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- The APC has won the Lagos state House of Assembly supplementary election on Saturday, March 23 - The supplementary election was held in Ibeju-Lekki state constituency I - Mr Fatai Mojeed was declared the winner of the supplementary election in the area by INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Ibeju-Lekki state constituency I, Mr Fatai Mojeed, winner of the supplementary election in the area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that INEC conducted supplementary election in nine polling units of the state constituency on Saturday, March 23. The commission had declared the Saturday, March 9 election in the constituency inconclusive, because of over-voting in the nine polling units, covering two registration areas (ward). Professor Rasheed Ojikutu the Returning Officer for the election, announced the result for the election at the Collation Centre located in INEC office in Ibeju-Lekki council at

Nigerian actress Toyin Adewale has taken to social media to thank friends and family members for celebrating her singer son, Mayorkun, on his birthday. The actress shared her thank you post on Instagram. The 50-year-old mother had thanked her family and friends for their prayers, birthday wishes, phone calls and messages. Actress Adewale shared the post with a photo of Mayorkun while he was being celebrated on his birthday. In her caption, Adewale showed that she is a caring Nigerian mother as she prayed for everyone who celebrated her son. She prayed that no parent would cry over any of their children. READ ALSO : Nollywood actress Regina Chukwu celebrates birthday with stunning new photos The actress further prayed that children would continue to bring their parents happiness, joy and peace of mind. She also stated that every child would be blessed. PAY ATTENTION : Read best news on Nigeria's #1 news app As a Yoruba mother, she went ahead to bless them with more pray

- President Buhari said he is committed to making education affordable through the open and distance learning system in the country - According to him, a national policy on education has provided for life-long learning that transcends all barriers through open and distance learning - The president, however, promised that necessary funding would be deployed through budgetary allocations President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday, March 23, vowed to make education affordable to all Nigerians adding that challenges of insecurity being witnessed in the country were as a result of ignorance. Buhari made this promise when the authorities of the National Open University of Nigeria graduated about 20,799 students with a total of 103 of them bagging First Class honours. Buhari's speech was read by a deputy executive secretary of the National Universities Commission, Victor Onuoha, at the 8th convocation ceremony of the university in Abuja. READ ALSO: Tambuwal’s victory is the result of

- Manchester United could close in a summer deal for Toni Kroos - The German has been a long-term target for the Premier League side - Real Madrid are demanding £50m for the 29-year-old midfielder Manchester United are set to rekindle their interest in Real Madrid midfielder, Toni Kroos, after the German reportedly deciding to leave the La Liga side in the summer. The 29-year-old has been a long-term target for the Premier League giants since his time at Bayern Munich, with several United managers initially attempting to lure him to Old Trafford. READ ALSO: Man United join race to sign Chelsea star Callum Hudson-Odoi in the summer The attempts failed as Real Madrid snapped him shortly afterwards in 2014. However, despite having a relatively glittering career at the Santiago Bernabeu, the former Bayern Munich star has endured a difficult campaign with Los Blancos this season. According to SunSport, Kroos is now ready to exit this summer with the hope of reigniting his spark e

- Manchester United could close in a summer deal for Toni Kroos - The German has been a long-term target for the Premier League side - Real Madrid are demanding £50m for the 29-year-old midfielder Manchester United are set to rekindle their interest in Real Madrid midfielder, Toni Kroos, after the German reportedly deciding to leave the La Liga side in the summer. The 29-year-old has been a long-term target for the Premier League giants since his time at Bayern Munich, with several United managers initially attempting to lure him to Old Trafford. READ ALSO: Man United join race to sign Chelsea star Callum Hudson-Odoi in the summer The attempts failed as Real Madrid snapped him shortly afterwards in 2014. However, despite having a relatively glittering career at the Santiago Bernabeu, the former Bayern Munich star has endured a difficult campaign with Los Blancos this season. According to SunSport, Kroos is now ready to exit this summer with the hope of reigniting his spark e

- The defeated candidate of the APC in Sokoto, Ahmed Aliyu, calls Aminu Tambuwal moments after latter was declared winner - Emeka Ihedioha, the governor-elect of Imo state, also sends his congratulations to Tambuwal over his victory - Aliyu Wamakko, Tambuwal's predecessor in office, is among those who called the governor after his victory The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto, Ahmed Aliyu, on Sunday, March 24, congratulated Aminu Tambuwal over his victory as the elected governor of the state. Aliyu called the governor, the flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), just as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the final results for the election in the state. READ ALSO: Live Updates: Lalong, Tambuwal win governorship election as INEC gives official announcement of results in rerun election - Day 2 The state government confirmed the call on its Twitter handle. It also confirmed that the governor also recei

