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A corps member identified as Abraham Amuta was reportedly kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents two weeks ago. According to Twitter user @OgaSuccess1, Amuta had gone for evangelism with a pastor from his church - Living Faith. Report has it that they were on their way to Chibok LGA to donate relief items to Christian IDPs, when they were kidnapped. The driver and conductor reportedly escaped. READ ALSO : Fashola provides details of alleged corrupt contractors Oga Success called for prayers for the abducted corps member. In response to the post, some Nigerians are wondering why he went on evangelism in a place like Maiduguri. Some others want to know why they still post corps members to places with security issues. The attacks by the Boko Haram have continued despite the efforts of Nigeria’s security agencies in partnership with those of neighbouring countries to bring it under control. The insurgents have been largely restricted to three north-eastern states of Adamawa, Born...

- Roberto Firmino will play no part in Liverpool's second leg Champions League clash against Barcelona at Anfield - This is due to a muscle injury the Brazil forward recently picked up - Top scorer Mohammed Salah could also join Firmino on the sidelines after suffering a head injury during the Reds vital 3-2 win at St James' Park In what could be termed as a major blow for Liverpool, Brazil forward Roberto Firmino, will miss the Champions League semi-final second leg against Barcelona on Tuesday, May 7, due to a muscle injury. The 27-year-old who was a late substitute when both teams clashed at Camp Nou in the first leg, will not be ready for the second leg, according to his manager Jurgen Klopp. READ ALSO: David Alaba reportedly claims Nigeria U-17 coaches demanded bribe from him to make squad "He will not be ready for Tuesday and the rest we will see," said the German after watching his side return to the top-flight summit with a 3-2 win against Newcastle. ...

Nigerian men have been described by some as the most loving and caring while others describe them as the most unromantic bunch. However, this obviously boils down to individual experiences. A young Nigerian lady identified as Arike Ade on Facebook shared her negative experience with a male acquaintance on the social networking site. According to her, she does not normally cook or random guys, but she happened to help a guy prepare soup after he had asked. She continued that the said guy gave her the sum of N3000 to prepare egusi soup as well as stew. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android and read the best news about Nigeria She wrote: “Anyways, this dude asked me to help him cook Egusi soup and gave me 2k. Plus transportation. When I was about leaving to the Market, he added 1k and said I should cook stew too.. I got to the market and ended up spending 4k plus tfare.” However, rather than appreciating Arike’s effort, the dude proceeded to inspecting everything she ...

- The names of contractors that allegedly collected money for electricity projects but failed to execute any projects has been disclosed by Fashola - Pow Technologies Limited was listed as one of the culprits - The company was in 2014 awarded a contract for the supply and installation of test and maintenance equipment relays Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, works and housing, has provided some details regarding the names of contractors that allegedly collected money for electricity projects but failed to execute any projects. This was contained in documents from some of the ministry’s agencies, forwarded to the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) by Fashola. The minister invited SERAP to “inspect a compendium of verified and paid/outstanding liabilities of contractors, kept at the offices of the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Limited/GTE.” This development was disclosed Sunday, May 5, in a statement by SERAP deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare, ...

- Arsene Wenger remains without a club since quitting as Arsenal boss at the end of last season - The Frenchman was previously linked with a behind-the-scenes role at Paris Saint-Germain - Wenger is now said to have been offered to Newcastle as a replacement for Rafa Benitez Former Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has been tipped as a potential replacement for Rafa Benitez at Newcastle United. Benitez's contract with the Magpies is set to expire in June and no agreement over a new deal has been reached. READ ALSO: Man United issue David de Gea 7-day deadline to decide on new £350,000 weekly deal The situation has sparked backroom murmurs the Spanish tactician is ready to quit Newcastle, amid growing frustration for lack of backing from the club's top brass. According to a UK Metro report citing Chronicle Live, Wenger is among a host of managers being pushed onto the club to replace Benitez. An agent with "strong links" with the former Arsenal manager is said...

Love is a beautiful thing and surely, it is never too late to find true love as long as you believe that your special person is somewhere out there waiting to be found by you. Such is the case of the mother of controversial curvy actress Princess Shyngle, who recently tied the knot with the love of her life at age 50. The doting daughter shared the news of her mother’s wedding with members of the online community in a heartwarming post accompanied with pictures and videos from the ceremony. Shyngle in her caption disclosed that her mum had given up on love and did not expect to find a life partner anymore, especially after having four kids and being a grand-mother to another three. READ ALSO: Actress Regina Daniels and billionaire Ned Nwoko step out in public for the first time (photos) However, the good lord surprised the screen diva’s mum by sending her a soulmate at a time when she least expected it. "Check out the latest bride in town, the most gorgeous bride my b...

