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- Arewa youths have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to run an all-inclusive government as he begins his second term - Speaker of the Arewa Youth Assembly, Mohammed Danlami, pointed out the necessity of balancing appointments to reflect the nation’s diverse nature - Danlami urged Buhari to distance himself from any group or individuals calling for appointments to be made based on the votes he got from the respective states in the 2019 election - The youth leader added that the nation required a mature nationalistic leadership that would accommodate all Nigerians and share appointments according to geo-political zones on the basis of merit The Arewa Youth Assembly in conjunction with some civil society groups have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to run an all-inclusive government as he begins his second term in office on May 29. The group made the call in Abuja on Thursday, May 16 to draw the president’s attention to the need to ensure even distribution of appointments in his seco

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a lawmaker-elect from Kwara state, Abdulgafar Ayinla, over his alleged involvement in property scam, forgery and obtaining money under false pretence to tune of about N26 million. The EFCC said in a statement on Thursday, May 16, that Ayinla, who is expected to be sworn-in on May 29, 2019, confessed to committing the crime and disclosed that he used the money to finance his political campaigns. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda The statement said the petitioner who resides in the United State of America alleged that Ayinla, who is a legal practitioner, was introduced to her by her late aunt as capable of helping her purchase some properties in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital. The lawmaker-elect from Kwara Credit: EFCC Source: Facebook According to her, "The lawmaker-elect sold to me another two plots of land with four bedroom bungalow at window level

- INEC has announced date for Kogi and Bayelsa governorship election - It was gathered that the commission had earlier scheduled the process for November 2 - Festus Okoye, the INEC director of voter education and publicity, said in a statement that the change in date was as a result of various appeals for the commission to reschedule the polls The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that the Bayelsa and Kogi state governorship elections will now hold November 16. Leadership reports that the commission had earlier scheduled the process for November 2. Legit.ng gathered that INEC director of voter education and publicity, Festus Okoye, said in a statement that the change in date was as a result of various appeals for the commission to reschedule the polls. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that the the Bayelsa state government, through its deputy gov

- Legit.ng earlier reported about Abuja-based pastor, Michael Arowosaiye, who allegedly took his own life over problems with accommodation - A Nigerian lady identified as Bennie Umoren on Facebook has claimed that the minister took his life because his wedding was cancelled - According to Bennie, he was set to get married but he cheated with another lady who later released his unclad photos Nigerians on social media were thrown into disbelief after several sources claimed that a RCCG minister, Michael Arowosaiye, took his own life over difficulties he was facing with his rent. Many wondered how the church could abandon one of their members in need. However, a Nigerian lady identified on Facebook as Bennie Umoren, has changed the narrative. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android and read the best news about Nigeria Michael Arowosaiye Photo: Facebook Source: Facebook According to her, Michael stopped being a RCCG minister two years ago and he started ministering at

- Rochas Okorocha has said that Imo state is the only state where one can get free education from primary school level to university - The governor said in his eight years as governor, he went through a lot of troubles to develop Imo state - Okorochas also apologised to all those he hurt while serving as a governor in Imo state The governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, has claimed that his state is the one in Nigeria where education is free from primary to university. Speaking in Owerri, Imo state capital during a prayer meeting by Women of Divine Destiny Initiative, WODDI, organised by his wife, Okorocha said in his eight years as governor, he went through a lot of troubles to develop Imo state. Okorocha said when he launched the "rescue mission" in Imo state in 2011 the state was in a situation begging for “true governance.” Apologising to the people of Imo state especially those who he could have wronged during his eight years in office, Okorocha said developing Im

- Mrs Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, says the N649 billion final tranche of the Paris Club Refund will be shared among states - Ahmed also disclosed that as at March 2019, the payments made by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) stood at N691.560 billion - The minister, however, did not divulge how much would accrue to each of the 36 states The minister of finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has stated that the N649 billion final tranche of the Paris Club Refund will be shared among states in the federation. Addressing reporters at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday, May 16, the minister, however, added that debtor-states will have to settle their debts soon, The Nation reports. READ ALSO: Kidnappings, banditry: Northern governors to meet in Kaduna on Friday, May 17 Legit.ng gathers that she said “the total sum of N649.434 billion was verified by the ministry as the outstanding balance to be refunded to the state governments.” Ahmed also disclosed that as at March 2019, the payme

A Nigerian female student named Tobechukwu Tobi Phillips recently made Nigerians proud by breaking all barriers to become the first Black valedictorian in Alvin High School’s 125 year history. She outdid herself by earning a 6.9 GPA on a 4.0 scale. The school located in Texas, USA, was first established in 1894 and integrated with African-American students in 1965. For the first time in the history of the institution, Tobi Phillips earned a 6.9 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale. Tobi earned A's in all the AP courses she took during her four years in the school. This placed her at the top of her class. Out of a school with approximately 2,800 students, only 86 are Black student. Despite this, the Nigerian lady worked her way to the very top. Due to her excellent performance, the Nigerian genius received the Full-Ride Forty Acre Scholarship to attend the University of Texas at Austin. It is the most prestigious scholarship offered by the school. In fact, out of 4,000 students, only 16

