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- Suspected herdsmen have reportedly killed 3 people in Benue community - The attack was said to have been carried out on Tuesday, February 5, by people believed to herders - Major General Adeyemi Yekini, the Force Commander of the Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), said his troops engaged the hoodlums in a gun battle and inflicted heavy casualty on them Suspected herdsmen have reportedly killed three farmers at Tomatar in Guma local government area of Benue state. Premium Times reports many houses were set ablaze while scores of people were displaced and several people were also missing after the attack on Tuesday, February 5. Legit.ng gathered that the residents said the hoodlums attacked the area in the early hours of the day and were shooting sporadically. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda The online medium noted that an indigene of Tse-Tseghem, one of the communities worse hit in the attack, Dennis Mernyi, said he rece

- Ahead of the 2019 general elections, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, former president of Liberia, arrived Abuja in official capacity - Johnson-Sirleaf who arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Tuesday, February 6, was received by the ECOWAS delegation led by vice president, Finda M. Koroma - According to the former president of Liberia, she expects to meet with political leaders and join Nigerians to ensure that the process is peaceful and successful Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, former president of Liberia, on Tuesday, February 6, arrived in Abuja as the head of ECOWAS observer mission in Nigeria ahead of the 2019 general elections. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports she was received by the vice president of the ECOWAS commission, Finda Koroma, members of the commission and some representatives of the ECOWAS Parliament. According to Johnson-Sirleaf, she expects to meet with political leaders and join Nigerians to ensure that the process is peaceful and successful. READ ALSO:

- Peter Obi has revealed what his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, will do if elected for presidency in February 16 - The PDP vice presidential candidate said his party will bring back smiles to the faces of Nigerians - Obi also stated that voting back the APC meant prolonging the suffering in the land Peter Obi, the vice presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), says that his party will bring back smiles to the faces of Nigerians when it wins the February 16 presidential election. Obi said this while addressing newsmen before embarking on a road show in Awka on Tuesday, February 5, NAN reports. He said PDP would restore the country’s days of economic prosperity which had suffered set back under the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda He said voting back the APC meant “prolonging the suffering in the land”. According to him, the country is collapsing under

- Cristiano Ronaldo turns 34-year-old on February 5 - The Juventus superstar spent the entire day with his family and taught his 1-year-old son Mateo football lessons - Cristiano scored twice in his side's 3-3 draw against Parma in their Italian League over the weekend Five time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his 34th birthday teaching his one-year-old son basics of football. The Portuguese star, who joined Juventus in August 2018 turned a year older on February 5, and spent the entire day with his family. Ronaldo's fiancee Georgina Rodriguez posted a video of the ex-Man United star equipping one of his sons with the skills he will need to succeed in the world of football. READ ALSO: Carlo Ancelotti reveals how Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich communicated with him According to the video as reported by SunSport, the former Real Madrid star rolled the ball into the path of Mateo, who kicked the ball back to his old man. While posting the video,

- The governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, has disclosed more about the cold relationship he has with Comrade Adams Oshiomole and Rotimi Amaechi - Okorocha said both chieftains of All Progressives Congress (APC) are not happy with him because he refused their political control of the state - The governor also mocked the controversial primary elections of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) conducted in the state Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha on Tuesday, January 5 revealed more about the strained relationship with the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomole and the minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. The governor said the reason both chieftains of APC are not happy with him was because he did not allow them to control Imo state, Vanguard reports. READ ALSO: ASUU resorts to referendum as strike continues Okorocha also said on Tuesday, January 5, in a conversation with journalists at