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Abdullahi Sule, Nasarawa state governor-elect on Friday, April 19, pledged to implement the new minimum wage after being sworn in as the governor. He made the pledge in a statement signed by his media aide, Alhaji Sanusi Aliyu in Lafia. The governor-elect applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the New Minimum National Wage Bill into law, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. READ ALSO: PDP chieftain slams APC for claiming Atiku is not a Nigerian Legit.ng reports that President Buhari on Thursday, April 19, signed the bill into law. Senator Ita Enang, senior special assistant to the president on National Assembly matters (Senate), disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him, the signing of the new national minimum wage bill into law will usher in a ‘new dawn’ for workers. The presidential aide also said that the signing into law of the new national minimum wage bill showed that the president was willi

- As the battle for the position of Senate president gets tougher, Senator Ndume has faulted reports that he rebuffed entreaties by VP Osinbajo to step down for Ahmad Lawan - The Borno lawmaker said he did not rebuff any persuasion from Osinbajo to abandon his ambition in the Senate, because he was never persuaded to do so - According to the lawmaker, he sought the permission of President Buhari to run for Senate president, long before the 2019 general elections Senator Ali Ndume, the lawmaker representing Borno South senatorial district, has said there was no time that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo asked him to drop his ambition to run for Senate president. He was reacting to rumours that Osinbajo asked him to drop his ambition, but he turned it down, Daily Trust reports. Ndume, an aspirant for the office of Senate president in the 9th National Assembly, recently met with the vice president at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking on his recent visit, the former Senate leader s

The famous Nigerian singer is here with us again. Olamide – Spirit is a new inspirational work of the artist. The beats and the tune are very addictive, you would fall in love with them. Thus, meet your new favourite song of 2019! Olamide continues to bring joy to all his fans with new songs released in 2019. Following his Woske banger, the singer presents his brand-new track Spirit. Olamide – Spirit description Released: 18th April 2019 Format: mp3, video Genre: hip hop Length: 3:50 min Label: YBNL NATION Unlike his last banger Woske, this song is not as intense. On the contrary, its tune is upbeat and positive. The rhythm of the track, however, is addictive and dance provoking. You will not be able to sit still while listening to Spirit. The official audio video of the track was released on April 19th; however, the singer uploaded the Dance video of the track to his official YouTube channel one day before, on April 18th. Now, you choose which video to watch to enjoy

Another legitimate weekend is here, as Legit TV serves you with mind-blowing trending videos on the most-talked-about topics in Nigeria over the past week; bordering on politics, sports, entertainment and hottest gist from the street. This week, we have entertaining videos as singer Niniola speaks on the success of her sister, Teniola. Also a young Nigerian man speaks on inter-tribal marriage and Nigerians gave their opinions on the best punishment for erring officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), who have wasted the lives of innocent citizens in recent times. The Legit.TV page on YouTube is the best place to get access to a wide range of quality videos covering entertainment, breaking news, street gist and more. If you have not subscribed to the page yet, you can take two seconds to do so now by simply click here ! Below are top five videos of the week: 1. Niniola speaks on Teni’s success, beef in the industry During Niniola’s recent visit to Legit.ng, the talented

- Lionel Messi has been named Champions League Player of the Week for his display against Man United - The Barcelona star scored two first half goals before Coutinho added a third as his team beat Man United 3-0 at Camp Nou to qualify for Champions League semis 4-0 on aggregate - Messi has scored an impressive 45 goals in 42 appearances in all competitions this season for Barcelona Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi has been named Champions League Player of the Week for his brace against Man United at Camp Nou. The Argentine scored two first half goals with Coutinho adding a third as Barcelona walloped Man United 3-0 (4-0 on aggregate) to book a place in the semifinals of the Champions League. Lionel Messi has scored 45 goals in 42 appearances in all competitions this season for Barcelona. The 31-year-old has also registered 21 assists in all competitions. READ ALSO: Eden Hazard reportedly set for £86m move to Madrid 'within a matter of days' Messi beat the trio of Son Heu