- Adams Oshiomhole has narrated how his late wife was a victim of quackery - The APC's national chairman said he would have sued the doctors for wrongly diagnosing his wife if it were to be another country - Oshiomhole also called for a review of Nigeria’s medical system to enable doctors treat patients only in that aspect in which they have competence The national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, on Thursday, May 16, said he could have sued doctors who diagnosed his late wife wrongly. The Nation reports Oshiomhole who spoke at the Founders Day and Launching of Endowment fund of the University of Bénin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) said his late wife died of wrong diagnoses. Decrying the decay of Nigeria's medical system, the APC chairman said he would have sued the doctors if it were in another terrain because his wife was a victim of quack medical doctors. He further called for a review of Nigeria’s medical system to enable doctors tr

- Northern governors will hold a meeting in Kaduna state on Friday, May 17 to discuss the region’s security challenges - The meeting will take place at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House, Kaduna - A new leadership for the Northern Governors Forum will also be included in the items for deliberation The Northern Governors Forum will hold a meeting in Kaduna state today, Friday, May 17 to discuss about the security challenges affecting the region. The development was made public in a statement released by the forum’s chairman and governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima, Daily Trust reports. READ ALSO: Stop destroying farms in Ebonyi - Miyetti Allah tells members Legit.ng gathers that the statement disclosed that the meeting will take place at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House, Kaduna. During the meeting, the governors will deliberate on the spate of armed banditry, kidnappings and other security challenges in the region. It was also gathered that a new leadership for

- The Miyetti Allah association has cautioned its members in Ebonyi to stop destroying farmers’ crops - The association’s general secretary, Alhaji Baba Ngelzerma, said herders should realise that the farmers’ crops are dear to them just as the cattle are dear to herders - Ngelzema said efforts should be made to identify the criminals engaged in killing, cattle rustling, kidnapping and banditry among other unwholesome acts The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria has cautioned its members in Ebonyi to stop destroying farmers’ crops to end herders/farmers clashes in the state. Alhaji Baba Ngelzerma, secretary-general of the association, gave the advice on Thursday, May 16 in Abakaliki during a stakeholders meeting convened by Governor David Umahi on ways of permanently resolving the incessant clashes, NAN reports. READ ALSO: 1,400 Zamfara civil servants demand payment of 60 months salaries, entitlements Legit.ng gathers that Ngelzerma urged the association’s memb

- The PDP youth leader in Kaduna, Alhaji Aliyu Bello, has called on the judiciary and INEC to work hard to correct the mistakes of the 2019 elections - Bello claimed that the electoral commission manipulated the results in favor of the ruling party - The PDP youth leader expressed confidence that Atiku’s legal team will prove the former VP’s case at the tribunal beyond reasonable doubt - Bello urged the judiciary to make a strong statement against electoral fraud and also implored INEC to cooperate with the tribunal to return power to the people Alhaji Aliyu Bello, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) youth leader in Kaduna state, has stated that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the judiciary must work hard to correct the mistakes of the 2019 general elections. In a statement released on Thursday, May 16, Bello insisted that the presidential election remained the biggest contentious process of the 21st Century, Daily Trust reports. READ ALSO: Ogunlewe’s son

- The vice president Yemi Osinbajo has announced the plan by federal government to redesign Nigeria's education curriculum - Osinbajo said FG's plan is to redesign the curriculum as part of its education road map, and every child would count - The vice president said the federal government's new policy was to introduce Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics curriculum in primary schools Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday said the Federal Government was re-designing the country’s education curriculum as part of its education road map, and every child would count. Osinbajo said this, while delivering the 23rd Convocation Lecture of the Lagos State University (LASU), during the university’s award of higher degree and postgraduate diploma certificates. The title of the lecture was : “Africa Centres of Excellence in African Universities: a Veritable Catalyst for Nation Building and Development”. He said it was obvious that there was need to change bot

Some suspected members of the Boko Haram terrorists group launched an attack on Shuwa village in Madagali local government area of Adamawa state. Premium Times reports that the attack which took place on Thursday, May 16, evening had residents fleeing from the village which is 7km away from Michika. One of the residents who spoke on the matter, Abawu Kefas, said there was confusion in the area. “This night attack has placed the people of Michika and its environs into a great tension as many are fleeing,” Kefas said. REAd ALSO: Nigerians wouldn’t vote to reinforce their suffering - PDP youth leader insists Atiku’s mandate was stolen, tells INEC to correct its mistake Also, one of the local vigilante who collaborates with security agencies to fight terrorism in the region confirmed the attack. "As I am talking to you now, people of Duhu and Gulak communities have deserted the area for fear of similar attack. “Houses, shops are being razed down by the Boko Haram boys,” the