Champions League football next season for four clubs is still not guaranteed even in week 37 of the Premier League. The Premier League title race pitting Liverpool and Manchester City has been thrilling, with both sides neck-and-neck for domestic glory. As such, the two sides have already sealed the top two slots of the table, with a mind-boggling 22 points separating second-placed Man City and third-placed Tottenham Hotspur. But that is not even what is making this season's Premier League campaign delighting as the race for top four featuring four teams has been rousing in equal measure. Five points are separating the four sides which include Spurs, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United with just two matches left to end the season. READ ALSO: Leroy Sane set to be offloaded by Man City due to poor attitude Therefore, United, who sit sixth with 65 points still stand a chance of sealing a Champions League place at the end of the campaign. Here at Legit.ng , we take a close...

Manchester United have issued a deadline to David De Gea to make a decision if he will remain at Old Trafford going forward. According to Daily Mail citing The Sun, the Spanish goalkeeper’s present deal at the Theater of Dreams expires in the summer of 2020, but has been offered a £350,000-a-weekly contract extension. The Red Devils eggheads are eager to have the shot-stopper sort out his future at the club. READ ALSO: Mo Salah will undergo further tests to discover extent of injury-claims Jurgen Klopp De Gea has been one of the top shot-stoppers in world football, but in recent time has committed high-profile errors this campaign, the latest occurred during United 1-1 draw against Chelsea at Old Trafford last weekend. As well as the school-boy mistakes he committed against the trio of Everton, Barcelona and Arsenal. At the moment, it is still uncertain where the Spaniard will be playing his football next season, and to a large extent it is beginning to have an effect in his g...

- Leroy Sane who has registered 10 goals and 10 assists for Man City this season could be told to leave the club due to his poor attitude - The relationship between Sane and his manager Guardiola is thought to be strained - Sane, 23, has started just 21 times in the Premier League this season Last season’s PFA young player of the year Leroy Sane could be offloaded during the summer by Manchester City due to his poor attitude. According to a report on The Sun, Man City manager Pep Guardiola is running out of patience with the German star, and his attitude in training is one major factor the Citizens hierarchy are already searching for a potential replacement. Despite being one of the only three players in Man City squad to have registered 10 or more goals and 10 or most assists in the Premier League this season, Sane who was a £37 million signing from Schalke in 2016, has started just 21 times in the league. The 23-year-old German has played second fiddle in most games this seas...

- Suspected Boko Haram terrorists attacked Magumeri local government area of Borno state - A captain, a lieutenant and 13 soldiers reportedly lost their lives following intense firefight with the insurgents - Nineteen soldiers wounded in the attack have been evacuated to the military hospital in Maiduguri for treatment No fewer than 15 Nigerian soldiers have been reportedly killed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in an attack on a military base in Borno state, security sources said on Saturday, May 4. Premium Times reports that the insurgents rode into Magumeri local government area at about 6pm on Friday, May 3, and sacked a brigade there at about 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Among the 15 soldiers who lost their lives during the attack were a captain and a lieutenant. The identity of the officers has been withheld to allow Nigerian Army enough time to notify their loved ones. READ ALSO: Senate presidency: Ndume better qualified than Lawan - Yerima About 24 soldiers who survived th...

A popular Nigerian business mogul has reacted to a social media user who called him out and accused him of not rendering any help to the poor and needy, despite his billionaire status. The social media user identified as @official_luchipatrick95, took to the online community with a post directed at billionaire, Femi Otedola. She expressed that Otedola is only fond of adorning himself in designer outfits and wondered if he ever extends a helping hand to those who may be in need. "With all due respect sit down sir, Your own is just to be wearing Tom Ford every day. Don’t you help people?" she said. READ ALSO: Omoni Oboli criticizes Nigerians who attack celebrities for speaking on topical national issues The post, however, got the attention of the billionaire who made sure to respond to her in the comment section. Otedola prayed her to go and carry out proper research about his philanthropic efforts. See the post below: PAY ATTENTION: Read best news on Nigeria...

