiz was once confronted by the media in 2015 following claims he has never slept with a woman David Luiz finally proposed to his girlfriend of many years Sara Madeira with a display of silver fireworks and lights. The Chelsea center-half who is a strong character of the field of play, showed he is equally as creative in his personal life. Luiz who has known Madeira since he was a teenager in Benfica, went down one knee to ask the Portuguese dentist to marry him and she obviously said yes. READ ALSO: Nigeria vs Seychelles (AFCON 2019 qualifier): possible line ups, head-to-head, date, time, venue The clip was shared to Instagram by video-sharing app Otro, who captioned the post: "We hear wedding bells! David Luiz proposed in emphatic style. Congrats guys!" The 31-year-old who was left out of B

- The Nigerian Police Force said a total number of 1,119 people were arrested and are in its custody - Police said the offenders were arrested on crimes bordering on various electoral offences during elections - The force also refuted the rumours that the police and the military were at loggerhead due to the violence characterising the general elections The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) said a total number of 1,119 people were arrested and are in its custody over crimes bordering on different electoral offences in the recently held general elections. Frank Mba, the force's spokesperson, made the disclosure in a statement released on Thursday, March 21, during a joint media briefing with the Nigerian Army at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja, The Guardian reports. Mba, who refuted the rumours that the police and the military were at loggerhead due to the violence characterising the general election, maintained that there is a strong partnership between the two forces, hence the p

- A young man identified as Basalirwa Abbey Arthur has allegedly taken his own life - Reports claim that Basalirwa took his life after his fiancée dumped in - The deceased dropped his goodbye message on social media A sad story about a young man who took his own life recently has left many social media users in shock. According to reports, Basalirwa Abbey Arthur, a radio personality allegedly ended his life after being dumped by his fiancée. The heartbroken young man was said to have been very active in the media space and got completely destroyed when his woman left him. Few hours before ending his life, he took to social media air his grievances and dropped his goodbye note. A Facebook user identified as Doro Elvis shared the photos and last messages of Arthur, who apparently let a sour realationship poison his heart and drive him to a sunken state. READ ALSO: Nigeria's 'most beautiful girl in the world' now an international model Here is the post below: May hi

A video has since emerged on the internet believed to have been shot at Michael Okpara University, which involves a scorned lover who was dumped by his girlfriend after he claimed to have paid her school fees. It is a common knowledge that people often get into relationships for different reasons and most times, leave when their needs are fulfilled. This was the case of the two lovers who caused quite a huge scene at the Michael Okpara University. In the video, the young man is seen chasing after the girl, demanding for his money while a crowd gathers and follows what appears to be hot drama about to unravel. The lady who appears to be protected by some guys, ends up getting a hot slap from the enraged ex-boyfriend who wants nothing but his money paid back in full. READ ALSO: Personal letter from the Editor-in-Chief of Legit.ng (former NAIJ.com) He is heard screaming, "Jane where's my money?!"/UAM-INTERACTORS Source: Facebook PAY ATTENTION: Get the Latest Nigeri

- Some protesters have stormed Army office in Rivers state over alleged detention of Governor Wike's aide, Kenneth Opusungi - Opusungi was said to have been arrested shortly after the Saturday, February 23, presidential and National Assembly elections - The family of Opusungi claimed that a subsisting court order asking the military authorities to release their son had been served on them Score of protesters on Thursday, March 21, stormed the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, over the alleged arrest and continued detention of Kenneth Opusungi, an aide to Governor Nyesom Wike. Legit.ng regional reporter in Port Harcourt, Tony Ihunwo, reports that the protesters were from Akuku-Toru local government area where Opusungi, who is the chairman of the Rivers State government Joint Task Force on pipelines and petroleum, hails. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda It was gathered that he was arrested in Port Har

- The defence minister, Mansur Dan-Ali describes kidnapping and cattle rustling as worse than insurgency - Dan-Ali tasks the Nigerian military to be guided by the rules of engagement in their daily activities - The minister also tasks the media to ensure they are guided by professional ethics The defence minister, Mansur Dan-Ali, has described kidnapping, cattle rustling and farmers and herders clashes as currently worse than the insurgency being experienced in the north east part of the country. Dan-Ali reportedly said this at the opening ceremony of the national workshop on civil military relations and the media which held in Kaduna on Thursday, March 22. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda The minister argued that that armed conflict situations often present fertile ground for friction between the military and the media. Daily Trust quoted him as saying these security threats call for increased inter-security agency col

- The Abia state government has reacted to reports of deplorable state of schools by residents in the state - The state government said Governor Okezie Ikpeazu is doing all it takes to ensure development get to all crannies of Abia - According to Jude Ndukwe, the senior special assistant to the governor on media, 359 new classroom blocks have been constructed in Abia by the Governor Ikpeazu-led administration Following a recent report on the deplorable state of schools in Osisisoma Ngwa North constituency, the Abia state government has said that the present administration in the state led by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu is doing all it takes to ensure development get to all crannies of Abia. The state government also said that the education sector in Abia has been receiving 'never imagined' attention from the Governor since he assumed office on May 29, 2015. Speaking to Legit.ng on the state of the schools in the state after a worried resident lamented that the schools have su