- The Ebonyi State University (EBSU) has named its new institute for peace and strategic studies after Chief of Army staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Brutai - Professor Chigozie Egbu, the VC of the institution said the gesture is to recongise Brutai's effort in ensuring peace and security in the country - The VC also added that the institution is interest in a partnership with the Army to ensure a well-educated military for continued security The Ebonyi State University (EBSU) has named its new institution for Peace and Strategic Studies after the Chief of Army staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Brutai. Professor Chigozie Egbu, the Vice Chancellor (VC) of the university, stated this on Friday, April 19, during a visit to the COAS in Abuja at the Army headquarters, Vanguard reports. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda The VC appreciated the Brutai’s effort under the army in ensuring and promoting pe

- Lionel Messi has been named Champions League Player of the Week for his display against Man United - The Barcelona star scored two first half goals before Coutinho added a third as his team beat Man United 3-0 at Camp Nou to qualify for Champions League semis 4-0 on aggregate - Messi has scored an impressive 45 goals in 42 appearances in all competitions this season for Barcelona Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi has been named Champions League Player of the Week for his brace against Man United at Camp Nou. The Argentine scored two first half goals with Coutinho adding a third as Barcelona walloped Man United 3-0 (4-0 on aggregate) to book a place in the semifinals of the Champions League. Lionel Messi has scored 45 goals in 42 appearances in all competitions this season for Barcelona. The 31-year-old has also registered 21 assists in all competitions. READ ALSO: Eden Hazard reportedly set for £86m move to Madrid 'within a matter of days' Messi beat the trio of Son Heu

Editors’ note: In this highly charged piece, the writer, Buchi Obichie, takes Abayomi Shogunle to task over his tweet concerning the use of Pidgin English when communicating with police officers. She asserts that there is no justification for illegal acts; pointing out that the responsibility of the police is to protect and not to kill! When we were younger, my siblings and I only communicated in proper English. In my home, it was an unspoken rule that none of us were to speak Pidgin English; whether in private or public. My parents didn’t communicate with us in Pidgin either and for most of our young lives, we hardly heard them speaking in Pidgin with visitors. It was pure Queens English in the Obichie household. It’s not as if my parents expected that we would never learn to speak Pidgin – we’re Nigerians afterall – however, they wanted us to master ‘proper’ English first. So, it was of paramount importance that in our early years, we were already fluent in the global language of

- Concerning leadership positions of the National Assembly, politicians from the north-central region have thrown their weight behind Senator Ahmed Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila - The politicians are state governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and party chairmen - The governors and party chairmen on Thursday, April 18, said that their choices were in line with the APC's wish State governors from the north-central region, all of whom are members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and bigwigs in the ruling party have pledged their support for Senator Ahmed Lawan as Senate president and Femi Gbajabiamila as speaker of the House of Representatives. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda The decision, revealed by Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau state, was reached in the evening of Thursday, April 18, after a closed-door meeting of the governors in Asokoro, Abuja, Daily Trust reports. A statement on the meeting quo

- A former PDP governorship aspirant in Anambra state, Zeribe Ezeanunna, slammed the ruling APC for claiming Atiku is a Cameroonian, not a Nigerian - Ezeanunna alleged that APC came up with the claim in order to divert Nigerians' attention because it knew that Atiku won the election clearly - The PDP chieftain, however, boasted that the APC's ploy will fail, adding that Atiku would eventually be declared winner of the 2019 presidential election A former governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra state during last election, Zeribe Ezeanunna, has also reacted to the claim by the All Progressive Congress (APC) that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar , the PDP presidential candidate, was not a Nigerian but a Cameroonian. Ezeanunna, according to Daily Independent, slammed that ruling party, saying the claim is “evil, idiotic, diversionary and a deliberate ploy by APC to divert attention that they did not win last presidential election in the countr

