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- The federal government faults claims by the Rivers state government that the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen was illegally removed from office - The attorney general of the federation, Abubakar Malami, through the solicitor-general of the federation argues that there is a clear distinction between suspension and removal from office The federal government says President Muhammadu Buhari suspended Justice Onnoghen following a valid order made by a competent court The federal government has dismissed the suggestion that the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, was illegally removed from office. The attorney general of the federation, Abubakar Malami, on Thursday, February 28, explained that Justice Onnghen was suspended to enable him stand trial for the charge of breach of code of conduct, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Malami made the statement through the solicitor-general of the federation (SGF), Dayo Apata, at a

- The alleged corruption case against Mohammad Dele Belgore is adjourned by a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos - Belgore is accused of allegedly receiving the sum of N450 million on March 27, 2015 out of the $115,010,000 paid into a bank by Diezani Alison-Madueke - The senior lawyer insists that the money was not meant for him personally A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos state and presided over by Justice Rilwan Aikawa, has adjourned further hearing in the trial of Mohammad Dele Belgore, a senior lawyer and former governorship candidate in Kwara, to March 5, 2019. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says Belgore is standing trial along with a former minister of national planning, Prof Abubakar Sulaiman, for allegedly receiving the sum of N450 million on March 27, 2015 out of the $115,010,000 paid into a bank by Diezani Alison-Madueke, who headed the petroleum ministry of Nigeria under Goodluck Jonathan. The anti-graft agency insists that the fu

Social media has been thrown into a frenzy after photos of a plate of amala and ewedu soup being sold for a whooping N6,500 at a restaurant in Lagos. One of the major reasons the Yoruba delicacy pair popularly known as Amala and ewedu is accepted nationwide is its delicious taste. The second reason is the fact that it is relatively affordable and can be easily gotten anywhere. Well, it's either there is an alien invasion or capitalism has claimed the better part of some people's brain because a certain Lagos restaurant known as Warehouse Kitchen, for some reasons have decided to put a ridiculously high amount on the popular amala and ewedu meal as each plate goes for N6,500. READ ALSO: Personal letter from the Editor-in-Chief of Legit.ng (former NAIJ.com) The photos were shared by a Twitter user identified as @The_Florentyna who simply wrote: "Amala. Warehouse kitchen. 6,500." PAY ATTENTION : Get the Latest Nigerian News on Legit.ng News App As expected, the

Earlier, before the conduction of the 2019 presidential election, a prophet named Samuel Akinbodunse prophesied that if Buhari tried to seek a second term as president, he would die before the elections take place. The acclaimed man of God who is based in South Africa was vehement in his claim. However, it would seem that despite the seeming surety of his claim, Muhammadu Buhari did not only seek a second term, he also went on to be eventually re-elected. It would be recalled that he said a young person whose name starts with S would win the election instead. After the victory of Buhari, the prophet who had made a strong prophecy on Buhari's death took to defending himself and excusing the clear fact that his claim had failed to come to pass. In a conversation with a media house, he stood on his ground that the prophecy had been true. However, the man said that the prayers of some men of God had helped sustain the current president of Nigeria. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to

- The last general elections have affected 64 senators and 151 members of the House as they would be vacating their seats - Senate President Bukola Saraki was one of the big losers of the elections as he would also not be returning to the red chamber - The APC has the simple majority in the Senate over the PDP but still lacks the two-third majority of 74 senators After the general election on Saturday, February 23, 64 presently serving senators and 151 members of the House of Representatives will not be returning to their seats in the next 9th National Assembly. Only 209 members of the House and 45 senators will be retaining their seats going by the election result announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Daily Trust reports. Also, 42 of the 64 senators that would not be returning lost out at their primaries since October 2018, while the other 22 suffered defeat at the just concluded general election. It should be noted that out of the newly elected sena