- The governor-elect of Bauchi state, Senator Bala Mohammed, has promised to bring back good governance denied the people - Recall that Senator Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party defeated the incumbent governor of Bauchi, Muhammed Abubakar, in the gubernatorial supplementary poll - Senator Mohammed says the collation of the supplementary poll that has just been concluded by INEC is a work of God The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi state, Senator Bala Mohammed, has promised to bring back good governance denied the people. Muhammed made the promise during a press conference in Bauchi on Sunday, March 24, shortly after the announcement of the supplementary poll results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Mohammed polled 6,376 votes as against 5,117 garnered by the incumbent governor, Muhammed Abubakar of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). READ ALSO: Second te

People in relationships have been known to celebrate their partners on their birthdays or special occasions. However, some others show appreciation to their spouses even on regular days. When some people get married they eventually stop the things that made them win their partner’s heart in the first place but this is also not the case for others. Nigerian actress, Stella Damasus, has taken to social media to celebrate her actor and producer husband, Daniel Ademinokan. Interestingly, it is not Daniel’s birthday or Valentine’s Day but the film star still felt it was important to show him love. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android and read the best news about Nigeria According to Stella, her husband is a hardworking, intelligent, caring and sweet man. She also reaffirmed her love for him and called him her best friend. The actress wrote: “I just want to celebrate this talented, intelligent, hardworking, kind hearted, caring, stubborn (in a good way) and sweet guy @dabi

- Nigerian media personality and reality show winner, Uti Nwachukwu, has taken to social media to share his thoughts on some pastors - According to Uti, he dislikes the fact that some pastors use fear to convince people - The TV guy further added that God has not given men the spirit of fea r Many Africans are very religious and superstitious people and most of them do not joke with the words of their spiritual leaders. Spiritual leaders in Africa no doubt command a great deal of respect and their words can either make or mar one’s life depending on how it is received. Media personality and BBAfrica All Stars winner, Uti Nwachukwu, has taken to social media to share his opinion on some African men of God who use fear to convince their members to worship God. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android and read the best news about Nigeria READ ALSO: 15 Traits That Meghan Markle Has In Common With Princess Diana According to him, it is extremely wrong because God ha

- Ahmed Musa is confident Nigeria will improve on their game when tface Egypt in a friendly on Tuesday. - Nigeria struggled to beat Seychelles 3-1in Friday’s 2019 AFCON qualifiers game at the Stephen Keshi Stadium - The Al-Nassr forward blamed the playing turf for the unimpressive showing Ahmed Musa has reassured Nigerians that the Super Eagles will improve on their game when they trade tackles with Pharaohs of Egypt on Tuesday, March 26, at the Stephen Keshi Stadium. Musa blamed the poor state of the pitch for their unimpressive performance in the 3-1 victory over Seychelles’ Pirates on Friday, but was quick to add that after more training sessions at the match venue, the Eagles will be on top of their game against Pharaohs in Asaba. READ ALSO: Francis Uzoho’s errors are becoming unacceptable, claims Emma Okocha “We are going to play an improved game against Egypt. It was a tough game for us against Seychelles because the pitch is not too good if we compare it with the type of

- The secretary general of Yoruba Council of Elders, Dr Kunle Olajide, says President Muhammadu Buhari should ensure true federalism and national unity - Olajide says Nigeria has to gradually move back to the period of generating revenue and not sharing revenue - The secretary general calls on President Buhari to revisit El-Rufai’s committee report on restructuring The secretary general of Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), Dr Kunle Olajide, has tasked President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure true federalism and national unity. Olajide told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the president needs to return the nation to the era of revenue generation and not sharing of allocation. Legit.ng gathers that Olajide is also a retired medical practitioner and a traditional title holder in Ibadan land. READ ALSO: Our observers were stoned in Kano during supplementary poll - CDD He said: “I have written a congratulatory letter to the president on his re-election and assured him of YCE’s suppo