- Mohamed Salah has emerged as a summer transfer target for Italian side Juventus - Juventus want to sign the Liverpool forward so as to appease Cristiano Ronaldo - Ronaldo is reportedly willing to leave the club after Juventus' exit in Champions League Italian giants Juventus are reportedly planning to sign Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah this summer so as for them not to lose star man Cristiano Ronaldo. This comes after the Old Lady's elimination in the 2018/19 Champions League as they were defeated 2-1 at home by Ajax in the quarterfinal second leg. There are reports that Cristiano Ronaldo could leave Juventus in 2020 if the club fail to invest shrewdly in the transfer market with the star left devastated by the Ajax defeat. Cristiano Ronaldo only moved to Serie A from Real Madrid back in the summer in a massive £105 million transfer deal. PAY ATTENTION: Install Pitch Football App for FREE to get the latest football News & Scores READ ALSO: Europa League: Che

- Eden Hazard could agree a deal to become a Real Madrid player in a matter of days - This follows report from Spanish newspaper Marca that Hazard is to about complete a £86million move to Real Madrid - The Belgian play-maker has registered 16 goals and 12 assists in the Premier League this season Reports in Spain have it that Chelsea star Eden Hazard will complete a £86million move to La Liga giants Real Madrid ‘within a matter of days’. According to Dailymail, citing Spanish newspaper Marca, the Belgian playmaker’s soon-to-be announced move to the Bernabeu will make him Real Madrid’s third signing ahead of next season. Already this season, Real Madrid have agreed deals for Eder Militao and Rodrygo Goes as Zinedine Zidane plans a squad overhaul for next season. READ ALSO: Europa League: Chelsea tipped to win the 2018/19 championship by supercomputer It is believed that Chelsea were demanding £170m-plus for Hazard last summer but Real Madrid failed to meet the club’s demands.

- Nigerian sensational singer, Simisola Ogunleye, popuparly known as Simi has released a new album - The singer dedicated the album titled Omo Charlie Champagne, to her late father Charles Oladele Ogunleye - Simi who released the album on her birthday April 19, has left social media users pretty excited about the promises it holds When Simi released her self-titled debut album, Simisola, a lot of Nigerians were overcome with joy and excitement about the amazing blend of her sensational voice and the deep lyrics. Well, fans are in for a threat as she has released her second album. The singer who made the announcement on her social media page on her birthday, April 19, revealed the album titled Omo Charlie Champagne, is dedicated to her late father, Charlie Oladele Ogunleye. The singer went on to express how blessed she feels to have come this far. She wrote: "When I was compiling this album, I knew I wanted to dedicate it to my daddy, Engr. Charles Oladele Ogunleye - who passe

- Two unidentified persons were burnt to death when a fuel-laden truck spilled its content on the road in Ibadan, Oyo state - The tanker driver coming from Lagos axis end of the expressway was said to have lost control of the vehicle just after the Sawmill Bridge - The state governor, Ajimobi, has commiserated with the family and loved ones of the victims of the fire incident A tanker laden with petrol on Thursday, April 13, fell and caught fire claiming two lives and burning four vehicles at Iwo road area of Ibadan around 3pm. An eye witness, AbdulAzeez Hammed, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the tanker which fell and spilled its content, razed no fewer than four vehicles. Hammed said he saw a man in one of the affected vehicles removing his child from the back of his wife when they saw the fire approaching their vehicle. The witness said the husband and the child escaped while the fire caught the wife in the car and burnt her to death. Confirming the incident, SP Olu

- The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said that 1.5 million passengers were conveyed on Abuja-Kaduna railway in 1,000 days - The corporation said it is a great achievement since the NRC never recorded any kind of accident or industrial strike action during the period - NRC also added that it would increase the number of trains to meet the demand of the public for prompt service Statistics from the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) have shown that the Abuja-Kaduna railway has carried 1.5 million passengers in 1,000 days of operation. Fidet Okhira, the managing director of the NRC disclosed this at an event to mark the great achievement in the railway service history of Nigeria, Daily Trust reports. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda The head of NRC said that it quite a milestone that there were no accidents like train derailment and other major failures. He said: “To operate for 1,000 days without major accidents l