- The race for the Senate president position of the ninth National Assembly is getting tougher - Arewa Youth Consultative Forum's president is of the opinion that Senator Ndume is better qualified for the position than Senator Lawan - Ndume has vowed not to step down for Lawan who is the choice of the APC Shetima Yerima, president of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), has said Senator Ali Ndume is the most qualified candidate for the position of Senate president in the ninth National Assembly. In a recent interview with The Independent, Yerima said Ndume is better qualified than Senator Ahmed Lawan, the choice of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He said: " By all standards, Senator Ali Ndume is the most qualified, if you look at his resume. I mean by all standards. If you talk about strong character, commitment, experience and also, being independent minded and going by his antecedents, we have seen him demonstrating that over time. Senator Ndume is the...

- Atiku and his party, PDP, claimed in their petition to presidential election tribunal that Trader Moni is illegal - The PDP presidential candidate and his party alleged that President Buhari and APC used the scheme to influence voters to vote for them - Responding, President Buhari, through his lawyer, denied the petitioners’ claim, insisting that TraderMoni was never a vote-buying measure but a social intervention scheme Atiku Abubakar , presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and his party, have insisted that the TraderMoni scheme initiated by President Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) government is a vote-buying scheme that lacked budgetary backing. According to Sahara Reporters, Atiku and his party described the initiative as “illegal and corrupt extra-budgetary spending". Legit.ng gathers that they stated this in their petition filed before the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal to challenge the outcome of the February 23 election...

- Mohamed Salah was on target as Liverpool edged the Magpies 3-2 at St James Park - The Egyptian suffered a horrific head collision during the tie and had to be stretchered off - Club boss Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool will need to assess Salah to establish extent of injury Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp, has admitted the club will have to conduct further assessment on Mohamed Salah to discover full extent of a head injury suffered during his side's 3-2 hard-fought victory over Newcastle United. Salah was on target during the Saturday, May 4, encounter but was forced off on a stretcher as the Reds claimed a dramatic win at St James Park. READ ALSO: Cristiano Ronaldo blasts doubters as first campaign with Juventus comes to a close Substitute Divock Origi who came on for the Egyptian forward headed home the winner with just four minutes left to end the match to keep Liverpool's title hopes alive. However, Sala's horror collision with Newcastle keeper Martin Dubravka som...

President Muhammadu Buhari’s 10-day private visit to the United Kingdom will end today, Sunday, May 5. Hours before the president departed Nigeria for the United Kingdom, presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, had released a statement saying Buhari is expected back on May 5 . The statement read: “ President Buhari will be proceeding to the United Kingdom on a private visit. He is expected to return to Nigeria on May 5, 2019. ” The People Democratic Party (PDP) had criticised President Buhari for leaving Nigeria for a 10-day visit to the United Kingdom without writing the National Assembly to formally transmit power to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to act as President before he traveled. READ ALSO : Cabal reportedly denied access to president as Buhari’s decision on new ministers revealed The party in a statement signed by Kola Ologbondiyan who is the publicity secretary of the PDP said the president’s action shows an authoritarian tendency and called on Nigerians to unite to sto...

- NiMet has predicted cloudy weather conditions with prospects of widespread thunderstorm activities - The agency predicted that northern states would experience partly cloudy to cloudy morning with chances of thunderstorm - According to NiMet, southern states will experience cloudy conditions over the inland parts with possibilities of thunderstorms activities The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has predicted cloudy weather conditions with prospects of widespread thunderstorm activities over most parts of the country on Sunday, May 5. NiMet’s Weather Outlook on Saturday, in Abuja, predicted thunderstorm activities over the central cities such as Abuja, Ibi, Jalingo, Lokoja, Makurdi, Jos, Kaduna, Minna, Lafia, Mambilla and Ilorin axis in the morning hours. It also predicted cloudy conditions with thunderstorm over the high ground cities of Makurdi, Lokoja, Abuja, Lafia and Minna as the day processes with day and night temperatures of 27 to 35 and 18 to 27 degrees celsius. ...

- Newcastle vs Liverpool ended in a narrow 3-2 to the Reds at ST. James' Park - Virgil Van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and Divock Origi scored for Liverpool - The Magpies got their goals through Christian Atsu and Salomon Rondon Newcastle vs Liverpool ended in a 3-2 victory as the Reds take Premier League title race to the last day. The Magpies gave Jurgen Klopp's side a run for their money in the thrilling contest that produced five goals at the St. James' Park. Liverpool got off the mark in the 13th minute through the PFA Player of the Year, Vigil Van Dijk, as he headed home a Trent Alexander-Arnold's cross from a set piece to make it 1-0. READ ALSO: Cardiff City finally relegated following 3-2 loss to Crystal Palace The Toons fought back seven minutes later as Christian Atsu found the back of the net as reacted quickest to a save made by Alisson Becker to make it 1-1. Mohamed Salah restored Liverpool's lead in the 28th minute courtesy of another cross from Ale...