- A suspected serial killer, Ibrahim Abdullahi aka Tiny and four others in Lagos have been arrested - The state police PRO, Bala Elkana, said the suspects suspects have been transferred to the command’s anti cultism squad for further investigation - The operatives of RRS, a unit of Lagos state police command earlier arrested a group of robbers believed to have been terrorising College Road, Fagba, and Abattoir areas of the state Policemen of the Lagos state police command has arrested an alleged serial killer, Ibrahim Abdullahi aka Tiny and four others shortly after midnight at his Ijegun-Egba area hideout. The Lagos Police PRO, Bala Elkana, in a statement said the suspect whose name sends shivers down the spine of residents of Satellite-Town, Lagos, was arrested during an operation led by the divisional police officer of satellite-town division, Chike Oti, to rid the community of the violent activities of criminals. Elkana said: ”Based on this directive and credible intelligence

- Manchester United's weekly wage bill was released online by The Mirror - Sanchez, Pogba, Martial, De Gea and Romelu Lukaku are the top five earners - Surprsingly, Rashford earns below, Bailly, Matic, Young, Mata, Rojo and others Manchester United's weekly wage bill has been revealed and it is no surprise Alexis Sanchez is the highest earning player at Old Trafford. According to The Mirror, the Chilean is reportedly earning a whopping £350,000-per-week, but the fee would increase to £500,000 if performance-based bonuses are triggered. Paul Pogba is second highest earner with £290,000 while his international teammate Anthony Martial currently pockets £250,000. READ ALSO: Eric Bailly suffers nasty collision, substituted during Cote d'Ivoire's game with Rwanda High flying England striker Marcus Rashford who is hoping to sign a new deal that will shoot his weekly pay to £150,000 is on a £45,000-a-week. David De Gea is United's fourth best earning player with

Officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the police have begun fresh screening of journalists, election observers, party agents and other stakeholders at the collation centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano. Newsmen were orderly and already seated at the collation hall patiently waiting for continuation of the suspended event when security personnel suddenly announced that everyone should move out for a fresh screening, regardless of the tags previously given to journalists by INEC. While the people had been returned into the hall, INEC officials are currently meeting as they try to sort out a few irregularities in results for Nasarawa and Kibiya local government areas, which are the only two pending local governments. Source: Legit.ng from Nigeria News today & Breaking Naija news ▷ Read on Legit.ng 24/7 https://ift.tt/2umLecm via EDUPEDIA24/7

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar , has congratulated the Aminu Tambuwal, winner of the governorship election in Sokoto state. Atiku’s statement was released just minutes after Tambuwal was declared winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The presidential candidate commended Sokoto people for taking the right decision which he said would foster peace, progress and prosperity. “I congratulate His Excellency, Governor Aminu Tambuwal, on his re-election and I assure the good people of Sokoto state that they have made the right decision that will see them continue on the path to peace, progress and prosperity,” Atiku said. Source: Legit.ng from Nigeria News today & Breaking Naija news ▷ Read on Legit.ng 24/7 https://ift.tt/2HQYY7e via EDUPEDIA24/7

Friday Okeregbe, a Channels TV reporter who covers the office of Secretary to the government of the Federation (SGF) has been kidnapped. Okeregbe was kidnapped along Games Village in Abuja while on his way from his mechanic’s workshop. Those who saw him at work on Friday said he was wearing the same clothes as in the photo insert below, Sahara Reporters reports. Sources close to Okeregbe’s family that the kidnappers have demanded a ransom of N50m, saying they’re aware he works for Channels TV. The police, Channels Television and the family are all yet to issue a statement or discuss the incident with the media. Okeregbe’s wife first suspected something was amiss when she hadn’t seen or heard from her husband as of 8pm on Friday, March 22, something very unusual, according to sahara reporters. The family has been in pains since the ransom demand was made, as it has no means of raising the required N50 million. Source: Legit.ng from Nigeria News today & Breaking Naija news

People in relationships have been known to celebrate their partners on their birthdays or special occasions. However, some others show appreciation to their spouses even on regular days. When some people get married they eventually stop the things that made them win their partner’s heart in the first place but this is also not the case for others. Nigerian actress, Stella Damascus, has taken to social media to celebrate her actor and producer husband, Daniel Ademinokan. Interestingly, it is not Daniel’s birthday or Valentine’s Day but the film star still felt it was important to show him love. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android and read the best news about Nigeria According to Stella, her husband is a hardworking, intelligent, caring and sweet man. She also reaffirmed her love for him and called him her best friend. The actress wrote: “I just want to celebrate this talented, intelligent, hardworking, kind hearted, caring, stubborn (in a good way) and sweet guy @dab