Everyone was waiting for this moment to come and here it is. Simi - Mind Your Business ft. Falz has just been released. The song is an ultimate banger. Hurry up to check out the amazing track that will be played on every radio station and in every dance hall soon. With a new release, the singer proves that she has a lot to tell everyone. Everything in Mind Your Business hooks the listener’s attention: rhythm, music, and lyrics are perfectly combined. Check it out! Simi - Mind your Business ft. Falz description Released: 18th April 2019 Format: mp3, video Genre: Afro Pop Length: 3:15 min Label: Jungle Entertainment Ventures READ ALSO: Rudeboy – Reason With Me: video, lyrics, reactions On April 18, a new work of the famous Nigerian singer and songwriter Simi was released. She created the track together with Falz, another Nigerian star of the music industry. It is not their first collaboration ; however, it may prove to be one of the best. The track is titled Mind Your B

Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central district at the upper legislative chamber has advised university lecturers to "pull out from participating in the conduct of national elections". The Kaduna Central senator made this known in a tweet on his official Twitter handle, @ShehuSani, on Friday, April 19. "In the light of the new revelations,University lecturers should pull out from participating in the conduct of national elections to save the reputation & protect the moral sanctity of the academia. The Ivory tower shouldn’t be smeared with political feaces," he tweeted. READ ALSO: Minimum wage: Show more commitment to your work - Buhari tells workers Sani's recommendation is in reaction to the statement made by Attahiru Jega, the immediate past chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), accusing university lecturers of conniving with politicians to undermine the 2019 general elections. The former INEC boss criticised

A popular Nigerian singer has surprised his fans and music lovers with an early Easter celebration gift as he announces the release of a new music single. The rapper identified as Olamide shared the exciting news of his latest project on his Instagram page. According to the Yoruba hit maker, the new single is titled Spirit. Fans and followers of the rap star were spotted in the comment section reacting to the news shared by their favorite rap artist. Source: Legit.ng from Legit.ng: Latest Nigeria News Today & Breaking Naija News 24/7 http://bit.ly/2Dp0xGc via EDUPEDIA24/7

- So far, the National Judicial Council (NJC) has not been able to decide upon the tenure of the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Tanko Muhammad - Following this, the council has said that it will reconvene immediately after the Easter holiday on the issue - The extension of Muhammad's tenure depends heavily on the NJC's recommendation to President Muhammadu Buhari The tenure of the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Tanko Muhammad, according to the National Judicial Council (NJC), will be decided upon immediately after the Easter holiday. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda The NJC was unable to make a decision on recommending the tenure of Muhammad (which will elapse on Thursday, April 25) to President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, April 17 and Thursday, April 18, pending when an official appointment to the office of the CJN is made, Daily Trust. Section 231(4) of the 1999 constitution emp

A video is currently making rounds in the online community that shows a lady sharing her secret means of extorting money from guys. In the video, the unidentified lady could be seen with a high stack of several wads of cash laid out in front of her as she addressed fellow women on how they can also become rich. According to her, the source of her wealth is from what she described as an attraction perfume. She said when ladies apply the perfume, it fetches them good luck and favor especially from the male folks. She went to add that ladies who wear the perfume will instantly attract the attention of men when they step out into the public. READ ALSO: Meet Top 20 Wealthiest Families Of The World "When you use this attraction perfume, it is going to give you favor and good luck. Whatever you want, you are going to get it." she said. Explaining further on the potency of her enchanted perfume, the lady disclosed that it had the power to make men part with their money even w

- Nigerian media personality and model, Denrele Edun has taken to social media to share some of the challenges he faced in the fashion industry - According to his post, his breakthrough in the industry didn't come easy as he didn't possess the physical qualities of a model most designers wanted to work with - He spoke about one of such experiences he had with a designer as he shared a throwback photo Many Nigerians across the country are familiar with the effervescent cross-dresser identified as Denrele Edun. His big hair, made up face and ginormous heels are not lost on people. However, not so many are familiar with the challenges he faced on his way towards becoming one of Nigeria's most influential personalities. In a recent post on Instagram in which he shared a throwback photo of himself, he opened up about the trials he faced when he started pursuing a modeling career. He wrote: "1999. Shola Creative Studios, SuruLere. An (Androgynous) Male Model has to be p