Indications on Saturday, May 4, emerged that the All Progressives Congress will adopt Idris Wase (Plateau) as the deputy speaker of the 9th House of Representatives. Abdulmumin Jibrin (Kano), who is the Director General (DG) of the Femi Gbajabiamila campaign council made this known on his twitter page. Jibrin said any member of the APC caucus that fails to accept the party’s choice of Wase ultimately risk being sanctioned. The tweet read: “MURUS!!! Mr speaker and Mr deputy speaker 9th Assembly. If you are an APC member and against the two, you are on collision course with the party. 2015 is NOT 2019 in so many ways. We are assuring our 360 colleagues, Femi and Wase will run an all-inclusive House. Hon A Jibrin DG” READ ALSO: Cabal reportedly denied access to president as Buhari’s decision on new ministers revealed Read the tweet below: Recall that Legit.ng reported that the ruling APC formally adopted Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila as its candidate for the position of the Spea...

- The sum of N169.74 billion has been approved for award of contracts for the construction and rehabilitation of 10 roads - Hakeem Bello, the special adviser to the minister of Power, Works and Housing on Communication disclosed this - Bello said the projects include the rehabilitation of Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene road, Calabar-Oban-Ekang road, Ado-Ekiti –Igede-Aramoko-Itawure road among others The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N169.74 billion for award of contracts for the construction and rehabilitation of 10 roads across the country. Hakeem Bello, the special adviser to the minister of Power, Works and Housing on Communication disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, May 4, in Abuja. He said that the projects are to improve transportation infrastructure and restore the nation’s road network as part of implementation of the Federal Government’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan. READ ALSO: Shariah police to arrest those eating in public during Ramadan in Kano Bello...

Two second half goals from Maxi Gomez and Aspas was all Celta Vigo needed to beat newly crowned La Liga champions Barcelona 2-0 on Saturday night, May 4, at Abanca-Balaídos. The encounter saw the home-side start on the front-foot as Ernesto Valverde made 11 changes to his squad ahead of the revere fixture of their Champions League tie against Liverpool. Ousmane Dembele suffered what looked like a muscle injury in the sixth minute and was replaced by highly-rated youngster Alex Collado. After the restart, Barca were lacking cohesion with the home-side asking questions, but goal scoring chances were hard to come by. READ ALSO: Wilson Oboh, ex-Flying Eagles star, dies 2 months after surviving a car crash And despite the few goal scoring moments created none of the teams could score at the end of the first half. In the second half, the home-side started on a fast note as they pushed Barcelona hard for the needed opener, with a VAR decision needed to cancel Celta Vigo’s 49th minute...

- Federation of Ogbomoso Students' Union (FOGSU) has accused Hon. Segun Ebenezer Ogunwuyi of ordering the retrieval of a bus he donated to the union because he lost at the polls - The lawmaker denied the allegation, saying that he gave the bus to a former president of the association Ayanyinka Olusegun and not FOGSU - Meanwhile, Ayanyinka Olusegun has reportedly sold the bus and used the proceed to buy a car A member of the House of Representatives representing Ogbomoso south, north and Orire federal constituency, Hon. Segun Ebenezer Ogunwuyi has been accused by Federation of Ogbomoso Students' Union (FOGSU) of ordering the retrieval of a bus he donated to the union because he lost at the polls. The student in a statement sent to Legit.ng had alleged that the lawmaker ordered the former president of the association, Comrade OBJ not to hand over the bus to the administration that succeeded him because the student contributed to his loss. READ ALSO: Shariah police to arres...

- Cardiff City will be playing next season's football in the Championships - The Blue Birds lost to Crystal Palace by 3-2 in front of their home fans - They now join Huddlesfield Town and Fulham as relegated teams in the EPL Cardiff City have been relegated after a year in the Premier League following 3-2 loss to Crystal Palace in the penultimate fixture of the season. The Blue Birds needed an outright win in the contest to boost their chances of survival in the English topflight division. But it was Palace who got their noses in front through their dangerman Wilfred Zaha, courtesy of an Andros Townsend's assist to make it 1-0. READ ALSO: Jose Mourinho tempted by Roma with massive 3-year deal Neil Warnock side equalized as Martin Kelly put the ball into his own net for an own-goal to make it 1-1. Then in the 39th minute, Chelsea on loan striker Mitchy Batshuayi restored Palace lead to make it 2-1. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng Townsend then broke Card...