- The APC in Kogi state has won all 25 state House of Assembly seats - The landslide victory is the first of its kind in the political history of the state - Stakeholders in the ruling party in the state, say the achievement is s a result of the unique leadership provided by Governor Yahaya Bello The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kogi state has won all 25 state assembly seats in an historic landslide victory over the opposition in the state’s political history. Although, the party on Saturday, March 9, during the gubernatorial and state assembly elections cleared all the major seats in the Kogi legislature, it had to wait for the rescheduled elections in Lokoja I, Omala and Igalamela/Odolu constituencies where elections were initially declared inconclusive. After the conduct of the election and collation of results in the affected units on Saturday, March 23, the APC won in all the state constituencies in the state. In Kogi East, the APC, aside winning the senatorial and thre

- Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of the poll in the state - Lalong said that he was voted again to move the state to greater heights within the next four years - The governor-elect promised to discharge his duties as the leader of the state diligently and selflessly Governor Simon Lalong of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who retained his office after Saturday’s supplementary polls, is seeking the support of Plateau residents to deliver the dividends of democracy to them. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda The governor was declared the winner of the polls by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday, March 23, in Jos . He said the support of Plateau people and political stakeholders would ensure the success of his mandate to develop the state, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. “I am humble, I was voted ag

- Manchester United are interested in the signing of Callum Hudson-Odoi - Bayern Munich are still leading the chase for the youngster's services having submitted multiple bids - Liverpool are also said to have also shown interest to sign the Chelsea star Manchester United, have reportedly joined rivals, Liverpool, in the race to sign want-away Chelsea star, Callum Hudson-Odoi. Hudson-odoi remains non-committal to the Blues, with reports suggesting he is not any close to inking a new deal with the Stamford Bridge outfit ahead of the expiry of his current contract that runs out in 2020. READ ALSO: Virgil van Dijk reveals how burst appendix almost claimed his life 10 years ago The teenager was inches away from sealing a January move to Bayern Munich but the deal failed to materialise. The Germany giants are however still interested in the services of the Englishman, with Borussia Dortmund also plotting a bid. According a Mail Online report, Bayern are set to submit a £30 mi

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Sunday, March 24, declared the former director general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayodele Oke, wanted. Also declared wanted is Folasade, the wife of the embattled Oke. A statement by the EFCC says the action followed their failure to answer for fraud charges filed against them. The anti-graft agency said Justice Chukwujeku Aneke of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, had on February 7, 2019, issued an arrest warrant on them. The arrest warrant was consequent upon an oral application by the counsel for the EFCC, Rotimi Oyedepo. “Oke and his wife are wanted in connection with the $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23,218,000 cash recovered by the EFCC from an apartment at Osborne Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, in April 2017. “They are facing a four-count charge bordering on money laundering offence to the tune of N13 billion,” the EFCC statement said. One of the counts against them reads: “That you, Amb Ayodele Oke

- The Centre for Democracy and Development has expressed displeasure over attack of observers deployed to monitor the supplementary election in Kano state - Idayat Hassan, the director of CDD, says observers were stoned and not allowed to perform their duty - According to Hassan, journalists covering the electoral process were also attacked The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) on Saturday, March 23, said its observers that were deployed to monitor the supplementary election in Kano state were stoned and not allowed to perform their duty. The disclosure was made by the director of CDD, Idayat Hassan, who said journalists covering the electoral process were also attacked, The Cable reports. Legit.ng notes that Hassan said: “This electoral cycle has witnessed so much intimidation, harassment and attack on voters, journalists, observers and INEC officials. READ ALSO: Second term: Buhari’s ministerial list will be ready after vacation - Sources “This unfortunate developme

- There were claims that curfew was imposed in Kano state as residents await the results of the governorship poll - However, the police command in the state has denied the claim, saying that it did not give and such directive - It further said that the rumour was spread to create fear in the minds of both indigenes and residents The police command in Kano state has dismissed the rumour being peddled that curfew had been imposed on Kano metropolis, as residents await the final results of the governorship election. The command’s public relations officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna debunked the rumour in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Sunday, March 24. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda According to him, the rumour which is being spread through the social media was not only untrue and unfounded but, was aimed at misinforming the public and create fear and apprehension among the residents. “If curfew