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- Patrice Edouard Ngaissona of the Central African Republic has been arrested in France over war crimes allegedly committed in his country - Ngaissona, who is the Central African Republic's football federation chief, allegedly committed war crimes and crimes against humanity - The crimes included murder, extermination, deportation, persecution, torture, attacking civilians and recruiting child soldiers Central African Republic's football federation chief, Patrice Edouard Ngaissona, has been arrested in France over war crimes allegedly committed in his country. According to prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ngaissona was the most senior leader and "national general coordinator'' of the anti-Balaka militia, VOA reports. Legit.ng gathers the ICC stated that Ngaissona was suspected of war crimes and crimes against humanity including murder, extermination, deportation, persecution, torture, attacking civilians and recruiting child soldiers. R...

- The Senate on Wednesday, December 12, passed the bill for establishment of southeast development commission - The move by the red chamber was in an effort to tackle infrastructure deficit and ecological setbacks in the region - The commission, when eventually established, would be the third zonal interventionist body in the country The Senate has passed the southeast development commission (establishment) bill 2018. The proposed body is expected to deal with the infrastructure deficit and ecological setbacks rife in the region. Added to this, the said commission, if signed by the presidency, will act as a catalyst for the development of the commercial resources in the southeast, Guardian reports. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda The move requires the concurrence of the House of Representatives for onward transmission to the president for assent. The bill was sponsored by Senators Stella Oduah (PDP-Anambra) and Samuel ...

The popular saying ‘every day is for the thief, one day is for the owner’ sure rings true going by several stories of thieves who have been caught red handed. Not everyone is financially buoyant but they still make do with what they have and try to make an honest living. However, there are some other set of people who choose to make money through illegal means, not minding the effect it would have on their victims. Legit.ng recently came across a viral video where a young man who was trying to burgle a house was caught in the act. The thief got stuck in a window while trying to gain entry into the building. Unfortunately for him the owner of the house arrived shortly after and made sure to beat up the intruder who was begging for help. According to reports, the incident happened in South Africa. See the video below: PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android and read the best news about Nigeria Na wa o. Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a Nollywood actress, Y...

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the Supreme Court ti sack the governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Tambuwal, over alleged irregularities in the 2014 primary election that produced him as the party’s candidate. Daily Trust reports the APC backed an earlier appeal filed by Senator Umar Dahiru and Aliyu Abubakar Sanyinna, who both contested the primary with Governor Tambuwal for the governorship position in 2015. A counsel to APC Abduganiyu Arobo while announcing his appearance for the party on Wednesday, December 12 declined to change the argument of the party, which he had canvassed at both the Federal High Court and Court of Appeal for the party on behalf of Governor Tambuwal, who recently defected to the PDP. READ ALSO: Jubilation as ex head of state says Boko Haram has been decimated Also, counsel to the aspirants, Roland Otaru (SAN) previously argued at the Court of Appeal that the delegates accredited for the primary in 2014 were not authentic delegates, and th...

- President Buhari attended the launch of the Together Nigeria event in Abuja - The president commended those working hard to support his re-election for 2019 - He promised that hard work will be adequately rewarded with time President Muhammadu Buhari has assured individuals and organisations working towards his re-election that hard work and loyalty will be adequately rewarded. In a post published by Femi Adesina, the president gave this assurance at the launch of the Together Nigeria event on Wednesday, December 12. He applauded the organisers who came together from different backgrounds for the event. READ ALSO: 2019: Court of Appeal confirms Rivers APC won’t field any candidates The president noted that some persons may be feeling disappointed that they have not been recognised for their hard work but promised that loyalty will be rewarded. The president congratulated and thanked the organisers of the event for putting it together. He said he was happy to be face to face w...