- The 1,400 graduates employed by the Zamfara state government have demanded for payment of their salaries and other entitlements, 60 months after their recruitment - The workers said after being issued notification letters and posted to various MDAs in April 2014, not a single Kobo had been given to them as salaries - They lamented that many of them who were trained as nurses, lawyers accountants, educationists and so on were left with no option than to take up menial jobs - The state’s head of service, Alhaji Muhammad Mujtaba Isah, however, stated that the 1,400 recruited workers were not put on the payroll because of a dispute Following their May 2014 recruitment, the 1,400 graduates employed by the Zamfara state government have demanded for their salaries and other entitlements, 60 months afterwards. The workers who were led by their chairman, Lukman B. Majidadi, under the aegis of May 2014 Civil Servants Forum, made the demand at a press conference on Thursday, May 16, Daily

- The director general of National Taskforce on Recovery of Prohibited Importation/Smuggling of Small Arms, Ammunition and Light Weapons' tenure has been extended - Osita Okereke's tenure was extended by five-years by the national executive council - Okereke's tenure elongation was the major decision reached at the NEC meeting of the two bodies held in Abuja on Thursday, May 16 The tenure of director general of the National Taskforce on Recovery of Prohibited Importation/Smuggling of Small Arms, Ammunition and Light Weapons (NATFORCE), Osita Okereke, has been increased by five years. Also, the National Executive Council, NEC of the association, has approved tenure elongation for Okereke as the National President of Importers Association of Nigeria, IMAN. Legit.ng gathers that Okereke's tenure elongation was the major decision reached at the NEC meeting of the two bodies held in Abuja on Thursday, May 16. NATFORCE had sought the full support of the federal governm

Moyosore Ogunlewe, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and son of a former minister of works, Adeseye Ogunlewe, on Friday, May 16, formally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defector left the PDP along with his supporters and were received into the APC by the members of the ruling party led by Alhaji Kehinde Bello, its chairman in Kosofe local government area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a member of the state House of Assembly, Tunde Braimoh (Kosofe 2) and a former executive chairman of Ikosi-Isheri local council development area, Yetunde Arobieke, were among members that also received him at Ogudu Junior High School, Ogudu GRA in Kosofe. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda The report said the young Ogunlewe, a lawyer, contested the Lagos House of Assembly seat (Kosofe 1) in the 2015 and 2019 elections but lost to the APC on the two occasions. He announced his resignation from th

A first set of photographs published late Thursday, May 16 by the National Hajj Commission (NHC) showed President Muhammadu Buhari arriving Saudi Arabia for the lesser hajj, also called Umrah. Buhari was received by a crowd of people with security operatives making efforts to control the situation. The lesser hajj is a part of the Islamic rights and carried out during Ramadan. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda Legit.ng earlier reported that President Muhammadu Buhari accepted the invitation of King Salman Bin Abdulaziz , the ruler of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to carry out the Umrah (lesser pilgrimage) in the kingdom. According to the personal assistant to the presidency, Bashir Ahmad, Buhari will be accompanied by close personal aides as he embarks on the journey on Thursday, May 16. The report said the president is expected back in the country on Tuesday, May 21. It also reported that Preside

Every fan of movies and television series has probably watched Game of Thrones, or at least heard of it, and notably the newly introduced face, Nell Tiger Free in season five. The talented, beautiful and charming teenager has won the hearts of many fans with her fantastic acting skills. She is a young English actress who has featured in numerous films. In Game of Thrones, she portrays the Myrcella Baratheon character, daughter of Robert Baratheon and Cersei Lannister. Image: instagram.com, @nelltigerfree Source: Instagram Neil Free has made significant steps in her acting career as a teenager. Her interest and passion for acting began when she was young, playing child roles. The actress made her television debut at the tender age of 13, appearing in the 2012 movie Broken and Mr Stink as a child star. She also featured in the series Endeavour (2014), Too old to die Young (2019), Wonderwell (2019) and Servant (2019). Apart from acting, the celebrity has also proved her talent in sin

It has been learnt that five oil workers have been kidnapped by gunmen within the Oil Mining Lease (OML) -55 operated by an indigenous oil company in the Akuku-Toru local government area of Rivers state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the development was confirmed by the Rivers police command, which said all hands were on deck to ensure the unconditional release of the workers. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda The report added that the police public relations officer, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, said that gunboats had been deployed to trail the abductors, while assuring that the victims would be released unhurt. "Yes, I can confirm that five seismic workers were kidnapped two days ago. We have intensified efforts to ensure their release and gunboats have been deployed. “We are working with other sister agencies, especially the Nigerian Navy and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, to ensure they are releas