- The Bayelsa police command said it has launched a manhunt for the killers of 2 NYSC members - The corps members were killed on Wednesday night, March 20, by suspected cultists The police in Bayelsa has launched a manhunt for the killers of two National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in the state. Suspected cultists on Wednesday night, March 20, attacked the residence of corps members along School Road in Yenagoa, killing two and injuring another critically. In a statement on Thursday, March 21, the command’s spokesman, DSP Asinim Butswat, reiterated the commitment of the police to fighting crime and all forms of criminality in the state. READ ALSO: Tribunal orders INEC to allow Shehu Sani inspect election materials He said: “On March 20, 2019, at about 2200hours, armed robbers numbering about seven, attacked the residence of one Jerry Yeseme Moses, proprietor of a school at Swalli, Yenagoa. “The armed robbers instantly shot and killed one corps member, Oluwatobi Popoola,

One of the trending topics in the online community over the past few weeks is the ongoing drama between two popular faces in the Nigerian music scene, Iyanya and Ubi Franklin. Social media had been set abuzz after the sensational singer had a revealing interview with popular Nigerian media girl, Bolanle Olukani of the Juice on Ndani TV. He bared it all from his career to everything that transpired between him and his former label partner. In response to some of the claims of betrayal that the singer had made, Tripple MG boss, Franklin, also took to social media to tell his own side of the story. He claimed that he never betrayed the singer like he wants everyone to believe. In another social media post, he also came out to say that he had forgiven everyone saying bad things about him on the issue between him and the singing star. New information has however been revealed by the music boss in the final episode of a three part series interview held with award-winning music journalist

- Claims that the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, Jimi Agbaje, dumped the party have been referred to as rumour and fallacy - The PDP in response to the claim said that Agbaje's defection only happened in the imagination of rumour peddlers - Moreover, the state secretary of the party, Prince Muiz Dosumu, said that the leadership of the party is making moves to ensure internal peace The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on wednesday, March 20, denied and dismissed claims and reports that Jimi Agbaje, its governorship candidate in Lagos, has denounced his membership of the party, The Guardian reports. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda Speaking on Wednesday, March 20, Prince Muiz Dosumu, the state secretary of the party, said: “This is to disclaim the rumour going around, that our governorship candidate, Mr Olujimi Agbaje, has left the PDP. "This is an absolute fallacy and could o

- Three petitions have been received by the National Assembly election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja from aggrieved candidates - The candidates were not satisfied with the conduct of the February 23 National Assembly election in Abuja - The aggrieved candidates are challenging the results of two senatorial and one House of Representatives seats as announced by INEC The National Assembly election petition tribunal sitting in the FCT has received three petitions from aggrieved candidates who were not satisfied with the conduct of the February 23 National Assembly election in the territory. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the petitioners, are candidates from National Conscience party (NCP), Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) and the All Progressives Congress. READ ALSO: Chief of defence staff urges media to correct misconception about military Legit.ng gathers that they are challenging the results of two senatorial and one House of Representatives seats as announ

- Twenty three top officers have been deployed to supervise the forthcoming supplementary elections across many states in Nigeria - Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector General of Police, charged them to remain patriotic but firm in their conducts and actions during the make-up elections - Adamu also warned politicians not to undermine the electoral process by engaging in untoward practices The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered 23 top officers to supervise the forthcoming supplementary elections across states where the polls are expected to take place. Among the top officers are five DIGs, three AIGs, fifteen additional CPs to provide supervision, direction and support to the existing security structure already in place in the states where the re-run election will take place. The DIGs include DIG Usman Tilli Abubakar, mni – Adamawa state, DIG Yakubu Jubrin, fsi – Benue state, DIG Frederick Taiwo Lakanu, fdc – Plateau state, DIG Anthony Ogbizi Michael, fdc – Kano st

- Nigeria vs Seychelles will take centre stage on Friday, March 22, at the Stephen Keshi stadium in Asaba - While Seychelles are in search of their first win in the AFCON qualifying series, Nigeria will be hoping to finish top of Group E - The Super Eagles have 10 points while Seychelles have managed to pick up just 1 point in the qualifying series - Nigeria are most likely going play a 4-3-3 formation in the encounter The Super Eagles of Nigeria will square up against the Pirates of Seychelles in their last African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying on Friday, March 22, at the Stephen Keshi stadium in Asaba, Delta state. Ahead of the encounter, Gernot Rohr’s men had their last training session at the main bowl of the match venue, as the players were put through their fitness level, aerial duels, speed and how to take and defend set-pieces. Super Eagles players in training ahead of Seychelles clash. Photo: Emmanuel Osodi Source: Original Legit.ng was on ground to watch the fi

- Nigerian actor and comedian, Okey Bakassi, recently took to social media to celebrate his birthday - The celeb shared a photo on his Instagram page where he showcased a sign that many have termed to be a symbol of the Illuminati - Some of Okey’s fans were not too happy about the sign and he decided to clear the air It has become a tradition for Nigerian celebs to celebrate their birthdays by posting new photos on social media to the joy of their fans. It is also common for celebs to always think of new ways to get their fans talking even if it is for questionable reasons. Nigerian actor and comedian, Okey Bakassi, recently added a year to his age and he took to his Instagram page to share new photos. In one of the photos, the star did a hand sign which many have termed to be a symbol of the Illuminati, a cult said to have powerful members all over the world. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android and read the best news about Nigeria Some of his fans were not too im